Solificati

The Solificati are a group that features in World of Darkness.

History

Solificati

The organization originally formed during the medieval era under the title of the Solificati, serving as a founding pillar of the Order of Reason before shifting alignments to occupy the Tenth Seat of the Council of Nine Mystic Traditions. Their initial political structure suffered absolute collapse following the tragedy of the Great Betrayal, when their representative, Heylel Teomim, was executed via Gilgul for treasonous collusion, forcing the remaining members to flee into hiding. Reemerging in the late 20th century as the Children of Knowledge, the group completely updated their ancient occult practices to blend classical Hermetic sciences with contemporary chemistry, pharmacology, and counter-culture experimentation. The brotherhood refused to rejoin the mainstream political factions out of deep-seated historical grudges, choosing instead to establish clandestine laboratories in isolated spaces—such as a hidden chantry network in the Italian Alps—and aligning with the Disparate Alliance to protect their independent pursuit of absolute spiritual perfection.

Overview

In appearance, the Solificati was a clandestine magical organization whose active membership roster consisted entirely of Awakened human beings, scholarly occultists, and underground laboratory researchers. They featured standard bipedal human physical frameworks spanning diverse global backgrounds and age ranges, with individual mages maintaining ordinary physical statures while managing their reality-altering formulas. The organization possessed no rigid, uniform dress code or mandatory state military apparel, allowing its members to adopt a wide variety of personal styles that spanned from eccentric, tattered counter-culture street attire to immaculate, professional laboratory configurations. They expanded their visual identity across separate secret chantry properties by completely rejecting traditional flamboyant wizard robes or corporate Technocratic suits. Their garments and everyday operational gear consisted of durable modern clothing layered with protective leather utility aprons, heavy-duty chemical goggles, and reinforced backpacks designed to transport delicate glassware, while their traditional spiritual legacy was preserved through the private display of their ancestral geometric symbol—a minimalist black-and-white illustration of a crown of thorns and leaves.

The Children of Knowledge naturally possessed standard human biological traits because their workforce was composed of native Terran humanoids, subjecting individual mages to baseline bipedal locomotion, five-fingered manual dexterity, and standard physical organic vulnerabilities. They relied on their comprehensive institutional logs and exceptionally high scientific intellect to execute complex mathematical calculations, master deep-space astrological movements, and pioneer radical breakthroughs in cellular synthesis centuries ahead of traditional mortal institutions. They did not possess innate supernatural superpowers, passive physical flight, or biological invulnerability, depending instead on an enlightened willpower matrix and a signature mastery over the elemental Sphere of Matter. This specialized magical affinity allowed separate field units to manipulate raw atomic frameworks down to the millisecond, alter the density of solid structures, and transmutate base materials into precious metals. Mages focused their magical arts through a wide array of physical tools and chemical foci—including specialized psychoactive potions, specialized herbal poultices, complex alembic distillations, and dense ritual incenses—to unlock heightened sensory perceptions and perceive the underlying strands of reality. Their primary capabilities allowed them to operate completely outside the tracking metrics of the Technocratic Union, construct impenetrable sensory-deprivation stasis chambers inside giant glass eggs, and maintain an independent, highly disciplined network of occult practitioners capable of altering physical materials without state authorization.

Members

• Le Duc Luis Tristan de Varre :
• Heylel Teomim :
• Diplomate Luis :

Notes

• The Solificati were created by Phil Brucato where they featured in the setting of the World of Darkness universe.

Appearances

• Mage: The Ascension:

External Link

• White Wolf Wiki Entry

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