House Hong Lei

House Hong Lei
Singular	Hong Lei
Plural	Hong Lei
Pronounce	hong LAY
Founder	Hsiao Kuei
Founded	2000
Primus	Hsiao Kuei
Parent Org	House Ex Miscellanea
Predecessor	Wu Lung

House Hong Lei (the House of Crimson Thunder) is a minor House within the Order of Hermes that is comprised, at least partly, of expatriates of the Wu Lung.

Paradigm

House Hong Lei still practices the art of the Wu Lung practice. This includes feng shui, numerology, alchemy, the Five Elements, ancestor worship, reverence of various dragons, gods and spirits, as well as potent martial arts.

History

Main article: Wu Lung

House Hong Lei originates in the teachings of the dragon wizards of China, the Wu Lung. During the Grand Convocation, the Wu Lung were offended that their rivals, the Akashic Brotherhood, had been invited before them. For this reason, they originally allied with the Order of Reason, until the Technocratic Union put its weight behind the colonial exploitation of the Far East.

Modern Nights

In 1992, eight dragon wizards came to petition the Order of Hermes to form their own House within their ranks. It took another eight years and a doubling of their numbers, but they were admitted and became a part of House Ex Miscellanea in 2000. While originally one of the smallest Houses, their ranks grew when many Wu Lung refused to follow the alliance between their Craft and the Akashic Brotherhood in 2000. House Hong Lei is currently present in Sydney, London, San Francisco and New York City, recruiting from the various Asian immigrant families located there.

References

• Modern Nights
  • MTAs: Tradition Book: Order of Hermes, p. 50
  • MTAs: Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition, p. 159
  • MTAs: Lore of the Traditions, p. 105

• MTAs: Dragons of the East , p.76