Nine Houses

The nine houses represent the nine bloodlines that help keep the magic in order. Over time two houses seem to have been lost: making the remaining seven houses diligent in their duties. You are the scion to the Sixth House…or at least you were.

Your eldest sibling has been declared the scion. This was never supposed to have happened since their curse had always made them unsuitable for ruling the Sixth House. As far as you can tell that hasn’t changed yet now your life is adrift. People around you are acting differently and new people are showing up. Is everything related or are you just hoping to make some sense of what has happened?

There are different directions your life can take but do any of them appeal to you?

The story will focus on relationships, romantic or platonic, with a mystery element. Nine Houses is set in a world similar to our own but with magic.
 

• Customize the main character in appearance and personality. How do they handle the change in their position? Do they help or hurt their sibling’s chances? Do they dive head first into a new mystery or do they want to hang back a bit?
• Build Relationships. Befriend everyone, be a loner, or somewhere in between.
• Romance one of five characters; Your (old) betrothed,  the rival bloodline, the new boy/girl(s) in town, or the university researcher.
• Choose which areas of life skills you focused on.
• Pick a hobby to de-stress from everything around you.

Shinji/Shiori Kubo

The match was made with the understanding they would one day rule with the future Vicerex of the Sixth House. Now the question is if they want to stay with you or go with your elder sibling.

Mara/Matteo Milan

Your so-called cousin, even though the two of you aren’t related. They are from the next family in the line to rule the bloodline. They have spent many years in the north to gain traction and allies.

Rowan Cosra

A visitor from the main island who's here along with their twin. They seem to be the relaxed one of the two. They seem to be taking everything in stride and going along for the fun of it.

Aster Cosra

A visitor from the main island who's here along with their twin. They are the more stoic of the two. They seem to be going along with everything out of duty.

 Nora/Niko Stavig

A university student who is studying the changes in magic. They are being hosted by different House Families. They have already spent the allocated time being hosted by your family, but they keep coming back.

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