“The faction has existed for centuries. At one point in history, they were called alchemists—followers of John Dee, acolytes of the works of Neoplatonists. But they’ve gone by many names throughout the years. No matter what they were called, they were extraordinarily powerful, with connections to royalty, nobility, and—after these families were displaced by so-called democratic processes—the uberwealthy. Through history, the faction has had one mission: to find a collection of keys or codes that unlocks extraordinarily precious information.”
