Imperial Guilds

The Imperial Guilds form the backbone of the Empire of the Jade Eye, each dedicated to a number of crafts and professions. These guilds ensure the empire's prosperity by upholding standards of excellence, fostering innovation, and preserving traditions. As vital components of the empire's economic and cultural landscape, they regulate the training of apprentices, maintain quality in goods and services, and contribute to the empire's stability and growth. They are closely intertwined with the Imperial Academies, and guildmembers are often alumni of the academies, or still more closely tied to schools, colleges or athaneums.  

Circle of Masters

At the core of each guild's leadership are a number of masters. These form the empire's 'Circle of Masters' a group of esteemed individuals recognized for their expertise and contributions to their guild. These masters not only guide their own guild's policies and practices but also form part of an advisory board to the Savantium, offering counsel on a range of matters. Their collective wisdom and experience play a crucial role in shaping the future of the empire, ensuring that the guilds continue to serve both their members and the wider community effectively.  

The Imperial Guilds

 

Imperial Guild of Agriculture

The Imperial Guild of Agriculture is the lifeblood of the empire, embodying the dedication of farmers who cultivate grains, fruits, and vegetables, herbalists who grow and study medicinal and culinary herbs, and gardeners who tend to both decorative and functional plants within public and private spaces. This guild ensures the empire's self-sufficiency and contributes to its health and prosperity by fostering knowledge of crop rotation, sustainable farming practices, and the cultivation of all sorts of plants.

Imperial Guild of Beasts

This guild unites all people who work with animals. Beast tamers who train animals for labor, protection, and companionship; falconers who bond with birds of prey; herders who guide the empire’s livestock; and stable hands who care for horses and other beasts of burden. Their work supports the empire’s economy, security, and the well-being of its creatures and strives to ensure harmony between humans and animals.

Imperial Guild of Construction

The backbone of the empire’s physical growth, this guild comprises painters who beautify structures, engineers who design innovative solutions, masons who lay the foundations of the empire, and builders who raise edifices from the ground up. Their collective effort shapes the empire’s cities and network of roads, fortifies its defenses, and preserves architectural heritage sites.

Imperial Guild of Design

Artists of the empire find their home in this guild, which includes visual artists who capture the empire’s beauty, sculptors who give form to its dreams, architects who design the structures and cities, and landscape designers who harmonize nature with urban development. Their vision directs the aesthetic and functional evolution of the empire, influencing its culture and identity.

Imperial Guild of Fish

This guild casts a wide net, encompassing fishers who brave the open waters and prepare whatever has been caught for consumption. The guild also includes clammers and shellfish gatherers, who comb the shores and shallows for mussels, oysters, and other treasures hidden beneath the sand.

Imperial Guild of Gems and Jewels

Artisans of opulence, the Guild of Gems and Jewels, is where goldsmiths, gemcutters, jewelers, and jade enchanters converge. They not only craft the empire’s wealth into wearable art but also utilize the properties of jade and Rainbow Jade, weaving magic and beauty into their creations.

Imperial Guild of Lands

Explorers of the unknown, this guild’s members chart the empire’s vast territories. Guides lead the way through uncharted landscapes, cartographers map the land’s contours, scouts report on conditions and threats, and explorers seek new frontiers. Their work expands the empire’s knowledge and reach.

Imperial Guild of Leather and Hide

The Guild of Leather and Hide includes cobblers, tanners, leatherworkers, and glovers. Their skill transforms raw hides into goods that protect, adorn, and serve the empire's people, from the simplest sandals to the most intricate saddlery.

Imperial Guild of Life and Death

This guild concerns itself with health, medicine and care of the citizens of the empire. Doctors and nurses heal, apothecaries concoct remedies, chemists unlock the secrets of substances, and therapists care for the mind. The guild also includes morticians who provide dignity in death. Their collective effort nurtures the empire’s health and wellbeing.

Imperial Guild of Metal and Minerals

The Guild of Metal and Minerals forges the empire’s strength,miners who extract the raw materials from the earth provide materials for smiths of all varieties who craft all sorts of ornaments, tools and weapons that are of great importance for the empire's prosperity and defenses. The guild also includes glassblowers and potters who create both practical items and intricate artworks.

Imperial Guild of Needle and Thread

the Imperial Guild of Needle and Thread unites those whose expertise lies in the manipulation of fabric and thread into essential and practical items. Weavers and spinners are the backbone of textile production, transforming raw fibers into cloth and yarn used across the empire and ropemakers apply their craft to produce vital tools for shipping, construction, and agriculture. Tailors and seamstresses cater to the clothing needs of all societal classes, crafting everything from everyday wear to ceremonial garb.

Imperial Guild of Oceans

The sailors, navigators, and captains of the Imperial Guild of Oceans master the waves and winds to connect the empire across vast distances. Their knowledge of the sea routes, weather patterns, and the lore of the deep ensures safe passage for travelers and trade, making them vital to the empire’s commerce and exploration.

Imperial Guild of Paper and Ink

Scribes, messengers, papermakers, bookbinders, and librarians form the backbone of the empire’s communication and knowledge preservation. Everything that has to be written down, is facilitated with the crafts of this guild. Most importantly, they create material and systems that the Imperial Academies uses so that wisdom can be properly recorded and everything is chronicled for future generations.

Imperial Guild of Performing Arts

The Imperial Guild of Performing Arts is the cultural heartbeat of the empire, embodying the soul and spirit of its people through expressive mediums and exploring the medium of the performing arts. Dancers tell stories and convey emotions through their movements, accompanied by musicians whose melodies fill the air with anything from ancient tunes to more contemporary compositions. Actors and poets bring tales to life on stages across the land, captivating audiences with their performances.

Imperial Guild of Sustenance

The Imperial Guild of Sustenance is dedicated to the culinary arts and food provision, ensuring every table is graced with quality and nourishing fare. Chefs and cooks, skilled in the traditional and innovative preparation of meals, utilize the empire's abundant produce and spices to delight the palate and sustain the populace. Butchers are essential for providing expertly prepared meat, sourced responsibly to meet the culinary demands of the empire while bakers transform simple ingredients into an array of breads and pastries. Despite the empire's restricted consumption of alcholic beverages, it also includes a number of brewers that apply a number of fermentation techniques to craft ales and spirits that celebrate local flavors.

Imperial Guild of Wood

In the guild of Wood, Foresters steward the woodland realms, balancing conservation with the empire’s need for timber. Woodcutters and lumberjacks skillfully harvest trees, providing the raw materials for a myriad of uses, from construction to heating. Woodcarvers turn these materials into functional and decorative items, showcasing the natural beauty of the wood in their intricate designs. Fletchers and craftspeople specializing in wooden weapon making, supply the empire’s defenders with all sorts of weaponry, bows and arrows, ensuring their readiness to protect the realm.