The Guild

***"No Land Shall Remain Unknown" -***The Great Commision

## History

The Guild of Free Cartographers was established soon after the end of **The Ocuppation**. This event led to the near exctintion of the *Homeworld* as Chaos Creatures began pouring in from the Chaos Portal. These critters took control and eventually forced the then *Guild of Cartography* to begin construction of similar portals to other worlds for them to invade. After many years of this enslavement, a growing unrest in the city could be felt as they had been made unwilling agents of chaos, and soon a resistance movement formed led by the members of the *Guild of Cartography*. It is unclear how exactly, but the resistance managed to close the original Chaos Portal and then destroy the remaining Critters in their *Homeworld*. At this point, many Critters had already gone off to other worlds to spread Chaos using the portals of the city.

#### No Land Shall Suffer Chaos

A period of immense guilt in the history of the *Homeworld*. Survivors of The Ocuppation set out to the recovery of the city, these efforts were led by the figureheads of the Resistance. Portal research became the source of heated discussion, for one many felt that it was just too dangerous to continue. The Resistance felt differently, their part in aiding the Critters to spread made it their duty to continue learning about the portals and about the Chaos Critters. Issuing their new commission: **No Land Shall Suffer Chaos**, they began to set out to gather and record all the information they could about the portals they had created and any information they could get their hands on to avoid this ever happening again. After some time, a contested decision to deconstruct all the portals was made by the leaders and every last portal was taken down. But the tensions between those against portal research and those for, created a giant divide in *The Guild of Cartography*. This meant the end, and soon after it was officially disbanded.

A giant cloud of uncertainty hung over the city for weeks. Many people left the city, while the majority of those who stayed still poured into the research.

## The Great Commision

After a few years, a renewed vigor brought about an air of hope, what with the arrival of many like minded individuals to the area. These ruins became a beacon of Freedom for people who had heard tales of The Resistance. This influx was the first step to lay the foundations of the city of ***Banar-Kinting***. *"The True Path"* was laid, using the stones from the portals as a base for the city, so no one would ever forget their triumph over chaos. The city became busy, buildings being repaired or constructed, walls to protect the residents, halls and archives, and above all a constant exchange of information. Research was once again flourishing, more and more information on how to control the portal technology and other possible applications.

The city was fast growing, now with intelligent beings from across the physical dimension joining every other day. More and more people gathered and every time knowledge grew exponentially until it became possible to move the entire city for the first time.

No one was prepared for what they found.

Upon return the return of Banar-Kinting to the Homeworld, the attitude inside the city had drastically changed. A solemn sense of responsibility could be felt among the people. Many had, for the first time, seen up close the extent of destruction that Chaos Creatures wanted for the worlds. At this point, the remaining members of the Resistance gave a grand speech to all of the inhabitants of Banar-Kinting and issued forth The Great Commission: **No Land Shall Remain Unknown, No Land Shall Suffer Chaos, No Land Shall Be Forgotten.**

*The Guild of Free Cartographers* was born.

## Purpose of the Guild

While many only associate the guild to their commision: No Land Shall Remain unknown, this is not where the true purpose lies. The Guild would look to undo their mistakes by seeking and destroying, or returning, chaos critters to their own dimension. This, the true purpose of the guild, is not publicly known to all the citizens of Banar-Kinting or members of the Guild, and only some cartographers ever find out about it. Among those who know the true purpose there exist an elite group called the Seekers, they make sure that no land has to suffer Chaos.

#### Ring Portals

These tiny portals are made of the same stone used in the construction of regular portals and they serve as a means to identify a Chaos Critter. Due to their nature, a critter that is exposed to these portals will inevitably find their physical appearance altered. This means that the ring only needs to be brought closer to a suspected critter in order to confirm. The visual distortion can present itself in many different ways, depending on the critter and on the world they are found in.

When a cartographer is certain that a certain creature is a chaos critter, they submit a report and a Remediation team will be dispatched. This is due to the fact that given their size, these portals are highly unstable and may begin to degrade at uncertain periods of time. Where a Chaos Critter is concerned, time is truly of the essence.