New Seven Sages

The New Seven Sages are the antagonists of the Crew of The Quarantina. A collection of individuals with the united goal of Unifying the People of Sai Don and preventing the Second Tide of Tumult by any means necessary. The leader of the New Seven Sages, Zenith, instructs and commands his followers to engage in illegal and morally lacking activities to ensure a forced unionization of Sai Don.

## Members

There are seven official members in the New Seven Sages

* Zenith - commander
* Nadir - loremaster
* Equinox - messenger
* Apogee - unifer of Rich Reef
* Eclipse - unifier of Creser
* Solstice - unifier of Vulcuud
* Perihelion - unifier of Oberdon

Two additional members have been described though their presence as actual members of the organization is unclear. The first was Darin, a friend of Nox's who didn't want the crew of the Quarantina to know their real name. The second was Orbit, a suggested title put forward by Solgin Hookcrest so that he could be given official Sage status.

## Goals

The on-going goals of the New Seven Sages have been:

1. The forced unification of Sai Don
2. To maintain the separation of the pieces of the Cartographer's Key

These directives have led to several untoward activities including enforced slavery, kidnapping, human trafficking, arson, assassination, destruction of property, terrorism, among others. The methods employed by individual members of the New Seven Sages vary and it seems that their is a psychological differences about what is acceptable between members of the organization. Several members of the New Seven Sages appear to be in charge of separate locations around Sai Don and as such the types of challenges faced in each region are colored not only by the innate culture of that region but also by the guiding hand of each members influence.

### Rich Reef

The Rich Reef area including Rayska are apparently under the command of Apogee and his aide, Solgin Hookcrest. It is still unclear who (or what) Apogee is and what role they play in Rayska's affairs but Solgin's presence has been seen in a handful of places. Notably Solgin was placed in charge of Charles who would generate a spree of arsons in Rayska many districts. When Charles finally met his fate (for the first time) in the Black Pier it was Solgin who had Charles body retrieved. The reasoning for the arson was later determined to be hide or destroy specific pieces of information that had slipped out of Apogee's control.

According to Solgin, the death of Ennis Hookcrest, his brother and the former head of the Council of the Executive Committee, was accomplished in order to secure control over Rich Reef. The exact nature of this assassination and its consequences has yet to be discovered.

### Creser

Creser was under the control of Eclipse. Formerly this was The Black whose title was later passed to the Son of the Black. Control of Creser had been accomplished while The Black was alive but after his death the unified pirate lords quickly fell into infighting amidst the rising scourge that manifest in the Offspring of the Black, monstrosities made of clotted blood. The Son of the Black was evidently too weak (physically and psychologically) to regain his control over the territory and was able to maintain a small semblance of his father's domain with the continued import of kidnapped Suli children that his father fed upon.

With the arrival of the Crew of the Quarantina the New Seven Sages advanced their plans and Zenith orchestrated the assassination of Borgan of the Boneship to pressure Eclipse into taking on a more active role. This plan was thwarted when the Crew of the Quarantina helped Eclipse to slay his father, returning power to Eclipse who would disband from the New Seven Sages to look after and protect Creser from their influence.

### Vulcuud

Unifying the wild islands and Vulcuud is the responsibility of Solstice. She has demonstrated that she is just as ready to use tools of violence as she is to use her silver tongue to advance her plans. Solstice has a preference for fire when available and commits arson while having her acolytes proselytize the flaws of the current monarchy. She has mentioned in the past that dwarves are slow to move but can carry strong momentum when encouraged long enough.

### Oberdon

Command of Oberdon is a task given to Perihelion. Unfortunately, so little is known about Perihelion, their motives and methods that determining how they will achieve their goals is still unclear.