Whitestone Town

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Whitestone Town (白石镇)
Affiliation	Blizzard Kingdom; administered by the Kingdom Court Wizards 14 30
Occupation/Role	Regional town and local center for Court Wizard investigations, trade, and wizard gatherings 28 30
First Appearance	2

Overview

Whitestone Town is a small, snowbound settlement in the Blizzard Kingdom. Its brick-and-stone architecture resembles a medieval European town, while a river runs through the settlement and connects to the grounds of Whitestone Manor. 10 13

The town takes its name from the White Stone Fruit, a magical plant that blooms and bears fruit after winter snow stops. The fruit is used in local food and drink, including Whitestone Fruit Wine and cheesy baked White Stone Fruit. 30

Although wizard society is openly acknowledged in the town, Magic sees limited use in ordinary daily production compared with the industrialized Six-Ring Wizard City in the Royal Capital. 124

Layout and Landmarks

• Town entrance — A man-high wooden fence and gate, beside a watchtower slightly taller than the surrounding homes. Night Watchmen can sound a horn to summon guards when danger is sighted. Night security was reinforced with a replacement watchman and two guards after the first watchman's disappearance. 10 13
• Riverside Street / back-street river — A frozen river runs through town; Blue Water Flowers grow on its bed and are collected as meditation-method ingredients. 11 12
• West Street Tavern — An old, long-running tavern frequented by regular drinkers. Its owner, Old John, disappeared amid the town's missing-person cases; after his death was confirmed, his son sold the tavern to Lady Jill to settle debts. 30 49
• East Street — Site of a newer tavern backed by Sir Rayne and his residence. 31
• Municipal Square Street — A central, centuries-old street containing homes built when the town was founded, including the White Ancestral Home at No. 18. 32 33
• 56 Riverside Street — Chris Watson's residence and Matthew's base while in Whitestone Town; it was targeted by Old White's mutated body. 33 34
• Whitestone Manor — A northwestern estate surrounded by a garden of red irises. Originally owned by the former town mayor, it was given to Lady Alsha after her arrival and served as her residence and venue for wizard gatherings. 13 14
• Eastern outskirts mine — A mine purchased by the Mining Brotherhood roughly half a year before the disappearance investigation intensified. It was secretly used for a Dream Ritual that permitted access to a Treasure Land in the Interstitial World and supplied materials for the Moon Candle Society's Divine Brew operations. 32 96
• Winter Forest — A dangerous nearby region connected to Old Watson's disappearance and subsequent Court Wizard exploration efforts. Old Watson's body was ultimately recovered from his abandoned camp in its core region. The forest later experienced a surge of magic after the Antlered Maiden returned to the Wizarding World. 12 49 50 80 395

Administration and Security

Whitestone Town falls under the jurisdiction of the Blizzard Kingdom, a state ruled in practice by its Court Wizards; the Court Wizard Speaker is also the kingdom's king. 14 30

• Lady Alsha — A Level 5 Court Wizard Staff Member who was responsible for the town's jurisdiction and could issue internal commissions and authorize investigations. She was later exposed as having covert ties to the Moon Candle Society and the Mining Brotherhood, captured by Matthew, and replaced by his impersonation during her supposed transfer to the Royal Capital. 30 96 124
• Court Wizard investigators — Link Watson's squad operated from the town while investigating disappearances and related threats. Matthew joined them as a Temporary Investigator. 12 30
• Town Hall — Link and Anna used the Town Hall as their base while assigned to patrol and investigate in Whitestone Town. 12
• Gate security — After the first Night Watchman's disappearance, the entrance was staffed by a replacement watchman and two additional guards. 13

Wizard Society and Trade

Wizards in Whitestone Town are openly recognized rather than concealed. The Blizzard Kingdom's Court Wizards function as its ruling body, and local wizard society includes Court Wizard personnel, noble wizards, independent practitioners, and visiting traders. 14 30

The town's wizard society was compromised by the Moon Candle Society's covert activities. Lady Alsha used her position to manage matters connected to the eastern mine, while the Mining Brotherhood and associated experimenters used local residents in the production of Divine Brew and related ritual experiments. 90 96

Lady Alsha's Exchange Meeting

Before her removal from Whitestone Town, Lady Alsha held a wizard-only Exchange Meeting at Whitestone Manor once each month. Participants could exchange money, information, wizard tools, spells, meditation methods, potion recipes, and other valuables. 16 28

• The standard meeting used transparent identities and was mainly suited to common goods and information exchanges. 28
• A higher-value anonymous auction was held every three months. 28
• Magic stones are a preferred currency for high-tier supplies; a fully charged standard stone is worth approximately 1,000 Kingdom Gold Coins, although the exchange rate fluctuates. 29

History

Chris Watson and his daughter Tina relocated from Gemu Village toward Whitestone Town after nearby animals became unnaturally aggressive and began attacking the village. Chris considered the town safer because it had guards, and his late great-uncle had left him a residence there. 2 3

Matthew first entered the town with Chris and Tina on a snowy night. The streets were largely empty, though the tavern near the entrance remained active. That same night, one of the Night Watchmen disappeared without leaving traces, beginning a series of connected investigations. 10 11 12

The disappearance of the West Street Tavern owner, Old John, expanded the case. Investigators uncovered his debts, links to Sir Rayne, and information suggesting the Mining Brotherhood had connections within the town—including its purchase of the eastern-outskirts mine and allegations of human trafficking. 30 31 32

The case escalated when Old White—previously believed dead—attacked Riverside Street as a mutilated, regenerative mutant bearing the faces of missing townspeople. Court Wizard staff confirmed that all faces on the body matched people who had vanished from Whitestone Town within the preceding three months, though other missing persons remained unaccounted for. 34 35 36

Soon afterward, ritualistic killings emerged in and around town. Victims were found posed kneeling beneath trees with antler crowns and circular patterns painted on their backs; examinations consistently identified cardiac arrest as the cause of death. 47 48

Link's subsequent Winter Forest expedition recovered Old Watson's body from the concealed camp where he and his party had been attacked. The surviving exploration team later returned to Whitestone Town with Mining Brotherhood captives, who were handed to the Court Wizards. 80 91

Matthew's investigation eventually revealed that Alsha had been sent to Whitestone Town to oversee Moon Candle Society activities surrounding the mine's Interstitial World access point. Victor Hansen had used local residents as experimental subjects while conducting sacrificial rituals, whereas Alsha sought to contain the resulting attention and eliminate inconvenient investigators through the Winter Forest expedition. 96

After Alsha was captured, Matthew used his Human Transformation to assume her identity and depart under her Royal Capital transfer order. This concealed her removal from Whitestone Town's affairs while allowing Matthew access to Court Wizard resources. 124

Notable Residents and Visitors

• Lady Alsha — Former Court Wizard officer and jurisdictional authority; resident of Whitestone Manor and organizer of the Exchange Meeting. She covertly served Moon Candle Society interests in the town before Matthew captured her and impersonated her identity. 13 28 30 96 124
• Link Watson — Court Wizard Investigator Squad captain who led the local disappearance investigations and recovered Old Watson's body in the Winter Forest. 30 80
• Anna — Court Wizard investigator assigned alongside Link in Whitestone Town. 11 30
• Chris Watson and Tina Watson — Former Gemu Village residents who moved into Chris's inherited house in town. Link later intended to remove them from Whitestone Town after the Kyle Family targeted his associates in the Royal Capital. 10 12 249
• Lady Jill — Wealthy freight merchant who later purchased the West Street Tavern and commissioned Court Wizard squads to explore the Winter Forest. 49 50
• Jack White — Noble wizard of the White family whose activities at the White Ancestral Home were tied to Old White's mutation and the missing-person case. 33 36 38
• Old Watson — Link's grandfather, a former Formal Wizard whose disappearance prompted the Winter Forest investigation. His body was later found at his abandoned camp in the forest's core region. 12 80
• Thor Griffin — Whitestone Town Branch Master of the Mining Brotherhood, who was connected to the organization's local mine activities and Alsha's covert dealings. 90 96
• Victor Hansen — Moon Candle Society associate who used ritual methods and Whitestone Town residents as experimental subjects while assisting Alsha's Divine Brew operation. 96

Trivia

• Whitestone Manor maintains a pleasant, constant temperature despite the winter conditions outside. 14
• The river beside Whitestone Manor remains unfrozen even when the river within town is iced over. 13
• The town's older districts, including Municipal Square Street, date back hundreds of years to Whitestone Town's founding. 33
• In contrast to the Royal Capital's Magic-powered factories, Whitestone Town's everyday life remains largely traditional outside of agriculture and the local wizard community. 124