Jade Imperium

The College of Mages, having returned from their temporal exile, has declared themselves a sovereign nation, taking the name of the Jade Imperium. They claim as their territory the entirety of Shinn's Bay, as well as the peninsula to the south and some of the land north of it.

Territory

A large bay opening into the outer sea, Shinn's Bay shelters the most treacherous waters in Crescent - not because of reefs or rocks, but because it is haunted by the spirits called up by its namesake, Shinn the Sorcerer.

His tower, the Lighthouse at Windy Point, is an empty haunted shell, its scarlet light extinguished with the death of the Warlord.

Also in the wasteland surrounding Shinn's Bay lies the Valley of the Magi - or what's left of it.

Located on the northern coast of the bay is the Jade Tower, stronghold of the College of Mages. It stood vacant for more than three centuries, filled only with forgotten dreams of power and glory - and, of course, the relics of their day in the Sun. It has long been considered taboo, unholy ground which no one will dare approach. In recent days, the Tower has reawakened...

Ranks Within the Imperium

Rank	Minimum Requirements	Read Access to Grand library	Write Access to Grand Library	Monthly Stipend
Citizen	Residency within the Imperium or measurable arcane talent	None	None	basic subsistence if necessary
Warden	Assignment to a Division of the Wardens of the Tower	None	None	+25 gp
Acolyte	cure minor wounds, detect magic, read magic as divine spells	None	None	+10 gp/applicable caster level
Apprentice	arcane mark, detect magic, read magic as arcane spells	Limited (Spell Levels 0-2)	None	+15 gp/applicable caster level
Adept	Acolyte; "cure moderate wounds, comprehend languages, consecrate as divine spells	None	None	+20 gp/applicable caster level
Journeyman Mage	Apprentice; comprehend languages, identify, arcane lock as arcane spells; Scribe Scroll	Limited (Spell Levels 0-4)	Limited (Spell Levels 0-2)	+25 gp/applicable caster level
Warden Defender	Warden; bound to a journeyman mage (or higher)	None	None	+25 gp/Warden defender level
Priest	Adept; cure critical wounds, restoration, dispel magic, divination, sending, tongues, scrying, commune as divine spells	None	None	+35 gp/applicable caster level
Wizard	Journeyman Mage; arcane sight, tongues, detect scrying, dispel magic, scrying, mage's private sanctum, contact other plane as arcane spells	Unlimited	Limited (Spell Levels 0-7)	+40 gp/applicable caster level
Warden Battlecaster	Adept or Journeyman Mage; Warden; one evocation of each level 0-4, including one of each of the following subtypes: air, earth, fire, water, force, light; one abjuration of each level 0-4; one martial weapon proficiency	As wizard rank	As wizard rank	+100 gp
Bishop	Priest; scrying, greater, heal, resurrection as divine spells	None	None	+60 gp/applicable caster level
Master Wizard	Wizard; mnemonic enhancer, analyze dweomer, legend lore, true seeing, scrying, greater, limited wish as arcane spells	Unlimited	Unlimited	+75 gp/applicable caster level
Lama	Bishop; discern location, gate, miracle, true resurrection as divine spells	None	None	+100 gp/applicable caster level
Archmage	Master Wizard; arcane sight, greater, vision, protection from spells, wish as arcane spells	Epic	Epic	+125 gp/applicable caster level