Faction name: Keepers of Antiquity
Faction type: Faction
Status: Defunct
Former townships: Myth Drannor
The Keepers of Antiquity were a loosely structured form of
government currently in jurisdiction over the area in and
around the Ruins of Myth Drannor. To them, Myth Drannor
represented a worse case scenario of knowledge lost, and it was in their intent to keep history from repeating. With the
everpresent danger of Ragnarok, this intent was further
grounded in necessity. Their goals were simple: to preserve all forms of knowledge
through the cataloging of antiquities, the charting of
territories, and by recording the passage of events both
social and historical. Citizens took an active role in the
faction, through contributions to the knowledge base in
any way they could provide. In return, they enjoyed a rich and
prosperous citizenship under the strong and everpresent
government structure of the Keepers of Antiquity. Though they did not maintain an open door policy on applying
for citizenship, they did accept citizens
through a mentorship process in which those interested
became sponsored by a current citizen or member who would
step up and speak on their behalf. Those genuinely
interested in joining had to find a mentor first. Qualities they looked for in a citizen were those who felt
strongly about their beliefs and were of a good and temperate
nature. Prior knowledge about the realms or the desire to
learn was an obvious prerequisite to citizenship.
As progress and advancement rapidly changed the Great Realms, the past was just as quickly forgotten. The Keepers of Antiquity were determined to preserve the history, and foundation these Realms were built upon. Much of the rich and deep history of the Realms had been lost and forgotten. Heroes passed on, civilizations were buried, and not even in passing were they whispered under a breath. They used their time and resources to locate, uncover, protect, and manage those parts of the Realms which had been lost: legends, manuscripts, artifacts, possibly even entire cities. Most of the information they found was shared with those who sought it. They were of neutral disposition and would share their findings freely. Their members came from all races, classes, and churches, as long as there was no evil intent, working a coordinated effort to find out as much of the past as possible. This would entail a lot of hard work, but they considered that once history was lost, it was lost forever.
