House of the Sanguine Helix

The House of the Sanguine Helix is a moderately sized, but tall elegant structure, with a rectangular building connected smoothly to its side. Its doors lay open for all to enter, with reddish orange curtains partially obscuring the view. Inside are many short tables with pillow cushions set out on the floor, as well as some regular tables and chairs. Bookshelves line the walls, and several small arcane objects are often strewn about.

This faction offers spellcasting services and defends the city of Osteria from magical threats, though its primary purpose is still an academic institution with the purpose of studying magic and the rifts. It's members are offered shared guild resources, guidance and support, a place to live, and potentially even quests.

## Members

The cambion Andorell is the founder and original leader of the Helix, though more recently transferred ownership to his successor Yiek, as his life's journey pulled him elsewhere. Yiek is the current Guildmaster and leader of the Helix. Jarnas and Umben serve as her Guild Officers, and the woman Vestra serves as Yiek's personal secretary and guild assistant.

The member Teth is a notable Professor within the guild.

Other members tend to come and go as life dictates, the member-list frequently changing.

## History

The guild was formed about 15 years ago by Andorell, who built it with the original premise of a place for like-minded arcane casters to gather and work together.

They were involved in the research and destruction of the Cult of the Great One after one of their members became corrupted by them.

More recently as in sometime during the past two years, the guild underwent a period of construction and expansion from it's original tower which when completed resulted in how the guild is now. An improved guild hall.

Not too long ago in comparison, Andorell transferred ownership and primary leadership of the guild to his successor Yiek, as his life's journey pulled him elsewhere such that he could unfortunately no longer manage to look after the guild. Yiek continues to care for the guild, after him.

## Guild Benefits

To become a member of the Sanguine Helix, they must pay a monthly fee of 50 gp. (Exceptions mentioned below).

While being a member of the helix, you gain the following benefits:

* Contacts with spellcaster PCs and NPCs.
* Access to magic item store borrowing, and can borrow non-consumable gold cost components.
* A room and food.
* Access to the Alchemy Lab and Training Room.
* 50 rpexp per day actively posting in the Helix (interacting with other members, practicing in the training room, etc. Be reasonable, this should be more than a single post to count as actively posting )
* Lore effects based on an action choice system each month for guildwide initiatives. (Example: a choice between the guild researching some ruins to the West, or to experiment the nature of planar portals. These will have longterm lore effects, potentially over the entire world of Daleos.)
* A member can also craft and sell scrolls to the helix as a downtime activity, as explained here: https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-MNaf2Yt\_WnJlfILe9i6 You do not need to pay the monthly fee if you have a Leadership position as they are paid as an employee of the guild. Being an employee has benefits as well:
* Leadership positions have an extra lore effect action.
* Leadership PCs conduct interviews, help resolve investigation rolls, and assist PCs with questions or problems that most normal members are not able to help with.