Magister

Magisters are members of the Magisterium, the upper house of the Tevinter Imperial Senate.Codex entry: The Magisterium These coveted seats are split among the Circle of Magi, the Chantry, and the major families—who are currently all mages. Their edicts rule the Tevinter Imperium.Per conversation with Dorian. Young mages often aspire to become a magister's apprentice because it offers them the best chance of ascending to the rank of magister. Foreign mages may also indenture themselves to a magister in order to eventually become imperial citizens.As seen during In Hushed Whispers with Gereon Alexius and the Rebel Mages.
== Background ==
When Tevinter tribes were ruled by kings, before the founding of the Tevinter Imperium, a magister was a top representative of a local society of mages, the Circle of Magi, in a state council of the most powerful mages. The magisters would convene in Minrathous and held dominion over all magic in the land.Codex entry: Tevinter: The Magisters
The Magisterium known today was established by Archon Darinius. When Darinius seized the Tevinter throne in -1195 Ancient, the Court of the Magisters became the royal court, and "magister" was the only title of nobility recognized in Tevinter.
It is technically not required to be a mage to become a magister. Indeed, after the Transfiguration that saw the Old Gods abandoned and Andrastianism embraced, most magisters were non-mages. Since the schism between the Imperial Chantry and the Orlesian Chantry in the Towers Age, however, non-mages in the Magisterium have slowly been weeded out. After his election in 7:34 Storm, Archon Nomaran lifted the old rules prohibiting mages from taking part in politics. Within a century, mages were openly ruling the country.Codex entry: The Imperial Chantry
The Magisterium makes the Imperium's laws and chooses a new Archon if there is no approved heir. A true magister is a figure of real power in Tevinter. All other mages serve at their pleasure, and any mage not of proper lineage has no influence outside of that which personal wealth and talent provide. One can become part of the Magisterium in various ways:
* A magister is chosen from each of the seven Circles of Magi in Tevinter, usually from the ranks of Senior Enchanters. However, First Enchanters are ineligible for becoming magisters.
* Every Grand Cleric of the Imperial Chantry has a seat, as does the Imperial Divine.
* Seats can be inherited by the magisters' heirs.
* The Imperial Archon reserves the right to appoint new magisters of his choosing at any time.
The Archon used to be elected from the ranks of the Magisterium but this practice has been banned since the Black Age.
After the Third Blight, the Orlesian Chantry promoted the story that a group of magisters who managed to physically enter the Fade and the Golden City of the Maker were responsible for the corruption of the city and led to the creation of the first darkspawn. The Chantry refers to this as the "second sin."
== Known magisters ==
* Archons – rulers of the Imperium and part of the Magisterium
* Imperial Divine – head of the Imperial Chantry
* Grand Clerics – senior clergy of the Imperial Chantry
* Magisters Sidereal – high priests to the Old Gods that the Canticle of Silence names as the ones who breached into the Golden City
* Adralla – born in Vyrantium; after fleing from Tevinter, she was commissioned by Divine Clemence I in 4:46 Black to write the Litany of Adralla—a tool used against blood mages and demonic possessionCodex entry: The Litany of AdrallaDragon Age: Asunder, p. 393
* Aesthia – lived in 7:71 Storm; she criticized blood magic in a letter to her apprenticeCodex entry: Responsible Blood Magic
* Vibius Agorian – who authored the text Questioning the Chant, which was later banned by the Chantry
* Ahriman – Fenris' sister, Varania, serves at his courtAccording to Hadriana.
* Sethius Amladaris – High Priest of Dumat and one of the ancient magisters who entered the Golden City and became one of the first darkspawnAccording to Dorian's research via the war table operations The Name of Our Enemy and House Amladaris, confirmed in .
* Elio AndanteDragon Age: Vows & Vengeance
* Anodatus – a descendant of Archon Ishal; his family is traditionally responsible for the upkeep of the Juggernaut Golems which guard MinrathousShort Story: Paying the Ferryman
* Gereon Alexius – a member of the Venatori and the mentor of Dorian Pavus
* Allineas – a famous researcher during the Towers Age who first coined the term "arcanist derangement" in relation with apostatesDragon Age: Asunder, p. 285
* Irian Amladaris – current representative of House Amladaris in the Magisterium as of 9:40 DragonWar table operation House Amladaris if completed with Josephine or Leliana. 
* Rezaren Ammosine – a magister from the city of Nessum
* Zaldereon Antonidas – an acquaintance of Professor FredericCodex entry: Professor Frederic of Serault 
* Aurarius – campaigned for increased funding to the Circles in 9:39Codex entry: Magister Gereon Alexius
* Bicklius – a centurionDragon Age: Tevinter Nights, An Old Crow's Old Tricks
* Calanthus – he believed he would become the "Ascended Man" and for that purpose he sacrificed thirty three slaves in a rite which turned him into an abomination (7:71 Storm; deceased)
* Callistus – of Teraevyn; his research on the Fade earned him the epithet "the Fade-Touched"Codex entry: Walking the Fade: Frozen Moments
* Cavellus – creator of the Amulet of the War MageThis amulet was forged during the height of the ancient Tevinter Imperium's power, a time when entire armies would flee upon seeing a Tevinter magister stride into battle. While the name Cavellus remains engraved on its back, any memory of the magister who created it has been lost to the mists of time.
* Cruxis – he led an expedition into the Arbor WildsCodex entry: Arbor Wilds
* Danarius – Fenris's former master
* Tractus Danarius – Danarius' bastard son
* Delphine – lived in Minrathous (8:65 Blessed)
* Dulcia – rumored to be a VenatoriDragon Age: Tevinter Nights, Luck in the Gardens
* Erasthenes – a famed scholar of the Old gods
* Gallus – a magister in league with the Venatori who studied the gangue in the Hissing Wastes (9:41 Dragon)Codex entry: Demons of the Stone
* Livius Erimond – a magister and a member of the Venatori (9:41 Dragon)
* Hadriana – an apprentice of Danarius
* Harach – the famous creator of the Juggernaut armor setCodex entry: Legend of the Juggernaut
* Alerio Invidus – father of Francesca Invidus and Florian Invidus
* Emerius Krayvan – founder of KirkwallCodex entry: History of Kirkwall: Chapter 1Codex entry: History of Kirkwall: Chapter 2
* Nanterius – Praetor of Vyrantium in 9:40 Dragon with an interest in mining activities beyond Tevinter bordersNote: Elegantly Written Letter
* Nastasia – a magister who had her son torn to pieces by a darkspawn ShriekCodex entry: Shriek (Inquisition)
* Nenealeus – trains slaves into mage-killersDragon Age: Magekiller
* Urian Nihalias – a magister who became the Black Divine in 9:27 Dragon after staging a coup against his predecessor
* Oratius – a poet who authored the Chant for DreamersCodex entry: Spirits and Demons
* Amelia Pavus – the creator of the Circulum InfinitusMentioned by the Spirit of Memory in Dragon Age: Absolution, episode 2.
* Dorian Pavus – becomes head of House Pavus after his father is assassinated; he assumes his father's seat in the Magisterium (c. 9:43 Dragon)Codex entry: Dorian Pavus
* Gideon Pavus – an ancestor of House Pavus who was tried for treason during the Exalted AgeCodex entry: Dorian Pavus
* Halward Pavus – the former representative of House Pavus in the Magisterium; father of Dorian Pavus
* Parthalan – his legion was supposed to quell a slave uprising in Kirkwall, but none of them ever arrived; owner of the Staff of Parthalan
* Pelidanus – head of the Corial Order in the early Exalted AgeCodex entry: Astrariums
* Pellinar – who wrote about the cultural habits of the Orlesians to his countrymenCodex entry: A Compendium of Orlesian Theater
* Pendictus – a researcher of the secrets of elven VeilfireCodex entry: The Lost Art of Veilfire
* Leviculix Porenni – a Tevinter supremacistNote: Ancient Tevinter
* Prycis – a magister in league with the Venatori who commanded to examine the elven ruins near Crestwood (9:41 Dragon)Note: Sealed Orders
* Quillan – served under Claudian and enforced the cruel practices within the Bone Pit in -35 AncientCodex entry: The Bone Pit
* Zara Renata – a member of the VenatoriDragon Age: Tevinter Nights, The Wigmaker Job
* Sephus – a magister in league with the Venatori who were active in the Hissing Wastes
* Talerio – a magister involved in the Imperium's first expedition against the Avvars; and later against the rest of the Alamarri including the Chasind in -712 Ancient (483 TE); sanctioned the culling of many residents of the Frostbacks and sacked their encampments for trophiesCodex entry: The Mountain-Father's Haft
* Tebrin – his apprentices have worked with Arcanist Dagna in South Post
* Athanir Tilani – father of Maevaris who was most known for his gentle nature and inoffensiveness in the Imperial Senate; executed in 9:32 Dragon by the Imperial Templars
* Maevaris Tilani – widow of Varric Tethras's cousin, Thorold
* Tirena of the Rock – used blood magic to repel Qunari invaders during the Steel Age by boiling the very blood in their veins
* Aurelian Titus – a magister with no known lands or family but with a reputation for power and knowing things no others do
* Tlaxius – one of the last generals who tried to invade Ferelden; owner of the Staff Of The Magister Lords
* Urathus – a magister in league with the Venatori who were active in the Hissing WastesCodex entry: Folded Letter
* Mareno Vadis – disowned his daughter for taking an elven loverDragon Age: Tevinter Nights, Half Up Front
* Varas – a magister whose apprentice researched the capabilities of vitaars in 9:32 DragonCodex entry: Vitaar
* Verixsus – a magister in contact with the Inquisition, with a particular view concerning the proper use of spirit-bindingsWar table operation A Cultured Exchange if completed with Josephine.
* Viren – a magister who lectured on the threat of the "oxmen in the north"Codex entry: Magister Gereon Alexius
* Claudian Vyrantus – was the last known "Overseer" of the Bone Pit; he was feared for his sadistic cruelty from the various experiments he conducted on those who disobeyed him; after his slaves revolted they stripped him of his enchanted robes and threw him into the Bone Pit to be feasted upon by his dragonlings; last known owner of the Armor of the OverseerCodex entry: Armor of the Overseer
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== Trivia ==
* It is common for non-Tevinters to attach the label "magister" to any and all Tevinter mages. This inaccurate practice is considered a mark of ignorance in the Imperium.
* Ancient magisters suffered physical mutations as a result of massive lyrium consumption.Codex entry: Lyrium (Origins)
* The Well-Read Pig-Farmer was also part of the Magisterium.
* In the French translation of the first two games of the series, the Magisters were called "Inquisiteurs" (Inquisitors). This translation was dropped for Dragon Age: Inquisition.
== References ==
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