Grand Order of Magic

The **Grand Order of Magic** was a religious, noble order of magically-proficient protectors and peacekeepers who devoted themselves to ensuring that harmony, amity, and peace would reign over the Cassiopeia Galaxy. They devoted themselves to walking down the path that followed the will of the universe's magic. For much of ancient history, the Grand Order kept the balance of peace within Cassiopeia from many different threats in the past, including dark alliances such as the Twilight Brotherhood.

## Description

The Grand Magicians dedicated themselves to being protectors of Cassiopeia, using their incredible training and abilities in magic to serve this purpose as members of the Grand Order of Magic. As keepers of this galactic peace, the members of the Grand Order often took part in diplomatic missions for various conflicts. But the role of the Grand Magicians naturally shifted to whatever was needed in the Cassiopeia Galaxy at any given time. For one era, the Grand Order were warriors fighting off aggravated forces of darkness, and in other eras, the Grand Order were simply teachers of pacifistic faith or enlightened explorers. Such a malleable quality to the way the Grand Order operated was seen all throughout Cassiopeian history.

The ways of magic were taught and trained to young individuals who could naturally harness the power of magic. These individuals were normally taken in at a young age, at the discretion of their parents or guardians, and were taught and housed within any of the Honored Temples found throughout the galaxy. This included the main Honored Temple found at the Sanctuary that served as the base of operations for the Grand Order, as well as any other Honored Temple outposts scattered across the cosmos in areas that needed Grand Order presence. Young Students of Magic would learn and train to become Disciples that would live, learn, train, and travel under the tutelage of a Grand Magician, until eventually they themselves were deemed worthy enough to be granted the rank of Grand Magician. Should a Grand Magician live to become wise and powerful, and were able to prove themselves as the greatest of protectors amongst the ranks of the Grand Order, they were granted the title of Honored Magician and offered seats on the Honored Council, which served as the governing body of the Grand Order of Magic as a whole.

How members of the Grand Order differed from other wielders of magic such as sorcerers and mages was their unique view on magic. Most members of the Grand Order believed that they followed the innately divine path of magic rather than just using magic as a mere tool. Grand Magician Zahir al-Bishara described magic to an enormous web created by the divine Weaver, believing that while most magic wielders only saw the web as a whole, the duty of the Grand Magicians was to follow and fulfill the will of the universe's magic by following the thin strands of this web. These religious beliefs set the Grand Order apart from those who were simply capable of casting magic but nothing more.

## History

### The Twilight Wars

Even in ancient times, the Grand Order of Magic had already existed throughout the Cassiopeia Galaxy for thousands of years. One of the earliest known adversaries of the righteous Grand Magicians of the Order were the knights of the Twilight Brotherhood. This insidious league of dark magic wielders hellbent on causing destruction throughout the galaxy and beyond was eventually quelled and defeated by the light of the Grand Order of Magic. This ancient series of battles between light and dark, which took place thousands of years before the Astral Premonition of year 0, became known as the Twilight Wars.

### An Age of Peace and Light

After the Twilight Wars, the Grand Order served as protectors of the Cassiopeia Galaxy for thousands of years in what became known as an era of protection and light. As peacekeepers, members of the Grand Order would maintain the balance of Cassiopeia and serve as its humble guardians of magic. Many throughout the galaxy would come to easily recognize the Grand Order as a force for good within the vast cosmos.

During the Runestone Wars, the Grand Order tried its best to keep the peace between the warring worlds of the galaxy, who fought over territories and resource deposits rich in runestone. There would have been millions if not billions of more deaths from the Runestone Wars, had it not been for the efforts of the Grand Order.