The Lamplighters

The Lamplighters (also referred to as "Agents" and "The Lamps") are a guild of adventurers created and guided by their Director, known as Control, almost three hundred years ago. Under their enigmatic yet benevolent leadership, as well as the presence of the Lamps' secondary leaders known as the Hands, the Lamplighters work together as self-styled "mercenaries for Azeroth".

Outfitted with wondrous technologies, powerful relics and specialist training to boost their members already potent abilities, the Lamplighters travel across the world to wherever they are needed most. Each Agent within the guild will safeguard the destitute and overlooked peoples of Azeroth, collect and recover lost relics, help construct and field new technology to fight evils when they arise, and are rewarded handsomely and continuously for doing so by their Director; be this in the form of gold, comfort, information or otherwise.

Origins and Control
Before there was a guild or any form of organisation, the Lamplighters were an adventurous group of volunteers, consisting of approximately twenty five Humans and a few Dwarven scouts that patrolled the dangerous roads between the Human settlements in the southern Eastern Kingdoms. Their duties consisted of lighting the lamps along the roadside to ward away ambushes from bandits, Trolls and other groups that would threaten travelers, as well as aid those they happened upon should they require it. They garnered a reputation for being spirited adventurers and would be called on by local settlements from time to time when the local garrison was unable to overcome a particular problem they encountered. At this time, they were known as 'the lamplighters' in recorded documents by the village elders and by the garrison commanders, in reference to their most notable duty.

Several years after their unofficial formation, the group undertook a task in Redridge Mountains and discovered an ancient cavern structure in the higher peaks of the range. There they encountered a remarkable individual who bade the group to call them 'Control'. After several meetings and discussions with the person, Control evaluated that their goals were aligned, and asked that they be allowed to help them. The group cast a vote and agreed, unanimously declaring that Control be made their official 'Director'. While not a leadership position precisely, Control became their administrator and guide from afar, and transformed the scattered membership into a unified guild of adventurers, taking their moniker of 'The Lamplighters' as their now-official title.

Culture
- Come from all walks of life -Combat as a last resort, but always prepared