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Hey, I figured that since I actually have people (well person) interested in my stated goals I figured I might as well put this up. The rest shall be IC of course, and as-such shall be heavy with RP, and so here we are:
Maybe you are walking down a forested trail when you notice a figure walking alongside you. He would be covered head to toe in a black, high collared robe, a wide-brimmed hat, and a blank, steel grey facemask that would have but a single eyeslit. He would have a whip wrapped around his left arm, resting in the palm of his black-leather clad hand, and he would wear dark brown boots. The only decoration he would sport is a piece of thread dangling from his neck. Everything except the whip and the boots would be charred and burned, with holes and patches apparent in equal numbers. The man, looking neither left nor right, would toss a scroll at you, and then silently continues alongside while you read. Maybe a black winged kite, or a sparrow flies down from the heavens clutching a scroll, bark, or pouch before hopping around awaiting a reply. Perhaps a bulletin is placed beneath one of the few signs dotting this land. Whatever the case, they all contain the same message.
Hello friend, I have been called both in this land and in others by the name of Brother Letholdus Zael. I am formerly of the Inquisition of the Cult of Erecura.
This letter serves to introduce myself and my plight across this land, though some of you have heard of me, or from me, before now. I have recently been transposed onto this area from my prior trade due to some untoward activities of political enemies, as well as my admitted disillusionment with the cause I served, though I only see that now. I have spent a month or so wandering these parts, taking the lay of the land, and trying to determine the paths that lay before you fine people, and I feel that I have come to the point where action needs to be prepared for, and so I have taken measures, built correspondences, and laid the foundation for what must be done.
But I am not here to focus on the past. I look to the present and to the future. I look around and I see tyranny and dictatorship, repression and strife, anger and resentment. I look around and I see bandits plaguing the country, so-called "crusaders" terrifying the populace, and "templars" of justice and virtue, or of avarice and malice. All seek to subjugate these lands and rule it as their own. The petty paladins hide behind their righteousness and do not see the world as the many shades it is. The bandit plague is caused as much for want as for any desire to commit crime. Evildoers as well are a menace, plaguing their domains with fear and animosity.
I will not abide this.
This is my response. I WILL NOT ABIDE THIS.
I seek to stop these so-called pillars of justice, both righteous and corrupt, from tainting the freedom that is so inherently part of the beauty of this land. I wish to strike forth through all channels, diplomatic and aggressive to ensure that these misguided rulers are repentant of their ways, and to ensure that any future rulers do not make the same mistake. I wish to stir the hearts of the people and maintain the sanctity of their knowledge and their livelihoods. And I cannot do this alone.
I seek people would join me. I seek a force that can enact this universal balance, to right the wrongs of the close-minded and the befouled. I seek a system of checking those who would wield supreme power. I seek those who still have hope and pride in what it means to be an individual, people of strength of mind, of heart, and of virtues. I do not seek the "right" path, only the "correct" path.
Take heed! For I will not lie, those who would join me must know these following aspects of my values:
I do not care who you are and what you have done, nor your reasons. All face judgement in the afterlife by rights of their own beliefs, and we as separate entities have no place to judge.
I do not care for methods. Should diplomacy fail I will try espionage. Should espionage fail I will try war. Should war fail, I shall try again and again and again using all the avenues available.
I do not care for material wealth. I trade in ideas and bonds of the soul. Money, land, titles, all are meaningless. Intents are the truth behind peoples actions.
I do not care if you join to serve ulterior motives, so long as you do that which furthers the freedom and beauty of this land.
I do not care to follow the rules of society if they would restrain me.
I do not care to do anything other than to pursue my goals.
I work only for those whom I feel are worthy of calling a friend.
I do not put stock in the "structured" establishments nor in the rigid discipline of the more zealot organizations, and should you decide to join me you will soon find this to be the truth.
If you would join in my efforts, I ask only that you think long on the concept of what it truly means to be free, and of who you truly are willing to betray, and just how far you will go for your family.
It will not be pretty. People will hate us, revile us, cast us out. Politicians will meet with us only in secret if at all. Your loved ones may turn on you. But through these efforts we will preserve this land as it ought to be, and keep at bay those who would seek to subjugate. And if we accomplish this, we have nothing to fear on this plane, and on many others. I have been to the Abyss my friends, and I will say again. We have nothing to fear there so long as we have our identity.
In the spirit in which all peoples should live,
In the hope of freedom and beauty,
In the ideal of a brighter future,
Brother Letholdus Zael
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The breakdown:
Name: None as of right now
Goals: To repress tyranny and dictatorship, to counter repression, and to promote freedom and beauty of all types.
Alignment: We will be based off of CG philosophies, but will be set as a CN company.
Occupations: Diplomacy and Vigilante antics, with specific focus on promoting oversight for the governments and power-bases in the Two Kingdoms. We are going to try to be the "Watcher" for better or worse.
Roles: I don't suspect a lot of people to join, or even be interested. This is basically just a feeler to see who is interested. As such, and in keeping with the goals, I accept any and all, though LG and LE might find it hard to be a part of this organization.
Job types/payment scales: Everyone in this guild will take their own jobs and ask their own form of payment for it. I personally work for non-standard material goods/non-material goods, and I will do whatever is asked.
If I forgot anything let me know in the comments, or pm me!
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I've added your Guild to the Guild Recruitment & Helpful Links list. If you have a brief description you'd like to appear there to let people know about your guild while they're browsing that list, just PM me or post a clear request here.
Also, The Seventh Veil welcomes you to the community, and extends an offer of Diplomatic Outreach. (Note, this is not an offer for Alliance, just a way to open formal channels for private discussions.)
Good luck :)
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My main goal was discussed in another thread and I'll just throw it down here, because I don't think I was altogether clear up above.
Many people want to absorb the smaller guilds as proxies or divisions. I see that becoming a real thing happening in-game here (as in a major mechanic) and to be fair, it is wrong to say "no you can't do that."
But at the same time, this instigates a "join us or die" sort of mentality, where the big ones and all their proxies control the main lands with the small groups pushed aside to the leftovers or are forced so far into the wilderness that it makes it hard for them to do much anyway.
This will have to be an entirely metagame policy building we need to focus on. All companies, no matter size, should be respected as equals. I honestly do not see how we can stop this "marginalization" from happening except to proactively not engage in those behaviours.
And to be honest, a major part of why I made the tortured, out-spoken, slightly insane character of "Brother Letholdus Zael" is to counter this problem. Hell, it is THE major reason. I want to have a in-game system of checking the large nations and groups so that everyone gets their freedom and their fair-share and say in the matters
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Very interesting BrotherZael.
Still not sure what will be my goals in game but as reading your posts i am getting more interesting ideas.
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Since there are many new groups coming in, and I am a very active member of the community I thought I would necro this. In my dealings with many I have been frequently asked who I am, what I represent, and what major guild am I trying to recruit for as well as what power I have, members I have, etc.
I hope this answers most questions. Feel free to pm me any time for further comments/concerns.
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Haha, yeah. Well the facemask I was hoping to find would have only had one eyeslit and be otherwise blank and featureless, but alas.
And of you, friend Snorter, I hope you have many such adventures yourself. I hope to cross your path and share stories in multitude as we change what we can, for the better.