The Hierarchy

The Hierarchy is a splatbook for Wraith: The Oblivion. The book talks in depth about how the Hierarchy of Stygia works to lord over the wraiths of the western world.

Summary[]

From the White Wolf catalog:

The Empire of the Dead...

The system. The establishment. The powers that be. Management. Since its inception, the Hierarchy has fostered an image of strength and invulnerability, power and omniscience. These are the masks through which the Hierarchy looks out upon the Underworld. These are the mirrors that reflect the faces of those who stand on the outside, looking in.

The Keepers of the Dream!

The Hierarchy exposes the bureaucracy of the Underworld, exploring the organization that is a character's greatest ally or worst enemy, depending on which side of the law she stands on. A must for anyone who wants to see the truth behind the masks.

The Hierarchy is a sourcebook for Wraith: The Oblivion, and includes:

New information on the rich culture of the Underworld
A glimpse inside the Great Library of Stygia
Legendary Hierarchs, character templates, and much more!

Chapters[]

Ghost Story: Verdicts[]

A Centurion is captured and tormented by both Renegades in a trial mocking those held by the Hierarchy.

Chapter One: Introduction: The Powers That Be[]

Notes on how to use the book, why wraiths may willingly join a Legion, and a Hierarchy Lexicon.

Lexicon

Chapter Two: Ex Libris: The History of the Hierarchy[]

From the Great Library of Stygia and the Annals of the Dead come the origins of the Hierarchy, from Charon and his Senators to the modern day Deathlords and Legions.

Chapter Three: Culture: Inside the Hierarchy[]

Details on the city of Stygia itself, as well as the pecking order of the Hierarchy, relations between the Legions, and what life is like for the average Hierarchy grunt.

Chapter Four: Hierarchy Archetypes[]

Character templates based in the Hierarchy.

Good Old Boy
Mediator
Universal Soldier
Spin Doctor
Secret Agent
Traditionalist
Explorer
Deathlord Servant

Chapter Five: Legendary Hierarchs[]

Famous individuals of the Hierarchy.

Appendix[]

Bits and pieces that do not fit in anywhere else, including new Hierarchy-specific Arcanoi abilities, Artifacts, Archetypes, and abilities. Includes details on the powerful masks of the Deathlords.

Hierarchy Arcanos:
- Argos:
  - Return
- Castigate:
  - Confession
- Inhabit:
  - Shadow Weapon
  - Impress
- Lifeweb:
  - Early Warning
- Usury:
  - Sustenance

Artifacts:
- Living Page
- Loyalty Blade
- Masks of the Deathlords
- Soulhelm

Archetypes:
- Psyche Archetypes:
  - Analyst
  - Explorer
  - Pragmatist
- Shadow Archetypes:
  - Anarchist
  - Inquisitor
  - Torturer

New Abilities:
- Skills:
  - Negotiation
  - Networking
- Knowledges:
  - Military Tactics

Background Information[]

Mike Danza did art for this book; his name was accidentally left out of the credits. He was later acknowledged in Dark Reflections: Spectres.
The chapter titles are shortened in the table of contents.
This is the first book to describe Stygia in any real detail; however, it is contradicted in some places by another description of Stygia in Ends of Empire.
The Ad at the back of the book is for: Mage: The Ascension Second Edition (Fall 1995).

Characters[]

Lucy - Renegade
Conners - Renegade, Arrested
Claire - Renegade Leader
George Vaughan - Hierarch Spy, Centurion of the Grim Legion
Peter - Renegade
Richard - Renegade
Daniel - Hierarch Legionnaire
Silas Fort - Hierarch, Centurion of the Penitent Legion
Flavius Secundus - Hierarch, Legate of the Ashen Lady
Anna Spengler - Hierarch, Author of The Man of Many Faces: a Personality Assessment of Charon
Amalie Millefleurs - Hierarch, A New History of Stygia
Iulianus Claudis - Hierarch, from the Imprimatur
Horace Venable - Hierarch, The Power of Rumor
Stephen Godson - Hierarch, "The Mouth of Truth"
Sir Chretien de Grace - Hierarch, from the Imprimatur
Niobe - Handmaiden to the Ladies of Fate, from the Imprimatur
Sir Clovis - Crusader, Heretic, Immolated
Sir Mirabeau - Crusader, Heretic, Immolated
Dame Linea - Crusader, Heretic, Immolated
Angus Macdonald - Master Artificer, Secrets of the Forge
Sieglinde - Centurion of the Storm Maidens
Jacobo Fermi - Spokesman for the Cult of the Great Invention, Heretic
Frankie LoBello - Confessions of a Reaper
Imelda Mariposa - Inspector for the Necropolis of Orlando, Hierarch
Mattie Gavvam - Senior Clerk assigned to the staff of the Anacreon of the Ashen Lady, Necropolis of Des Moines, Hierarch
Francisco Mariadel Castillo - "The Holy War," Hierarch
Jason Dunworth - Economy and Power in Stygia, Hierarch
Ludmilla Hoffstein - Centurion, Cohort of the Watchers Upon the Shroud, Legion of paupers, Necropolis of New York, Echoes Across the Shroud
Philemaeus - Artificer to the Laughing Lady, The Passage of Centuries
Corina Fairchild - Stygian Politics
Johnny V. - the Imprimatur
Timea of Capua - former Pardoner to the Quiet Lord, the Imprimatur
Emile Franck - preface to A Concise History of the Modern Hierarchy
Cornelius van de Voort - Chancellor to the Legions of the Grim, Soulbook of the Legions
Edgar Rice - Centurion of the Grim Legions, London station, Soulbook of the Legions
August Sommers - Anacreon of the Silent Legion, Boston, Massachusetts
Natalya Orushenski - Regent to the Anacreon of the Emerald Legions of the Necropolis of Watsaw, Soulbook of the Legions
Vincent Voegl - Marshal to the Anacreon of the Emerald Legions, Necropolis of Honolulu, Secrets of the Dark Kingdoms
Actemaeon - Ferryman
Jonathan Kingsley - former Anacreon of the Gaunt Legions, Chicago, from the Imprimatur
Vivienne Cartier - Special Agent to the Legions of the District of Columbia, Soulbook of the Legions
Leslie Durant - Recruiter for the Legion of Paupers, Necropolis of Los Angeles, Soulbook of the Legions
Thucydides the Younger - The Procession of the Ages
Louie - Legionnaire
Frankie - Work Team 43, Venous Stair, Stygia
Cedric of Glastonbury - Centurion of the Harbor Watch, from the Imprimatur
Sister Angeline of the Penniless Multitude - Discorporate Wraith
Silenius of Sparta - Minster of Justice for the Grim Legions, Stygia, Hierarch
Marianne Thibeault - Regent for the Silent Legion, Necropolis of Berkeley, Hierarch
Joachim Pisarro - Marshall of the Skeletal Legions, Stygia , Hierarch
Vera Mason - Inspector for the Legion of Paupers, Necropolis of Detroit, Hierarch
Raphaela Monteleone - Inspector of the Qauys for the Iron Legion, Stygia, Hierarch
Evan O'Brien - Centurion of the Legion of the Emerald Legions, Necropolis of Dublin, Hierarch
Basil de Voort - Inspector for the Gaunt Legions, Stygia, Hierarch
Signe Ruytens - Pardoner to the Legions of Paupers, Necropolis of Johannesburg, Hierarch
Sir Austin Fitzhenry - Order of the Unlidded Eye, Stygia, Hierarch
Sarah Smythe-Hutton - Monitor for the Legion of Paupers, Necropolis of Liverpool, Hierarch
Flavia Lucillana - Inspector for the Magisterium Veritatis, Stygia, Hierarch
Rolando Trujillo - Centurion, Legion of Paupers, Necropolis of Havana, Hierarch
Josiah Hurley - Legate of the Office of Justice, Legions of the Grim, Stygia, Hierarch
Belle Drummond - Marshall of the Penitent Legions, Necropolis of Austin, Hierarch
Rudgarth Rudgarthson - Imperial Order of the Sickle, Stygia, Hierarch
Brad Breakstone - Centurion of the Skeletal Legions, Necropolis of Baltimore, Hierarch
Lady Veronica - Minister of Antiquities, Stygia, Hierarch, Hierarch
Anselm Forrester - Centurion of the Emerald Legions, Necropolis of Charleston, Hierarch
Thanatorius the Elder - Princeps Veritatis, Stygia, Hierarch
Camilla Harker-Lyndholm - Monitor for the Silent Legion, Necropolis of Amsterdam, Hierarch
Luther Sheen - Princeps of the Stygian Watch, Hierarch
Veronique Gilbeaux - Regent for the Penitent Legions, Necropolis of Marseilles, Hierarch
Gascon du Bois - Sub-Consul of the Skeletal Legions, Stygia, Hierarch
Sofia Bascombe - Inspector for the Legions of the Grim, Necropolis of Philadelphia, Hierarch
Tristan of Lyons - Archivist, Stygia, Hierarch
Siobhann Dunleavy - Regent for the Silent Legion, Necropolis of Galway, Hierarch
Hypatia - Librarian and Magister of the Great Library of Stygia, Hierarch
Alonso de Nemesio (Alonso the Just) - Order of the Unlidded Eye, Magisterium Veritatis, oversees Inquisitors, Hierarch
Heinrich von Zoller - Member of the Grim Legion and Commander of the Order of the Avenging Flame, Hierarch
Avery Fellowes - Premier Scout of the Emerald Legion, Hierarch
"Cassandra" - Prophetess, Hierarch Outlaw
General George S. Patton - Old Blood and Guts is here, and he is in the Legion of Paupers, of all places

Terminology[]

A Concise History of the Modern Hierarchy by Emile Franck (Book), Acta of the High Court of Stygia (Book), The Agora, Anacreons, Arcanum, Benandanti, Celestial Chorus, The Colosseum, Confessions of a Reaper by Frankie LoBello (Book), Cult of the Great Invention (Heretic Group), The Deathlords, Downloader@arcanos.net (Online Legion), Dreamspeakers, Echoes Across the Shroud by Ludmilla Hoffstein (Book), Economy and Power in Stygia by Jason Dunworth (Book), Euthanatos, Fishers (Heretics), Gawain@siege.perolous.net (Online Legion), The Great Library of Stygia, The Hall of the Counselors, Hierarchy, "The Holy War" (Document), Imperial Order of the Sickle, Inter-Legionary Orders: Legions of the Sacred Band, The Online Legion, Order of the Crow; Isle of Eurydice, Isle of Sorrows, Legion (WTO): Silent Legion, Legion of Paupers, Emerald Legion, Legions of the Grim, Iron Legion, Penitent Legion, Gaunt Legion, Legions of Fate; Legion of the Black Hawk, Legion of Mystery, Lexicon: Adjustor, Annals of the Dead, Chancellor, Clerk, Imprimatur, Inspector, Itinera Mortis, Legate, Magister, Magisterium Veritatis, Minister, Soulbook of the Legions; The Man of Many Faces: a Personality Assessment of Charon by Anna Spengler (Book), Marauders, Mediums, "The Mouth of Truth" (Document), Necropoli, Nephandi, A New History of Stygia by Amalie Millefleurs (Book), The Onyx Tower, The Order of the Unlidded Eye, Order of Hermes, Palaces of the Deathlords: Seat of Silence, Seat of Gold Tears, Seat of Thorns, Seat of Burning Waters, Seat of Shadows, Seat of Succor, Seat of Dust, Seat of Fate; The Passage of Centuries by Philemaeus (Book), The Power of Rumor by Horace Venable (Book), The Procession of the Ages by Thucydides the Younger (Book), Sea of Souls, Secrets of the Dark Kingdoms by Vincent Voegl (Book), Secrets of the Forge by Angus Macdonald (Book), Silent Striders, Society of Saint James, Special Legions of the Deathlords: Order of the Avenging Flame, Storm Maidens, Order of the Gray Knights, Warriors of Lethe, The Legion of the Onyx Tear, Guardians of the Labyrinth, The Hands of Bone; Stygia, Stygian Politics by Corina Fairchild (Book), The Sunless Sea, Technocracy, Temples of the Shining Ones, Watchers Upon the Shroud,

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