Order of Mages

Map of the Order of Mages

### Succession

**De-facto Semi-hereditary succession;**Council elects the successor, but only the Berdanid Dynasty has been elected so far.

### Magic

* Elemental Light Magic (Clerical)
* Elemental Grey Magic (Sorcery)
* Elemental Dark Magic (Warlock & Shade)

## Demographic Info

### Demonyms

**General Demonyms*** Mage
* Magi
* Magish
* Vesterian

**Internal Ethnical Demonyms**

* Magi
* Spore or Nevinte
* Gnome
* Goblin
* Wood Elf

### Official Languages

* Magish
* Gnomish

### Other Languages

* Nevinte
* Goblin
* Wooden Elvish

### Other Religions

* Vesrianism
* Terulianism
* Goblin Shamanism

### Races

* Humans/Vesterians
* Spores
* Gnomes
* Goblins
* Wood Elves

### Ethnic Groups

* Magi
* Spores
* Gnomes
* Goblins
* Wood Elves

### Abbreviations

* OROM (4 letter)
* OOM (3 letter)
* OM (2 letter)

## Overview

The Order of Mages is an ancient magical order encompassing the Baltics that is alive to this day, founded in 4328 BCC. It is home to a mostly militarized populace which practices the Mana, a form of magic harnessed from the nation's two gods, Vesh'ra and Teshru'ul.

The nation is very diverse, being home to not just the native Magi, but the Spores, Gnomes, and the problematic Goblins. The Goblins and the Gnomes mostly living in the greatly dense Enchanted Forest, covering most of the country.

Though the forest makes it problematic for any meaningful urbanism outside of the capital Juris, it is a major boon for the Mages against any attackers with it's dangerous inhabitants and easily defensible terrain. The Enchanted Forest is inhabited by unusually large ants, spiders, and the occasional Ocular Trees. The southern forest is also a hotspot of Goblin settlements which don't take kindly to foreigners, often raiding them in brutal attacks.

## Government

The government is a magocratic/stratocratic oligarchy headed by the mostly hereditary title of Grandmaster. The legislature being a council comprising of seven Mash'gi that command each seven Subordinates of the army.

## History

### Birth of the Order (4328 BCC)

The Order is founded in 4328 BCC when Greybeard the Old marched on the Goblin Kingdom formerly in control of Juris, with a divine claim on the Tree of Life held captive by the Goblins. After a lengthy war, he managed to annex Juris and some land surrounding it.

The origins of Greybeard the Old and his army are unknown, some say he was sent down from Vesra's realm to do her will, liberating the sacred Tree of Life.

### 2nd Magi-Goblin War (4154 BCC)

The 2nd Magi-Goblin War occurs after the Goblins attempted to seize a Gnome city-state. With the city being allied to the Mages, war breaks out. The war is nearly lost until the emerging Warriors in the east came to Greybeard's aid. In the end, the Mages seized much land from the Goblins, the Goblins now being reduced to their southern lands.

### 3rd Magi-Goblin War (3122 BCC)

After a thousand years of preparation, the Goblins have built a massive army composed of Shamans, hoping to counter the magical superiority of the Mages. They fielded an impressive 200,000 that struck fear into Greybeard, who would in emergency gather the entire population over the age of 20 to serve in the battle, able-bodied or not. If they were able to swing their swords even a little, they were levied.

#### Battle of the Kavnos Clearing

After many defeats against the Goblins, the Mages would wisely take careful consideration in choosing their possibly last battleground, meeting the Goblins at the clearing of Kavnos with their meager 80,000 troops. The Goblins however had more than double the amount, but the Mages had a trick up their sleeve that may just work.

General Jagelion, Greybeard the Old's new right hand man at the time, would strategically place Sorcerers on the west and eastern ends of the clearing, where nobody could see them. Then, the regular Mages would make their stand in the center of the clearing. Jagelion would make the center army smaller at a distance, when really there were other troops inside the earthworks. This would easily lure the Goblins into the center, right where he wanted them. Jagelion would set the trap in motion. Suddenly, dozens of Ocular Trees would tumble down to the center, killing thousands upon thousands of Goblins. When the Goblin army tried to retreat, thousands of Sorcerers would appear from the sides, engulfing the way out with meteoric fires. At this moment the Mages in the center would leave their earthworks, engaging with the utterly demoralized Goblins. Together with the tumbling Ocular Trees (dangerous trees with eye lasers), bombardment from Sorcerers, and the engaging with the Magi, the Goblins would suffer a CATASTROPHIC defeat...

**All 200,000 Goblins would die in the battle.**

This battle would mark the end of this war, which resulted in the annexation of all Goblin lands by the Order of Mages. It would forever scar the Goblins for thousands of generations, being a defeat so catastrophic that even their greatest king, Gabarun the Great, would die in the fighting. All that was left of the Goblin Kingdom was a few rump states in the Spheriodicano and Nilgarf regions, never again did the Goblins have glory.

## Military

### Overview

The army of the Mages are composed of seven Subordinates, all lead by the Mash'gi who only answer to the Grandmaster.

### Magi Guard

The Magi Guard is a small army of skilled, elite Spores dedicated to protecting the capital, the Tree of Life within, and the Grandmaster by oath. The Spores in the guard with their inability to perform magic instead use expensive technologies from Project Orion which are very well capable of combat against magical opponents.

The Magi Guard is commanded by Sporjun Magora.

### Magi Subordinate

   The Magi Subordinate is composed of all able-bodied students of the Order who do not yet fit under a subclass. These are typically only used for protection of the Magi Temples found across the Order during peacetime.

The Magi Subordinate is commanded by Belaric Jelan.

### Sporian Subordinate

The Sporian Subordinate is composed of a race of peoples that originated in Sporia. These are separate from other Subordinates as they lack the elite skills of the Magi Guard and are unable to perform magic. Joining this army is optional for Spores living in the Order.

The Sporian Subordinate is commanded by Juno Magora.

### Clerical Subordinate

The Clerical Subordinate comprises of Clerics, a subclass of Mages who specialize in supporting other Subordinates through healing, magical enhancement, and even resurrection. The resurrection mostly draining the Cleric's energy, thus making them no longer combat ready for a while. Clerics utilize light magic harnessed from their god Vesra.

The Clerical Subordinate is commanded by Jonathan Suladis.

### Sorcery Subordinate

   The Sorcery Subordinate comprises of Sorcerers, a subclass of Mages who specialize in absolute offense and have little defense. The Sorcerers utilize elemental magic harnessed from the Mana, a neutral form of magic that does not come from a god. These are the most used troops in the Order, being most optimal for brute force combat in the center of fighting.

The Sorcery Subordinate is commanded by Einrich 'the Mana-Blooded' Magilum.

### Warlock Subordinate

    The Warlock Subordinate comprises of Warlocks, a subclass of Mages who specialize in artificially hindering the enemy through magical methods, such as casting artificial Blood Plagues, along with other offensive abilities that cast projectiles. The Warlocks utilize dark magic harnessed from their god Terul.

The Warlock Subordinate is commanded by Asmiradora Ostrin.

### Shade Subordinate

The Shade Subordinate comprises of Shadowmancers, a *very* uncommon subclass of Mages who specialize in summoning shadow-like beings to fight for them, making these armies larger than regular Mage armies. They are also capable of becoming these beings themselves, who have greatly high mobility. They have quite a few similarities with the Warlocks, namely how Shadowmancers utilize dark magic as well, though in a much purer form.

The Shade Subordinate is a paramilitary commanded by Duckybeard Berdanid.

## Trivia

* Based off of the Mage faction from Vesteria.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ Vesra in English
2. ↑ Terul in English
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Master or General
4. ↑ A specialized sub-division of regular Mages that have a unique set of skills greater than the Mage class, hence subclass.