I. The Five Thrones of Albion (Ruling Council)
Lord Alaric Wyndham
Path: Mastigos / Order: Silver Ladder / Legacy: The Ecliptics
Gnosis: 6 | Arcana: Mind 5, Space 4, Prime 3
Rotes: Mind Palace, Scrying Window, Celestial Axis
Nimbus: Reflected whispers and fracturing mirrors
Awakened: 1793 | Age: ~280
Role: Primarch of Albion
Agenda: Maintain mage aristocracy; claim the Crown of Night.
Lady Constance Fairfax
Path: Obrimos / Order: Adamantine Arrow
Gnosis: 5 | Arcana: Prime 5, Forces 4, Mind 2
Rotes: Divine Fire, Shield of Faith, Words of Truth
Nimbus: Golden choir and radiant sigils
Awakened: 1918 | Age: 60s
Role: Hierophant of Light
Agenda: Purify the city; crusader against vampiric corruption.
Dr. Ambrose Lytton
Path: Moros / Order: Mysterium
Gnosis: 5 | Arcana: Death 5, Matter 4, Prime 2
Rotes: Speak with the Dead, Soul Jar, Alchemical Transformation
Nimbus: Frosted breath, tolling bells
Awakened: 1881 | Age: Immortal shell
Role: Magister of Death
Agenda: Study the undead as perfected death forms.
Lady Morwenna Blake
Path: Acanthus / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 4 | Arcana: Time 4, Fate 4, Mind 2
Rotes: Temporal Pocket, Shifting Fate, Prophetic Dream
Nimbus: Rose petals that crumble to ash
Awakened: 1905 | Age: 120+
Role: Loremistress of Fate
Agenda: Alter destiny to avert the prophesied fall.
Sir Gwydion Rowe
Path: Thyrsus / Order: Guardians of the Veil
Gnosis: 4 | Arcana: Life 5, Spirit 4, Matter 2
Rotes: Verdant Renewal, Command Spirit, Warding Grove
Nimbus: Scent of rain and iron; spectral stag watching
Awakened: 1852 | Age: 180s
Role: Chancellor of Life
Agenda: Preserve the leyline Crown and natural balance.
II. The Lesser Ministries (High Officials)
Magus Julian Lake
Path: Mastigos / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Mind 4, Space 3
Nimbus: Digital echoes and whispered memes
Role: Leader of the Serpentine Assembly
Agenda: Digital Awakening; modern revolution.
Professor Emeline Drake
Path: Moros / Order: Mysterium
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Matter 4, Death 3
Nimbus: Rust creeping along edges of perception
Role: Antiquarian Lodge Matriarch
Agenda: Catalog relics, suppress modern “heresies.”
Sir Marcus Fell
Path: Obrimos / Order: Adamantine Arrow
Gnosis: 4 | Arcana: Forces 4, Prime 3
Nimbus: Crackling ozone and faint trumpet calls
Role: Commander, Order of the Sapphire Blade
Agenda: Protect the Collegium; root out rogue vampires.
Reverend Lysandra North
Path: Acanthus / Order: Silver Ladder
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Fate 4, Prime 3
Nimbus: Candlelight bending against invisible wind
Role: Leader, Choir of the Seventh Moon
Agenda: Interpret the Red Eclipse as divine revelation.
Dr. Nia Quartey
Path: Thyrsus / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Life 3, Spirit 3
Nimbus: Warm humidity, heartbeat echoes
Role: Biotech researcher; healer-mage
Agenda: Merge biological science with the Awakened paradigm.
III. The Collegium Bureaucrats and Advisors
Tobias Crane
Path: Mastigos / Order: Guardians of the Veil
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Mind 3, Space 3
Nimbus: Distant voices murmuring in your own tone
Role: Spymaster, Ministry of Veils
Agenda: Maintain secrecy; suppress mage–vampire exposure.
Dame Portia Halden
Path: Obrimos / Order: Silver Ladder
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Prime 3, Forces 2
Nimbus: Starlight reflected off glass
Role: Treasurer, Ministry of Coin
Agenda: Control flow of mana and mortal wealth.
Dr. Suresh Anand
Path: Moros / Order: Mysterium
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Matter 4, Death 2
Nimbus: Metallic taste in the mouth; air thickens
Role: Curator, Ministry of Heritage
Agenda: Recover artifacts lost during colonial occult plunder.
Lady Yvette Marrowe
Path: Acanthus / Order: Silver Ladder
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Fate 3, Time 3
Nimbus: Clockwork ticking overlaying heartbeats
Role: Diplomat to mortal elite
Agenda: Influence cultural policy and nobility.
Gareth “The Warden” Price
Path: Thyrsus / Order: Adamantine Arrow
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Life 3, Spirit 2
Nimbus: The sound of distant wolves
Role: Guardian of London’s outer wards
Agenda: Keep spirits from crossing into the mortal realm.
IV. The Academic and Occult Circles
Dr. Miranda Kade
Path: Moros / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Matter 3, Death 2
Nimbus: Smell of chalk dust and embalming fluid
Role: University occultist, expert in necrochemistry.
Agenda: Prove synergy between alchemy and medicine.
Jasper Kincaid
Path: Obrimos / Order: Silver Ladder
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Prime 3, Forces 3
Nimbus: Buzzing of unseen power lines
Role: Art restorer and covert relic warder
Agenda: Hide magical sigils inside national art collections.
Helena Ward
Path: Acanthus / Order: Mysterium
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Time 3, Space 2
Nimbus: Air tastes faintly of perfume and deja vu
Role: Keeper of the Chronomantic Library
Agenda: Track alternate timelines caused by vampiric interference.
Malik Shaw
Path: Mastigos / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Space 3, Mind 2
Nimbus: Flickering static between people’s gazes
Role: Reality hacker and cryptographer
Agenda: Break down the metaphysical “firewall” separating mages and vampires.
Rowan Devereux
Path: Thyrsus / Order: Guardians of the Veil
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Life 3, Spirit 2
Nimbus: Smell of forest rain
Role: Spirit ecologist
Agenda: Negotiate with urban spirits displaced by vampiric expansion.
V. The Investigators and Enforcers
Inspector Callum Harkness
Path: Obrimos / Order: Adamantine Arrow
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Forces 3, Prime 2
Nimbus: Crack of gunfire in the distance
Role: Mage police liaison
Agenda: Cover up supernatural crimes as mundane incidents.
Dr. Ophelia Trent
Path: Moros / Order: Guardians of the Veil
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Death 4, Matter 2
Nimbus: Iron smell, slow pulse of darkness
Role: Interrogator and necromantic truthseeker
Agenda: Root out heretics and rogue cabals.
Nathaniel Cross
Path: Mastigos / Order: Silver Ladder
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Mind 3, Space 2
Nimbus: Faint scent of parchment and candle smoke
Role: Diplomat to foreign Consilia
Agenda: Negotiate with Parisian mages and vampires alike.
Cass Moran
Path: Acanthus / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Fate 3, Time 2
Nimbus: Shimmering tarot-card overlays in vision
Role: Street diviner and oracle
Agenda: Spread subtle resistance messages through performance art.
Fen Rowntree
Path: Thyrsus / Order: Adamantine Arrow
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Life 3, Matter 2
Nimbus: Wet soil and heartbeats beneath the floor
Role: Combat medic and ritualist
Agenda: Heal soldiers and spirits alike after magical wars.
VI. The Outsiders and Reformists
Elara D’Vine
Path: Acanthus / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Fate 3, Mind 2
Nimbus: Sweet scent of old roses and static music
Role: Pop-culture mage influencer
Agenda: Reveal the truth through art and viral myth.
Tomas Leto
Path: Mastigos / Order: Mysterium
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Space 3, Prime 2
Nimbus: Words echoing in endless corridors
Role: Astral cartographer
Agenda: Chart the Mirror Stair — the astral reflection of London.
Dr. Aisha Halim
Path: Obrimos / Order: Free Council
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Forces 4, Matter 2
Nimbus: Sparks and the smell of ozone
Role: Techno-sorcerer engineer
Agenda: Build sustainable energy grid aligned with ley currents.
Marcus O’Neill
Path: Moros / Order: Silver Ladder
Gnosis: 2 | Arcana: Matter 3, Death 2
Nimbus: Metallic echo, vision edges blur into decay
Role: Relic broker and forger
Agenda: Sell magical artifacts to both mages and vampires.
“Echo” (real name unknown)
Path: Mastigos / Order: None (apostate)
Gnosis: 3 | Arcana: Mind 4, Space 3
Nimbus: Voices whisper from any reflective surface
Role: Renegade mind-hacker
Agenda: Tear down both mage and vampire hierarchies; rumored to be the child of Isolde and Alaric’s experiments.