Guilds

The Sermontil Guild Association is the backbone of industry and commerce in the Lockwood region, and largely the reason most settlers come to the Lake in the first place. The Guild Association is led by a council of leader representatives from each of the largest Guilds, who create a balance of power among each of the Guilds and settle disputes between and among all of Sermontil's Guilds.

History
Because Lockwood, and Sermontil especially, fluctuates in power and control so often, it can be difficult to establish a true and linear history of the guilds in the city. It is, however, widely considered a fact that Sermontil's Craftsmen's Guilds were around since the foundation of the city hundreds of years ago, making it one of the older establishments in the region. It is generally accepted that the larger guilds are more storied, and the Mages Guild sees its long history as a point of pride, though even their records are not entirely accurate, since fable is often weaved into the history of each powerful mage. In modern times, the only people truly interested in the history of the region seem to be the Archaeologist sect of the Explorer's Guild, who dedicate their lives to the study of civilizations that predate even the Guilds. Resultantly, the history of the Guilds remains as tenuous and unclear as the balance of power today.

Guild Association Leaders
Bill Lowsley – Merchant's Guild Respresentative/Chairman

Derringer – Explorer's Guild Rep(Absent)

Dalor Ragdal – Craftsman's Guild Rep

Eir Windwhistle – Mages Guild Rep

Anglor Groat – Thornclaw Rep

Brother Luthor – Church Rep

Noel Vindheim -- Noble Rep

Full List of Registered Guilds
Merchants Guild

Craftsman's Guild

Explorers Guild

Mages Guild

Fighter's Guild

The Thornclaw Company

The Artist's Collective

Dock Porter's Guild

Fishmonger's Guild

Mariner's Guild

Jeweler's Guild

United Chefs, Bakers, and Vintners Guild (U.C.B.V)

Independent Cheesemongers Guild

Brewers and Associated Taverns Guild

Sermontil Aerodrome and Aeronautics Guild (in partnership with the Explorer's Guild)

Civil Engineer's Guild

The Associated Couriers of Lockwood Lake

Artificiers and Appraisers Guild

Pugilist's Guild

The Association for Amusement and Gaming

The Circle of Pan'ier

Associated Debt Collectors' and Slavers' Guild

Unofficial Guilds
The Gemini

The Thieves Guild

The Bleeders

The Blackfish