The Wardens

Protectors of the Balance
Even in the ancient histories of the elves, the Wardens origin is uncertain. The few reliable stories there are, agree that after the Dawn War a group of warriors were chosen to guard the material plane, known as Vehefora, from any who would attempt to disrupt the natural cycle. Some say it was the Primal Spirits that chose those first Wardens. Others say it was the gods and goddesses of good who realized that their wars had cost the material plane too dearly, and looked to guard it even from themselves.

However they were chosen, their purpose was to protect the cycle of life and death, the continuation of the seasons, and the balance between nature and civilization. For tens of thousands of years Wardens fought against all who would try to break the peace so dearly paid for during the Dawn War.

They fight in secret, small groups, trusting in a greater purpose that unites them. Using old allies and ancient treaties to make up for small numbers, they have close ties with the fey courts and elven nations. Their members are highly trained and specialize in being at the right place at the right time. Some say a Warden started the slave revolt against the tiefling empire of Bael Turath. The Wardens came out of hiding to help against the gnoll horde during the War of Red Laughter, one of the few times in recorded history that Wardens declared open war upon an enemy.

Guardians of a New Age
For time uncounted the Wardens have protected the well being of people in The Realms and the other regions of Sultana in secret, it has only been in the recent few hundred years that they made there presence known. To combat the threat of the gnoll invasion they were forced to work in the open, and now the other organizations look at them, some see possible allies, some see new enemies, most see a dangerous people that managed to stay hidden from them for so long. The Crimson Council of Mages is one of the few organizations that has always known about the Wardens, given that they are the only ones that could possibly rival them in age. On occasion they have clashed, other times they have fought together. Both have a wary respect for each other, and nether want more blood shed. The Wardens differ from the Mages in many ways, their agents come from all walks of life, from druid circles to knights in shinning armor. From high elven nobility to monsters turned hero. Regardless of who they are or where they come from, Wardens are champions of freedom and the balance of nature.