Prospero Hall
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Although the manor is officially called Wyldecote, the house of Prince Prospero is popularly referred to as Prospero Hall.[1] Prospero Hall, through its connection to its unaging prince is cursed, existing as a trap for the unwary who attend Prospero's masquerade balls. As Dracula cursed his bitter rival Prospero, the Red Death took his curse and embedded its malevolent energies within the ebony clock. When the clock deems it, all within Prospero Hall are struck down by the red death plague. The prince and his servant are also afflicted, but only for a short time and never perish. They care cursed to witness the same vent over and over again.[2]
Those whom die within the Hall become ghosts, eternally trapped within the prison. Prospero, though still "living", is bound to the grounds of the manor. He may not be absent for a time greater than half a day, else his servants will contract the plague.[2]
Prospero Hall is actually the second one of its kind, having been built over the ruins of the original at approximately 1874. Prince Prospero had destroyed the original as part of destroying the ebony clock. However, the clock survived relatively unharmed. Prospero Hall features plumbing but no electricity.[3]
Prospero Hall is located to the northwest of Bucharest.[4]
Pictures of the House are on p.16-17 and 28 of the Red Death Adventure included with the Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales boxed set. Maps are located on pages 20-21.
