---
title: "The Blind Griffin"
description: "It's the roaring 20's. Alcohol-loving Americans are chafing underneath the restrictions of Prohibition, but speakeasies have thankfully risen to fill the void w"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/77/35077.jpg"
---

# The Blind Griffin

![The Blind Griffin](https://t.vndb.org/cv/77/35077.jpg)

**Developer:** Asphodel Quartet

**Release date:** Apr 4, 2015

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

**Language:** English, Russian

**Rating:** 6.9/10 (174 votes)

## Description
It's the roaring 20's. Alcohol-loving Americans are chafing underneath the restrictions of Prohibition, but speakeasies have thankfully risen to fill the void with ill-begotten booze. The Blind Griffin is one such speakeasy in San Francisco, California, but it's about to go out of business...because its employees are a den of magicians who are more concerned with their magical studies and experiments than moonshine! Desperate not to lose the building that has become their haven, they hire the first streetsmart guttersnipe they find with some experience to help turn things around, but could she perhaps turn out to be the strongest magician of them all?

## Characters
### ???
The heroine. The youngest child of a large Chinese family, she had to make herself useful from a young age and thus never received any formal education. She is practical, street-smart, and no nonsense. For some reason, she hates her actual name so she goes by a nickname (that the player sets). The extent of her powers is unknown.

[From [url=https://asphodelquartet.itch.io/blind-griffin]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Bearcat
- **Hair:** Black, Ponytail, Waist Length+, Short, Straight, Spiky Bangs, Parted to Side
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Younger Appearance, Freckles, Androgynous
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Coat, Necklace, Suspenders, Hair Tie, Flat Cap, String Ribbon Tie, Sleeveless Dress, Formal Shirt
- **Role:** Magician, Girlfriend, Musician, Poor, American, Nameable, Chinese, Bartender, Researcher
- **Subject of:** Amnesia, Grief, Memory Alteration
- **Personality:** Hotblooded, Uneducated, Stubborn, Smart, Serious, Pragmatic, Streetwise
- **Engages in:** Drinking, Revenge, Not Sexually Involved, Reading, Dancing

### Alexei
The displaced nobleman. He and his family were part of the Russian imperial court, but had to emigrate to America after the revolution. Though he acts cold towards people he's unfamiliar with and comes off as blunt and awkward at first, he is actually kind at heart and easily flustered. Specializes in water/ice magic.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** Alex, Way Too Serious
- **Hair:** Blond, Short, Slicked Back
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Coat, Necktie, Vest, Ring, Cape, Cravat, Flower, Tailcoat, Pocket Square, Formal Shirt
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Kuudere, Low Self-esteem, Strict, Envious, Flustered
- **Role:** Magician, Orphan, Noble, Russian, Mentor, Researcher, Temporary Protagonist, Hydrokinetic, Cryokinetic
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Completely Avoidable Death

### Emilio
The working class baby of the group. Emilio is the most junior member of the coven until the heroine arrives. His family runs a small bistro, but they barely make ends meet. His bad experiences with non-mages have put a chip on his shoulder and added fuel to his already hot-tempered, megalomaniacal tendencies. Specializes in fire magic.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Emi
- **Hair:** Brown, Wavy, Short
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Coat, Scarf, Vest, Bow Tie, Flat Cap, Tailcoat, Formal Shirt
- **Role:** Magician, American, Pyrokinetic, Temporary Protagonist, Mexican
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Body:** Young-adult, Olive, Mole
- **Personality:** Tsundere
- **Subject of:** Bullying, Completely Avoidable Death, Capital Punishment
- **Engages in:** Murder, Mass Murder, Arson

### Giovanni
The speakeasy's premier violinist. He moonlights as a saxophone player but he's awful at it (nobody tells him). The laid-back older brother of the group and widely regarded to be the strongest magician of the coven, Gio takes the safety of the group as a whole very seriously. Specializes in earth magic.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** Gio, Big Six
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Stubble, Slicked Back
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Fedora, Coat, Scarf, Necktie, Vest, Suspenders, Pocket Square, Formal Shirt
- **Role:** Magician, Violinist, Mentor, Italian, Bartender, Temporary Protagonist
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Body:** Young-adult, Muscular, Olive, Tattoo
- **Personality:** Secretive, Friendly, Low Self-esteem, Relaxed
- **Engages in:** Drug Abuse, Dancing, Moving
- **Subject of:** Disappearance, Grief, Uncontrollable Superpowers, Completely Avoidable Death, Guilt

### Marie
The owner of the Blind Griffin. She was disowned by her high-class family because of her gender identity, but is allowed to keep the building provided the business turns a profit. Cultured and delicate, Marie is unfortunately a busybody for whom money seems like it's water. Do NOT make comments about her height.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Makeup, Tall
- **Role:** Magician, American, Shopkeeper
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Clothes:** Dress, Hat, Scarf, Evening Gloves, Gloves, Pendant Earrings, Feather Accessory, Sleeveless Dress
- **Personality:** Friendly, Kind, Trans Woman
- **Engages in:** Smoking, Memory Alteration
- **Items:** Cigarette
- **Subject of:** Disownment

### Vivienne
The songstress. A city slicker originally from New York, she saw Bessie Smith performing live once and was so totally star-struck that she decided right then and there that she would put her all into becoming a singer. Vivi is bubbly and sweet-natured, but also quite headstrong. Specializes in air magic.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Vivi, Viv
- **Hair:** Black, Bun
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Role:** Magician, Friend, American, Singer
- **Body:** Young-adult, Dark, Makeup, Short
- **Clothes:** Dress, Evening Gloves, Body Ribbon, Feather Accessory, Sleeveless Dress, Beaded Necklace
- **Personality:** Friendly, Kind
- **Engages in:** Singing
- **Subject of:** Discrimination

### Arrow
- **Gender:** Male
- **Body:** Fur, Non-Humanoid
- **Role:** Dog

### Hajime Yamada
Hajime Yamada is an old Japanese man who is a regular at the speakeasy. Always carrying his faithful dog Arrow in tow. He almost always orders whiskey and has taken a shine to the heroine.

[From in-game profile]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Beard, Grey
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Glasses, Hat, Necktie, Vest, Formal Shirt
- **Body:** Old, Wrinkles
- **Role:** Pet Owner, Japanese (Expatriate)

### Rosemary Grierson
Rosemary Grierson is an old English woman who is a regular at the speakeasy. She is a widow and greatly enjoys her time verbally sparring with Hajime. Sips gin and sherry from her fancy teacup.

[From in-game profile]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Body:** Old, Wrinkles
- **Clothes:** Coat, Earrings, Glasses, Hat
- **Role:** Widow, British
- **Hair:** Grey
- **Items:** Teacup

## Shops
- [Itch](https://asphodelquartet.itch.io/blind-griffin)

## Releases
### English
- **2015-04-04**: The Blind Griffin - [Itch.io](https://asphodelquartet.itch.io/blind-griffin)

### Russian
- **2016-03-08**: Slepoj Grifon - [Official website](https://anivisual.net/stuff/2-1-0-527)
- **2016-05-26**: Slepoj Grifon - [Official website](https://m.vk.com/wall-69564393_6548)

## Tags
Magic, ADV, Romance, Adult Protagonist, Bloody Scenes, Nameable Protagonist, No Sexual Content, Otome Game, Friendship, Protagonist with a Face, Side Portraits, Dark Skinned Characters, Foreigner Protagonist, Date Display, Mage Hero, Built-in Encyclopedia, Foreigner Hero, Unlockable Bonus Content, Bartender Hero, Strong Female Protagonist, Character Profiles, Friendship Ending, LGBTQ Issues, In-Game Tutorial, Only Adult Heroes, Music Recollection, Hero with Facial Hair, Muscular Hero, Past United States of America, Female Protagonist, Drama, Mages Association, Mage Protagonist, Other Perspectives, Bad Ending(s), Bad Endings with Story, 20's, Musician Hero, Noble Hero, Dark Skinned Hero, More Than Seven Endings, Ending List, Hero with Beauty Mark, Kuudere Hero, Bar, Hero with Tattoo, NaNoRenO, Tsundere Hero, Staff Commentary, Transgender Support Character, Drug Use, Memory Alteration, Ladder Structure, Hero(ine) Selection, Poor Protagonist, Completely Avoidable Hero Death, Androgynous Protagonist, Multiple Endings

## More Games from Asphodel Quartet
- [The Blind Griffin](https://pinovel.net/v17159)

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