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Members of the hidden House
Tremere hold membership in other Houses, especially Guernicus, Tytalus,
and Janissary; the title "Tremere" has become something of a secret position
(much in the way that the title Quaesitori is a commonly-known title, not
requiring membership in House Guernicus). Those magi who secretly hold
a secondary membership in House Tremere are usually known for their great
skill in Certamen, and for competitive, untrusting, and secretive natures.
Many also have a mistrust for hierarchy and authority, while some hold
hierarchy to be sacred.
The hidden House Tremere
has an organization that is non-centralized, in stark contrast to the previous
organization. This is due to the mistrust and suspicion that is drilled
into most members, since the rigid pyramid of power failed totally and
tragically in the Mythic Age. Authority andhierarchy are questioned,
and followed wholeheartedly only when it has been proven uncorrupt.
Many magi who are secretly bani Tremere act as unofficial internal police,
rooting out corruption in the Hermetic Order... some Hidden Tremere magi
mutter that they would do better in that position than House Janissary,
who always seem to have thier own hidden goals and motivations. There
are some who hold open mmbership in House Janissary who question whether
the House's recent iconoclasm might be counterproductive, but they are
subtle and quiet in voicing their opinions.
There are estimated
to be around 12 magi throughout the world who have a secret membership
in House Tremere, mostly in Houses Janissary and Guernicus. Some
Tytalan Tremere have left House Tytalus due to the recent moves to support
reinductment of th e vampiric Tremere "traitors"... but secretly, even
some Tremere magi think it would be a good idea to selectively include
powerful Tremere vampires into the Order, and that the secret Tremere magi
might then be able to act as the vampires' patrons and leaders, and regain
status as a House once again. Those who have left House Tytalus mostly
joined the Janissaries, while those who stayed have sparked a fierce secret
rivalry between the two Houses.