The Magisterium

The **Magisterium** is the main organisation of magicians, acting as a combination of university, trade union, and United Nations-style forum for denizens of the Uncommon. Not all members are magicians, and not all magicians are members, but in general most magicians stay fairly closely aligned with it even if they aren't members. Its main purpose is to ensure peace and safety in the magical world, and it does so primarily through education and information exchange. It is not a singular international body, but is instead a conglomerate of regional Colleges spread across the world, each of which has its own political and cultural quirks. The current international headquarters of the Magisterium is in Elden House in Prague.

## Organisation

The Magisterium is divided into Colleges, each of which is largely autonomous in its operation and is run by a Council headed by a High Magister or Magistrix. Once every year, the High Magisters meet in the High Council, which is headed by the three Lord High Magisters.

### Titles

The Magisterium grants titles to members depending on their skill, training, and role within the organisation. Some titles are regional, but there are certain titles which carry international meaning - these are listed below:

**Novice:** a member who has officially entered their training in the magical arts - entry into the novitiate requires sponsorship by an Adept.

**Adept:** a magician who is sufficiently skilled to have passed an examination given by the Magisterium. Adepts are considered full members of the Magisterium, and can be appointed Magisters, sponsor Novices, and access Magisterium resources for their own studies.

**Magister-in-Association:** a magician that is occasionally called in to teach at the Magisterium, but is not employed as a full teacher. Magisters-in-Association do not have the voting rights or authority of full Magisters, but there is a certain degree of informal authority wielded by Magisters-in-Association, especially within their own colleges.

**Magister:** a magician employed as a teacher in a College - Magisterships are granted by individual Colleges, but a Magister title is generally valid across the world. Magisters have voting rights on most organisational decisions, elect new Magisters, and decide on the raising of Adepts.

**High Magister:** the chair of a Council and often de facto leader of a College. The High Magister is nominally just the first among equals and the member with a casting vote, but in reality many of them have a great deal of power to make unilateral decisions.

**Lord High Magister:** the High Magisters of England, Prague, and the United States are traditionally referred to as Lord High Magister regardless of gender, and are joint chairs of the High Council, as well as its leaders in emergencies and the directors of the Magisterium's day-to-day affairs.

## Colleges

### South Wind

The College for New Zealand and most of the Pacific Islands. Headquartered in the Whare Pōtonga in Wellington, and headed by Director Janet Tawaketini, South Wind provides education and protection for most of the South Pacific. It has friendly relations with the Crux Australis in Australia and with the Order of Magi in England, and frequently exchanges messages and delegates with them. There are three full Magisters in the College, and two Magisters-in-Association that work primarily from South Wind. The College focussed primarily on ceremonial magic, although Janet has worked to integrate more Māori traditional magic into the teachings of the College.