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Originally, the [[Guild Council]] was an organization that worked in tandem with the King, drafting their own legislation and approving construction and regulatory proposals made by the King. However, after King [[Kerath]] abdicated the throne in [[6977 DE]], ending the [[List of D'ni Kings|reign of the kings]], he transferred full power to the Guild Council, appointing five Great Lords to lead it. After that, the 18 Major Guilds - each represented by 19 Guild Masters and one Grand Master - ruled D'ni completely. Kerath had argued, "D'ni is the Guilds," and he could see no other organization better suited to rule D'ni until the coming of what he believed to be the true Great King – he strongly believed that King [[Ahlsendar]], thought by many during his reign to be the prophesied Great King, was in fact a fraud and a liar. | Originally, the [[Guild Council]] was an organization that worked in tandem with the King, drafting their own legislation and approving construction and regulatory proposals made by the King. However, after King [[Kerath]] abdicated the throne in [[6977 DE]], ending the [[List of D'ni Kings|reign of the kings]], he transferred full power to the Guild Council, appointing five Great Lords to lead it. After that, the 18 Major Guilds - each represented by 19 Guild Masters and one Grand Master - ruled D'ni completely. Kerath had argued, "D'ni is the Guilds," and he could see no other organization better suited to rule D'ni until the coming of what he believed to be the true Great King – he strongly believed that King [[Ahlsendar]], thought by many during his reign to be the prophesied Great King, was in fact a fraud and a liar. | ||
Just prior to the [[fall of D'ni]], Guild Master [[Aitrus]] of the [[Guild of Surveyors]], with the help of his wife [[Ti'ana]], began proposing measures that would give | Just prior to the [[fall of D'ni]], Guild Master [[Aitrus]] of the [[Guild of Surveyors]], with the help of his wife [[Ti'ana]], began proposing measures that would give some of the authority of government back to the commoners of D'ni. This was met with considerable resistance from the entrenched aristocracy behind the Council, but the measures passed. Unfortunately, nothing is known at this time about what these measures actually did to empower the general populace. | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
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===Member ranks=== | ===Member ranks=== | ||
Ranking in the Guilds is slightly unclear, but there were clearly many levels of rank, including, from lowest to highest, Cadet, Guildsman, Guild Master, Grand Master, and Great Lord. There was also a Guild Captain rank according to research on [ | Ranking in the Guilds is slightly unclear, but there were clearly many levels of rank, including, from lowest to highest, Cadet, Guildsman, Guild Master, Grand Master, and Great Lord. There was also a Guild Captain rank according to research on [article=Teledahn]'s history as documented by [article=Douglas Sharper], but its place in the hierarchy is currently unclear. Rank was indicated by symbols sewn onto the cloaks of the Guild member. 8 symbols – 4 to a side – indicated the lowest rank, while the Great Lords had only one such symbol. Rank was not based on age, but it is unclear exactly what requirements had to be met to move up in the ranks of the Guild. | ||
===Eligibility=== | ===Eligibility=== | ||
Membership in the Guilds was typically reserved for the upper classes of D'ni society due to the high monetary cost of enrollment. A scholarship program was instituted in [[4721 DE]] by King [[Demath]], requiring the Guilds to accept a certain percentage of students who passed the entrance exams but were unable to afford the price. | Membership in the Guilds was typically reserved for the upper classes of D'ni society due to the high monetary cost of enrollment. A scholarship program was instituted in [[4721 DE]] by King [[Demath]], requiring the Guilds to accept a certain percentage of students who passed the entrance exams but were unable to afford the price. | ||
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==Lists of Classical Guilds== | ==Lists of Classical Guilds== | ||
===Major Guilds=== | ===Major Guilds=== | ||
In [[2488 DE]] the [[Guild of Miners]] replaced the [[Guild of Fine Artists]], which was split into the Minor Guilds of [[Guild of Artists|Artists]], [[Guild of Actors|Actors]], [[Guild of Sculptors|Sculptors]] and [[Guild of Musicians|Musicians]]. The following Guilds made up the D'ni Council at the time of [[Fall of D'ni|D'ni's fall]] in 9400 DE:<ref> | In [[2488 DE]] the [[Guild of Miners]] replaced the [[Guild of Fine Artists]], which was split into the Minor Guilds of [[Guild of Artists|Artists]], [[Guild of Actors|Actors]], [[Guild of Sculptors|Sculptors]] and [[Guild of Musicians|Musicians]]. The following Guilds made up the D'ni Council at the time of [[Fall of D'ni|D'ni's fall]] in 9400 DE:<ref>"[http://www.florestica.com/hpotd/characters/guilds/index.html The Guilds of D'ni]", The Lost Library of D'ni. Accessed on November 19, 2019.</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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! Guild !! Colors | ! Guild !! Colors !! Known Ages | ||
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| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Analysts]] || <span style="color: #FF7F00;">▇</span><span style="color: #FF7F00;">▇</span> orange || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Archivists]] || <span style="color: #FFD700;">▇</span><span style="color: #FFD700;">▇</span> gold || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Books]] || <span style="color: #FFFDD0;">▇</span><span style="color: #FFFDD0;">▇</span> pale cream || [[Meanas]], [[Trases]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Cartographers]] || <span style="color: #1FCDE2;">▇</span><span style="color: #1FCDE2;">▇</span> turquoise || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Caterers]] || <span style="color: #50C878;">▇</span><span style="color: #50C878;">▇</span> emerald green || [[Er'cana]], [[Er'duna]], [[Er'jerah]], [[Hereas]], [[Shimas]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Chemists]] || <span style="color: #BFFF00;">▇</span><span style="color: #BFFF00;">▇</span> lime green || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Engineers]] || <span style="color: #008000;">▇</span><span style="color: #964B00;">▇</span> green, brown trim || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Healers]] || <span style="color: #FF91A4;">▇</span><span style="color: #FF91A4;">▇</span> salmon pink || [[Books of Birenni]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Ink-Makers]] || <span style="color: #800080;">▇</span><span style="color: #800080;">▇</span> purple || [[Venalem]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Legislators]] || <span style="color: #DC143C;">▇</span><span style="color: #DC143C;">▇</span> crimson || [[Gadar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Linguists]] || <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">▇</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF;">▇</span> white || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Maintainers]] || <span style="color: #5C132B;">▇</span><span style="color: #5C132B;">▇</span> burgundy || [[Gahreesen]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Mechanists]] || <span style="color: #964B00;">▇</span><span style="color: #964B00;">▇</span> brown || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Messengers]] || <span style="color: #FFFF00;">▇</span><span style="color: #FFFF00;">▇</span> yellow || | ||
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| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Miners]] || <span style="color: #2B60DE;">▇</span><span style="color: #2B60DE;">▇</span> royal blue || | ||
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| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Stone-Masons]] || <span style="color: #98FB98;">▇</span><span style="color: #98FB98;">▇</span> pale green || | ||
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| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Surveyors]] || <span style="color: #A4FFFF;">▇</span><span style="color: #A4FFFF;">▇</span> pale blue || [[Minkata]] | ||
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| [[Guild of | | [[Guild of Writers]] || <span style="color: #000000;">▇</span><span style="color: #9B140B;">▇</span> black, dark red trim || [[Yakul]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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* [[Guild of Musicians]] | * [[Guild of Musicians]] | ||
* [[Guild of Sculptors]] | * [[Guild of Sculptors]] | ||
==Restoration of the Guilds== | ==Restoration of the Guilds== | ||
On July 31, 2007, the [[DRC]] opened the neighborhood of [[Kirel]] to explorers. The neighborhood was at one time the DRC's base of operations in D'ni, but now serves as a gathering place for all explorers interested in the Guild system. The DRC has outlined five Guilds which they believe are the most important to be resurrected in this new D'ni being built today. Four of these are Guilds that existed at the time of the Fall, while the fifth – the Guild of Greeters – was created by explorers in 2003 to work and guide with new explorers through their initial explorations of D'ni. The full list is as follows: | On July 31, 2007, the [[DRC]] opened the neighborhood of [[Kirel]] to explorers. The neighborhood was at one time the DRC's base of operations in D'ni, but now serves as a gathering place for all explorers interested in the Guild system. The DRC has outlined five Guilds which they believe are the most important to be resurrected in this new D'ni being built today. Four of these are Guilds that existed at the time of the Fall, while the fifth – the Guild of Greeters – was created by explorers in 2003 to work and guide with new explorers through their initial explorations of D'ni. The full list is as follows: | ||
* [[Guild of Cartographers (restored)]] | * [[Guild of Cartographers (restored)]] | ||
* [[Guild of Greeters]] | * [[Guild of Greeters]] | ||
* [[Guild of Maintainers (restored)]] | * [[Guild of Maintainers (restored)]] | ||
* [[Guild of Messengers (restored)]] | * [[Guild of Messengers (restored)]] | ||
* [[Guild of Writers (restored)]] | * [[Guild of Writers (restored)]] | ||
In addition, the [[Guild of Archivists (restored)|Guild of Archivists]] and the [[Guild of Linguists (restored)|Guild of Linguists]] have also been restored, though without the backing of the DRC. | |||
== References == | == References == |