Astral Space Preservation Society

The Astral Space Preservation Society (ASPS) is a subsidiary of Wuxing Incorporated.

Mission

The Astral Space Preservation Society concerned with the protection of astral space and the restoration of astrally contaminated areas. The members of the society tend to view themselves as more of a society of astral environmentalists than magical researchers (Loose Alliances, p 10). Their stated goals are "to monitor the potential abuse of astral space and its inhabitants, protect the rights of the denizens of astral space, establish a set of parameters that will facilitate a positive working relationship between spirits and metahumanity, and create a sanctuary in astral space for beings in search of a safe retreat", as laid out verbatim from Dunkelzahn's Will.

The Institution

The current head of the Astral Space Preservation Society is a Balinese free spirit named Ibu Air, who works with a Sumatran dwarf translator. Mages in the ASPS are generally taught filtering and cleansing metamagics to deal with contaminated zones. The current ASPS headquarters is in Chicago, in a building known as Elemental Hall, a four story complex that was once part of the University of Chicago's magical studies program. The head researcher in Chicago is Professor Dr. Eric Kersh, the former dean of the University of Chicago. Elemental Hall is said to have a bizarre astral construct around it, protecting it from astral perception. The exact location of the ASPS "safe astral sanctuary" is unknown, but it is believed to be in Chicago or Denver. Other rumors indicate that it is actually in a metaplane or that they have several safe havens.

Wuxing Incorporated

In 2077, the board of the Astral Space Preservation Society agreed to the sale of ASPS to Wuxing Incorporated with only a few dissenters, making it a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based AAA-rated megacorp.

Index

• o88375209Artifacts Unbound
• o15132221Bloody Business p. 113 - 114
• o45457298Dragons of the Sixth World p. 33
• o33187922Emergence p. 120
• o45711556Hazard Pay
• o64432313Feral Cities p. 19 - 20, 45, 130, 132
• o42265136Loose Alliances p. 10 - 12, 140
• o04858358Magic in the Shadows p. 11
• o73009950Portfolio of a Dragon: Dunkelzahn's Secrets
• o75171533Parageology p. 2
• o70096438Shadows of Asia p. 161
• o69485291State of the Art: 2063 p. 43, 44

External Links

• Shadowiki (German Wiki): Astral Space Preservation Society