The Wayfinders area guild of Adventurers, founded by a team of explorers in Aceza almost 250 years ago after striking it rich finding a massive cache of Magicite and precious metals in a dungeon, they wanted to inspire and enable their way of life to as may as they could, and went about setting up guild-houses all throughout the then Runelands. The city of Aceza survived the Calamity due to the high number of Adventurers who were in the city to fight off Moramu's spawn during the calamity, and since then has been spreading across the entire continent, being one of the only organizations that spans all sides of Veris.
The Wayfinder act as a network connecting people who need things done, with people who are capable of doing them, from finding lost animals, clearing out ruins, or defending towns against the scourge of monsters.
The Wayfinders currently have guild-houses in most major cities and many more in frontier towns or other places on the edges of civilization, making being a member a convient way to find food, lodging and work when out and about.
The local Wayfinders Guild is located in the Flore section of Vrada, although there is a smaller guild-house in the Vane district.
Notable People
Cuyler
A well mannered and calm man, Cuyler is the chapter master for Vrada Wayfinders, and manages the job postings, finances, etc. he is an older man in his 50s now, but used to be a prolific adventurer.
Jaxi
The barmaid for the chapter, Jaxi is a strong headed human woman.
Ilde
Ilde is harsh and stern, perhaps normal for a dwarf. She is the guilds head chef, and fond of her stout dwarven meals and ale.
Founder(s)
Eiravel
A non-serious elf, he has a drive for discovery, even in his now advanced age. He is the last remaining member of the founder of the Wayfinders guild.
Taliesin, a drunkard a boaster, long since passed away.
Arami, a rash and impulsive female elf, she long ago vanished, and has not been heard from for centuries.
Twig, a nature spirit that has long since wilted.
Vita
Vita is a follower of Neith, a flaming beacon of hope in the darkness. She has a kind heart, a loud voice, and a drive to see evil exterminated. Like her deity, she wears full plate, and carried a bastard sword and shield.
Hark
Softspoken Hark is an inventor, always having odd gadgets with him or as a work in progress. he is kind, and seeks to help when he can (or, at least, is interested in testing out his inventions)
Mekus
A wizard and member of The Library, Mekus specializes in abjuration, or defensive, magic, in which is is incredibly skilled. He is often busy searching for tomes or teaching at the request of the Library, but takes jobs when he can to test his new spells.
Salazar
A man with magic in is very blood, Salazar is a man of little scruples, although he has deep concern for his family. He is fascinated by odd creatures who also have innate magic, and is often searching them out. He wears a simple tunic and pants, and has long black hair.
Buluk
Buluc is from a far away land, although he wont say where exactly. Buluc carries a vicious serrated great-sword, and gathers power both from his enemies blood and the sun. Him and lars share similar dress codes, wearing little more than a kilt, although the ornate feather and gold headpiece Buluc wears makes him stand out, as does the fact his skin is a greenish blue
Korrina
A loud and outgoing bard, Korrina is never seen alone, she always has she, herself, and her. Korrina is a true one woman band, able to summon duplicates of herself. She wears bright gaudy colors and always carries her lute which is the source of her powers. She tends to switch between compliments and insults rapidly, but generally means well enough.
Victus
A fan of all the wrong kinds of alchemy, Victus is a master poisoner and crafter of alchemical items . He keeps to himself for the most part. Nil is the only other person he seems to talk with outside of business. A fan of long coats with many pockets, the sound of glass on glass is a good sign hes nearby.
Lars
Lars is a rude, angry, oiled mountain of a man. He stands nearly 8 feet tall, and has biceps larger than most peoples heads. He leaves little to the imagination, wearing a leather kilt, boots, and not much else. His temper is short and his strength is immense, he is able to shrug off nearly any attack, and has been seen lifting a whole team of oxen off the ground. He can swing his great axe with so much force he can split the earth.
Nil
Nil is a true rouge, she has few morals and is willing to do anything that pays well enough. She can vanish into the shadows, walk without setting off traps, dodge nearly anything and delivers fatal blows when unseen. She is moderately talkative but is quite cold. she wears dark leather, and has some magic to keep her face obscured.
The Library Of Marizia
After the Runelands fell during the calamity, Marizia, a half-elf mage who had been a member of the Crystal Mages of Runeport went on her own, exploring the lands of Veris before settling in what is now Vrada, and founding The Order Of Marizia's Library. Unlike the guild she was part of before, Marizia wanted to share her extensive knowledge about magic, founding the order as a place of learning, which has since become the largest and most prestigious Mage's college in the known world, enrolling thousands of mages each year, although only a small percentage of them wind up being deemed worthy of fully joining The Library.
The Library is currently overseen by Fourth Head Keeper Kisia, who has been such for the last two decades, and is known to be the most powerful mortal mage on Veris.
Notable People
Head Keeper Kisia
Head Keeper Kisia is the most powerful mortal mage on Veris, a title she hopes to one day change to most powerful mage. She is often MIA, leaving running of the Library and Flore to attendants, as she searching for more and more lost knowledge.
Adelhayt
A member of the Library, and head of its archives, Adelhayt is a curious and eager researcher, often looking to questions people bring him, or at least able to direct visitors to the archives where they need to look. A magical and actual polyglot, they are a good resource on old texts or other such magical concerns.
Ugast The Lone
A grumpy curmudgeon who lives on the edges of town, there are all kinds of rumors as to what the old mage gets up to in his tower. odd sounds, lights, and smells attract attention, although he rarely opens up his doors. Ugast is a local legend among the youth of Flore, who are often trying to figure out what goes on in that lone tower.
Inner Sea Devotees
Until two centuries ago, the only deities that anyone knew of that influenced the world was the Inner Sea Pantheon, and were worshiped by the almost two milltion people who lived within the bounds of New Hope. Only three of the twenty deities survive today, and the conditions that led to the rest of their deaths, and the rise of a whole new group of gods in thier wake is awash with different truths and reasons.
The Inner Sea Devotees is a catch all term for those who generations (for humans, at least) onward still worship the Inner Sea Pantheon, often violently rejecting the new gods that have risen since. They still preach and follow the ways of the inner sea pantheon. Inner Sea Devotees are most common in the remains of New Hope and other areas in The Plains Of Hope.
The Snare
The Snare is a local hunters and forest management guild that operates within Vrada, their long-house style guildhall at the southern edge of the city is responsible for maintaining the hunting grounds around the city, managing relations with The Watchers in relation to exploitation of the forests flora and fauna, and keeping watch of the area for the incursion of monsters.
Notable People
Harmon
Harmon is the head of The Snare. He is a patient man, although one that many people see as a bore when talking with.
The Dark Hand
the dark hand is a guild of thieves, cutthroats, spies, and other miscreants who can share at least one common cause, making themselves richer. The Dark Hand operate the poorer parts of Vrada, and are often responsible for obtaining and selling contraband even for the rich. If you need something, the Dark Hand will get it for you, at a price.
Their leader is unknown to any but the highest ranking (or sneakiest) in the guild, and attempts by Flore and Vane to deal with the organization have been ineffectual.
Notable People
Hector
Hector owns a pawnshop in a rundown section of Vrada, in reality, this is just a front for his real business, being the thief-master for the Dark Hand. a serious and curt person, interacting with him is difficult for most. His shop, Hectors Pawn and Curios, is full of everything from mundane items pawned in to him, to magical oddities such as parts of rare monster, cursed weapons, and much more. He is an information broker, and often hands out jobs or requests to members of the Dark Hand. While the authorities have thier suspects, there isn't any proof for them to act on, and the man is well protected anyways.
The Mercantile Order
Around a century ago, a group of wealthy merchants grouped together, and decided that they would be able to operate more efficiently on their own, than under The Library, The head keeper at the time agreed, and granted the merchants part of Vrada as their own, forming the new nation of Vane, so long as they gave preferential deals to the Order itself.
Part government organization for Vane, with plenty of members within Flore, The Mercantile Order contains many members, from the 15 members of The Council who rule Vane and have guiding hands in the Mercantile Orders, Shop owners across Vane and Flore, and many, many tradesmen, as paying your membership dues gets you access to the guilds networks, dispute resolution options, and insurance against losses.
Its headquarters in the middle of the Vane side of Vrada is a large, ornate and onstentatious building in the middle of the main square.
Notable People
Garret Tallow
Garret is the wealthiest man in Vrada, and the most influential member on The Council. He runs many trades, and is a stern, clean, and business minded man.
Ridara
A naive but skilled elf who runs Magical Wares, a magic shop focusing on hand-made worn items, clothes, jewelry, and trinkets.
Gotleib
is the local apothecary, who runs Gotleib's Tonics just inside of Vane, they keep good relations with the Watchers for odd ingredients. Their shop stocks many needs and potions for adventurers, as well as more mundane and folk medicines at a range of prices and qualities.
Bolhild Silveraxe
Bohild runs a shop simply titled Smithy, but her enchanted weapons and armor are far less blunt than she is.
Meriele Cithreth
A humble and introverted old woman who runs Fun and Buns, a bakery known to have the best bread in the entire city.
Watchers Of Sky And Earth
The Watchers are a druid conclave that has been in this region for as long as anyone can remember, and traces their roots back to the Original Green Circle founded by Emaria eons and eons ago, and have acted to keep this region around The Family mountains, their surrounding hills and forests, and the plains down to the rivers pristine and free of Veris's lurking corruption. The Watchers consist of creatures from Treants, fey, and some mortals.
The Watchers maintain a peace with the new inhabitants of the region, with agreements on how these newcomers are allowed to use the resources here to keep the area's natural state mostly intact for a long time to come.
NotablePeople
Leigh
The only prominent member of The Watchers that enters Vrada on the regular, she is always curious to see what goes on in the city, and is the main source of contact Vrada has with The Watchers. What exactly she is is an open question, though, human, fey, or something else.
Savior's Temple
The largest temple is Vrada is known as the Temple Of The Saviors, a grand building built after the cities founding. The temple contains shrines to the three remaining Inner Sea Deities, as well as Neith, Emaria, Valna, Aluea, Greybeard, Sigrid, and Tempora. The temple is the main hub for religious activity within Vrada, as well as being the main hospital within the city, served by priests of Sarenrae, and it contains the cities graveyard, so the dead can be guided to the afterlife by Neith.
Notable People
Collette
A reserved priestess of Sarenrea, Collette runs the temples hospital, and is an accomplished healer, both magically and mundane.
Other Non-Guild People Of Note
General Orlov
General Orlov is the ruler of the hobgoblin-owned portion of Vrada, granted ruler-ship of it when his siege drew Flore and Vane to hand over a third of the city about 30 years ago.
Simon
A vagabond who lives in the area near the wayfinders guild, he is careful, although ultimately trusting, and more than willing to do menial tasks for days food.
Brasil Rakankrak
and old and stern dwarf who runs the Florian guard chapter.
Lucan Berevan
an enthusiastic and respectful man, Lucan is the patrol guard stationed around the guildhall.
Andrast Ostoroth
A cheerful and carefree noblewoman who moved here from one of the elven nations to the south. She is the source for a lot of odd, but high paying jobs posted to the way finders board, as she has an intrest in all sorts of items and artifacts.
Gerhauss
A lazy but skilled engineer, he is tasked with maintaining the trains that run through the city when needed.
Erdan Tiltathana
The harbormaster for the docks along the River of Hope. he is a respectful but demanding man.
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