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{{house_infobox|housename=The Sentinels of Nature|leader=Logistics Ta'Sa|patron=[[Neraeos]]|style=Elected Autocracy|founder=Treant|city=[[Eleusis]]|tutor=[[Vixen]]|icon=Stag Crown}}
{{autocracy_infobox
|housename=The Sentinels of Nature
|leader= None
|patron=[[Gaia]], the Wildwood Queen
|style=Elected [[Autocracy]]
|founder=Treant
|city=[[Eleusis]]
|classes=[[Sentinel]], [[Jester]], [[Monk]], [[Runewarden]] and [[Serpent]]
|tutor=[[Vixen]]
|icon= The [[Stag Crown]]
|arms=Vert, on a chevron Or, a [[wolves|wolf]] courant contourny Sable
}}


'''The Sentinels of Nature''' are a diverse forestal [[help:houses|house]] comprised mainly of members of the [[sentinel]] [[:category:classes|class]], but also welcoming those of the [[druid]], [[sylvan]], [[priest]], [[paladin]], [[shaman]], [[monk]], [[runewarden]], [[magi]], [[serpent]], [[bard]], and [[jester]] classes who place nature as their foremost priority in life.
:''This page is about the House. For the class, please see [[Sentinel]].''


Seeking a less rural lifestyle than their [[The Ancient Circle of Druids|Druid]] cousins, the Sentinel [[:category:guilds|guild]] was founded nearly two centuries ago, making its way into the [[:category:city-states|cities]] of [[Sapience]] and currently concentrated in the village of [[Eleusis]]. Collectively known as the Pack, they are one of the more militant forestal organizations in their duty to nature. After many successful years of such service, the guild transformed into a house.
'''The Sentinels of Nature''' was a diverse forestal [[:Category:Houses|House]] comprised mainly of members of the [[Sentinel]] [[:Category:Classes|class]], though it also welcomed members of other classes who place Nature as their foremost priority in life.


Sentinels are free to live life by any moral code; they have the choice to reside in many of the cities and worship almost any [[:category:gods|God]] they choose. But above any of these individual freedoms, a Sentinel is loyal to nature and the Pack. Be it forest or desert, hill or valley, if any part of nature is threatened, the Sentinels will act as one, administering their own brand of justice to those foolish enough to cross them.
Sentinels were free to live life by any moral code; for many years they had the choice to reside in many of the cities and worship almost any [[:category:gods|God]] they chose. But above any of those individual freedoms, a Sentinel was loyal to nature and the Pack. Be it forest or desert, hill or valley, if any part of Nature was threatened, the Sentinels would act as one, administering their own brand of justice upon those foolish enough to cross them.


== History ==
Around the Year 678AF, the Ventos Allegos, a minion of Lady [[Lorielan]], destroyed all the Icons ending with the fall of the the [[Stag Crown]]. When the Sentinels Icon fell the Ventos Allegos travelled trough the Shadow Icon to the Eastern Ithmia. With the presence of Ventos Allegos being too much for the forest and Eleusis, the trees and woods began to become distorted. Awakened from Her slumber by the arrival of the Ventos Allegos, Lady Artemis along with Lady Gaia combined Their powers to rejuvenate the forest and removed the Ventos Allegos. With the surge of Natural energy, the trees and plants began to heal along with the trees of the the Three Great Forestal Houses, of which they then became no more.  
''A timeline of the Sentinels' history and other relevant events.''


202 AF - The Sentinels guild is founded by '''Treant''', a former druid, with the guildhall in [[Shallam]] and [[Hermes]] as [[patron]].


221 AF - Treant announces his decision to leave the realms permanently.
=Founding=
Seeking a less rural lifestyle than their [[The Ancient Circle of Druids|Druid]] cousins, the Sentinel [[:category:guilds|Guild]] was founded in the year 202 A.F., making its way into the [[:category:city-states|cities]] of [[Sapience]] concentrating in the village of [[Eleusis]]. Collectively known as the Pack, its members made up one of the more militant forestal organisations dutiful to Nature. After many successful years of such service, the Guild transformed into a House.


222 AF - '''Blackleaf''' is elected Guildmaster.
=Political History=
==Patrons==
:202 AF - Lord Hermes became the first Patron of the Sentinels of Nature.
:224 AF - Lord Vastar replaced Lord Hermes.
:256 AF - Lady Gaia replaced Lord Vastar.
:260 AF - Lady Tarah replaced Lady Gaia.
:266 AF - Lord Caspian replaced Lady Tarah.
:316 AF - Lady Demeter replaced Lord Caspian.
:354 AF - Lord Neraeos replaced Lady Demeter.
:538 AF - Lady Artemis replaced Lord Neraeos.
:619 AF - Lady Gaia replaced Lady Artemis.
:???  AF - Lady Valnurana replaced Lady Gaia.
:672 AF - Lady Gaia replaced Lady Valnurana.


224 AF - [[Vixen]], the Wilderness Guide, begins teaching in the guildhall; [[Vastar]] is chosen as patron.
==Leadership - Guildmasters==
:202 AF - Founder: Treant.
:222 AF - Blackleaf replaced Treant as Guildmaster.
:243 AF - Galdrion replaced Blackleaf as Guildmaster.
:247 AF - Perseon replaced Galdrion as Guildmaster.
:266 AF - Covenant replaced Perseon as Guildmaster.
:367 AF - Landon replaced Covenant as Guildmaster.
:372 AF - Caz replaced Landon as Guildmaster.
:383 AF - Vertigo replaced Caz as Guildmaster.
:387 AF - Ferret replaced Vertigo as Guildmaster.
==Leadership - Hearts of the Forest==
:394 AF - First Heart of the Forest: Farret.
:438 AF - Logistics replaced Farret as the Heart of the Forest.
:511 AF - Rangor replaced Logistics as the Heart of the Forest.
:544 AF - Jazell replaced Rangor as the Heart of the Forest.
:576 AF - Samanthya replaced Jazell as the Heart of the Forest.
:588 AF - Xio replaced Samanthya as the Heart of the Forest.
:618 AF - Athylea replaced Xio as the Heart of the Forest
:623 AF - Athylea abruptly quit the Sentinels of Nature, leaving the House without a leader.
:624 AF - Penwize became the Heart of the Forest.
:631 AF - Logistics replaced Penwize as the Heart of the Forest.
:672 AF - Samanthya replaced Logistics as the Heart of the Forest.


227 AF - The Council of [[Oakstone]] is formed.
=Icon History=
:408 AF - The [[Stag Crown]] was raised.
:464 AF - The icon was destroyed by Mhaldorian forces.
:472 AF - The icon was raised once more.
:606 AF - The icon was destroyed by Ashtani forces.
:??? AF - The icon was raised once more.


230 AF - The power to [[extermination|exterminate]] is given to users of [[Necromancy]].
=Inhabitants=
:[[Vixen]], the Wilderness Guide resided within the estate of the Sentinels of Nature, existing as their [[tutor]].
:[[Mehrien]], of Jaguar Black
:[[Onakk]], the Raven
:[[Antion]], the Basilisk


234 AF - Blackleaf announces the Sentinels' neutrality in the [[Shrine Wars]].
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236 AF - Sentinels and Druids form a treaty of non-agression.
 
c. 238 AF - Due to the inability of the guild to remain politically neutral and still reside in Shallam, the Sentinel guildhall is moved to [[Hashan]].
 
240 AF - The corpses of birds and other creatures are found throughout the land with their hearts ripped out, the beginning of the [[Death's Heart Saga]].
 
c. 241 AF - The first [[Oakstone Charter|Charter of Oakstone]] is completed, with [[overharvesting]] laws in effect.
 
243 AF - [[Twilight]] posts in public [[help:news|news]] 4584, "Due to the  overwhelming wish of the Sentinels to leave Hashan, the People of this illustrious city have voted by a landslide to revoke the Sentinel Guild Charter. Know that the Sentinels are no longer a recognized citizen-entity of Hashan. All guild rights and privileges are hereby rescinded." Technically this meant the guild was no longer headquartered in Hashan, though the guildhall remained (and still stands to this day), and Vixen continued to instruct Sentinels there for several years.
 
243 AF - '''Galdrion''' contests and defeats Blackleaf for the position of Guildmaster.
 
247 AF - Galdrion is contested for Guildmaster during a lengthy and unexplained absence... '''Perseon''' replaces him as GM.
 
c. 252 AF - An herb ban is imposed upon the [[Kharon]] guild, whose members continually launch attacks on Sentinels.
 
252 AF - Still deciding what to do about the guild hall, Perseon declares -no- Sentinel will be a citizen of Hashan.
 
256 AF - Perseon welcomes Lady [[Gaia]] as the new guild patron and leads the membership to Her temple in the [[Western Ithmia]], where Vixen remains to teach, the new guild "hall."
 
259 AF - '''Dalamar''' exterminates a significant number of rooms; war is publicly declared on him.
 
260 AF - Lord [[Sartan]] offers a "deal" to forestals: allow Him to place an altar in the forests with an annual mortal sacrifice, in turn for summoning beasts to continuously hunt Dalamar. The offer is declined.
 
260 AF - Due to the absence of Lady Gaia from the realms, and the need to have an active Patron, Perseon welcomes Lady [[Tarah]] to the guild.
 
262 AF - Lady Tarah regretfully announces she will be entering into a deep slumber.
 
263 AF - The Sentinels pledge their support in the defense of [[Thera]] against domination by [[Ashtan]].
 
266 AF - [[Covenant]] suggests that defense of the Gaian Tree during [[landmarks|Landmarking]] is part of the guild's purpose in the general defense of nature; Perseon later declares defilment of the tree to be punishable by outguilding, and strongly recommends all assist in protecting and sanctifying the Tree.
 
266 AF - Perseon announces he will be stepping down from his position. Covenant is elected guildmaster and appoints Lord [[Caspian]] as patron to take over from the slumbering Tarah.
 
271 AF - Vixen falls sick to a mysterious illness. The Sentinels are instructed to channel their grove energy and annihilate their groves, saving Vixen but costing them the [[Groves]] skill. Shortly thereafter, the guild is bequeathed with the long-awaited skill of [[Woodlore]], and a new guildhall in the village of [[Eleusis]].
 
272 AF - An herb ban is enacted against Ashtan as a wartime embargo.
 
272 AF - The guildhall is invaded and Vixen murdered several times.
 
273 AF - The herb ban expands to prohibit sales to any non-guild members, with the exception of Druids, Eleusians and anyone actively assisting the guild.
 
277 AF - Massive exterminations by '''Andelas''' take place, further fueling trouble between Ashtan/Sartan and the guild.
 
279 AF - Lady Gaia awakens after a long slumber.
 
279 AF - The forests are shrouded in shadow through the [[Ritual of the Darkenwood]], an attempt by the guildmistress of the Druids and the head of Twilight's order to unite against the forces of evil.
 
280 AF - Gaia returns to Her temple to find Her dryads slaughtered, their bodies piked, and Her grove exterminated by Sartan.
 
280 AF - The ritual of cleansing is brought about to lift the darkness from the forests, resulting in the birth of the [[Darkenwood]].
 
293 AF - The herb ban on Ashtan is lifted.
 
298 AF - The herb ban against Ashtan is reinstated, as Sentinels have become targets of [[help:theft|theft]] with no attempt on the city's behalf to protect them, even when conducting business within the city limits.
 
301 AF - Sartan is defeated by the Alliance of Gods, imprisoned beneath an overturned mountain off the west coast of Sapience, ending the shrine wars. A [[red fog]] begins to seep from the island onto mainland Sapience, killing all plantlife in its path. The fog was driven back to the island, with the side effect of Sartan's power consolidating and his return to the realms. Most Sentinel enemies migrate to newly-formed [[Mhaldor]], and the herb ban against Ashtan is lifted once more.
 
305 AF - Gaia leaves the realms, dispersing the last of her essence to the forests. Amidst the turmoil, nine [[forest spirit|spirits]] appear, taking their places in the forests of Sapience.
 
316 AF - Lady [[Demeter]] is welcomed as the new guild patron.
 
324 AF - The village of Eleusis awakens and begins accepting citizens.
 
333 AF - Oakstone imposes an herb ban against Mhaldor for encouraging and harboring exterminators.
 
337 AF - Mhaldor and Oakstone form a treaty and the herb ban is lifted, with Mhaldor agreeing to stand by its policy of punishing exterminators with outcitizening and enemy status.
 
348 AF - After numerous exterminations, Mhaldor's treaty with Oakstone is repealed and an herb ban is imposed by the guild only. Forestals show their strength by reacting swiftly and strongly in response to exterminations.
 
354 AF - Lady Demeter enters a deep slumber, and Lord [[Neraeos]] is chosen to replace Her as Guild Patron.
 
366 AF - After 100 years as Guildmaster, Covenant retires and '''Landon''' is elected as the new leader.
 
369 AF - The guild's herb ban against Mhaldor is lifted.
 
373 AF - '''Caz''' replaces Landon as Guildmaster.
 
374 AF - In an effort to discourage theft of forestals, the Sentinel, Sylvan and Druid houses agree to joint enemying program.
 
383 AF - '''Vertigo''' replaces Caz as Guildmaster.
 
387 AF - '''Farret''' replaces Vertigo as Guildmaster.
 
394 AF - The guild undergoes conversion to a house and is renamed the Sentinels of Nature.
 
402 AF - The Sentinels celebrate their 200th anniversary.
 
408 AF - The Sentinels are gifted with the Stag Crown, a powerful [[Icon]] on [[Nishnatoba]] from which the House draws new powers.
 
438 AF - '''Logistics''' replaces Farret as House Leader.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 23 March 2022

The Sentinels of Nature
Leader None
Patron Gaia, the Wildwood Queen
Leadership Style Elected Autocracy
Founder Treant
City Eleusis
Classes Permitted Sentinel, Jester, Monk, Runewarden and Serpent
House Tutor Vixen
Heraldric Arms Vert, on a chevron Or, a wolf courant contourny Sable
Icon The Stag Crown


This page is about the House. For the class, please see Sentinel.

The Sentinels of Nature was a diverse forestal House comprised mainly of members of the Sentinel class, though it also welcomed members of other classes who place Nature as their foremost priority in life.

Sentinels were free to live life by any moral code; for many years they had the choice to reside in many of the cities and worship almost any God they chose. But above any of those individual freedoms, a Sentinel was loyal to nature and the Pack. Be it forest or desert, hill or valley, if any part of Nature was threatened, the Sentinels would act as one, administering their own brand of justice upon those foolish enough to cross them.

Around the Year 678AF, the Ventos Allegos, a minion of Lady Lorielan, destroyed all the Icons ending with the fall of the the Stag Crown. When the Sentinels Icon fell the Ventos Allegos travelled trough the Shadow Icon to the Eastern Ithmia. With the presence of Ventos Allegos being too much for the forest and Eleusis, the trees and woods began to become distorted. Awakened from Her slumber by the arrival of the Ventos Allegos, Lady Artemis along with Lady Gaia combined Their powers to rejuvenate the forest and removed the Ventos Allegos. With the surge of Natural energy, the trees and plants began to heal along with the trees of the the Three Great Forestal Houses, of which they then became no more.


Founding

Seeking a less rural lifestyle than their Druid cousins, the Sentinel Guild was founded in the year 202 A.F., making its way into the cities of Sapience concentrating in the village of Eleusis. Collectively known as the Pack, its members made up one of the more militant forestal organisations dutiful to Nature. After many successful years of such service, the Guild transformed into a House.

Political History

Patrons

202 AF - Lord Hermes became the first Patron of the Sentinels of Nature.
224 AF - Lord Vastar replaced Lord Hermes.
256 AF - Lady Gaia replaced Lord Vastar.
260 AF - Lady Tarah replaced Lady Gaia.
266 AF - Lord Caspian replaced Lady Tarah.
316 AF - Lady Demeter replaced Lord Caspian.
354 AF - Lord Neraeos replaced Lady Demeter.
538 AF - Lady Artemis replaced Lord Neraeos.
619 AF - Lady Gaia replaced Lady Artemis.
??? AF - Lady Valnurana replaced Lady Gaia.
672 AF - Lady Gaia replaced Lady Valnurana.

Leadership - Guildmasters

202 AF - Founder: Treant.
222 AF - Blackleaf replaced Treant as Guildmaster.
243 AF - Galdrion replaced Blackleaf as Guildmaster.
247 AF - Perseon replaced Galdrion as Guildmaster.
266 AF - Covenant replaced Perseon as Guildmaster.
367 AF - Landon replaced Covenant as Guildmaster.
372 AF - Caz replaced Landon as Guildmaster.
383 AF - Vertigo replaced Caz as Guildmaster.
387 AF - Ferret replaced Vertigo as Guildmaster.

Leadership - Hearts of the Forest

394 AF - First Heart of the Forest: Farret.
438 AF - Logistics replaced Farret as the Heart of the Forest.
511 AF - Rangor replaced Logistics as the Heart of the Forest.
544 AF - Jazell replaced Rangor as the Heart of the Forest.
576 AF - Samanthya replaced Jazell as the Heart of the Forest.
588 AF - Xio replaced Samanthya as the Heart of the Forest.
618 AF - Athylea replaced Xio as the Heart of the Forest
623 AF - Athylea abruptly quit the Sentinels of Nature, leaving the House without a leader.
624 AF - Penwize became the Heart of the Forest.
631 AF - Logistics replaced Penwize as the Heart of the Forest.
672 AF - Samanthya replaced Logistics as the Heart of the Forest.

Icon History

408 AF - The Stag Crown was raised.
464 AF - The icon was destroyed by Mhaldorian forces.
472 AF - The icon was raised once more.
606 AF - The icon was destroyed by Ashtani forces.
??? AF - The icon was raised once more.

Inhabitants

Vixen, the Wilderness Guide resided within the estate of the Sentinels of Nature, existing as their tutor.
Mehrien, of Jaguar Black
Onakk, the Raven
Antion, the Basilisk
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