The Book of the Archmagi of the Dweomersecte vol. 12

• 4702 Niktalor II the Betrayer was once a prodigy of the Dweomersecte and bearer of the Silver Staff of Power, Niktalor delved too deeply into forbidden lore, seeking to unite the disciplines under a singular will. His obsession led him to trespass boundaries of both mind and morality. Declared apostate and exiled by the magisters rallied by Otislan II, he defected to the Infernari, where he was received with awe and suspicion. There, he claimed the staff of Archflame and embraced his infamy. His fall remains one of the most painful ruptures in the history of the Dweomersecte.

• 4723 Otislan II was the stern and unyielding restorer of orthodoxy. He rose to power amid the crisis wrought by Niktalor's betrayal. He sealed several rifts in the Order's hierarchy and reestablished the individual magisters. Otislan was instrumental in enforcing the censures, especially those which barred all congress with extraplanar entities.. Though unpopular in life, his reforms stabilized the Dweomersecte for generations.
  
  
• 4790 Otislan III was not just a regnal name, for he was also the grandson of Otislan II. Otislan III inherited both his ancestor's staff and his severity. A scholar of the Astral Archive and an expert in planar cartography, he prioritized the mapping and defense of known gates. His reign was marked by increasing tensions with the Infernari, whose growing strength led him to call for a period of Defensive Seclusion. Otislan III died mysteriously on the Day of Veiled Suns—an omen that has never been fully interpreted.
  
  
• 4799 Atalias V was a surprising appointment. Both young and untested when named Archmage, Atalias V quickly won over detractors with his clarity of vision and inspired leadership. Under his tenure, the Dweomersecte emerged from its defensive posture and renewed its focus on advising the temporal powers. Though remembered as an idealist, Atalias V's tenure also saw the quiet rise of hedge wizardry which later Archmages would have to suppress.