The Brotherhood of the True Flame

Admits: The nefarious Brotherhood of the True Flame is open to all fire mages. Nonmages may be admitted on an auxiliary status, but are held in lesser esteem than their more powerful magical brethren. Wizards who are not flame elemental mages are not welcome, and the Brotherhood refuses and often slays, Sorcerers of the Flame (as they are not considered sufficiently "pure").
Members: The Brotherhood of the True Flame has the largest assemblage of wizards with similar alignments and intent in all the Land of Fate, with members (or reputed members) in every city. In addition, legends regularly circulate regarding mighty and powerful fortresses in the Weeping Desert and the Great Anvil, from which the Brotherhood's most powerful members rule with an iron grip.
While not officially part of the Brotherhood of the True Flame, Disciples of the True Flame and Flame Assassins are affiliated by their shared beliefs. Frequently the Brotherhood will give both access to their temples and utilize them to deal with problems.
Initiation: Entry into the Brotherhood of the True Flame is limited to elemental mages of flame. The manner of initiation is said to be both gruesome and mind-wrenching, as all hope, kindness, and goodness is "burned out" by the fires of a true flame. The exact nature of the initiation is best left to whispers and warning glances, but it is true that those who join the Brotherhood are never again as they once were.
Description: The largest and most sinister secret society of wizards, the Brotherhood both benefits and suffers from its size and relative autonomy. Small factions are continually shearing off, led by one charismatic leader or another. Members of the Brotherhood follow their path of destruction indifferent ways = some as rebels, some as treacherous advisers, and some as self-serving mercenaries. As a result, there are a variety of plots afoot in the Land of Fate at any time which may be tracked back to the Brotherhood of the True Flame.

Type

Geopolitical, Magocracy