Order of Agalon¶
The Order of Agalon was "a once powerful order of Augurs which literally controlled the fate of the world" (S536). Its members were Augurs, the rare holders of an extra-terrestrial bloodline who can "fully control and manipulate their gift" of prophecy. It was ruled by the Sovereign Council and destroyed by the gods with the help of a traitor from its own ranks. A second, secret body of Augurs, the Ghorvallian Conclave, is remembered as the hidden hand behind a great war of mages.
Organization¶
The order was divided into sects, listed in this order:
| Sect | Note |
|---|---|
| Aspirant | initiates |
| Arbiter | |
| Seer | |
| Archivist | |
| Antiquar | |
| Sovereign Council | "rulers of Agalon" |
The source gives the names only; it does not say what each sect did, or whether the list is a ladder of rank.
Fall¶
The order was destroyed by the gods. "Betrayer, Heruditus, helped gods (Kalar) to destroy the order. He showed the gods how to be invisible to the auguries" (S536).
Ghorvallian Conclave¶
"A small group of Augurs which operated in secret and whose existence is likely forgotten to almost every book. They were largely responsible for orchestrating the First Great Mage War which led to the death of millions and the reduction of magic use among humans" (S536). That war is provisionally identified with the Nexa-Vinian War, whose aftermath brought the same culling of human magic. The source does not say whether the Conclave was part of the Order of Agalon, a rival, or its survivor.
Relations¶
The same notes record that "at the height of its power, the assassins of Ghoresh were actually led by an Augur, which used his auguries to further his own power and determine the best way to carry out impossible-seeming assassinations" (S536). Nothing ties that Augur to either order.
Gap
The one source is a page of notes. It does not date the order or its fall, place Agalon on any map, say whether Agalon is a person, a place or the order's founder, or say why Kalar moved against it.