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Alton Island - Hexby ~TurboJUK

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Alton Island, Winter of 1821. Lord Earl Verdun was returning to his mansion one stormy night. On the way, the carriage stopped. He leaned out of the window to ask the driver what was happening when he saw why: an old woman was standing in the middle of the road. She approached the carriage and begged for a single coin. The tattered cloak she wore was proof of her plight. Cruelly, Lord Verdun dismissed her, and order the driver to continue. As he went on, the old woman shouted curses at him, telling him that he would regret his cruelty and greed, and waving her walking stick as she did with the rattling of its chain echoing into the night.

The next morning, Lord Verdun was woken by the screams of the maid. His eldest son, heir to the family fortune, was dead. There was only one clue to his death: the marking of a heavy chain around his neck...

Weeks passed, and one by one the people close to Lord Verdun mysteriously died, each with the exact same marks on their necks. Eventually, his entire family was gone. Only his most loyal servants remained in his service, as the others had been killed as well or had resigned out of fear. Verdun became paranoid, waiting for the murderer to strike once more.
One night, when the last of the servants had gone home, Verdun was alone in his study. Another storm was raging outside, and Verdun kept hearing the sound of footsteps from the hall. He went to the door and stared into the darkness. Nothing. He turned back and was face to face with a cloaked figure.

The old woman.

He grabbed the door, but with one wave of the old woman's hand, it was locked from the outside. He ran for the windows, but with another wave of her hand they all bolted shut. He tried to hide in a corner as the woman slowly and silently approached him. He then ran back towards the windows, hoping to try and break the glass. Suddenly he fell over. Huge heavy chains had burst through the floor and tied his legs together. Another set then erupted from the floor in front of him, and chained down his arms. The old woman started swinging her stick in the air. The chain on the end extended and wrapped itself around Verdun's neck...

Police were baffled when they searched the scene the next morning. There was no sign of forced entry, and there were no chains of any description in the mansion. What's more, the body of Verdun disappeared before they could take him to the morgue.
They never checked the door in the garden near the old oak tree. Behind that door was a series of hallways, and among those was a bookcase. Behind the bookcase was Verdun's secret vault. Inside the vault was his fortune, his most treasured possesions, his body, and his murderer. The old woman was a witch, and her name was Hex.

That was a lot, and probably an even darker story than what happened with Nemesis...

So, here's the first Alton Island character not to be based on a rollercoaster. Instead we have the highly popular flat-ride, 'Hex - Legend of the Towers', which is the best flat ride in the park, in terms of both theming and ride experience.
The character's design is fairly generic. She never removes her hood unless necessary, so you never get a chance to see all of her face.
Her walking stick/staff is one big reference to the ride's basis, the Chained Oak. For one, it has a big heavy chain nailed to it. So, guess what the staff is actually made of...
As for the background, it's got a load of references! The red writing is the curse of the old woman from the Chained Oak legend. One paper has something similar to a diagram from the ride on it. The other has a poorly written chant on it, based on the chant from the Hex theme (anyone know what it actually is?). Finally, there's a name on that piece of paper. Any idea which ride it refers to..?

Alton Island © TurboJ

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