Arcana Pansophical

The Arcana Pansophical is a relatively well-known circle of Tal'Dorei's most powerful arcane practitioners formed by the mages who fought in the Battle of the Umbra Hills, approximately after 536 PD. They share information to maintain a self-imposed "Truth of Magic", regulate the use of magic, bring the perpetrators to arcane justice, preventing the story of Vespin Chloras, Betrayer Gods, and the Calamity. They generally consider themselves above the regular folk and their laws. Maintaining a "good" alignment, the Arcana Pansophical requires respect, political influence, and registration of anyone practicing on a higher level of magic within their realm.

The Truth of Magic
The Truth of Magic is the code that the Arcana Pansophical follows to prevent the misuse of magic seen during the time of the Age of Arcanum from ever happening again.

The use of memory-altering magic is banned by the Arcana Pansophical and the only way to get an approval is to convince them of the dire need to nulify the memory for a greater cause, such as the location of the Horn of Orcus that Vox Machina recovered and sealed away in Vasselheim.

The Three Unbreakable Edicts
"In the eternal interest of the preservation of harmony within the realm of Exandria, we, the Arcana Pansophical, establish the Truth of Magic, and three edicts from which none shall stray. Those arcanists found in gross violation of the Truth will be punished by the full extent of this order—beyond the reach of any local law."


 * "Though the school of necromancy shall be restricted to none, in the interest of magical study and understanding, the animation of the dead is a violation of the Truth."
 * "The arcane is a tool to be wielded for the good of the people. To use its power in the pursuit of wanton destruction or unjust murder is a violation of the Truth."
 * "Though the jurisdiction of the Pansophical supersedes the power of local laws, a mage who willfully breaks the laws of the land is in violation of the Truth."

Relationships
The Arcana Pansophical is respected or sometimes feared throughout the Republic of Tal'Dorei. In mages circles it is often seen as a humdrum and elitist institution. Syngorn and other elven societies see the Pansophical as allies. Many members of House Thunderbrand have ties to the Arcana Pansophical.

The people of Kraghammer are distrustful of the Pansophical's legalistic Truth of Magic, and they fear that its members hold more loyalty to the Pansophical than to their homeland. The Arcana Pansophical deeply skeptical of the lack of regulations enforced on the League of Miracles, their for-profit oriented sect fractured shortly before 836 PD, and sees it as a "distasteful upstart" that will soon crush under its own ambition

Notable members
General members of the Arcana Pansophical are called "Guides", whereas higher ranking members are called "Makers" who deal judgments and engaged oversight. Vox Machina only personally knows three members of the organization (Allura, Drake, and Eskil), although there were seven living members prior to the attack of the Chroma Conclave. At least one member is established at each place of arcane learning.

Membership is largely kept secret until its revil is a necessity. The misuse of magic is grounds for arrest, judgment by the Makers, and punishment, for this reason there are loggs noting magic practitioners and recording their activity.

Makers

 * High enchanter Yurek Windkeeper: Elf wizard (Enchanter) founder of the Arcana Pansophical and personal counselor to the Voice of Memory of Syngorn.
 * Alchemist Ozwyn Gruude: Halfling Alchemist who contracted the Slayer's Take guild to harvest parts from an adult white dragon, which was completed by Lyra, Zahra, Grog, Percy, Scanlan, and Vex'ahlia.
 * Seer Gloria Ios: Human Wizard (Diviner).
 * Magus Seanor Wiles: Human Mage Tutor Extraordinaire.
 * Planerider Ryn: Tiefling Planar Studies and conjurer specialist.

Guides

 * Tinkerer Quash Dentdruggle: Gnome Construct Specialist.
 * Arcanist Allura Vysoren: Human Wizard (Abjurer). Member of the Tal'Dorei Council in Emon and friend of Vox Machina.
 * Elementalist Drake Thunderbrand: Dwarf Wizard (Evoker).

Former members
Westruun to pursue his own interests.
 * Realmseer Eskil Ryndarian: Human Archmage and a former maker of the faction. Realmseer Ryndarien grew frustrated with the politics and limitations of the Pansophical, eventually retiring to
 * Felrinn Derevar: Human demon-summoner and betrayer of the Pansophical.
 * Jomen Tash: A half-elf mage who claims to have obtained pages the lost Karaline von Ethro journal, the former member of the Pansophical, and a member of the League of Miracles.