Orlo Virelia, The Order of the Veil

[Sergeant Freedom]

Orlo Virelia: A Scholarly and Strategic Organization

Name: Orlo Virelia
Type: Independent Guild of Knowledge and Tactical Insight
Founder: Rivari Blackwood (Petitioned before the King)
Headquarters: The Virelian Hall, located within the city of Sanctuary
Symbol: An open eye above a quill and blade crossed in balance

Overview​

Orlo Virelia is a guild founded on the principles of strategic thinking, recorded wisdom, and the manipulation of planar knowledge. Born from the vision of Rivari Blackwood, the guild serves as a collective of tacticians, scholars, operatives, and explorers dedicated to understanding the world, particularly the nature of the planes and how their influence shapes reality. The name "Orlo Virelia" is believed to derive from ancient tongues, loosely translating to "those who see the path clearly".

Purpose & Philosophy​

While Orlo Virelia's foremost mission is the exploration, documentation, and eventual mastery of planar knowledge, the guild also exists for more pragmatic reasons. It provides tactical counsel, magical insight, and influence over unfolding events across Sanctuary and beyond. Founded not simply as a scholarly circle but as a tool for Rivari to influence the fabric of reality itself, Orlo Virelia walks the line between archivist and agent.

Their guiding belief is: understanding shapes control, and control changes fate.

They are known for:

• Investigating and cataloging the planes, rifts, and magical anomalies.​
• Offering strategic guidance to allies, including mercenaries and political actors.​
• Recruiting individuals with unique insight, vision, or magical skill to serve a larger hidden purpose.​

Structure & Membership​

Orlo Virelia is divided into three main orders, each responsible for a core aspect of the guild's function:

• Order of Ink: Lorekeepers, planar theorists, and recorders of arcane knowledge.​
• Order of Glass: Observers, spies, and seers who watch, gather, and interpret information.​
• Order of Iron: Field operatives, tacticians, and those trained to act on behalf of the guild's interests.​

Members earn unique titles based on merit and contribution, not rank. Common roles include:

• Scribes (Order of Ink)​
• Lenses (Order of Glass)​
• Edges (Order of Iron)​

Rivari holds absolute authority over the guild's direction, but collaboration is encouraged, and members are often granted autonomy to pursue their specialties. Those who prove their worth may be granted the title of Virelian, marking them as trusted agents of the guild's will.

Reputation & Impact​

Though still in its early days, Orlo Virelia is steadily gaining recognition as a guild with deeper intentions. Its members are seen as insightful, prepared, and sometimes unsettling. To those who benefit from their knowledge, they are invaluable; to others, they are meddlers with dangerous ambitions.

Notable Contributions​

Orlo Virelia has yet to release any formal works or publications but is in the process of gathering data, preparing documents, and compiling strategic knowledge for eventual release.

Current Status​

With the construction of the Virelian Hall complete within Sanctuary, Orlo Virelia has begun recruiting quietly but intentionally. The guild seeks minds shaped by curiosity, ambition, and the willingness to question reality. Its founder continues to use the guild as both a lens to observe the world and a blade to reshape it.

Public Address: Planar Permissions​

This section will serve as the formal doctrine of Orlo Virelia's stance regarding public interaction with planar forces. It will outline those sanctioned to study, engage, or travel through planar anomalies, and those for whom such actions are deemed prohibited.

To be completed upon formal review by Rivari Blackwood and the Virelian Circle.



Orlo Virelia is not merely a guild of thinkers, it is a living mechanism for shaping the course of fate. For those who believe knowledge is not just power but responsibility, Orlo Virelia offers purpose, direction, and a path toward understanding the great and terrible unknown.

 

[Sergeant Freedom]

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