Mysterium

Mysterium

Lore masters who hold (or seek) all the keys to all the doors, the Mysterium seek out knowledge for its own sake. The Mysterium come from the remains of Alae Draconis (or Dragon's Wing), the research and development branch of Atlantean society. Now they seek to reclaim the lost lore of the world and remember the lessons of fallen Atlantis. (Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.)

Given they're predisposition for finding knowledge it would be logical to assume that mystagogues and Guardians of the Veil would have a natural animosity to each other, and indeed the 2 groups have heated debates over the fate of particularly interesting subjects. However, the Mysterium does make a point of making sure querants are worthy of receiving secrets in question, which mollifies the Guardians somewhat. The Mysterium mages keenly aware that some secrets were hidden for a very good reason. In some cases, the object of the search was not so much 'lost' as 'contained'; even the Lords of Atlantis were faced with powers and creatures they could neither tame nor destroy, and the only answer available was to simply imprison it until such time as a more permanent solution could be discovered. The secret the Mysterium aren't made free to the general public at large. There is usually a price to be paid, more often than not including tests of discretion and loyalty as well as requests for goods and or services. Knowledge without wisdom is meaningless, and few hold this truth as deeply as the Mysterium.

Actually, the Order they seem to have the most animosity with is the Free Council, they don't really oppose each other philosophically, they both cherish knowledge for its own sake. The only really view point the argue over is the idea of where knowledge comes from the past or the future. Mystagogues are some of the most conservative mages in the Pentacle orders, Councillors the most liberal.

The Silver Ladder doesn't have many dealings with the Mysterium, except when they have questions about certain spells. The only thing that chafes them really is the lore masters tendency to lump them in with the rest of Awakened society, by asking them to be tested for competency and making them pay like everybody else. They believe they should be exempt from such treatment since (in their eyes at least), they are the elite willworkers of the community.

Adamantine Arrow only ever go to the Mysterium to research tactics and they actually love being tested. Arrows and Lore masters have a pretty good working relationship since Mysterium libraries are often guarded by junior Arrows.