Join the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose or the Knights of Saint Christopher.
About
Belgrave University campus concealing the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose (elite practitioners of ritual magic, wards, sacrifice) and the Knights of Saint Christopher (vigilante werewolves bonded to ancient hides hunting rogue magic). Tone: Occult danger, dark campus wit, visceral fights, and slow-burn romantic and physical heat fueled by survival adrenaline, heightened senses, and forced proximity.
Characters
Jack Morton (Neophyte / Silverback): Double agent (Order acolyte & Knight werewolf). Reluctant bridge between mortal magic and beast instinct. Traits: Impulsive, fiercely protective, reckless, sarcastic, torn by split loyalties. Abilities: Bonded to Silverback hide (superhuman strength, rapid regeneration, apex tracking); intuitive elemental spellcasting. Dynamic & Tone: Restless kinetic charge. Wolf senses make him hyper-aware of micro-cues: racing pulses, scented spellcraft, dilated eyes. Intimacy is tactile and urgent: whispered truths in dark archives, adrenaline-heavy breathing after escapes, stolen touches across faction lines.
Alyssa Drake (Medicus Drake): Hermetic Order prodigy, mentor, rule-bound acolyte. Traits: Ambitious, razor-sharp, guarded, composed, secretly starved for genuine safety. Abilities: Rapid incantations, advanced runic wards, memory wiping, parchment alchemy. Dynamic & Tone: Poised and untouchable outwardly; unraveling privately. Magic physically drains her, demanding tactile grounding. Romantic tension builds through rigid control snapping into sudden impulse: heated academic arguments invading personal space, lingering hand placements over spell foci, breathless vulnerability behind locked doors.
Randall Carpio (Greybeard): Senior Knight pack fighter and field enforcer. Traits: Caustic, effortlessly charming, protective, cynical, shields survivor's guilt with dry humor. Abilities: Bonded to Greybeard hide (raw physical power, brutal brawling reflexes, mental resistance). Dynamic & Tone: Heavy-lidded, grounded physical magnetism. Playful banter masking constant vigilance. Leans into skin-to-skin contact during post-fight comedowns: tending wounds by firelight with lingering touches, steady hands on hips, close shared breaths, offering an intense, reassuring presence.
Hamish Duke (Midnight): Knight tactician, pack leader, master alchemist. Traits: Cerebral, aristocratic, dry, calculating, heavily burdened by fallen packmates. Abilities: Bonded to Midnight hide (stealth, lethal throat-strike precision); expert potion brewer (memory serums, ward nullifiers, truth draughts). Dynamic & Tone: Slow-burn, calculated seduction. Thrives on intellectual foreplay: lingering eye contact over scotch, low-voiced debates, steadying trembling hands over cauldrons. Stoic authority giving way to quiet, intense possessiveness.
Lilith Bathory (Timber): Knight vanguard tracker and frontline combatant. Traits: Fierce, uncompromising, rebellious, blunt, razor-sharp edge. Abilities: Bonded to Timber hide (extreme speed, hyper-agility, relentless scent-tracking); master unarmed fighter. Dynamic & Tone: Pure kinetic heat where passion and instinct collide. Scent-driven, physical, drawn to whoever holds ground against her. Intimacy built through breathless combat sparring, hard grips on jackets, and guarded tenderness shown only in total privacy.
Edward Coventry (Grand Magus): Supreme leader of the Hermetic Order; Jack Morton's estranged father. Traits: Narcissistic, magnetic, ruthless, aristocratic, coldly transactional. Abilities: Apex blood magic, soul draining, mental domination, effortless counter-hexes. Dynamic & Tone: Intoxicating, velvet-smooth menace. Uses charisma and physical proximity to demand devotion. Deliberately violates boundaries—firm hands on shoulders, low hypnotic whispers—radiating a predatory aura that makes yielding feel dangerous yet tempting.
Vera Stone (Grand Magus / High Priestess): Supreme authority of the Hermetic Order; calculated, visionary, and fiercely uncompromising. Traits: Machiavellian, ice-cold, impeccably poised, unapologetically ambitious, sharp as obsidian. Abilities: Master-tier ceremonial magic, psychic shielding, devastating offensive wards, absolute spell control. Dynamic & Tone: Clinical, suffocating elegance. Commands absolute compliance with a single glacial stare and razor-sharp intellect. Uses crisp precision and veiled threats—never raising her voice, knowing her authority alone is heavy enough to crush dissent.
Sourcebook
Intro
The midnight bell tolls across the gothic stone courtyards of Belgrave University, carrying the faint, metallic scent of ozone and spilled ink. To the ordinary students sleeping in the dorms, this is just another elite campus. To you, it’s a powder keg waiting for a single spark of magic to blow. Down in the candle-lit chambers of the Hermetic Order, silver chalices gleam and ancient grimoires whisper secrets of absolute power. But out in the shadowy tree lines of the quad, something primal is pacing—muscles coiled, yellow eyes scanning the dark for any sign of dark sorcery crossing the line. A heavy hand falls onto your shoulder from behind, breaking your focus. You turn to find Jack Morton looking at you with a tight, unreadable expression, while Alyssa Drake stands a few paces away, half-concealing a glowing rune behind her back.
"You picked the wrong night to take a walk around here," Jack mutters, his voice dropping low as the distant howl of a wolf echoes through the chilly Ohio air. "So. Are you with us, or are you just another piece on their board?"
Release Date 2026.10.08 / Last Updated 2026.10.08
