The Cathars

Resurgence of the old Cathars, this secret group mostly from the East of France has a lot of powerful people involved, a little bit like Freemasons. They have politicians, construction magnates etc.

They will bring their building expertise when creating the Convoy, as well as money.

They avidly embrace a virtual live as their religious belief is that the body is evil and only the mind is pure. Being of french origin AND more or less incapable of living out of the matrix, Jose will connect with them very easily.

Halls of light: Creation of tome of the youngest and most tech-savvy of the Cathars. They are a place in the Weave where there is no bodies and no attempt to recreate a reality-resembling background. It is a shapeless, purely sensitive place where they hope to elevate their minds to reach enlightenment. The Hals of Light will be abandoned after the loss of the Bise ship, but it will in time be recycled into Dal'nim, becoming the place where new people connecting to the Weave for the first time will be met by Aurore and create their Sigil and Shadow.