Though I know next to nothing about how they are organized or who leads them, our interactions with the officers of the law in Cleven to date have been quite positive. Both at the gate and while investigating crimes, they've seemed professional and reasonable. I was, of course, inclined towards them from the start on the basis of their patrollers' refusal to attack us unprovoked on the orders of the possessed priestess of Ehlonna we met on the road....

Before the Forsaking, the Silver Tower seems to have been the Guild of Mages for Cleven. With the collapse of so many other cities, the influx of adventurers, and the spike in demand for enchanted goods, they've instead become (as Karl put it) 'the guild for people with money'. Having control over most of the enchanting in the city sends enormous amounts of money through their hands (there being few other things on which adventurers more like to spent their gathered wealth), and put them square at the center of the economy. Now most of the adventurers in the city are members, as are most of the merchants who sell to those adventurers. In theory, membership earns one discounted prices; in practice, with so many people members, it would be as correct to say that non-members pay a penalty.

The Tower also acts as a clearinghouse for requests...and, I suppose, Quests. If one has a problem that could be solved by inquisitive people with well-used weapons, the guild is the place to go.

With the Silver Tower's doors opened to non-mages, naturally the magicians needed a new group to server the purpose it formerly had - exchange of knowledge regarding arcane magic, isolation from the less educated, etc. The Silver Circle, then, is the actual mage's guild at the heart of what used to be a mage's guild. From what Jeremian has said, they maintain quite an impressive library, though full and permanent access to it comes at a steep price - the donation of a Blessed Book to the Circle

I am still unclear on precisely what Braden's place is in the hierarchy of the Silver Tower and the Silver Circle, but he has some level of authority, at least. When we interviewed for membership in the guild and surprised the lower-level functionary who had been recording our information, it was Braden we were referred to. It's not clear whether that would have been the case if our surprise had not involved divine magic; gods and divine magic are, apparently, a subject of academic speciality for him.

{ADD DETAIL HERE - conversation about the gods, why we told him things.}

An old acquaintance (classmate? fellow apprentice?) of Jeremian's; a wizard and a member of the Silver Circle.

The Dickicht family once held one of the four quadrants around the city, and were additionally known for the high level of military training among their family and retainers. The Dickicht house guard formed the elite cadre within the city military. At some point after the Forsaking, seeing that the city was under considerable threat from various quarters, the Dickicht chose to give up their land entirely and take responsibility for the Royal Guard and the city's military defense.

House Oakskeel was formerly a family of minor nobility, owing service to the Dickichts. When the Dickicht family surrendered their place as lords of one of the four quadrants, the Oakskeels were selected to take over the land they had previously been responsible for. In addition to inheriting that responsibility, the Dickichts chose to give their estates outside of the city to the Oakskeels as well. Unsurprisingly the Oakskeels continue to regard the Dickichts with loyalty and respect.

The quadrant held by House Firkin consists largely of the Sylvan Wall. As such, they have little agriculture, but instead take responsibility for watching over the section of the forest that sits near the city...both for the good of those who work there, hunting or harvesting lumber, and to guard against dangers from within the woods.

A minor noble family, but quite wealthy all the same, the Crispens had difficulties with their crypts which moved them to eventually place a request for help with the Silver Tower Guild. The culprit ultimately proved to be a member of their family long believed lost, who had the misfortune to have become a vampire.

A minor noble family, one of their number (Marla Worthing) serves as the Prince's overseer and financial advisor. I don't know which high noble family the Worthings owe service to.