Censorate

## Censorate Crest

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## History

After the Narasi invaded the Late Magocracy and conquered them, King Kamaklavan created The Royal Censorate of Magic, to control magi and the use of magic.

When the King died and the Five Duchies were divided, the Censorate retained its royal charter and was not answerable to any of the five Dukes, this gave it unique enforcement powers across all the Duchies.

### The Royal Bans on Magic

The Royal Bans on Magic were created under Kamaklavan and the Censorate enforced them. The Bans were the oppressive laws and rules used to control the use of Magic.

* "*The use of the mineral known as irionite shall be limited in the extreme; no unqualified mage shall seek to explore the mysteries of this most potent of devices save that they are fully trained and qualified by the Censorate to do so.  Improper use of irionite shall impose the harshest of penalties upon the transgressor.*”
* “*The responsible use of magical power must be properly conveyed through accepted and acceptable instruction by qualified masters.  Entrusting the details of the powerful magics to those who lack the maturity and insight to use them properly is therefore forbidden, and those magi who are found guilty of such a breach shall be held accountable.*”
* “*Due to the unfortunate power of magic to corrupt the minds and souls of men, no mage, even should he enjoy noble birth, shall be allowed to hold lands outside of his home nor title above his station.  Nor shall he become entangled in the territorial disputes of those whom the gods have placed above him.*”
* “*The greater magics in the history of the Magocracy were done with meticulous planning and a surety of the outcome that non-magi have come to fear and respect, yet some rites involve deplorable rituals that cut to the core of all human decency.  The more lurid and outrageous the practice, from Necromancy to Prophecy to so-called Sex Magic, the greater the fear invoked in the layman.  Therefore, as it is doubtful that these practices have any true arcane usefulness, the study and proliferation of these deviant rites shall be prescribed, save by sages and scholars who understand fully the dubious nature of these rites, under the guidance of the Royal Censorate of Magic.*”

The penalty for violating any of the Bans was to either have the Rajira burned from the mage's mind leaving them in a vegetative state, or to be put to death.

## Summary

### Hawklady

Dara, Gareth, Sir Fes and new friends in Barrowbell foil a plot led by a member of the Censorate and includes member's of the Order or Shirlin.

> *“The Shirlin Order is a small, elite unit of warmagi,” Mavone explained, thoughtfully.  “They are the deadliest, and the most fanatical, of the Censorate’s forces..."*
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## Order of Shirlin

The Order of Shirlin is a branch of the Censorate that is considered the deadliest warmagi's in the Dutchies, but that was before Irionite. In Hawklandy, Mavone and Astyral supervised by Penny captured 3 of them to foil a plot of assassination against Minalan and King Rard l.

The Order consists of the most fantastical of the Censorates all are veterans and suited for the job of persecuting anyone violating the bans. They are empowered to use otherwise restricted means and magic, magic that was even restricted in the Magocracy.

## Arcane Knights of Nablus

When the Censorates were expelled from the Kingdom of Castalshar they found a new home in Merwyn and reformed under the name of Arcane Knights of Nablus aka *The Red Censorates*.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 75). Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 361). Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 494). Kindle Edition.
4. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 537). Kindle Edition.
5. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Hawklady: A Spellmonger Cadet Novel . Kindle Edition.