The First Throne

The First Throne is one of three Consilia covering the city of Moscow. While cities like London divide their multiple Consilia geographically, Muscovite tradition divides by Order.

In the year 1432, when the mages of Moscow successfully overcame a stranglehold on the Awakened population by savvy Seers, all four Diamond Orders and the Nameless whose support had tipped the balance attempted to coexist. In this Moscow was, in many ways, a forerunner to the modern Pentacle in its outlook, a fact which confused outside mages for centuries. By 1500, however, the disputes of this larger group had become too much to manage, and the groups splintered.

The term 'Consilium' not having yet reached Russia, none of the resulting Consilia used the term yet, and while they're commonly referred to that way these days, official records still omit the word. The First Throne, as it became known, consisted of the Silver Ladder and the Mysterium, "the knowledge and the will to rule", as they describe themselves. They maintain somewhat-friendly if distant relations with the White Stone, but the Duma remains almost mythical except among the highest ranking officers.

The current Herald is Domovoi, and the loose structure he maintains means that the First Throne has between sixty and one hundred and ten members, at present; it's difficult to say. Members are not permitted to be Lone, and instead must be in at least one Cabal, and can be in up to four, Cabals tending to have specific purposes.

One of these Cabals is The Liminal.