The History of the Guilds
The guilds arose 3,000 or so years ago. They were founded to solve a problem presented to the populous. The majority of the population felt that the Silver Knights were not doing their job, as bad things were continuing to happen, even without the Darkness threatening to destroy them.
In return, the Knights began on a quest to search for a certain oracle, convinced she could help them. They spent 3 years, crossing frozen lands, oceans, deserts, marshes, mountains, all in the hopes of discovering this Oracle, and obtaining knowledge. After 3 years, however, their efforts were spent in vain, and the Oracle was nowhere to be seen.
They returned to the castle, only to find an angry mob at the gates. The populous grew impatient, and were attempting to take matters into their own hands.
The War of Tears soon started, a 5 year affair over one issue: to keep the Silver Knights, or to get rid of them completely.
The Knights, thinking they had failed in their duties, did not leave the castle during this time.
The Oracle, however, soon came to the Knights herself, asking why they were doing nothing. The Knights explained their predicament, and the oracle listened carefully. At the end of what they had to say, the Oracle berated them for their stupidity. The Knights pleaded with the Oracle to help them, but she refused, and disappeared without a trace.
With nowhere else to turn, the Knights pleaded with the legendary beings to help bring an end to this conflict. In turn, Cobalion, Verizon, Terrakion, Keldeo, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf came to settle the dispute. The 7 legendary beings came to each of the lands, and elected one leader, setting them in charge of a "guild".
The new guild-leaders then gathered together, along with the Silver Knights, to begin setting up the new guild system. Eventually, the rules were set in place, and the legendary beings left to return to their places of rest. However, as punishment for not serving the populous, the castle where the Silver Knights operated from, and the surrounding land, was separated from the rest of the land. They set an exit and entrance to the island to ensure the Knights could continue serving the populous.
The Guild system has changed little since that time, and the Silver Knights faded into myth. The Silver Knights, however, still protected the land, but more in secret.
The path that used to lead to the Silver Castle still stands, now known as the Ghost Bridge, due to the fact that during full moons, a ghostly outline of a bridge appears. This, however, is the bridge that the legendary beings left, so the Knights could still perform their duties. The bridge can still be used, but it is said that the Knights now use a shrine in the mountains to travel, rather than the bridge.
Some say that some of the guildmasters were once Silver Knights. This, however, is unconfirmed myth.
The whereabouts of the Silver Shrine, which the Knights use, are unknown.
The 7 guilds still stand, and house more and more teams every day.
For more information about the Guilds, see "Section 3 – The Guilds today".