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The Zodiac Society is an academic anthropological, archaeological, and historical society. To the mundane world, they are an Ivy League-affiliated research organization, similar to National Geographic and other academic bodies. They routinely give annual awards for outstanding finds and works, help fund important researchers in the fields they cover, and provide scholarships to promising students interested in their fields. | The Zodiac Society is an academic anthropological, archaeological, and historical society. To the mundane world, they are an Ivy League-affiliated research organization, similar to National Geographic and other academic bodies. They routinely give annual awards for outstanding finds and works, help fund important researchers in the fields they cover, and provide scholarships to promising students interested in their fields. | ||
To the magical world, they are that as well, save that their research is into the magical history, archaeology, and anthropology of the world. They are known to be a center for sorcerers closely aligned with [[Aion]], and who work to discover and preserve the rich magical past not just of the Telluric realm, but other mystical dimensions as well. | To the magical world, they are that as well, save that their research is into the magical history, archaeology, and anthropology of the world. They are known to be a center for sorcerers closely aligned with [[Aion]], and who work to discover and preserve the rich magical past not just of the Telluric realm, but other mystical dimensions as well. | ||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
| − | + | The Society is led by twelve academics, most of whom are also Aionic adepts. Each of these leaders is given governance over one of the Zodiac Houses around the world. Each of these leaders also has a traditional purview of authority within the organization, although they are expected to use that power in support of the Society as a whole. | |
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Capricorn House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Aquarius House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Pisces House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Aries House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Taurus House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Gemini House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Cancer House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Leo House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Virgo House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Libra House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Scorpio House''. xxx | ||
| + | * '''xxx:''' ''Sagittarius House''. xxx | ||
==The Houses== | ==The Houses== | ||
| − | + | The Society maintains a dozen small chapter-houses, built as offices and private museums, places where the secrets of magical pasts can be collected, archived, and protected. Each House has living quarters for the head of that House, library and research space, living areas, a barracks for defenders, and training space. | |
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| + | Each of the Houses also has a Zodiac Arch, magical artifacts that open into an extradimensional space called the House of Aion, or the Thirteenth House, where the heads of House gather to confer with one another and plan the Society's strategy once a month. | ||
| + | * '''Capricorn House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Aquarius House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Pisces House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''xAries House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Taurus House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Gemini House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Cancer House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Leo House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Virgo House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Libra House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Scorpio House:''' xxx | ||
| + | * '''Sagittarius House:''' xxx | ||
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The Zodiac Society is an academic anthropological, archaeological, and historical society. To the mundane world, they are an Ivy League-affiliated research organization, similar to National Geographic and other academic bodies. They routinely give annual awards for outstanding finds and works, help fund important researchers in the fields they cover, and provide scholarships to promising students interested in their fields.
To the magical world, they are that as well, save that their research is into the magical history, archaeology, and anthropology of the world. They are known to be a center for sorcerers closely aligned with Aion, and who work to discover and preserve the rich magical past not just of the Telluric realm, but other mystical dimensions as well.
Leadership
The Society is led by twelve academics, most of whom are also Aionic adepts. Each of these leaders is given governance over one of the Zodiac Houses around the world. Each of these leaders also has a traditional purview of authority within the organization, although they are expected to use that power in support of the Society as a whole.
- xxx: Capricorn House. xxx
- xxx: Aquarius House. xxx
- xxx: Pisces House. xxx
- xxx: Aries House. xxx
- xxx: Taurus House. xxx
- xxx: Gemini House. xxx
- xxx: Cancer House. xxx
- xxx: Leo House. xxx
- xxx: Virgo House. xxx
- xxx: Libra House. xxx
- xxx: Scorpio House. xxx
- xxx: Sagittarius House. xxx
The Houses
The Society maintains a dozen small chapter-houses, built as offices and private museums, places where the secrets of magical pasts can be collected, archived, and protected. Each House has living quarters for the head of that House, library and research space, living areas, a barracks for defenders, and training space.
Each of the Houses also has a Zodiac Arch, magical artifacts that open into an extradimensional space called the House of Aion, or the Thirteenth House, where the heads of House gather to confer with one another and plan the Society's strategy once a month.
- Capricorn House: xxx
- Aquarius House: xxx
- Pisces House: xxx
- xAries House: xxx
- Taurus House: xxx
- Gemini House: xxx
- Cancer House: xxx
- Leo House: xxx
- Virgo House: xxx
- Libra House: xxx
- Scorpio House: xxx
- Sagittarius House: xxx
