Urlgraff Theater

The Urlgraff Theater is framed by manicured grounds, iron gates, and winding paths bordered with low hedges. Visitors are met with the theater’s grand stone facade, towering archways, and detailed carvings. Its tall pillars and domed roof lend an air of reverence and awe. Groups of nobles in fine cloaks, scholars clutching books, and commoners with solemn expressions quietly make their way toward the theater, each absorbed in anticipation, trepidation, and even reluctance of the experience ahead.
Deeper: Renowned for the Spirit Lamp, Urlgraff Theater draws crowds across Correho. The Lamp, recently restored with polished brass, tightened gears, and cleared glass chambers, allows visitors to summon lifelike apparitions from preserved blood samples for conversation, guidance, or performance.
Visitors from all walks of life seek communion through the Spirit Lamp—families, scholars, and wealthy patrons, each with unique intentions. During quiet hours, caretakers clean and polish the Spirit Lamp, maintaining its pristine condition, while theater staff carefully oversee daily operations.
Among Urlgraff’s more discreet affairs is the Blood Auction, a black-market gathering held monthly in a secluded wing. Here, peddlers offer vials of preserved blood from obscure figures, appealing to “Bloodhounds”—collectors of rare samples. The Bloodhounds meticulously document each acquisition, exchanging whispers about elusive finds.
The theater officially disavows involvement, but rumors persist that clandestine agents sometimes employ the Spirit Lamp to draw out the memories and secrets locked away within the blood samples of prominent figures and people in positions of power. These apparitions are quickly reduced to unwitting informants to the Saptan's skillful interrogators and torturers. This darker side of the theater has made it a hub for those who seek information at any cost.