Ashpit

Goddamnit! Why is it so ASHY in here??

 Trapped people

**Gm\_Ashpit** is an alternate universe only able to be found after taking a wrong turn on a highway. The watchtower is the only means of escape from this realm.

## Key Characteristics

### The Passage of Time

Time seems to pass different in this realm than any other realm. One day in the overworld is equivalent to approximately 25 years in Ashpit.

### Immortality

Although permanent death is impossible in Ashpit, it is still an extremely painful experience and is best avoided when possible. People who have been trapped for many years find themselves either indifferent to the sensation or utterly terrified of the thought.

## Locations

### Complex

The complex is the building closest to the spawn point. It is a 5 story building with one basement floor and a roof. Graffiti can be found around the building depicting various messages. Atop the roof, there is a mannequin who greets whoever finds it with a friendly "Hello!"

### The Watchtower

The Watchtower is a location that acts as a beacon to the mortal plane. The exact method to return the trapped denizen is unclear; however, Meryl, while trapped with a young Raiden and Solid Snake, was able to utilize the Watchtower's powers and escape back to her original plane.

### Bunker

The Bunker is a location north of the Complex Building. Inside are multiple rooms filled with the natural inhabitants of the realm, the Mannequins.

### The House

A somewhat ordinary house found in the far reaches of the wasteland. Once entered, its ordinary façade is broken, revealing a room filled with makeshift wooden crosses hanging on every wall and a large message stating "GOD IS COMING" in black ink. Aside from the crosses, the room features a table and a couch. A bathroom and a bedroom are also part of the house.

The original inhabitant of the house seemed to have been long gone by the time Solid Snake had found it, implying that the original owner had either escaped or turned into a mannequin.

## Inhabitants

### Mannequins

The Mannequins are rumored to be the damned souls of those who had been lost and unable to return to their original realm. Their extended stay in Ashpit had caused them to lose their original forms, leading them to lose their mobility, features and agility, and turn into mannequins. The exact cause of the transformations are assumed to be the side effects of inhaling the toxic ash smothering the air of this plane. These mannequins cannot move when observed. They cannot talk, and can only write.

### Demons

The demon inhabitants of the realm are cryptic as they are terrifying. They are able to shapeshift and take the form of people from the trapped denizen's life, using this ability to mock or taunt them by weakening their sanity. In almost all instances, encounters with these shapeshifting creatures results in death; However, the amount of time between the initial meeting of the creature and the death of its victim varies between instant and over the course of days, even months. The nature of these demons, although similar in end goal, have different methods of dealing them out, causing their victims to be unsure if they are interacting with a real person or their murderer.

### Other demon type

These demons only appear during the night time, but are extremely fast and dangerous. They serve only one purpose: hunt and kill any one alive. Avoiding these creatures until the day is the only way to stay safe from them.