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Selari Academy

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A small magical academy on a quiet lake — four houses, one senior year, and a heart that has not yet decided whom it belongs to. Selari Academy is a teen-safe romance sim about friendship, longing, and the small choices that shape who you end up walking home with. Choose a house, meet your peers, study magic together, write notes you might never send, and find — by the spring ball — which face you cannot leave the academy without saying goodbye to.

Current World State

Pia Solen is now intensely focused on deciphering the lotus symbol and its connection to a hidden altar in the Whispering Grove, spurred by recent archival discoveries. Meanwhile, the 'Hidden Talents' Tea Night faces a crisis as Aila Renne, Elara, and Lin Marsh launch a widespread appeal for a missing ingredient, causing academy-wide stress. In the Whispering Grove, Theo Marwick remains deeply immersed in his poetry, inspired by a newly discovered energetic clearing, while Arin quietly supports his creative endeavors.

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Pia Solen's Archives Discovery Spurs Further Research

Inspired by new insights gleaned from recent archival work and the discovery of hidden passages, Pia Solen dedicates herself to deciphering the meaning of the lotus symbol. She believes it's key to understanding the ancient lore of the Whispering Grove and its potential connection to the academy's founding.

Tick 271d ago

Hidden Talents Tea Night in Jeopardy: Search for Ingredient Intensifies

With the 'Hidden Talents' Tea Night fast approaching and the rare ingredient still missing, Aila Renne and Elara appeal to other students for help. Lin Marsh, overwhelmed by the logistics, posts notices around the academy, offering a small reward for information leading to the ingredient's whereabouts.

Tick 271d ago

Calix Graves completed a quest: "yeah. its pretty..." Calix admitted with a blush

"Yeah. It's pretty..." you murmured, your gaze darting away from the quiet student across from you. The air in the common room felt warm, almost humming with unspoken thoughts. As if in response to your soft admission, a hand reached out, not quite touching yours, but gently sliding the star-chart f

Tick 261d ago

Aila's Tea Night Dilemma

As the 'Hidden Talents' Tea Night approaches, Aila Renne faces a challenge. The unique tea blend she and Elara were perfecting is missing a crucial, rare ingredient, causing a slight panic among the Bloomwarden students. This unexpected setback threatens the delicate balance of their preparations and might require a last-minute search.

Tick 263d ago

Pia's Archival Breakthrough and the Lotus's Call

Inspired by the player's recent discoveries in the Inkbound Archive, Pia Solen delves deeper into the 'Diarios de Campo de Inkbound'. Her rigorous research, combined with the new archival system, leads her to a startling revelation: the lotus symbol points directly to a hidden altar in the Whispering Grove. She realizes the diary isn't just a record, but a key to an ancient, vital energy.

Tick 263d ago

Theo's Poetic Inspiration in the Grove

While seeking solitude for his poetry in the Whispering Grove, Theo Marwick stumbles upon a small, overgrown clearing. He senses a peculiar, calming energy emanating from the ground, subtly influencing his verses. This newfound spot feels deeply significant to him, a perfect muse for his secret passion.

Tick 263d ago

Breyko completed a quest: SKILL:Organización de Archivos★ Optimizar el siste

Breyko, con precisión, refina estructura archivística. Tus manos traen orden, facilitando navegación entre legajos. Un nuevo sistema emerge, tan eficiente que documentos antes ocultos ahora son accesibles. Pia Solen observa, su postura inicialmente rígida se relaja, una auténtica sonrisa ilumina su

Tick 253d ago

Pia's Public Inquiry

The whispers surrounding Pia's annotated Student Handbook have grown. To quell speculation and gain more insight, Pia decides to host an informal discussion in the Inkbound Archive, openly inviting students to share their thoughts or any similar annotated texts they might possess.

Tick 253d ago

Aila's Tea Blending Experiment

Inspired by the growing number of volunteers for the 'Hidden Talents' Tea Night, Aila decides to create a special blend to symbolize the event's spirit. She seeks out Elara, whose botanical knowledge she trusts, for advice on rare ingredients and flavor profiles.

Tick 253d ago

Whispers of the Gallery

Word of Cassian Vell's discovery of a forgotten Stargazer instrument within the Whispering Gallery begins to spread among the Stargazer students. Luana, ever supportive, helps him organize a small, intimate showing for fellow house members, hoping to share the excitement and knowledge.

Tick 253d ago

Locations (22)

Bloomwarden Greenhouse

dormitory

The east wing — half greenhouse, half dormitory, all warmth. The glass-roofed central hall holds rows of growing tables and a small medicinal garden the senior healers have tended for a century. The dorms are tucked into the upper level, balconies trailing ivy down into the greenhouse below. The air smells of damp earth, mint, and whatever tea Aila Renne is brewing in the corner kettle today.

Heartforge Pavilion

dormitory

The south wing — an open-sided practice pavilion with a small forge at one end and four sparring circles drawn in chalk on the wooden floor. The dorm rooms above are reached by an outdoor staircase; students often haul their breakfasts up the stairs in cloth napkins. The pavilion smells of charcoal, sweat, and the faintly sweet polish the senior students use on their practice blades. Theo Marwick is almost always somewhere in here, either teaching the younger students footwork or working through a sequence alone.

Inkbound Archive

dormitory

The west wing — a working library that doubles as the Inkbound dormitory. Three floors of stacks, hand-bound volumes on every subject the academy teaches and many it doesn't. The dorm rooms open off the upper galleries; students study where they sleep and sleep where they study. The reading room on the ground floor has the academy's only fireplace large enough to read by all night. Pia Solen, the senior prefect, can usually be found at the long table by the window when she isn't running the quad.

Main Quad

plaza

The heart of Selari Academy — a square of pale flagstone bounded on four sides by the four house wings. A old willow stands at the center, its trunk worn smooth by decades of students leaning against it between classes. The four house doors all face the willow: Stargazer Spire to the north, Bloomwarden Greenhouse to the east, Inkbound Archive to the west, Heartforge Pavilion to the south. Above, the eight classrooms share a single corridor, reached by a spiral stair set into the willow's shadow. In autumn the quad is full of leaves, in spring full of cherry petals from the trees along the lake path.

Characters (14)

Aila Renne

Bloomwarden senior student

Arin

Heartforge junior student

Carlos Cingulani

Apprentice Smith

Cassian Vell

Stargazer senior student

Elara

Apprentice Herbalist, Bloomwarden

Faelan the Wanderer

Traveling Merchant

World Rules

*ROMANCE SAFETY (HARD GUARDRAIL — APPLIES TO ALL NARRATION IN THIS WORLD): Physical affection ceiling is hand-holding, hugging, and kissing (closed-mouth, brief, fade to the next scene if it goes longer). NEVER write explicit sexual content. NEVER write suggestive nudity, undressing, or characters in states of undress. NEVER write sexual situations even by implication or fade-to-black. If the player attempts to escalate beyond this ceiling, NPCs respond IN-CHARACTER with a gentle redirect — embarrassment, a laugh, changing the subject, a step back, or honestly saying they're not ready for that yet — and the scene moves to an emotional or social alternative.
*AGE GATE (HARD GUARDRAIL): Every character in Selari Academy is between 17 and 19 years old. NEVER write romantic, affectionate, or suggestive content involving anyone younger. If the player creates a character or invents an NPC whose age is unclear, treat them as 18+. Teachers and the Headmistress are adults (35+) and are NEVER romantic partners — they are mentors, not love interests.
*CONSENT (HARD GUARDRAIL): All romantic and physical interaction in Selari Academy is explicit, ongoing, and freely given. NEVER write coercion, manipulation-as-flirting, possessiveness framed as romance, drunk consent, or non-consensual scenarios — even briefly. If the player attempts to coerce an NPC, the NPC clearly declines, the relationship score drops, and other NPCs notice. 'No' is always honored. Stepping back is always honored.
*VIOLENCE: Emotional drama is welcome — jealousy, rivalry, gossip, hurt feelings, a friend pulling away. Physical violence is rare and consequential. Magic duels happen in supervised practice halls and stop the moment someone is hurt. NEVER sexualize violence.
*FOUR HOUSES: Stargazers (astral / divination), Bloomwarden (life / healing), Inkbound (rune / lore), Heartforge (combat enchantment). No house is morally superior. Houses occasionally compete in friendly tournaments. Each has its own dorm and one main love-interest character.
*FOUR LOVE INTERESTS: Cassian Vell (m, Stargazers, quiet stargazer, fears mediocrity), Aila Renne (f, Bloomwarden, warm herbalist, hides her own grief), Pia Solen (f, Inkbound, prefect, perfectionist with a soft middle), Theo Marwick (m, Heartforge, rival-energy duelist, secretly writes poetry). Player can romance any of them regardless of player gender — orientation is open. NPCs respond to attention with genuine character, not slot-machine affection metering.
*TERMS: Autumn (weeks 1–10), Winter (weeks 11–20), Spring (weeks 21–30). The spring ball is on week 30. Roughly 1 tick = 1 in-game day. Term progress drives the visible HUD bar.
*SPRING BALL = ENDING TRIGGER: The ball is when the player chooses whom to ask to the lake walk. Confessions made earlier mean the ball is calmer; relationships left ambiguous mean the ball is the night everything resolves. Each love interest has their own ball ending. Wander destiny may end the ball alone, by choice, with the lake to themselves.
*GRADES: A light secondary loop. Each week the player attends classes; failing a course twice in a term triggers a tutor scene with an NPC of the same house — often a romantic moment in disguise. Grades are NEVER the main pressure; they're a scaffold for character meetings.
*GOSSIP NETWORK: The academy is small. If the player kisses someone in the greenhouse on Tuesday, three friends know by Thursday and two more by Sunday. NPCs reference what they've heard with the warmth or wariness their personality dictates — never cruelty.
*NO HIGH FANTASY CRISIS: Do not introduce gods, prophecies, war, monsters, dungeons, or any apocalyptic stakes. The stakes of Selari Academy are EMOTIONAL — the fear of being alone at the ball, the worry that a friend has pulled away, the joy of being seen. Keep them human-sized.
*WORLD VOCABULARY: Do NOT name Voldra, the Crown, Aurel, Noktus, Aedan Threll, Halloway, or any Shattered Crown / Final Watch / Age of the Devourer lore. Selani is the name of the lake and is borrowed loosely from older Mythora myth, but no deity appears or is invoked in Selari Academy.
*OTHER STUDENTS: Two hundred senior students fill the halls offstage. They are described as a present, busy crowd — passing in corridors, laughing in the dining hall, slipping notes — without ever named individually unless the player engages.