Category:Qabals

Since the corruption of magic, only a few small groups have gathered secretly to preserve knowledge of the sorcerous arts. In the Western occult tradition, these groups have become known as qabals.

When the Red Death arrived in ancient Egypt, around 2700 BC, it began to taint magic. Over centuries, this influence spread, until no spell could be used without attracting the attention of the great Evil. Most magical creatures died out, and spellcasting was forbidden and eventually forgotten. Magic and its lore would be entirely lost to humanity were it not for the efforts of qabals.

Some qabals merely sought to hoard lore for themselves and pursued no larger purpose. Many fell to the Red Death’s influence over time, becoming servants of evil. Yet a few qabals decided to fight against the darkening of magic, and in the 1890s, qabals remain an important part of humanity’s resistance against the Red Death.

More information about qabals appears on the Qabal page of this wiki, while various individual qabals are listed below.