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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tokiwong" data-source="post: 3043420" data-attributes="member: 961">James CoveThe town of James Cove is a quiet coastal New England town, with a rich colonial history.  During the school year James Cove University increases the population by about five thousand to six thousand students; the town also makes a healthy living on tourism and fishing.  The sprawling town has many secrets, most mundane but some are quite incredible indeed.The Awakened community is small and prefers to keep things quiet in James Cove; the Consilium is a quiet entity that does not interfere in most affairs outside of those that affect the community at large.  Officially there are six cabals that make up the Consilium in the region.James Cove CabalsThe Galactic Order: A Free Council cabal of science fiction aficionados, at least that is what the other cabals believe.  They are a friendly bunch, but not respected by the Consilium at large for their esoteric focus on the stars and the mysteries of the Universe.  They also spend many hours pouring over science fiction novels, television series, and movies searching for supernal truths hidden the allegories of Science Fiction.  Their leader of sorts is a thickly set woman; Starbuck is her shadow name, an Acanthus with modest skill.  The Cabal numbers in four total and they don’t get too involved with the politics of the Consilium.  They maintain their sanctum and hallow at the University Observatory, which is located outside the town, proper.Order of the Wyvern: An old cabal that has deep roots in the region, the Order of the Wyvern has traditionally been a Guardian of the Veil cabal with loose ties to the Boston Consilium.  The Order is fairly traditional and maintains constant vigilance on all things supernatural in the town, and a particular eye on The Galactic Order, who they feel may be the most likely group to reveal secrets to Sleepers.  Janus is the leader of the Order and its public face to the other cabals when needed.  He is fairly accomplished Master and well versed in the ways of the Mastigos.  This cabal numbers in five, but the other four members wear masks at all times to hide their identities.Sisters of Supernal Wisdom: The cabal of the current Hierarch, Ishtar, is a mixed cabal dominated by the genteel though somewhat ruthless Silver Ladder Thyrsus mage.  She leads the trio with a soft though guiding hand, there was a fourth member; but she passed on just last year of natural causes.  Ishtar maintains the legacy of her master, and simply tries to keep the peace and maintain god relations with their neighbors in Boston.  Ishtar simply tries to keep the peace; she is no the most powerful mage in the region, but definitely an accomplished master in her own right.  The cabal is also all female, one of the tenets set down by Ishtar’s master.  Project Eclipse: A Mysterium dominated cabal that embraces the modern techniques of research and field study.  They have amicable relations with the Sisters, and are fairly active in the James Cove awakened community.  They have clashed with the Order of the Wyvern on occasion, but only on matters dealing with protecting and securing awakened artifacts of a sensitive nature.  Two brothers dominate the cabal of six members, nominally the largest official cabal in the Consilium.  Luther is the elder brother, a Moros of considerable power; while his younger brother by two years is Martin, an Obrimos with considerable knowledge of Atlantean lore and High Speech.  They run the cabal together, and are visible members in the community enjoying the seclusion the small coastal ton provides for their research and field work.  Members of the cabal are often abroad on field work, so there usually there is only two to three members at any one time at their sanctum.Dark Covenant: A young cabal of new mages, most of them awakened for no more then perhaps a year at most.  They are typically self-described outsiders, and are not too involved in Consilium politics.  They are typically looked down upon as miscreants and malcontents by the more established cabals but thankful they have not done anything yet to bring down real trouble on their heads.  The nominal leader is a gothic yet charismatic outsider named Lestat, a Mastigos of the Silver Ladder.  Dark Covenant also does double duty as a gothic metal band, with a growing following of fans especially among the disaffected students of the university.Witching Hour: A traditional order of mages who have had a presence in James Cove for nearly two centuries.  Their leader, an old and powerful Adamantine Arrow master, Burning Rose leads the cabal by his action, wisdom, and knowledge.  He is perhaps the most powerful mage in the city and is rapidly approaching he end of his journey in this life.  A sentinel in his younger years he has passed that torch to his protégé and student, Crash, a young and brash Obrimos of the same order.  Only time will tell if he will live up to the legacy of his mentor.  It is said that the Witching Hour guards a powerful secret that is pivotal to their founding and role in James Cove.</blockquote>

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