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| class="moved-external" | Bjornaer
 
| class="moved-external" | Bjornaer
| class="moved-external" | Absorbed into Verbena (1466)
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| class="moved-external" | Absorbed into Verbena during the great Convocation (1466).
 
| class="moved-external" | Shapeshifting
 
| class="moved-external" | Shapeshifting
 
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| class="semi-active" | Bonisagus
 
| class="semi-active" | Bonisagus
| class="semi-active" | Active, barely
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| class="semi-active" | United the first 12 Houses, emerged barely active after Conflagration of Doissetep.
 
| class="semi-active" | Magical Theory
 
| class="semi-active" | Magical Theory
 
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| class="misc" | Criamon
 
| class="misc" | Criamon
| class="misc" | Absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1700s), nearly wiped out during Week of Nightmares (1999)
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| class="misc" | Absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1700s), fell into Quiet and nearly wiped out during Week of Nightmare (1999).
 
| class="misc" | Enigmas
 
| class="misc" | Enigmas
 
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| class="removed" | Diedne
 
| class="removed" | Diedne
| class="removed" | Wiped out (rumor says not completely) during the Schism War (1012)
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| class="removed" | Wiped out during the Schism War, but rumor some are in The Dreaming preparing for revenge (1012).
 
| class="removed" | Druids
 
| class="removed" | Druids
 
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| class="active" | Flambeau
 
| class="active" | Flambeau
| class="active" | Active
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| class="active" | One of the largest House of Hermes despite large losses battling during the Conflagration of Doisseetep and Second Massasa War.
 
| class="active" | War Magic
 
| class="active" | War Magic
 
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| class="misc" | Jerbiton
 
| class="misc" | Jerbiton
| class="misc" | Absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1300s)
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| class="misc" | Absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1300s), occupies a valuable niche bring Hermetic thought to the masses.
 
| class="misc" | Mundane Affairs
 
| class="misc" | Mundane Affairs
 
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| class="moved-internal" | Mercere
 
| class="moved-internal" | Mercere
| class="moved-internal" | Absorbed into Fortunae (1930s)
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| class="moved-internal" | Absorbed into Ex Miscellanaea (1630), and then joined Fortunae (1930s).
 
| class="moved-internal" | Messengers
 
| class="moved-internal" | Messengers
 
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| class="misc" | Merinita
 
| class="misc" | Merinita
| class="misc" | Absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1300s), waning
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| class="misc" | Notables vanished into the Otherworlds, and subsequently absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1300s).
 
| class="misc" | Faeries
 
| class="misc" | Faeries
 
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| class="semi-active" | Quaesitor
 
| class="semi-active" | Quaesitor
| class="semi-active" | Active but battered
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| class="semi-active" | Were looked to for leadership after Conflagration, but refused. Active, but battered.
 
| class="semi-active" | Justice
 
| class="semi-active" | Justice
 
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| class="removed" | Tremere
 
| class="removed" | Tremere
| class="removed" | Expelled due to vampiric corruption (1202)
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| class="removed" | Expelled due to vampiric corruption. Two Massasa Wars have been fought against them (1202).
 
| class="removed" | Hierarchy/Magical Dueling
 
| class="removed" | Hierarchy/Magical Dueling
 
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| class="semi-active" | Tytalus
 
| class="semi-active" | Tytalus
| class="semi-active" | In ruins after Second Massasa War (1999 or later)
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| class="semi-active" | Lead the failed Second Massasa War, devastated in strength, numbers, and reputation.
 
| class="semi-active" | Will
 
| class="semi-active" | Will
 
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| class="active" | Verditius
 
| class="active" | Verditius
| class="active" | Active
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| class="active" | Almost nothing until Thig merged with it, giving Thig pedigree, name, and Primus. Once again a major house.
 
| class="active" | Enchantment
 
| class="active" | Enchantment
 
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| class="misc-main" | Ex Miscellanea (817)
 
| class="misc-main" | Ex Miscellanea (817)
| class="misc-main" | Active; includes Criamon, Hong Lei, Jerbiton, Merinita, Ngoma, Skopos, Xaos
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| class="misc-main" | Immensely larger and more powerful than ever before; includes Criamon, Hong Lei, Jerbiton, Merinita, Ngoma, Skopos, Xaos.
 
| class="misc-main" | Variety
 
| class="misc-main" | Variety
 
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| class="active" | Fortunae (1910)
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| class="active" | Fortunae (1910/1936)
| class="active" | Active (1936)
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| class="active" | Quickly became one of the great Houses. Strained after the Second Massasa War, but doing extremely well.
 
| class="active" | Numerology
 
| class="active" | Numerology
 
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| class="moved-partly-external" | Golo (1171)
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| class="moved-partly-external" | Golo (1171-1188)
| class="moved-partly-external" | Absorbed into Order of Reason / Bonisagus / Verditius (1188)
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| class="moved-partly-external" | Absorbed into Order of Reason / Bonisagus / Verditius, precursor of Sons of Ether (1188).
 
| class="moved-partly-external" | Natural Philosophy / Ether
 
| class="moved-partly-external" | Natural Philosophy / Ether
 
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| class="misc" | Hong Lei (2000)
 
| class="misc" | Hong Lei (2000)
| class="misc" | Probationary within Ex Miscellanea
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| class="misc" | Descended from the Wu Lung. Currently on probationary status within Ex Miscellanea.
 
| class="misc" | Chinese Ritual Magic
 
| class="misc" | Chinese Ritual Magic
 
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| class="removed" | Janissary (1700)
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| class="removed" | Janissary (1700-2001)
| class="removed" | Wiped out during Second Massassa War (2001)
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| class="removed" | Engaged in internal Hermetic political warfare, past revealed by Euthanatoi, wiped out during Second Massasa War.
 
| class="removed" | Enforcement of Hermetic Law
 
| class="removed" | Enforcement of Hermetic Law
 
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| class="moved-external" | Luxor (1872)
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| class="moved-external" | Luxor (1872-1936)
| class="moved-external" | Absorbed into Sons of Ether (1936)
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| class="moved-external" | First black Hermetic Master founded first American Hermetic House. Ignored and absorbed into Sons of Ether.
 
| class="moved-external" | Science, Spiritualism, and Religion
 
| class="moved-external" | Science, Spiritualism, and Religion
 
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| class="misc" | Ngoma (1300s)
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| class="misc" | Ngoma (2001)
| class="misc" | Active within Ex Miscellanea (2001)
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| class="misc" | Never joined Traditions due to insult at Grand Convocation. Post-Reckoning they joined Ex Miscellanea, and have huge ambitions.
 
| class="misc" | African Ritual Magic
 
| class="misc" | African Ritual Magic
 
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| class="active" | Shaea (1412)
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| class="active" | Shaea (1412/1982)
| class="active" | Active (1982)
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| class="active" | Went to leave the Order and was was given full House status to convince them to stay.
 
| class="active" | True Names
 
| class="active" | True Names
 
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| class="misc" | Skopos (2000)
 
| class="misc" | Skopos (2000)
| class="misc" | Active within Ex Miscellanea
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| class="misc" | Newest and and smallest house, but active in Ex Miscellanea and has lots of potential.
 
| class="misc" | Quantum Reality
 
| class="misc" | Quantum Reality
 
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| class="active" | Solificati (1315)
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| class="active" | Solificati (1315/1999)
| class="active" | Active (1999)
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| class="active" | Former Tradition, rejoined as a Hermetic House after the Conflagration and Reckoning. Seeks to be the Tenth Seat.
 
| class="active" | Alchemy
 
| class="active" | Alchemy
 
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| class="removed" | Tharsis (1522)
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| class="removed" | Tharsis (1522-1897)
| class="removed" | Wiped out due to diabolic corruption (1897)
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| class="removed" | Wiped out due to diabolic corruption, their fall almost took the whole Order with them.
 
| class="removed" | Weather
 
| class="removed" | Weather
 
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| class="moved-internal" | Thig (1846)
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| class="moved-internal" | Thig (1846-199)
| class="moved-internal" | Crippled after Doissetep Conflagration and Concordia War, remnants formed Xaos (2001)
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| class="moved-internal" | Crippled after Doissetep Conflagration and Concordia War, took over name and leadership of Verditius.
 
| class="moved-internal" | Technomancy
 
| class="moved-internal" | Technomancy
 
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| class="removed" | Validas (1557)
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| class="removed" | Validas (1557-1700)
| class="removed" | Expelled due to diabolic corruption (1700)
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| class="removed" | Expelled due to diabolic corruption, may still be an independent Infernal sect in rural England.
 
| class="removed" | Summoning / Enochian
 
| class="removed" | Summoning / Enochian
 
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| class="misc" | Xaos (2001)
 
| class="misc" | Xaos (2001)
| class="misc" | Active within Ex Miscellanea
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| class="misc" | Active and influential within Ex Miscellanea. Ex-Thig that refused joining Verditius. A joke masquerading as a House or a House masquerading as a joke.
| class="misc" | Discordian Chaos Magick
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| class="misc" | Neo-Discordian / Neo-Hermetic / Chaos Magick
 
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| class="removed" | Ziracah (1327)
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| class="removed" | Ziracah (1327/1645-1780)
| class="removed" | Destroyed by King George III's forces (1780)
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| class="removed" | Great House subsumed into Ex Miscellanea after Naseby Catastophe. Destroyed by King George III's forces in Hellfire Club Incident.
 
| class="removed" | Desire
 
| class="removed" | Desire
 
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Revision as of 04:42, 20 June 2020

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Active Hermetics

Degrees

Degree Description Minimum sphere(s) (not just Arete)
1st Neophyte
2nd Zelator
3rd Practicus
4th Initiate 1
5th Initiate Exemptus 2
6th Adept 3, 1
7th Adept Major 4, 3, 1
8th Magister Scholae 5, 3, 3
9th Magister Mundi 6 (NPC only)

Reference: Order of Hermes (Revised) 38-42

Houses

  • Advisory only, individual PCs can still self-identify with whatever fits them best
  • Most information taken from Tradition Book: Order of Hermes (WW4664) 34-35


Founding House (767) Status (2003 - present) Specialization
Bjornaer Absorbed into Verbena during the great Convocation (1466). Shapeshifting
Bonisagus United the first 12 Houses, emerged barely active after Conflagration of Doissetep. Magical Theory
Criamon Absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1700s), fell into Quiet and nearly wiped out during Week of Nightmare (1999). Enigmas
Diedne Wiped out during the Schism War, but rumor some are in The Dreaming preparing for revenge (1012). Druids
Flambeau One of the largest House of Hermes despite large losses battling during the Conflagration of Doisseetep and Second Massasa War. War Magic
Jerbiton Absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1300s), occupies a valuable niche bring Hermetic thought to the masses. Mundane Affairs
Mercere Absorbed into Ex Miscellanaea (1630), and then joined Fortunae (1930s). Messengers
Merinita Notables vanished into the Otherworlds, and subsequently absorbed into Ex Miscellanea (1300s). Faeries
Quaesitor Were looked to for leadership after Conflagration, but refused. Active, but battered. Justice
Tremere Expelled due to vampiric corruption. Two Massasa Wars have been fought against them (1202). Hierarchy/Magical Dueling
Tytalus Lead the failed Second Massasa War, devastated in strength, numbers, and reputation. Will
Verditius Almost nothing until Thig merged with it, giving Thig pedigree, name, and Primus. Once again a major house. Enchantment
Newer House (after 767) Status (2003 - present) Specialization
Ex Miscellanea (817) Immensely larger and more powerful than ever before; includes Criamon, Hong Lei, Jerbiton, Merinita, Ngoma, Skopos, Xaos. Variety
Fortunae (1910/1936) Quickly became one of the great Houses. Strained after the Second Massasa War, but doing extremely well. Numerology
Golo (1171-1188) Absorbed into Order of Reason / Bonisagus / Verditius, precursor of Sons of Ether (1188). Natural Philosophy / Ether
Hong Lei (2000) Descended from the Wu Lung. Currently on probationary status within Ex Miscellanea. Chinese Ritual Magic
Janissary (1700-2001) Engaged in internal Hermetic political warfare, past revealed by Euthanatoi, wiped out during Second Massasa War. Enforcement of Hermetic Law
Luxor (1872-1936) First black Hermetic Master founded first American Hermetic House. Ignored and absorbed into Sons of Ether. Science, Spiritualism, and Religion
Ngoma (2001) Never joined Traditions due to insult at Grand Convocation. Post-Reckoning they joined Ex Miscellanea, and have huge ambitions. African Ritual Magic
Shaea (1412/1982) Went to leave the Order and was was given full House status to convince them to stay. True Names
Skopos (2000) Newest and and smallest house, but active in Ex Miscellanea and has lots of potential. Quantum Reality
Solificati (1315/1999) Former Tradition, rejoined as a Hermetic House after the Conflagration and Reckoning. Seeks to be the Tenth Seat. Alchemy
Tharsis (1522-1897) Wiped out due to diabolic corruption, their fall almost took the whole Order with them. Weather
Thig (1846-199) Crippled after Doissetep Conflagration and Concordia War, took over name and leadership of Verditius. Technomancy
Validas (1557-1700) Expelled due to diabolic corruption, may still be an independent Infernal sect in rural England. Summoning / Enochian
Xaos (2001) Active and influential within Ex Miscellanea. Ex-Thig that refused joining Verditius. A joke masquerading as a House or a House masquerading as a joke. Neo-Discordian / Neo-Hermetic / Chaos Magick
Ziracah (1327/1645-1780) Great House subsumed into Ex Miscellanea after Naseby Catastophe. Destroyed by King George III's forces in Hellfire Club Incident. Desire

Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

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