The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

"Mors Irrumat Omnia"

Mystery. Death. Magic. Secret Societies at Yale founded in 1701. Set in modern day New Haven Connecticut join one of the Ancient Eight Houses of the Veil and fill your world with magic and wonder.

"Death Fùcks Us All"

Lethe House

WE ARE THE SHEPHERDS

Lethe House is known as the "Ninth House" in Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House. It’s an organization that monitors the arcane activities of the other eight ancient secret societies on campus, all of which are dedicated to one branch of the occult.

Guidelines for Lethe House candidates

The guidelines for Lethe House candidates were located near the back of the pamphlet and had last been updated in 1962.
High academic achievement with an emphasis on history and chemistry.
Facility with languages and a working knowledge of Latin and Greek.
Good physical health and hygiene. Evidence of a regular fitness regimen encouraged.
Exhibits signs of a steady character with a mind toward discretion.
An interest in the arcane is discouraged, as this is a frequent indicator of an “outsider” disposition.
Should demonstrate no squeamishness toward the realities of the human body.

Roles
Virgil -the leader, an upperclassmen
Dante - second in command, a freshman in college who will become Virgil
Oculus - the brains, they have knowledge about almost everything to do with the Eight Houses
Centurion - a detective or policemen who is the go between Lethe and the law.

Skull & Bones — 1832
  Rich or poor, all are equal in death.       Teachings: Extispicy and splanchomancy.              Divination using human and animal entrails.                   Notable Alumni: William Howard Taft,

Roles
Delegation President
Members

Book & Snake — 1863
Everything changes, nothing perishes.    Teachings: Nekyia or nekromanteía,            necromancy and bone conjuring.              Notable Alumni: Bob Woodward, Porter Goss,

Roles
Delegation President
MembersRoles
Delegation President
Members

Scroll & Key — 1842
Have power on this dark land to lighten it, and power on this dead world to make it live.      Teachings: Duru dweomer, portal magic.                 Astral and etheric projRoles
Delegation President
Membersection.                        Notable Alumni: Dean Acheson, Gary

Manuscript — 1952
Dream delivers us to dream, and there is no end to illusion.Roles
Delegation President
Members          Teachings: Mirror magic and glamours.                      Famous Alumni: Jodie Foster, 

Wolf’s Head — 1883
The strength of the pack

is the wolf. The strength of the wolf is the pack.      Teachings: Therianthropy.                Notable Alumni: Stephen Vincent Benét,

Aurelian — 1910    
Teachings: Logomancy—word binding and                   Notable Alumni: Admiral Richard Lyon,  

St. Elmo’s — 1889    
Teachings: Tempestate Artium, elemental magic,                    Notable Alumni: Calvin Hill, John Ashcroft,

Berzelius — 1848
Teachings: None.          Founded in the tradition of its namesake,                                      Notable Alumni: None.