"Of all of the Orders of the Krynn, none are as old, as feared, or as respected as the Orders of High Sorcery. They came into being almost at the beginning of the world;their tale is that of the three Gods of Magic. The gods of magic, Solinari, Lunitari, and Nuitari, walked the face of creation before the stars settled in their places. Though they had a common love of magic, each had aspects that greatly differed from those of the others. Each also chose a different path in the universe.
"They saw the other gods wheeling through the heavens and aligning themselves against one another according to their goals and philisophicies. The All-Saints War was coming, as their vision and foresight had warned. The three gods feared that they too must chose. Bound by the common bond of magic, these three looked about the face of Krynn and loved it greatly.
"Thus they did not join their fellow gods in the heavens, but stayed close to the world. They revolved about it, granting their powers to those who would follow their ways. Each god was granted a time to walk the face of Krynn and seek out a follower. Each founnd an apprentice and to each they gave the keys to the Lost Citadel-a fabulous place of wizardry that stood beyond the circles of the universe itself. Here the gods taught them the foundations of wizardry.
1.All wizards are brothers in their Order. All Orders are brothers in the power.
2.The places of High Wizardry are held in common among all Orders and no sorcery to to be used there in anger against fellow wizards.
3.The world beyond the walls of the towers may bring brother against brother and order against order, but such is the way of the universe.
"The Orders of Sorcery began as loosely organizated groups of wizards. It was not until much later that the Orders became formalized and structured. During the Age of Dreams at the onset of the First Dragonwar, the masters of each of the Orders came together at the Lost Citadel and proclaimed the unity of the Orders.
"The Lost Citadel was a wonderous place form whence the master wizards ruled their Orders in peace and harmony, far removed from the world of Krynn. Both palace and fortress, it provided a place where the powers of magic could be tempered by the wisdom of the Conclave of Wizards."
Recently, the War of Chaos drove the gods from the land and their influence faded from the skies. Because of this, the wizards have taken to praying to late, powerful mages for assistance such as the Blackmage Ragnorak. Most mages still pray to the moons, but many have found that praying to slain mages has greater effect on their spells.
The Conclave once held five Towers of High Sorcery. However, three of the Towers were destroyed during the Cataclysm. Later, during the War of the Races, the wizards fought to the last man, leaving the Towers deserted. Each of the Towers is protected by extremely potent magic, prevented those not invited from entering them.
The Master of the Conclave is determined by consensus, a spell that instantaneously determines the combined will of all the wizards of the Conclave in a single matter. While not always infallible in its ability to benefit the Conclave as a whole, it remains the method of selection for the master of all Sorceries. The law of the Conclave is largely determined in everyday matters by the Head of the Conclave and his law is final.
