Castes

## History

Castes originated around 2025 in the UK, as people started protesting for changes in the Ministry of Magic, but opinions differed a lot which caused groups to form.

## Strangers

By late 2027, castes didn't really have names. People were starting to be aware of them but no names had been universally accepted. When Acanthus Filth started anonymously murdering people and leaving notes on their bodies, one group, who identified a lot with his opinions, nicknamed the mysterious killer “Zero”, and eventually the name “Strangers” came to be accepted for the group.

The Strangers are a group that wants war, they are tired of living in hiding from Muggles, having to limit themselves in their powers and want to subdue Muggles as well as the Ministry of Magic. Their good side is that they accept all wizards, even the weakest, even the rejected and convinced Strangers will be great allies who will always support their comrades and will never sacrifice any of them.

This is the biggest group, as the majority of people identify as Strangers. Despite this, a lot of them don't actually want to subdue Muggles. They mostly join in big numbers to force the Ministry of Magic to change things, and have people to support them and their opinions no matter what.

### Extreme Strangers

Extreme Strangers are the Strangers who are ready to kill to reach their goals. Most of them ended up finding each other around mid to late 2029 and rallying others to form a group of a few dozen people actively plotting, along with at least a hundred ready to follow them when they're called for battle. On the night from July 6 to 7 of 2030, they broke Zero out of Azkaban, and attacked the Ministry of Magic in the evening of July 8. The attack failed with Zero being killed by young Auror Annabelle Gardner. Following this, Extreme Strangers separated into three groups. The first group represents those who were arrested or killed by Aurors following the battle. The second group is those who are hiding from Aurors, while the third group is actively looking for Annabelle, who went into hiding, to avenge Zero.

## Royalists

The Royalists don't like the Ministry either. They advocate power, pure magic. Any powerful creature is likely to return to their caste. Even house elves or centaurs. Their watchword? We have to move the world forward. And we do not advance properly with an imbecile following... Without wanting war, if they consider it necessary, they will do it. Even though wizards with little power can join their side too, they will be looked down upon. This caste is very calculating and will not hesitate to sacrifice "pieces" to advance its ideas and its members themselves may decide to put themselves in check to allow the community to triumph. They are actively protesting in the streets, to no avail as of early 2031.

## Pacifists

The Pacifists are not very organised. They want to prevent a war and are idealists at heart who firmly believe that one day all species will be able to coexist. In the meantime, they are barely managing to temper matters. By mid 2030, the Order of the Phoenix had been founded for the third time, this time by Harry Potter, and many Pacifists were able to join. They won the battle on July 8, although some of them were killed.

## Reprobates

“Reprobate” is the name given to those who betray their caste, usually by either changing castes or simply leaving it. Notable Reprobate is Wilma Mills, who was originally an Extreme Stranger, only it was revealed later that she was actually spying on them for the Order of the Phoenix, which helped them prepare for the battle on July 8. She, along with Annabelle Gardner and a few others, has gone into hiding as she is actively pursued by Extreme Strangers.