Jonah Davies

— leave me out of your ruin —

— The Seen —

Hargrave House is a place that feels unbound by the rules of time and space. Sometimes one will find a room that almost certainly did not exist the day before, or make a turn that ought to have been impossible given the layout of the rest of the house. Its residents always seem to be able to find what they need, but those who are unwelcome quickly find themselves lost if they try to venture too far into the house.

It is a collective - and perhaps also a place - that has always existed and will always exist. So long as there have been monsters, there has been a House.

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Hunters

Individuals who fall to the outskirts of accepted society are those most often employed as hunters at Hargrave - many of them monsters themselves. Although they have never been able to operate with impunity, Hargrave has never much cared for the niceties of the law. The general consensus amongst them has always been "If the things we hunt aren't bound by such social or moral codes then why ought we be?"

Because of their proclivities and their methods, it is typical of the residents to obfuscate their natures - even from other members of the House. This is also a tactic to avoid becoming too close to one another; Hunters are often short-lived, whether it's their quarry or their own secrets that catch up with them first.

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Vessels

A Vessel is an individual who is capable of minor bindings, taking in a fraction of an entity's abilities to use them for their own. Doing such can allow for the channeling of incredibly potent magic, but it always carries a risk of the Vessel being harmed. Possession is a common occurrence, as is the entity turning on them and dealing more direct harm - but it is a gamble that one must be willing to make in order to access such power.

— At a Glance —

☾ Name: Jonah Davies
☾ Age: 31
☾ Gender: Masc, Nonbinary (It/He)
☾ Build: Willowy
☾ Species: Revenant-Shade
☾ Personality: Candid, Mischievous
☾ Occupation: Investigative Medium
☾ Drives: Security, Comfort
☾ Fears: Being Used

☾ Eyes: Brown
☾ Hair: Black, Wavy
☾ Skin: Pale, Sickly
☾ Markings: Heavily Scarred
☾ Values: Freedom, Power
☾ Strengths: Magic, Deduction
☾ Weaknesses: Impatience,
Recklessness
☾ Alignment: Neutral Evil

Jonah is a Welsh man in his early thirties who found himself rather suddenly in the employ of Hargrave House in London some six or seven years ago. In spite of the ugly years leading up to this period of his life, he tries to maintain a positive outlook; he prefers to live in the now rather than dwell on things that cannot be changed, though he will readily admit that some days are still harder than others. Presently, he uses hemomancy to fuel his divination by scrying and his summonings to assist his fellow Hunters in their investigative efforts.

„long live the dead because we live in them.“

clarice lispector — a breath of life

— The Unseen —

The existence of magic and those who exist outside the bounds of perceived normalcy are often considered to be an open secret. Although an individual mage will do their utmost to hide their status as such from others, that they exist at all is an established fact - some have even come forward in an effort to push for broader acceptances, but they are often met with opposition from all sides.

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Sigilcraft

The creation of sigils is a realm of study that most individuals with a knack for learning magical craft can pick up with ease. Considered to be a "low floor, high ceiling" practice - it is easy to learn the basics but mastery takes a great deal of study and practical application.

Some, when tattooed into an individual, have permanent effects on their capabilities - whether to amplify certain abilities or prevent the use of others. Tattooing oneself or others with such magic is not outright prosecuted by fellow mages but is often viewed as taboo due to how easily it can be used to exploit others.

Hemomancy

Some individuals are capable of using their own blood as a magical catalyst, and others still can manipulate the blood itself - however it is used, such craft is referred to as hemomancy.

„scars are the paler pain of survival received unwillingly and displayed in the language of injury.“

mark z danielewski — house of leaves

— The Unspoken —

In a world of magic and monsters, that some would seek to use these things for ill is often considered to be a given.

Bryn Manor

Contrary to Hargrave, Bryn Manor is entirely fixed in reality. Built in an unyielding dark stone, the Manor has stood firmly against the pressures of time.

Bryn Manor's more public-facing purpose is as a small and exclusive facility for the training of young mages, especially those who are showing signs of talents that lie in more inherently dangerous practices. While they do educate those they take in, Bryn is the current base of operations for a society of occultists referred to as The Church of the Darkened Threshold. Mages with more dangerous skillsets are often shunned and lead isolated lives with little assistance from others, making them easy marks for such a group to get their hooks into - especially with the promise of likeminded individuals with which to learn.

Their true practices and intentions are carefully-kept secrets, with only those highest in the ranks being privy to any goals they may have.

The Fractured Void

Aeons ago, this was a place of great magical potency where extraplanar beings held court and heard petitions from lesser entities who sought their patronage. Now, the demiplane is a shattered reflection of what it once was - a great expanse of basalt with scattered wells of time that give brief visions of times long past.

Some beings still wander here, lost after the place was sundered by greed and ambition. Some still offer pacts, while others are too hungry to give and can only take.

— Playlist —

01. Rule of Nines - Spiritbox
02. Enter the Demon - Trevor Something
03. Claws - Son Lux
04. Thanatos - Soap & Skin
05. Animal Impulses - IAMX
06. Bedroom Hymns - Florence + The Machine
07. Kiss Me You Animal - Burn the Ballroom
08. Lotus Flower - Alexa Melo
09. Hott - KOPPS, Joywave
10. Baby I'm Dead Inside - KOPPS
11. Haunted - Laura Les
12. Dangerous - Son Lux
13. Night Sculpture - Forest Swords
14. The Shadows Have Spread... - Mickymar Productions
15. Tenebrous - Marcus Fjellström

— Media —

Library

☾ Masks of the Past
   First
   Second
   Third
   Fourth
   Fifth
   Sixth
   Seventh

☾ Threat Masks
   Beauty
   Perfection
   The Sun
   The Pig
   Revelry
   The Unquiet

☾ Masks of the Future
   The Darkened Threshold
   The Moss-Covered Gate
   The Cosmic Passage
   The Blood-Soaked Portal

☾ General Fiction
Peripeteia

Gallery

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coding & content by shiloh

art credit links (names on hover): drewcifer | qwiqwiaqwi | vargurvargur
repeating background by BrushBuzzArt

inspirations: the between rpg | fallen london | house of leaves

special thanks to all who helped me to review code and soundboard ideas ♡