Mage Factions

The Diamond Order
Named such for the four orders it contains-Silver Ladder, Mysterium, Adamantine Arrows and Guardians of the Veil-they are the older of the order that seek after enlightenment. They are fraternities and sororities of mages that adhere to particular methods, things they think mages should be doing. They like to play at being superior but hubris can strike even the wisest of the wise. The old guard of New York has grown complacent, even corrupted-but they see it not.

The Free Council
Libertines, as they are called aren't one group-but many. A collective of many smaller groups with very little in common, it is only their shared democratic ideals that unite them and a belief that humanity has an innate spark of magic. How it works, how it causes people to awaken isn't known. There's a mistrust of three of the Diamond orders-though they have a good relationship with the Arrows due to the efforts of the leadership on both sides. However, the rest are not well-liked by Councilors by and large, which often goes both ways. If the gap can be bridged as to not play against each other is to be seen.

Seers of the Throne
There is wonder in magic. There is also terror. And some just plain don't think that anyone should have music but the chosen few. These are Seers, mages who have traded for temporal gain and who keep the sleepers sleeping, so that they might never awaken-and so they might rule the sleeping masses-while Mages have never been plentiful, they've been very good at their aims. And while there's always those who stand against them-their lack of internal unity has been as much an issue as the Diamond Order of the city. It is a reason to be grateful towards their backbiting-it has ironically denied them absolute victory in NYC.

Unaligned and Apostates
For every clique, there's always those that don't fit in. Sometimes they are loners. Sometimes they are cruel. Some have their own agendas that do not lie so neatly within Seers or the Pentacle. Some simply have their own ways, handed down since time immemorable. They can be kindly. They can be killers-you never know.