By Ian Torrey (torreyi@vivanet.com)
The Tradition is named for the mythic island that became the immortal home of the legendary King of the Britons, Arthur, they have kept themselves right under the nose of the Technocracy who just consider them as crackpot scholars and idle antiquitarians. These mages are growing in power relatively quickly, and are gaining Sleeper support. While they maintain contact with both their "sibling" traditions, they are by no means subservient of either the Hermetics or the Verbena.
It is also important to note that they steadfastly oppose the Nephandi and their Hell-Spawned allies, although they are unsure of a standard course of action to take against them. They place great effort into curbing the use of Black Magick and use of it for sinister purposes.
They see the Nephandi and the Unseelie court of the Fae as one and the same, Dark Spirits are enemies they do not treat lightly. They view the English government and British imperialism as like with the Technocracy, even when the two are not in cooperation.
Celestial Chorus: We tried and tried to be open with them, and they turned on us. They make the whole of their beliefs based on a half-truth. It is not the "One"; the "One" is all and takes many forms, the One just happening to be a particular manifestation. Relations with them are guarded at best, strained often...
Cult Of Ecstasy: Pointless and insulting. They pervert the purpose of celebration, any Arts they touch, and degrade them.
Dreamspeakers: They are wise, on a lower, more basic, scale. Granted, they are "Primitive" in some ways, but they have a firm grasp of the Truth. We consider them as gifted, promising, children who have the capacity to one day outshine us.
Euthanatos: Disgusting examples of knowledge of the Truth misused. This is why knowledge was kept to its sacred Keepers for so long, to keep out of the hands of these bastards. Life is eternal, but their practices damage the Spirit, and cause untold horror and catastrophe. They must be stopped.
Hollow Ones: Consider them clay to be molded. Perhaps they are a symptom of the dying land, as many of them are walking death. It is important to note that some of them do not follow this pattern, particularly the Cerebus. They are mighty warriors who we owe the honor of Song to.
Order of Hermes: Remarkable Scholars, they understand the value of learning and knowledge, and perform marvels. Unfortunately, they place all their emphasis on the mind, and forget the imprortance of the Spirit. Truly saddening, some I have met, I have to wonder, "Are they truly alive inside?"
Sons of Ether: Do their Machines have hearts and souls? nothing further need be said.
Verbena: Their problem is the opposite of that of the Order of Hermes. Although we share much with them, they have corrupted and regressed quite a bit. These mages have committed a great offense: they have forgotten much. For example, there is no need to spill blood they way they do. Wasteful. Still, we share some customs, and may be redeemed. They also make mighty allies.
Virtual Adepts: Man is where the Truth lies, not Machine. Many of these mages are lost, a computer is a tool, nothing more, certainly not reality. Although it can store knowledge and information, and spread the Truth.
Garou: Fellow inhabitants of our world, they should be treated as such. The wolf has as much place in the land as the sheep. They battle our enemies, the Technocracy, and their "Wyrm", which seems to be the same, or allied to, the Nephandi. They also oppose the same Dark Spirits we do. It is important to note that the ones known as "Fianna" have been invaluable allies. Many of us have married into their lines.
Vampires: Perversions and assaults on nature, as well as against the Truth. Theirs is not "Eternal Life," but "Eternal Death." While we have better things to do than hunt these wretches down, we take great care to prevent their spread.
Fae: (Good Fae, that is) Our friends, teachers, and allies from the first, and to the end. We aim to protect them as much as they have aided us.