Cowled Wizards

The Cowled Wizards are a secret and powerful organization based in Athkatla, being completely separate from the ruling Council of Six. Their main job is to find and destroy "deviant" wizards, sorcerers and other arcane spellcasters within the city.

Nobody is aware of their numbers, though they keep an asylum on the island of Brynnlaw, referred to as Spellhold, where they house their offenders.

Although they are feared in Amn, they are tolerated because the general populace fears rogue wizards and sorcerers more.

However, of late they have lost power, as in 1373DR the evil Elven Mage Jon Irenicus took over Spellhold, and killed a great many of the Mages there. The current status of Spellhold is unknown.