Lore : The Congress of Aargau

A historic meeting in 1987 between the Mage's Association, the Rote Mäntel and the Coven. The reasons behind the congress must be dated to 1984, when there was the Laufen Incident during which a total of 82 magi belonging to the Coven and Rote Mäntel died. The Mage's Association wanted to avoid other conflicts between magi and wanted to bring the two organizations together in order to prevent any possible battle. 

The idea of bringing the two historical enemies together was in itself a great risk, the possibility of a clash was certainly high but nevertheless the Mage's Association was ready to take the risk to avoid tarnishing the already shaky reputation of the Magecraft practitioners. To complicate matters further was the call to arms of Grand Master Arturo Leoni VI, in November 1985 the Coven prepared for an imminent conflict with the Rote Mäntel on the Italian Alps. Fortunately, the Mage's Association avoided fighting with the use of diplomacy and persuaded both organizations to meet to sign alliance treaties. 

For the signing of the agreements Switzerland was chosen, more specifically the Aargau. The three powerful organizations met in Habsburg Castle, located in the Habsburg municipality in January 1987.

The Congress of Aargau did not, however, bring the desired results. The egocentrism of the leaders of the two organizations hindered the drafting of a real truce, however the Mage's Association succeeded in convincing the Rote Mäntel to pay the Coven for the damages inflicted during the Second World War and made the Coven withdraw all its spies from Hamburg. 

However a few months later it turned out that the Rote Mäntel had paid only half of what had been agreed and that the Coven had not at all removed its spies.

The Congress of Aargau is considered by many as just a failure but for some it was the springboard for subsequent negotiations that sanctioned a truce between the two organizations.