The Silver Eye

"There in Aurifield, the Eye had some... setbacks," said the tavern keeper, "and for that reason some think it's dead. (...) Bullshit. The Eye is wide open, Mr. Sellard, and sees very, very well."

— excerpt from Eye of Glass

Structure

The Silver Eye uses the figure of the eye as a metaphor for its members' roles, as seen below:

The Pupil

The inner circle of the Eye, the Pupil includes only the most powerful members. They are the only ones who know the true extension of the organization and its total numbers. It is said that the Pupil has no more than ten members, and together they decide the future of the Eye and its large scale actions.

The Iris

The Iris is still not a very large group, but has many times the number of members of the Pupil. The Iris controls actions in smaller areas, and are part of the decentralization of the Eye's power.

The White

The White contains the majority of the Silver Eye's fix members and the less powerful ones. They act directly in society and may have varied professions such as soldiers, merchants, assassins, craftsmen, clerics, thieves, mages or even housewives.

The Lashes

The Lashes are not yet permanent members of the Eye, but wish to be. While they still can't do important missions in which a failure would imply in a bad consequence for the organization, they are useful for raw work or, in some cases, missions with a high risk of death.

The Lids

The lids are local members which paper is to cover the organization's acts and ensure that the Eye authorship will be hidden (or shown, depending on the Pupil's wishes). They many times have a leadership role in society, such as politics, minor nobles and military chiefs.

Public Agenda

The Silver Eye does not have a permanent objective besides continue existing and increasing it's influence across the world. The other goals of the organization are mostly based in what the Pupil wants in that given moment and can be various, from simply getting richer to manipulating the politics of a kingdom.
To reach its goals, the Silver Eye has no scruples, and while they do "good" at one place (increasing the local infrastructure, for example), they can be stealing and assassinating in some other (or even the same) location.
Members of lower ranks tend to join the Eye in search of richness or to escape from any crimes they may have committed, and it's said that the organization usually gives them what they wish if they can prove their valor.

Assets

The Silver Eyes assets include, for short, all the member's gold and material goods.
No one except the Pupil members knows exactly the extent of these goods, but it's certain that they controlled at least two castles and a fortified city in the time of Aurifield's fall, whether their residents knew it or not.

"More valuable than copper, less honorable than gold."

Type

Guild, Fighter / Mercenary

Related Ranks & Titles

• The Pupil