House Ex Miscellanea

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Name:	Ex Miscellanea
Plural:	Ex Miscellanea
Pronunciation:
Nicknames:
Seat:	Forces
Faction:	Council of Nine Mystic Traditions (via Order of Hermes)

House Ex Miscellanea (literally "House out of hash") was founded by the Order of Hermes shortly after its founding in order to accommodate all the smaller Hermetic traditions.

Contents 1 Paradigm 2 History 2.1 Early History 2.2 Dark Ages 2.3 Renaissance 2.4 Victorian Age 2.5 Modern Nights 3 Organization 4 Version Differences 5 References

[edit] Paradigm

[edit] History

[edit] Early History

[edit] Dark Ages

• 817
  • House Ex Miscellanea founded 50 years after the founding of the Order.

• 1300s
  • Founding House Merinita adopted into Ex Miscellanea, the first Founding House to be so "demoted."

[edit] Renaissance

• 1412
  • House Shaea adopted into Ex Miscellanea.^[1]

• Late 1400s
  • House Jerbiton adopted into Ex Miscellanea.^[2]

• 1500s
  • House Castrovilli disbanded.
• 1600s
  • Founding House Verditius adopted into Ex Miscellanea.^[2]
• 1630
  • Founding House Mercere adopted into Ex Miscellanea.
• 1700s
  • Founding House Criamon adopted into Ex Miscellanea.
• 1716
  • A band of Orphans is accepted into Ex Miscellanea as House Janissary.^[3]
• 1764
  • Thanks to the efforts of Caeron Mustai, House Janissary leaves House Ex Miscellanea, being promoted to full House status.^[3]

[edit] Victorian Age

• 1804
  • Joseph Ryelander and his cabal apply for membership in the Order of Hermes under the name "the Ruby Children." The Hermetics accept them into House Ex Miscellanea and promptly forget about them.^[4]
• 1846
  • After Joseph Ryelander's three cabals (the Ruby Children, Emerald Children and Diamond Children) discover or damage a dozen Artisan operations, Caeron Mustai bani Janissary speaks eloquently in their favour at a Grand Tribunal. The Council grants the three cabals recognition as a full House, House Thig.^[4]

• 1910
  • Qabbalists within Ex Miscellanea form a Fortunae group.^[5]

• 1936
  • A Grand Tribunal formally admits House Fortunae as a full House.^[5]

[edit] Modern Nights

• 1982
• House Shaea Ex Miscellanea decides to break away from the Order of Hermes. Other Hermetics realize how much they've come to depend on the Shaea, and offer them full House status. The Shaea accept, to the consternation of other members of Ex Miscellanea.^[1]
• 1999
  • House Thig weakened: its members are split between House Verditius and the future House Xaos.
  • House Verditius, with its new members from Thig, promoted back to full House status.
• 2000
  • House Skopos founded, Ex Miscellanea.
  • House Hong Lei founded, Ex Miscellanea, from former Wu Lung.
• 2001
  • House Ngoma adopted into Ex Miscellanea.
  • House Xaos founded, Ex Miscellanea, from remnants of House Thig.

[edit] Organization

[edit] Version Differences

Mage: The Ascension and Ars Magica Houses of Hermes

Bjornaer · Bonisagus · Criamon · Diedne · Ex Miscellanea · Flambeau · Fortunae · Golo · Hong Lei · Janissary · Jerbiton · Luxor · Mercere · Merinita · Ngoma · Quaesitor (Guernicus) · Shaea · Skopos · Solificati · Tharsis · Thig · Tremere · Tytalus · Validas · Verditius · Xaos · Ziracah

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} MTA: Order of Hermes Tradition Book, p. 44
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} MTA: Order of Hermes Tradition Book, p. 34
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} MTA: Order of Hermes Tradition Book, p. 40
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} MTA: Order of Hermes Tradition Book, p. 46
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} MTA: Order of Hermes Tradition Book, p. 38