Societies Sorcerous (CShaH)

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: Oh wisest caliph, your humble servant has stumbled upon information that may very well change the way we view all wizards in our land. During my travels, I was approached by many magic-wielding individuals, some whose powers were, by all measure, quite prodigious. Many of these visitors invited me into their fold, requesting my acceptance of their creed and assistance in their endeavors. I cannot but think that they knew of my employ and hoped to use it to their advantage. With that explained, the following information may be of great use to the Caliphate and your myriad agents.
: It seems that many sorcerers, elementalists, and yes, even sha'irs, have begun to band together in small cliques to further their own goals and ideals. A great many of these organizations are benign and pose little threat to the order of things in our beloved Zakhara. These approached me quite openly, asking only that I keep their existence us secret us possible. To honor this condition, I would request that you reveal this report to none outside of your most trusted and loyal advisers. To do otherwise could very well result in the enmity of these otherwise agreeable "sorcerous societies," as they are commonly known.
: Other organizations I discovered only through guile and a keen ability to piece together incomplete information to form a complete opinion. It is my belief that some of these sorcerous societies are of a much more malevolent nature. Many, from what I have been able to uncover, will be content only when they have completely dominated the entire Land of Fate. It is these that you must be wary of, oh wisest of rulers, lest you become entangled in their complex schemings.
: All that I have discovered is in this report: use it as you will. But know this, the most dangerous of these societies have eyes and ears in every corner of their land. Should they become aware of the knowledge that you possess, I fear they may attempt actions dangerous to you. I deliver this only at utmost peril to my...
—An incomplete missive found among the burnt belongings of the Grand Caliphate's emissary
In the Land of Fate, wizards have a tendency to be better organized than their counterparts in other lands. The Zakharans have learned the advantage of banding together for the free exchange of information and to provide support for one's fellow wizards against the slings and arrows of those that are ignorant of what wizards are really about. Many wizards have been saved from unruly mobs thanks to the timely appearance of their brethren in magic.
These sorcerous societies are largely responsible for the very things that they try to protect their members from. It is the organization and tight-knit ranks of the Brotherhood of the True Flame, for example, that spawned the fear of elementalists so common throughout Zakhara today.
Not all sorcerous societies share their information networks freely. Each society is a community unto itself, often loathe to allow outsiders within the circle and pledged to protect those already within. It is this isolationist nature that has led the groups into more than one conflict over relatively minor issues.
There are a number of sorcerous societies at large within the bounds of Zakhara. Some are large, and some are small, but all are fiercely loyal to their own members. Outside of the group, however, these loyalties break down so that sorcerous societies often argue with one another and sometimes even "come to blows" over issues they feel are important.