Ordo Impervious et Hermeticus de Rosa Ianthinus

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**Ordo Impervious et Hermeticus de Rosa Ianthinus**, or in English **The Impervious and Hermetic Order of the Purple Rose,** is a secret society of magic practitioners.

## Overview

The Impervious and Hermetic Order of the Purple 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 known universe, it is said that many politicians, captains of industry, and celebrities have been members.

The Order chooses its members based on high social standards, so their recruitment bases are usually elite sites like Rowan or Sparta. 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. The base of each one is the temple. The Emperor, as Archmage, has supreme power and is the strongest mage, with the capability of devouring other’s magical powers.

## Ranks

### Archimagus

The Arch-Magus is the supreme leader of the entire Order, who has the supreme authority over all the other members. By precedent, it is always the Predaconian emperor, who is the most powerful of all mages.

### Adeptus

The field agents; they act outside the chapters.

### Consiliator Magicus

Member of the *Consilium Magicus* (Magic Council), who makes all the important decisions within The Order with proof of the Archmagus.

### Magus Templi

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

### Magistratus

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

### 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.

### 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.

### Neophyte

The neophytes are young people selected among students to be possible members of The Order. The Neophytes are called with a note and a purple rose and must complete a subservience test, which consists of finding hidden, magical *aurei* in dangerous places. Only three Neophytes are chosen to be admitted and become Acolytes, per group of 10.

## 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. 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 *aurei* 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.

## 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.