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The name given to a Thestran organisation of arcane casters. Their current master is Dorrin Longreat and they possess a large guildhall and library in New Targonor, which was constructed ten years after the fall of Old Targonor.
The Sages are at odds with Jeric Targonor, a former member, and there are suggestions that they are dabbling with Necromancy.
They are featured in the lore item Sage's Gambit, and mentioned in various lore snippets.
[edit] Relevant Lore
"Rendil leaves for Tursh tomorrow. After that, we are not sure where he goes. We also are not sure when we shall see him again. After the ceremony within the Great Library, Rendil was given a set of new robes and an assignment. From what I can gather each new Fellow of the Sages Arcane is sent out to find their true magical strengths. For most, this mission lasts several years as they travel throughout the land. Along the way, they learn from those they meet and sometimes the perils of the road claim their lives."
Journal of Elvara Tuhr
"All these accolades and attention for that paltry cantrip? If he hadn't have read my treatise on the properties of musk weed he would have never found this so-called breakthrough. He has been here all of 4 years and he thinks that is enough time to be considered for admission to the Order. By all means, allow him membership. Then perhaps we will be rid of him finally as he begins his outside research."
"This year we have turned more applicants away than last year. Each year this pattern repeats. Every dimwitted dreamer with visions of flinging fire from their fingertips wastes our time. Those with the true talent are few and far between and we have been better served with focusing on those adepts our searches find."
"This is not that difficult. If you cannot master this simple incantation, how do you expect to earn your robes? I have seen more practiced pronunciations from the scullery maids. Perhaps you are better suited to spend your life with dirt under your nails, living in a hovel on over-farmed land. Whatever the case, you are certainly not meant for the Sages Arcane."
Regulations and Bylaws
Upon the death or abdication of the Master, a new Master shall be chosen from among the current members providing each nominee is in good standing and free from outside encumbrances. Outside encumbrances would include any advisor appointment to the Royal Court as well as actively mentoring an initiate to the Order. The nomination process commences on the announcement of the death of the Master and terminates on the occasion of burial of the Master.
Sages Arcane Lexicon of Learning
A fundamental skill of those who pursue the Arcane arts is the ability to be free from distraction. Most first year initiates spend their time learning how to cast a single cantrip in unsettling conditions There have been many initiates who have injured themselves or others in these pursuits. Those unable to perfect this initial task find their stay in the Sages Arcane rather short.
Master of the Sages Arcane
The family of any candidate taken into the Sages Arcane for training, regardless of whether they advance to apprenticeship, must be compensated. The rumors circulating of late regarding nonpayment to several families in Tursh is disheartening. I am certain that any misunderstandings that sparked these accusatory rumors will be resolved forthwith.
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