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The Order of Malakinus
Carmanos the Prophet revealed the Carmanian religion in which Idovanus the Good warred
eternally against Ganesatarus the Evil. Carmanos also revealed Malakinus, the source
of Good Sorcery, and established the first of his orders. The Malakinus philosophy is
practiced (and occasionally licensed for use by other orders) by the Magi. Malakinus
learned sorcery by studying Idovanus, who is the source of all Good. He teaches that
all languages originally stemmed from the language of Idovanus, which was first used
to write grimoires. Malakinus was adopted without hostility by the Lunars after they
conquered Carmania, when Carmanos was revealed to be a previous incarnation of the
Red Goddess preparing for her own full appearance.
| Entry Requirements: |
Open to male Carmanians only. |
| Mental Skills: |
Read Carmanian, Read [language], Rule of Malakinus, Scribe Septagram of Power,
Symbolic Sight, Write Carmanian. |
| Virtues: |
Goodness, Love of Learning. |
| Grimoires: |
Liber Carmanios: "The Book Of Carmanos" (blessings and spells
equivalent to those in The Abiding Book)
Malakinos Carmanios: "The Book of White Sorcery" (Extinguish Fire,
Float in Water, Resist Pagan God, Turn Away Beast, Turn Away Spirit)
The Book of Healing (Heal Animal, Heal Person, Heal Self, Protection from
Weapons, Start Breathing) |
| Talismans: |
A Malakinus sorcerer places all of his spells into a single talisman, a gold
medallion shaped like a seven-sided star, with a cut and polished crystal set in
the center. |
| Secret: |
Identify Grimoire (Acts as a mystic strike against a difficulty assigned by
the narrator; if the book is driven to 0 AP or below and contains any spells, the
character gains a standard Read Grimoire ability for that book, and can learn and
cast its spells normally. Note that some books or scrolls may be grimoires, even if
the writer was not aware that he was scribing spells.) |
| Worshippers: |
The Malakinus Order oversees several schools that report to the Magi and,
as may be expected, are generally obedient and not troublesome. They are not
clergy, but they do work for their sponsors to do good and report whatever they
see. |
| Manifestations: |
Malakinus teaches that all languages stem from the original language of
Idovanus. All written and spoken language is a manifestation of his teaching,
especially writing that contains the knowledge to cast spells. |
| Other Side: |
Malakinus' Node lies on the Saint Plane and can be accessed only through the
various adepts who wrote grimoires of sorcery. Malakinus' Node is connected to the
Idovanus Level (called elsewhere Solace). |
| Other Connections: |
The order reports only to the Carmanian Magi, and maintains six elegant schools
in the western Lunar Empire. |
| Disadvantages: |
Enemy of all Ganesatarus practitioners and worshippers (Ganesatarus the
Deceiver is the Devil, the God of Evil, the Embodiment of Lies). |
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Latest revision: 10 May 2000, new
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