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== Groups ==

Besides the defense forces of the Chancel, the Sanctum also harbours a number of groups.

'''The Bureau'''

An organization that manages magical girl contracts and Nightmare bounties as well as sell equipment and information. While they have A headquarters in the chancel and do cooperate with the Shepherdess and the Enlightened, they are not quite 100% under the control of the Shepherdess. Their inner workings are quite mysterious and shady at best. 

'''The Enclave of Emerald Alchemists'''
Also known as the 'Emerald Artisans', this society of Alchemists was founded by the 7th Noble of Light, TanetNephthys, and the 1st Noble of Alchemy, Armagustine Trimegistus, after the passing of the third Noble of Maricarum, Hermes Trimegistus, founder of the Emerald Arts. 

In a major nettle rite wrought by the 2nd Noble of Botany, Ephistopheles, against the Noble of Alchemy, in a daring move to split the art into two major paths forever, the Enclave was splintered in two - The Cleave fo Botanists and the Enclave of Emerald Artisans. The Botanists left the Sanctum, carrying with them the entirety of botanic knowledge. The Alchemists, however, managed to keep the Principa Alchimia safe and prevented the botanists from acquiring an absolute monopoly over the Emerald Arts. The two now jealously guard their arts, for if one were to acquire the arts of the other, they would become unstoppable.

The botanists are known to pass through the Chancel to deal with the Emerald Artisans.