High Concept: Head Necromancer and Doctor of Mathematics

Other Concepts: Scrabbling for Tenure, Power of Life and Death, Dead Now

Motivation: Unlock the secrets of life, death, and power. And not lose his tenure.

Prof. Blackwood’s mind is the kind that sees patterns – it’s what makes him a gifted mathematician. It also gave him the first glimpses of the supernatural network that underlies the mundane world, and the ability to sift through pointless puffery in ancient books to winkle out the few bits of real magical information. It’s amazing no one had been able to out him as a necromancer – just look at him!

Relationships:

• Annabel Chaffee – Head of the Mathematics department. Blackwood’s boss.
• Grania Maguire – Blackwood’s grad student and member of the coven.
• Sean Miller – Childhood friend.