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===House Osiris Risen===

House Osiris Risen was founded at the same time as the Council itself, charged with the task of protecting the Council from mortal society.  Most of its efforts are directed simply towards keeping the public ignorant.  It keeps careful tabs on politicians and the media to make sure that nobody does anything that is against the Council’s best interests.  Although Osiris Risin has no qualms about interfering with the democratic process to help the Council, it otherwise tries to let mortals rule themselves.  Mages of the house are forbidden to hold office of any kind, in mortal or mage society, in an effort to deter ambitious power-seekers.  Most members of this house take their duties seriously, feathering their own nests comfortably along the way.  However, the house has also produced a few spectacular traitors.  While the house holds that it is vital to study theology for both moral and magical purposes, it does not require its members to adhere to any particular religious beliefs.

Apprentices are trained in “practical” skills dealing with money and public relations and “mystical” skills, intended to provide moral and magical insight.  Magical training emphasizes reading and controlling the minds of mortals.

Cost:  32 points

Advantages:  Language (Ancient Egyptian, Broken), Language (Latin, Broken).

Skills:  Accounting, Administration, Economics, History (Ancient Middle East), Occultism, Public Speaking, Psychology, Ritual Magic (Western Hermeticism), Savoir-Faire, Symbol Drawing (Western Hermetic), Theology (Christianity), Theology (Any).

Spells:

Communication and Empathy:  Sense Emotion, Sense Foes, Mind-Sending, Mind-Reading, Telepathy, Truthsayer.

Mind Control:  Bravery, Charm, Enslave, False Memory, Fear, Foolishness, Forgetfulness, Loyalty, Mindlessness, Permanent Forgetfulness.


House Stances

Magic:  The purpose of magic is to grow closer to God through spiritual self-transformation.

Themselves:  We are the guardians of Hermeticism, ensuring that our way never fades from the Earth.  

The Council:  The Council is the bastion of Hermeticism and so must be protected at all costs.

The Old Houses:  The rock upon which the future is founded.

The Young Houses:  It is wonderful to see Hermeticism spreading.  Welcome, younger brothers and sisters.

The Circle:  These disorganized nature-worshippers are dreamers, not scholars.  However, there are enough of them that they are dangerous and the worst thing that could happen would be for us to break the Peace with them.

The Cooperative:  We have a better future to offer humanity than that.