#burialverse

to whom it may concern, 

this is a courtesy missive from the department of magical law enforcement, in conjunction with the department of security, that assorted actions may have changed your status in the last month. our records have indicated a change. please do not reply by the owl that sent you this, as no one will receive them in our office. instead, please contact your interviewer or bernard cowbell, head of the department of magical law enforcement, who finalizes the changes in security clearance. 

thank you, 

the department of magical law enforcement, dated september the first, 1950.

ADDITIONAL NOTES :  following the interviews regarding the events that took place at norris’s estate, security statues have been adjusted as needed. while the ministry has informed your character that their security status has changed, they have not informed them what the change is. that is for them to speculate and, perhaps, become aware of if they notice the tail that has been following them. all characters who were not in attendance have kept their original status. we ask that players please update their ministry files accordingly.

please remember that the following information is meta knowledge and is not known by the characters themselves ( save for characters marked as vulnerable or undesirable ). characters, however, may become aware of the measures that the ministry have put in place in response. 

ARTEMIS FAWLEY. known threat, currently under observation due to possible unregistered lycanthropy. 

CARLOTTA PINKSTONE. probable threat, currently under light observation following her sentence to azkaban.

CEDRELLA BLACK. not a known threat.

DRUELLA ROSIER. probable threat, wanted for questioning regarding the events of august 16th. 

ELISABETH LESTRANGE. not a known threat.

EUPHEMIA GIBBON. known threat, currently under observation due to possible case of unregistered creature blood.

FLEAMONT POTTER. known threat, currently under observation due to unauthorized use of restricted magic.

HELENA HYSLOP. probable threat, currently under light observation due to her association with potter, f.

IGNATIUS PREWETT. probable threat, wanted for questioning regarding the events of august 16th. 

LAZARUS AVERY. known threat, currently under observation due to possible connection to norris, c.

LUCRETIA BLACK. possible threat, pending investigation regarding the compulsion charm and possible follow up interview. 

ODESSA BONES. probable threat, wanted for questioning regarding the events of august 16th. 

PROSPERINA GREENGRASS. possible threat, pending investigation of her association with avery, l.

SASHA TIKHOMIROV. probable threat, currently under observation after the events that transpired in manhattan with picquery, h. 

TALIESIN LESTRANGE. probable threat, pending further investigation on his occupational status.

A DISCOVERY HAS BEEN MADE  ––

congratulations to prosperina greengrass, who managed to make a discovery in the library! while perusing the shelves, prosperina found a journal amongst the books, the spine devoid of text but with gold paw prints winding up the sides. when she pulls it off the shelf, it opens to a newspaper clipping from july 11th, 1950. the headline reads: bodily remains found at the bottom of hogwarts’ own black lake, authorities terminate search for henry potter. 

A DISCOVERY HAS BEEN MADE  ––

congratulations to lucretia black, who managed to make a discovery in the dressing room! the mirror was quite interesting, wasn’t it? unsettling, even. it took lucretia a little bit of time, but she was able to come to the conclusion that the mirror reflected magically concealed items within the room, making them possible to be found. after a bit of getting used to navigating the room in reverse, she discovered a jewelry box, presumably belonging to mrs. norris. while the box is currently locked, lucretia is overwhelmed by the feeling that finding a way to open it soon is important. 

A DISCOVERY HAS BEEN MADE  ––

congratulations to artemis fawley, who managed to make a discovery within the study. while the desk itself had been thoroughly turned over, it seems whoever was there before artemis did not think to look behind the portraits, or maybe the glares from the norris family members were just too discouraging. whatever the case may be, there was something left behind that artemis noticed: a corner of an envelope, just barely sticking out from behind the frame that holds cecil norris’s great grandmother. despite the woman’s protests at being tilted, artemis was able to remove the envelope. inside is a somewhat vague letter, though it is clear the intention is to inquire on a previously arranged business deal. the interesting thing about it, is that it is signed by none other than the late cygnus black.

MEET MR. CECIL ASHBY NORRIS, ESQ.

No, really  ––  meet him! You may respond to his greeting here, or craft one of your own and tag him in it.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CECIL? 

Oh, uh... well, not much. When the council hired him to provide and handle the goat for the festival, his credentials looked so good on paper that there wasn’t really any need to inquire after further information! He seems adequately comfortable around animals, and he arrived to grappenhall heys walled garden at approximately 5:30AM with an assistant to help with the setting up and handling of the goat! 

ASK CECIL A QUESTION –– OR THREE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, & WELCOME TO BURIAL VERSE!

Part of the magic of BURIAL SOCIETY lies in the players themselves – without you, there would be no story to tell, no plot arcs, no characters, and no intrigue.

In light of this, player interaction or lack thereof will have a heavy hand in determining and shaping the plot of BURIAL SOCIETY. 

There are several outlined possibilities and directions in which the plot could progress - much like a choose-your-own-adventure experience, the choices each individual character makes in the group have a tangible and influential affect on the broader story they are found in.

To that that a step further, herein comes the point of BURIAL VERSE: a direct and immediately visible way to influence the plot.

Through BURIAL VERSE, your characters may choose to interact with a member of the community. There will not always be someone here to talk to, but when there is, they’re here for a reason. Sometimes the reason is to trigger a plot drop. Sometimes the reason is to resolve an issue or cut loose a thread before something terribly important unravels. Sometimes, you may need to talk to the character to prevent something undesirable from happening.

In any case, each member of the community will come with a file, containing all currently known information about the character, as well as a prompt for how to interact with them.