Oriq Organization

A powerful group of Mage Hunters, thought to have hailed from Greyhawk. After Strixhaven's founding, the Oriq moved in and immediately started plotting, yet they haven't done all that much against the school. Are they all talk, or are they planning something?
The Oriq reside far from Strixhaven in the Underground but often infiltrate the university looking for spells and recruits for their dark schemes. Oriq agents use deception, stealth, and their darkly powerful brand of magic in pursuit of their sinister goals.
Duels to the death, stealthy assassinations, infiltrating institutions full of mages, blood rituals, the Oriq agenda is dangerous and taxing, so the organization frequently needs new members. Oriq agents actively seek out and recruit promising mages, and one of their favorite hunting grounds is Strixhaven. An Oriq agent will frequently reach out to powerful but under-performing mages or students who have fallen through the cracks of the institution, using illusion magic and subterfuge to hide their Oriq identity. A student doesn't typically know they're being groomed for Oriq recruitment, they only see that they're being invited to an exclusive engagement by an alluring and complimentary stranger. And then when the mage is at their most vulnerable, they are offered the mask.
Rumors abounded at Strixhaven University that the Oriq are threatening the school grounds. Three years ago, Professor Onyx witnessed an Oriq agent looting the Biblioplex, but the rest of the Faculty didn't pay much attention to her warnings. Since then, assorted students have come forward, claiming that they were courted by the organization, but the Director continues to deny any Oriq presence within the school.

Culture

The belief that all magic is inheriently evil binds Oriq's disciples together

Assets

One of their most powerful tools is the Malicious Magic Eater, a vile monstrosity created to seek out and snuff out the arcane.

History

The Oriq are mostly mages who couldn't pass the entrance exam of Strixhaven, or drop-outs. They argue that Strixhaven is controlling access to magic all across the different dimensions and that all existence would be better off without it. If they destroy the university, anyone anywhere in the world can practice magic, they claim. The Oriq are usually dressed in dark clothes, with metal masks hovering where their faces should be.

Crush the Magic with our Might

Founding Date

90 AF

Type

Illicit, Syndicate

Leader

Strix the Destroyer

Subsidiary Organizations

• Black Hand

Location

The Underground

Notable Members

• Strix the Destroyer