# The Order ## Category Faction / Arcane Research Organisation / Antagonistic Power ## Known Facts - The Order was founded by [[Lucius Neeve]] and [[Gillian Quill]]. - It is roughly 200 years old. - It was originally formed for the betterment of man. - It has since become militant. - The Order researches [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]], a rare substance tied to The Breaking. - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] may also be known as Weaveglass. - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] is linked to impossible effects, especially time, space, and scrying. - The Order discovered that [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] could enhance magic with the correct arcane stimulus. - Time and space appear to be Aetherite’s specialities. - Fink’s time-travel ability came from Order experiments. - Weaveglass / [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] is becoming sparse. - Because of this scarcity, The Order is seeking other sources of power. - [[Time-Touched]] individuals are one such source. - The Order wants to drain [[Time-Touched]] individuals and use them as batteries. - [[Time-Touched]] individuals can have their futures changed in ways normal people cannot. - [[Fink]] identified the party as [[Time-Touched]]. - [[Fink]] says the party glow. - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] glows near the party. - The Order is hunting the party. - The Order has taken people close to the party as leverage. - [[Fink]] believes the loved ones may be held in laboratories across [[Tarin]]. - [[Fink]] gave the party a map with possible lab locations. - Each laboratory appears designed for a different experiment. - Known lab experiment themes include Space, Gravity, and Time. - The laboratories are connected by a portal network. - Runes, codes, or passwords are needed to activate or direct the portals. - [[The Engine]] is a machine created by [[Gillian Quill]]. - [[The Engine]] was designed to harness the time element of [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]]. - [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] wants [[The Engine]]. - Gillian has fled. - Gillian’s location is linked to Pipe’s markings. - [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] is particularly interested in [[Vanthar's Sanctarium|Vanthar’s Sanctarium]]. - [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] appears to want [[Vanthar's Sanctarium|Vanthar’s Sanctarium]] because he wants [[The Engine]]. - [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] is working with [[Keth]], the Traitor of [[Arcturox]]. - [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] is connected to [[Myvendra]] through dream contact or control. - [[Myvendra]] said she was there to assist [[Lucius Neeve]]. - Lucius’s love, Kira, is dead. - Lucius’s focus on time may be connected to Kira’s death. ## Known Members / Associated Figures - [[Lucius Neeve]] - [[Gillian Quill]] - [[Fink]], formerly - [[Keth]], collaborator or associate - [[Eli Soothpin]], formerly an experiment of The Order - Fink’s lover Percy, possibly - Unknown researchers, soldiers, guards, and laboratory personnel ## Known Methods - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] experimentation - Time and space manipulation - Scrying - Laboratory experimentation - Use of portals between labs - Capturing loved ones as leverage - Hunting [[Time-Touched]] individuals - Draining [[Time-Touched]] individuals as batteries - Potential use of [[Myvendra]] or dream-based tracking - Use of anti-resistance force and manipulation ## Known By - Full party - [[Fink]] - [[The Eyes]] - The Order - [[Lucius Neeve]] - [[Gillian Quill]] - [[Keth]] - [[Eli Soothpin]] ## Connected To - [[Lucius Neeve]] - [[Gillian Quill]] - [[Fink]] - [[The Eyes]] - [[Keth]] - Kira - [[Myvendra]] - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] - Weaveglass - [[Time-Touched]] - [[The Engine]] - [[Vanthar's Sanctarium|Vanthar’s Sanctarium]] - Pipe’s markings - Laboratory portal network - [[Errowshire Lab]] - [[Blossom Lab]] - [[Lavenshire Lab]] - [[Perturbias]] - Persephone’s parents - [[Solyanna]] - [[Orik]] - [[Eli Soothpin]] - [[Weirdstone]] - The Dreamer ## Open Questions - What was The Order’s original mission? - When did The Order become militant? - Did [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] corrupt The Order alone, or did others support the change? - What is Gillian Quill’s true goal? - Why did Gillian flee? - Where is Gillian now? - What exactly does [[The Engine]] do? - Why does [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] want [[The Engine]]? - Is [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] trying to restore Kira? - What happened to Kira? - What does [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] intend to do with [[Time-Touched]] individuals? - What happens to someone who is drained by The Order? - How many laboratories exist across [[Tarin]]? - What is the purpose of each lab? - Which lab contains which loved one? - How does the laboratory portal network work? - What are the required runes, codes, or passwords? - What is Keth’s true allegiance? - Is [[Keth]] working for The Order, [[The Brotherhood]], herself, or multiple sides? - How much control does [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] have over [[Myvendra]]? - Is [[Myvendra]] using [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]] instead? ## Notes The Order represents the campaign’s [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]], time, space, fate, laboratory, and experimentation thread. It is modern compared to [[The Brotherhood]], but its experiments may be reaching into forces as old as The Breaking or older. ## Session 55 Update - An unnamed woman connected to the Order approached [[Wilbur Thistlebloom]] about his alchemical abilities. - Wilbur’s secret laboratory beneath Bastion continued the mutagenic animal experiments associated with the Thistlebloom brothers. - The Order’s influence therefore extends beneath the capital even while Solland is supposedly tightening internal control.