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The Order of the Legacy of Teclis
Black Magister is one of the titles given to any mage that breaches the archaic Imperial articles of magic, specifically by
drawing upon multiple “Winds of Magic” either separately or together. This crime has only one punishment: Death. If discovered by
either his own college, the civil or religious authorities a Black Magister and his confederates can only expect to be sadistically
tortured and then brutally executed. Unsurprisingly Black Magisters tend to be very secretive.
Throughout the history of the Imperial Collages of Magic many Magisters have concluded that the High Elf sorcerer Teclis was
incorrect in his belief that humans could only wield a single “Wind of Magic” safely. As a result a not insignificant number of Imperial
Magisters decide to experiment with the use of more than a single “Wind of Magic”. Originally most of these Magisters worked alone,
progressing through a dangerous system of trial and error, which often ended in either disaster or limited success no greater than
the average Witch.
However, this all changed about 80 years ago when Lady Natassia von Klauen, a Celestial Master Wizard had a prophetic
vision of a tall pale man wielding energy comprised of every colour of the rainbow, the energy spiralled outwards and slammed into a
great malevolent darkness and drove it back screaming, standing in a circle around the man stood eight Wizards, one of each Colour,
the Wizards bowed before the man, acknowledging him as their superior. Lady Natassia was convinced that the dream had been sent
to show her the future of Human magic and resolved to do everything in her power to bring this dream to fruition. Among the
Colleges of Magic it was an open secret that some Magisters experiment with magic’s beyond their remit. Lady Natassia used her
own investigative abilities as well as her divining magic to seek out some of these Black Magisters. Lady Natassia confronted at least
one Black Magister from each college, she herself represented the Celestial College, Lady Natassia informed her associates of her
prophetic dream and tabled an offer of mutual co-operation. Each Magister would share the secrets of their college in a bid to first
learn to control multiple “Winds of Magic” separately and in time create a universal lore which combined all eight; the Rainbow Lore.
The group named themselves “The Order of the Legacy of Teclis”.
Where single Wizards had failed “The Legacy of Teclis” succeeded, no longer were the Black Magisters experimenting via trial
and error, professional training was received and soon most of the original group had mastered at least two “Colours of Magic”. The
success pleased the group greatly and over time new members were inducted into the growing society. Over the last 80 years the
“The Legacy of Teclis” has advanced a great deal, all of the original founders have died by now but the dream of a universal magic is
still very much alive. The society is always in danger as many of the key members have elected to stay within the Colleges of Magic
under the pretence of being merely another Colour Wizard, as the colleges are the best source of new Apprentices in the world.
However, in the last twenty years other members of The Order have left the colleges to setup training centres in other countries,
Estalia, Tilea and the Border Princes now all boast centres sponsored by and trained in the methods of The Legacy of Teclis.
The society’s research has reached the point where by the traditional training of the Colleges of Magic has been rejected in
favour of a more unilateral approach which enables the students to learn multiple styles of magic (Hence Characters trained by the
Legacy of Teclis use the Careers below as opposed to the regular Wizard Careers). This training has to be performed in a covert
manner as it would be considered heresy by both the magical and secular authorities. Apprentices are carefully selected and only
those that the society feel have the potential to learn, the ability to keep a secret at all costs and most importantly a true desire to
advance the state of Human magical theory are inducted into the secrets.
To date The Order of the Legacy of Teclis has enjoyed substantial success, Lady Natassia died having mastered five of the
eight lore’s, it is rumoured that the founding Amethyst Mage a Heinrich Kohler learned all eight lore’s before his death about thirty-
five years ago (This is untrue Heinrich died without mastering the Lore of Heavens) and a current prominent member of the society
Dortmund von Klauen (Natassia von Klauen’s grandson) has mastered six of the lore’s, he is still struggling with both the Lore of
Beasts and the Lore of Life. The majority of the society’s members have knowledge of three or four lore’s.
It is important to note that while The Order are devoted to advancing Human magical theory, they do believe in the “Colour
Theory” and the society is at least as firmly against the use of dhar magic as the regular collages if not more so. The society believes
that using dark magic is regressive, to their understanding the use of dhar is the lowest form of magical control and as the society’s
ultimate goal is to craft a universal magic utilising all eight colours of magic in perfect harmony, the use of dhar is seen as totally
counter-productive, it is punishable by death, of course as the society has no legitimate standing a death sentence will usually be
carried out by assassination. The society is in fact completely loyal to the Empire and mankind despite breaking laws that would see
them burned at the stake. But the members of the society feel that the ends justify the means.
The Order of the Legacy of Teclis has several strictures that must be adhered to:
You must do everything possible to advance Human magical theory.
You may never use Dark Magic: Dhar is the antithesis of the society’s goals. Use of dhar is punishable by death.
You must never reveal your greater knowledge to anyone without the permission of at least three other members of the society.
Serve the Empire and Mankind.
Note 1: Only those the society trusts are allowed to begin training, if the GM feels that the Player is not responsible enough to wield
this extra power then he/she may bar a Character from entering this Career Path.
Note 2: The magic taught by The Order of the Legacy of Teclis is completely illegal and punishable by death. Choose this path with
caution.
Note 3: Only Humans may enter this Career Path.
Wise Apprentice
The Wise Apprentice is the lowest rung on the Black Magister path. These young Wizards are always carefully selected, no one
flighty or shifty is considered for training. Because of the advanced techniques used by The Order of the Legacy of Teclis the Wise
Apprentice is substantially better at magic than a standard Apprentice Wizard. During this training period a Wise Apprentice will be
exposed to a number of different colour magicks and shall begin limited training in all eight disciplines.
WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel A W SB TB M Mag IP FP
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Skills: Academic Knowledge (Magic), Channelling, Magical Sense, Perception, Read/Write, Search, Speak Arcane Language (Magick),
Speak Language (Classical).
Talents: Aethyric Attunement or Fast Hands, Lesser Magic x1, Two of: Petty Magic (Arcane, Divine or Hedge), Resistance to
Corruption, Savvy.
Trappings: Backpack, Printed Book, Staff.
Career Entries: Apprentice Wizard, Apothecary, Astrologer, Dilettante, Embalmer, Scholar, Scribe, Student.
Career Exits: Apothecary, Astrologer, Free Mage, Scholar, Scribe.
Free Mage
A Free Mage is a Wizard that has proven he can master the basics of wielding multiple magicks. The basic training received as a
Wise Apprentice is now put into practice, traditionally Free Mages master two of the eight lore’s of colour magic. Free Mages are
often sent out into the world to experience first hand the aid that magic can bring to the peoples of the Old World. Free Mages are
expected to learn responsibility during this period and will not be taught any more until their masters are satisfied that the Free Mage
can cope with the vast power being placed at their disposal.
WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel A W SB TB M Mag IP FP