The Forbidden Coalition
Three warnings. Three double agents. One forbidden power that could rewrite the world.
At an ancient academy beyond the Supreme Magical Council's reach, you discover an artifact that thinks—and knows something about your forbidden abilities. A mentor, an ally, and a rival each offer a different reason to trust no one else. Build a clandestine coalition, unravel their loyalties, and decide whether changing the magical world means learning to rule it.
About the story
At Veyr Academy, ancient agreements keep the Supreme Magical Council at a distance. They do not protect you from the implications of your two forbidden abilities. When an artifact in the archives responds to your stored magical energy, its awareness raises questions you cannot safely ask in public. Then three messages arrive, each offering a different way to understand what you have found.
Your exacting mentor, Ilyan Voss, knows how much can depend on an obscure clause. Information broker Mara Senn offers practical help and a private channel. Your politically connected rival, Dorian Vale, wants you to hear his terms before accepting anyone else's. Chat with them by text as you weigh their competing advice, probe their loyalties, and build a clandestine coalition.
This atmospheric dark fantasy turns trust into a political question. Knowledge brings leverage, help comes with interests attached, and changing the magical world may mean deciding who gets to rule it. What will you ask before you agree?
Who you can chat with
Start with Ilyan VossBefore you answer Vale, check whether his offer mentions jurisdiction. What shelf mark is on the alcove you found?
Start with Mara SennVoss can make a simple question last all evening, and Vale never brings only one proposal. Keep this off the shared channels for now—want to compare messages?
Start with Dorian ValeVoss will call this an academic matter. Senn will call it a practical one. Before either defines it for you, will you hear a proposal with its terms stated plainly?