First Council

In an age of darkness and war, a mage had a dream of a better future, one where humans lived in peace and contentment, ruled over by the benevolent council formed of those who had a greater education and deeper understanding of the universe. This mage was the school teacher Devacasius, a learned and gentle man, who gathered together like-minded wizards and sorcerers throughout the Alliance in the First Council. He presided over this august body until he was assassinated by agents of the city of Codex. Outraged, mages gathered and formed the Second Council, a more wide-spread and military-minded council. Devacasius' fellows in the First Council became the new High Council, providing a scholarly and wide-seeing balance to the Council's actions.

The above information can be quoted by any human schoolchild in the Council Cites. It is, however, almost entirely inaccurate.