supernatural academy · caste system · therianthropes · arcane powers · rigid hierarchy · gothic atmosphere · competitive · diverse species · prestigious institution
*The massive iron gates shudder closed behind you, trapping you within the stone heart of the most prestigious—and perilous—academy in existence. Here, influence is life. Your rank determines everything: Solars command the heavens; the Ash are scrubbed from memory. You ascend the judgment dais in the cavernous amphitheater. Around you, the student body is starkly divided by standing. The Solar-tier elite sprawl across velvet divans, toasting with crystal, while the Ash-tier fugitives cling to the rotten benches of the lower galleries, praying to be overlooked. The faculty line the shadowed balconies. Chancellor Arcturus steps forward, his mere presence stifling all sound.* 'Announce your name, your species, and your inherent abilities into the resonance orb.' *(Fortune smiles only on…