International Mages Collective

The **International Mages Collective** (国際魔術師集団 *Kokusai Majutsu-shi Shūdan*) is the main acting Mage's Association in the Union Timeline. They are an international organization for practitioners of magecraft as well as being a central governing body for anything magecraft related. It was originally found in 775 as the Mages Guild in London, England with a few practitioners of magecraft.

Originally being a small organization, the other European Mages Guilds eventually joined together to create the European Mages Collective in 1500 along with Guildes Des Sorciers, Ordo Zauberer, and Sette Stelle, the French, German, and Italian Mages Association respectively. In 1780, the North American Magus Association joined and created the Intercontinental Mages Guilds.  Later in the year 1900, the Intercontinental Mages Collective joined in with the African, South American, and Asian Mages Association, creating the International Mages Collective.

The International Mages Collective became a hub of cultural exchange as well as magecraft experimentation as well as a place for fledgling mages to learn proper magecraft and for more experienced mages to teach their experiences, the International Mages Collective also provides magecraft related services in order to assist mages. They are also tasked with overseeing Grail Wars and later on Servant Tournaments or Mages Tournaments as to prevent any major chaos from being caused.

## Internal Workings

The International Mages Collective is the central organizing body for Mages, they act as an organization for someone to find out anything magecraft related, this includes the registration of new mages to the discussion and passing of regulation for mages.

The International Mages Collective is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland as the place is considered neutral ground for most mages, the internal members of the International Mages Collective spend time devoting themselves in the study of Magecraft as well as archival of any magical object and files. They also contain smaller branches in the organization devoted to specific parts of the Magecraft world.

## Rankings

Several mages in the International Mages Collective are given rankings to show their distinction and excellence in their fields. With **Praecalus** being the highest distinction, considered an expert in most branches of Magecraft, followed by **Gloria**, someone who is the best of their field, **Superbia**, an expert mage with no outstanding powers, **Claritudo**, for regular mages, and **Splendor**, for fledgling mages.

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## External Relations

### National Level Mage Associations

The International Mages Collective is connected and supports the Mages Association on a national level, they are built upon the basis of cooperation between the national and continental Mages Association, including:

* Guildes des Sorciers
* Jīngé (The Golden Court)
* Орден Магов (Orden Magov)
* Ordo Zauberer
* Sette Stelle
* The Statesmen, replacing the North American Magus Association after the Union Holy Grail War.

### The Church

The International Mages Collective also has relations with the Church, storing holy objects in the Vatican vaults which includes the original Holy Grail. Because the original Grail is kept by the Church, this means that servants don't disappear after the Grail Wars since the grails summoned by other Holy Grail Wars are "false Grails" to an extent. The servants cannot disappear since their spirit is by default connected to the original grail.

## Divisions

### The Directorate of the International Mages Collective

The highest governing body of the organization tasked with managing and overseeing the activities of mages all over the world.

 Vice-Director
 Treasurer
 Director of Security
 Director of the Archives
 Director of Lore
 Director of Archeology
 Director of Astronomy
 Director of Technology
 Director of Magecraft Theory

### Overseer for Holy Grail Wars

The Overseer for Holy Grail Wars is a selection of Superbia-rank masters from several different mages association to oversee the activities during a Holy Grail War, Servant Tournaments, and Magus Tournaments. They are usually sent in secret by the International Mages Collective to collect information while not disturbing the