The World of Serpent’s Tongue
Who are the Magi?
The memories of a Magi’s past lives are fractured like half remembered dreams. Records and knowledge are lost, destroyed or hoarded, but there are certain key facts known to most Magi. Read more…The Ordo Principium
The greatest fear of a Magi is to die and not re-awaken in the Magi’s next life. Many methods and techniques were developed to help ensure a continuity of a Magi’s knowledge and power, but all were imperfect and subject to sabotage by rivals. Out of this necessity, the Ordo was created. Read more…
Arch Factions Because magick grows more powerful with the combined efforts of Magi, over time Speakers of Serpent’s Tongue inevitably banded together for greater power or simple survival. Once formed into groups, factions with particular viewpoints evolved. With the power to alter reality, the ultimate question rises time and again: “How shall we alter it?” | ||
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Inscriptions
Throughout time, skilled Magi known as Inscribers have encoded Serpent’s Tongue onto Inscriptions. These Inscriptions can take many forms: clay, papyrus, stone, leather, even digital circuitry. These records allow casting magick outside of the Sacred Sites. Read more…Sacred Sites
Power places exist that magnify the use of Serpent’s Tongue. These places were originally often marked by burial grounds, over which shrines were built, over which temples were built then often torn down and replaced by cathedrals or other monolithic structures. But the real power lies in the ground itself. Read more…Death & Coalescence
The cycle of life and death for a Magi varies between individuals, between factions, and between eras. With the advent of the Age of Awakening, once rare powers of resurrection have proliferated. Read more…The Tonal
There is a force that works against a Magi altering reality, that restricts and limits the use of Magick. This force is called the Tonal. Read more…