𝔀elcome ₜₒ 𝔀ythorne. a "magic school" group verse collaboration ! 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗪. msg @bydru to join !
wythorne conservatory is a school of sorcery located on carraigh mór; a remote, densely forested island off the western coast of ireland. mild winters, cool summers, frequent fog. the island is officially registered as a remote scientific research facility, which is enough to keep outsiders from asking questions. in practice, nobody comes to carraigh mór unless they're meant to.
wythorne is the third such institution in a lineage of conservatories that have relocated roughly every hundred years, each time to a new site, under a new name. the reasons for these moves vary; political pressure, threat of discovery, natural disaster — but the tradition has held for centuries. wythorne is the current iteration, 𖬺 it carries the weight of everything that came before it: a rich institutional history, the occasional famous alumni, 𖬺 a reputation that draws students despite how difficult it is to find.
the conservatory itself is a sprawling campus of interconnected structures — part greenhouse, part gothic institution. glass 𖬺 iron frame the central buildings, threaded through with living wood, stone, 𖬺 vine growth that blurs the line between architecture 𖬺 ecosystem. some wings require long walks to traverse between. the grounds are vast. it is not uncommon to get lost in your first semester.
sorcery can be learned by anyone, but the magical community is deeply insular. most people never learn it exists. those who find their way to wythorne are sorted into one of seven specialties through a thorough assessment process, though students are encouraged to branch across disciplines when able:
✱ – 𝒗erdancy [ ... ] living systems, growth, healing, herbalism.
✱ – 𝒄anticry [ ... ] sound, voice, vibration, sonic wards, echoes.
✱ – 𝒈lyphistry [ ... ] runes, wards, binding magic to permanent form.
✱ – 𝒆ntropy [ ... ] unmaking, death, dissolution of physical structures.
✱ – 𝒆missary [ ... ] spirits, projection, summoning, communication.
✱ – 𝒕halassurgy [ ... ] depth, pressure, & what persists at the bottom.
✱ – 𝒂stramancy [ ... ] light, distance, celestial observation & preservation.
alongside these specialties, all students take general courses including alchemy, arcane theory, history of the practiced arts, ethics of practice, practical defense, 𖬺 anatomy of the arcane. each specialty has its own class warden — part mentor, part authority figure — who oversees the students within their discipline. the school is governed by a headmaster 𖬺 a council of alumni 𖬺 professors.
writers are free to bring any sort of characters to wythorne — students, teachers, staff, etc. ( oc's or canon's with verses ! ) there will be occasional events 𖬺 a loose ongoing plot to follow, but the heart of this space is intended to focus on rich collaborative character 𖬺 dynamic growth !
you must be mutuals with gospul, godbrks, or bydru to join, or have otherwised sourced an invite through a moderator : ( moth, brina, or eula ).
there is a group discord server for this verse to stoke ooc interactions among writers !! you'll receive a link upon joining.