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==Ordo Custodes Ars Magnum== '''Also known as''': [unknown] '''Symbol''': A triangle containing a stylised "O", "C" and "L" The Order of the Keepers of the Great Art (Ordo Custodes Ars Magnum) began as an attempt to reign in some of the depredations of magicians who believed their powers placed them above the moral constraints of "lesser" beings. The founders of the group, among the foremost wizards of their era, established a school of magic ostensibly to train others in the art. Many were drawn to the school by the wizards' collective reputations. However, in addition to magical instruction the wizards also inculcated their students in a code of honor, ethical conduct and responsibility to others, not unlike the code of chivalry. The new-made mages went forth to use their knowledge and skills to help and protect their fellow men. However, under mounting persecution from the Church (ironically caused in no small part by acts of the unscrupulous mages that the school opposed), the school was forced to disband and its members flee or go into hiding - at least that was the public perception. In fact the founders and graduates of the school simply changed their tactics. Concealing any display of or association with magic, the members of the group assumed the guises of other roles and professions, some prominent and influential, others innocuous: noblemen, merchants, scholars, wandering healers or peddlars. Each member would be aware of the identities of only a few others, to prevent the Church from discovering and dismantling the entire group. Members are able to identify each other by special rings that they wear; the rings can be of any style, plain or elaborate, but all are carved on the inside of the band with distinctive runes which only members can read. This was the origin of the group's name. The Order of the Keepers of the Great Art has two major divisions. Actual members, who are fully aware of the Order's purpose and have access to its knowledge and resources, are called the Order of the Keepers of the Lantern of Truth (Ordo Custodes Laterna Veritas) and they are tasked with the duty of maintaining order amongst wizard and policing magical problems. The rest of the Order is made up of people with useful skills and abilities, and the proper ideals and motivations, who have been contacted by Laterna Veritas members to act as their agents. Those in outside of Laternae Veritas have no knowledge of their existence and never hear the term "Laterna Veritas". One of the Laterna Veritas approaches them under the guise of an employer or patron to undertake specific tasks, or is approached by them as a useful contact. The Laterna Veritas is constantly on the lookout for such people. Only those of the Order who have proven their quality repeatedly may be told of the Laternae Veritas, and if they have talent with magic may be invited to join the Laterna Veritas and learn deeper lore from the Order's masters. {{WSFooter}}
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