"An unyielding cycle—where ruin begets renewal, and from the embers of oblivion, existence is born anew. The Infinite Continuum is not mercy, nor fate, but a sentence—an eternal waltz of entropy and genesis, bound to the throes of a cosmos that knows no peace."

— The Ascendant Valekith on the nature of the Infinite Continuum.

The Emris Adventuring Guild is a renowned institution of adventurers, scholars, and explorers based in Shariz, the capital of the Serrakhan Sultanate. Founded during the late Fourth Age, it claimed to stand as a beacon of progress and discovery—its charter declaring a noble mission to chart the unknown, recover the relics of lost civilizations, and rekindle the ancient knowledge buried beneath Osira’s shifting sands.

But beneath the sunlit banners and scholarly pledges lay a deeper truth.

The guild was founded by Altair Emris (aka Alistair Emrys), a former Solir of Itela and once-advisor to Avatar Lumina, who betrayed his people to the malevolent schemes of Malekith and saved his own skin only to live in exile beneath a false name: Altair Emris. His true motivations were buried beneath decades of carefully curated vision, but those who knew him—or survived him—now speak of a man haunted by guilt, grasping for redemption through the building of something greater than himself.

Today, in the Fifth Age, the guild has been reformed under the stewardship of Professor Henry Endsworth, who leads it in the wake of Talyen’s return and revelations during The Star of Dawn. Under this new light, the Emris Adventuring Guild (formally renamed the Sunsations Adventuring Guild) is more than a waystation for glory-seekers; it is a crucible of research, restoration, and reckoning with Osira's forgotten past.

Origins & History

The guild was established in Shariz as an outwardly noble effort to unify the downtrodden peoples of the Sultanate through shared purpose—adventure, exploration, and the pursuit of truth. Under Altair Emris’s guidance, it flourished. Its members ventured far into The Sands of Serrakhan, unearthing relics from their not-so-distant past, and even deliving into ruins left by the vanished Solir civilization of Itela.

But the truth behind its founding was far more personal. Alistair Emrys did not create the guild solely to lift up the realm—he created it to unearth what happened to the Solir of Itela, the people he betrayed when he exchanged their safety for his own life in a pact with Malekith. The guild’s charter, its reach, and even its seemingly altruistic principles were all extensions of Emrys’ guilt—his attempt to write redemption in the annals of history.

He hid his true identity for decades. It was not until his death within the Promythean—the conjured inter-planar ziggurat of Prometheus—that the truth was unveiled to Kairus the Brass and Losk the Wanderer. His consciousness, preserved through the Emr1s construct, was exposed and dismantled by Talyen during the event now known as The Star of Dawn.

The Star of Dawn

The Star of Dawn marked the definitive turning point for the guild. In a blinding flash of radiant light during a gathering in the guild’s central arena, Talyen destroyed Emr1s, the artificial construct created by Emrys to preserve his mind beyond death. In doing so, he shattered the veil of lies that had cloaked the guild since its inception.

With the false idol shattered and the truth laid bare, Talyen released Kairus and Losk from the Dawn Device, exposing the hidden legacy of Malekith’s manipulations and the guild’s complicity. These revelations shook the institution to its foundations.

But Talyen did not abandon it—he reformed it. With the blessing of the newly established Senate of the Sun, he appointed Professor Endsworth as the new Headmaster, charged with restoring the guild's integrity and ensuring its mission would never again be twisted by secrets or silent shame.

Structure & Schools

The Emris Adventuring Guild is structured around three distinct schools, each designed to reflect the nature of its adventurers and hone their skills accordingly:

• School of the Phoenix – For warriors who fight with valor and resolve, even in the face of certain death.
  
• School of the Owll – For scholars, mages, and clerics who seek wisdom and understanding above all else.
  
• School of the Snake – For rogues, survivalists, and cunning individuals who have learn to manipulate the world around them to achieve their goals.

Each school has its own dormitories, ritual chambers, and training facilities, though all are unified beneath the greater halls of the guild complex. To become a fully fledged adventurer, one must first complete the Trials of the Sun and then attend the selection ceremony which will determine what school they are placed into (depending on their performance during the trials, as observed by the acting headmaster).

Renewal & Reformation

Since its reformation, the Emris Guild has become an essential pillar of Serrakhanian stability and progress. It now works closely with:

• The Sand Scribes of the Solace Atheneum – Providing arcane and historical research partnerships to recover lost truths from across the elemental realms.
  
• The Serrakhanian Survey Corps – An elite wing of the Sunsteel Legion led by Talyen, which integrates guild members into formal charting expeditions across Osira and the realms beyond.

This trifecta—Guild, Scribes, and Surveyors—now works in concert to not only protect the people of the realm, but to uplift them and uncover the history which was once lost to their forefathers.

Legacy

Though born from guilt, the Emris Adventuring Guild now stands in the light of truth. Its halls echo with the voices of those who choose to seek what lies beyond the edge of the known world, and its walls bear the scars of battles fought not only for survival, but for the sake of the realm itself.

From the frozen wastes of Norska to the sun-scorched sands of Serrakhan, The Sunsations, and all who wear the mark of the Emris Guild carry one truth with them:

"No mountain stands too high, no desert stretches too wide, no sea runs too deep for those whose indomitable will burns with the flame of their forefathers."

The guilds symbol – a phoenix rising from ashes towards a radiant sun – reflects this profound truth. 

The Sunsations are a fabled adventuring fellowship which began in the sand-swept streets of Shariz. The original Sunsations were forged in the crucible of the Emris Adventuring Guild and began their kinship through completing the Trials of the Sun. Though their ranks have changed over the years, and many have perished or passed on, the name Sunsations rings like thunder across Osira and beyond. They are remembered not just as warriors or wanderers, but as the very fire that reignited the kinship between the elemental realms.

They have walked the blistering dunes of Serrakhan, soared over The Skybound Shardlands, swam through sunken cities, survived The Netherveil, and opposed ascendant gods with little more than conviction and a dream. In the Fifth Age, their legacy continues in the hearts of many—immortalized not only in the Hall of Heroes within the newly renamed Sunsations Adventuring Guild, but in the reshaped fate of Osira itself.

Founding Members

• Talyen
  
• Kairus the Brass
  
• Josu
  
• Mal the Marbled Man
  
• Losk the Wanderer
  
• Professor Henry Endsworth
  
• May Bellsprout

Odyssey of the Sunsations

• The Serpent's Showdown: Uncovered the resurgent Snake Cult, tracked it to its nesting coils beneath The Sands of Serrakhan, and slew The Great Serpent, severing a long-lingering shadow from the desert’s spine.
• Scourge of the Seven Suns: Accidentally released the Primarchs of the Sun from the Temple of the Seven Suns, sparking a cataclysmic arc that would culminate in the Conjunction of the Realms and the showdown within Promythean.
• Journey to the Netherveil: Passed through the The Barren Badlands, into the Burned Woods, and finally to The Umbral Gateway, discovering the truth of Itela, Avatar Lumina’s fall, and the rift opened to The Netherveil. Culminated in the Battle of the Four Armies and Valekith’s rise.
• The Earthbound Expedition: Crossed The Skybound Shardlands and journeyed to The Earth Realm, earning Avatar Terra's trust and completing the Trial of Bjorn in Grimhold. The Earthstone revealed the mythic truths of Avatar Umber, Avatar Rok, and the Elemental Schism which formed between the earth and The Sun Realm.
• Wrath of the World Eater: Dove into the Sea Realm (via the Seagate) to liberate Atla from Sahuagin invasion and Illithid infection, slayed the World Eater Serpent, and helped restore the shattered realm of Utgard with the aid of Vidarr Lonestorm and Avatar Typhon.
• Saving the Sultanate: Assisted Talyen in exposing Emr1s, the warforged vessel of Altair Emris’ lingering consciousness, and uncovering his betrayal of the Solir (see: The Star of Dawn). Then overthrew Sultan Hakim Atis (see: Sultans Showdown) and High Priest Ishmael (see: Shadow of the Sun's Eclipse), ushering in the Senate of the Sun.
• The Tides of Khaos: Journeyed to the Y’azi Peninsula across the eastern sea, trained in the Temple of Fujin and Temple of Raijin, and helped slay Varaghast Ghuul, sealing the Khaos Rift within the hollowed body of Skald, The Shattered. These efforts would also lead to The Trilateral Concord.
• Battle of the Black Sun: In their final odyssey, the Sunsations ventured to the Tomb of the Twin-Spirit, confronting Malekith/Valekith beneath a blood-red eclipse. Many perished, but the unity of all elemental realms and their avatars prevailed to stop the apocalypse which could have been.

While their final journey together -- through the March of the Mortal Machine, The Edge of Elysium, and ultimately Path of the Four Elements -- would come to a close after Talyen's sacrifice to permanently seal The Continuum Crystal, their legends would live on forever...

Legacy

The Sunsations are no longer a group—they are a movement. A living memory. A brotherhood of the brave and broken-hearted, whose members have spanned from Serrakhanian gladiators to Plane of Faewyld nobility, from Skybound airships to sunken seabeds, to the final light beneath a blackened sun.

Statues of the fallen now stand immortal in the Hall of Heroes, their names etched in golden marble within the walls of the Sunsations Adventuring Guild. Their adventures have inspired reforms across Osiran civilizations and helped to uncover the history once thought lost to the sands of time.

To walk in their shadow is to walk in the footprints of living legends.
To bear their name is to burn bright with the fire of the sun.