The Pillars of magick in Dark Ages: Mage are roughly equivalent to the Spheres used by mages in modern nights, but more limited. Each Fellowship has its own four Pillars (often using a different name for 'Pillar'), listed in that Fellowship's description.
Known Pillars[]
- The Ubbadan (faith) of the Ahl-i-Batin:
- Al-Anbiya (The Prophets): Mastery of fate
- Al-Fatihah (opening, or preface): Master over minds
- Al-Hajj (pilgrimage): Mastery of space
- Al-Layl (night): Mastery of secrecy
- The Lokas (worlds) of the Itarajana:
- Naraka: The Torment World
- Preta: The Underworld
- Triyagyoni: The Animalistic World
- Deva: The Divine World
- The Archangels of the Messianic Voices:
- Gavri-El: Dominion over fire, healing, motion, and reason
- Mikha-El: Dominion over leadership, light, and war
- Repha-El: Dominion over creativity, peace, and water
- Uri-El: Dominion over darkness, death, fear, and earth
- The Seasons of the Old Faith:
- Autumn : Powers of wisdom and fruition
- Spring: Powers of life and creation
- Summer: Powers of fire and passion
- Winter: Powers of death and despair
- The Forma (forms) of the Order of Hermes:
- Anima: Command of life
- Corona: Command of the mind
- Primus: Command of Quintessence
- Vires: Command of elemental forces
- The Forma (forms) of the Craftmasons:
- As a splinter group from the Order of Hermes, the Craftmasons continued to use the Hermetic system, with one exception:
- Materia: Command of material substances, which replaced the Hermetic use of Primus.
- The Totems of the Spirit-Talkers:
- Chieftan: Gifts of leadership
- Trickstar: Gifts of deception
- Warrior: Gifts of fury
- Wise One: Gifts of ancient power
- The Runes of the Valdaermen:
- Fara: Mysteries of travel. Ehwaz and Raidho.
- Forlog: Mysteries of luck and fortune. Fehu, Gebo, Jem, Othala, and Wunjo.
- Galdrar: Mysteries of magic and secrets. Ansuz, Gebo, Iwaz, Perthro, and Uruz.
- Hjaldar: Mysteries of battle. Isa, Kenaz, Naudhiz, Sowilo, Thurisaz, and Tiwaz).
- The Subversions of Divine Will of the Circle of Red:
- Abomination: Defilement of creation
- Subversion: Defilement of knowledge
- Diabolism: Defilement of faith
- Malediction: Defilement of truth
References[]
- DAM: Dark Ages: Mage Rulebook, p. 15, etc
- DAM: Dark Ages: Mage Grimoire, p. 159