Guild:VioletOrder

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Violet Order of the Skull

Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Restrictions: Wizards and Sorcerers Only.

Base of Operations: Violet Order tower in Visimontium and Verloghokbol. Also present in Malekia and other areas of the Underdark such as Ka Kimon.

Archmage of the Overlight: Karrek Asen

Archmage of the Underdark: Vandrammes ((NPC))

Greatmages: Spit - Greatmage of Arms Dameon - Greatmage of Internal Affairs Eloril - Greatmage of Relations

Members: Lithia Bleakborn Orfanos Tall Diamun Ulu Elexin Lilliana Be'letane Oro Notable NPCs: Wolf Lorf Krath "the Lasher"

Background:

The Violet Order of the Old Fold of Nine and the present day Violet Order of the Skull are loosely linked. During Andrinor's rise to power - when the White Order led by Archmage Chert Lanassen, believed that the Andrinor should not hold control over the Vortex, the Archmage of the Ebony (Cyprian) and the Archmage of the Gold (Reyes) joined forces to form the Black Order that sought to steal the control of the Vortex of Mortal Magic for themselves, and the Gray Order led by Archmage Apara fought with either side to ensure neither the Black or White Orders gained the upperhand - the Violet Order, along with the Silver, Blue, Green, and Yellow Orders, went into hiding to avoid the wrath of Andrinor when he learned of the other Order's plans.

As with all societies of this nature, without a strong figure or reason to unite them there is little to preserve structure, many of the mages who fled into the Underdark soon broke away and formed many smaller groups and factions. For an unknown amount of time, these mages spread throughout the Underdark. At some point during this time, a powerful mage, known by most as Wolf, began to unite the Violet Order once again by means unknown, though it likely involved Wolf hunting down the leaders of the small bands and taking control; then rinsing and repeating until satisfied. Now united by the Violet Order's first Archmage Wolf, the Order's influence began to spread throughout the Underdark, reaching as far as Ka Kimon.

After continued growth in the Underdark, eventually their influence reached the surface. However, most mages of Wolf's Violet Order cared very little of the business and ongoings of the surface. When the Violet Order of the Skull completed Andrinor's Trust by becoming the ninth and final Order of the Trust, many mages from the Ebony Order transferred over and worked with Wolf in forming the surface Violet Order, thus becoming founders of the Violet Order of the Skull.

Since the formation of the Violet Order of the Skull, their influence has spread greatly throughout Avlis, reaching from the southern tips of M'Chek up to Malekia. At this time, the Violet Order's power is split between the two main factions: the Surface mages and the Underdark mages. While most can work together to accomplish mutual goals, there is still a vast division between the two.