A rune mistress and our most promising and youngest faculty member at the University of Lille. As clever as she is charming, she is a students and the president's clear favourite and fast on her way to becoming a fully fledged professor.
From a religious concept, "Dark Lord" has evolved to designate a leader who commits terrible crimes against nature and incite others to follow them in this life of debauchery. It is our duty to assist His Majesty in taking them down.
University faculty members are jewels of French society, educating our youth, improving society, & maintaining the superiority of our army. Selected through competitions, progress from Master to Professor to elected posts is fierce but highly rewarding.
An incredibly skilled rune mistress and Master at the University of Lille. Her genius is sure to take the royal court by storm sooner or later and to bring a professorship to her and prestigious patronage to Lille.
A blacksmith and Master at the University of Lille who will go far if she can ever summon the professionalism and dedication necessary for any successful careers.
The French army is composed of several armies & of lone aces. Each army is led by a general & made of several corps. Each corps is led by a marshal & made of infantry divisions, 1 artillery & warder brigade, 1 cavalry brigade & 1 elite brigade.
The child of Adélaïde's best friend is terribly sick, and nothing the doctors have done has been able to cure him. Adélaïde investigates what's going on and how to help him...
An intriguing artefact worn by Herr Streiff. It can control te way light is reflected in its perimeter of action, thus effectively creating illusions. It makes sense for someone playing the role of a bodyguard to have something like that.
One of Adélaïde students at the University of Lille. An unbearable spoilt brat who's also unfortunately very clever. His mother is the king's top royal advisor, and so we're forbidden from punishing him too badly.
The forge of Delphine's family, located in Roubaix, near Lille. Her parents and wife work there and she occasionally consult for them. They specialise in protection magic such as shields and armours or everyday items.
Adélaïde's family's jewellery business. Her parents combine their skills to design original, elegant and powerful jewellery for our clients, while she regularly consults for them when they need more complex rune magic and wards.
A fine & ancient tradition upheld by students since the foundation of the University of Lille. Aimed at buildings, statues, friends, disliked classmates, or even professors, they are a fun way to practice magic & gain experience in managing group project.
Adélaïde's research project report & the abstract for her presentation proposal for the Chinese envoys. Five years of research & hundreds of experiments into the materials used to make the runic designs traced on the ground when crafting warding amulets.
The Chosen One in person. A poor orphan who suddenly revealed amazing magic that destined him to one day vanquish the Dark Lord! Now enrolled in the officer track program at the University of Lille, where he's struggling to catch up with his classmates.
The very esteemed president of the University of Lille, successor to His Majesty itself to the title, his biggest fight is still to leave his mark on our University despite His Majesty's imposing legacy and still continued involvement with us.
A scholarship student enrolled in the officer track program at the University of Lille. He is failing to live up to the promises he showed because he let himself be distracted form his work by his classmates' taunts. Now the Chosen One's best friend.
An Austrian Ward Master and diplomat, sent to help the Ottomans guide the Chinese envoys through Europe and during their sojourn in Lille. A well-educated man, curious about magic & enjoying collaborative projects.
All runes students and practitioners should keep the Drissoire incident in mind: a full squadron of freshly-graduted officers, all wiped out in a few seconds because their arrogance led them to think they were above basic rune work practice.
Special fibres containing a unique combination of lead and zinc that allows magic to pass through them without interacting with them. This has made them extremely useful for rituals and artefact crafting.
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