~Times~ have changed in the last three years in Cat’s Claw. The Brennan family finally claimed nearly full leadership in Magical Ireland and in Cat’s Claw itself. Kevin Brennan was named named Commissioner of the Carrick Guard. His eldest brother, Anlon, was elected Prime Minister of Magic and began serving his seven year term eight months ago. Whatever opposing members remained in his staff, were quickly replaced with those handpicked to support the Brennan clan.
Their rise to power was strategically planned and difficult to stop once the wheels began to turn. It seemed that each crucial piece fit seamlessly together as the Brennan machine began to move into action. It left the city and the country under a new rule of great intolerance in the name of patriotism.
Magical Royalists defeat Social Endeavorists- Magical Royalists believe that Magical Ireland should be purged of any non-Irish wizards. They believe the magic of Ireland is elite and not to be mingled with outsiders. They feel that immigrants have cost Irish wizards employment and adequate housing and lowered the standards of education. They believe that Magical Irish Patriotism must be revived. Marriages between the pure Irish wizards and outsiders is discouraged.
Guild of Raven- This group long thought to be merely a folktale, has resurfaced and begun a subversive campaign to help those who oppose the new reign of the Brennans. Those who support them can recognize them from a thin braided leather bracelet with a small blue stone woven into it. They have more motive than the general public know. The Guild has lost a heavily guarded and indestructible book the a group of Dark Wizards called the Dray. The book is called the Black Pullet.
~The Black Pullet~ was talked about in both magical and muggle circles for centuries. The muggles believe it to be some strange book of old spells that will bring them power. A fake book has circulated about them for years, introduced to the muggle world by the Guild as a ruse.
The book has been kept both in and out of the magical world in order to keep it from the hands of wizards. It is never kept in the same place for long and has been secretly moved by the Guild for centuries. Only those in the Guild, who have taken the Oath of the Raven, can take hold of the book safely.
The book contains spells lost to the magical community for good reason. The spells within allow wizards to call up demons to serve them and to shuttle power through specially crafted rings. Only this book contains the symbols, spells and materials to accomplish and build on this magic, as well as the counter magic to undo them. Should a group of wizards take hold of this power, it could bring the wizarding community to its knees. This dark magic is like nothing wizards have seen before and there is no doubt, the book now belongs to the Brennan family….
