Monitor (WTO)

The Monitors Guild, sometimes called the Seven Families after its shadowy administration, are one of the Guilds in the Underworld of Wraith: The Oblivion. They are the masters of the Lifeweb arcanos. As with several other guilds, the Monitors never had a splatbook, so what information is available is somewhat sketchy.

The Monitors are almost uniformly despised for the abuse of their power. Lifeweb, the arcanos concerned with the connection and severing of fetters, is one of the most powerful and important arcanoi available, and is arguably second only to Castigate in its importance. The Monitors use this arcanos as a bargaining chip - they blackmail by threatening to remove fetters, they bribe by promising to strengthen connections to fetters.

Because of this practice, the Monitors are almost universally despised. They operate on a severe quid-pro-quo basis, and if they feel double-crossed they will destroy the target of their ire, even if it is the Emerald Lord.