What is The Arcanum
The Arcanum is an ancient order from a mirrored world, translocated through space and time by means of extraordinary sorcery. It was founded upon the belief that knowledge should not remain solely in the hands of the privileged, the wealthy, or the favored, but also in those with the hunger and will to seek it.
In the present age, the Arcanum is known only in fragments: a whispered name, a hidden symbol, a chain of eight. From the shadows, it extends its influence across the realm of Antica, acting according to its own designs, with measured purpose and little regard for whether its hand was invited.
Chain Symbol of The Arcanum
The Arcanum is composed of eight seats, no more and no less. Each member bears a distinct charge within the Order, entrusted with a different branch of knowledge, duty, or design. The Seats are not only specialties, they are political roles inside a machine designed to steer the Realm while remaining invisible. Each seat has a scope, a function, a temptation and a symbol.
Destruction
- Scope: Force, disintegration, dueling.
- Function: Deterrence and hard endings when subtle methods fail.
- Temptation: Becoming the order's shortcut.
- Seat holder: Las the Arcane
Time
- Scope: Temporal perception, delays, accelerations.
- Function: Continuity, archival truth, succession planning.
- Temptation: Paternalism - deciding consent is less important than outcomes.
- Seat holder: Vizhen
Space
- Scope: Teleports, portals, spatial anchors.
- Function: Secrecy, logistics, extraction and denial of access.
- Temptation: Controlling movements can easily become tyranny.
- Seat holder: TBA
Balance
- Scope: Healing, counter spell, equilibrium.
- Function: Internal governance and stability
- Temptation: Absolutism. Freezing the world to preserve balance.
- Seat holder: Zaminno
Illusion
- Scope: Glamours, concealment, memory fog and narrative warfare
- Function: Cover stories, infiltration, reputational control
- Temptation: Losing reality, confusing mask with self.
- Seat holder: Myrwen Blackheart
Divination
- Scope: Scrying, future, truth pressure.
- Function: Intelligence and counter-intelligence.
- Temptation: Paranoia. Seeing threats everywhere.
- Seat holder: Marlon der Nachtfall
Conjuration
- Scope: Summons, bindings, constructs, elementalism.
- Function: Deniable assets and emergency tools
- Temptation: Dependency.
- Seat holder: TBA
Necromancy
- Scope: Funerary rights, memory extraction, ancestor counsel.
- Function: Continuity through what others bury.
- Temptation: Treating souls as tools
- Seat holder: TBA
Guidelines of the Arcanum
So, you are interested in becoming a link in the chains of the Arcanum.
You may apply for a seat by sending an application letter to Marlon der Nachtfall, saying a little about your character and naming the two seats that appeal to you most, for example Destruction and Necromancy.
If you wish, you may also write a character sheet themed around the Arcanum on our public forum boards for a greater chance of securing the seat of your choice.
Regardless, you will receive an answer by in-game mail no later than seven days after your application has been sent.
1. The Arcanum exists first and foremost as a light roleplay faction meant to add flavor to the game. Seat holders are not bound to heavy obligations, and no great burden of activity is expected. Its purpose is enjoyment.
2. Arcane-themed events, gatherings, and small roleplay initiatives are always welcome and encouraged.
3. Those who hold a seat within the Arcanum are expected to wear outfits suited to the order’s identity, favoring sorcerous themes such as Mage, Wizard, Summoner, Elementalist, and similar attire.
4. Members of the Arcanum are welcome to contribute to the decoration and atmosphere of its headquarters, Smuggler’s Den.
5. All Seat holders stand as equals within the order. No seat is above another.
6. Excessively bright magical displays, such as utevo vis lux, should be avoided within the Arcanum’s headquarters.
7. Only Sorcerers and Druids are eligible to hold a Seat within the Arcanum.
