The+Collective+Guild+Of+Liverpool+Manipulators+of+Magic

//This is part of the Hangover city, Liverpool, uk setting// =The Collective Guild Of Liverpool Manipulators of Magic=

The Wizards and Sorcerers of Liverpool are a varied and eclectic lot. Some, preferring to work in seclusion, are little more than eccentric hermits. Others have collected around them a loyal little band of apprentices and hangers on. Some of the more powerful are totally focused on only one small area of magic, and would not even be recognised as wizards by the White Council. The only thing they all have in common is the firm belief they should be allowed to get on with their researches with as little outside interference as possible.

Despite this, as far as the Covenant is concerned, they are still considered only one faction and their ‘leader’ the Arch Mage Callum Doyle is expected to keep them in line. In an attempt to do this Callum instigated the Collective Guild Of Liverpool Manipulators of Magic. Which he hoped would be a local version of the White Council (which he is also a member of, though his attendance record is appalling) Sadly most wizards in Liverpool consider the guild to be a bit of a joke. It’s meetings, on the first of every month at the Lyceum, are never quorate, and invariable the aim is to finish all business on the agenda before last orders. (Though the lifting of the drink hours regulations mean the meeting do now go on longer)

Having little in the way of sanctions to keep the mages in line, short of calling in the White Council (which no one would appreciate given the war and numerous ‘past indiscretions’ by almost all parties) Callum all too often has to turn to Ream and Rare Breed to help him out when mages step out of line. As a result the two have a close working relationship, and when the Breed need ‘heavy back up’ the Mages are often the first to be called. Fortunately at such times of crisis the ‘guild’ reluctantly manage to pull together for the good of the whole city. After all they all know they have it quite cushy under Callum’s regime and can get away with things in Liverpool that would be leapt on in other cities where the White Council are paying closer attention. As Callum once pointed out in one of his rallying speeches “No one wants to try and carry on working in a bomb site, so get off your back sides and stop the bomb from going off.”