Editing Ashenport: The Order of the Lidded Eye (section)

== Overview ==

The Order's primary goal is the acquisition and preservation of arcane and esoteric knowledge. Its origins are scholarly, but the modern Order is devoted primarily to the self-interest of its members. The Order maintains a number of closely guarded libraries (and a few secret vaults) that its members have access to, depending on their rank. 

The Order keeps itself strictly neutral in most affairs (although its members are under no obligation to do so). It has a mixed reputation, particularly among those of a more dogmatic pursuasion who would rather see its libraries and their dangerous contents burnt to ashes. It's certainly true, however, that a number of times in recorded history the knowledge it holds has proved invaluable in preventing disaster.