Magic Deep State

The Magical Deep State is a common conspiracy among the people of Phallica. It is believed that the Mages of the nations are manipulating the governments of the continent to serve their purposes, manly the suppression or elimination of all those without magical powers. It was Through the mage's alliance with the international merchant clans they amass great hoards of wealth that are used to petition the local lords into changing state policy to more support to the Mage's guild. Now that the influence of the Mage's guild has become so deep seated it is the lords that exist at the consent of the guild, not the guild existing with consent of the lords. Political leaders the speak ill of the Mage's Guild soon find themselves at suffering unfortunate fates that authorities are quick to declare accidental or suicide.