The Concordance

One of the oldest organizations known to the unseen world of magic, the Concordance now acts as a world government, assuming dominion over all members of the Arcanist community.

## History

At it's inception the Concordance was effectively an alumni association for graduates of Scholomance founded in the early 4th century BCE with the intent of acting as a scholarly fellowship and peer network for Magicians to share skillsets and collaborate when needed. One of the greatest boons offered to members of the early Concordance was access to the information network of the Arcana Diurna, founded in 59 BCE. which was based out of Rome where the majority of formally educated magicians lived. The Concordance acted as the primary distributors of the news networks encrypted tablets, as well as the collectors of information.

With an increasing interest in diverse and novel information, the Concordance began to also accept practitioners of arcane artistries other then magicians. By 7 CE the reach of the Concordances awareness would become undeniable, resulting in the independent association being granted an official arrangement and duty by Scholomance itself. The Concordance would become responsible for increasing the attendance of Scholomance, and in exchange they would be granted not only a residence within the fabled school which included near complete access to all artifacts and chambers within the facilities.

Due to their new found proximity to the school, many of the new school faculty began to be drawn from the ranks of the Concordance, some even holding offices within the association prior to their appointment as educators resulting in the Concordances interests growing more closely involved with the legendary academy. In the centuries to follow the Concordance began to become seen as merely another function and extension of Scholomance.

Following the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the Concordance saw it's membership greatly diminished as the population centers magicians called home became more diverse and difficult to connect due to new political boundaries and the less advanced transportation methods of the world which came after.

## Organization

### Departments

* Ministry of Familial Affairs
* Ministry of Propaganda
* The Court of Concordance
* The Ministry of Magistry

### Parties

* Concordant Collectivist Coven (Started 1852 C.E.)
* Warriors of the Coven (Started 1922 C.E.)

### Judicial Practice

The Court of Concordance deals with most things, however the Seers Circle can be called on to hold court, as can the Patrons.

## Law & Dominion

In theory, all Arcanists classified under the definition of Magician are by default subject to Concordance law and citizenship, meanwhile Witches may petition for citizenship requiring a strict review process to ensure their ability to control their powers. Warlocks by default are considered criminal agents and

* The Act of Seraphs (1243 CE; Revised 1853 CE)
* The Concordant Compromise (1882 CE; Amended 1926 CE)

## Relationships

### Recognized Entities

#### The Fay Courts

The fey are not regulated by the Concordance and are as a whole considered extrajudicial entities, as the Concordance recognizes the Fey Courts as sovereign entities and governments. Furthermore, the Concordance makes no attempt nor claim to govern extraplanar states.

## Timeline

* 476 B.C.E. - The Concordance is Founded by Scholomani Alumni.
* 59 B.C.E. - The Arcana Diurna utilizes the Concordance as a distributer and outlet.
* 7 C.E. - The Concordance gains residence within Scholomance, in exchange for being responsible for increasing attendance rates.
* 101 C.E. - The Concordance sides with Dacia\* against Rome marking the start of The War of Distortion.
* 1243 C.E. -
* 1852 C.E. - The Concordant Collectivist Coven is formed and recognized as an official political party within the Concordance, represented by Magus Nicolai Stalli.
* 1864 C.E. - The Act of Accessibility is passed as a major victory for Concordant Collectivist Coven, ensuring all students of recognized Academies are able to afford essential materials of study despite economic status.
* 1882 C.E. - The Concordant Compromise establishes the relationship between the Unseen world, and the forces of the industrializing null world as a response to the development of electrical technology and subsequent discovery of Discordance. The legislation results in the migration of most members into wixan communities, and the further detachment of the Unseen from the Null.
* 1922 C.E. - The Warriors of the Coven is formed and recognized as an offical political part within the Concordance.
* 1926 C.E. - The Concordant Compromise ratifies The Amendment of 1926, further consolidating wixan communities in order to address the The Technocracy.