Cartographers' Guild (Faction)

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The New Gork Cartographers' Guild is in charge of scouting ahead of the flying city's perceived course to gather data with which they can prepare the city for any approaching dangers.

## Rank 1: Scout

The backbone of the Guild, comprised of sharp eyes and steady hands. Both are necessary for the work of mapmaking.

### Mechanics

***Compasses and Cartography.*** You gain proficiency with cartographer's tools. If you already have proficiency, you gain expertise.

### Social

***Surveyor's Eye.*** You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other features around you. In addition, you can immediately determine with great accuracy a question of quantity, distance, or speed in your immediate environment.

## Rank 2: Surveyor

Armed with your fundamentals, the guild tasks you with work that you have found an affinity with: Either working with the Outbounders to scout the path ahead of New Gork, or working with the Inbounders within the Guild Hall itself to archive the information gathered.

### Mechanics

Armed with your fundamentals, the guild tasks you with work that you have found an affinity with: Either working with the Outbounders to scout the path ahead of New Gork, or working with the Inbounders within the Guild Hall itself to archive the information gathered.

***Airship Rating (Outbounder).*** You are trained to rig and prepare the guild's airships for their scouting missions. You gain proficiency with Air Vehicles, or expertise if you are already proficient. In addition, you are able to cast the *Mending* cantrip.

***Map Keeper (Inbounder).*** Your excellent memory is enhanced even further, allowing you to aid your fellow cartographers in their work. You gain proficiency in History, or expertise if you are already proficient. In addition, you are able to cast the *Dancing Lights* cantrip.

### Social

***The Map Room.*** You now have access to the Map Room, the heart of the Cartographer's Guild and home of every map and chart ever produced by the Guild. Before every Adventure, you may choose to borrow a rudimentary map of New Gork, Kanara, Kairos, Freeport, or the Continent. Beyond basic geographical features and landmarks, the map also contains a unique point of interest chosen at a DMs discretion.

## Rank 3: Cartographer

Your skills are recognized and rewarded accordingly, granting you the title of a full Cartographer within the guild. You are free to further pursue your geographical interests, without being under the watchful eye of another Cartographer.

### Mechanics

***Falconer (Outbounder).*** You receive a tattoo in the form of an albatross, from which you can summon forth that bird by speaking its command word as an action.

The albatross is friendly to you and your companions. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the albatross defends itself but takes no other actions.

The albatross can be called forth for up to 12 hours. At the end of that duration, it vanishes, reverting to its tattooed form. It reverts to a tattoo early if it drops to 0 hit points or if you use an action to speak the command word again while touching it. Once it has been called forth, it can't be summoned again until 2 days have passed.

While in albatross form, the tattoo allows you to cast the *Animal Messenger* spell on it at will.

***Curator (Inbounder).*** You receive your very own Cartographer's Map, an enchanted map intended to provide the most accurate information to the Guild from the comfort of your chair. You may unfurl this map once per day, allowing you to cast the *Clairvoyance* spell as an action.

***Recall.*** When you unfurl this map within the Archipelago, you may choose to create your invisible sensor in a familiar location or an unfamiliar yet obvious location anywhere within the four main cities (Kairos, Kanara, Freeport, New Gork). The Guild's familiarity with these locales allows for both sight and sound to be projected by the map. However, if the map is used in this way, the spell only lasts for a minute.

### Social

***Hazard Pay.*** You're a regular at the guild and known in all its branches. Within the city of New Gork, the guild provides you with free access to diamonds that may be used to cast *Revivify*.

## Rank 4: Sightmaster

### Mechanics

***Diomedian Intervention (Outbounder).*** Your bond with your albatross has grown significantly, allowing for a unique ability of the tattoo to be revealed. While your albatross is summoned and are within 30 feet of each other, you may use a bonus action to swap places. This ability can only be used twice per long rest.

In addition, if you are hit with an attack or effect that would reduce your hit points to 0, you may instead use a reaction to swap places with your albatross, allowing your summon to take the damage instead. You must be within 30 feet of each other for this ability to take effect.

***Everywhere, All at Once (Inbounder).*** Your skill with your Cartographer's Map has grown significantly, allowing you to unfurl the map twice per day. In addition, you unlock a special technique only possible with those with a high affinity for spatial magics.

***Compare.*** When you cast the *Clairvoyance* spell using this map, you may choose to create your invisible sensor in two distinct locations, using your action to switch between sensors. This feature can not be used in conjunction with Recall.

### Social

***Need a Lift?*** Your importance to the Cartographer's Guild is unparalleled. If your character is unable to return from an adventure, be it capture, a loss of corporeal form to *Revivify*, or something else, you may choose to have a rescue mission to be sent out on your behalf. This mission will be conducted by NPCs who will recover your character and/or their body 9 days after going missing. Recovery may not be possible based on DM discretion. You may only use this feature once per Season.