Runed

The so-called Black College of the Crown Republic. A group of Wizards, Bards, and Warlocks who will stop at nothing to gain and maintain power. Mind control, items that enslave the will, fiendish summoning, forbidden pacts, and unseemly horrors are the tamest of their goals. They work in secret among their colleagues, and when one is discovered it is often by the doing of another member of the Runed 'unmasking' them.

Their lives revolve around maximizing hedonistic pursuits in life while working toward ultimate immortality - Lichhood. Supposedly none of their members have ever attained this most foul state... but if one would, a new dark army of undead might arise from among the ashes of the continent's graves.