The Grey Council
The Grey Council is a supra-national organization that governs the use and education of magic throughout Minelara. It is made up of some of the most powerful magic users in the world. The group is based out of a demi-plane of their own creation, but they maintain towers in many large towns and cities across the world.
Structure
The Grey Council is comprised of what is generally referred to as the Council of Elders by younger or lesser mages. This is the body that provides direction to the rest of the guild and makes decisions on its behalf. It is made up of 13 elder mages that have traveled the world and fought some of the most dangerous foes.
Younger mages, scribes, apprentices, and various other professions compose the rest of the guild. These tend to be the public face of the organization and whenever people say they've met Grey Council members it is usually these younger magic users they are referring to.
Public Agenda
Publicly, the guild is devoted to research and to the seeking out of magical recruits. This is most often done through a series of what are generally known as "wizard's towers" that are constructed in or near large towns or cities.
Assets
The Ecrunorim Sanctum is the primary base of operations for the Council and it located in a demi-plane of their own making. It is accessible only via teleportation spells. The council's chambers themselves rest in the heart of the Sanctum, and are referred to as the Infinity Sphere, on account of the room itself being spherical. The entire Sanctum can be disorienting to visitors not accustomed to the shifting hallways and the seeming casual disregard for gravity.
The Council also owns a number of towers set up at or near large towns and cities. Publicly, these serve as focal points for research and recruitment. Privately, however, these towers are set up near lay lines - streams of magical energy that criss-cross the globe - and locations rumored to house tremendous magical artifacts.
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