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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Idabrius" data-source="post: 4295173" data-attributes="member: 67832">Wizards, magicians, mages; whatever they are called, there are organizations the world over that specialize in their training and in allowing them to come together in social units. These are as different from each other as the stars from the sea, so it would behoove you a moment to sit down and read over what I have written. You may find insight into foreign peoples that you never knew before.The North: The Brotherhood of the BookIn the North there is one great overarching organization that draws most mages into its folds. This is the Brotherhood of the Book - not that all of its members are men. The Brotherhood is a guild, of sorts, in which wizards who have passed the requirements of their peers (usually by crafting a Masterwork spell) are granted Master-ship. These Masters are expected to take on at least one apprentice and train them in the mystic art. Masters are entitled to wear black robes without insignia as well as black hoods. This makes a black-robed figure stand out in the North as a Master magician almost immediately.Mages from the Broterhood tend to wear simpler things, however. They often see themselves more akin to master craftsmen than to powerful will-workers. The Brotherhood has no formal structure other than the Master-Apprentice hierarchy. Masters have complete control over an apprentice, though most treat their young ones with more or less compassion and care. The Brotherhood gathers at least once a year in disparate places across the north. The most often used sites for these meetings are uninhabited and out of the way ruins where they share warm ale and tell stories by starlight.The Brotherhood does have a vague notion that the status quo is preferable. To this end, while many may get caught up in various nationalistic emotions, as a whole the Brotherhood tends to disdain warfare and any other changes that might destroy the lands where they make their livelihood.Masterwork spells are often rituals that are passed between one member of the Brotherhood to another for a nominal fee. They also frequently bear the name of the Brother or Sister who crafted them - for example, Waylund’s Wasting or Martinus’ Servant.The North: The ScholariumLocated in Candovar, the Scholarium is a small school of wizards and warlocks who share their adventures and their secrets. They were founded by several like minded adventurers who settled in Candovar in their twilight years as the city grew. The halls of the Scholarium are closed to all but the elect few. Most members must prove themselves before they are admitted. While they take a few pupils every year, the number is extremely small.Brothers view Scholarium training almost as badly as they view Waystriders. Many see it as even worse, for where Waystriders are at least interested in knowledge for its own sake, Scholarium scholars are little better than glorified thieves (in their eyes) seeking to loot the treasures of lost ages.</blockquote>

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