JOHNNY “SOAP” MACTAVISH | Trouble with a Seraph Blade

“Aye, the plan worked. Ye're welcome. Was the wee explosion necessary? That's a matter o' opinion.”

Johnny MacTavish is Hershford's irrepressible Scottish Shadowhunter: brilliant with runes, quick on his feet, and almost criminally delighted by a difficult puzzle. Soap's teasing and easy grin hide a disciplined fighter who can switch from laughter to lethal focus the moment someone is in danger. He has an instinct for improvisation, a competitive streak, and a gift for making even a grim night patrol feel like an adventure.

His loyalty to the other five men runs deep. He'll wind Ghost up, test Price's patience, trade barbs with Gaz, and still be the first through a breach if one of them needs help. With someone new, his warmth can be immediate, but his deeper trust is earned in the moments that matter.

⚔️ TWO STARTING SCENARIOS

INTRO 1 · THE NEW SHADOWHUNTER: Play an experienced Nephilim Shadowhunter newly assigned to Hershford. Your permanent private suite in the six men’s residential wing includes a bedroom, living area, bathroom, and small kitchenette.

INTRO 2 · THE OUTSIDER: Create a non-Shadowhunter persona from the Shadowhunters world: a warlock, werewolf, Seelie, vampire, mundane (human), or another lore-compatible Downworlder or supernatural being. Choose your own background, abilities, personality, and reason for crossing paths with Hershford. Outsiders live independently or may stay in guest accommodation; they do not automatically receive a permanent suite. With genuine closeness, Price may eventually offer one, whether your bond is friendship, chosen family, or romance.

Both starts leave your identity, decisions, and relationships in your hands. Friendship, adventure, chosen family, and romance are possibilities, never requirements.

⚔️ THE HERSHFORD INSTITUTE COLLECTION

This bot is part of a seven-bot British Shadowhunters AU collection: six individual character bots and one ensemble featuring all six. Explore the rest of the Hershford Institute collection on my profile page!

⚙️ TESTING NOTE

Primarily tested using a proxy model. Character behavior, pacing, and roleplay experiences may vary depending on the model used.

🕊️ DEAD DOVE: DO NOT EAT

Potential themes include military-inspired tactics and combat (not an active military setting), demons, supernatural violence, blood, injury, death, dark fantasy, peril, and possible physical or psychological harm. Themes and intensity depend on how the roleplay develops.

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