Church of Atetsis
Structure
The Magistrati tended to attract magic-users that loved magic for its own sake, rather than those who sought it out as a means to gain power. Upon being confirmed as a priest of the Magistrati, an initiate to the clergy would undergo a ritual known as the Transforming. Over the period of a tenday, the Atetsian would be enthralled by an ongoing shapechange spell in order to humble them to the power of magic. The actual specifics of the ritual were a secret kept within the church and it was only used outside the initiation ceremony in rare and extreme circumstances. Within a temple, the most powerful practitioner of a specific school of magic was granted a specific title. For example a temple's master of abjuration magic would be referred to as the "First Abjurer".
Culture
Priests of Atetsis valued reason above all else. They taught that magic-use should be broken down to its components and studied to garner a full understanding of its workings. The Magistrati were staunch believers, and enforcers, of the concept known as the magebond. This informal pact, taught to all wizards, stated that magic was best left to those willful enough to devote their time to its study and mastery. It further declared disputes between spellcasters, especially their duels, should never affect the non-magic community at large. In fact the lore and ritual of this ancient tradition were closely guarded. Atetsian stressed the preservation of a calm demeanor as well as creative, albeit judicious use of magic to their congregation. In their eyes magical power was accompanied with grave responsibility; within it were effects that could be made, but not necessarily unmade.
Public Agenda
The followers of Atetsis were taught to learn every spell they came across for posterity, but they were to never hoard magical knowledge. Rather, they were instructed to copy any newly discovered magics for the temple library. Atetsian novices were tasked with traveling the lands to educate townsfolk about the nature of magic, purely with the aim of sharing knowledge and further propagating wise use of the arcane arts. To this end, the Magistrati sponsored magefairs, and distributed spellbooks and minor magical items to those who demonstrated budding magical aptitude. The clergy endeavored towards one primary goal, despite how distasteful it was to most wizards. They aspired to ensure that no spell or magical item was unique to a single spellcaster in all of Ekrune, under the reasoning that their death would displace an aspect of arcane knowledge that would then be lost for all time. To help achieve this objective, the Magistrati employed magical spying and even endorsed the temporary theft of obscure magical items.
Worship
Clerics of Atetsis pray for their spells at dusk.
There was once a wizard who wanted power beyond all mortal reach. Such stories always end poorly.
Demonym
Atetsian
Notable Members
