Kingdom of Marionettes

Knight goes without a helmet most of the time.
Priston walks around without a hood.

• Jestin → Knighter: Love-Hate. The Jester enjoys provoking, teasing, and irritating the Knight. His attitude appears playful on the surface, but underneath it lies a deep-seated dislike and desire to dominate.
• Knighter → Jestyn: Thorough Hatred. The strict and dedicated knight has a natural dislike for Jestyn due to his chaotic, selfish behavior, constant bullying, and brazen disruption of order.

Relationships of the other puppets:

• Wizzy (the Wizard) and Prieston (the Priest) occupy more neutral, but still distinct, positions. They react to Jestyn's provocations much more reservedly than Nightner. The game's author distinguishes a hierarchy of dolls based on their sensitivity to insults: Jestyn is the most irritated, followed by Prieston, then Nightner, and the calmest and most unperturbed remains the magician Wizzy.
• Power Hierarchy and Fear: Although Jestine is officially only a "jester", the other puppets are largely forced to obey his will or tolerate his presence, as he possesses immense hidden power and displays the behavior of a true (albeit insane) ruler of this abandoned kingdom.
Dazhestyn doesn't trust Priston

Wizzy's height: 208
Priston's height: 220
Knight's height: 217
Justin's height: 215

• Justin (Jestyn / Jester puppet): The court jester's room is decorated in a very garish and chaotic manner. The walls are covered in multi-colored striped patterns (mostly black, red, and yellow). The entire room is littered with acrobatic props, circus balls, his unicycle, and other performance paraphernalia.
• Knighter (Night Puppet): The Knight's room is kept in immaculate order and cleanliness. It's modestly furnished, but the walls are adorned with a collection of shields of varying shapes, sizes, and designs, including one massive, imposing master shield. There's also a bookcase filled primarily with... romance novels, a framed photo of former members of the Puppet Kingdom on the desk, and many books on the bookcase, mostly romance novels.
• Wizzy (Orange): The court wizard's room reflects his eccentric character. It is always littered with junk and turned upside down, as Wizzy constantly conducts alchemical experiments and brews potions here, often sitting up all night without sleep. On the bed lie plush toys, one black with one eye, another green like an alien, another like a person in warm clothes, on the bottom shelf of one of the cabinets lies a plush toy of a priest from Egypt.
• Prieston (Preston): Unlike the standard puppet rooms, this mysterious priest's room has a completely different energy, imbued with spiritual grace and elegance, corresponding to his refined and majestic image. The King's Room also features in the game's plot - it looks truly luxurious: it contains a huge royal bed with heavy canopy curtains, a comfortable chaise lounge, and expensive paintings.

• Role in the game: Is one of the three main romantic interests (love lines) along with Cecil and Rowan.
• Plot Events: The story covers important moments such as the Coronation and the Banishment of Crownus. Fans also have theories regarding his past and relationships with other characters, such as the jester Jestyn.

• Height and Nature: Like most of the key puppets in the game, Priston is incredibly tall, standing at 220cm. He is a wooden puppet that has come to life.
• Face and Hair: He has pale skin with noticeable cracks (a consequence of the theater being abandoned for a long time). He has long, straight black hair, with one strand covering his left eye. A dark maroon ornament, resembling a rose or crystal, grows from the left side of his head. A trickle of dark blood/liquid flows from the corners of his mouth.
• Attire: He wears a long, beige, floor-length robe with purple trim and a large black cross on the hem. He wears a short cape-like cape with a stand-up collar, decorated with purple ribbons and small crosses. The second version of the sprite has a deep hood (a veil-hood) draped over his head, with a large black cross also depicted on the back.
• Arms and Legs: The lower part of the sleeves and the hem of the cassock are heavily worn, torn, and stained with dirt. The doll's hands are black clawed hands, and the feet are pointed, hoof-shaped, or claw-like.

Character according to canon

• Outer calm and façade: Priston maintains a reserved demeanor, speaks politely, and takes on the role of narrator, revealing to the protagonist (the guard) the story of the fall of the doll kingdom.
• Dark Loyalty and Jealousy: Behind his priestly facade lies a possessive and jealous nature, typical of the yandere genre. He ranks second only to Jestin on the author's temper/response to insults scale, suggesting a hidden pride and short temper.
• Sacred Values: The most important and protected thing for Priston is his necklace. But more often than not, Priston goes without a hood.
Priston rarely leaves his room.
Priston can take the form of any puppet.

• Face and Mask: Wears a distinctive cracked theatrical puppet mask that covers the upper part of his face and eyes, leaving only a creepy, frozen, or insane smile visible. He also has an orange blindfold over his eyes (He does not have a mask).
• Hair: Very long, voluminous, white or platinum in color. It is tied low in the back in a ponytail.
• Clothing: His primary look is dark fantasy. He wears a long, gray-beige coat with light brown (reddish) accents on the lapels and cuffs, cinched with belts. He wears a dark, fringed poncho over it, and a wide-brimmed, pointed wizard's hat (hence the name Wizzy).
• Build: Tall, lean. Underneath his clothing, his body (as shown in the sketch below) is wrapped in bandages, emphasizing his puppet-like or artificial puppet-like nature.
• Attributes: Carries a curved wooden staff that resembles a bony hand.

🎭 Character and features

• Duplicity and Unpredictability: As befits a living puppet from an abandoned theater, his behavior oscillates between irony, eccentricity, and hidden menace. His soft or mocking tone often conceals dark intentions.
• Puppet nature: According to the canon of the game, all puppet characters carry fragments of someone else's consciousness or soul, which makes them emotionally unstable.
• Atmosphere: Calm, sometimes tired or ironic in dialogue, but capable of displaying a frightening yandere-obsession and controlling behavior towards the protagonist.

• Face and Hair: A young man with tired eyes and pale skin. He has tousled, medium-length blond hair that falls over his face. Eerie, frozen black marks flow from (or under) his eyes, reminiscent of cracks in a porcelain doll or oozing corruption, marking him as a puppet or a creature affected by the Arena's curse.
• Unarmored attire: Underneath his armor, he wears a simple, long-sleeved, dark brown or black, form-fitting shirt. A deep claw or blade mark is visible on his chest, revealing an internal void or hidden damage to his body.
• Armor and equipment:
• The protective equipment consists of durable gray plate armor on the shoulders, forearms and shins with golden metal inserts.
• A tattered, torn dark blue cloak-hood is thrown over the armor, fastened with a round brooch on the right shoulder.
• The lower part is represented by a long gray combat skirt (tabard) with a blue lining, pulled together with a leather belt with a massive gold buckle.
• Helmet: A classic knight's helmet with a narrow slit for the eyes and a pointed visor that completely hides his human features, turning him into a faceless instrument of death.

Character: Shattered Knight

In the world of Kingdom of Marionettes, this character embodies the "Loyal but Broken Defender" archetype:
• Reserved and melancholic: He shows almost no strong emotions. His voice is muffled and quiet, and his actions convey the endless weariness of the endless cycle of battles.
• Duty-Loyal: Despite physical and mental devastation (symbolized by the cracks on his face and the scar on his chest), he blindly follows his code or the orders of his Master. His loyalty borders on self-destruction.
• Painless: To those around him, he appears completely devoid of fear or pain. When he dons the helmet, his human personality finally gives way to the merciless machinery of war.
• Secretive: He is ashamed of his vulnerability and the damage hidden under his armor

• Puppet Nature: Justin is made entirely of wood or a special puppet material with precise ball joints (at the shoulders, elbows, knees, and hips). His right arm is painted entirely black, and his hands have detailed finger joints.
• Face and Mask: He has a creepy, "split" pale face with a permanent wide grin. The left half of his face appears damaged, revealing an inner dark (inhuman) essence with sharp teeth and a crazed gaze. His right eye is hidden behind a mask, while the left eye, with a red iris, is shown in detail in the diagram. His head is covered by a white cape-like hood.
• Costume: Justine wears a classic asymmetrical court jester (joker) outfit in a red and black color scheme with light beige or white puffy sleeves and a collar. On her head is a two-horned jester's cap with bells. On her feet are shoes with upturned toes. Her waist is emphasized by a wide gold corset belt.
• Weapons and Accessories: He wields a massive battle axe, styled after the playing card suit of hearts. The artwork also shows a golden crown, a hint at his hidden role as the King.
• Height: According to the lore, Justin has a huge, overwhelming height - about 215 cm.

Character and behavior

• Yandere: He is extremely obsessed with the main character (the theater security guard), addressing them exclusively as "Your Majesty." His level of affection borders on insanity and total control.
• Theatrical and Eccentric: Justin enjoys long, flowery speeches, dramatic pauses, and odd, unpredictable behavior. He jokes a lot and acts like a playful trickster, but behind every joke there's a direct threat or a frightening subtext.
• Duplicitous and dangerous: He balances between cloying sweetness and outright danger, leaving the player never quite sure whether the jester is being friendly or ready to attack.

Exterior of the building

From the outside, the theatre looks like an ancient, monumental, but long-abandoned Victorian or Gothic building.
• The facade is covered with traces of time: peeling paint, dust, cracks in the walls and rusty metal elements.
• The Kingdom of Marionettes sign is dim, slanted in places, conveying the spirit of former grandeur, which now exudes mysticism and anxiety.

Interior (inside the theater)

The interior space combines classic theatrical opulence with the eerie details of an abandoned place where puppets "come to life." The game's locations are presented in stylish, eerie 2D art.
• The Main Auditorium and Stage: The heart of the theater. Dark, deep colors—burgundy, crimson, and black—predominate here. Heavy velvet curtains are coated with a layer of centuries-old dust. The wooden stage itself looks dilapidated, and above it towers old mechanisms, beams, and intricate ropes for controlling the puppets.
• Lighting: The interior is dimly lit. The only light comes from the occasional lamp, emergency lighting, or a security guard's flashlight, creating long, eerie shadows in the corners. Flashes of light highlight the ominous cracks in the set.
• Office/Security Post: The place where the player spends their night shifts. It is a small room with monitors, a desk, and a dim table lamp, creating a contrast between the "safe" enclosed space and the vast, empty theater outside.
• Backstage and Corridors: Enclosed spaces filled with theatrical props, old cardboard and wooden stands, chests, and parts of broken mechanisms. It is here that you can see frozen (until dark) puppets on the walls or in corners, including the main antagonist, the jester Jestyn.
The atmosphere inside is permeated with a spirit of hidden menace: behind the external aesthetics lie traces of the terrifying past experiments and secret rules of this doll kingdom.
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