The Royal Capital had belonged to powerful families, wealthy merchants, and influential organizations long before Sage Alistair arrived.
Its streets were filled with establishments that had survived generations of changing rulers, shifting alliances, and commercial rivalries.
For those who had prospered within that arrangement, the arrival of an outsider determined to establish an entirely new organization was not particularly welcome.
Gideon Marholt had tolerated Sage's presence for months, believing that the Adventurer Guild would eventually discover the difficulties of operating within the Kingdom's most competitive city.
Instead, the Guild had flourished.
Its enormous Headquarters attracted Warriors from distant territories, its facilities offered services that established organizations struggled to match, and its control of Greyfen had begun transforming the surrounding region into a flourishing center of commerce.
