Introduction

The Tower of Savants is a place of deep knowledge and arcane powers. Within its vast hallways, secrets of time, space, magic and illusion are buried, their unknown ways and practices being known only to the most elite of the mage community. As the personal scribe to the Tower, I have so been lucky enough to peep inside on occasion, and the wonders held within are astounding, and in many ways, hard to completely comprehend. One could spend an eternity researching the multitudes of tattered scrolls and ancient tomes found just on the first floor alone, and it would take a massive army of devoted scholars to catalog all of which are found within the Tower.

The intentions of the Savant organization are many, but in truth, I have come to understand that their main goal is quite simple. To see that the forces of magic and mystic flourish within Thera, and by doing so, eliminating ignorance from the populace at large. In the eyes of your general Savant, all should be educated in the ways of the arcane, and if such were done, famine, suffering, pain and death could all be avoided.

There are two main branches of the Tower, two distinct paths its members can chose to so devote themselves. The first, known in certain circles as Mysterum, are schooled and trained in the arts of seeing, of peering deep within, and far without. By such practices, the Savants are better able to judge what actions to take, and how to so go about them. Those of Mysterum are like watchers, carefully gathering knowledge to so enlighten and instruct the masses. The second branch, referred to as Temporum, spend their energies taking precaution, delving into wicked magics of great destruction and force. It is said that their minds are like knives, and their whispers sweet, killing words. With an unlimited amount of knowledge, they are able to call forth extreme energies which are used to battle all who so oppose them and their ways.