Guild of Seekers

''"Seekers are the true heroes of the modern age, they help us learn the lessons of the past and show us the path to the future." - ''Archmage Zerah

History
The Seekers are the newest institution in the city of Thundercliffe. At a little under four hundred and fifty years old it has produced some of the finest heroes that the city has ever known. Throughout the history of the Guild, it has only produced fifty-two successful parties (known as graduating classes) one of the key reasons for this is that the Final Exam is arduous which, combined with the vanity of nobles politicking their children to the front of the queue means that only around one in twenty groups suceed. The search for the fifty-third group is the longest in the guild's history, having taken over one hundred attempts the reasons for this are many, more and more noble houses seek the status a guild member brings and fewer and fewer members of the long-lived races believe their work is beneficial fearing that too much progress will bring about a second Chaos War.

The rituals and history of the Guild are closely guarded with only those allowed into the inner-circle of the Cardinals of the Wheel told the secrets of the Seekers.

Membership
The exact number of members of the guild is very small. A person is only considered to be a member when they have graduated, which is only achieved when the Final Exam is completed. As such, the guild only has one current member; Darius Silvermane. Traditionally the membership has been as high as thirty but in recent years the surviving members of missions are, more likely than not, human and as such the number of available trainers has declined sharply leading to the current situation of only one living member and the longest time between graduating classes in history.

The Final Exam
The final exam

Notable Members
Darius Silvermane - The current head of the guild and the only Seeker Veteran. Darius is the final surviving member of the fifty-second group of seekers.