Mage Order

The Mage Order is an organization working throughout the entire Sea of Reality, based primarily in Sanarya. It runs the Mage Academy. It also serves as the game's anti-villain, being the main cause of the existence of corruption and Arawen's demonic form.

Structure
The Order's member hierarchy appears to be based on academic skill and is gradual. Beginner mages start as scholars. Throughout their studies, they graduate to higher levels and are permitted into the lower chambers of the Mage Academy.

The most skilled scholars are promoted to Guardians and are sent to other worlds to protect them from dangers and help them grow and prosper.

After doing enough service and gaining enough experience they are promoted to the main Guardians of a world, becoming the main governing force there. The only currently known members of this rank are Brom and Zarana.

History
It is unknown who founded the Mage Order and why, though it is known it happened in Sanarya. Countless generations of scholars made their studies on different worlds throughout the Sea of Reality, recruiting even more scholars there.

As its knowledge grew, so did its influence. Powerful mages from the Order visited worlds, showed their might to their inhabitants and took rule over most of them, promising protection and prosperity in return.

At one point, Umberra was discovered. Seeing its enormous potential as the source of knowledge on the whole Sea of Reality, the mages rushed to study it without making sure it is safe. Some experiments went wrong, bringing the beginning of corruption.

Seeing the upcoming threat, the Mage Order forbid the use of World Gates and Crystal Shards, destroying most of them and hiding some in secret. The Order actively hunted anyone who dared to threaten its authority by revealing the truth about the corruption, either disposing of them through hitmen such as Kuluz or banishing them to Umberra, the later of which happened to Arana and Arawen.

The hunted people included the Lost Villagers, which made Lith disgusted by the Order and so he decided to desert, saving them instead.

When more and more worlds became affected by the corruption and the demon invasion, it was inevitable that the citizens of other worlds would notice something was wrong. As such, Arawen was blamed for this situation, supposedly wishing only to take over all of the Sea.

It is implied that after Soli manages to defeat Arawen, the Order decides to admit its failures and responsibility for the corruption and the World Gates are once again safe to use.

Abilities
The Order has developed most of the magical technology seen throughout the game, such as World Gates, Portals, Elevators, Teleporters and so on. They operate them through the use of Crystal Shards. After the corruption was discovered, most of the shards were destroyed and disposed of, but the Order kept some of them for later use.