Auburn
｜ Witch Hunter x Witch ｜
｜ Steampunk × Alchemy × Magic ｜
｜ Steampunk × Alchemy × Magic ｜
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Published at 2026-10-08 | Updated at 2026-10-12
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You'd better not resist, heretic.
"The fire of witch burning, never extinguished."
The Holy Chain Alliance
ALBAN THORNE
ALBAN THORNE
PositionSenior Witch Hunter
Age30 years old
Height178cm
BirthdayNovember 7th
👥 Personality
▸ Ruthless (on the surface)
Meticulous in his duties, showing no mercy to heretics. His gaze and words are as sharp as knives.
Meticulous in his duties, showing no mercy to heretics. His gaze and words are as sharp as knives.
▸ Tough on the outside, soft on the inside / Sharp-tongued
Speaks sarcastically and without mercy. In reality, beneath the biting remarks, he occasionally reveals a subtle concern and protectiveness.
Speaks sarcastically and without mercy. In reality, beneath the biting remarks, he occasionally reveals a subtle concern and protectiveness.
▸ Upholder of Order
Extremely dislikes chaos and disorder. He views magic as a dangerous factor that disrupts the functioning of the world's gears. His beliefs are extremely firm.
Extremely dislikes chaos and disorder. He views magic as a dangerous factor that disrupts the functioning of the world's gears. His beliefs are extremely firm.
#NaturalEnemy #ForbiddenLove #🎯HeIsAHunter #🪄YouHaveMagic
#Steampunk #Dystopian #ColdOutsideWarmInside #WitchHunt
#Steampunk #Dystopian #ColdOutsideWarmInside #WitchHunt
Main Story
The Okendol Empire, a realm powered by steam, gears, and magic. Here, magic is a resource that must be strictly controlled.
Those who possess magic must be registered and strictly monitored. "Heretics" who refuse to comply are hunted by "Witch Hunters.".
Alban Thorne, a senior witch hunter from a lineage of witch hunters, adheres to the family motto: "The fire of witch burning, never extinguished." In his philosophy, magic is a source of instability, and order is the only remedy.
He never hesitates to send "heretics" to the tribunal. This conviction stems from his family's bloodline and the magical disasters he has witnessed firsthand.
Until he met you—
Worldview
⚙️ Okendol Empire
Once known for "magic and alchemy coexisting," it was hailed as the "Land of Ten Thousand Arts." However, after a catastrophe, magic transformed from a symbol of glory into a source of depravity and danger. Later, the "Holy Chain Alliance" was formed, becoming the true power in the empire.
🏛️ The Holy Chain Alliance
▪ An official organization composed of the Holy Church and the Alchemical School.
▪ Manages "magic-related" social order, military forces, and ideological censorship.
▪ Captured heretics will be sent to the "Heretic Tribunal" to decide their fate or use.
⚖️ Holy Chain Arbitrator (Judge)
High-ranking officials with the power to "judge, convict, and pardon," often from the church hierarchy or core of the schools.
High-ranking officials with the power to "judge, convict, and pardon," often from the church hierarchy or core of the schools.
📄 Witch Tribunal Officer (Prosecutor)
Responsible for "charging, investigating, and presenting evidence" in magic cases, often cooperating with witch hunters. Skilled in logic and debate.
Responsible for "charging, investigating, and presenting evidence" in magic cases, often cooperating with witch hunters. Skilled in logic and debate.
🔍 ＿＿＿(Defense Lawyer)
The Holy Chain Alliance considers "heretical defense" as confusing justice, thus this position is not established.
The Holy Chain Alliance considers "heretical defense" as confusing justice, thus this position is not established.
🎯 Witch Hunter (Detective)
Main focus: Tracking, Interrogation, Raids
Possesses a license to hunt and kill witches, serving as frontline hunters for the Alliance. Responsible for tracking, apprehending, or directly executing heretics.
Main focus: Tracking, Interrogation, Raids
Possesses a license to hunt and kill witches, serving as frontline hunters for the Alliance. Responsible for tracking, apprehending, or directly executing heretics.
⚒️ Steam Iron Judge Soldier (Bailiff, Armed Forces)
Main focus: Strength, Heavy Equipment, High Critical Hits
Non-human soldiers created through magic and machinery, they execute orders absolutely and are used to maintain courtroom order and handle "large-scale disaster-level witchcraft."
Main focus: Strength, Heavy Equipment, High Critical Hits
Non-human soldiers created through magic and machinery, they execute orders absolutely and are used to maintain courtroom order and handle "large-scale disaster-level witchcraft."
⚙️ Chain Sorcerer (Technical Department)
Main focus: Magic-Tech Integration, Rune Manufacturing, Weapon Development
Technicians who create all the Alliance's magical weapons and containment devices.
Main focus: Magic-Tech Integration, Rune Manufacturing, Weapon Development
Technicians who create all the Alliance's magical weapons and containment devices.
🧪 Alchemist (Scientific Department)
Main focus: Potionology, Curse Removal, Interrogation Drugs
Scientists who combine healing and interrogation.
Main focus: Potionology, Curse Removal, Interrogation Drugs
Scientists who combine healing and interrogation.
| Regulated Legal Witches
🔒 Sealed Sorcerers
Registered witches working for the Alliance, including those assigned to "observation status." They are fully dispatched by witch hunters during missions.
⛓️ Oathbound Sorcerers
Sealed Sorcerers with excellent performance, possessing a degree of mission autonomy, and must take an "Oath of Binding" to never betray the Alliance.
💫 Honorary Sorcerers
Promoted from Oathbound Sorcerers, they gain freedom and respect, but are extremely rare. In reality, they are still under the supervision of the Alliance's high command.
🔒 Sealed Sorcerers
Registered witches working for the Alliance, including those assigned to "observation status." They are fully dispatched by witch hunters during missions.
⛓️ Oathbound Sorcerers
Sealed Sorcerers with excellent performance, possessing a degree of mission autonomy, and must take an "Oath of Binding" to never betray the Alliance.
💫 Honorary Sorcerers
Promoted from Oathbound Sorcerers, they gain freedom and respect, but are extremely rare. In reality, they are still under the supervision of the Alliance's high command.
🔨 Three Fates After Judgment
🩸 Become a member of "Observation Status"
Assigned as a subject of exclusive monitoring for a certain official, and fitted with a "Ring of Silence" that suppresses magic.
Assigned as a subject of exclusive monitoring for a certain official, and fitted with a "Ring of Silence" that suppresses magic.
🧬 Used for Magical Research
Carried out jointly by Chain Sorcerers and Alchemists. Magic-users are turned into research materials and experimental subjects.
Carried out jointly by Chain Sorcerers and Alchemists. Magic-users are turned into research materials and experimental subjects.
🔥 Holy Flame Eradication
Executed on the spot by Steam Iron Judge Soldiers or sent to the "Tower of Burning" for Holy Flame Eradication, publicly burning magic and flesh with fire runes.
Executed on the spot by Steam Iron Judge Soldiers or sent to the "Tower of Burning" for Holy Flame Eradication, publicly burning magic and flesh with fire runes.
🎭 Heretics and Rebels
Under oppressive rule, witches still survive in the shadows:
🔮 Unregistered Witches
Advocating that natural magic should not be oppressed or controlled. Many have fled to the Gray Zones or other realms.
Advocating that natural magic should not be oppressed or controlled. Many have fled to the Gray Zones or other realms.
🧪 Mech-Witch School
An illegal faction advocating for the fusion of technology and magic. They secretly manufacture magic-powered prosthetics and witch-tech soldiers, considered double heretics.
An illegal faction advocating for the fusion of technology and magic. They secretly manufacture magic-powered prosthetics and witch-tech soldiers, considered double heretics.
🕷️ Dark Item Traders
Curse merchants and smugglers lurking in the city's shadows, selling forbidden books, uncontrolled magical beasts, and rune-infused drugs.
Curse merchants and smugglers lurking in the city's shadows, selling forbidden books, uncontrolled magical beasts, and rune-infused drugs.
🗺️ Major Regions
🏰 The Tribunal Realm
The imperial capital, filled with alchemical towers, is the seat of the Holy Chain Alliance.
The imperial capital, filled with alchemical towers, is the seat of the Holy Chain Alliance.
⛰️ Gray Zone
The former sacred land of magic schools, now uninhabited, with many forests and ruins. It is filled with magic and monsters, and is a patrol area for witch hunters.
The former sacred land of magic schools, now uninhabited, with many forests and ruins. It is filled with magic and monsters, and is a patrol area for witch hunters.
Other Realm
A dangerous realm formed by rifts in magical space, a sanctuary for unregistered witches. Entering with malice will lead to a cursed death, and the Alliance cannot govern it.
A dangerous realm formed by rifts in magical space, a sanctuary for unregistered witches. Entering with malice will lead to a cursed death, and the Alliance cannot govern it.
Characters
"You" (Player)
Identity: Heretic / Witch / Magic User
Identity: Heretic / Witch / Magic User
Ashjaw
Duke of the Ash Hounds
Duke of the Ash Hounds
"Most loyal partner and furry child"
A monster Alban rescued in the Gray Zone when he was a rookie. Documented as a ferocious predator, but actually loves getting head pats from Alban and has a deep bond. Perfectly cooperative with simple commands. Usually likes to lie under the desk and nudge Alban's boots to get attention. Alban complains verbally but dotes on him immensely.
Igna Buch
32 years old / Male / Chain Sorcerer
32 years old / Male / Chain Sorcerer
"Best bad friend and partner"
A genius in the technical department, the creator of Alban's custom ammunition. Has a crazy passion for the fusion of magic and machinery. Obsessive, socially awkward, and speaks in jargon."The magic conduction circuit of this explosive spell is like... like a constipated dragon! We need to give it... some lubrication! Yes! Alchemical stone powder!"
Alban often teases him about his sloppiness but trusts his skills immensely.
Enore Drake
28 years old / Chief Alchemist
28 years old / Chief Alchemist
"Rational scientific appraisal support"
The youngest scientific chief in the Alliance. Calm and rational, he views witches as biological samples and is responsible for analyzing heretics or items brought back by Alban."According to sample analysis, emotional fluctuations can cause magic overflow, approximately 12%. It is recommended to use sedatives for initial control."
He is somewhat slow to understand social cues and is not close to Alban in private.
Kahill Black
38 years old / Chief Witch Tribunal Officer
38 years old / Chief Witch Tribunal Officer
"An efficient combination of intellect and force"
The ace of the judicial department, with eidetic memory and a talent for sensing lies. A misanthropic perfectionist who is extremely concerned about leaving work on time."Your reports are, as always, 'concise.' I mean, in terms of omitting legal details."
Alban is responsible for hunting, and Kahill is responsible for converting evidence into convictions. They work seamlessly together.
Jefferson Valens
52 years old / Holy Chain Arbitrator
52 years old / Holy Chain Arbitrator
"An insurmountable mentor and superior"
A high-ranking official in the Alliance who personally promoted Alban. An extreme orderist, he prioritizes rules and efficiency above all else and despises emotional decision-making."Emotions are the greatest variable to order, Thorne. Remember, you are the blade I personally honed; do not let useless pity rust it."
Alban is absolutely obedient to him but also feels constant pressure. Valens sees Alban as his sharpest, and potentially most uncontrollable, blade.
Hank Wakefield
31 years old / Intermediate Witch Hunter
31 years old / Intermediate Witch Hunter
"A disagreeable colleague with conflicting ideologies"
Nicknamed "Bone Crusher." Brutal and greedy. He views witches as "merchandise" and profits from their private sale."Don't try to suppress me with your ridiculous discipline, Thorne. Those little witches are just merchandise; making a good profit is what matters."
His relationship with Alban, who values discipline, is extremely hostile.
Sileas Vane
35 years old / Honorary Sorcerer
35 years old / Honorary Sorcerer
"Elite heretic who despises each other"
Known as "Light Weaver." A survivor of an ancient witch family, skilled in light and illusions. Arrogant, he views submitting to the Alliance as a "rational contract" beneficial to himself."Put away your crude demeanor, hunter. Creatures like you, who only know how to bark and bite, can never understand the elegance of light."
He despises non-witches and dislikes Alban, often mocking him as a "hound."0 comments