2026 Brings to Life

Intricate shield design with swords and floral elements, text "Blackthorne Academy" below.

“Sapientia et Umbra”

(Wisdom and Shadow)

Welcome to Blackthorne Academy, an immersive Dark Academia weekend where guests step into the roles of elite students, each assigned to a House with its own legacy and ambitions. Throughout the weekend, students will attend classes, uncover hidden secrets, and navigate the power struggle between rival factions as they solve the academy’s unfolding mysteries. The event culminates in a grand celebration, where the victorious House and the most cunning secret society will be revealed in a night of triumph and intrigue. Will you enroll?

Try our House Quiz for Placement:

Blackthorne Academy House Quiz

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Coat of arms with quill and scrolls design, surrounded by decorative branches, labeled "The Arcane Quill" below.

House Motto:

Truth is inked in shadow.

Illustration of a black snake coiled with leaves and stars, inside a decorative frame of branches and leaves, with the text 'Society of Shadows' below.

House Motto:

To see is to deceive.

Illustration of a stylized figure surrounded by moon phases and stars, encircled by ornate, vine-like borders on a gray background, with the text 'The Celestial Court' at the bottom.

House Motto:

The stars reveal what

we dare not speak.

Emblem of a stylized flaming sword within a decorative shield outlined by floral branches, with the text "The Radiant Order" below, on a black background.

House Motto:

Honor forged in fire.