Editing Euthanatos (section)

== Serving the Good Death ==
The Euthanatos paradigm is understood primarily through the concept of The Great Wheel of Karma and their devotion to it. Transitions from life to death, from fire to ash, from day to night, all come from the Wheel and it's connection to all living and unliving things tied inextricably to their immortal, reincarnating Atman (soul), and their sacred Dharma (Duty). It is for this reason that the Euthanatoi work to keep the Great Wheel's many cogs turning, and to keep those who have swayed from their Dharma from fucking things up and slay them if they become an active problem; making them premiere assassins of the world of Mage. These "Death Mages" also have a long-standing difficult concern with Necromancy; they are exceptionally adept at it, but try only use this in extremely specific situations, for they fear the taint of Jhor.

Jhor is the price ultimately paid by many Euthanatoi. See, fucking around with death magic and wantonly sending souls to the Umbra attracts the resonance of the Underworld, which can end up creating it's own unique and extremely dangerous Quiet that turns them from careful adjudicators to serial killers. As such, much of their learning comes from not just the cycle of life and death, but from all cycles of life and how to appreciate them, and the Euthanatoi are hypervigilant towards any taint of it and will quickly mete out cleansing rotes (be they spiritual or "bones explode") to right the ship. 

This grim duty of keeping the Wheel of Life moving is why a great many of the other Traditions have a great deal of trouble understanding or even working with them; most of the other traditions actively plan on preserving life however possible, and simply cannot understand or accept what they understand as monumental arrogance or callousness. The reality couldn't be further from the truth; if there are those who can be saved, then the Euthanatoi have a personal duty to save them; it's only the hopeless cases that get the metaphorical axe. But the fact that they are deciding that at all is what gets the other traditions' goats. While they don't care for it, they also recognize that it's quite useful to have a dedicated tradition that's willing to do indiscriminate murder, and so begrudgingly put up with them.

The Euthanatoi are a spread out Tradition, and generally focus on a very master-student level relationship that takes years to develop. Prospective mages are often taken from those who have a deep understanding of death, such as healers, doctors, or those who have experienced it first-hand through traumatic experience, and must make amends. From there, they are taught on the way of their kind until they experience their ''Dishka'', or a ritualized death. After that, it's off to learn as much as possible about their grim work until they are ready to do this on their own, which can often take years of study and killing.