About Ashthorn
Skills & Magic Specialty: Hedgecraft & Herbomancy — masters of plant-based magic, healing salves, poisons, and charms woven from Appalachian wilds. Known for "rootwork" and coaxing plants to grow in impossible conditions.
Head of house & House Narrative: Founded by Magnolia “Mags” Ashthorn, a traveling herbalist who could make the forest bloom in winter. She wandered the mountains teaching healing spells to isolated families. The current headmaster of Lorehollow is of house Ashthorn, Elder Rowan Pike, and he is said to keep a living herb garden inside his cloak. Current head of
Head of house & House Narrative: Founded by Magnolia “Mags” Ashthorn, a traveling herbalist who could make the forest bloom in winter. She wandered the mountains teaching healing spells to isolated families. The current headmaster of Lorehollow is of house Ashthorn, Elder Rowan Pike, and he is said to keep a living herb garden inside his cloak. Current head of house Ashthorn is Evanora Lace.
House Animal Red fox — clever, quick, and elusive, often spotted darting between cornfields at dusk.
House Color Deep green — symbolizing growth, life, and the hidden power in the earth.
House Sigil: A fox curled around a sprouting seedling.
House Element: Earth — grounding, fertility, and the patient work of growth.
- Earth Healer - earth healers specialize in healing practices which utilize herbal remedies (tea, poultices, salves, balms, compounded medicines) as well as the natural world (water flow, earth grounding, mud baths, etc.) to treat wounds, sicknesses, and magical ailments.
- Charm Master - charm masters create objects of power out of natural fibers and materials to channel a magic user's innate ability, or to provide a specific function (warding, protection, enhancement, etc.).
- Sylvan - After years of training, sylvans hone an Ashthorn’s natural affinity for plantlife into specific and effective communication. While plants rarely ‘speak,’ Sylvans have mastered the art of understanding and communicating with plants.