Colors: Brown and Grey
Current Guild Leader: Wallace Badock, Order of Administration
Requirements to Join: Must complete apprenticeship in woodcrafts or construction
Requirements of Membership: Must work in woodcrafts or construction for at least 8 months out of the year
Majority Composition: Handymen, Construction Workers, Architects
Minority Composition: Administrators
On the Guild Council?: No

Originally of the Smith’s Guild, the Builder’s Guild mostly comprises those who create buildings, ships, and structures, with one Order dedicated to the building of smaller wooden projects such as chairs, tables, and cabinets. More than any other, the Builder’s Guild thrives due to its ability to exert influence within the kingdom, as all organizations in Torodan require structures of some sort. From houses to Guild Halls to cathedrals, the Builder’s Guild has the ability to apply however much it wants to a task, with more men and better designers being applied in those situations that are politically advantageous to the Guild, with smaller teams, though by no means inept, being brought to bear on projects that do not require the full attention of the Guild.

The Order of Administration is in charge of the Builder’s Guild, with all guild officials outside of Order Leaders being decided on by voting within the Order of Administration. Order Leaders are voted on by the order that comprises them, although they tend to have little power in politics as a whole. The Order of the Architect is one exception, its members being able to apply pressure on the Order of Administration through the creation or denial of new types of structures, while the Order of the Chair is another, as the Order of Administration does not, technically speaking, tell the members of the Order of the Chair what to do. Though politically powerless, most members of the other Orders do not receive unfair pay for their work, as all members of the Order of Administration must have been members of the Builder’s Guild for at least 6 years.

The Builder’s Guild gets along well with all of the Guilds, as no guild wants to be without the ability to create new structures easily and effectively. The Forester’s Guild has a lot of power with the Builder’s Guild, as the Forester’s Guild supplies over 95% of the lumber that is used by the Guild, about 5% coming from Ipanan traders. The Sailor’s Guild relies on the Builder’s Guild for creating ships as well as ports, and so has developed very close ties with the Builder’s Guild in an attempt to ensure that there will always be enough ships for the Torodan navy.

The Order of Administration

Symbol: A brown hammer on a gray field
Current Order Leader: Namen Rebton
Requirements to Join: Sponsorship, at least 6 years of experience in the builder’s guild
Requirements of Membership: Must oversee at least 6 projects/year

The power of the Builder’s Guild lies within the Order of Administration. The Order of Administration not only decides what architects and teams will be assigned to what projects, it also acts as overseer on all projects. While many organizations pay the Builder’s Guild well to ensure that the best teams are assigned to their projects, politics is often also a factor, and it can be more important to know a VIP within the Order of Administration than it can be to have a lot of gold. Of course, having both works best, but political ties and power have laced the Order of Administration’s membership into a vast network of gossip and information, a rarely tapped resource that has proven to be beneficial for those who know how to use it.

The Order of the Architect

Symbol: A gray parchment on a brown field
Current Order Leader: Lindon Mace
Requirements to Join: Must have passed apprenticeship as an architect
Requirements of Membership: Must provide at least 6 designs/year, although exceptions are made for “major projects.”

The designers of Torodan, the Order of the Architect designs every structure before it is built. While some "basic structures," as well as structures build previously, are kept on file within the Order, most every design is changed slightly before it goes into implementation, and of the more complicated projects, a wholly new design may be required, or desired, by the Builder's Guild. The central fixture of the Order of the Architect is known as The Stacks, a huge library of blueprints that members of the Order have access to, with 4 wings, organized by area and chronology, with many shelves overflowing with documents. For those who can gain access to the stacks, they can provide more information on the buildings of Torodan than can normally be handled, and give in depth details of buildings that are not even open to the public eye. Rumor has it that there is even a section of the stacks for "destroyed" blueprints, where the most secure and secret building plans in Torodan are kept. Many believe these rumors, thinking that the Order of the Architect would not want to lose the secrets of building that took such craftsmanship to design.

The Order of the House

Symbol: A brown single-story house on a gray field
Current Order Leader: Mareen Kileth
Requirements to Join: Must train in the construction of structures
Requirements of Membership: Must work on at least 6 projects a year or for at least 10 months out of the year

Having merged with the Order of the Bridge, which used to handle the building of non-housing structures in Torodan, the Order of the House now makes up the workers of the Builder’s Guild, who construct the houses, meeting halls, bridges, and walls as outlined by the Order of the Architect. Despite its lack of power within the Builder’s Guild, most of its members are paid quite well. Recently, to attract new members, the Builder’s Guild passed an initiative which stated that those members of the Order of the House that are injured in the line of duty will not only receive full pay if injury keeps them out of work, but will receive the help of a Cleric if possible and if not, the time they are in bed due to job related injury will count toward the amount of time they are on assignment, even if the injury outlasts the assignment.

The Order of Repairs

Symbol: A gray ruler on a brown field
Current Order Leader: Motick Tuman
Requirements to Join: Must work in the repair and refurnishing of structures
Requirements of Membership: Must be available for work at least 11 months out of the year

When a building, wall, or bridge is in need of repair, the Order of Repairs is there to take the job. Although technically supervised by the Order of Administration, the Order of Repairs has much more autonomy than the Order of the House, working with very little supervision unless a job goes awry. As repairing buildings is far more efficient than replacing them, the Order of Repairs not only enjoys all of the same benefits as the Order of the House, but also is much more popular with the people of Torodan, who would rather fix an existing structure than replace it with a new one.

The Order of the Chair

Symbol: A brown chair on a gray field
Current Order Leader: Tomus Norek
Requirements to Join: Must apprentice in the building of small wooden goods
Requirements of Membership: Must work in the building of small wooden goods for at least 10 months out of the year

As the Smith’s Guild dealt less and less with wood-related goods when the Builder’s Guild was created, those who were in the Order of the Chair found their prices for wood going up steadily, eventually surpassing that which the Builder’s Guild was paying. To remedy this, the Order of the Chair moved itself between the two Guilds, and neither Guild has truly complained since. The Order of the Chair is responsible for the construction of furniture, including tables, beds, chairs, and cabinets, among many other items. While the Order of the Chair cannot have members outside of their Order Leader elected to positions within the Guild, the Order of the Chair has little power, but is also outside the direct authority of the Order of Administration, operating as a trade union as it did while under the Smith’s Guild. While some members of the Order of Administration want to change the structure of the Guild, the Builder’s Guild charter and the law of Torodan is very clear that unless it chooses to, the Order of the Chair is allowed to maintain its independent nature.