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===The Paulites===

The Paulites are a loose confederation of mages who dedicate themselves to surviving the next great mage war, which they believe is imminent and will be apocalyptic.  Amanda Paul, who laid down the foundations for the school, was a teacher and profit who left the Hermetic house Thoth Standing in the 1930s, believing that the end of the house was near.  Today the group’s magical style is a hodgepodge of Hermetic, native American, and European folk elements, with much that is original to the Paulites.

Paulite apprentices are trained to survive in the wild and to be able to defend themselves from attack.  Magical training focuses on the art of not being noticed.

Cost: 21 points.

Skills:  Camouflage, Drive (Automobile), First Aid, Guns (Pistol), Guns (Rifle), Herb Lore, Naturalist, Stealth, Survival (Any), Symbol Drawing (Paulite), Traps.

Spells:

Animal:  Beast-Soother.

Light and Darkness:  Continual Light, Darkness, Invisibility, Blur, Gloom, Hide, Light.

Water:  Purify Water, Seek Water.


House Stances

Magic:  Magic will destroy the world we know.  Magic is also our only hope.

Themselves:  We will survive the coming storm.

The Council:  These proud fools strut but will be laid low.

The Circle:  Nature worshippers are about to be out-evolved, because nature is about to change.

The Cooperative:  What are you going to do when the power goes out?