The Traditionalists

Protectors of the status quo, the Traditionalists are a faction of mages that would rather see that magical society didn't change on too radically. They prefer the Dark mages where they are and the normal population in the dark with regards to magical Society, this of course leads them into opposition with a few of the other Council factions. The Traditionalists oppose the Harmony caucus because of their attempts to have Dark mages politically recognized as a self-governing subsection of magical society, on the other side the Traditionalists oppose the Crusader factions as they have no wish for a war, as they believe the resulting skirmishes would make it exceedingly difficult to keep magical society a secret.

The Traditionalists are all in all a besieged faction of the Light Council, feeling the pressure from all sides, especially after one of their Senior representatives has gone missing.