The Spellguard of Silverymoon are an order of elite arcane protectors of the city, the personal guard of it's ruler and patron of its illustrious college of magical learning, the Conclave of Silverymoon. But perhaps their greatest task is the oversight of the city's mythal and it's protective wards. The order is open to arcane spellcasters of all sorts; while primarily comprised of wizards, it also includes bladesingers, sorcerers and warlocks among its ranks. In order to gain admittance, aspiring members has to demonstrate a certain prowess in battle-magic by casting a number of spells while in audience with the Spellguard's Lord Warder. The applicant would then be interrogated by the Lord Warder, who is aided by a number of clerics casting divination spells such as detect evil, detect thoughts, discern lies and true seeing  to test the applicant and it's loyalty to Silverymoon. Once accepted, the new Spellguard are formally brought into the order in a grand ceremony held within the High Palace and given their adrath token, a small metal badge that allows them to cast certain arcane spells that are otherwise prohibited by Silverymoon's mythal. It allows a Spellguard to cast conjuration, fire and teleportation spells within the city's wards, spells that otherwise can not be cast within the confines of the city because of the mythal.

The most promising arcane students in Silverymoon are offered to be initiated into the Spellguard as initiates. The number of Spellguard members rarely exceed 25 and it is not unusual for a member to being sent on a clandestine mission or even die in the line of duty for the "Gem of the north". In order to safeguard the replenishment of new talent in the Spellguard as well as taking care of lesser tasks every Spellguard must take one initate and it's not unusual for the seven Wardens under the Lord Warderer and the Lord Warderer himself to have several initiates.

Each Spellguard initiate have to be accepted by the mythal of Silverymoon in a special ritual together with his/her mentor. The ritual creates a bond similiar to the bond created between a Spellguard and the mythal. After the ritual the Spellguard initiate recevies a minor adrath token that let's the mentor know excactly where the initiate are within the bounds of the mythal of Silverymoon and acts as a compass to find the initiate outside. 

Your duties besides your studies to become a Spellguard consists of assisting your mentor in his/her duties and as well as guarding the Conclave of Silverymoon. When your Spellguard mentor deems that you have progressed far enough in your studies he or she will invoke the rite of passage. This releases the initiate from his/her duties to the mentor and the initiate is encouraged to go on a grand tour of the realms in order to learn how the world works outside of Silverymoon and to develop his/her skills in the arcane arts. Not seldom are the initiate also tasked with something important such as retreving a magic sword stolen from an embassy to Neverwinter, bringing back an enemy of the state or finding a lost tome wanted by the conclave. A grand tour can take decades and the Spellguard mentor often take a new initiate, but the bond through the minor adrath token persists and many are the stories told about a mentor trying to find an old initiate in dire straits. Few inititates return but those that does are most often on the path of becoming member of the Spellguard order if they so chooses.

 

Skill Proficiencies: The Spellguard has among the best training available in all of the Sword Coast and as an initiate you have a wide selection to pick from depending on your arcane focus. Choose two of the following, Stealth, Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, Religion, Insight, Medicine. If your arcane focus is Bladesinger you also have the choice of choosing Athletics.

Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: Minor adrath token, 20 gp, elven cloak not magical but excellent quality

Spell List

When Silverymoon was established around the mythal the mages, that later would form the Spellguard, found a pride of golden Psuedodragons living around the mythal. The Psuedodragons were at first wary of the newcomers but when the mythal accepted the new settlement an accord was formed. Any member of the Spellguard order could approach a Psuedodragon of the pride and ask for familiarship and a number of Spellguards have since then had a gold Psuedodragon familiar. It is not even unheard of that young initiates have bonded with the playful dragonkind.

Spell Level	Spells
1st	find familiar

Suggested Characteristics

Spellguard initiates are junior members of an elite, arcane, military order and often have only one objective, becoming a full blown member. Most other issues are secondary at least until they take their grand tour. The ends justify the means it not an unusual mindset as an initiate but to become a Spellguard you have to learn how the world works and most of all yourself or you will have no chance of being accepted by the mythal of Silvermoon. 

d8	Personality Trait
1	I idolize my Spellguard mentor and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2	The Spellguard is more important to me than my life.
3	I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
4	I’m look down on people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play.
5	I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
6	Thinking is for other people. I prefer action.
7	I would do anything to protect the mythal of Silverymoon...
8	Fireball!!!

d6	Ideal
1	Silverymoon. My city, nation, or people are all that matter. (Any)
2	Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
3	Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of the Spellguards hierarchy. (Lawful)
4	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my mentor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any)
5	Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful)
6	Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I owe my life to my mentor.
2	I would lay down my life for the people I served with.
3	I work to preserve Silverymoon, the Conclave and the mythal.
4	Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
5	I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6	I protect those who cannot protect themselves.

d6	Flaw
1	I put too much trust in those who wield power within the Spellguard order.
2	I made a terrible mistake that cost many lives—and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
3	I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
4	Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life.
5	I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
6	I am easily distracted by the promise of information.

Contacts

Your Spellguard mentor is one of the fabled Spellguard. He or she could be bladewielding Bladesinger, an aged and scholarly wizard or a fiery Sorcerer. 

d1	Contact
1	Your Spellguard mentor is one of the fabled Spellguard. He or she could be bladewielding Bladesinger, an aged and scholarly wizard or a fiery Sorcerer.