Verbenae
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Tradition Concept/ Theme notes
The Verbenae of Unity are far less concerned with 'hereditary family' than those on Earth were. There are no Verbenae of "old bloodlines" in Unity, not enough time has passed for them to develop. Verbenae of all the sects migrated to the realm. However, Roxanne Murray, the Verbena founder of the realm, is of the MoonSeekers. This has colored the tradition within the realm, making them more open to possibilities, and change. There has been much change to embrace since migrating to the realm.
The Verbenae played an important part in founding the original council, before Horizon fell. The Verbena of Unity have taken their time to grieve, after all, Death to a Verbenae is but a doorway to a new birth. Then they got to work building Unity. Being known for their work with Life, and the tendency for certain merits to pool in this tradition, it was natural that they set up the first farms and ranches in the realm. The people needed to eat. With Quintessence and Tass being in short supply, some Verbena found a comfortable life for their family with the seasonal slaughter.
Sects
Gardeners of the Tree
Philosopy: "The blood will tell." They hold onto the belief that power and prestige are passed down along family lines. For the Gardeners, the transition to Unity, and the fact that their centuries of magickal lineage doesn't exist, has left them stumbling to find...or rebuild...their roots.
Style: They follow a very rigourous traditional style of magick based on their cultural lineage. Their magick is often the most primal and visceral, as performed for centuries before them. They tend to rely on tried and true formulas, ie, that old dusty Book of Shadows passed down the family.
Affinity Spheres: Life or Matter.
Organization: Gardeners maintain the cohesiveness of the Verbena by organizing covens and circles, and the grand covens where groups of Verbena gather to discuss matters and work magic together. Gardeners recognize few ranks. Elders are respected, honored and deferred to in most cases, but all members are considered equals and treated as such. Their small covens often react to changes more quickly than the larger gatherings and chantries of other Traditions do.
Lifeweavers
Moon-Seekers
Twisters of Fate are most likely to adhere to the urban witch mindset, even if they are not themselves living or practicing in a city.
Affinity Spheres
Life, Entropy (Twisters of Fate), Forces*, Matter (Gardners of The Tree), Mind (Moonseekers)
Note: M20 lists Forces as an Affinity Sphere for Verbenae. Forces is not listed for any sect of the Verbena in revised. If you can make a good case for it, we'll allow it.
Characters
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