The Fellowship of the Golden Quill

14 points

Style Prerequisite: Hermetic Potential, Hermetic Aptitude 1

Grand Council: The Hall of Night at Parvos, Eeridia

Locales

The Fellowship is gaining in popularity and has numerous chapterhouses in both the Aebasan lands and amongst the Adal-Halic people. Its influence is weak in the south, where the Abarisian Order still commands much respect.

Nickname(s): Apostates

Philosophy: The result of a schism in the Abarisian Order, the Fellowship is primarily a group of secular mages who have many of the same interests as the Magi, but few of the rules restricting research. The Apostates believe that, while Abaris is an important patron of magic and its wielders, magical research should be independent of ecclesiastic influence. One of the Fellowship's first interests was the exploration of illusions, which was once proscribed by the Abarisian Order.

Membership: The Apostates tend to be more interested in the world around them than their parent Order and encourage their members to be fruitful members of society as well as researchers in the magical arts. Over the centuries, this policy has garnered them much support in Aebasan and Adal-Halic lands, to the point that they enjoy almost as much popularity in those regions as the Magi.

Hierarchy: The Fellowship's hierarchy runs along clearly defined lines, but it is much more open than that of its parent Order. The Fellowship is ruled by the three-member Council of Archmagi, which dictate the overall policies of the Order. Regional governance is handled by a varying number of Magiarchs, from which the Archmagi are elected. Each region is further divided into Precincts, each governed by a Lord Magister. The Precincts are composed by the chapterhouses, each of which are commanded by a Magister. While the Fellowship encourages magical research into new areas, the Office of the Examiner, which has branches in each Precinct, must approve each new experiment.

Required Skills: Archaeology, Area Knowledge, Disguise, Hidden Lore, Mathematics, Occultism, Thaumatology, Writing

Required Spells: Counterspell, Detect Magic, Lend Energy, Simple Illusion, Sense Foes

Perks: Adjustable Spell (Spell Enhancement), Academic Rank, Improvised Magic, Intuitive Cantrip (Kindle or Magical Analysis), Magical Style Adaptation, Mana Compensation, Named Possession, Paraphernalia Pro, Sanctum, Scroll-Reading, Secret Mage, Secret Spell, Secret Words, Shortcut to Power, Special Exercises (any), Spell Bond, Spell Duelist, Spell Resistance, Stabilizing Skill, Staff Attunement, Staff Bond, Thaumatological Doublespeak, Willful Casting, Wizardly Dabbler and Wizardly Garb

Optional Traits

Attributes: None

Advantages: None

Disadvantages: None

Skills: None

Spell List

First Ring (Apprentice)

Colors	Keen Sense	Sense Foes
Foolishness	Light	Simple Illusion
Haste	Seek Air	Sound
Ignite Fire

Second Ring (Scholar)

Apportation	Far-Tasting	Recover Energy
Armor	Fireproof	Reflect
Aura	Forgetfulness	Restore
Complex Illusion	Great Haste	Sense Emotion
Continual Light	Hinder	Shape Fire
Counterspell	Illusion Disguise	Sound Vision
Create Fire	Illusion Shell	Thunderclap
Daze	Independence	Voices
Detect Magic	Know Illusion	Ward
Dye	Lend Energy	Wisdom
Extinguish Fire

Third Ring (Wizard)

Catch Missile	Flame Jet	Resist Fire
Control Illusion	Great Voice	Return Missile
Copy	Great Ward	Shield
Dancing Object	Hold Fast	Sleep
Deflect Energy	Initiative	Slow Fall
Deflect Missile	Inscribe	Truthsayer
Dispel Illusion	Levitation	Wizard Ear
Dispel Magic	Mage Sight	Wizard Eye
Distant Blow	Missile Shield	Wizard Mouth
Far-Hearing	Perfect Illusion	Wizard Nose
Fireball	Poltergeist

Fourth Ring (Master Wizard)

Explosive Fireball	Flying Carpet	Phantom
Flaming Armor	Hawk Flight
Flight	Mind-Reading

Fifth Ring (Grand Master of the Art)

Control Creation	Create Servant	Mind-Search
Create Animal	Create Warrior	Teleport
Create Mount	Duplicate

Sixth Ring (Transcendent Master of the Art)

Unknown!!