Freemasons

Worship the Great Architect, who sees all.

Their symbol is the square & compass. The symbol is found on Wong's Masonic bastard sword.

Society has Masonic kensai fighters.

Secret distress signal is to put thumbs in pockets with arms akimbo.

Society doesn't allow women into their ranks.

When speaking to the Byzantine Envoys in the Black Tower, Prince Vselov seemed to think the Masons were searching for a tower of some sort and would, in fact, find the Black Tower irresistible. He may have also told them that the Masons are believed to have built King Solomon's Temple with secret passages and that the society was formed to protect secrets which may no longer exist.

Services

• Banking system
• Delivery system charging 1 GP/mile

Rankings (possibly only for Masonic kensai)

• Level 7 is "Provosts & Judges", have a key pendant
• Level 8 is "Intendent of the Building", have a triangle pendant
• Level ? is "Elect of the 9"

Lodges

• Aachen Lodge
  • Central Lodge
• Vastergarn Lodge
  • Lodge Master: Sumarliv
  • Second-in-command: Hafnir
  • Brassi
  • Ring Dagson
  • Tukshin
  • Uli
  • Have a Masonic masterwork long sword
• Constantinople Lodge

Freemasons with unknown Lodges

• Caleb
• Linus
• Svipdag Aruson
• Unknown Masonic kensai from Denmark who trained Svipdag

Allies

• Grettor, a courier

Rivals

• Pythagoreans