Silver Guards

The Silver Guards are a group of mages from House Orien that work for The Silverwall District of Old Vashton to maintain the cleanliness of Silverwall against the threat of soot and ash coming over its walls from Forgelight District. To do this, they control and empower a massive arcane Gust spell that spans the entire length of the border between these two districts. Depending on the current and forecast weather, they strengthen or redirect the flow of air to best ensure that no soot tarnishes the homes of Silverwall. On days when it is suitably calm, they are able to direct the wind to blow the smoke up and away from Old Vashton entirely, but on days when the wind is light and blowing from the southwest, they direct their spell to blow the low, soon to be settling ash back into Forgelight directly, which is something they are remembered and disliked for.
Forgelight residents actively dislike the Silver Guard and hold the opinion that they are making it worse in their district to keep the pretty little rich people from knowing what actual work and labour is like, while folks in Silverwall hardly ever think about the Silver Guard. They do their job and have been doing it well for so long that some of the residents there don't even notice their existence, aside from the additional tax levied to pay House Orien for the mages. 
Within house Orien, the Silver Guard is less of a posting or job and more like an activity. While there are those who are officially part of the Silver Guard, who plan for the effect of the wind and decide how the spell will be implemented each day, as well as those whose role it is to maintain and inspect the ritual itself, most of the magical power that effuses the spell comes form mages who simply come to the wall and follow the Silver Guards' instructions, spending only an hour or so on the task. All who train with House Orien are sent to the wall at some point as part of their training, especially those who need to expand their magical pool or their control over the flow of magic, meaning that overachievers join the Silver Guard in their free time in an attempt to stretch themselves further. This, of course, continues after they have progressed past the training and is considered a good way to maintain magical discipline, advance one's magical capabilities, or kiss up to the boss, who is likely to be joining the Guard as well.
Category:House Orien
Category:Silverwall District
Category:Forgelight District
Category:Old Vashton