Thornvale
The Kingdom Between Forest & Fog
Thornvale is a quiet kingdom in name, but not in truth. Surrounded by
ancient forests where magic gathers like mist, it is both protected
and cursed by what lives beyond its borders. The humans of Thornvale
cling to tradition, fearful of the mystics who once walked freely
among them.
Witches were the first to be driven from the village. Fairies left
willingly, insulted. Werewolves were forced into the mountains.
Vampires hid themselves long before that.
“Magic never leaves a place—it simply waits for someone brave or foolish enough to touch it again.”
Witches
Practitioners of Emotion-Bound Magic
Witches in this world are not born with control; they are born with
connection. Their magic is guided by emotion first, training
second. Joy brings light. Anger sharpens. Fear destabilizes. And grief?
Grief can reshape entire forests.
Magic Structure
- Aura: visible color signatures that reveal their magical state
- Wands: carved from ancestral woods, tipped in crystals that sync to the witch’s eyes
- Brooms: family heirlooms, often carved with intentions and protective runes
- Emotion-binding: magic grows reckless when the heart is turbulent
The Fire That Changed Everything
Years ago, a witch cottage burned mysteriously—Dysa Bloom’s childhood
home. Humans wh