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An international guild of seekers for lore and loot. Divided into lodges, of which the Sasserine lodge is one.

'''Class Notes''': Rangers, wizards, rogues and cloistered or adventurous clerics are popular, but no class is biased against. The seekers sponsor the Loremaster and [[Ruin Explorer (D&D class)|Ruin Explorer]] prestige classes.

'''Type''': College

'''Scale''': 14 (Continent)

'''Capital''': 14. Gp limit 100,000. Assets 1,400,000 gp.

'''Executive powers''': Gift, Research, Trade.

==== Advancement ====
{| class="wikitable"
||'''Criterion''' |||'''Affiliation Score Modifier'''
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||Character level ||| +1/2 levels
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|colspan=2|Inherent ||| 0
|-
|colspan=2|'''Acquired''' ||| 4
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|| Ability to read or write three "dead" languages. This does not include Common and racial tongues, but most other languages do count. ||| +1
|-
|| 5 or more rains in Appraise ||| +1
|-
|| 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (Geography) or Knowledge (History) ||| +1
|-
|| 10 or more ranks in Knowledge (Geography) or Knowledge (History) ||| +1
|-
|colspan=2|'''Work''' ||| 6
|-
|| Pay 10% of income in guild dues ||| +2
|-
|| Paid less than 1% of income in guild dues ||| -1
|-
|| Donates magic item to seeker lodge (this also counts against guild dues)||| +2/5,000 gp
|-
||Continual reports on most activities to the affiliation (doubled if players writes and publishes journal)||| +1
|-
||Owns an artifact or a magic item worth 100,000 gp or more ||| +1
|-
||Works as guild official 1 month/year ||| +1
|-
||Works as full-time guild scribe, chronicling another member for a full year ||| +2
|-
|colspan=2|'''Adventure''' ||| 2
|-
|| Adds significant new lore to seeker lodge ||| +1
|-
|| Wins crucial lodge debate ||| +1
|-
|colspan=2|'''Penalties''' ||| 2
|-
|| Fails to deposit a journal in seeker lodge once/year ||| -2
|-
|| Failure to serve duties as a Seeker Council member this year ||| -4
|-
|| Loses a magic item on deposit from the seekers ||| -4
|-
|| Reveal Seeker secrets to non-members (you are free to reveal secrets you brought to light) ||| -2
|-
|| Deliberately wrecks a ship ||| -4
|}
 This bonus is not generally applicable to PCs. Does not count for balance purposes.

 Bonus not cumulative with others in the group or with the line above the group.

==== Benefits ====
{| class="wikitable"
||'''Affiliation Score''' |||''' Title: Benefits and Duties'''
|-
|| 3 or lower ||| '''Apprentice''': no benefits.
|-
|| 4-10 ||| '''Seeker''': Free but spartan accommodations at any seeker lodge. +2 circumstance bonus on Knowledge checks at seeker libraries.
|-
|| 11-20 ||| '''Master Seeker''': +4 circumstance bonus on Knowledge checks at seeker libraries. Receives an unflinchingly loyal servant/chronicler (expert class cohort).
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|| 21-29 ||| '''Member of Seeker Council''': Access to a lodge's most secret tomes, grants an +8 circumstance check on Knowledge checks at seeker libraries and a +4 circumstance  bonus on Bluff and Diplomacy checks in Seeker debates. Borrow and use non-charged guild item worth Affiliation Score x 500 gp for one month once per year. Must serve 30 days each year administrating the lodge. Loss of item or failure to serve gives loss of affiliation score.
|-
|| 30 or higher ||| '''Grand Master''': Borrow and use non-charged guild item worth Affiliation Score x 500 gp. Loss of item gives loss of affiliation score.
|}
==== Peter Blood ====
{| class="wikitable"
||'''Criterion''' |||'''Affiliation Score Modifier'''
|-
||Character level ||| +1/2 levels
|-
|| 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (Geography) or Knowledge (History) ||| +1
|-
|| Paid less than 1% of income in guild dues ||| -1
|}
[[Category:Greyhawk affiliations]]