The Wayfinder's Pact

The Wayfinder's Pact

The Wayfinder’s Pact is the courier’s guild of Faia, managing all communication, delivery networks, and optimizing travel routes. With stations in every single settlement, it is thanks to their efforts that messages, goods, and Faians can efficiently reach their destination. While the guild mostly works behind the scenes, the Wayfinder’s Pact plays a truly vital role in facilitating the interconnectedness of Faia’s scattered islands.

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Guild
PURPOSE: To manage all inter-island communication, travel, and delivery networks.
SYMBOL: A winged scroll. 

PRIMARY LOCATION: The guild’s headquarters are located in Pendle, where they utilize the varying altitudes of the Mavia’s floating island segments to train critters as messengers. The Wayfinder’s Pact also maintains stations in all official settlements, many of these stations merged or connected with Adventurer’s Guild outposts. 
LEADERSHIP AND HIERARCHY: The Wayfinder’s Pact is led by a council of Route Masters, each overseeing different regions of transport.
MEMBERSHIP: Members include navigators, couriers, pilots, sailors, and ground staff. Gaining membership requires a certain level of ability.

STANDING: The Wayfinder’s Pact mostly operates behind the scenes. Consequently, it is not as widely recognized as most other guilds. Many Faians don’t even know of the guild’s existence, simply taking their daily delivery services for granted. Regardless, the Pact is indispensable in enabling trade and communication, and highly respected by the organizations it works with.
FUNDING: The Pact is funded through service fees for message and cargo transport. It often works with other organizations, such as the Lightkeeper’s Council, the Adventurer’s Guild, and the Merchant’s Guild.

KEY ACTIVITIES:

• Operating and maintaining vessels for inter-island travel.
• Managing a message delivery system.
• Establishing and mapping safe travel routes.
• Maintaining Wayfinder’s Stations across Faia.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Established a web of optimal travel routes across the islands of Faia, widely used by both the Wayfinder’s Pact and the Merchant’s Guild to this day.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Since its establishment, the Wayfinder’s Pact has been critical for bridging the large physical gaps between Faia’s scattered islands and settlements.