Sh'zar
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| Name: | Sh'zar |
| Gender: | Male |
| Born: | before the 1400s |
| Current Rank: | Unknown, probably Oracle |
| Affilation: | Council of Nine Mystic Traditions, Cult of Ecstasy |
Sh'zar, also known as “The Seer” and “The Timeless”, is the founder of Cult of Ecstasy Tradition and one of its most influentional members. He is said to exist outside of history, hence the nickname.
[edit] History
Sh’zar was the Persian prophet who predicted in 1400 impending diminishing and possible death of magic. To prevent the latter, he developed the doctrine of self-accountability, peace and collaboration and preached it to many powerful mages of that time, leading to formation of Seers of Chronos Tradition and, according to some views, a truce between Nightshade of the Verbenae, Magister LaSalle of the Order of Hermes and Valoran of the Chœur Céleste. That truce eventually allowed the formation of the Council of Nine Mystic Traditions. Along with the other Masters of the new Tradition, Sh’zar was author of the Code of Ananda, a short list of proverbs that “illustrated the wisdom a Seer should have and the responsibilities he or she should live by”, and author of many emotion-sharing rituals for both strenghtening of the Tradition and punishment of irresponsible mages.
The Seers of Chronos were renamed to the Cult of Ecstasy in 1867, following the Sh'zar's reappearance and decision to change the tradition's name because they were straying from their true mission.
