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The Fragile Path: Testaments of the First Cabal is a sourcebook for Mage: The Ascension. Like The Book of Nod for Vampire: The Masquerade, The Fragile Path is presented as a book that exists in-universe and could be used as an in-character prop in a game.

Summary[]

From the back of the book:

Recall you those who went before
Remember you their sacrifices, and their humanity
Respect you their follies, and their wisdom
Receive you their testaments
Living histories
Of our journey
And the Trials of Ascension
The Fragile Path: Testaments of the First Cabal
An Illustrated Tale for Mage: The Ascension

Contents[]

A Brief Introduction: The Point of This Book[]

Background History: Tempus Dicit; Sapientia Audit[]

Timeline for the Council Of Nine[]

Resolutions of Intent of the Council of Nine Mystick Traditions[]

Declaration of the Ivory Tower[]

Bibliography[]

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  • Cleoth, V. Betrayal: The Legacy of Heylel. Ascendant Press, 1982
  • Cumin, A.B. The First Cabal and the Goro Monks. Eon Press, 1936
  • Dante, Walking Hawk's Oration (VR simulation) Renegade Simulations, 1987
  • Dere, M.M.K. The Halls of Lost Dis. Granadine Press, 1847
  • Elsi, M. Embers Fading: The Stand at Narbonne. Squaid and Sons, 1887
  • Elsenwoods, B.R. Walking Hawk and the Iroquois Nation. Granadine Press, 1943
  • Fat, H.W. The Song of Fall Breeze. Folly Press, 1945
  • Farvashti, T. Sacred Hermaphrodite. Sipristi Press, 1978
  • Fichsi, B. Travails of Purgatory. Paradigma Press, 1956
  • Goddard, J.P. Eloine and the Sisterhood. Sipristi Press, 1974
  • Goddard, J.P. Bernadette and Eloine. Sipristi Press, 1976
  • Goddard, J.P. The Love Poems of Heylel. Sipristi Press, 1984
  • Jens, T. The French Motet and Chorus Death-Song. Granadine Press, 1857
  • Lammas. The March of the Nine. Paradigma Press, 1902
  • Lampour. Nine United. Granadine Press, 1857
  • Mammon. Fifth Prophecy. Renegade Simulations, 1986
  • Morninglade, H. Nightshade and Eloine. Beltane Periodicals, 1974
  • Morninglade, H. Wyndarde's Folly. Starhawk Press, 1981
  • Namba, T. Saviors and Oppressors. Qualban Parn, 1962
  • Noone, P. Preaching to the Faithful. Laughing Dragon Press, 1965
  • Norton, Dr. K. The Trek of Nine. Paradigma Press, 1968
  • Norton, Dr. K. Paths of the Nine: A Questing Atlas. Folly Press, 1983
  • Peart, N. The God of Balance You Shall Be. Hemisphere Periodicals, 1978
  • Quaestoro, M.K. The House of Judgment. Squaid and Sons, 1894
  • Quabbas. The March of Nine. Collegium Press, 1947
  • Richardson, D. Templars Ascendant: Victory at Narbonne. Collegium Press, 1968
  • Salonikas, A. My Travels North. Sipristi Press, 1946
  • Salonikas, A. South of the Sun. Lemona Bantu, 1845
  • Warchief, H. Walking Hawk: A Cry to Arms. Tear Trail Press, 1985
  • Weatherford, M. An Illustrated Guide to the Travels of the Nine. Paradigma Press, 1903
  • Windfellow, H. Eloine and Bernadette: Eternal Sisters. Granadine Press, 1983
  • Windbird, M. Hermetic Twilight and the End of the World. Screaming Ravage Press, 1992
  • Whyte, T. Craftmasons and the Salvation of the Masses. Collegium Press, 1963
  • Whyte, T. The Folly of Nine. Collegium Press, 1967
  • Xerxies. Technocratic Trash: Lies of the Betrayal. Screaming Ravage Press, 1993

Those Within the Cabal[]

The Confessions of Heylel Teomim Thoabath[]

The Remembrances of Eloine[]

The Song of Bernadette[]

The Revelation of Akrites Salonikas the Seer[]

The Oratory of Walking Hawk[]

Afterward[]

Background Information[]

The Author page (p. 2) lists all the in-character authors. The Acknowledgments (sic) on the same page is largely an in-character presentation of the real-world people responsible for creating the book, with several in-character references thrown in.

Mistrdge and Houses Quaesitor, Tytalus, Ex Miscellanea and Flambeau were drawn from Ars Magica, by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein•Hagen. At the time of the book's publication, Ars Magica was bought and published by Wizards of the Coast, it is now owned by Atlas Games.

Memorable Quotes[]

Characters[]

  • Porthos Fitz-Empress, Hermes bani Flambeau, Drua'shi Master and Deacon Primus of Chantry Doissetep and Author of The Fragile Path
  • Heylel Teomim Thoabath, bani Solificati, destroyed by Gilgul
  • Eloine, "Chosen and Beloved," bani Verbena
  • Bernadette de la Champagne, bani Chœur Céleste
  • Akrites Salonikas ó, bani Seers of Chronos
  • Walking Hawk, Djiionondo-wanenake, bani Speakers-With-Dreams
  • Mahmet - Porthos' pupil, Mage
  • Tsun-Hsing Kao - Mage
  • Felicia Thomas - Mage
  • Master Baldric LaSalle - House Tytalus, Mage
  • Lady Nightshade - Verbena Founder, Mage
  • Master Valorian - Celestial Chorus Founder, Mage
  • Star-of-Eagles - Dreamspeaker Mage
  • Ali-beh-shaar - Ahl-i-Batin Mage
  • General Wyndgarde - Inquisitor
  • Sh'zar the Seer - Cult of Ecstasy Founder, Mage
  • Naioba - Dreamspeaker Mage
  • Chalech - Euthanatos Mage
  • Diplomate Luis - Solificati Mage
  • Wu Jin - Akashic Brotherhood Mage
  • Yoasmy - Order of Hermes, House Ex Miscellanea, Mage
  • Fall Breeze - Akashic Brotherhood Mage
  • Cygnus Moro - Euthanatos Mage
  • Master Louis DuMonte, MaÎtre de Forces, Hermes bani House Quaesitor
  • Daud-Allah Abu-Hisham Ibn-Muqla al-Baghdadi Ahl-i-Batin
  • Catharina - Porthos' first wife, Died
  • Prateeti Rashiveda - Akrites Salonikas' teacher and mentor
  • Lilith - Great Mother of All Wyck
  • Sister Imagna-Nicole - Celestial Chorus Mage, Great Granddaughter of Sister Imagna
  • Sister Imagna - Celestial Chorus Mage
  • Assam the Wanderer - Akrites Salonikas' Apprentice, Cult of Ecstasy Mage
  • Tormod of Kirkenes - Old Craft Mage
  • Marina Rampullo - Cult of Ecstasy Master Mage
  • Jaunda - Dreamspeaker Mage
  • Anne Q. Rea - Mage
  • Tabitha Givens - Mage
  • Lao Chi'han - Mage
  • Feedback - Mage
  • Christian Grief-Solice - Mage
  • Aristotle deLaurent - Mage
  • Gail Holsombake - Mage
  • Shih Feng - Mage
  • Hightower MacFerrin - Mage
  • Nichodemus Mulhouse - Mage, Master Archivist

Terminology[]

Adepts, Africa, Ahl-i-Batin, Akashic Brothers, Alchemy, Apprentice, Ars Magica et Portenti Rari (Tome by Dominicus Caeli), Artificers, Arts, Ascended, Ascension, Ascension War, Avatar, Awakened, Barabbi, The Book of Valoran, Bokhara, Britain, Cabal, Cabal of Pure Thought, Canyon of Qu'Dali, Caverna Ominorum (Node), Celestial Chorus/Chœur Céleste, Champagne (Location), Changelings, Chantry, Children of Knowledge, Consensus, Constantinople, Council, Covenants (Chantries), Craftmasons, Cult of Ecstasy/Seers of Chronos, Custos, Danzig, Diabolists/Diabolism, Dis/Disparates, Do, Domremy (Location), Doissetep, Dragon, Dreamspeakers/Speakers-With-Dreams, Dynamic, Entropy, Europe, Euthanatos/Thanatoic, Faeries, First Cabal, Forces, France, Gilgul, Golden Pear of Bottger, Good Death, Grand Convocation, Great Betrayal, Great Shattering, Greenland, Hamburg, Hedge, High Guild, Hollow cousins, Horizon, House, Houses of Hermes, House Ex Miscellenea, House Flambeau, House Guernicus, House Quaesitor, House Tytalus, Inquisitors, Ireland, Liber Sanguinas Magnus (Printed by Dalgleish and Sons), Life, Lyonnesse, Mages/Magi, Magick, Marauders, Masters, Masters of Reason, Middle East, Mind, Mistridge, Moloch, Mt. Ki'wee, Mythic Age of Europe, Naples, Nephandi, New World Order, The Nine, Nine Mystick Traditions, Node, Normandy, North America, Oracles, Order of Hermes, Order of Reason, Orphan, Paradox, Paths of the Wyck, Persia, Philosopher's Stone, Philosophers' Union, Pogrom, Portals, Primi, Protocols, Pure Ones, Quiets, Reality, Realm, Rome, Sanctum, Seekers of the Void, Shard Realm of Forces, Sleepers, Solificati, Sons of Ether, Sorcerers, Soul, Spheres, Spirit, Stonehenge, Tapestry, Technocracy/Technomancers/Technocrats/Technocratic, Tellurian, Templars, Theater von der Blinden Chantry, Tibet, Time, Time Storm, Tradition, Tribunal, Twilight Age, Vampires, Verbena, Virtual Adepts, Werebeasts, White Tower of Yoasmy, Wyck,

References[]

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