For example, the vast, frozen northern tundras and deep mountain ranges of the Rosenia Kingdom, or even more remote and desolate overseas islands.
Back then, Wizard Organizations were truly secret societies. Their members relied on obscure codes and blood oaths to stay connected. Every gathering risked being uprooted by the Church Court, living precariously, making it difficult to pass on their traditions.
However, as the faith of Oriane became the mainstream on the Continent, the Church Court's power swelled. Internally, irreconcilable divisions and struggles arose over the right to interpret doctrine, control over various dioceses, and the distribution of growing secular wealth and power.
To gain an advantage in these internal conflicts, influential figures in certain factions began to look toward the forces they had once denounced as "Heresy."
