Rektor Schmitt

### Occupation

Guildmaster of the Adventurer's Society;Archmage and Grandmaster of the Adventurer's Society;

Head of the Society Hawks

## Physical description

### Height

6'4"

Once Highfellian nobility, Rektor Schmitt is a guildmaster of the Adventurer’s Society; often referred to respectfully as ‘Lord Commander’, though he is impartial to this title. At first, he was a founding member of the Sanctum, but grew frustrated with the leadership of the Council of Esoterics that refused to acknowledge sorcerers and warriors like himself. He’d turn to the Free Warriors, but find their monofocus on martial prowess and rejection of magic intolerable. As such, Rektor set off to form his own guild free from the ‘odious and overwhelming pretensions’ of the other guilds; one dedicated to exploring the wide interiors of Aera and protecting the commonfolk of his new home.

## History

Rektor Highfell was born as the heir of the illustrious Schmitt noble house in Highfell; one well known for possessing a draconic bloodline passed down from centuries ago. This draconic blood showed itself in Rektor even at a young age, helping him excel in both physical and magical pursuits. He would help a great many people in his youth as a traveling warrior and general philanthropist, becoming quite famous in town for his good deeds, generosity and capabilities. When the time came for his aging father to step down, none in the family objected to him becoming the head of the family.

However, a few years after claiming his birthright, the overwhelming forces of Viggron would be at the gate. The confident young lord rallied his forces and was prepared to fend off the invaders; yet, to his shock and disgust, the lords of the other great houses seemed ready to simply lay down their arms and urged the Schmitt house to do the same. Rektor, being hot blooded and full of confidence in his abilities, vowed to resist even if no one else would do so with him. However, his own ailing father pleaded with him to see reason and keep his hand in check so as to not send his own people out to their deaths. After much negotiation, Rektor would allow his pride to be wounded and laid down his sword.

Viggron would proceed to ravage the city unopposed, while Rektor could only watch from a perch of relative safety. The sight being too much to bear, Rektor would quietly leave the city behind and abandon his post as head of the family to his younger sister. He would spend years wandering and fighting lone bands of dwarves and bandits to take out his frustrations, when one day he would come upon Edyn during its initial founding. Looking to perhaps start anew, he would join the Sanctum, a burgeoning society of mages that had been helping the new city form. While within the group, Rektor would propose and form the House of Eagles; a wing of the guild dedicated to exploring and studying all of Edyn and helping protect the city as a whole from outside threats.

However, it would not take long for to grow frustrated with the Sanctum’s leadership and general inaction. Furthermore, he would come to learn that the Council of Esoterics had a dislike towards him due to the sorcerous nature of his magic and was using their authority in the guild to keep down other sorcerers and natural magic users. Disgusted, Rektor would abandon the guild entirely. He would consider joining the Free Warriors, but would object to their lack of appreciation of magical talent. As such, Rektor would deduce that his only course of action would be to use the prestige and influence of his name to found the Adventurer’s Society.

## Current Day

Perhaps one of the most admired guildmasters in Edyn, Rektor is well known for being proactive in terms of heading out onto the field whenever he is able and leading the guild to the best of his ability. While many are willing to pile credit and honor upon him, Rektor is quick to dismiss such praise as distractions from his work to make Edyn a better, safer place. He is duty bound and dauntless in the face of danger, yet amicable, courteous and pleasant to hold a conversation with. However, he is quite stubborn and strong willed, making it difficult to change his mind once it is set.

Rektor’s biggest gripes, however, are with the other guilds. He finds many of them either overly pretentious, incompetently run, or downright in opposition to the good of the city. Many close to him have heard him rant about the many issues with the other guilds, and as such takes no part in the City High Council. He also finds problems internally in his guild, as many other grandmasters and archmages take issue with his stubborn insistence to personally take on adventures and even sneaking away under false aliases to avoid doing paperwork.