The Stalwart Blades

In this new era of laws and regulations, it is only natural that it would be reflected in one of the Three Brothers, the largest of the adventurings guilds on Joia. There are even those who say that the Stalwart Blades is one of the defining pillars of the new world. As adventures became more limited in their options and restricted in what they were allowed, there was quite a large amount of pushback from the adventures themselves. There was a need for someone to oppose the rouge adventures who were actively harming the nations that ruled them. From this need, the Stalwart Blades, and specifically their Guildmaster Marcel Sunguard, rose. Starting only as a few men and women, the Blades earned quite a reputation, with the brutal execution of the Twin Chosen cult being a particularly significant event in their history.   This reputation as the hounds of the Grand Council would only become more true as they continued to grow. The most obvious example of this is the fact that they are closer to a small private army than any sort of adventuring guilds. They, among other things, have an actual ranking system, and all new recruits are necessitated to spend time training with their peers under a superior. They also, with some exceptions, do not have permanent adventuring groups, with adventurers instead being chosen for the assignment at hand. Lastly, there is the fact that the Guild only takes missions from the Grand Council, meaning they are primarily used against threats that all nations can agree should be handled, often the quiet execution of rogue adventures.   The guild itself boasts few truly powerful spellcasters but does host an impressive array of martial and half-casters within their ranks. There has also often been speculation that adventures that score lawful on their alignment test are herded towards the Blades, though no solid proof has ever been presented.