In spite of having the most diverse mix of Wraiths you could find in any Concord, and pushing themselves apart to avoid conflict, the Believers are the most "together" of all the Concords in terms of contact between the Necropoli. This is because of their mastery of the Anchorage Numina, which allows them to leave their Anchors far behind in order to go on Pilgrimage. While they're on the way, they also check up on like minded groups of Believers in other cities, and see how they're doing. In this manner, information is shared between groups of Believers, and some semblance of a higher order is maintained. The "higher order" is nowhere near as tightly organized as, say, the Catholic Church. But it's enough to send needed personnel from Necropolis to Necropolis, send entire groups to one another's aid, and have an occasional Conclave to discuss matters of faith. So other Concords know that picking on the Believers without just cause is a foolish thing, both for what they might do to their Anchors, and because knocking the locals over might actually bring help from the outside... That said, different groups of like minded Believers don't tend to form large, networking organizations that span cities. The offers of aid and people are done on a temporary basis, both to avoid creating the illusion of temporal power - thus fastening them even more to this world - and in the interest of staying near one's Anchors. There are some exceptions, but these are often courtesy of
relatively young Wraiths who haven't quite understood the point
of the exercise, yet.
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