Ravnica guilds and their DnD alignments Part 2

So, as a continuation of last weeks blog (which you can find here), I am going to go over 5 more guilds of the Magic the Gathering(MTG) plane of Ravnica, in celebration of the up coming crossover between Dungeons and Dragons(D&D) and the popular card game in the form of 'The Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica'. In this blog I will be covering everything from guilds of conservationists to mad sadistic killers, what makes each of these guilds tick and what D&D alignment they are related to(from good to evil and from lawful to chaotic with neutral being in the middle of both of the extremes).

The Izzet League
This guild of mad scientists (related with the colours blue and red) are known to perform reckless experiments in their race to discover of everything there is to know. They could if they put their mind to it, rule all of Ravnica but luckily for the other guilds they would get bored before they ever even got started and move on to the next curiosity that takes their fancy.
The Izzet League alignment
The Izzet League hates constraints or anything that would impinge progress and this disregard for rules or societal norms makes them chaotic. The Izzet League only want progress, not caring whether do harm or help people along they way, doing whatever is most convienent. This fact makes the Izzet League neutral(from good to evil). So, the Izzet League is chaotic, nuetral.


The Orzhov Syndicate
On the surface this guild is meant to be a church but by now they have long since dropped all but a facade of religion and now only worship profit. This guild represents the colours white and black and deal in both the dead and debt, forcing unlucky citizens to come back from the dead to work of any
debts they may have accumulated in the previous life.
The Orzhov Syndicate alignment
The Orzhov Syndicate wants only money and power making them definitely evil, however unlike some other guilds they do this through structure and order. They use long, extortionate clauses to squeeze every last penny out of the people they lend money to, ruthlessly evicting any home owners who did not bide by the exact terms and conditions of their agreement. Because of all this, they are lawful, evil.

The Cult of Rakdos
Worshipping a demon, the cult of Rakdos is related to the colours of red and black. They bring chaos and destruction wherever they go, throwing caution to the wind for a good time. They delight in pain and are the go to guild whenever you want someone out of action for a very long time.
The Cult of Rakdos alignment
Due to many members of this guild delight in causing pain to others and destroying what structure there is, this cult is definitely evil, chaotic.

The Selesnya Conclave
This guild (which represents the colours white and green), at best is a nature loving conclave, preaching peace and harmony to the masses and giving people a sense of belonging and worth. However at worst, this guild can be viewed as a hypocritical,brainwashing cult that follows the ideal of the community over the individual to the extreme, not being afraid to kill trouble makers that come
in the way of that peace.
The Selesyna Conclave
This guild is lawful, sticking to their principles of the individual over the group ,whatever happens, believing that through order they can achieve the hard won peace. While some members of the guild abuse the power given to them, many are trying to make an actual good difference to the world. This means the Selesnya Conclave is lawful, good.

The Simic Combine
Associated with blue and green, this guild is trying to turn themselves into the people they know they can be, by grafting bits and pieces of animals onto themselves, trying to add the good parts of creatures while eliminating the bad.
The Simic Combine
While this guild tries to do good, sometimes they lean to the side of evil, not asking permission on whether someone wants to be upgraded into a high life form before actually doing it. They don't care whether they need to use order or chaos to achieve their goals , leaning to whichever side is more convenient at that point in time. This guild is neutral,neutral.

So, here is the table showing all the guilds alignment from both weeks blog.

This table shows one of the reasons why I think Ravnica is so interesting as a world, as their is such a variety of philosophies in this world. Also remember that these alignments that are shown aren't strictly rules, they're more like a set of guidelines.