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:''This page is about the House. For the class, please see [[Occultist]].'' | :''This page is about the House. For the class, please see [[Occultist]].'' | ||
Shrouded by secrecy and misinformation, the venerable House of the '''Occultists''' | Shrouded by secrecy and misinformation, the venerable House of the '''Occultists''' made its home in the northern [[city]] of [[Ashtan]]. Known for its unpredictability and general insanity, it was a group fiercely devoted to the forbidden study of Chaos in all of its manifestations. Considering themselves scholars and thaumaturgists of the highest order, members have also produced some of [[:Category:History|history's]] great warriors and leaders. Indeed, the [[God|Goddess]] [[Eris]] arose from the mortal Occultist, [[Servelan]]. Central to the occultic identity was the oath of secrecy that every member had to swear, and the violation of that oath was the only intolerable crime recognized by the House. Both its intense study of Chaos and its affiliation with the [[city]] of [[Ashtan]] lent the House a strong focus on the ideal of freedom; Occultists despised unnecessary constraints and were quick to overturn taboos and prohibitions. | ||
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In the distant past, before [[Nicator]] and his [[Seleucarian Empire|empire]], the Occultists were scattered into a loosely organised system of cabals. Studying the secrets of [[karma]] and aura manipulation, and quietly interacting with the mysterious and powerful [[Chaos Lords]], they soon attracted the attention of more radical elements within the ancient [[Church]]. According to traditional occultic legend, the [[Luminai]] launched a vicious crusade against them. Cabals were destroyed, libraries were burned, and all traces of their work were eliminated immediately upon discovery. | In the distant past, before [[Nicator]] and his [[Seleucarian Empire|empire]], the Occultists were scattered into a loosely organised system of cabals. Studying the secrets of [[karma]] and aura manipulation, and quietly interacting with the mysterious and powerful [[Chaos Lords]], they soon attracted the attention of more radical elements within the ancient [[Church]]. According to traditional occultic legend, the [[Luminai]] launched a vicious crusade against them. Cabals were destroyed, libraries were burned, and all traces of their work were eliminated immediately upon discovery. | ||
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In the year 397 AF, the Occultists [[Guild]] became the Occultists House under Orklanishkal Eruu'Yul. Unlike many of the other guilds that made the same transition, the Occultists changed little with respect to their identity and customs. | In the year 397 AF, the Occultists [[Guild]] became the Occultists House under Orklanishkal Eruu'Yul. Unlike many of the other guilds that made the same transition, the Occultists changed little with respect to their identity and customs. | ||
Consumed by a greater [[phoenix]] in a last ditch effort to end the [[Golgotha]]n seige of Ashtan, the sacrifice of the Living Book of Eschaton broke every warding spell of the Occultist's home, and with a quiet rumble the House collapsed in on itself in 691 AF. | |||
=Political History= | =Political History= | ||
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=Inhabitants= | =Inhabitants= | ||
[[Ezekial]], the Scholar | [[Ezekial]], the Scholar resided within estate of the Occultists, and existed as their [[tutor]]. | ||
[[Category:Closed Houses|Occultists]] | [[Category:Closed Houses|Occultists]] | ||
[[Category:Guilds|Occultists]] | [[Category:Guilds|Occultists]] | ||
[[Category:Chaos]] | [[Category:Chaos]] | ||