Apostates are those mages who have declined to become part of the orders of magical society. While having still awakened to a Watchtower, Apostates practice magic outside any established organisational structure, which not only includes the four Atlantean orders and the Free Council, but also the Seers of the Throne and the Banishers. The reasons to become an Apostate may come from either an active refusal of the orders of the existing magical society, or, in the case of The Mad, an inescapable consequence of the insanity that arises from their encounter with magic.
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- MTAw: Mage: The Awakening Rulebook, p. 68, 314-315
