Pittsburgh Mages

Mages are humans who have Awakened and can use magic to bend reality to their will. They rely on nodes, supernatural hotspots of energy, and are quite powerful despite their status as mere mortals. They must constantly be vigilant when they practice their magic, for fear of alerting Sleepers (unAwakened humans) and inviting reality to lash back at them.

There are several factions of Mages in the city.

The Verbena
A Tradition of mages dedicated to ancient traditions and a holistic view of the world and people. They are servants of the Earth and its spirits.

The Reclaimers
A Verbena cabal of nine suburban witches who live by Gravity Hill and do mercenary work for vitae. Their ages range from an elderly woman to a teenager. They are currently allies of Jen and Curtis but bear a grudge against Lucius. Their specialty appears to be Entropy, manipulating luck and chaos in their favor.


 * The rex Nemorensis, AKA Barbara: The eldest of the coven and its leader. An elderly woman who loves M.A.S.H. reruns.
 * An unnamed motherly woman, one of the supporting leaders. She is quite friendly to the coterie, allowing Jen and Curtis to stay in her house.


 * The Huntress: A young woman and one of the supporting leaders. She is more concerned about her reputation with her coven than the well being of others.
 * Charlie Mazur was inducted into the coven after repaying a debt to Barbara.

The Queer Liberation Front
A modern iteration of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, which was once part of the Progenitors but broke off and became part of the Hollow Ones. They have a strong focus on Life magic and was co-founded by Annie and Maria Stone.

The Technocracy
An organization of mages who use Enlightened Science to further their goals in protecting humanity from supernatural threats...like other mages. They have a reputation for using modern technology to control and manipulate the populace and once held great power over the Steel City. The Pittsburgh chapter operated out of Carnegie Mellon but have mostly abandoned the city when the tech industry moved to the West Coast.


 * Liam, an NT2/Hitmark 7, who appears to be a very handsome man resembling buff Zac Efron mixed with Chris Hemsworth. He is a construct that uses nanotechnology to replace and mimic biological functions. Liam is constantly connected to the internet and learns from social media trends, which influenced him into becoming a Proud Boy.

Independent Mages
Dr. Todd Marbory, a former technocrat who teaches at Carnegie Mellon. He secretly returned to Pittsburgh to attend to an abandoned node that housed a bio-computer.