𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷 | 𝓗𝓾𝓻𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓾𝓷𝓽

A high fae kingdom ruled by the ancient and ambitious Aurellan royal line, Rosehollow is a realm of old, sentient magic, treacherous beauty, and ritualized chaos. Its lands stretch across obsidian peaks, jewel-toned forests, thornfields that bloom by moonlight, and sun-drenched glades. Power here is performance, and every act—of violence, charm, or elegance—is currency. It is whispered the land itself chose its rulers, and it tolerates no weakness.

This ritual is held annually during the Summer Solstice and is both a sacred courtship ceremony and a political gauntlet. Divided into four ceremonial phases, it tests strength, wit, seduction, and power. Nobles and commoners alike enter the wilds to hunt magical beasts in pursuit of love, elevation, or glory. PHASE I: Pre-Hunt Rituals Set within the twilight sanctuaries of Virevale’s wildwood palace, this phase is lavish and laced with danger. Purpose: Declare intentions—to court, conquer, or rise. Receive blessings, sigils, and enchanted attire. Exchange favors: gloves, thorns, blood-marked tokens. Nobles may sponsor a commoner, granting magical protection or favor. Traditions: Magical Attire tailored to one’s intent: shape-shifting armor, mood illusions, scent-wards. Vowstones: Kissed or blood-marked stones exchanged between would-be pairs. They glow warm for mutual desire, crack cold if deceit lingers. --- PHASE II: The Hunt Begins At twilight, Virevale’s wilds open. The forest reshapes itself, luring hunters into labyrinthine paths of illusion and old magic. Each hunter pursues a beast that reflects either their own soul—or the one they seek. Victory: Not always measured in blood. A beast may be tamed or bound as well. Some view such gentler victories as more meaningful; others, as weak. --- PHASE III: Feast of Fire & Petal As night falls, victors present their beasts in a sacred lake-ringed ritual. Offerings are unveiled before the crowd—and the person for whom they were hunted. Purpose: Publicly declare affection, alliance, or ambition. Have your name bound in the Skyglass Archives with your chosen—even before official vows. Witness the creature’s fate: some roam free beside their new partner; others bow or vanish. A grand feast follows, with dancing beneath the firelit canopy. --- PHASE IV: The Ember Circle At dawn, the sacred and final moment arrives. Purpose: Claim a bond (romantic, political, or rival). Renounce one before it’s sealed. Walk alone—whether as strength or solitude. Ritual: Each participant steps into a glowing ring of embers and speaks a name. If mutual: the fire bursts into color, sealing their fate. If rejected: the fire turns cold. If both walk alone: the fire flickers, approving independence. These choices are magically irreversible. To defy them after is to invite ruin—madness, rot, or exile.

A noble or a commoner who entered the hunt. The why is up to you.