#night.intro

[ofblackwood-blog]

hello, hello. sorry i’m so late, i don’t really have an excuse but i’m going to blame daylight savings like everyone else even though we don’t have that here. i’m honey and this is my son, hawthorne blackwood.  there’s like a little bit of something and a whole bunch of nothing, but i’ve queued up all replies and will plot with everyone during the day.

[ JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN. CIS MALE. HE/HIM. ] — HAWTHORNE BLACKWOOD is a FIFTY-THREE year old WITCH residing in amity hollow. FATHER BLACKWOOD is known for supporting the HOUSE OF NIGHT while being THE MAYOR of AMITY HOLLOW. words to describe them would be THE SMELL OF SULFUR AFTER A MATCH IS STRUCK, THE CLARITY OF A FULL MOON, and THE GROAN OF THE FOREST SETTLING JUST BEFORE DAWN. — [ HONEY. 23. SHE/HER. HST. ]

hawthorne’s arrival in amity hollow was announced with the single wolf’s cry. he crossed into city limits in the shroud of the shadows &., in the next instant, crossed into the headmaster’s quarters at the academy of unseen arts --- or so we hope. no one really saw him enter the town,                                                        he just appeared. 

                                                                                  just like the colors of fall, he faded into the                                                                                   background. &. father hawke faded as                                                                                   well. the frost blew in &. hawthorne bided his                                                                                   time, teaching children to summon demons without names.

two and a half decades under his belt, &. he indulges in carnal pleasures. its what satan would want. he indulges &. indulges until he is sick of it. sick with it. it stains his fingers like crushed summer berries &. satan chuckles.

                                                                                  the rain is relentless. moss creeps along the                                                                                   edge of buildings marking the passage of time.                                                                                   everyone is faceless. the rain is the new                                                                                   heart beat of the town and she is relentless                                                                                   like a war drum.

the chill THREATENED to stay, as did father hawke, but they both knew that hawthorne only arrived in time to replace him -- everyone knew. 

               the snow melts, &. like all great beasts who rest through the winter, hawthrone is HUNGRY.

father hawke passes in the night. everyone knows because his familiar, a basset hound, yelps once &. then a warmth like fire fills the academy for a week straight. some wish for the COMFORT of the snow.

                                                                                  spring arrives &. in the bloom, hawthorne falls                                                                                   into step. the coven has plateaued, no one is                                                                                   dying but tensions are like stained glass -- brittle. 

they throw a feast &. the fruits aren’t ready yet. they bite back and all the mouths in the hall are filled with bloody, pointed TEETH. 

                                                                                  praise satan! they chant in unison.                                                                                   a stroked ego that isn’t his own                                                                                   unravels in his chest -- 𝖕𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖊 𝖘𝖆𝖙𝖆𝖓!! indeed.

everyone goes to bed early that night. the moon is full, glossy, &. beams down upon the guilty. everyone is guilty. another wolf cries. 

about.

familiar - oswald ( osprey )

loyalty - satan, house of night, the blackwoods

medium - blood 

hawthorne blackwood was raised by witches. his parents were witches as were their parents &. theirs. magic had always been apart of his life &. the thought of being without it had never crossed his mind.

either the meaninglessness of traditionalism or a lack of anything better to hold onto, hawthorne knew of nothing else than the dark lord. his own dark baptism was nothing special,  &. without hesitation, beneath a shower of meteors, he signed his name in the book of the beast.

throughout his own education he excelled in conjuring &. demon trapping. as he developed his own craft, many nights were spent between meditating &. ensnaring demons to work for him

a quarter of century in &. hawthorne leaves his own local coven to travel. he travels, makes connections, &. leaves behind a wake of cursed land. 

a prideful man, hawthorne’s outlook on life is very direct. he wields the truth like a weapon, pointing out flaws &. facts in a way that is neither respectful nor particularly gentle. this doesn’t mean he doesn’t see the value in lying, but intrinsically he values the truth.

protective of his family &. his heritage -- he can be defensive and will tend to side with witches over any other supernatural entity as he sees them as better than.

despite having a position in the coven that requires him to be open &. available to any witch of night who may need him, hawthorne will do everything he can to guard his privacy. he’s been forced to open up more to the town that has been the closest thing he’s had to a home in a long time. 

i hope my fake aesthetics swept my tardiness beneath the rug.

[jameswrxght-blog]

[ BEN BARNES. CISMALE. HE/HIM. ] — JAMES WRIGHT is a THIRTY-FIVE year old WITCH residing in amity hollow. JAMES is known for supporting HOUSE OF NIGHT while being a CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. words to describe them would be THE SWEET FEELING OF VICTORY, THE FRESH EARTHY SMELL AFTER THE FIRST RAINSTORM OF THE YEAR AND THE STALE SMELL OF CIGARETTE SMOKE.

James Wright comes from a long line of witches all devoted to the Dark Lord and the House of Night. They can be traced back all the way until the beginning when the House of Night had first made it’s way to Amity Hollow. 

His bloodline has turned out several Supremes since the House of Night was established. It was because of that reason that James always had hopes that he would be able to continue with the tradition as it had been several generations since the last Wright had held the title. 

From the moment he pledged himself to the Dark Lord James’s mission had been to become the coven’s next Supreme. It was a dream come true when Father Blackwood personally picked him to succeed him as head of their coven.

He had dedicated his entire life into achieving this that he never really thought about everything that he was missing out on along the way. 

Now with all the knowledge that’s being passed down to him he’s feeling somewhat overwhelmed and like he has no one in his life who he can talk to about it. His family wouldn’t understand because it’s all they’ve ever wanted for him and because he was too busy trying to be great he neglected any friendships he’d had growing up.

Usually one to snap at whoever was bothering or distracting him from his work, now he’s more prone to actually be patient and listen to what people have to say. Not because he figures it’s part of being Supreme, but because he’s trying to make meaningful connections that will make his life worthwhile. 

[melcras-blog]

hello, it’s eleanor again coming to you with mayfair sister #2, melora. she’s the opposite to her sister and is on the opposite side from her family. i wanted to play both miranda otto and patricia clarkson but they look too damn similar for it not to be addressed !! please be patient with me as i have to reseize a lot of her gifs to make them roleplay friendly! this intro is rubbish but it needed to be released.

[ MIRANDA OTTO. CISFEMALE. SHE/HER. ] — MELORA MAYFAIR is a FIFTY year old WITCH residing in amity hollow. MELORA is known for supporting HOUSE OF LIGHT while being a PROFESSOR AT MISS ROBICHAUX’S ACADEMY. words to describe them would be STRAWBERRY  BLONDE RINGLETS, THE SOUND OF THE KETTLE BOILING and THE LIGHT SCENT OF HERBAL REMEDIES. — [ ELEANOR. 20. SHE/HER. GMT. ]

melora had a lot to say from a young age and that worried her parents. she didn’t seem as compliant as her other siblings. she always had questions and she was always curious as the what the world had to offer, what was beyond the church of night.

everything always felt a little dark for her liking and there was always a lot of pressure on her to be a great follower of the dark lord, like her siblings were but she just didn’t seem to take to it. there were a lot of rules and fear could be felt whenever the other members were in her home so it did steer her away from it. 

as she disagreed with with her parents a lot, they did result to using force as they lost their temper. they never had any problems raising their other children so why did melora insist on going against the dark lord? she was never going to win so they didn’t understand why she would try. she was a disgrace and needed to be taught a lesson. 

this meant she was distanced from her siblings quite a bit but they did tap into her life when they felt like it was necessary. her brother wanted to teach her respect for the family while her sister wanted to teach her how to follow the dark lord correctly. zelinda was devoted and not even blood was going to get in the way of that.

her family tried their best to keep her in the house of night but it all just seemed so wrong to her. no one in her family understand her point of view so it only reinforced that she didn’t belong there. her sister tried to scare her into choosing the house of night but that only pushed her further away. melora wanted to be part of her family more than anything, what person didn’t want that? however, everything they believed in was wrong and she certainly wasn’t going to sell her soul to the dark lord. 

three months before the date of her dark baptism, she announced to her family that she wouldn’t be going through with it; nothing was going to be the same after that. she was fifteen years old and it felt like her family were now out to destroy her. her sister had cursed her causing her to have terrifying hallucinations and one night her screams were so loud that her parents simply removed her from the household, telling her never to come back. 

melora did the only thing that had crossed her mind; she ran to get help from the house of light. the supreme herself took her in after she showed up in a very bad way and helped her to cleanse her of the curse that was making her lose her sanity and then took her under her wing. she was just shy of sixteen and needed support from someone; she has always been incredibly thankful to the woman.

it was hard, losing her family like that but she had to understand that there was no going back and forgiveness was never going to be on the table; she was out of their life and there was nothing she could do about it. the entire experience did make her more sensitive for whatever reason so she has to make sure that she never overexerts herself. however, the house of night is growing so she will need to step up to the mark.

melora proved to be very skilled in telepathy but it could be overwhelming at times, not to mention intrusive. her obsession with herbs and tea started here. she found it very healing so as time went on, her practice strengthened and is now the one to go to if someone has indeed been cursed. in the back of her mind, it was to make sure that her sister’s curse hadn’t stuck, to reassure herself but in reality, it just made her feel safer when her family was still out there.

miss robichaux academy was her safe haven and no one could take that away from her. the supreme took care of her and gave her a sense of protection so that she wouldn’t fear everything so much. the other witch did act as a mother to her and it was strange because she had never had one to begin with. she wasn’t what her parents liked in a child and she was never valued; it was different in the house of light.

as her education went on, she did prove to be a skilled witch but it didn’t make her any less sensitive. she needed tough love at times and to be reminded of her own limitations and she was grateful for it. 

after feeling so safe there, it only made sense for her to become a professor when she was strong enough. the supreme had helped her and she needed to give the universe something back and this was her way of doing so. 

hearing of her brother’s death broke her as they hadn’t talked since and she never thinks they will again. all her her relationships with her family failed and it’s hard to live with that. she wishes that she could be closer with her nephew, archer, but also knows that he’s been brainwashed by zelinda to think that she’s a disgrace. sometimes she does but she always pulls herself back up.

melora is a very nurturing individual and it all stems from the fact that she was never nurtured as a child; she always wants young wix to feel like they have a place to go, a confidante and that starts with her. protection is very important for the woman and she’ll never let it slide.

she understands that not all house of night members are evil but she does have difficulty accepting their opinions. 

when feeling vulnerable, she does have the tendency to snap and become quite emotional. she will either want to be comforted or to be left alone and it’s a bit difficult to tell with her. 

although she tries not to be judgemental, she doesn’t feel as safe when dark creatures are concerned. melora’s fear is still very much there and she doesn’t know if she’ll ever get over them. her family couldn’t see her as an individual and her sister had gone so far as to traumatise her with an untreated curse for an entire week before her parents lost the will with her.

however, she does feel like she has free will to do as she pleases and never takes advantage of that; she knows that she made the right decision.

melora is really paranoid so she’s the best person to go to for protection spells. she does have some odd rituals but they’re just coping mechanisms for her to protect herself.

she finds herself mentoring quite a few wix at the academy so if your character is in the house of light, let’s talk!

this intro was a mess and i fell asleep half way through but come and plot with me!!