The History of our Guild as it is told by the elders, written down by Thoronador, High Council Member of Radiant Fate
At the beginning of the fifth epoch, the time when Galeran Tarbius (inspired by Laanx) led the Xacha to Yliakum and the construction of the iron temple consecrated to Laanx began, a small group of people decided to worship neither Laanx nor Talad. They founded their own town on the first level to live together peacefully and without being influenced by the gods. Soon they realized that there is much knowledge spread among the inhabitants of Yliakum, but they were afraid it could get lost, if a older generation died and the knowledge of this generation disappears.
So they decided to establish a library in their town, where they wanted to collect all knowledge and preserve it for future generations, making it available for everyone. Because of the big halls where the shelves were located, they decided to call the library \"Halls of Knowledge\". The library grew very fast in the years that followed, and it had to be extended to several huge buildings in order to offer enough space for all the shelves where books and manuscripts were stored. One could surely say it developed to the most important and biggest library in whole Yliakum.
The \"Halls of Knowledge\" still continued to grow and prospered, and Laanx and Talad recognized the great potential and the possibilities of the library. Therefore Laanx tried to convince its people to worship her, and in return she would offer them even more powerful knowledge which was not known yet to any living creature. But as a downside she demanded that this piece of knowledge must not be shared with the followers of Talad, because Laanx was a bit jealous of the many people who followed Talad. With the collected knowledge in the \"Halls of Eternal Knowledge\" she would be able to wrest many people from Talad.
But Talad did not rest either. As soon as he found out about Laanx plans, he got angry, because (like any god) he did not like the thought of loosing some of his followers. After a while he had an idea how to undermine Laanx\'s plan and made a similar offer to the librarians, hoping they would decide against Laanx.
It was a hard decision for the librarians. Should they give up there former beliefs and worship either Laanx or Talad? No matter how they would decide, one of the gods would surely not like their decision. The were many controversial discussions, but finally they decided to decline both offers, because they still were firmly convinced that knowledge should be shared among all people no matter whom they worship.
Unfortunately, neither Talad nor Laanx were pleased with that decision. In there jealousy they suspected each other of sabotaging the other\'s plan. Nevertheless, they still hoped to be able to convince the librarians for their cause. All they needed to do was a demonstration of the unique powers they gave their followers and the librarians would surely decide for one of them - either Laanx or Talad.
But the ways of providence are strange sometimes, and after a while the fierce competition which had begun among Talad\'s and Laanx\'s followers turned into a conflict, a kind of war. Unfortunately that conflict also reached the town where the \"Halls of Knowledge\" were present. It is not known who started it, but suddenly the town was on fire. The flames spread quite quickly, since no one even tried to extinguish the fire; everyone was busy to defend himself against the attackers. Many inhabitants tried to escape from the fire, and most of them were successful, but unlike the people buildings cannot flee. So it happend that the \"Halls of Knowledge\" caught fire. Of course, the librarians tried to save the books, pamphlets and manuscripts from the flames, but the fire was quick, too quick. Only very few things were rescued as the \"Halls of Knowledge\" were covered in thick smoke. As the smoke vanished, only ruins and ash were left.
A deep feeling of sadness came over Laanx and Talad when they saw what has happened. They were shocked how this could happen, and they immediately urged their followers to stop the fight, because it was useless now that the \"Halls of Knowledge\" were destroyed.
After that the people in Yliakum began again to live together peacefully, and many years passed by, and many generations appeared and disappeared under the Azure Sun. And nobody remembered those days of the \"Halls of Knowledge\". Really nobody? Well, there still were the descendants of those who survived the terrible fire, and the story of the tragic event of past days was passed on from generation to generation. Now, right in this moment some of them bind together. Their aim is to collect and keep all knowledge in order to found a library similar to the old one. These people are now known as \"Radiant Fate\".
Mission statement: In its quest to protect the traditional knowledge passed on by the ancestors and gather knowledge of the new age, our guild members vow to uphold the laws of Yliakum and promote the spread of knowledge.
Alignment: The objective of our Radiant Fate is to provide a source for both knowledge and wisdom. In such, the guild does neither support the cause of \"good\" nor will it support the cause of \"evil\". Hence Radiant fate is a neutral aligned guild.
Hierarchy and the system of subdivisions: Hierarchy: At the very top of our guild is the \"High Council\", a group which consists of ca. 3-5 members and the Guild Master. The council decides about all important issues of the guild.
Right below that council is a group which we refer to as \"The Council\'s advisors\". The task of this group is on the one hand to advise the Council in all of its decisions. On the other hand the advisors are members who are active in the PlaneShift forum (
http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/main.php) and stay in contact with other guilds. They are also responsible to keep the guild informed about important issues of PlaneShift. And, last but not least, they help to co-ordinate the subdivisions of our guild. Therefore at least one member of every subdivision will represent his/her subdivision within the Council\'s Advisors.
Maybe you are wondering what I mean by saying subdivisions. It\'s quite easy: The guild members are grouped into several \"ways\" depending on where their main abilities are. Just to name a few examples we have a subdivision for mages, one for fighters, one for the stealth type characters, and so on. Every subdivision is headed by a leader who always knows what\'s going on in this subdivision and can report to the Council\'s Advisors. Within the subdivisions there are different ranks depending on how far the members advanced with their abilities and skills. The ranks may vary from division to division.
And finally there is the group of apprentices. These are the members who joined our guild recently and have not decided for one subdivision yet.
System of Ranks: High Council
Council\'s Advisors
Various subdivisions (mages/ fighters/ rangers/ thieves/ .....)
Head of subdivision
...
Rank 3 (name of rank depends on subdivision)
Rank 2 (name of rank depends on subdivision)
Rank 1 (name of rank depends on subdivision)
Apprentice
System of subdivisions: As already mentioned there are divisions according to the interests and abilities of our members.
However, everybody can collect every bit of knowledge he/she can find, no matter what subdivision he/she is in.
The mages could seek for knowledge mainly in the arcane arts, the explorers subdivision could focus on making maps of all important areas/ places, the fighters can practice the various combat skills with different types of weapons,... But the point is that no subdivision should be limited to a certain field of knowledge. A fighter character can also contribute his/her knowledge about magic, if he/she likes it. And going further a character can even change between the subdivisions, if the fields of interests changed. However, you should not change too often, since this could possibly result in a situation where nobody (except yourself) really knows to which division you belong.
Our current subdivisions are: League of Fighters
Union of Rangers
Order of Mages
Historians? subdivision
Merchants
Craftsmen
Rules: 1. Respect your fellow players: -The use of offensive or vulgar language is forbidden. Anyone using offensive language addressing another player will be reported to the High Council.
-Do not disparage or mistreat your subordinates. Although some of them may not have earned many privileges in our guild yet, they deserve our respect.
-Do not offend any other player, no matter what guild he/she belongs to.
2. Loyalty to our guild: -Every action you take should be for the progress of the aims of our guild.
-It is not allowed to join another guild as member of Radiant Fate. Otherwise a conflict of interests could undermine the guild\'s goals.
-Be an active member and be online frequently. Check the forums regularly, pay special attention to the news and announcements.
-Contribute to our guild in any way you can.
3. Obey your leaders: -Generally, this means obeying everyone who has a higher rank within the guild than you.
-If you get orders which are contrary to each other, obey those of the higher ranked members of your subdivision.
-Orders of members with higher rank are superior to those from members with lower rank.
4. Sovereignty of subdivisions: -All subdivisions are equal; no subdivision is superior to another one. Only the Guild Master and the unanimous High Council can give orders that are valid for all subdivisions.
-Cooperation between the subdivisions is important for our guild, but only on equal terms. The subdivisions should work for each other, not against each other.
5. You are a representative of your guild: -Be polite to others in game and on the public forums. Your actions do no longer only affect your reputation but also the reputation of your guild.
-Do not express hostility to guilds which are not enemies of your guild. Any form of verbal or physical assault to a member of such a guild will not be tolerated.
Joining: Who\'s accepted? All people who will participate follow the rules of the guild, and of Planeshift.
Current Member Count:10
If you want to join us (and we hope you do), feel free to PM or mail any of the listed members. They will try to answer you as soon as possible. Don\'t forget to include a RP-style introduction (no need for long stories though).
+Charims (Guild Master)
+Shadowcast
+Thoronador
Guild website:
http://www.radiantfate.co.nr or
http://dhost.info/diyhobbies/Guild Update:
Our guild still exists, though it went inactive for quite some time. We would like to extend invites to anyone who wishes to join. Also, our guild is about to go through a major reformation, our name is subject to change, and our mission will likely be tweaked. Please bare with us through this necessary process as our guild is modified to meet the changing the world of Yliakum.
Thank you,
High Council of Radiant Fate
