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Advantages: Language (Arabic, Broken), Language (Latin, Native). | Advantages: Language (Arabic, Broken), Language (Latin, Native). | ||
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Skills: Alchemy, Artist (Calligraphy), Chemistry, History (Medieval European), History (Medieval Middle East), Mathematics, Occultism, Poisons, Symbol Drawing (Western Hermetic), Theology (Christianity), Theology (Islam). | Skills: Alchemy, Artist (Calligraphy), Chemistry, History (Medieval European), History (Medieval Middle East), Mathematics, Occultism, Poisons, Symbol Drawing (Western Hermetic), Theology (Christianity), Theology (Islam). | ||
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House Stances | House Stances | ||
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Magic: The purpose of magic is to grow closer to God through spiritual self-transformation. | Magic: The purpose of magic is to grow closer to God through spiritual self-transformation. | ||
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Themselves: Most mages do not understanding the purpose of magic and so are further from the goal than we are. They should be helped. | Themselves: Most mages do not understanding the purpose of magic and so are further from the goal than we are. They should be helped. | ||
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The Council: The purpose of the Council is to keep the Peace. Nobody else can be trusted with the job. | The Council: The purpose of the Council is to keep the Peace. Nobody else can be trusted with the job. | ||
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The Old Houses: Useful. We must not underestimate them. They may not quite grasp the ultimate point yet, but they have proved themselves formidable mages. | The Old Houses: Useful. We must not underestimate them. They may not quite grasp the ultimate point yet, but they have proved themselves formidable mages. | ||
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The Young Houses: They get so caught up in the details of their sciences that they forget to look at the big picture. They are more of a nuisance than a help, but they make up the numbers that keep the Council in control. | The Young Houses: They get so caught up in the details of their sciences that they forget to look at the big picture. They are more of a nuisance than a help, but they make up the numbers that keep the Council in control. | ||
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The Circle: The harder they cling to the physical world, the further they get from God. | The Circle: The harder they cling to the physical world, the further they get from God. | ||
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The Cooperative. Fools who sell their humanity for power. A human being is more valuable than a machine. | The Cooperative. Fools who sell their humanity for power. A human being is more valuable than a machine. | ||
+ | Independents: The Bridewell Reading Group is primed to defect from The Cooperative to the Council. They just don’t realize it yet. They will get sick of their deranged companions soon enough. The Church of St. Christopher on the Mountain are sound and sane. I wonder how we can convince them to join the Council. Exeter are amoral and organized. That makes them a serious threat. It would be better if they did not exist. | ||
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===House Isis Watching=== | ===House Isis Watching=== |