The Judges, one of the oldest institutions of Bulwar, were expert lawmen with the mission of codifying and protecting the Bulwari law. They traveled through the different kingdoms and city-states with the objective of maintaining legal consistency and to ensure that all people are equal before the law, no matter the situation. They were an independent and democratic organization, but they had close ties to the temples that usually provide the traveling judges with a place to rest and to exercise their profession.
Azkabar was chosen as headquarters in 557 BA, during the Castanorian Peace, in an attempt to move away from the influence of Aleric the White from his seat on Anzabad, and to ensure their continued independence from any political design.
There were several schools affiliated with the Order throughout Bulwar where the students learned the common law. When their studies were complete, they would travel to the headquarters of the Order in Azkabar to prove their knowledge to the older judges.
Traditionally they wandered the countryside and cities, but a process of settling started in the late Age of Cinders, and by the Jadd Age, most of the judges became inhabitants (or were inhabitants) of the areas where they worked.
During the Jadd Empire the judges were integrated into the formal legal system of the empire, with judges tied to specific districts. The senior members of the order formed a higher council with the duty of maintaining the law over the district judges.