First Council

In an age of darkness and war, a mage had a dream of a better future, one where humans lived in peace and contentment, ruled over by the benevolent council formed of those who had a greater education and deeper understanding of the universe. This mage was the school teacher Devacasius, a learned and gentle man, who gathered together like-minded wizards and sorcerers throughout the Alliance in the First Council. He presided over this august body until he was assassinated by agents of the city of Codex . Outraged, mages gathered and formed the Second Council, a more wide-spread and military-minded council. Devacasius' fellows in the First Council became the new High Council, providing a scholarly and wide-seeing balance to the Council's actions.

The above information can be quoted by any human schoolchild in the Council Cites. It is, however, almost entirely inaccurate.