Children of Zaar

The Children of Zaar are a group of wizards of primarily Gudromi origin who have established their new base in the University of Magic and are dedicated to the rediscovery and reawakening of the ancient magic used by the former Alaezian empire. They are self-proclaimed primary opponents of the Lich princes who called down the New Gods and they hire many paladins to hunt them down and suppress their actions, though they have not yet been successful because of attempts by the The Theocracy to control them for fear of a coup.

They are unoficiall allied with the New Senate because of their alignment against The Theocracy which believes them to be heretical. The Theocracy has tried to wrest the university of magic from their control, but the paladins defeated them in a pyrrhic victory in 88 AF. Since then, tensions have been high but there have been no new attacks. The Theocracy has banned any interaction with the Children of Zaar and harshly punishes those who have been discovered to be involved with them. The Theocracy is currently trying to find a way to eliminate the Children of Zaar without damaging the university, in order to retake it.

The Children of Zaar have a very high standard of membership, requiring great knowledge of arcane texts, and also a belief in the daemons. Members are expected to be at least of the capability of a level 10 wizard, though many members of its hierarchy are less powerful wizards who gained power by helping to establish the administration of the order.

Their attempts to decode the Alaezian texts have so far failed, and mostly focus on preservation. For this, a large proportion of the paladins are tasked with protecting the University of Magic.

Wizards who are members of the Children of Zaar rarely leave the confines of the university, partially because of restrictions placed by the New Senate on their movement and partially because of their obsession with studying the obscure texts. Some are believed to have gone mad in their dim, candle-lit studies in the crumbling interior of the university, which is poorly maintained for lack of funds and lack of labour.

Current High-ranking members

 * 1) High Wizard Alboin the Old
 * 2) Magister Valdhelm
 * 3) High Paladin Arbogast Gold-Heart

Generic NPC stats
Apprentice  HP: 15 AC: 16 BAB: +2 STR 9 (-1) DEX 9 (-1) CON 9 (-1) INT 14 (+2) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 10 (0) Spellcraft 5 Lv4 Magic Missile Displacement - 50% miss chance Lightning Bolt 4d6 Dispel Magic Protection from energy (specified) 4 rnd

Wizard HP: 15 AC: 17 BAB: +2 STR 9 (-1) DEX 9 (-1) CON 10 (0) INT 18 (+4) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 16 (+3) Spellcraft 6 Lv5 Magic Missile Displacement - 50% miss chance Lightning Bolt 5d6 Dispel Magic Explosive Runes 6d6 Major Image (silent) Protection from energy (specified) 5 rnd

Elder HP: 15 AC: 18 BAB: +3 STR 9 (-1) DEX 9 (-1) CON 12 (+1) INT 20 (+5) WIS 20 (+5) CHA 20 (+5) Spellcraft 8 Lv7 Magic Missile Displacement - 50% miss chance Lightning Bolt 6d6 Dispel Magic Explosive Runes 6d6 Major Image (silent) Protection from energy (specified) 7 rnd Break Enchantment Magic jar 7 hrs Baleful polymorph - turns into harmless animal ===