Council of Archmasters

The Council of Archmasters is the ruling body of the Order of Cirakon. It consists of the 23 Archmasters of the order, and they meet often to discuss relevant matters in the Grand Arcane Hall. The council chooses a new Grandmaster when the position is vacant by a vote, where the votes of more than half the Archmasters is needed to win. Grandmaster candidates are usually Archmasters themselves, but does not need to be. Grandmasters can serve for life, but the council can also choose to overthrow the Grandmaster if at least two-third of the Archmasters support this.

While the Grandmaster rules Cirakon on a daily basis and has the final say in all matters, they usually take advice from the council. This is both due to the extreme amount of knowledge all the Archmasters collectively posses, but also since the Grandmaster needs to have at least a third of the Archmasters backing them. Too independent Grandmasters have been known to be overthrown in the past, like Grandmaster Relian Baerley in 2576 AH.

The 23 Archmasters are distributed between the eight different schools of magic:
 * 5 from Evocation
 * 4 from Abjuration
 * 4 from Conjuration
 * 3 from Divination
 * 2 from Transmutation
 * 2 from Illusion
 * 2 from Enchantment
 * 1 from Necromancy

Upon the death of an Archmaster, the remaining council gathers to appoint a new Archmaster from one of the Masters in the specific school of magic. The votes of more than half of the Archmasters is needed to appoint a new Archmaster, and the Grandmaster can break any potential tie with an additional vote. Finally, an Archmaster can also be stripped of their title by an unanimous vote of all the other Archmasters.