Oracles of Rokos

The Oracles of Rokos, led by Oracle Daheia, are an order of mages specialized in divining the future, as well as certain types of technomancy and elementalism. The Oracles of Rokos predict the future daily. But to be able to act in time to change the future, rather than just prophecy it, is a true gift of power.

The Oracles also possessed many mental-related abilities and magicks. Being able to probe the minds of their victims was one of them, which allowed them to scrape important information from the minds of slaves and prisoners. Another was to be able to completely destroy a target's mind, leaving them a mindless, shambling mess that would obey every order.

## History

### Age of Battle

In -237 Tz: The Kosian civil war is fought. A second Priest-King, Khomen-hotep, rises to power in the eastern city of Caero, Ormanep raises armies to crush his rival in Luxor. After a summer of bloody civil war, with tens of thousands of Kos warriors killed, the Oracles of Rokos ultimately prophesy that two Priest-Kings are to rule over the Kos together - Khomen-hotep from the sun-seat of Caero in the east, and Ormanep from the moon-seat of Luxor to the west. Knowing that the consequence of deviating from prophecy is to be struck down by the gods, both Priest-Kings agree and divide their lands into two roughly equal parts.

In -212 Tz: The Needle at Rokos is completed. A 300-foot-high tower of black stone is completed in the heart of Rokos, and the Priest-King’s Oracles take up residence within. With the completion of the Needle, Oracles assume a predominant place in Kos society, becoming the advisors for Ormanep, Khomen-hotep and all of the Kosian Priest-Kings to come.

### Age of Princes

In -175 Tz, Tezla’s birth is predicted. The Oracles of Rokos foresee the date and birthplace of a Delphane man who will one day conquer all of Kos with more powerful magic than has ever before been seen, who will master the twin arts of life and death, and who will ultimately attain the powers of a god. At the height of his power, the wizard will rule all humanity from a floating city in the sky. Upon hearing this prophecy, the aging Priest-King Temanor immediately begins to make plans to subjugate the Delphana, to ensure that the Oracles’ prophecy will never come to pass.

In -163 Tz, The Oracles prophesy the arrival of the Solonavi. The seven highest Oracles share a terrible vision of great winged creatures descending to the Land who offer great power, but at a terrible price. This prophecy is noted in the Oracles’ archives, and it comes true in 433 Tz with the arrival of the winged Solonavi.

### Age of Chaos

Faced by destruction by a sizable Orc army in the Battle of Rokos, the Solonavi revealed their secret alliance with the Oracles of Rokos and manned the walls beside their Atlantean comrades. When the Orc leader was slaughtered by one of the Solonavi's number, and the Orc armies scattered to the four winds, many Atlantean citizens hailed the Solonavi as saviors and potential allies.

While the Solonavi's arrival in recent years was prophecized by the Oracles of Rokos, the revealment that the Oracles had been long-standing allies of the secretive Solonavi came as a great shock to Atlanteans. For all of the history of the Empire, and even the Kosian civilization that pre-dated Tezla's birth, the Oracles had been believed to be neutral prophets and judges guiding humanity through its most difficult hours. Now, with the Oracles seeming to be nothing more than Solonavi pawns, a great cry went through the Empire of suspicion and betrayal.

The Oracles of Rokos were well-established in their blackstone tower even when they predicted the birth of Tezla more than six centuries ago. Trusted across the Land as witnesses to the past, judges of the present, and seers of the days to come, it came as a shock to many when it was revealed that the ranks of the Oracles had become riddled by Oathsworn pledging loyalty to the Solonavi cause. Though it is widely feared that there might be some deeper reason for compromising their long-guarded neutrality, it is generally accepted that the Oracles embraced the Solonavi to learn ancient magics that would allow the Oracles to open their minds and reach into those of others. However, as Solonavi have been seen in recent months emerging from some of the mortal mages like spirits leaving their mortal shells, it is whispered that the bond between the highest ranks of the Oracles and their enigmatic masters now goes far beyond mere vows.

## Culture

The Oracles possessed the Caeronn Luckblade, ancient weapon that was originally gifted to the Kosian Priest-Kings. Unknown to the Kos, the Luckblade bore an insidious price - it's wielder couldn't attack the Oracles or their Solonavi patrons.

## In tabletop

The Oracles of Rokos subfaction was introduced with the Sorcery expansion. The Oracles of Rokos' subfaction ability is the following:

**MIND TAP:** (optional) At the beginning of your command phase, this warrior gains a single special ability of a single target figure within its range value until the beginning of your end phase.

***Solonavi***
 Minor characters

1. ↑ https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-2.0-Card-Set-Relics.pdf
2. ↑ Mage Knight Stolen Destiny #5
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-Lore-The-Ages-Longer-History-of-The-Land-From-the-Third-Bookshelf-in-Old-Scrying-Chamber.pdf
4. ↑ https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-2.0-Card-Set-Relics.pdf
5. ↑ https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-2.0-Sorcery-Rules-2004.pdf