The Shadow Over Blackmore -v0.4- -darktoz- [patched] -

Lose sanity by: reading forbidden texts, looking into mirrors during red moons, sleeping without a light on after discovering a corpse, failing to rationalize events.
Gain sanity by: sleeping in town (inn or church), drinking heavily (temporary, then crash), burning research notes, trusting Sheriff Thorne’s explanations.
Thresholds: <30 triggers hallucinations (seeing extra limbs on NPCs, whispers from walls). <10 unlocks “True Sight” scenes (see the town’s real form). 0 = catatonic ending.

Mayor Lucille Harrow — outwardly composed, secretly negotiating with an unknown party.
Eldon Voss — Mercantile owner; anxious, hoards supplies, knows gossip.
Sister Miriam Hale — ex-nurse at the asylum; tries to help investigators, may be unreliable.
Constable Amos Reed — local law; either obstructive or complicit depending on pressure.
The Pale Watcher — ephemeral antagonist: glimpsed in mirrors, reflections, and at the water’s edge; possibly non-corporeal.