Blood-ring

The Blood Ring was a society of practinioners of the sorcerous arts, Magicians and seers. It was founded by the adopted son of the three Agarinna brothers who had been tortured to death by Sauron.Named for the the triad of brethren, it was still controlled by the Agarinna family. Cambal Agarinna was now its master. The society accepted only neutrally-inclined spellweavers and scholars and had a strict code of behavior. In return for adhering to these restritions, a member had access to excellent tutors and a wide selection of magical texts from which to learn.

Some of the rules the society where:

-Never use magic in purely civil affairs except where treason is involved, or where for example detection of a criminals is only possible through the use of spells.

- Only use sorcery against enemies of Gondor if magic is being used by those self-same-enemies.

- Never use spells for deceit or for gain by deception.

-Never openly use magic

-never identify yourself as a member of the blood-Ring or as a spell-caster, except when cicumstances dictate such a course of action as imperative

-Seek out items of evil magic and either destroy them or report their existence to the Blood Ring as soon as possible.

There were usually 20-30 members in the society. This number fluctuated, for many absent themselves to go adventuring or assist the agents of Gondor. The members included one of the royal counsellors, so that the association could learn the King's, wishes and aid his plans without having to openly offer their services. There was no "bad fruit" in the barrel, and anyone evil attempting to join in would have been uncovered and disposed of appropriately.

The Blood Ring had no outward signs or divices to mark it's members, however they were taught a special spell named "Blood aura".This was a short illusion of a blood-dripping crown above the caster's head.It was only visible to other members of the blood-ring or any mage if desired.