The Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose

**The Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose** is a secret society of magic practitioners.

## Overview

The Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose is a secret society filled with magic practitioners, whose purpose is to harness the power of magic for different purposes, whether good or bad. While its existence is considered an urban legend by the rest of the world, it is said that many presidents, captains of industry and celebrities were members.

The Order chooses its members based on high social standards, so their recruitment bases are usually elite sites like Belgrave University. The Order has many rules that its members must obey, breaking them may imply the expulsion of The Order, the erasure of their memories or even death.

The Order is divided into different chapters, under the jurisdiction of a Temple Magus. There are five chapter in the United States besides the ones in Brazil, France and Germany. Each chapter have about 100 members. The base of each one is the temple. Although the rumor is that the temple of Belgrave is in the basement of the university's library, it is actually in an old house abandoned in the vicinity, hidden behind a secret entrance in the wall.

## Ranks

### Neophyte

The neophytes are young people selected among students of Belgrave University to be possible members of The Order. The Neophytes are called with a note and a blue rose and must complete a subservience test, which consists of finding hidden gold coins in dangerous places. Only three Neophytes are chosen to be admitted and become Acolytes.

### Acolyte

The Acolyte is the lowest-ranked member in The Order. Once initiated, each Acolyte is assigned a higher-ranking tutor who instructs them in magic and also assigns them tasks. Acolytes are usually relegated to minor tasks, such as being waiters at meetings or cleaning up disasters from incantations.

### Medicum

A Medicum is the rank above the Acolyte. After being promoted by demonstrating sufficient skill, a Medicum can be assigned as an Acolyte tutor.and a acolyte must obey there tutor and do whatever the tutor ask of them.

### Magistratus

The range above Medicum. The Magistratus has free access to the reliquary.

### Temple Magus

A Temple Magus is the member who is in charge of a division of The Order and its temple.

### Councilor

Member of the Gnostic Council, who makes all the important decisions within The Order with proof of the Grand Magus.

### Adepti

The field agents, they act outside the chapters. The most important among them is the Adeptus Major.

### Grand Magus

The Grand Magus is the supreme leader of the entire Order, who has the supreme authority over all the other members.

## Members

* Gabrielle Dupres (Acolyte)
* Selena Durov (Magistratus)
* Jack Morton (Magistratus)
* Randall Carpio (Magistratus)
* Hamish Duke (Magistratus)
* Lilith Bathory (Acolyte)
* Nicole Birch (Magistratus)
* Angus Carter (Acolyte)
* Ian Ziering (Adepti)
* Margaret Crain (Councilor) †
* Renée Marand †
* Renée's sister
* Jonas (Magistratus) †
* Kyle (Magistratus) †
* Diego Nunez (Magistratus) †
* Dr. Hemmings (Councilor) †
* Brandon Caruthers (Acolyte)
* Elizabeth Kepler (Councilor) †
* Alyssa Drake (Magistratus) †
* Jason Priestley (Adeptus Major) †
* Robert Brown †
* Terry Soo †
* Bennett (Councilor) †
* Tyler †

### Rumored

* Michelle Obama
* Warren Buffet
* Benito Mussolini
* George W. Bush
* Oprah Winfrey
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
* Elon Musk

## Pledging

In order to become a member of the Hermetic Order, neophytes must endure rigorous testing to ensure they are the correct fit for the Order. If a neophyte fails at any point, their memory is erased using *Pulveris memoria*.

* **Step I - Selection:** Each candidate is hand-picked and vetted by the Chancellor, and current temple magus, of Belgrave University. In rare occurrences, higher members of the Order intervene to either remove or add potential neophytes. The Neophytes are called with a note and a blue rose.

* **Step II - Subservient Test:** The now neophytes must complete a subservience test, which consists of finding hidden gold coins in dangerous places. The location of the gold coin is hidden behind riddles and clues that they must decipher. The neophytes cannot give away their coin or reveal the location of a coin. Next, the remaining neophytes are presented with a list of things they must either complete or obtain. Jack Morton's list included a gun and cocaine. Only three Neophytes are chosen to be admitted and become Acolytes.
* **Step III - Observance Test:** The exact details of this step are unknown, as Kyle sabotaged Jack's observance test and he was unable to complete it.

## Initiation

Initiation into the Hermetic Order is rather simple. All members of the chapter gather in black robes wearing faceless masks. The acolytes who have been chosen wear white robes. The leader of the chapter speaks the acolyte's name and presents them with a black robe and faceless mask. They ask the acolyte if they are ready to heed the call. When the acolyte says yes and accepts the role, they are officially members of the Order.