Organization

In spite of having the most diverse mix of Wraiths you could find in any Concord, and pushing themselves apart to avoid conflict, the Believers are the most "together" of all the Concords in terms of contact between the Necropoli.

This is because of their mastery of the Anchorage Numina, which allows them to leave their Anchors far behind in order to go on Pilgrimage. While they're on the way, they also check up on like minded groups of Believers in other cities, and see how they're doing. In this manner, information is shared between groups of Believers, and some semblance of a higher order is maintained.

The "higher order" is nowhere near as tightly organized as, say, the Catholic Church. But it's enough to send needed personnel from Necropolis to Necropolis, send entire groups to one another's aid, and have an occasional Conclave to discuss matters of faith. So other Concords know that picking on the Believers without just cause is a foolish thing, both for what they might do to their Anchors, and because knocking the locals over might actually bring help from the outside...

That said, different groups of like minded Believers don't tend to form large, networking organizations that span cities. The offers of aid and people are done on a temporary basis, both to avoid creating the illusion of temporal power - thus fastening them even more to this world - and in the interest of staying near one's Anchors.

There are some exceptions, but these are often courtesy of relatively young Wraiths who haven't quite understood the point of the exercise, yet.

The Understanding

By ancient compact, the Believers and the Order are allied with one another, in times of peace, war, storm and other emergency. In exchange for their helping to uphold the Injunction, and extending their services when things go severely wrong for a Necropolis, the Believers are allowed to do what they will, and given free rights to the Catacombs.

No one can say for certain where or when this compact - known as the Understanding - was signed, much less who wrote it up, or where the copy might be kept. However, the Order readily admits to this being a fact, as do the Ferrymen if asked. And most Believers acknowledge the Understanding, as it's nothing the more civic-minded amongst them wouldn't do, anyway, and gives them a privilege denied to most other Concords.

{It also allows for a Wraith to leave The Order to join the Believers, which is all but unheard of with other Concords.}

Sometimes, however, the Believers don't choose to recognize the Understanding, or have it denied them by a less than pleasant Order. In those Necropoli The Order might go out of their way to harass and bully their rival Concord over this matter. And, oddly enough, the Ferrymen rarely intervene in this case, either.


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