I’ve found information on two Mage orders in Gnomeregan, one a public work Guild and the other a secret society.
The Secret Society called themselves the Lords of Time. They appear to have been what we would call Arcane mages. A lot of the documents I looked at had allusions to them, but very few direct mentions. They appear to have simply vanished, if they ever existed at all.
Their symbol is convoluted. Something about an hourglass with objects orbiting around it, in circles, while concurrently the same objects pass through the hour glass in a straight line. Who could make sense of that?
More commonly know, were the Steamfitters Union. This union had two branches the Accelerants (fire mages), and the Hydrobinders (frost mages). The Accelerants controlled power, and the Hydrobinders control the water. They worked together to create the massive steam driven engines that power Gnomeregan.
The Accelerants made use of a stylized graph indicating that alluded to controlled increases in power.
And the Hydrobinders used a depiction of some kind of Filter with pipes at the bottom.
Teratrooper Infantry – These gnomes armed with sword and shield patrolled the natural tunnels that connect to Gnomeregan. They were trained to stand together in tight formation and cut off narrow passages with their shields. The Force Reactive Disk was invented by them for them with the intent to interlock and dig in to the walls of a tunnel. This tradition has continued on in to the modern Gnomeregan Infantry.
Sentry Committee – These gnomes guarded the surface of Gnomeregan. They specialized in the larger weapons used by other races. The idea apparently being that by using the largest weapons possible they would prove they were equally capable in martial ability. Because of Gnomeregans narrow entrance, there were far fewer of these gnomes. They were finally disbanded when the gnome monarchy ordered Gnomeregan sealed.
The Pummelers – In the notes above there are references to another group called ‘The Pummelers’. This appears to be a derogatory term for gnomes that did not have the discipline to operate in the tight groups of the Infantry, or the technical prowess of the Sentries. These gnomes put more ’emotion’ in to their battles than any other. There are records of some as champions.
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