"To most magi of the Order, the terms 'Guernicus' and 'Quaesitor' are all but synonymous. This stems from a gross misunderstanding of the role played by House Guernicus among the Quaesitors. Not all of the Quaesitors of the Order hail from House Guernicus. Indeed, most are inducted among the Quaesitors from other Houses. Similarly, magi of House Guernicus hold only four seats in the Circle of Nine at Magvillus. ... Why are all magi of House Guernicus accepted as Quaesitors from the moment they pass the Gauntlet? Because every Guernicus apprentice is thoroughly trained in Hermetic law and tradition, and is prepared from the beginning of apprenticeship to fulfill a Quaesitor's duties. Why are all apprentices of Guernicus thus trained? For the sake of tradition; out of respect for Guernicus the Founder; and out of pride. For an apprentice of Guernicus to become a magus without becoming a Quaesitor would shame his master and his House." - Chiron Raucus scholae Bonisagi
"Jerbitons like to hear the sounds of their own voices." - Taurus Hispidus, Quaesitoris ex Bjornaere
"Isn't it strange how everyone who stands in the way of Tremere ambition gets conveniently dead? We all know how the Tremere engineered the Schism War to lay claim to Díedne secrets. There's also reason to believe that the diabolism scandal of Tasgillia was the work of Ossa and other Tremere elders, who needed to deal with the one House that could put paid to their ambitions. Now it is the Flambeau and Jerbiton that are at each other's throats. Can there be any doubt that the Tremere stand behind them, playing them as pawns against one another in order to sweep two more major Houses from the board?" - Serpentigena Umbratica scholae Tytali
House Jerbiton
"Their constant meddling in mundane affairs imperils the Order! Our power is great, but even our fullest might cannot stand against the united armies of the mundanes. The nobility and the Church are content to overlook our activities for so long as we stand in the shadows, but if we force our way beneath their eye, they shall turn upon us and crush us beneath their endless gray hordes. I can think of no more inglorious destiny than to be extinguished by the common folk, as a mighty stag may be brought down by the basest huntsman's curs." - Sigruna ex Miscellanea
House Mercere
"Which House of the Order is the most numerous? Ex Miscellanea? Correct, if one only counts those who have the Gift. But if one counts the ungifted Redcaps, then House Mercere is the most numerous by far, exceeding even Ex Miscellanea by a considerable margin. These devoted servants of the Order move ever along their chosen routes, bearing the news of the day, the results of Tribunal, and the correspondence of fellow magi on matters both trivial and critical. They are the blood of the Order, flowing endlessly through its veins, sustaining it through loyal and unswerving dedication to its purpose." - Molitor scholae Tremendi
House Merinita
"I cannot claim to understand them; and not understanding, I cannot judge them fairly. Do they endanger the Order by their dealings with faeries? By most accounts, they act rather in the Order's service, building good relations with those faerie lords whose lands border on our own, and protecting certain of their more truculent fellow magi from the fruits of their own folly. And yet I have my misgivings. For while the Code does not bar commerce with faeries, can we say with any certainty that interference with their society is less hazardous than interference with the mundanes? For as few as the faerie lords may be in number, their power is great, and they cannot be more predictable than those lords of mundane society whose retribution we ever take steps to avoid." - Tanaquil Justifica scholae Guernici
House Tremere
"House Tremere has ever served the interest of the Order of Hermes. We stand for stability, for order, for tradition. With our acts we forge a bulwark against the Chaos that might otherwise overtake our kind. We serve the Order. We serve the Law." - Fulgora Celsa scholae Tremendi
House Tytalus
"Trust not the witches of Tytalus. Two hundred years past, their House turned to infernal diablerie to achieve its aims; and where once the black hand of Satan has passed, ne'er shall the stain be removed. Rest assured that He moves among them still, driving them on to greater acts of cruelty and of pride. Neither shall all the sanctions and the writs of the Quaesitors prove it otherwise, for is not the magic of Hermes impotent to reveal the Devil's work?" - Robertus Collium Nigrorum ex Miscellanea
House Verditius
"No better source may be found for laboratory equipment and tools of enchantment than the covenant of Verdi. In that secluded valley once claimed by the Founder Verditius for his studies, there stand a hundred workshops of stone and brick and wood in which his disciples practice their craft, and in the warm months of spring and summer, their doors gape wide to release a thousand wonders. Their prices may be high, in both silver and raw vis, but never have I had cause to fault their craftsmanship, nor have I been cheated by them even once." - Insilia Serena scholae Bonisagi
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