outcook 724 Share Posted August 15, 2022 THE CUSTODIANS AND THE CUSTODIAL CHARTER There is no shortage of guilds and adventuring parties, all vying for glory and gold in a world constantly on the precipice of collapse, at odds with foreign planes of existence, beasts from beyond the veil, and even our own societal conflicts that wreak havoc upon the order of things. They brand themselves as arbiters of whatever virtue they choose to extoll, recounting honor-bound battles. And yet what have these people changed? For nearly twenty years the ruins of Dobrov have lain unconquered, the influence of a force strong enough to literally blot out the sun now stretching far beyond the initial town limits. Acre has had their children stolen away, and now not even the sacred site of Krusev is immune to the skinwalker and their master. In the center of Almaris, Du-Loc remains a crux of the insane and unexplained, left abandoned and guarded by a force of men that drop in number every single day. And in the west are untamed things, spirits and beasts alike battling the very nature of civilization in efforts to return the jungle into its primordial state. In times like these, we need no more heroes. There need to be people to clean up and maintain the fragile order of things. Though if the Descendents are anything, they are innovative. Whenever a problem arises, a solution follows through. And thus: The Custodians.Founded in 87 SA, these monster-hunters, sellswords, adventurers, and mercenaries set aside their own personal ambitions in the name of the greater good, forever dedicating themselves to the concepts of freedom, sapience, and the right to a soul. Named in part for the association with the cleaning up of messes (alongside the secondary meaning of maintaining or looking after something), this organization fashions itself as a loose collective with an organized body. They retain no uniform, yet operate under one name. Members join freely and may leave similarly, recoiling from the concept of lifetime service. Whether they serve as field operatives, intelligence operations, or clerical duties, each Custodian puts forward a valuable effort in ensuring that Almaris is as safe for descendent-kind as it can possibly be.The world had darkened. But in these dark times… should the stars also go out? 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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