Cartographer's Guild

The Cartographers Guild of Markoth is, ostensibly, a group of mapmakers in service to The Tarvalan Empire. In reality they also act as Imperial spies, scouts, guerrillas, guards and even diplomats in far off lands.

Homeland
Due to the transient nature of their work, the Cartographer's Guild are nomadic and have no permanent home, However, in 1048AT - they managed to secure a headquarters within the walls of Arlessa.

Races in The Cartographer's Guild
All races are welcomed in the Guild.

Full Overview
The Cartographers Guild is a longstanding organisation within The Tarvalan Empire due to its inherent usefulness to scholars, politicians and generals alike. Of course, their prices are high, but find most of their coffers filled with the money of rich Imperials looking for adventure themselves or new lands in which to spread the word of Tarvala.

Oddly, both scholars and adventuring types find themselves drawn to their ranks - the promise of knowledge, riches and new lands attract all sorts. They do tend to be outsiders of some description of another, however - a cartographer has little use in lands that are already well-known and mapped, so members tend to be those who either find themselves uncomfortable with civilization or are natural loners.

Culture
The Culture of the Guild is one of freedom, with exceptions. They operate in groups, or individually, researching and recording their travels and findings. The Guild members are meticulous record-keepers with many nations hiring the guild just to get access to their records. They are often called on to deliver the history of an area, or the makeup of the soils prior to mining, or building of large structures.

The Guild is sworn to The Tarvalan Empire, serving as explorers for the benefit of it's people.

Internal Groupings
Within the Cartographer's Guild there are a few positions which people hold. These are:


 * 1) Navigator - Description TBP
 * 2) Emissary - Description TBP
 * 3) Inquisitors - Description TBP

Leadership
The Guild is currently run by it's most experienced and eldest members, Explorer Damien Limbell.

Relationship with other Sub-factions
The Cartographer's Guild holds friendly relationships with a few other nations who have previously held contracts with them. The most notable relationships being Grammel Plains, Provall, Thistlebank, and The Hollow Ones.

Battlefield Behaviour
The Cartographer's guild rarely get involved directly with a battle, preferring to scout locations, provide intelligence and sabotage supply caravans rather than be in the front lines. Their desire for correct information often is the difference between Imperial defeat, or victory.

History of the Cartographer's Guild
More details to come.