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 ==== Mappist Beliefs ====
-The Cabal, fittingly for its name, are esotheric in their ways and methods, all of which revolve around map-making and the cartographic arts. They adhere to a mysticist messianic religion that has come into flux after [[stories/the_mapsiah|their first chance meeting]] with the crew of the //[[ah.com ship|MES AH.com]]//.
+The Cabal, fittingly for its name, is esotheric in its ways and methods, all of which revolve around map-making and the cartographic arts. The members of the Cabal adhere to a mysticist messianic religion that has come into further flux after [[stories:the_mapsiah|their first chance meeting]] with the crew of the //[[ah.com ship|MES AH.com]]//.
 === Mythical Figures and Deities ===
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 ==== Mappist Hierarchy ====
+Though perhaps not as stratified as the hierarchy of the Flagists, and more mysterious and secretive in front of visitors, the members of the Cabal are nevertheless known to possess certain forms of hierarchy.
 === Priesthood and Leadership ===
-//**Maptain**// - Commander/captain of a Mappist mothership.
+//**Maptain**// - Commander/captain of a Mappist mothership. Mappist leadership seems more decentralised than that of The Guild, with each mothership having its own captain as a ruler, and in times of need, the admiral of the Cabal Nomadic Fleet can be temporarily elected by the Cabal Moot.\\
+//**Mapdi**// - though a near-mythical figure, Cabal beliefs state that the Mapdi is or will be the true ruler and spiritual leader of all Mappists, as well as the //de facto// admiral of the Mappist nomadic fleet. A breakthrough in Cabal history occured some years or decades ago, when they met DIAMOND of the //AH.com// crew and realised he might be their long-prophesied saviour, convincing him to join the Cabal and become its leader.  \\
+//**Mappestry Council**// - permanent advisory assembly of Grandmasters and Doctors of The Cabal.\\
+//**Cabal Moot**// - rare, temporary gathering of Grandmasters and Doctors of The Cabal. It oversees the elections of new Maptains, and on the off-chance that the Mapdi would be found, the verification of his identity (based on known Cabal prophecy).\\
+//**Emissary**// – what it sounds like. Basically, a Cabal ambassador for everything. The Cabal has many such figures.\\
+//**Cartomancers**// – specially trained Cabal members with cybernetic implants, which they can utilise to create and project graphics-related illusions (usually holographic in nature).
 === Cabal Commoners ===
-These are various artists, drawers, colourists, designers, scribes, stewards, technicians, warriors, etc. The individual Cabal members wear simple artwork-themed jumpsuit uniforms, and on top of them, monastic-style or judge-style robes. [[stories/ah.com_enterprise_-_technology_and_devices#photonic_paintbrush|Photonic paintbrushes]] and nanotech easels are among the commonest tools of all Cabbies.
+These are various artists, drawers, colourists, designers, scribes, stewards, technicians, warriors, etc. The individual Cabal members wear simple artwork-themed jumpsuit uniforms, and on top of them, monastic-style or judge-style robes. [[stories:ah.com_enterprise_-_technology_and_devices#photonic_paintbrush|Photonic paintbrushes]] and nanotech easels are among the commonest tools of all Cabbies.
-Like the people of [[stories:guild_of_vexilologists_and_iconographers|the Vexilologist Guild]], the people of The Cabal also live a wholly nomadic, spacecraft-bound life. They roam the multiverse in fleets of varying size, lead by [[stories/ah.com_enterprise_-_spacecraft_and_vehicles?&#shift-capable_multiverse_starships|shift-capable "worldships"]], several kilometers long (such as the //Mercator//). These are virtually always accompanied by various smaller ships. While the Cabal members regularly stop over at planets to offer their trade, forge deals or gather the latest news, they very rarely visit planets for prolonged stays on their surface. However, Mappists that weren't directly born into The Guild, but were adopted or initiated into it at a certain age, tend to be planet dwellers in origin.
+Like the people of [[stories:guild_of_vexilologists_and_iconographers|the Vexilologist Guild]], the people of The Cabal also live a wholly nomadic, spacecraft-bound life. They roam the multiverse in fleets of varying size, lead by [[stories:ah.com_enterprise_-_spacecraft_and_vehicles?&#shift-capable_multiverse_starships|shift-capable "worldships"]], several kilometers long (such as the //Mercator//). These are virtually always accompanied by various smaller ships. While the Cabal members regularly stop over at planets to offer their trade, forge deals or gather the latest news, they very rarely visit planets for prolonged stays on their surface. However, Mappists that weren't directly born into The Guild, but were adopted or initiated into it at a certain age, tend to be planet dwellers in origin.
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 **[[offtopic:Mappist Cabal]]** - [[offtopic:AH.com societies|Unofficial AH.com club]] of cartography and map-making experts.
+The fictional(ised) version described on this page are basically "space freemasons and esotherics“ (though cartography-obsessed ones). A lot of their hierarchy and elements parody stereotypical traits of secret societies and popular tropes associated with them, though the "Mapdi" myth is a send-up of the Mahdi prophecy from Frank Herbert's //Dune//. The interiors of Mappist ships are your typical „hi-tech monastery/temple“ sort of thing, but with lots of nods to the designing of maps, map colours schemes and other map-related artworks.
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