Story Seeds of Moral Temptation

The Judgment of Angels

The Great Tower is suddenly turned into an angelic court, with the magi on trial with their lives and their lives' work potentially forfeit. The angels recount the sins of each magus, contesting that the Great Tower is a malign and evil influence, and should be struck down. The angels take them to places within the tower where sins have been committed or plotted, and the magi must face up to these sins and justify their actions to their accusers. To be found guilty could mean the end of everything.

The Temptation of Devils

A mysterious book is unearthed in the library claiming to reveal the secret knowledge of the masons. It seems genuine, as the master mason working on the Great Tower is keen to take ownership of it. But the book makes mention of rituals and dedications intrinsic to the craft that suggest a darkness within the mason's art. Studying the book corrupts the reader's knowledge, and suddenly the Great Tower is at risk from within.

A secretly built tower suddenly looms over the horizon far to the west. The magi are appointed by the Grand Tribunal to make contact with those responsible, find out their intentions, and ensure that peaceful relations can be established. Or failing that, find the tower's weaknesses and report back to the waiting Tremere council at Coeris.

More worryingly, could there be an Order of wizards unknown to the Order of Hermes who are working on a tower to breach the heavens? Perhaps they believe it will grant them Divine power. Perhaps it is not just one Order but many, intent on rebuilding the tower in the hope that their disparate magics will be unified in some way and that they will finally rival the Order of Hermes.

The tower could also provide opportunity for exploration. A failed project without the ongoing protection of an Aegis of the Hearth could soon be overrun by supernatural beings. Such a place may attract legend and exaggeration enough to tempt magi from their laboratories. The Order itself may assemble a team of Hoplites and explorers under the leadership of the troupe's magi, so as to reclaim the tower for the Order.