Possible Clues:

• Cabal constituents
• Conpirators
• Schemers
• They're involved in the scheme of things
• They have schemes they map out on paper
• Young wizard’s handling spell, ultimately intriguing people
• Cabal members, often
• They are weaselly followers of heartless, powerful conspirators
• People planning for ceramicists to take in apprentice
• About fifty work on the wheel, according to plan