Guilds

A guild in Astaria is what a class is in a MMO. It is your lifelong profession and what determines how you damage, and eventually kill, your foes in battle. Each shares a communal area (with rooms, boards, and in some cases, stores), a communal "lower" vault in which traditionally lower-level and quality items were placed for the newer members of the guild, an "upper" vault in which higher-level and quality items were placed, and a communal chat channel or "line." Some guilds have specialty rooms or functions, it is up to you to discover what these are and what they do.

There are 9 guilds in Astaria which you may choose to join: Bards, Clerics, Druids, Elementalists, Fighters, Magi, Paladins, and Psions, but under absolutely no circumstances may you join the Thieves.

Finally, each guild has restrictions, by race and by statistics. Below are two tables, showing the restrictions.

Race Restrictions

Race          Bard   Druid   Cleric  Ftr.   Mage   Psion  Thief  Pal.  Elem.
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Aldonian      Yes    No      Yes     No     Yes    Yes    No     No    No
Catfolk       Yes    Yes     Yes     Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    No    Yes
Dwarf         No     No      Yes     Yes    No     No     Yes    Yes   No
Elf           Yes    Yes     Yes     Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes   Yes
Feigi         No     Yes     Yes     Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    No    No
Gnome         No     No      Yes     Yes    Yes    No     Yes    No    Yes*
Halfelf       Yes    Yes     Yes     Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes   Yes
Human         Yes    Yes     Yes     Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes    Yes   Yes
Lacertain     No     Yes     Yes     Yes    No     No     Yes    Yes   Yes
Lamia         No     No      Yes     Yes    Yes    Yes    No     Yes   Yes
Nereid        Yes    Yes     Yes     No     Yes    No     No     No    Yes*
Romanae       Yes    No      Yes     No     Yes    Yes    Yes    No    Yes
Salandrine    No     Yes     Yes     Yes    Yes    No     Yes    No    Yes*
Sylph         No     Yes     Yes     No     Yes    No     No     No    Yes*
Waeccan       No     Yes     Yes     Yes    No     No     Yes    No    No
 
* The race is allowed, but carries restriction in specializations within
  the guild.

Stat Restrictions

Statistic       Bard   Druid   Mage  Cleric  Ftr.   Psion  Thief  Pal.  Elem.
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Charisma         16    any     any   any     any    any    any    10    any
Constitution     any   any     any   any     10     14     any    10    any
Dexterity        12    any     any   any     any    any    12     any   any
Intelligence     14    any     12    any     any    12     any    any   12
Luck             any   any     any   any     any    any    8      any   any
Strength         any   any     any   any     15     any    any    15    any
Wisdom           any   12      any   12      any    12     any    12    12
 
 

Starting statistics by race

Statistic       Str    Dex   Con   Int   Wis   Cha   Luck
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Aldonian        6      10    6     20    21    10    20
Catflok         10     22    6     19    6     10    20
Dwarf           22     6     20    6     19    10    10
Elf             6      10    6     21    20    20    10
Feigi           6      20    10    21    20    10    6
Gnome           10     22    10    20    6     6     19
Halfelf         10     20    6     20    10    21    6
Human           20     21    10    6     20    10    6
Lacertain       22     19    20    6     6     10    10
Lamia           10     6     20    10    19    6     22
Nereid          6      20    10    10    21    20    6
Romanae         6      10    6     19    10    21    21
Salandrine      10     21    20    6     10    20    6
Sylph           6      22    6     20    10    19    10
Waeccan         6      19    6     22    10    10    20