The Continuum and the Continuous of the Circle

Tasha, Eternal Student and Llorfiril, called Magister by some.

To the Dweomersecte and the members thereof.

I have written this letter to inform you of my long travels and the great detailed study I have undertaken regarding that society which calls itself the Continuum.

As you know, the Continuum is the name taken by the so-called neutral forces of Erenth. It is made up of all the former major priests and priestesses (commonly called Hierophants) of the demi-human races, along with those of the primitive humans of Northrun, which are commonly called Druids. While serving their individual Realms, these priests serve as ceremonial and religious guides for their people, as well as the heads of the Lawspeaker ambassadors between the various regents. However, after these Hierophants have properly served their people, they may be selected to Journey On.

The process by which they shed themselves of their tribal differences and seek the will of an organization begins with a change of their name. No longer content, to identify race, tribe or gender, they are given a moniker in their own secret language. This is to reinforce their claims to have no political interest in the Realms, at all. As a whole, the Continuum strives to look forward to what they term as the Eighth Age or the Age of Every -- a mystical time at the end of all times, when all things will be restored to their proper place. Until then, they are chiefly concerned with maintaining the fragile balance that they believe exists in the known world. 

Until the Age of Every, the highest place in their order belongs to all those who have transcended physical boundaries. These people, the so-called Lords Continuous, are Hierophants which are capable of plane walking at will. While the other Continuous, those of Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Forms, have limited mobility across several planes of existence and are no longer bound to the body they were born with.

Beneath the Continuous, the highest single individual of the order, roughly analagous to our own Arch Mage, is the one termed the Grand Hierophant of all Erenth. He is formally addressed as His Serene Dispassionance.

Beneath him are the Four Great Hierophants -- one of whom occupies that spot in each of the Lands -- Northrun, Southrun, Eastrun, and Westrun. They are addressed as His Exalted Indifference.

Beneath each of them are the twelve Arch Hierophants -- of which there are three for each of the Lands. They are addressed as His Impassive Reverence.

Now each of these positions are filled from among the Hierophants of each Realm, who attain their position through a peculiar form of dueling known as The Contest. Those that fail at this are legion. They are assigned the rank of  Hierophant and serve the Continuum at the pleasure of those that succeed. There are scores of Hierophants in the world.

Radov the Grand Hierophant of all Erenth

Dimiri the White, Great Hierophant of Northrun

Arch Hierophant Drazulu
Arch Hierophant Dorin
Arch Hierophant Alina

Zovon the Silent, Great Hierophant of Southrun

Arch Hierophant Faranas
Arch Hierophant Florica
Arch Hierophant Ionela

Boriana the Apathetic, Great Hierophant of Eastrun

Arch Hierophant Daris
Arch Hierophant Shin
Arch Hierophant Zeric

Aljos the Unmoved, Great Hierophant of Westrun

Arch Hierophant Draegol
Arch Hierophant Elconor
Arch Hierophant Caelfa