St. Victor's practitioners

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<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <header>Information</header> <label>Organization Type</label> <label>Leader(s)</label> <label>Leader(s)</label> <label>Allies</label> <label>Allies</label> <label>Status</label> <label>Location</label> <label>First Appearance</label> <header>First Appearance</header> <label>Debut</label> </infobox> The St. Victor's practitioners were a group of students sponsored by The Carmine Exile and his former forsworn followers, sometimes called the Red Heron.

Modus Operandi

They were awakened by the four Judges, with the expectation that their awakening could be revoked at any time prior to the age of 18. Due to this unusual awakening they only have a fourth of the power they would normally have, despite this they're still more powerful than the average practitioner.<ref>“If we withdraw you, it is to protect you. You will lose the ability, the word, and memories. It will not be offered or given again. You will return to your ordinary life, as much like it used to be as we can contrive to make it. Enemies will know you to be Innocent immediately, when the practice is taken from you. That may protect you. But I cannot guarantee it.”

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“The young often need practice. Some of you need it. But the practice is not kind to the young. It is, too often, too rigid. This is a compromise. A new kind of Awakening. A tenuous one. Your practice will be weaker than if it was a true, lifelong Oath. I intend to give you access to powers on a great enough scale that being stuck at a quarter of your usual strength won’t matter. When you turn eighteen, the oath will be binding, and you will inherit the full suite of powers… while losing the ability to withdraw. Decide before then.” - Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.z</ref>

Each student has their own specialty <ref>“Stuff. That we have specialties, I guess.”- Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.8</ref> and their own dedicated teacher.<ref>“If we call all the teachers, won’t that help average it out?” Teddy asked.- Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.8</ref> They're supposed to share their knowledge with each other.<ref>“We’re supposed to teach each other as we learn.”- Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.8</ref>

Theirs a lot of infighting and casual disrespect among the students.<ref>They were such a mess. The infighting, the casual disrespect, the power imbalance. - Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.8</ref>

Each student has an innocent charm that helps disguise them from unwanted attention.<ref>Teddy said, “I want to bring practice stuff to school. Just in case we need to defend ourselves. If the innocence charm failed for more of us-”

“If you bring practice stuff to school the charm won’t work,- Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.8</ref>

They spend their time doing errands for the numerous Lords the Carmine Exile has created, doing favours in return for power.<ref>“The Dropped Call will renew the contract at the end of the month, but you need to set up a ward. So people can’t pass through as easily. You should know what you need to do to set that up. Teach the others while you do it.”

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“Second, the White Rot. Stop in at their second branch, pick up the package, drop it off at what will be their fourth branch.”

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Those are responsibilities for forces we’ve contracted for power.- Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.8</ref>

Members

Student	Teacher	Practice
Harri Maxfield	Helen Kim	Horrors
Teddy	Josef Miller	Alchemical Others
Joshua Roberts (former student)	Lenard Lily	Belamite (Abyssal) practice
Nomi Bearden	Yiyun Jen	Necromancy
Stefan	(unspecified)	(unspecified)
Adrian	Freeman Boyd	Technomancy
Travis	(unspecified; formerly Joel Richardson)	Dragonslaying
Dony	(unspecified; formerly Joel Richardson)	Dragonslaying
Kira-Lynn Everett	Griffin Lytle	Spirit surgery
Cameron	Seth Belanger	Augury

Students

• Harri Maxfield -- apprenticed to Helen (younger sister to Adrian)
• Teddy Kilburn -- apprenticed to Josef. Said to be a trickster by Maricica.
• Nomi Bearden -- apprenticed to Yiyun. Will take the extreme road according to Maricica.
• Stefan -- apprenticed to unknown teacher. said to be a survivor by Maricica.
• Adrian -- apprenticed to Freeman (older brother of Harri)
• Travis
• Dony
• Kira-Lynn Everett -- apprenticed to Griffin. Said to be perceptive by Maricica
• Joshua Roberts -- was apprenticed to Lenard. Took the out clause to forget his practice. Said to be a protector by Maricica.
• Cameron Merson -- apprenticed to Seth. Also dating Seth. Said to be a liar and thief by Maricica

Teachers

• Lenard Lily -- Abyssal Bedlamite
• Yiyun Jen -- Twilight Necromancer
• Seth Belanger -- Auger
• Griffin Lyttle -- Spirit Surgeon
• Josef Miller -- Alchemist
• Helen Kim -- Horror Practitioner
• Joel Richardson -- Ex-Retired Dragonslayer
• Freeman Boyd -- Technomancer (never Forsworn)
• The Allaire group<ref>“There’s two cool teachers in the bunch,” Kira said.
  
  “Mine’s one, right?” Nomi asked.
  
  “Yeah. And I guess the practitioners from the Allaire group are alright, but they’re not doing much. The rest of them, they’re creeps like mine or they’re weird or they’re creepy weirdo cowards like Joshua’s teacher,” Kira said.

- Excerpt from Crossed with Silver 19.z</ref><ref>Because many of these people, they aren’t seen. They aren’t recognized. A Lord took over Peterborough just before Musser came here. They shook Allaire’s hand and agreed to work with him, and I don’t think they’ll ever realize on their own, but if they do, I’m not confident they’ll care enough to act on it. Thirteen under Allaire. Four still alive, Forsworn by his departed mother. One, soon to be, under the child. - Excerpt from Wild Abandon 18.5</ref>

History

The idea for a secret magic school was originally conceived of by Lis and the Carmine Exile.<ref>“They would be. You wouldn’t have any interest in cultivating cutthroat, dangerously effective students would you? If we only replaced the handful of teachers on staff at St. Victor’s, made some adjustments to expectations…”

“In what will be a secret magic school, right under Kennet’s nose?” Lis asked. “Your little red heron?”- Excerpt from Wild Abandon 18.y</ref>

References

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