On the city-world of Ravnica, things are often beautiful but rarely quiet. Magic pervades every aspect of life; a wide variety of beings walk the crowded streets, and countless wonders and horrors alike are hidden from all but the canniest denizens...
10 magical guilds hold the power in Ravnica. In theory, each is restricted to its own domain by the enchanted document known only as the Guildpact; in reality, there is no shortage of skirmishes and plays for power.
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The Azorius Senate
As the foremost law-making body on Ravnica, the Azorius Senate combines white and blue magic to create complex, magically binding laws and procedures for their members and Ravica at large (though the latter is harder to enforce, depending on the guild's current influence.) Any Azorius guild member will be quick to point out that their guild's commitment to justice and reason is second to none—their detractors, however, would say that this is the only thing the Senate is ever quick to do. The same bureaucracy and examination prized by the Azorius inevitably bogs down the workings of the guild, until one might wonder if justice will be rendered before the victim dies of old age.
Guildmaster: Isperia the Inscrutable, an ancient, enormous sphinx dedicated to order and the rule of law.
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The Orzhov Syndicate
The Orzhov are a guild of contradictions; they control the dominant faith on Ravnica (centered in Orzhova, the Church of Deals) but their presence is just as strong or stronger in Ravnica's financial sector, where the largest banks are Orzhov-owned. It is said that the Orzhov never break a bargain, and they are happy to provide long life, health, prosperity, and even a spiritual tether stronger than death itself—for a price, of course. Masters of black and white magic, an Orzhov contract can bind departed souls as spirits either in service of the guild or as a reward for useful work. Though many in Ravnica are wary of the guild, often promises of eternal life and wealth are too compelling to resist.
Guildmaster: The Obzedat, a council of extremely old, powerful ghosts who have directed the machinations of Orzhov for millennia.
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