Waste Explorers Guild
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| Waste Explorers Guild | |
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| Area of Operation | Greater Warwick Area |
| No. of Members | 100-300 |
| Leader(s) | Nerrik "N" Norr (Guildmaster) |
| Established | 2016 |
Overview
The Wasteland Explorers Guild (Explorers) is a popular organization amongst travelers and adventurers. It was established in 2016 by Goblin explorer Nerrik Norr, commonly known as "N." After attempting to map The Wastes and losing an eye in the process, N decided to expand their operation by employing adventurers to travel on their behalf, and experts to catalogue information on the ever-changing Wastes. Thus, the Wasteland Explorers Guild was born. Expeditions are funded through grants and donations for the cause of exploring and cataloguing The Wastes.
Location
Currently, the headquarters are located at N's estate in Newcastle, where the organization was founded, but as the Guild has expanded, many operations and meetings are held in the field. Some notable established camps lie on the outskirts of major settlements; such as Fort Hayes, Mountain Vigil, Bad Rock, Newhaven, and The End. Most of these camps encourage other adventurers to join their cluster of tents when passing through. Many legends and stories of grand and horrific discoveries within The Wastes are heard around their campfires.
Structure
- Guildmaster: Nerrik "N" Norr (Goblin, 67)
- Houses collection of the specimens gathered for the guild. Writes grants and coordinates expeditions. Represents the Guild in communications with other organizations and municipalities.
- Lead Anthropologist: Fhilhlis Illeyien (Telgranis, 40)
- Main contact and linguistic specialist when expecting contact with natives of The Wastes. Translator of discovered texts.
- Lead Botanist: Azuth Blackbriar (Trandafir, 37)
- Travels on many expeditions to catalogue the plant life of The Wastes and research their interactions with their environments.
- Lead Cartographer: Sabrina Tabby (Felinae, 45)
- Compiles maps from all expeditions into one map. As The Wastes continue to change, so does the map.
- Lead Geologist: Ruksak Norr (Goblin, 63) (sibling to N)
- Oversees the largest collection of rocks in Warwick, identifies and examines mineral samples collected on expeditions.
- Lead Historian: Beau Kramer (Paleteth, 33)
- Keeper of the notes, books, and salvaged documents from Waste Expeditions. A mixture of lost journals, incomplete catalogues, sketches, and expedition notes.
- Lead Zoologist: Yog'maruk (Orc, 70)
- Taxidermist and Fauna specialist. Caretaker and preservationist of the collection. Some smaller or docile specimens are kept in glass tanks.
- Field Specialist: Kali Brightglade (Gaelbraugh, 32)
- Main guide to out-camps. Organizes expeditions and coordinates supplies for the camps. Search and rescue coordinator.
- Contract Manager: Grotor (Ogre, 29)
- Manages funding of mercenaries and adventurers for the protection of researchers and their assistants on expeditions.
Participation
Player participation in The Wasteland Explorers may take many forms. A scientist measuring weather patterns or collecting samples, an artist doing renderings of the flora and fauna, or even a hunter turning in the corpses of the strangest monsters they find. One doesn’t have to ascribe to any one archetype to join the organization or even to take up jobs or quests posted on job boards. The Explorers do not pay members or ask for any dues, but instead offer help procuring research grants for expeditions and projects (In-Game, this can be used to explain between-game expenses such as food and lodging.) The Plot Team or Environmental Encounters Team (EET) may post jobs or send in NPC quest givers. The Explorers can be approached between games (email EET or Plot, depending on the item) to turn in, sell, or research items discovered during an event weekend.
