The Assembly

The Assembly is an organization on Earth that works to keep secret both the existence of Kaimere and its manifestation of Magic on Earth. They also work with the Portal City on Kaimere, keeping them informed of Earth affairs. There are many people of means, influence, and academic expertise in The Assembly. Although most Shifters, Witches, and other magical beings on Earth are aware of the Assembly and have a liaison that they are in contact with, most don't know the extent of its full influence. The rules that they enforce all circle around secrecy, and registration with the Assembly comes with a number of protections and supports in exchange. Most magical beings appreciate what the Assembly does. A minority feel even their limited regulation is overreach. The Assembly takes a hard stance against reveal, especially given how historical magical beings have been treated, yet even their most devoted members agree that reveal to the public is inevitable with modern advances in science and technology, and the organization is allegedly developing strategies to transition to public awareness.

The Assembly as it operates today has only been around for a few centuries. Prior to that there were several organizations throughout the world in the forms of cults, orders, societies, and other groups operating to keep supernatural beings safe. Secrecy wasn’t always as important, which is why we have so many myths and legends that are consistent with not only witches but also Kaimere, which went by any number of names for an otherworld or fairie realm. At times these beings were rulers, but mostly they were feared. Witch trials are often cited as a driving force toward secrecy in recent centuries, though the efforts for secrecy long predate the more famous hunts in regions like the Scotland or the Holy Roman Empire.

   Maintaining an ironclad grip on secrecy isn’t viable, especially in the modern era. Associating Magic with entertainment has helped a lot. The Assembly claims that exposing Magic to the public in such overt ways as cinema, games, and even a YouTube channel has helped keep the secret by hiding it in plain sight and allowing whistleblowers to be ridiculed rather than take any extreme measures like assassinations and mind control. While there have been some intentional initiatives to present magic as fiction like this one, the Assembly can’t actually take credit for modern society’s perception and dismissal of the supernatural. At the end of the day, the Assembly is just lucky in that respect.

during the Mercantile Age three thousand years ago, Kaimerans traded with humans worldwide, though primarily in the Mediterranean and Mesoamerica. In a sense, this is when it began. A disastrous plague in Kaimere followed these interactions. In an effort to avoid contamination that might follow discovery, an urgency for secrecy so we don’t find their world and bring more plagues was undertaken. Kaimerans have gone through great lengths to suppress knowledge and artifacts from being linked to them. While they had a practical reason for secrecy, it has been theorized that part of the reason the enchanted peoples of Earth have also chosen secrecy is unintentionally influenced by the kaimeran precedent. Kaimerans and supernatural organizations have worked together for thousands of years. This secrecy has meant common people don’t have access or understanding of magic beyond rumor and conjecture, so when they have encountered magical people, it is invariably reacted to with fear of the unknown.