Celestial Order
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The Celestial Order is one of the eight Colleges of Magic who train Wizards in The Empire. Celestial wizards are expert seers and specialists with the afterlife. As a result the order often use celestial images such as comets, stars and crescent moons. Celestial wizards are skilled at astronomy and devote substantial time to studying the night sky. The Celestial orders building in the college is cleverly concealed near the heart of Altdorf, with few others truly knowing where it is.
The Lore of Magic they study is the Lore of the Heavens which they know as Astrometeorological Thaumaturgy hence them often being refered to as Astromancers. [2a]
History
The first leader of the Order came from Nuln having learnt from Teclis and Finreir
Known Members
- Janna Eberhauer: Deputy High Wizard of the city of Middenheim [1a]
- Hildegard Niederthlaer: A former High Celestial who had claimed three observation domes for her astronomical studies. [1a]
- Helmut Rosenkrantz: Leader of the order who built the first domes on the towers which started a builidng war with other masters finally leading to the Emperor banning further buidling. {Fn|1a}}
- Klaus Solmann was an important wizard in Volganof. He may have died during the Slaughter at Volganof.[1a]
Locations
- Altdorf College: Located on the south bank of the Reik, it has the highest towers in the city - its domes need to be cleaned every evening due to pigeon droppings. As apprentices can be assigned this job as a punishment and may have to resort to magic if they fall they draw spectators.[1a]
Relations with others
There rumoured links between the scholars of Verena and the College and worshippers of Morr in his aspect of the God of Dreams will also consult magisters of the Order. [2a]
Symbols
The Eight Pointed Star, the Comet and the Crescent. [2a]
Sources
- 1: Realms of Sorcery (1st Edition)
- 1a: Chapter 5: Battle Magic, pg. 39
- 2: Realms of Sorcery (2nd Edition)
- 2a: Chapter Four: The Imperial Colleges of Magic, pg. 71-111
- 3: Middenheim: City of Chaos
- 3a: The Powers that Be, pg. 88
- White Dwarf 355 (July 2009), pgs. 84-5
- Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition) (2000), pgs. 52-54, 60, 63
- Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) (2007), pgs. 44, 60-61
- Warhammer Rulebook (8th Edition), pg. 476