Gameplay
The Watchers
Overview: An association that investigates the supernatural, mostly made up of former or current academics.
Common Allies: The Hidden Council, Order Librarians.
Common Enemies: None.
Prefers: Occult Knowledge.
Typical Tasks: Research, digs, investigations, obtaining artifacts.
The Sentinels
Overview: A group dedicate to the removal of ghosts, particularly those who've grown dangerous or abnormally powerful.
Common Allies: The Temple.
Common Enemies: None.
Prefers: Clairvoyance, Clairaudience.
Typical Tasks: Investigate paranormal phenomena, banish ghosts.
The Black Circle
Overview: A council of magical practitioners devoted to the pursuit of individual power above all else. They tend to perceive non-magically adept supernaturals as only slightly better than humans and judge everyone by their arcane skill and knowledge. They frequently traffic with demons and other higher powers and are famed for the dark magical experiments they conduct on humans and animals alike.
Common Allies: The Hand, The Red Circle, The Syndicate
Common Enemies: The Temple, The White Circle, The Order
Prefers: Magical practitioners, ruthless individuals.
Typical Tasks: Experimentation, Research, obtaining artifacts and relics, arranging deals, recruitment.
The Red Circle
Overview: A council of magical practitioners devoted to the pursuit of arcane knowledge above all things, they are neither truly moral or immoral but rather apathetic towards such causes. The members of the red council don't go out of their way to hurt anybody but also don't go out of their way to help them either, they are devoted to their art and that is all. Generally considered a neutral party between the Black and White circles they frequently are called upon to chair or host meetings of the arcane community due to their neutrality.
Common Allies: The Black Council, The White Council, The Watchers
Common Enemies: The Temple
Prefers: Magical practitioners, researchers
Typical Tasks: Research, obtaining artifacts and relics
The White Circle
Overview: A council of magical practitioners devoted to using their magic to better humanity. They follow a strict code of rules governing legal and illegal use of magic mostly derived from do no harm principles. They spend a lot of time in research, but also in carrying out aid missions.
Common Allies: The Order, The Watchers, The Red Circle
Common Enemies: The Hand, the Black Circle
Prefers: Magical practitioners, selfless individuals
Typical Tasks: Research, aid missions, obtaining artifacts and relics, protection, recruitment
The Coven
Overview: A group of all female magical practitioners that formed during a time in which most knowledge, including magical knowledge was largely forbidden to women. While all three circles now accept female members the Coven continues as an independent organization. Their attitudes towards magical ethics are as varied as their attitudes towards the circles themselves although they have always traditionally been more closely allied with the black and red circles than the white.
Common Allies: The Red Circle, The Black Circle, The White Circle
Common Enemies: The Temple, The Order, The Witch Hunters
Prefers: Women, magical practitioners
Typical Tasks: Research, experimentation, obtaining artifacts and relics, recruitment.
Occult Subfactions
The Watchers
Overview: An association that investigates the supernatural, mostly made up of former or current academics.
Common Allies: The Hidden Council, Order Librarians.
Common Enemies: None.
Prefers: Occult Knowledge.
Typical Tasks: Research, digs, investigations, obtaining artifacts.
The Sentinels
Overview: A group dedicate to the removal of ghosts, particularly those who've grown dangerous or abnormally powerful.
Common Allies: The Temple.
Common Enemies: None.
Prefers: Clairvoyance, Clairaudience.
Typical Tasks: Investigate paranormal phenomena, banish ghosts.
The Black Circle
Overview: A council of magical practitioners devoted to the pursuit of individual power above all else. They tend to perceive non-magically adept supernaturals as only slightly better than humans and judge everyone by their arcane skill and knowledge. They frequently traffic with demons and other higher powers and are famed for the dark magical experiments they conduct on humans and animals alike.
Common Allies: The Hand, The Red Circle, The Syndicate
Common Enemies: The Temple, The White Circle, The Order
Prefers: Magical practitioners, ruthless individuals.
Typical Tasks: Experimentation, Research, obtaining artifacts and relics, arranging deals, recruitment.
The Red Circle
Overview: A council of magical practitioners devoted to the pursuit of arcane knowledge above all things, they are neither truly moral or immoral but rather apathetic towards such causes. The members of the red council don't go out of their way to hurt anybody but also don't go out of their way to help them either, they are devoted to their art and that is all. Generally considered a neutral party between the Black and White circles they frequently are called upon to chair or host meetings of the arcane community due to their neutrality.
Common Allies: The Black Council, The White Council, The Watchers
Common Enemies: The Temple
Prefers: Magical practitioners, researchers
Typical Tasks: Research, obtaining artifacts and relics
The White Circle
Overview: A council of magical practitioners devoted to using their magic to better humanity. They follow a strict code of rules governing legal and illegal use of magic mostly derived from do no harm principles. They spend a lot of time in research, but also in carrying out aid missions.
Common Allies: The Order, The Watchers, The Red Circle
Common Enemies: The Hand, the Black Circle
Prefers: Magical practitioners, selfless individuals
Typical Tasks: Research, aid missions, obtaining artifacts and relics, protection, recruitment
The Coven
Overview: A group of all female magical practitioners that formed during a time in which most knowledge, including magical knowledge was largely forbidden to women. While all three circles now accept female members the Coven continues as an independent organization. Their attitudes towards magical ethics are as varied as their attitudes towards the circles themselves although they have always traditionally been more closely allied with the black and red circles than the white.
Common Allies: The Red Circle, The Black Circle, The White Circle
Common Enemies: The Temple, The Order, The Witch Hunters
Prefers: Women, magical practitioners
Typical Tasks: Research, experimentation, obtaining artifacts and relics, recruitment.