Last updated: 2024 November 5
This is a masterpost containing a summary of the New Salem universe.
It will be updated as more information gets released.
The Onset of Winter
This is a story about a witch who is caught between two worlds and
finds that she belongs to neither. This is the prequel to The Staunch
Hawthorn.
Dramatis personæ
- Ainsley Wintertide: a curious witch who can’t seem to fit in
- Graham Wintertide: a soldier who provides disaster relief for
magical communities
- Fia Wintertide: an anthropologist who studies non-magicians
- Kurtis Yates: a werewolf and barber who is particularly fond of
spirits and cigars
- Alba: a dryad who oversees a restaurant for magicians
- Mary Demore: a girl who cooks to forget her troubles
Locations
These are listed in alphabetical order.
Story events
These are actual events that occur in the story. They are listed in
chronological order. All details below may change in the future.
The Staunch Hawthorn
This is a story of three teenagers who save a magical world from
collapsing on itself. This is the prequel to Mary’s Eternal
Companion.
Dramatis personæ
- Jane O’Young: an ambitious, organized, and impatient artist
- Aislinn: a fairy who seeks a new home
- Gina Evelyn: a writer eager to impress the world
- Nashwa: a proud, yet bored djinn who’s always looking for a good
time
- Ainsley Wintertide: a lonely witch who fears goodbyes
- Alba: a dryad who oversees a restaurant for magicians
- Edmund Sunscatter: a magician who is mainly responsible for
protecting New Salem from the dangers of the Void
- Ciarán Thunderheart: a corrupt, charismatic policeman who really
just hates everyone
Locations
These are listed in alphabetical order.
Story events
These are actual events that occur in the story. They are listed in
chronological order.
Mary’s Eternal Companion
This is a story of a succubus who comes to terms with her heritage.
This is the prequel to Writing Her Own Story.
Dramatis personæ
- Mary Demore: a succubus running away from her past and herself
- Meridiana: Mary’s alter-ego who only wants the best for Mary
- Ainsley Wintertide: a witch who repays her debts, and then some
- Jane O’Young: someone who can’t be honest with herself
- Aislinn: a fairy who’s gotten used to living with Jane
- Gina Evelyn: yet another person who can’t be honest with herself
- Nashwa: a proud, yet bored djinn who’s always looking for a good
time
- Alba: a dryad who oversees a restaurant for magicians
- Lyla Demore: an outgoing porn star who worries about her sister
- Gertrude Rosenfeld: a vampire, guardian, and businesswoman
- Idonea Culpepper: a mad alchemist who created a (flawed) elixir of
life
Locations
These are listed in alphabetical order.
Story events
These are actual events that occur in the story. They are listed in
chronological order.
Writing Her Own Story
This is a story about a woman who protects a secret community of
magicians from a deadly plot to expose its existence to the world.
Dramatis personæ
- Gina Evelyn: an indebted student-cum-investigator
- Nashwa: a proud, yet bored djinn who’s always looking for a good
time
- Jane O’Young: an almost-normal university student
- Aislinn: a fairy living her best life
- Ainsley Wintertide: a justly rewarded witch
- Mary Demore: the luckiest woman alive
- Gertrude Rosenfeld: a vampire, guardian, and businesswoman
- Idonea Culpepper: a mad alchemist who created a (flawed) elixir of
life
- Sally / Char Fairfield: a steadfast champion of justice
- Terrence McHone: a university student with an inheritance and a
short temper
- Summoned demon: a demon with a century-long agenda
Locations
These are listed in alphabetical order.
Story events
These are actual events that occur in the story. They are listed in
chronological order.
Other characters
These are characters not featured in the story. They are listed in
alphabetical order.
- Kaia Marinwade
- Lana
- Ondina
- Sally / Char Fairfield
- Sierra
Other locations
These are locations not featured in the story. They are listed in
alphabetical order.
Snapshots
These are glimpses into the daily lives of the characters. While they
portray events that are not crucial to the story, they may reveal
interesting information about the characters and their world. These are
listed in the order they were published.
Miscellaneous
These consist of things that don’t fit any of the categories above.
Examples include memes and pinups. Everything in this section is
considered non-canon. These are listed in the order they were
published.