The most ancient and mysterious of Avalon's four mystical guilds, the Astrologers remain a small, secretive circle of elite knowledge seekers. From within the shadowed halls of their ancient tower near the seas of Parrius, they gaze...
They peer both outwardly at the great powers which mould universes, and inwardly, using omniscient seeing stones, to trace the soft starlight that comprises the human souls of other Avalonians. Whether the knowledge they glean be employed for grim destruction, or for healing injustice, or for pure eccentric joy and pleasure is irrelevant. Rather, it is the mindful cultivation of the power itself, and the free development of the intelligent individual, that is the guild's axis; around this axis cycles each Astrologer's life.
The life of an Astrologer is suited to only a very select few. Joining the circle is an arduous journey, though the rewards bear the promise of power beyond the reach of any other path in Avalon. The widely misunderstood and feared power of Farsight, through which the Astrologer manipulates events through a seeing stone, is only one of three soul-stirring skills at the Astrologer's disposal. The Astrologer also deals in Mysticism, a brand of voodoo culminating in puppet mastery, and Fatalism, the power of curses and blessings. Supported by his abilities to mimic spellcasting and to move in stealth, the Astrologer's limits are defined only by the bounds of his own intelligence.
The Astrologers remain insular and secretive, and apprenticeships are rare. But if patience, intelligence, and independence are among your hallmarks, seek them out. There lies the grandest of illuminations.
