Harbingers — Full Canon
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About
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Harbingers |
| Definition | Any past, present or future holder of a Major Arcana title |
| Historical title pool | All 22 Major Arcana titles |
| Original Harbingers | First title-holders serving during the Second Great Wizarding War |
| Modern subset | The ten title-sets of the Order Of The Cycle |
| Typical power source | Cursed Magic |
Harbinger is the general term for anyone who has held one of the 22 Major Arcana titles across history. The Original Harbingers are the first title-holders who serve Black during the Second Great Wizarding War.
The modern Order Of The Cycle is a ten-title subset, not a replacement definition for all Harbingers.
Taxonomy
Historical Origin
During the Second Great Wizarding War, 22 elite followers gain Black’s trust and receive Major Arcana titles. Even the weakest are described as Sage-level threats in popular history.
Modern Continuity
Titles can outlive an individual. By the modern era the active narrative roster focuses on End, Devil, Strength, Judgement, Tower, Hermit, Lovers, Hanged Man, Moon and Death. Tower, Hermit and Death are already deceased by or during WOC1, but their title-sets remain part of the Order’s structure.
Temperance belongs to an older roster and is not restored; Hermit supersedes it in current modern planning. Unnamed Arcana holders are withheld from character pages until identities are confirmed.
History And Development
Original title-holders emerge during the 1902–1920 Second War. Title succession continues into the WOC era.
Role And Significance
The taxonomy separates a historical institution from the ten characters relevant now and prevents an incomplete modern cast from contradicting the existence of all 22 titles.
Connections
| Subject | Connection |
|---|---|
| Falkenrath Black | Original war leader and patron. |
| Order Of The Cycle | Modern ten-title narrative subset. |
| Deathstalkers | Lower-rarity followers beneath the elite titles. |
| Cursed Magic | Principal power system. |
| Second Great Wizarding War | Origin of the first title-holders. |
Chronology
No dated events are currently fixed.
Appears In
- The Witch Of Chronicles: Treasures Of Old
- The Knight Of Spirits: Echoes Of Past
- The Witch Of Chronicles: Death Of Time
- The Witch Of Chronicles: Age Of Rebirth
Canon Boundaries
- The identities and modern status of the other twelve Arcana titles are not confirmed and have no pages.
- Harbinger does not mean every cursed mage or every Deathstalker.
