Chiaroscuro: The Last Ensemble

The last city at the edge of the Still Sea is losing its sounds. Every dusk the Conductor raises her baton on the Metronome's spire, and a sound leaves the world forever: first the rain, then birdsong, then laughter. When the last note is taken, the world will stop in an eternal fermata. A troupe of wanderers, the Last Ensemble, crosses the sea to take the five stolen Movements back. Thómas, a knight sworn to the dawn. Sonia, a mage of the elements. Lucién, half man and half black dog. Charles, a marksman, and Óbara, whose magic is dark and close to demonic. Against them stand the Dissonants: hollow mannequins of porcelain, brass, glass and stone, animated by the sounds they have stolen. Every battle is played to the music. Enemies strike on the beat, and you parry, dodge and leap on the beat. Your own skills are short rhythmic phrases: tap, hold and swipe them in time. Perfect timing…