Guardians

## The order of the Guardian Knights

Shield of the Guardian Order

Dragon Guardian

Specialised Guardian

Silent Senitel

Guardian Defender

Guardian

Keeper

Rider

Mage

Warrior

Scout

Guardian Blade

## Political Information

### Allies

Pactagonal Knights, Paladins, Swordhaven, Moglins, Dragonlords, Dragonslayers, Ambassadors, Alchemists, The Legion, Archivist

### Enemies

The Shadowsythe, Vampires, Lycans, Pirates, The Nation, Chaos

### Known for

Defending BattleonThe Guardian Dragon

 Founding and Purpose

The Guardians are by far the oldest faction around on Lore. They were in records founded even before the Paladins or other major factions. The Guardian faction was founded in the town of Battleon to protect the the town and later to preserve balance on Lore. Becoming a guardian is easy; just click >here< many heroes are Guardian. The faction is not neccesarily bound to alignment, it strives for order and balance.

Trough the major timelines the Guardians have persevered, even though they have known their better and worse moments.

The peak of their power is in the AdventureQuest timeline, where Guardians hd multiple roles, possibilities and powers. The Guardian Dragon, which is the symbol of their faction is both their leader and the faction mascot.

## Members and Ranks

For a list of members, see: Guardians (Category). A couple of known Guardians are:

* Deuce claimed to be the first Knight of Awe.
* Artix Krieger first Guardian to find the Blade of Awe.
* Lothalis and Bartfast the Guardian Ambassadors.
* Beleen the Pretty Pink Guardian.
* Sloan head of the Silent Senitels.
* Wyrm Tower Commander in AQWorlds.

### Ranks

#### The Knights of Awe

Also named:

* (AQ) Mighty Knight of Awe / Knight of Awe.
* (DF) Knight of Awe *(Weapon only).*
* (AQW) Prime Knight of Awe/ Knight of Awe.
* (AQ3D) *N/A*

The knights of Awe are the highest ranked in the Guardian Faction. It is every Guardian's personal quest to obtain and assemble their own Awe set. It is a long and hard quest that can take a lifetime to complete.

Within this rank there is a difference between Knights of Awe and Mighty Knights of Awe which managed to purify their set and dedicate it to the order. Which in AQWorlds is an extra enhancement.

#### The UltraGuardians

Also named:

* (AQ) UltraGuardians
* (DF) *N/A*
* (AQW) *N/A*
* (AQ3D) Guardian Highlord, *KS Guardian*

These ancient Guardian veterans are the ones that stood up against the ani-guardians in the AdventureQuest timeline. Although there are few of them left they are highly respected within the Guardian ranks. The few remaining are either wandering or have been commanders. As they leave the protection of the Guardian Dragon to the Dragon Guardians, they go on special quests for the dragon.

#### The Dragon Guardians

Also named:

* (AQ) Dragon Guardian
* (DF) *N/A*
* (AQW) Guardian Prime
* (AQ3D) Dragon Guardian/Guardian General

The Dragon Guardians are those that are close to the Guardian Dragon and defend it at all costs. They are tasked with the command of the Guardian towers as well and see to the tactical plans and the organisation of the order from their council in the war room.

#### Specialized Guardians

Also named:

* (AQ) Elemental Guardians (*name varies per element)*
* (DF) *N/A*
* (AQW) Guardian of [element] (*name varies per element)*
* (AQ3D) Guardian [task] *(name varies per task)*

The Specialized Guardians aren't really named like this in the lore but it is a category of Guardians that dedicate themselves either to an elemental study, or to a specific job or task within the order.

#### The Silent Senitels

A group of Guardians that actually should not exist, but Sloan is one of the proves of their existence. They are a hidden faction within the Guardian ranks that protects the faction from inside.

#### The Guardian Defenders

Also named:

* (AQ) Savant Guardian/Guardian Riders *(name differs per mount)*
* (DF) *N/A*
* (AQW) Tower Guardian/Defender
* (AQ3D) Guardian Defender

The Guardian Defenders are firstly and mainly the protectors of the Guardian Tower and the town it is located in. They do the tower jobs, the guard duties and the defending.

#### The Guardians

Also named:

* (AQ) Guardian
* (DF) Guardian
* (AQW) Guardian
* (OS) Light Guardian
* (AQ3D) Guardian
* (HS) Guardian

The common guardian which is in the service of the faction. Guardians wander Lore to preserve balance and protect the people.

## Notable events and achievements.

### AdventureQuest

The Guardian Tower in the AdventureQuest timeline can be found in Battleon. In this timeline the Guardians are known as the protectors of the people. They do not limit themselves to Battleon only however, but also reach out to other villages to protect them from disbalance. Guardians in this timeline have a lot of options, and are able to change element and class within the faction. As the Guardian Dragon leads the faction officially, Nimrod is in charge of the Guardian tower.

The title of Guardian in this timeline comes with a lot of advantages and quests. Some of them include finding back Aelthai, rescuing the Guardian Dragon and of course each personal's quest for the set of Awe with the help of Valencia.

### DragonFable

The power of the Guardians in the Dragonfable timeline is definitely dimished compared to it's earlier timeline. It appears that the Guardian Dragon is not as available as before and the Guardians have left Battleon and set up in Falconreach instead. Their numbers are considerably lower and their options too. The tower is lead by Malek the Loremaster, but it is Eckhard the Guardian trainer that knows the most.

### AdventureQuestWorlds

In the next timeline which is of AdventureQuestWorlds, the Guardians have set up in Battleon again. Previous Guardian figures seem to be gone and the Tower is supposedly lead by Guardian Wyrm, while Niamara is the recruiter. The Guardian Dragon is completely locked out of Lore and only appears when Fae manages to enter the dragon realm. This does allow him to send a smaller copy of himself into the timeline. The Guardians seem to have internal troubles as in this timeline Sloan appears and introduces the Silent Senitels.

But the Guardian faction steadily grows again, Valencia gets track of the Awe items again which recruits more Guardians. When The Queen of Monsters threatens the balance of Lore it is the first time since aeons the Guardians can do something more than only protecting Battleon.

### Oversoul

In the Oversoul timeline the Guardians are called "Light Guardian" and are obtainable as character by SoulGems.

### AdventureQuest3D

The timelines after in the AdventureQuest3D timeline, the Guardians are still situated in Battleon. But actually almost back to the full glory of what they once were. The Guardian tower is led by Guardian Erik and has a lot of facilitie for Guardians and Guardian recruits. Ranks have been renamed and becoming a Guardian is some intensive training again. The tower expanded a lot and the Guardian Dragon found a way back into Lore and lives in the tower once more.
As the world of Lore in this timeline is in greater danger than most other factions realise, it is mainly the Guardian faction that comes with a defense plan here.

### Hero Smash

In this timeline there is a Guardian Blade artifact obtainable for golden tickets for the Leprechauns. But the faction itself seems gone in the timelines.

## Fun Facts

* Guardianship in AQ and AQ3D is a paid perk, which you only have to pay **once**.
* Guardians can dedicate themself any type of element and change it at will.
* Guardians can dedicate themself to any class type varying from warrior, rogue, mage or mounted and change it at will.
* The death of the Eternal Dragon of Time in the AdventureQuest timeline locked the Guardian Dragon out of Lore.
* It is currently unknown why the Guardian faction ceased to exist after the AQ3D timeline.

## Real life story

The Guardian faction is not only an in-game faction but also has a lot of real life crossover concerning Artix Entertainment. First of all the crest of the Guardians is the same or similair as the logo of Artix Entertainment.

The idea of Guardians was implemented in AdventureQuest in 2003 as a paid class in the game. Guardianship meant membership of the game and is still reserved for those that support the game by paying for it.

As Artix Entertainment grew and DragonFable was born, they named the paid faction in DragonFable 'DragonLords' but implemented Guardians later for those who were paying players in AdventureQuest.

AdventureQuest Guardians even got the opportunity for x-Guardianship which meant they paid a sum once and then were Guardian for the rest of their lives. A big opportunity.

At the launch of AQWorlds Guardians returned as the class and name for the paying players, but was later named Membership and more later renamed to Legend.

In AQ3D however Guardians are indeed the paying players again, but not like in AQWorlds. Just like in AdventureQuest the Guardians in AQ3D pay only **once** for a lifetime of Guardianship.