Congress of Magi (Organization)

The Congress of Magi is the professional body for the magical arts for all of Eingrad. It was formed in 1304 AL following the First Conclave, a meeting of the most powerful mages in Eingrad with the goal of formalizing the profession.

The Congress' formal headquarters is the Libraria Regia, a regal city located at the source of the Ozymand River in the Arcadian Mountains.Built at the site of an ancient Axiphos temple of Pythia, the Libraria Regia is situated in a neutral zone on the border of the Aldurian Empire and the Republic of Axiphos. At the Libraria Regia's centerpiece is the Omphalos, the world's largest contiguous block of reality marble. Pythia's ruins state that in antiquity, it was believed that the Omphalos is a meteorite that fell from the heavens eons ago. The Omphalos is the centralizing resource for the Congress of Magi, as it provides malleable anima for almost all the organization's experiments and studies.

The highest ranking member of the Congress, or the Grand Conflux, is its de facto head of state. The current Grand Conflux is Corsicana Faraday, the first Avalonian to hold the office. The organisation carries out research, publishes journals, books and databases, as well as hosting conferences, seminars and workshops. Members of the Congress are referred to as sojourners. Sojourners can be awarded that status of fellows  ( FCM ) if they have authored publications that are deemed major contributions to the magical arts and other interface disciplines, such as arcanophysics and alchemy. The names of new Fellows are published each year in The Congressional Grimoire, their premier monthly periodical publication.