More magical items have been cast into the sea by their hands than have ever been hoarded in the Reliquary of Power, the Vaults of Protection, or the Secret Archives of Vitriol.
Adherents of Vitriol walk in shadow, talk in code, shield their faces and obscure their names. They believe that being concealed is the only way to know the truth.
The secrets that the Order extracts from the world are carefully recorded and stashed away in Secret Archives, ostensibly to stop them becoming useful to the other Orders, but mostly to appease the lust for secrecy itself.
There is, however, also a long and unfortunate history of these initiates outstaying their welcome, causing a massive accident or offense or some other act leading to their banishment, which can lead to the despoiling of the very communities that the Order idolises.