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Convention of the Ivory Tower

March 1, 1325 CE: Convention of the Ivory Tower begins.

March 25, 1325 CE: Declaration of the Ivory Tower, Order of Reason formalized. Craftmasons and High Guild largely responsible. Several Conventions are assembled, some created:

Artificers
Cabal of Pure Thought
Celestial Masters
Craftmasons
High Guild
Cosian Circle
Solificati
Void Seekers

1335 CE Solificati split from Order.

1336 CE Realizing the need for covert agents, the Ksirafai is founded to enforce the dictates of the Inner Circle.

Magical Fellowships

Order of Hermes

House Bjornaer, Shapeshifting
House Bonisagus, Magical Theory
House Criamon, Enigmas
House Diedne, Druids
House Flambeau, War Magic
House Quaesitori, Justice
House Jerbiton, Mudane Affairs
House Mercere, Messengers
House Merinita, Faeries
House Tytalus, Will
House Verditius, Enchantment

The Order oversees 13 Tribunals:

Greater Alps (mountainous regions of Central Europe)
Hibernia (Ireland)
Iberia (Spain and Portugal)
Levant (the Holy Land)
Loch Leglean (Scotland)
Normandy (Northern France and the County of Flanders)
Novgorod (Russia and parts of Eastern Europe)
Provence (approximately Occitania, or le Midi of France)
Rhine (Northern parts of the Holy Roman Empire)
Rome (Italy)
Stonehenge (England and Wales)
Thebes (Balkans)
Transylvania (Parts of Eastern Europe)

Other Magical Orders

House Fortunae
House Shaea
Messianic Voices eventually merge with Mithraic Singers to form the Celestial Chorus, founded 25 CE
Mithraic Singers
Spirit-Talkers: Sheikha, Baruti, Uzoma
Akashic Brotherhood (Jnani, Vajrapani)
Ahl-i-Batin: Darwushim, Khilwati, Ikhwan at-Tawid, founded 500 BCE
Aeduna
Nif'ur en'Daah (Nephandi)
Taftani
the Aided, Celtic
The Golden Chalice, Greek
Madzimbabwe, African
The Ixoi
The Valdaermen, Nordic Rune Casters
The Pomegranate Deme, Greek, are protected by the Gregorian Knights
The Pollottino family
The Knights of St. Gregory of Nyssa
The Seers of Chronos
The Lions of Zion

The Chakravanti comprise the:

Lahksmists (followers of the divine principle of fortune)
Sapindya Sadananda (the Fellowship's warriors and assassins -- also known as the Consanguinity of Eternal Joy. Cyrrently ruled by the necromancer Helekar).
Natatapas (your "average" Tantrist Chakravanti, somewhat matriarchal in outlook).

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