Reginald, Lord Hubris, was the 13th and final Baron of Hubris Hall – he cemented the fall of that noble peerage, through his wanton greed for money and power, and through his cruel and barbarous temper. He now heads, among a number of disreputable business interests, the Hubris House for Young Troublemakers, a preparatory school of crime, which boasts to turn the mere street-urchins and tearaways of today into the hardened professional criminals of tomorrow. By the figures alone, the institution is a remarkable success – sixty percent of graduates are involved in a serious felony within eight months, and those who go on to Bluestone College invariably complete their terms with flying colours and the approbation of their peers. It is the diversity of the syllabus, however, which sets Hubris House above the common kidsman’s lair or mob den. The faculty and staff represent a rogues gallery of Europe’s fallen aristocracy and ascended underworld; the struck off, disbarred and unfrocked. By way of example, we offer the classes available for the coming year.

HUBRIS HOUSE – FIRST TERM