Orders of Magic

In Solum, the Wizards of the Great Towers exist to study magic and prevent its misuse. Within this organisation are three orders, those of White Robes, Red Robes, and Black Robes. A practitioner must follow the ethos of their particular order.
To outsiders of the tower, it is thought that that the Black Robes are "Evil", the White Robes are "Good", and the Red Robes are "Neutral", but this oversimplifies the complex ethos and teachings of these orders. White Robes that Magic is for the benefit of all, Red Robes that the study of magic is for it’s own sake and Black Robes that magic is to serve those who wield it.
Regardless of order, the first loyalty of all mages is to magic, with the second priority being to their order. To that end, mages of all orders can be found working together in the seven towers of sorcery.
Each tower is run by a council of ten: three archmages of each order, and the ruler of the tower. Here, mages of all races, backgrounds and order can be found working to further their study. Inside the towers, conflicts between members is strictly forbidden, and met with swiftly and permanently.
==Cultural Restrictions==
The orders instil in the wizards of the orders that certain rules have to be obeyed otherwise they will draw the ire of the rest of the Orders and be hunted down and captured. They are considered a renegade wizard if they break these rules.
* Restrictions on who can use blood magic/entropy components in spellcasting. (Entropy Magic)
* Their color robes are to be worn at all times. Those who hide what order they are from will be considered renegades. (Save or Die: Outcasts: Episode 18)
* Your chosen color of robes must reflect your actions. You can change the color of your robes if you inform the head of your previous Order then the head of the new Order you are joining. The Heads of the Orders aren't known to refuse a change but wish to understand and have the wizard explain their change. (Dicing with Death: Episode 084)
==Differences between the Orders==
===White Robes===
White Robes are wizards who use Magic for the benefit of all.
* Spells are cast as 1 level higher.
* Spells may be cast missing a V/S/M component at level.
* Spells may be cast missing two V/S/M components at -1 level.
* Forbidden from using entropy components.
===Red Robes===
Red Robes are wizards who study of magic is for it’s own sake.
* May memorize 1 extra spell at each spell level.
* Forbidden from using entropy components outside of enchantments, divinations and research.
===Black Robes===
Black Robes are wizards who use magic for their own benefit.
* Gains spells as if 1 level higher.
* Spells of a higher level than normally available still need the typical minimum caster level (E.G. A 4th level black mage is capable of casting 3rd level spells if they use entropy magic or some other source to boost their casting level to at least that of a 5th level mage). 
* No restriction in using entropy components
===Brown Robes===
Unofficial designation for renegades wizards who operate outside the Orders of Magic.
The Orders are known to hunt down Brown Robes.
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