Mysterium

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Atlantean Caste

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Role

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Philosophy

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  • Knowledge is Power: X
  • Knowledge has a Price: X
  • The Corpus Mysteriorum: X

Praxis

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  • The Sophiad: X
  • Protocols and Quanxi: X
  • The Athenaeum: X

Organization

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Status

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  • Neokoros (–): Unknown; experienced Mysteriorum Exemplum — may receive lessons in Arcana up to ••; initiated into the Order, but not the Atlantean Mystery.
  • Senior Neokoros (•): [requires Gnosis •] Known to a small part of Order; may be made Acquisitor or Censor; experienced Mysteriorum Arche — may receive lessons in Arcana up to •••, Rotes up to ••, view mundane copies of Corpus Mysteriorum and imbued items up to •••, borrow imbued items up to ••; introduced to the Athenaeum; equivalent to a grad student, choosing topics of importance to them and focusing on learning about them.
  • Daduchos (••): [requires Gnosis ••] Known to majority of Order in region; may be made Savant; experienced Mysteriorum Anima — may receive lessons in Arcana up to ••••, rotes up to •••, examine imbued items and Artifacts up to ••••, borrow imbued items up to •••; granted responsibilities of importance; direct neokoroi in basic services to Order; expected to work hard on behalf of the Order; equivalent to professors, already well-trained in their feilds and prepared to educate others.
  • Senior Daduchos (•••): [requires Gnosis •••] Known to majority of Order in nearby regions; may be made Curator; experienced Mysteriorum Barathrum — may receive lessons in Arcana •••••, rotes up to ••••, may view grimoire Corpus Mysteriorum, may examine Artifacts and imbued items up to •••••, may borrow Artifacts and imbued items up to ••••
  • Hierophant (••••): [requires Gnosis ••••] Known to majority of Order in country; experienced Mysteriorum Calamitas — may receive lessons in rotes up to •••••, may examine Artifacts ••••• • and imbued items ••••• •, may borrow Artifacts ••••• or imbued items •••••; leaders of the Order who generally leave behind administration in order to seek wisdom and enlightenment.
  • Hierophant (•••••): [requires Gnosis •••••+] Exemplar of Order ideals; experienced Mysteriorum Focus — may receive lessons in Arcana ••••• •+, rotes of ••••• •+, may examine or borrow any Artifacts or imbued items.

The Caucus

The Caucus sets regular meetings at convenient intervals; generally one meeting per month, held at the caucus’ Athenaeum.

  • Acquisitor (Status •): Responsible for acquiring lore and relics of Supernal origin that should be in Awakened or Pentacle hands.
  • Censor (Status •): Aggressive individuals who make sure certain items, lore or spells remain hidden until they are needed
  • Savant (Status ••): Scholars and masters of two fields of knowledge: one occult and one worldly, usually joining concepts between those fields.
  • Curator (Status •••): Leadership position, responsible for protecting, enhancing and organizing the Athenaeum; must be a skilled manager; generally only one Curator per caucus/Athenaeum; approach politics as a learned advisor

Factions

  • Archaeomancers: Specialists in uncovering lost Atlantean lore and Supernal shards buried in the Fallen World; focus on study of the past, seeking to recover what has been lost.
  • Archivists: Recording and collecting lore and knowledge for the Mysterium.
  • Bricoleurs: Experimenters with discovered lore or items, and creators of new spells and items.
  • Egregori: Seekers of Mystery, seeking to deliver the Mysteries to the world in a fashion that doesn’t endanger them or Sleepers; often in the middle of magical societies and religions.
  • Reclaimants: Thieves and fences who work to gather up grimoires, artifacts and other Awakened relics and lore out of Sleeper hands.

Archetypes

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