More formally called Scelesti, these crazies are just outto hurt people so you’re supposed to stop them too. Oh and there are those mages who are twisted by the Abyss to be terrifying nightmare-people. They’ve got their own cadre of magic users called the Seers of the Throne who want their cruel masters to rule on Earth again. Image © Onyx PathĪctually, the jerk rulers in the realms are still alive too and calling themselves the Exarchs.
Today, only mages who are shown a path to the Supernal Realms through one of the five great Watchtowers can begrudge this gap and work magic. They made it but the Realms were sundered from the mortal realm by a dark and horrible reason called the Abyss. The rulers of Atlantis went to the source of magic, the five Supernal Realms, to claim them for themselves. They created wonders and everyone was happy forever. On the beautiful island of Atlantis, so the legend goes, the most powerful mages gathered and learned from great dragons. Back in the misty depths of time magic was everywhere and people could access it whenever. They are committed to shaking things up by looking for the connections that science, media, and technology offer to magic.
Mage the awakening free#
Mashed are normal people until they Awaken to the real, magical side of the world. This gameline is steeped in lore like all the rest but also
Mage the awakening series#
Continuing with our series on Ten Things to Know about various settings in the Chronicles of Darkness, in this post we’re going to take a look at Mage: The Awakening.