The Servitors of the Zephyr (CShaH)

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Admits: The Servitors of the Zephyr is open to all elementalists of the air province.
Members: This society is composed of less than 20 air elementalists. This is the smallest of the elemental societies and is currently made up solely of humans. There are several elves and half-elves the Servitors have their eyes on, but none have been initiated as yet.
Initiation: This society is extremely small and has kept its initiation rites relatively simple. The aspiring elementalist must first prove his ability. In the case of a society this small, the prospective member need only find them and express an interest in joining. The Servitors do not spread information about themselves, so anyone who has discovered them obviously knows what he's doing and is probably powerful enough to become a valued member.
The elementalist must then provide his contribution to the society. The Servitors demand that prospective members spend a year and a day in service to the organization. This combines the test with the contribution, as the elementalist will often be called upon to perform tasks that are too dangerous and/or distasteful for other members. If the character manages to get through his period of service, he is welcomed into the society and made privy to its secrets.
Description: The Servitors of the Zephyr are hoarders of secrets. They desire information that can be used to gain leverage on others, especially other sorcerous societies. The Servitors travel far and wide, keeping in contact with their Elder, the leader of their society, from time to time to relay what they have discovered. They are adept at the use of sensoryenhancing spells such as clairaudience and clairvoyunce, which they use to spy from afar.
Unlike the Viziers, who use the secrets that they have gained for personal benefit and increased power, the Servitors utilize their knowledge to maintain balance in Zakhara. If one organization is powerful and prepares to squash a weaker one, the Servitors may discover what is going on and warn the weaker society. They will never act in a way that will tip the balance of power, but always seek to preserve the status quo.
This balancing hasn't endeared the Servitors of the Zephyr to the Brotherhood of the True Flame. The Brotherhood is the only sorcerous society to know of the Servitors' existence, and they aren't happy about it. Unfortunately, the Servitors seem to know an alarming amount of detail concerning the undercover agents of the True Flame, which has kept the Brotherhood from making overtly violent moves against the Servitors. While nothing has been openly stated, the Brotherhood is fearful that attacking the Servitors may result in the release of some of this information, most of which would be crippling to the Brotherhood's spy network. The Servitors aren't about to part with their secrets, as doing so will break the hold they have on the Brotherhood. For now, these two societies are locked in an uneasy stalemate, with neither willing to make a move to break out.
As far as the rest of the sorcerous societies are concerned, the Servitors of the Zephyr are nonexistent. There are rumors that there is some sort of mastermind organization pulling the strings of all the societies, but most dismiss these as mere rumors.
These tales aren't too far off the mark, though the Servitors aren't actually pulling the strings. Instead, they are the great equalizers and are the reason that the sorcerous societies never seem to be able to gain advantage over one another for any length of time.
The Servitors are devotees of balance and do whatever is necessary to maintain the balance as they perceive it. They are meddlesome, making sure nothing is getting out of hand. But they are not amiable busy-bodies; if necessary, they can be as ruthless and cruel as the Red Eyes or the Brotherhood. Things that threaten the balance have to be removed as a threat. This can be done through blackmail, performed by intermediaries. In rare instances, the Servitors will take more deliberate action involving the use of holy slayers or mercenary barbarians. Such killings are rare, as they would surely draw attention to the Servitors if they were to become common.
The Servitors are led by an Elder who lives in the ruins of Nog in a valley where the wind howls incessantly across the openings of a thousand caves. It is said that the sounds the wind makes as it comes through this valley are the sum of all secrets in the world at that time. The Elder gathers this information and interprets it, though it is never written down. The Elder remembers and keeps secret the most important information himself and entrusts other choice bits to other members of the Servitors. Thus, only the Elder knows all the secrets the Servitors have accumulated, though all Servitors know many secrets. Killing one member will not cripple the group and will result only in the unleashing of a terrible wave of blackmail and assassination attempts directed at the individual responsible. It is a measure of their power that a group of 20 has been discovered by the Brotherhood of the True Flame and has been left alone. Any other group of this size would have been destroyed by the Brotherhood almost instantly.
The Servitors are small in number, and will probably remain so as they don't spend much time recruiting new members. But they will always be a power, as their knowledge keeps them one step ahead of their enemies, and their political maneuvering keeps the sorcerous societies embroiled with one another in a series of futile struggles.
Goals: The Servitors hope that the other societies will realize the pointlessness of their goals and will band together for the common good of Zakhara. This is the only point at which the Servitors will be willing to let the balance shift to a new form, which will then be kept stable by the cooperation of all involved.