[SixOfSpades]

My own definition of the Wizard Slayer ethos:

"The Wizard Slayer is a fighter who has focused his efforts toward the destruction of spellcasters. They believe that Wizards and (to a lesser extent) Priests represent a very real danger to the community as a whole: The study of magic is very taxing on the mind, and weakened--or tempted--individuals can easily wreak a great deal of havoc and carnage before they can be contained. For this reason, strict methods of control must be put into effect, and certain guardians must be trained to overcome any rogue spellcaster. Wizard Slayers study just enough of the mystical arts to be able to defy them."

Plenty of room in that to allow for Mages within the Guild--even the famously improbable Wizard Slayer->Mage dual is not out of the question, because those who devote themselves to seek out ever more effective ways to incapacitate dangerous spellcasters would know that it doesn't get much more effective than Spellstrike.

It might interest you to know, Cerek, that (in my mind, anyway) the Guild incudes a recruitable NPC named Tanith Darr, who also happens to be Tolgerias's right-hand woman. She's a high-ranking member in both organizations, informing each against the other as her own interpretations of the law sway her back and forth. Watch the sparks fly between her & Valygar....or Aerie.