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An international guild of seekers for lore and loot. Divided into lodges, of which the Sasserine lodge is one.
The '''Seekers''' may refer to any of five organizations:


'''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.
*The [[Seekers of the Arcane]], a [[Flanaess]]-based group of archaeologists and treasure hunters.


'''Type''': College
*The [[Seekers (Greyspace)|Seekers]], a [[Spelljammer|spelljamming]] group dedicated to discovering knowledge.{{cn}}  These ''may be '' the same as the Seekers of the Arcane on Oerth, but that is not specifically called out, though both are simply called the "Seekers".


'''Scale''': 14 (Continent)
*The [[Mind's Eye]] faction, a planar group dedicated to exploration and self-discovery.


'''Capital''': 14. Gp limit 100,000. Assets 1,400,000 gp.
*Seeker, a membership rank in the [[Black Cult of Ahm]].


'''Executive powers''': Gift, Research, Trade.
*The Seekers, an alternate name for the [[D'ar es Shalim]], a non-canonical [[Baklunish]] monastic order appearing in ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #3 (1996).


==== Advancement ====
{| class="wikitable"
||'''Criterion''' |||'''Affiliation Score Modifier'''
|-
||Character level ||| +1/2 levels
|-
|colspan=2|Inherent ||| 0
|-
|colspan=2|'''Acquired''' ||| 4
|-
|| 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.
[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]{{index}}
 
==== 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).
|-
|| 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]]

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The Seekers may refer to any of five organizations:

  • The Seekers, a spelljamming group dedicated to discovering knowledge.[citation needed] These may be the same as the Seekers of the Arcane on Oerth, but that is not specifically called out, though both are simply called the "Seekers".
  • The Mind's Eye faction, a planar group dedicated to exploration and self-discovery.

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

Deathseekers People Group The Scarlet Brotherhood 16
Ear Seekers Monster Native of: Material Plane, Monster Manual 1, AD&D 1e 36
Farseekers People Group The Scarlet Brotherhood 16, 19
Seekers (Sasserine) People Group Organization/Society, Dragon magazine #348 71
Seekers (Sasserine) People Group Organization/Society, Dragon magazine #350 68
Seekers (Sasserine) People Group Organization/Society, Dragon magazine #356 71
Seekers of the Arcane People Group Organization/Society, Dragon magazine #359 71
Seekers of the Arcane People Group Organization/Society, Dungeon magazine #114 43
Seekers of the Arcane People Group Organization/Society, Living Greyhawk Journal #4 15, 16
Seekers of the Arcane People Group Organization/Society, Oerth Journal #20 6,7,8
Seekers of the Arcane People Group Organization/Society, Oerth Journal #23 8,9,10,11,14,15,16,17,18,19,22
Seekers of the Arcane People Group Organization/Society, Oerth Journal #25 3,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32
Seekers of the Arcane People Group Organization/Society, Oerth Journal #30 19,20
Seekers {D'ar es Shalim} People Group Oerth Journal #03 16
Stormseekers People Group Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e 53, 54, 78, 107, 111
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