<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Arenul Ceen is the official magic organization in the Sathmore empire. There are others but it is the top organization. The exact # in it do need some trimming perhaps which is why the wiki lists the size as estimated. The organizations big problem is the stricvt control the royal family has over it. It stifles creative thinking and keeps the group from doing anything really fast or well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> The Arenul Ceen and the Marigund mages guild represent the two extremes of magic guilds. One (Arenul Ceen) is very controlling, strictly organized and VERY class orientated. The represents some of the worst elements of guilds. The other (Marigund) is loosely controlled and organized and really doesn't care about class. But the Marigund group is a bit TOO money conscious and willing to sell at the right price. The Arenul Ceen wants to strictly control magic and thinks such knowledge should be horded and guarded. The Marigund guild wants to promote it see it spread as far and wide as possible by sharing such knowledge. Most other magic guilds usually fall somewhere in between. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The problem with all guilds is they do tend to foster an 'us vs them' attitude which non-guild mages despise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Lurking Fox<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ryx [mailto:sundansyr@yahoo.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 06, 2013 2:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> christian okane; 'MKGuild list'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mkguild] The Sathmore empire<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I wouldn't go so far as to say it's 'The' magic organization of Sathmore; there are Guilds aplenty, and many of them claim to be 'The' magical authority in Sathmore. This, of course, leads to plenty of conflicts between the guilds both above and below board.<br><br>Having read your wiki details I would say that this organization comes the closest to official authority, but I would probably pare its numbers down, otherwise it would overwhelm pretty much every other guild out there, including Metamor and Marigund.<br><br>As well, it *wants* to crush them and actively works to make the life of other guilds bureaucratic hell. It also seeks to absorb any un-guilded mage that they encounter. Getting *into* the guild is easy - do it or get arrested, manna-blocked, killed, or worse - advancing beyond the lowest of the Master ranks is extremely difficult. Beyond Master things become extremely political.<br>It also seeks to control how much magic is available to the public and at what costs (this being pretty much a universally embraced idea in Sathmore and a good bit of the Midlands) and is one of the few things that guilds work together to maintain. It is one of the major reasons un-guilded mages like Murikeer loathe the guilds. Since this guild is closely associated with the throne it's activities support the throne and its sales fatten the treasury immensely.<br>I would even hazard to say that almost the entirety of the ruling Families are mages (usually minor or middling) and members of a sub-chapter of this guild, considering its purported size, influence, and reach.<br><br>Ryx.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Friday, December 6, 2013 12:29 PM, christian okane <<a href="mailto:chrisokane@optimum.net">chrisokane@optimum.net</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div id=yiv3954371832><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I am in the midst of doing a story set in the Arenul Ceen (The magic organization) in Sathmore. Are there any details I need to watch out for? Any story lines in motion?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>MKGuild mailing list<br><a href="mailto:MKGuild@lists.integral.org">MKGuild@lists.integral.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.integral.org/listinfo/mkguild" target="_blank">http://lists.integral.org/listinfo/mkguild</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>