Planar Cartographer
Planar Cartographers are a legendary class of usually Elven rangers hailing primarily from Ekoran Conclave and the Dotharan Alliance. They are incredibly proficient cartographers of the material world, but are best known for their maps of other planes. Planar cartography is believed to be a profession passed down from the earliest Eladrin to make the crossover from the Dàlùnsten more than 10,000 years ago.
Career
Qualifications
Put simply, the planar cartographer is a ranger who has combined the academic practice of cartography with the tracking and exploration skills of a ranger. Only those who have the skills to survive in the wilderness as a ranger and live long enough to study the academic field of cartography are able to become planar cartographers.
Payment & Reimbursement
Those that are members of Feloran Noble Houses are generally interested in the profession and use their personal wealth to sustain their work, and therefore only take commissions as it suits them. At times, the Imperial Court had a planar cartographer on the state payroll, although the practice is virtually unknown today. The University of Melnor
Perception
Social Status
Many Feloran Emperors, particularly those from House Miranèlis, became planar cartographers during their reign as Steward, and retired from the throne to take up the compass and sextant. As such, the profession is highly regarded in Feloran society. It is not as common outside Felora, although Völgeberg and Qua'adar have noteable members of the profession, they are not highly regarded anymore than any academic.
History
According to Feloran myth, the ancient Eladrin who first came to this realm used planar cartography to discover the passages connecting their native realm to the Known World.
Operations
Tools
The Planar Cartographer's tools consist of the standard cartographer's set of a quill, ink, parchment, a pair of compasses, calipers, and a ruler. Furthermore, the tools used in planar travel are common, such as the tuning fork.
Provided Services
Adventurers often seek out the services of a planar cartographer to assist them in safely transiting the interior of Felora, which has an
