 The ONA lacks any central authority or structure , instead operating as a broad network of associates – termed the " kollective " – who are inspired by the texts originally authored by Long and other members of the " Inner ONA " . The group comprises largely of clandestine cells , termed " nexions " , as well as gangs known as Dreccs , artists known as Balobians , and folk mystics known as Rounwytha . With the first nexion based in Shropshire , Western England , the majority of groups have been established in the British Isles and Germany , although others have been formed elsewhere in Europe , Russia , South Africa , Australia , and North America . Academic estimates suggest that the number of individuals broadly associated with the Order falls in the low thousands . 
