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===Sacred Chalice===

Insofar as the Circle has leaders, the Sacred Chalice leads.  They are the “family” with the most political power due either to their reputation for even-headedness, patience and reliability, or to the fact that no other family is willing and able to do the job.  Although they are officially Wiccan and require the study of Wiccan principles as part of their magic, they welcome mages of all belief-systems.  Politically, they play a difficult balancing act to keep the Circle together, with mages who see the Circle as being too pacifistic and slow to act on the one hand and mages who see the Circle as being too organized and rules-bound on the other.  Also controvercial is the Sacred Chalice tendency to use mage resources to defend the interests of mundanes.  Internally, there is friction between revolutionaries who wish to abandon affiliation with any one religion and traditionalist mages who see their church being taken away.  Sacred Chalice political fights can get very nasty, being driven at least as much by ideology as personal ambition.

Apprentices study healing, nature and religion and are taught to use their powers to bring benefit rather than harm.  Their magical training focuses on growing closer to nature and aiding the sick.

Cost: 21 points.

Skills:  First Aid, Herb Lore, History (Medieval European), History (Modern USA), Naturalist, Physician, Religious Rituals (Wiccan), Ritual Magic (Wiccan), Symbol Drawing (Wiccan), Survival (Any), Theology (Wiccan).

Spells:

Animal: Beast Link, Beast-Soother, Beast Summoning.

Healing: Lend Energy, Lend Vitality, Relieve Sickness, Stop Bleeding.

Meta:  Counterspell.

Plant: Identify Plant, Seek Plant.


House Stances

Magic:  Magic is just nature from another perspective.

Themselves: We carry on an ancient tradition, harming no-one.

The Council:  They too want peace, but they also want power.  They worship history, yet they invent their history.

The Circle:  It is good to get together with friends, whether it is to socialize, to worship, or to share information.  We have so much in common.

The Cooperative:  They are so uptight, they are frightening.  They need to chill out a little bit.