Most Wraiths are content to let these people be, as long as they do not disturb them.Ĭhangelings tell that the Tuatha de Danaan once discovered four mortal children with the ability to Dream true. Sometimes, they are contacted by death-mages and spirit-talkers of a global council of mystics, while at other times, they witness technomancers that try to catalogue the Underworld. While the common assumption of most werewolves is that mages are out to twist various sites of power, the two groups sometimes work together, especially when confronting problems in the Umbra. This attitude is reflected in the name most Garou have for these humans: Namebreakers, who twist Gaia's order to suit their own flawed images. The Garou normally come into conflict with mages while protecting caerns, and thus tend to dislike and distrust them. The founder of the Tremere clan, Tremere, was a mage and a founding member of the Order of Hermes. Some vampires believe that mages are the disciples of Lilith and that it’s possible that the ancient feud between the followers of Caine and the followers of Lilith may have been passed on to the vampires and the mages. Those few who know of the Awakened likely view them as a potentially useful ghoul at best. Though many Elders may have come into contact with a mage at some point, it is rare that a vampire recognizes such a person. Vampires rarely know anything of the Awakened. As a consequence of this, any human who exhibits true belief in the supernatural are looked at with stigma and scorn and often perceived as immature or insane. To achieve this, they have used their magick to perpetrate the banality and dystopia of life, the dominance of technology and the infallibility of science and rationality, creating a static reality.īecause of this, most of humanity believe the supernatural to be non-existent, with the exception of religion. The Technocrats believe that order is the only way for them to achieve Ascension. Humanity's ignorance stems from their being under the influence of the Technocracy. Mages refer to non-mage humans as Sleepers. However, their Avatars or souls are Awakened to their supernatural potential and to the existence of magick whereas the majority of humanity remains ignorant of the truth of the world and of themselves. A mage's ability to manipulate the world around them is called his Arete, which goes on a scale of one to ten (although rarely exceeds 5).Īll mages are human. Mage: The Ascension divides magic into nine Spheres, or areas of influence: Time, Mind, Prime, Forces, Matter, Life, Spirit, Entropy and Correspondence. Mage: The Ascension has nine Traditions, or groups of like-minded mages who work together against common foes, the Technocracy (a group founded on making the world rational, safe, and free of as much of the supernatural as possible), the Nephandi and the Marauders. Paradox can cause your magic to go haywire, cause physical damage to you and the area around you, or even manifest as a sentient entity, intent on making you pay for breaking the Laws of the Consensus. ![]() This conflict in belief between you and everyone else is called Paradox, and the consensus (the unconscious beliefs of the rest of mankind) metes out punishment through Paradox. You can change reality to suit your whims. And there are seven billion people in the world. The problem is, of course, that everyone has that ability. Mages are these individuals with the power to warp reality, who know the power they possess and use it to the best of their ability. Still others view their perceptions as the true determiner of their reality, and alter those perceptions with drugs, alcohol, sex, or even a really good meal. ![]() Others see their potential through with chants and ritual, science and experimentation, or even through martial arts. Some believe that they affect the world through prayer, and that god (or the shard of God, the piece of their creator that is the potential in them) changes the world for them. Most cloak this newfound potential in a familiar form, using tools to help themselves along. Few to none can handle that awesome power with any certainty or clarity. Most mages don't come to the full realization of this power. What happens when you force yourself to change your belief? Your belief shapes your world around you. ![]() It might mean a conversation with God, the finding of the perfect bit of blotter acid, or the realization of a theory that had been bothering the Awakened for years. What does this Awakening mean? Well, it can mean a lot of things.
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