The Mask of Every Last Word

Ysolde Fen inherited more than just her father's executioner's mask; she inherited a chilling duty. In the grime-streaked merchant republic of Draveline, where debt is a capital crime and the scaffold is a public spectacle, Ysolde's mask reveals a terrifying truth: the final, honest memories of the condemned. Most are innocent. Outwardly, she is the cold, efficient instrument of state justice, but beneath the mask, she secretly records every unjust death. Bound by an ancient magic, the Mask of Every Last Word grows heavier with each truth, whispering of a deeper corruption. Ysolde must navigate Draveline's treacherous alleys and powerful guilds, all while battling the mask's growing influence, to expose a system that thrives on innocent blood, or risk becoming just another executioner consumed by its grim power.