Permission: A High Concept that establishes membership in the guild.

Cost: Investment in Athletics, Burglary, and/or Stealth

Aspects: Subtle. Silent. Invisible; Mysterious Guildmaster Adonaias Elvandar; Suspicious of both the Seekers and the Scales Society

Never one to concern himself with anything other than mastering magic, Adonaias Elvandar was looked upon with suspicion by his fellow elves. When he took the Red Robes after his Test of High Sorcery, he was declared a dark elf and cast out of Qualinesti. Embittered by the experience, he took over a small thieves’ guild in Caergoth called The Hand and moved the base of the guild to Haven with the intention of disrupting Qualinesti trade with the humans of the region. Over time, the Hand of Haven expanded to include several satellite guilds in most major towns and cities throughout Abanasinia, including Newports and Northkeep, where the guild ran afoul of the Scales Society. The two guilds have been rivals ever since, each seeing the other as a danger to progress. Like many thieves’ guilds, the Hand of Haven often recruits individuals with the Criminal or Urchin backgrounds, but they also actively recruit those with the Outcast background.

Goals. The Hand of Haven is more than a band of cutpurses and highwaymen. They oppose what they see as the oppressive trade tactics of the Seekers and their allies in the Scales Society. Many in the Hand see themselves as a bulwark against tyranny. More recently, the Hand has heard rumors that the Seekers and the Scales Society are holding secret meetings but, so far, the Hand has been unable to learn any details. 

Typical Quests. As a Hand of Haven Guild member, you might work as a common street thief targeting greedy nobles, a highwayman on wilderness roads disrupting unscrupulous tradesmen, or a spy infiltrating one of the guild’s enemy organizations. Regardless of how you ply your trade, you are expected to gather any information concerning the Seeker organization or the Scales Society merchant guild. Many members have been dispatched from Haven recently into more remote areas where the Seekers maintain the most control. For instance, in Solace, the Hand has recently set up shop in The Trough, much to the dismay of its owner Garryn Hacksilver. From there, agents of the Hand hope to uncover any rumors circulating among the Seeker Guards who frequent that establishment.

Permission: A High Concept that establishes membership in the knighthood.

Cost: Investment in the Leadership skill

Aspects: Est Sularus oth Mithas; Defend the Defenseless; Absolute Adherence to the Code and the Measure

The origins of the Knights of Solamnia lie in the Age of Dreams when Vinas Solamnus received visions from Paladine, Kiri-jolith, and Habbakuk instructing him to form a knighthood which would endure through the ages, the Knights of Solamnia, and would serve to unite the disparate peoples of the land. The knighthood would consist of three orders, each modeled after the tenets of one of the three patron deities of Solamnus’ vision.

For centuries, the Knights of Solamnia were seen as the protectors of the innocent, but when they failed to stop the horrific events of the Cataclysm, the people rose up against them and forced its leadership into exile on the island of Sancrist far to the west. A few strongholds loyal to the knighthood remain, such as Tantalon in Abanasinia, but most common folk still view the knighthood with contempt. The knighthood now mostly operates from clandestine circles in places too dangerous for them to operate openly. Some of these knights have succumbed to bitterness or pride, but others still see themselves as protectors of the people and hold fast to the tenets of their Oath.

Goals. The goals of the knighthood are to protect the innocent, preserve order, and to defend the realm of Solamnia and its allies from outside threats, while upholding the virtues of justice, courage, and duty.

Typical Quests. Quests for the Knights of Solamnia will often include a journey to a distant land and provide a specific goal or task the knight must achieve. According to the Measure, the goal of a knight’s quest can be several things but often include protecting innocents from a powerful threat, defeating dangerous monsters, negotiating peace between warring factions, the recovery of lost artifacts or knowledge.

Permission: A High Concept that establishes membership in the guild.

Cost: Investment in the Resources skill

Aspects: Progress By Any Means Necessary; Bargains and Schemes; Wealth is the Only Measure

The Scales Society began when a small number of wealthy merchant families from Caergoth saw an opportunity to expand their empires in the region of Abanasinia, establishing their base of operations in a navigable cape on the northern coast. On that cape they built a fortress they called Northkeep, which attracted commoners, artisans, and mercenaries. Eventually, Northkeep became a prominent city ruled by trade guilds.

On more than one occasion, the burgeoning city had to defend itself and its riches from outside aggressors. The merchant princes who ruled there organized a militia, each guild agreeing to contribute to the cause of mutual protection. 

Any artisan, craftsman, or merchant who joins the Society can expect certain benefits in return for their annual dues, such as recovery of the cost of the mercenaries who guard their caravans, mediation over territorial disputes with other members, and legal representation if they run afoul of local laws.

Goals. The Scales Society seeks to protect the interests of its member guilds from threats such as banditry, piracy, and competition. They will exploit any opportunity to expand trade for their member guilds throughout Abanasinia. They form alliances of convenience with any other organizations who can help them to fulfill these goals. 

Typical Quests. Quests for the Scales Society are driven by profit and can involve anything from guarding shipments of goods overland or oversea to the elimination of bandit or pirate strongholds. Sometimes a merchant prince will hire adventurers to eliminate competition from nonmember organizations or expose thieves guilds that have cut into the profits of member guilds.

Permission: A High Concept that establishes membership in the theocracy.

Cost: Investment in the Rapport or Provoke skill

Aspects: Once we are purified, we will find that which we seek; The People Must Be Controlled; The Theocracy is the Only Source of Enlightenment

The Seeker organization has established itself as a stabilizing and unifying force in the region of Abanasinia. As its power has increased over the years, it's become increasingly corrupt, but there are still a few in the church who earnestly work for the good of the people. 

The church has two main branches: the priesthood and the Holy Guardians. Seeker priests are responsible for the emotional and spiritual needs of the people. The highest ranking members make up the High Council in Haven. The council appoints high theocrats in the villages and towns whose job it is to establish order by any means necessary. This order is maintained by the Seeker Holy Guard, the military arm of the church.

Some Seeker guards are local youths who hope that by serving the church they can make their homes safer. There has been an increase in Seeker guard recruitment lately, however. Exactly where these new recruits have come from is a mystery to all but the highest ranking members of the organization, but it seems that most of the abuses of power have come from the more recent recruits.

Goals. Ostensibly, the Seekers main objective is to shepherd the ignorant masses toward enlightenment. In recent years, many unscrupulous leaders within the religion have extended the church’s political influence with little regard for the methods employed by its members.

Typical Quests. The Seekers will sometimes send agents to spy on communities suspected of harboring dissenters and expose them. Others are sent to foreign lands to serve as ambassadors representing Seeker interests.

Permission: A High Concept that establishes membership in one of the orders.

Cost: Investment in the Lore skill

Aspects: The warrior has their blade, the wizard has their magic; Within the Tower, Magic is All that Matters; Renegades Are a Danger to Us All

In the Age of Dreams, magic was volatile and unpredictable, so the gods of magic established the Orders of High Sorcery. Wizards of High Sorcery claim to be the only ones with approval from the gods to wield arcane magic and guard access to powerful spells and potentially destructive magical devices.

The Wizards of High Sorcery are composed of three orders, each following one of the three gods of magic, represented by Krynn’s three moons, the sources of arcane magic in the world. The evil Black Robes follow Nuitari, the black moon. Red robes follow Lunitari, the red moon of neutrality. White Robes follow Solinari, the white moon. 

Goals. The Wizards of High sorcery seek to further the responsible use of magic through rigorous study and discipline. Members of different orders may be enemies outside the Towers of High Sorcery, but inside the towers, magic is the only thing that matters. Bitter enemies will set their conflicts aside to face a threat to the Art.

Typical Quests. The Wizards of High Sorcery very rarely assign their members a quest. However, when the need is great, typical quests might include hunting a renegade magic-user who poses a threat to

the Orders or the world, facing that renegade in battle, locating and turning over potent or dangerous artifacts to the Conclave, or representing the Conclave as a political advisor or ambassador.