The Covenant of the Arcana

Summary
The Covenant of the Arcana is a guild based on occultism and structured on secret societies during the 18th-early 20th century groups in Great Britain and the United States with a Warcraft spin. It's goals are to research and study all types of magic as well as those deemed too risky, dangerous or taboo.

Guild History
The Covenant of Arcana is based  on various covens and secret societies from Gilneas's past. The idea of the Covenant came to Lord Vonarius Ebonthorne and Torius, childhood friends and members of covens and societies though out Gilneas. Both Vonarius and Torius saw that no group would fit their ideas and goals of seeking the unknown or taboo in Stormwind. With the help of another group, Shadows' Fallen, they formed an order of like minded individual who shared the same ideas and practices, resulting in the Covenant of the Arcana.

This union however was not a joyous one. The Covenant holds the spiritual ideas and organization of two other orders that fell into a decline,The Everburning Candle and The Ashen Guard. Von and most of his members were members in the Ashen Guard and after the return of the Ashen Guard's former leader, a small section of people lead by Rhos left the Guard. After a brief time Von lead the guild, he handed control back to it's former leader Torsten. The Shadows' Fallen formed openly as a group seeking to rescue the damned and forgot. Due to the departure, they were branded cultists and were force to hiding. Von left the Guard as he passed over as the new Leader of the Guard and Torsten turning his back to Von and deeming him a traitor after a figh.

Von sought out a group he worked with closely as co-leader of the Guard, The Everburning Candle. He joined it's ranks and worked with them on numerous crafts until it's leader departed and the group fell apart. Von met back up with Torius and after some catching up they decided to from the Covenant of the Arcana. With former members of the Guard as well as the merger of the Shadows' Fallen and Azeroth Hunters' Club, a small hunting themed guild lead by the departed Nalrak Wundhammer, they united to from the group you see today.

Guild symbolism
The Covenant of the Arcana holding many secrets and it's action hold great significance towards the Arcana. The Arcana is the name given to what they study. In ancient Gilnean lore, the Arcana was the force that binds all that is touched by mana. It was something no man could touch and was only processed by the gods themselves. The coven under it's name carries on the tradition of seeking what is beyond reach of men, whether it is the forbidden, taboo or rumored.

The symbol on their marking was said to be the Mark of the Arcana. The encircled triquetra represented the trinity of all things, past, present, and future; birth, life and death as well as good, neutral, and evil. It is encircled and bound for all times. The symbol for the Covenant represents the three values it holds as it's standards.

Knowledge-The focus and goal of the Covenant is the quest for knowledge and understanding the mysterious,forbidden and the taboo. Nothing on Azeroth, Outland, Draenor or the Twisting Neither is off limits. Honor- The Covenant honors all thought, philosophy and dogma and encourages it's members to do the same. In addition, it also honors the source and tradition of the relics, techniques and other sources it holds within it's Vault. Preservation- One of the most important virtues is preservation. The Covenant's final goal and main one is to preserve the knowledge it has acquired as well as relics it holds. In addition it serves as a mean to preserve the fragile and frail peace of the Alliance.