Circle of Aquorra the Ascendant
The Circle of Aquorra the Ascendant are a group of mages, sages, and monks who live to uphold the ideals of the Goddess Aquorra by protecting the weak, shielding the innocent, and safeguarding the balance of justice.
For many centuries the Circle has sent its members far and wide on missions of peace and justice but it is primarily headquartered on the Cloistered Isle off the coast of Spectross. Here, through rigorous study and divination, the Order keeps an eye on world events as they unfold. Whenever gross inequities arise, the Circle prepares to send its charges out to "work Aquorra's will for the common good of all." This quality can seem meddlesome to others at times, but none doubt the courage and conviction of members of the Circle.
Induction into the Circle's ranks is not an open process. Rather, new members are discovered (through divination and prophecy) and brought to the island to begin training as children or teenagers. These newly discovered charges are frequently Aasimar, a fact which makes Aquorra's tenet principles second nature to them.
Notable members of the Circle include:
High Mistress Glynn Eroth,
Professor Raylena Everheart,
Protector Seamus Cloud, and the Initiates:
Aaura,
D'Rajen Menali,
Ivanka Norella.
Structure
The Circle is divided into a number of ranks:
Novice - this includes students and trainees who have yet to take the Rite of Ascendancy
Initiate - Those who taken the Rite of Ascendancy but have yet to prove themselves in the field.
Abjurist - Members who have practically upheld the three virtues of Aquorra.
Shield Warden - Members who take on younger ranking charges within the Circle to guide them.
Guardian - Members who have manifested to the values of Aquorra consistently, to the betterment of all.
Protector - Guardians who have risked life to uphold Aquorra's precepts.
High Protector - Reserved for the head of the Circle, one who has demonstrated all of the above qualities and qualifications.
Public Agenda
The Circle seeks to promote justice and equity and protect Grand Ymmarion from threats to its varied peoples.
Type
Religious, Monastic Order
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