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The
New Order
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After the Royal Allaince has been diminished and
the mages gathered all the power, the known
world needed a time of peace. The conflict was
very devastating both, for the folk and the land
and thus it needed to rise from the ashes. Even
the Order, seeing that it is not capable of
preserving the magic for itself, wanted a
truce.
After many years, when wars passed to history,
representatives of the most influetial circles
of magic - the D'herians, the Order and the
newly founded circle of Power - forged and act,
which created the Mage's Senate.
From this moment the mages gained complete power
over the land and it's folk. People incapable of
understanding magic, as well as those who did
not join the forces of the Senate, have been
pushed into the margin of the society. Even
among the D'herians voices opposing further
propagation of magic could be heard...
The mages have soon realized that thay can not share
their powers with everyone, because they would
loose crops, craftsmen and would cause only
trouble. The Folk was terrorized and had no
control over it's fate. Such a situation could
not be tollerated. If the mages weren't focused
only on their affairs and constant conflicts in
the Senate, they would already be aware that an
uprising is only a matter of time...
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Guilds,
Circles and the Senate
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Since magic has returned to the known world,
magic users have been gathering themselves into
guilds. At first, during the war, it has been
done for safety reasons, but soon they began
researching new spells and selectively
introducing the mystic knowledge to new
aprentices. Now, when the New Order has settled
for good, it is possible to find mages not
belonging to any of the guilds. Mostly they are
graduates of magical academies, who notice the
unfairness of the New Order and dont want to get
involved in politics.
Every single guild supports one of the three
leading circles. By doing so, they can place
their people in the Senate and thus take active
part in the process of rulling the
land.
The
Circle of D'heria
has many followers among liberal and peace
oriented mages. They follow D'herias code and
claim that magic should be carefully opened to
the outside world. Due to their activity in the
Senate and the High Council they managed to
force the opening of public academies of magic
arts.
The
Circle of Order
is the oldest and has long lasting traditions.
For ages it has been gathering old tomes and
updating vast chronicles. They consider
themselves to be heirs of the ancient Mage-Lords
and claim that all magic should belong only to
them.
The Circle of Power
is the youngest and most agressive in it's
actions. Similar to the Circle of Order it's
followers are oppsing further propagation of
magic. In their opinion mages should dominate
unmagical folk and conquer new lands in search
of greater power...
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Academies
of Magic Arts
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At present in the known world only three
Academies of Magic Arts exist. Even D'herians
realize what could happen if magic fell into the
hands of the shattered Royal Alliance. Therefore
the number of students accepted is limited and
selection is very strict.
At the Academy all adepts are trained in common
magic as well as one of the available
specializations. Also they are educated in
brewing potions and elixirs.
Contrary to Guild education, after graduating
the Acdemy one can choose to enter a guild or
choose another path. Additionaly he is not
oblidged to follow the way of one of the
circles. Because of this, Academies have always
been causing chaos in the Senat and sometimes
even in the High Council. The subject of closing
them down is mentioned more frequently than ever
before...
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New Order 
