All sages have rudimentary knowledge of magic, history, language, etc. most can speak many languages.

ranks:
Initiate
apprentice
journeymen
sage
high sage
domin
highdomin


Cathology, cathologer:
As in the Order of Cathology in the Guild of Sagecraft. Associated to Fire among the five elements, its members study in the Realm of Knowledge, concerned with the practices of organizing and storing what is accumulated by the guild as whole. This order is usually also responsible for administration of a guild branch. Other fields of its endeavors would be akin to the Intellectual (Informational) Sciences & Philosophies, Ethnic Geography & History, some forms Psychology, Languages & Linguistics, Literature, some Archeology, Individual Scholarship, and Generalities not covered by other orders.

metaology, metaologer [S2B1: In Shade & Shadow]
As in the Order of Metaology in the Guild of Sagecraft. Associated to Spirit/Tree/Essence among the five elements, its members study in the Realm of Existence concerned with beliefs, self-awareness, and the make-up of the universe at a higher level. This order is usually responsible for guild interaction with public groups involved in religion, philosophical concerns in general, and the public at large in some cases, though they are not always well thought of by such groups. Their fields of endeavor would be akin to Metaphysical Sciences & Philosophies, Religion & Theology, Cosmology, Folklore, Myth, & Legend, and Magic.
In the case of magic, their perspective is academic as related to how their universe functions. There are a few adept or full mages among them, though most master sages, domins, and pemins will have some notable skill in either thaumaturgy or conjury, usually via artificing rather than spell or ritual. They are also responsible for producing the limited magical technologies used by the guild, such as cold lamp crystals.

Naturolagy, naturolagist:
As in the Order of Naturolagy in the Guild of Sagecraft. Associated to earth among the five elements, its members study in the Realm of Nature and biology. Green robes.