The Essarae Home

The Essarae Home, or the Essarae Home for Orphaned or Unwanted Children, is an orphanage managed by Madam Bellerose Essarae.

The Essarae estate is a sweeping stonework chateau; multiple stories tall, with winding staircases and spindly turretts; white stonework woven with rose bushes creeping up the walls. Surrounding the estate is a dense forest, home to many a beast. The wards of the Essarae Home are warned not to venture far into the forest, but beyond that there are very little precautions taken to ensure their saftey.

Furthermore, the Essarae Home is located on an island, an island that has no name nor fixed location. The island is unmoored, unanchored, ever moving along the sea as if it were a ship.

Wards
There is always a staggering amount of children at the Essarae Home, however most do not stay for long or are moved to other secure locations. However, there are a (uncounted) number of wards at the Essarae Home that have an indefinite- or permanent -residence at the Essarae Home.

Warrents for Indefinite Residence
There are several reasoning behind an indefinite residence at the Essarae Home

Threats of Violence on Ward
In which a ward is at danger should they be in the outside world. Typically children of prophecy or children of children of prophecy. The Chosen Child who in constant danger.

Threats of Violence on Others
In which a ward is a threat to the outside world. Children who do not have control of their abilities or, worse, have control of their abilities and choose to use them against their fellow beings.

Species Status
Werewolves, vampires, elves, mermaids, etc; children of magical species' are overwhelmingly abandonded at the doorstep of the Essarae Home. Even the most esteemed magical children's homes are ill-equipped to safetly raise non-human children. As such, non-humans- especially "dangerous" species' -are sent to the Essarae Home.

Protection of Wards
In order to further ensure that wards are not in danger, children with names that would mark them as highly recognizable are welcome to change them or go by a pseudonym. In addition, children who's parents are unknown or wildly known are allowed to take the last name Essarae to protect their identity. This has resulted in a select group of wards who refer to themselves as the "Essarae Bunch" and have become regarded as Madam Essarae's own children. This is, of course, untrue as Madam Essarae wants very little to do with the wards in her "care".

Indefinite Wards of the Essarae Home
Wisteria Essarae: half-elf; surrendered by family

Abraxas Essarae: hemowolf; rescued from Cassius Morrigan

Naomi Essarae: werewolf; rescued from Cassius Morrigan

Auriel Aziz: parents assassinated by dark forces

Valentina Mezmarat: borne vampire; rescued from the Mezmarat vampire coven

Mateo Mezmarat: borne vampire; rescued from the Mezmarat vampire coven

Zaccai Essarae: borne vampire; rescued from the Ulunxirion vampire coven

Hydrangea Essarae: latent shape-shifter; surrendered by family

Poppy Essarae: psychic vampire; surrendered by family

Wards of the Essarae Home
Icarus Sallow: unsafe home environment; brought in at age 16

Rosetta Saxum: surrendered by family at age 14

Bands
Due to the large number of wards at the Essarae Home, and the low stay rate of employees, bands were created so that important information could be easily transmitted.