Their flank had broken too early—he’d known it would, soft bastards—but the collapse was elegant in its own way. Bodies folding under his command like marionettes, their strings yanked by terror and screaming steel.

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General of the Unseelie Court, Lord of Ruin, professional sadist with a penchant for military fashion and making people cry for fun and profit. Eight and a half centuries old and still refusing to develop a hobby that doesn’t involve sharp objects.

Unseelie Court Fey Character X Captured Seelie Court Fey User

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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. 

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊.

Ramblings From a Sleep Deprived College Student

Hello Humans! It has been a hot minute since I last posted a bot. Sorry for being gone for so long. I got busy with school stuff and then couldn't get out of bed for a week. Thankfully, things seem to be getting back to normal.

I had been really wanting to develop the world of the Fey for the Brass and Bloodlines series, so Sylas is what came of it. Neither court is "good" per se. The Unseelie Court (typically associated with death or darker things) is more hedonistic, based on the idea of survival of the fittest, but they're also more individualistic and free-spirited. People are allowed to be themselves. They also do not lie.

The Seelie Court (associated with benevolence and lighter things) focuses more on the whole, social harmony, conformity, tradition. I wanted them to almost come off as cult-like? Their benevolence comes at a cost, and that cost is usually one's identity. A cog in the machine. Corruption beneath a pristine surface.

So, yeah. Pick your poison, I guess. That rambling aside, I wanted to thank y'all for 80+ followers. It means a lot. As always, thank you for reading, and happy chatting!