THE NIGHTSHADE COUNCIL.

the nightshade council are a authoritive collection of atropa- magical beings of immense power. rumoured to be a group as old as time, an atropa can come from anywhere in the universe but in every instance, are born to magic users. the parents of an atropa child will find out the truth of their child in the months before birth through prophetic dreams. while they are not ‘gods’, they are beings of immense power and influence in the universe. their powers are on a cosmic scale. ancient stories across the universe often refer to them as those of star power and speak of their ethereal look. of course, this is an exaggerated story. they look no different to anyone else, but there is a uniquely preserved, youthful look to each. rarely does an atropa ever come to look as old as they are. their powers lie in shifting physical matter. on earth, this presents in causing natural disasters such as earthquakes and storms. while this power may seem destructive, the goal is always creation. some have the cosmic level power of creation of worlds, but this takes thousands of years to master as a power. in spite of their seemingly destructive and dark powers, they are seen as the ‘good’ of the universe. the ‘light’ balancing out the dark. 

the key 'purpose' of the nightshade council, is to guide the twin soul (in this lifetime known as sebastian belgrave) in his 'fate'. they claim to have direct lines to beings known as 'the three seers' of the universe who set down a prophecy (the prophecy of oblivion) in regards to the twin souls (sebastian & elijah) and the fate of the universe. they claim to be the only ones able to translate their language, their prophecies into words decipherable. 

however, due to a lot of unravelling, the likes of sebastian, elijah, and hugo cartier have uncovered the truth that this version of the prophecy is a lie and they now stand in opposition of the nightshade council. the council have plenty of their own issues with the likes of hugo and while they still attempt to keep a more outward projection of neutrality, in truth, they want to destroy rieker academy as a whole and are allied with heaven in order to further each of their goals.