#and not have to build Circles + confine themselves to them. it's a loophole]

[chantlight]

being a Mortalitasi isn't all glitz and glammer, though. lower-ranking members of the order get all the fun jobs like environmental control [temperature, humidity, etc.], cleaning tombs and streets of the necropolis, lighting lamps, mummy maintenance [changing clothing, etc]. exciting stuff.

#OOC / HOLLY. #necropoleis are CITIES of the dead #someone's gotta sweep the streets man #[I've been wanting to write and Produce Content all day but my brain's been making the windows error noise #y'all get unpolished nonsense instead] #Mortalitasi do all sorts of stuff tho they aren't all directly involved in funerals #they're pretty spirit and death focused obvs but that's broad #you also need archivists and bookkeepers and etc y'know #like you're a mage and a Mortalitasi but if your true calling is accounting or city planning or conservation or Anything Else #boy do I have good news for you #esp with Mortalitasi technically claiming every Nevarran mage #[they aren't all initiated into the mysteries but this allows them to control their own education and keep traditions alive #and not have to build Circles + confine themselves to them. it's a loophole] #you aren't limited to purely magical career options #there ARE limits and there ARE concessions [i.e. tied to necropoleis; a degree of templar oversight; tracked and documented] #but we see Mortalitasi at least of high rank pretty much moving freely #you can attend university; you have access to training of various natures; you can pursue any career #oh god how does the order get its funding tho . . . #they make a profit from funerals. they'd get funding from the government and donations from wealthy individuals. #every day people undoubtedly donate too #then there's extra money to be made from the various services they can offer [enchantments; amulets; divination; the list is a mile long] #they basically have a monopoly on mages and magic #yeah they're not hurting for money esp when their power is at a peak