”WHAT!?” A tall man, with black hair and a short, well trimmed beard. He was lean and looked extremely irritated. This man was Locken Frey, once a powerful wizard, now a magicless man who found power elsewhere. Politics.

”I know it’s not ideal, sir, but our image needs it right now, if we associate with the Brigade…” The young, yet already balding man, sitting on the other side of the gigantic mahogany desk was terrified. He could set Frey on fire with a word, yet…

The History

The Order of the Tome was founded about 15 years back by Maelen Frey, an aging wizard who decided he would not put his son through the merciless combat training the Golden Brigade forced upon all young magic-sensitive, recruiting all spellcasters to their cause, mostly to not have them fight against them in the future. Thus began the Order, an alternative for spellcasters who ultimately just wanted to deepen their understanding of the Verse without having the responsability of fighting dissonnance wherever it appeared.

The public generally views the Order as a potential threat; Dangerous spellslingers skittering away from the watchful eye of the Brigade, but they have gained quite a following amongst the younger generation, offering great wealth to any wanting to study the Verse, to understand it’s subtleties and to do some treasure hunting on the side.

Ah, yes, the treasure hunting. The facet of the Order that irritates the Brigade the most. The Order of the Tome claim that to better their understanding of the mystical, they need access to arcane-infused items, left in the various ruins of the ancient all over the old Imperial territories and beyond, thus dabble in the dangerous technology the Brigade seeks to keep as far away from  the people (Or as they put it : Wrong hands who could use ancient technology in harmful ways)

Beliefs

The Order of the Tome believes strongly that all knowledge should be shared, that arcane powers should be of the public domain. They claim that by understanding ancient technology, by understanding the Verse a little better, they can better the life of all Imperial citizens. Most, however, see them as arcane zealots and cultists, the evil wizards of the heroic tales.

Members

The Order accepts most to their ranks, as long as they demonstrate a skill that can be useful in either the study, or the acquisition, of magic. They also own a few factories throughout Ludsburg and are, if one would believe the workforce, quite fair. It is, however, extremely difficult to advance in the order, especially for one who is not gifted with magical power. As a general tendency, the higher a initiate reaches in the organization, the more secretive he becomes (hence, most likely, the stereotypes). The leader of the Order, one named Lord Theodore, as yet to make a public appearance.