Magic Collective

The Magic Collective is a collective of mages, arcane researchers, magic specialists, and others who pursue the study of magic. They work as an organization to take jobs of magical nature or requiring magical support, conduct research on subjects related to the arcane, and other tasks. Their responsibilities are similar to that of IMG, but more on the magical side of things, and with a devotion to the magical arts commonplace. They occasionally do collaborative jobs with IMG and even the ISC when the situation calls for it.

The organization itself was created about 350 years ago, and the organization is housed in a location that's come to be called "The Eye" for its unique shape. The rings it forms also allow it to function as a launcher for FTL travel, when ships need to be somewhere quickly. The headquarters is located within the territory owned by the Federation of Fiorian States, and has branches in nearly every country. While some falsely believe it's tied to the Magic Council of the Federation of Fiorian States, the MC is a separate entity entirely, and overseen by 9 Arch-Magisters.

The tasks that the MC handles, however, are examined at length before approval, as both the difficulty of the task itself and the ones going on it are carefully considered. Even on trips for the sake of just research, a small escort isn't uncommon.

There are some ranks among the casters there, but among those ranks, they are carefully respected within the organization:

- Apprentice, for those just starting down the path of magic or the organization itself

- Caster, for those that have a certain number of successful missions under their belt

- Magus, for those not yet among the elites, but who have considerable skill

- Sorcerer/Sorceress, for those whose ability and success with missions is unquestioned

- Magister, for those of of the highest levels of skill and magic in the organization

- Arch-Magister, for the special 9 who actually have authority over the organization as a whole

There are branches in many locations (Save Boscan Großereich, due to their dislike of magic and its practitioners), and each branch has its own focus:

- The Artificer Branch: Deals with magi-tech creations, along with other tools and craftwork that's magic-related, located in Magnolia, in the Federation of Fiorian States

- The Enchanter Branch: Deals with applying spells to various things, and works with the Artificer Branch often, located in the Union of Pergrande

- The Nature Branch: Deals with nature and earth-based spells for growth, plant life, and healing, located in the Republic of Stella

- The Aegis Branch: Dealing with spells of protection or defense, located in Republic of Chorus

- The Research Branch: Deals with information and research towards magic, located in Elseima territory on a nearby moon

- The Battle Branch: Deals with magic related to combat, located in Era, in the Federation of Fiorian States