The Common Cabals

At any given time, there are a handful of cabals unsponsored by an Elder Cabal. These are referred to as the common cabals, and while they are permitted in the city, they are not part of its already-vast Consilium. Thus, they are granted no protection from depredations by the Consilium.

Most common cabals are, however, allied with one of the Orders. The vassal cabals tend to keep an eye out for the common cabals when they can — or, when it is advantageous to do so. Many of the Orders, however, make a point of keeping a cabal or two around made up of non-Consilium magi, for when they need someone who can take action against Consilium magi without endangering their own standing in the Consilium.

This is a common but unacknowledged way of operating, one which the Hierarch is careful to watch carefully for — anyone who is overt enough in their machinations for him to discover it faces serious censure and the full extent of the Tetragramaton of Punishment.

There are no multi-order cabals considered to be common — if a cabal is not closely aligned to an order and the cabals within it, they are considered vagabonds.

Adamantine Arrow Cabals

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Guardian of the Veil Cabals

• The Red Monks: Thoroughly notorious throughout Europe, the Red Monks of London are one of three affiliated cabals, the others being the Sicarri in Italy and Les Freres Sangres in France. They are an order of assassins deeply entrenched in the Catholic Church. All are initiates of (or seeking initiation into) the Brotherhood of Holy Knives legacy.
• The Cavalcade of Masks: Easily the best masquers of the Guardians of the Veil, the Cavalcade hides behind their well-known masks, each of which is a totemic symbol of the mage who wears it. Their actual faces are entirely unknown. Their cabal theme is based on the four humours, focusing their magic and their use of the Masques along those lines. The Cavalcade are probably the most feared and most effective Susceptors in the London Caucus of the Guardians of the Veil.

Mysterium Cabals

• Uncrowned Kings cabal

Silver Ladder Cabals

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