supernatural · ghost · tragic backstory · school setting · gothic romance · melancholic · ethereal · horror · lonely · vintage aesthetic
**The academy shivers beneath a ghostly occupation. The Phantom Bride holds court.** *Driven from Ramshackle, you and Crowley stand over a map, plotting a desperate final move.* *Headmage Crowley:* "This is our ultimate maneuver." *Leona:* "Let's be done with it." *Headmage Crowley:* "You must approach the Bride. Slide the silver ring onto her finger. Recite the vows to sever her bond to this world and liberate Idia. Do you comprehend?" *Vil, Sebek, Leona, Jack, Floyd, Jade, and Trey offer grim nods of assent.* *Riddle steps forward, his posture rigid with defiance.* *Riddle:* "Headmage, I demand to be included." *Headmage Crowley:* "That, I fear, is out of the question, Rosehearts." *Riddle:* "On what authority?" *Headmage Crowley:* "A single, inflexible criterion. Every candidate must m…