The House of Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables (Chaotic Good), is a coven of powerful witches whose main goal is to protect the world from the Red Death. Hepzibah Pyncheon runs the coven, and it includes Clifford Pyncheon, Phoebe Pyncheon, Holgrave, Uncle Venner, Theresa O'Neill, and their newest members, Elise LeBlanc and Paige Matthews. The coven is in danger from their cousin Jaffrey Pyncheon, a judge who is trying to get the house, as well as the sacred land that it is on.
There is something evil locked in the basement, and Hepzibah will not let on what it is. The group learned from a ghost that the House was an offshoot sect of The Stone, an organization that long ago bravely fought and later was destroyed by the Red Death.
To become a member of the House, members must prove their abilities within an official power of 3 ceremony. And over the years, the House has established new branches in several key locations throughout the world and continues to expand due to its large pagan and Wiccan support base.
The Fellowship of the Crimson Dawn
The Fellowship of the Crimson Dawn (Neutral Evil) is perhaps the youngest Hermetic Qabalah on Gothic Earth. The earliest members formed the group to discover whether or not magic actually existed and, if it did, to what ends it might be employed. These individuals devoted much effort to the research of ancient philosophies and the practice of arcane rituals. Almost by accident, they found that the world was indeed blessed (or cursed) with a magical aura that they could manipulate. What they did not realize until much later was the price for their meddling in things they did not fully understand.
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, commonly known as the Knights Templar (Lawful Good), were among the most wealthy and powerful of the Western Christian military orders and were among the most prominent actors of the Christian finance. The organisation existed for nearly two centuries during the Middle Ages. Officially endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church around 1129, the Order became a favored charity throughout Christendom and grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades.
The order was founded in 1118 by nine knights: Hugues de Payens, Geoffrey de St. Omer, Rossal, Gondamer, Geoffrey Bisol, Payen de Montdidier, Archambaud de St. Agnat, Andre de Montbard, and the Hugh Conte de Champagne.
Legend has it that the Knights Templar still exists today and are the keepers of holy relics, including the Arc of the Covenant and the Holy Grail...
Order of The Black Rose
The Order of the Black Rose (Chaotic Evil) is a highly secretive Qabalah that was formed by high ranking nobles during the Christian Crusades. There was a growing hate by young nobles toward their lot in life. War and famine were commonplace and possession of land was under constant dispute. Many of these Knights had been wounded and displaced throughout Europe during the Crusades, especially within countries now known as the 'Dark Countries', which includes Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and the Baltics.
There were many heretic and witch hunts at the time, and the Knights banded together to protect themselves from the 'evils of the Holy Roman Empire'. The group made great efforts to contact old magic practitioners and other 'undesirables' of the Church to enlarge their organization. A new theology was eventually born that was based on the omnipotent horned god, Shaitan (Satan). This was a slap in the face to the hardcore Christians fighting in the Crusades.