Cowled Wizards

Cowled Wizards
The Cowled Wizards are a secret organization based in Athkatla, in Amn. Their main job is to find and destroy 'deviant' wizards and sorcerers, and are completely separate from the ruling Council of Six in Athkatla. Nobody is aware of their numbers, or power, though they keep an asylum (called Spellhold) in the island of Brynnlaw, where they house their offenders. In Amn, they are tolerated since, although people fear the Cowled Wizards, the general populace fear rogue wizards and sorcerers more.

The Cowled Wizards and Spellhold feature prominently in the computer game Baldur's Gate II.