Dark Pitmen

Upon the discovery of metals and crystals like Adamant and Mythral, a partner between an experienced miner and adventurer made it their lifes passion to explore and study the outreaches of the Underdark, and expoit what dangerous endevours it has to offer. With help from previous studeis and many dangerous expeditions, developed a guild of extemely well-trained Deep Divers. These men and women slip into the shadows and traverse the maze-like caves of the Underdark, finding deposits, mapping pathways, and killing infestations of dangerous creatures. The career is very dangerous but pays extremely well.

This organization of highly skilled, unseen mercenaries are trained in the Dark Pitman Mining Guild. These well-experienced mean and women have trained in ways of stealth, precision, and adeptness. Through intense experienec and training, have developed iron lungs that standup to the extemely high air pressuer deep below the surface of Enromen. These overqualified miners delve into the depths of the Underdark, efficiently making their way into the mines and mineral deposits that hold sought after substances for trade. Their ablility to blend into their surroundings and remian unseen is incomparable. Their vast research of the creatures and environment allow them to properly avoid drawing attention and confrontation. Although remaining unseen is the ultamate goal, when prevoked, or the opportunity arises, they are deadly hunters that can kill without falter.

Roles

Mappers are highly skills cartographers, trained to delve into every turn and tunnel, with keen memory, recalling and mapping paths, dens, and veins of materials. These spies are sent out, typically alone, a few days before each excursion, due to the everychanging paths of the Underdark, to ensure the Pitmen do not get lost, and to direct their travels to the fastest route between each vein and or landmark. mappers are often the best at remaining unseen and are very fast at traversing the winding tunnels. Mappers are also hired occasionally as infultrators, to make their way into settlements and or dens to silently steal valuable items. These often pay the most among all the jobs within the Guild.

Pitmen are experts in all metals and crystals. They are trained to stay hidden and collect fast and efficiently. They are sent in when a precise extraction is very important and when collection needs to be with haste and silently. They are also skilled mercenaries and are at the front of combat when needed.

Arcane Colliers are magic users who go on expeditions as means of protection and to influence the darkness to help hide members of the party. They often have a plethera of spells to help in desperate situations and are light on their feet.

Dark Delvers are all in one scholars on all things underdark. They have made it their lifes work to learn the ins and outs of the creatures, flora and fauna, and denizens of the cities within the cavernous landscape. They identify materials, fungus, lava patterns, and the best coarse of action when things go wrong. They vary from magic users, to just well studied mercenaries.

There are only a handful of each role within the guild and many have lost thier lives within the tunnels. Expeditions usually consists of a preliminary mapper, sometimes with protection, to guide the second group and map their path. The next mission is a lineup of typicaally one Arcane Collier, a Dark Delver, and a Pitman. Each successful expedition, they return with minerals, metals, and sought after harvests from creatures and flauna of the UnderDark. These groups are also hired by the wealthy as contracters to retrieve specific materials and items known to be found within the Underdark. The jobs is very selective and very dangerous.