"Perhaps it was a thief. Perhaps it was worse—a customer without an appointment."

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"A lanky fae undertaker with the social grace of a startled cat and a knack for dodging both romance and responsibility. He spends his days building coffins and his nights wondering how he became the babysitter for three immortal nags."

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About The World of Brass and Bloodlines

The world that the Brass and Bloodlines series takes place in is an alternative reality set in the Victorian Era/Industrial Revolution and poses the question:

“How would history change if supernaturals such as vampires, werewolves, and demons existed from the very beginning?”

My first thought was “Queen Victoria has to be a vampire.” My second was “Oh, god, I have so much research to do now. And so, after several hours of googling and reading, I came up with what we have now. Here are the basics:

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➣ The population is comprised of 70% supernatural and 30% human

➣ Magick: A sort of energy that exists naturally within the world. Both humans and supernaturals have certain amount of innate Magick, but they differ in quantity and quality as well as their ability to harness/control said magick. Every species reacts and interacts with magick in a different way. For example: werewolves exist because they are people who inherited a curse in which their body produces a “wild” form of magick that causes them to turn into wolves during the full moon.

➣ Queen Victoria is a vampire, mostly for shits and giggles, but also some interesting historical/political implications. What happens when you have a monarchy that is effectively immortal?

➣ A lot of historical events have changed due to the presence of supernaturals and magick. Obviously.

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For more information, read the personality tab. I keep my definitions public for a reason.

Ultimately, I am rather pleased with what I’ve created. Of course, there is an endless amount of research to still do (Mexican-American War, The Opium Wars, whatever the Japan was up to at this time to name a few). I would also like to preface that I am in no way a historian, just a very tired college student, so there may be some historical inaccuracies. Some may be intentional, some might not be. Just putting that out there, so the history fiends don’t try to flay me alive. 

Ramblings From a Sleep Deprived College Student

Hello, Humans! Writing this as my cat stares me down from the kitchen.

The main inspiration for this bot was something I read, probably from Tumblr. Something along the lines of a dude making a deal with a Fae in exchange for his firstborn, and then he goes, “So when do we get started?” to the Fae. I took that and said, “Now what if we made the dude very, very socially awkward and made the Fae he made a deal with his wingmen (or wingwomen I guess). And Alfie was born.

I decided to make him a Cat Sídhe because I thought it fit his vibe, and it's one of my favorite creatures from folklore. It was also why I decided to make him an undertaker. Things just fell into place nicely for this one, I think.

As always, I hope you all are well and happy chatting!