PLEASE NOTE
You are leaving the world of The Labyrinth. Everything on this page deals with the real world. The information presented here will impact your ability to suspend your disbelief as you interact with Blackthorne (but we’re confident you can handle it). Thank you.
Blackthorne is a Live Action Narrative Experience (or LANE). It is part of the larger Autumn Country project that explores storytelling in the real world, but with a layer of the mysterious and sometimes fantastical. Blackthorne “clients” can be a part of the stories and interact with other people on our site and at Blackthorne events. Of course, it is perfectly fine if Clients do not wish to interact. How you experience Autumn Country is entirely up to you.
Blackthorne is also an actual marketplace for interesting objects. We source our products carefully, focusing on quality items that bring their own inherent value. Then we make them more interesting (and fun) by adding a layer of story, connecting these objects to a secret, esoteric aspect of our modern world that we call The Labyrinth. We strive to provide an interesting way for you to purchase cool stuff.
Clients who want to interact can do so as themselves (or, more accurately, as a version of themselves that runs around in the world of Arcane mysteries and secrets) or as a completely made-up character (although even made-up characters must use real money to buy real things, if they are so inclined).
If you choose to play a character you can develop it in any way you like, bearing in mind that Blackthorne’s Operating Tenet of ‘Neutral Ground’ (i.e. that everyone is treated with respect and decorum) always applies.
If you play a character that openly presents itself as other-than-human, please be aware than many (possibly most) Blackthorne clients will not believe you. The Labyrinth is primarily a human construct and actual non-humans are exceedingly rare.
As far as we know, none of the items we broker are actually magical or Arcane.
Unless specifically noted, the items we broker ARE NOT the actual props used in any films or TV shows. If you ever have a question about the real world provenance of any item offered by Blackthorne, please do not hesitate to contact us via contact@blackthorneauctions.com.