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{{Guild
{{GuildPage
| guild_full_name = The Syssin Defenders
|guild_name  = The Syssin
|desc        = Opportunistic merchants of death.


| table_color = #9db09d
|gm_title    = The General
| table_text_color = #1a301a
|gm          = Faerah
|patron      = [[Severn|Severn, the Manipulator]]
|sec_title    = Lieutenants
|secs        = Eydis, Trikal, and Fezzix
|hon_title    = Keeper of Names
|hon          = Atarah


| blurb = Sworn defenders of [[Spinesreach]].
|residence    = [[Spinesreach]]
| class = Syssin
|alignment    = [[Shadow]]
| location = [[Spinesreach]]
| first_guildmaster = Szan


| guildmaster = Lin
|helpfile    = syssin
| guildmaster_title = Champion of the Five Spires
}}
| patron = Severn
 
| secretaries = Nahasa, Villi, Konnorn, and Tyrak
== History ==
| head_of_novices = Keshena
 
| head_of_novices_title = Imparter of Guile
The Syssin Defenders were created by [[Severn]], who wished to form a group of perfect soldiers to defend [[Second Mortal Epoch|Ankyrean-era]] [[Spinesreach]] from outsiders. Their ranks were made deliberately of non-[[Ankyreans]], and were often no more than farmers or lowly guards in their former life.


| game_description = Syssin history is a long, winding road, which dates back to the times of the [[Ankyreans]]. Once indentured bodyguards to this ancient race, they have evolved over the epochs. They have been slaves and test subjects - used to create a superior [[lycanthrope]] and the creation of their sister [[guild]], the [[Atabahi]]. They have been wayward [[Shadowsnakes]], when their home of [[Spinesreach]] was hidden from [[Sapience]] due to the [[Grand Artifice]].<br><br>It is in a more recent century that they have returned to their home, and taken back up their duty as [[Severn|Severn's]] Heralds of Artifice, and the Defenders of their home. The life of a Syssin is not an easy thing, but the gifts that come with it are unquestionable. Using their arts of [[Venoms]], [[Hypnosis]] and [[Subterfuge]], the Syssin utilize agility, both physically and mentally, to further [[Severn|Severn's]] will and protect their home.
Following the end of the [[Second Mortal Epoch]], the origins of the Syssin were lost in the [[Grand Artifice]], but Severn's teachings lived on in a corruption of His original intent: a clandestine guild known as the Shadowsnakes. Headquartered in [[Ashtan]], the Shadowsnakes operated for years as scoundrels, merchants, and assassins.
}}
 
Following an incident that resulted in the destruction of their guidlhall, the Shadowsnakes went for years without a home, until the discovery of [[Spinesreach]] allowed them to unearth their Ankyrean history, and thus resume their career as the Syssin Defenders.
 
Well into the [[Third Mortal Epoch]], the Syssin underwent a number of reforms, following the city of Spinesreach during the state's transformation into a republic. Rechristening themselves the [[Syssin (Guild)|Syssin Syndicate]], the Defenders put to rest their history, and choosing [[Maghak, the Sovereign]] as their [[patron]], began to operate as an enterprising business/family, an identity which continues today.
 
== Guildhalls ==
 
Like many guilds, the Syssin have operated from quite a handful of different bases.
 
=== The Shadowsnake Ship ===
The first incarnation of the Syssin guildhall, during their tenure as the Shadowsnakes. A ship of considerable dimensions, it was moored in the harbor of [[Ashtan]] for many years, unable to leave due to the surrounding mass of the archipelago. When an outbreak of expiring suicide mice destroyed parts of the city, the ship's lagoon was opened to the ocean for the first time, and the Shadowsnakes sailed it to the [[Western Wilderness]], one of the most remote areas in [[Sapience]].
 
The ship itself was eventually sunk by another suicide mouse, and currently lies at the bottom of the ocean.
 
=== Spirean Hideaway ===
The ancient, underground home of the Syssin Defenders, reoccupied as the guild's identity was rediscovered. Housed in [[Spinesreach]], it contained a small number of rooms, including a physics laboratory, workstation for the milking of venoms, and bunkers. It contained a mechanism for accessing another, hidden part of the guildhall, but the means of getting there was a closely guarded secret.
 
=== The Defenders Sanctum / Syndicate HQ ===
Originally an expansion to the original Spirean hideaway, the Sanctum was designed by Lin al-Akir during her first tenure as [[guildmaster]], and eventually superseded the original guildhall entirely. Designed for residence as well as training, it features a dormitory, library (the Kazael Complex), chambers for each [[secretary]] and the guildmaster, a training yard, pool, and theater. A hidden chamber in the Sanctum leads to an escape hatch, which allows Syssin to exit to the [[Pachacacha River]]. The secret lower portion of the guildhall still exists, unchanged, but the access continues to be guarded.
 
The Defenders Sanctum has been continually added on to and modified since its inception, and is now informally known as "Syndicate HQ", a term coined by guildmaster Klonk Gnarlstone. The guildhall exists, currently, in this state.


Reformed in the year 112 of the Midnight Age, the Syssin were refounded by a
== Allies and Enemies ==
group of Shadowsnakes who decided to resume their former identities.  Once
Guardians of the Ankyrean Order, the Syssin now only pledge loyalty to their
guild and defence of the City of [[Spinesreach]].


Much like the [[Paladins]] who vow to defend their city, the Syssin will ensure
Because of their controversial, mercenary attitude, the Syssin are not often liked by many guilds on either side of the Shadow/Spirit spectrum. They are most notably, however, aligned closely with the [[Atabahi (Guild)|Atabahi]], who began as a group of former Syssin Defenders who were experimented on by the [[Ankyreans]]. Those guilds who espouse truth and [[Spirit]] are often the Syndicate's worst enemies; namely, the [[Luminaries (Guild)|Luminaries]] and [[Daru (Guild)|Daru]].
safety and protection of the [[Spinesreach|City of Spires]]. But do not confuse the ends with
the means. The Syssin are equipped to be crafty and wily, and use their skills
of [[Venom|Venoms]], [[Subterfuge]] and [[Hypnosis]] to befuddle and eliminate their enemy.

Latest revision as of 20:03, 24 January 2016

The Syssin
Leadership
The GeneralFaerah
Divine PatronSevern, the Manipulator
LieutenantsEydis, Trikal, and Fezzix
Keeper of NamesAtarah
Information
ResidenceSpinesreach
AlignmentShadow
Main Help File(HELP SYSSIN)
 
Opportunistic merchants of death.

History

The Syssin Defenders were created by Severn, who wished to form a group of perfect soldiers to defend Ankyrean-era Spinesreach from outsiders. Their ranks were made deliberately of non-Ankyreans, and were often no more than farmers or lowly guards in their former life.

Following the end of the Second Mortal Epoch, the origins of the Syssin were lost in the Grand Artifice, but Severn's teachings lived on in a corruption of His original intent: a clandestine guild known as the Shadowsnakes. Headquartered in Ashtan, the Shadowsnakes operated for years as scoundrels, merchants, and assassins.

Following an incident that resulted in the destruction of their guidlhall, the Shadowsnakes went for years without a home, until the discovery of Spinesreach allowed them to unearth their Ankyrean history, and thus resume their career as the Syssin Defenders.

Well into the Third Mortal Epoch, the Syssin underwent a number of reforms, following the city of Spinesreach during the state's transformation into a republic. Rechristening themselves the Syssin Syndicate, the Defenders put to rest their history, and choosing Maghak, the Sovereign as their patron, began to operate as an enterprising business/family, an identity which continues today.

Guildhalls

Like many guilds, the Syssin have operated from quite a handful of different bases.

The Shadowsnake Ship

The first incarnation of the Syssin guildhall, during their tenure as the Shadowsnakes. A ship of considerable dimensions, it was moored in the harbor of Ashtan for many years, unable to leave due to the surrounding mass of the archipelago. When an outbreak of expiring suicide mice destroyed parts of the city, the ship's lagoon was opened to the ocean for the first time, and the Shadowsnakes sailed it to the Western Wilderness, one of the most remote areas in Sapience.

The ship itself was eventually sunk by another suicide mouse, and currently lies at the bottom of the ocean.

Spirean Hideaway

The ancient, underground home of the Syssin Defenders, reoccupied as the guild's identity was rediscovered. Housed in Spinesreach, it contained a small number of rooms, including a physics laboratory, workstation for the milking of venoms, and bunkers. It contained a mechanism for accessing another, hidden part of the guildhall, but the means of getting there was a closely guarded secret.

The Defenders Sanctum / Syndicate HQ

Originally an expansion to the original Spirean hideaway, the Sanctum was designed by Lin al-Akir during her first tenure as guildmaster, and eventually superseded the original guildhall entirely. Designed for residence as well as training, it features a dormitory, library (the Kazael Complex), chambers for each secretary and the guildmaster, a training yard, pool, and theater. A hidden chamber in the Sanctum leads to an escape hatch, which allows Syssin to exit to the Pachacacha River. The secret lower portion of the guildhall still exists, unchanged, but the access continues to be guarded.

The Defenders Sanctum has been continually added on to and modified since its inception, and is now informally known as "Syndicate HQ", a term coined by guildmaster Klonk Gnarlstone. The guildhall exists, currently, in this state.

Allies and Enemies

Because of their controversial, mercenary attitude, the Syssin are not often liked by many guilds on either side of the Shadow/Spirit spectrum. They are most notably, however, aligned closely with the Atabahi, who began as a group of former Syssin Defenders who were experimented on by the Ankyreans. Those guilds who espouse truth and Spirit are often the Syndicate's worst enemies; namely, the Luminaries and Daru.