Invidia

Invidia is a land of rugged beauty and ruin—forests thick with wolves, villages hardened by war, and castles that cling to the spines of dark mountains. But beneath its picturesque façade lies a kingdom ruled by paranoia, manipulation, and blood ties sharpened into weapons. The domain is shackled by the will of Gabrielle Aderre, a cunning sorceress and mother whose obsessive love for her unnatural son, Malocchio, has doomed her homeland.

Gabrielle Aderre was once a beloved noblewoman and spiritual leader—beautiful, charming, and wise in the ways of magic. But her soul curdled in secret. A half-Vistani sorceress, she seduced her way to power, weaving a net of lies and enchantments around the people of Invidia.

Gabrielle gave birth to Malocchio Aderre, a boy prophesied by some to be a child of destiny—and by others, a demonic abomination, born of infernal heritage. Whether from pride, fear, or delusion, Gabrielle has come to believe her son is meant to rule the world. She will see it happen at any cost.

• Gabrielle’s Curse: She cannot control Malocchio. Despite her obsessive efforts to groom and shape him, he resists her influence. Worse still, he grows stronger with every passing year.
• Gabrielle possesses powerful enchantment magic, and few can resist her honeyed words. Yet her control over others only deepens her isolation.
• In her eyes, all betrayal is unforgivable—except her own. She claims to love her people, but views them as tools or threats to Malocchio’s future.
• She lives in Castle Loupet, an isolated fortress guarded by loyalists and enchanted wolves.

Malocchio is no ordinary child. He is part fiend, born of a dark prophecy, and his presence poisons the land. He is intelligent beyond his years, manipulative, cruel, and increasingly fascinated by conquest.

• He sees Gabrielle’s “love” for what it is: a gilded cage.
• Gabrielle attempts to hide his nature from the world, but already whispers spread—about his glowing eyes, his inhuman strength, and his appetite for domination.
• Some say he’s destined to become a tyrant worse than any before him. Others whisper he might be the key to ending Gabrielle’s rule.

Invidia teeters on the edge of a new civil war—not just between factions, but between mother and son.

Invidia embodies manipulation, familial horror, betrayal, and control disguised as love.

• Poisoned Love: Gabrielle’s affection for Malocchio is obsessive and controlling. Those who love or try to help him suffer her wrath.
• Wolves in the Fold: Invidia is plagued by literal and figurative wolves—predators that stalk both forest and court.
• Freedom vs. Fate: Characters in Invidia often wrestle with whether they can escape their roles or bloodlines. Gabrielle insists destiny must be fulfilled—but whose?
• Unstable Alliances: No faction in Invidia is stable. Treaties fall apart overnight. Friends become enemies. Trust is always a gamble.

Gabrielle has everything she thought she wanted: a throne, a son of destiny, a land all her own. But she cannot control the future. The more she tries to shape Malocchio’s path, the more he twists away. And the more fiercely she clings to her dream, the faster it collapses into nightmare.

She is a mother, a monarch, a witch—and her love may yet destroy the world.