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New chant on the Chaos Engineers

XAOSOLOGISTIA The Chaos Engineers have established themselves close to the Gatetown of Limbo: Xaos. They remain far enough away to keep the denizens of Xaos from growing hostile. Their "kingdom" is little more than a castle, a few farms and a market square. Most of this is a front, but Xaosologists, are self-sufficient. They are one of the few sects that are. Xaosologistia is best described by equating it to an extremely vast university compound. The "castle" that dominates the center of the realm serves many functions. It is here that the Chaos Engineers work to advance their theories while consolidating their power. In this building, the Xaosologists have worked diligently to build a community where they can live in relative safety by enacting their own laws to establish their own sovereignty. Within the few years they've existed, they have worked feverishly to build a library that could possibly rival the Guvners' Fortress of Disciplined Enlightenment. However, given the 900+ years the Fraternity of Order has been in existence, the Chaos Engineers have a long way to go in order to even be half the size of the great library of the Guvners. The rest of the kingdom is divided into sections that allow the Xaosologists to grow their own food, have a commercial sector and any other services you would expect to find in a burg out on the planes. Everything is owned and operated by the faction. The namers of the sect do the farming and run the shops. What's left is the Universitae Xaosologistia. It is the Universitae that is the heart and soul of the sect's power. All of the research conducted by the Chaos Engineers is determined here. The Chief Engineer not only leads the sect, but serves as the Dean of the Universitae. The Foremen, with the approval of the Chief Engineer, design the curriculum (research projects) their Department will undertake. Once approval is assured, the Foremen assign key aspects of the curriculum to their Shapers. Depending on how important the project is, the Shapers may undertake the project themselves, as is the case with the great tomes detailing the psychological and sociological aspects of each. The Shapers report their findings to their Foremen with a copy of their proposed class schedules. These in turn are submitted to the Chief Engineer for final approval before the Shapers are allowed to continue. If the schedules are approved, the Functionaries, under the guidance of the Shapers, teach key aspects of the researched material to the Namers and other students who attend the Universitae. The Shapers themselves do not teach such basic courses. Instead, when they are not in the field conducting research, they hold seminars and lectures for the upper classes that have learned the fine points of their previous schedules on the topic being discussed.

SECT HISTORY The Chaos Engineers began about twenty-five years ago. Originally, Factol Hashkar set out to make the Engineers a secret section of the Fraternity of Order whose purpose was to study the effects of chaos on a more intimate level than most Guvners were willing to accept. Those Guvners who were becoming disgusted with the rigidity of Mechanus and most Fraternity methods were selected for their creative natures to be inducted into this secret section. Through lack of communication as well as personal reasons, the Xaosologists have come to think of themselves as an independent group. Unbeknownst to Hashkar, the Engineers are preparing to secede from the Order and announce their presence to the Multiverse as a sect to rival the Guvners. The attraction of the creativity and laid-back style of this sect has attracted many members from the chaotic side of the Great Ring. Since they represent the creative spark of vitality and life, evil creatures are not accepted into their ranks, nor do they wish to be. The Xaosologists promote harmony and teamwork as well as the belief that law can mold chaos while chaos shapes law. In the few meetings Xaosologists have had with Guvners, both groups have taken an instant dislike with one another. Hashkar has allowed this to continue due to the secrecy with which he intends to keep concerning the Engineers. The Chaos Engineers can trace much of the animosity they feel to the nonchalant treatment of their group by Hashkar at least for those few Xaosologists who know the truth of who they really are. Even they seek to sever all ties with the Order. They are looking at possibilities to do so through the Kreigstanz.

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