SCoY

[Easton]

Greetings fellow citizens of Yliakum!

I would like to inform you all of an organization that is made up of several guilds of Yliakum. This organization has brought together some great minds over the past six months to take on an even greater task: To provide a common meeting ground for all of the guilds of Yliakum for the discussion of all of the issues that guilds and their members may be facing in these unprecedented times. Men and Women of all races, i present to you the Sworn Council of Yliakum!

The SCoY was originally thought up by two guild leaders who felt the need for a \"guild of guilds\" or an inter-guild coalition in Yliakum; A council that could unite guilds of all size, stature, experience, and wealth to take on the problems of Yliakum with a united force as opposed to countless counfused and misinformed souls. This council would provide a means for inter-guild communication. Conflicts could be solved, transactions could be made, knowledge could be shared.. the possibilites were endless. So they organized their thoughts and goals into a charter that defined the basic elements of the SCoY.

At first just a few guilds were a part of this project. Things started off slowly as Yliakum\'s climate changed persistently. Then the growth of the council exploded. Issues within the council were quickly being solved, decisions were made, and most importantly, more guilds became members. Over the past 6 months, the council has grown in size considerably. Now, with the official public notification of the SCoY\'s existence, we see a chance for this council to realize its full potential- a true place for minds of different races, religions, and ideas, to come together and discuss any issue that they may be facing.

Fellow citizens of Yliakum, we wish to unite our minds for the general enhancement of our members. From lawful good, to chaotic evil, we extend our invitation to each guild. Come join the Sworn Council of Yliakum and be apart of the growing movement to allow for a diplomatic dialogue between every guild in Yliakum.

Please visit our Embassy (website) at: http://ugo.sinet.it/scoy

We have worked hard to provide the most information for you along with a means to contact the members of the council personally. We also would like to add that, even though many people seem to think otherwise, we are in NO WAY A GOVERNMENT OF ANY SORT. Again, we DO NOT GOVERN ANYONE OTHER THAN THE MEMBER GUILDS WHO BOTH CHOSE TO JOIN AND ARE AN ACTIVE PART WITHIN THE COUNCIL.  Each guild has the same amount of power as the next. With that said, on behalf of the Sworn Council of Yliakum:

Stay Safe,
Easton Ghent
President-elect of the Sworn Council of Yliakum

[Valbrandr]

Ahh its good to see an old friend.  I have been reading all of your info and it takes me back a year ago when the URPS had plenty of active guilds around.  We have talked before about this idea.. it was so long ago I thought you had given up the idea.  I enjoy these types of initiatives within the Community.  But which guilds are currently onboard with this idea?  For me personally, it wasnt a matter of motivation for myself but a lack of finding active members.. not that the URPS did not have its share.. but it would be more like half the guilds active within and quite difficult to keep everything organized. You are already one step ahead of the game with an RP name for the organization and an RP purpose.  

To make a long post short, I personally am in.  Ill try to assist you with anything you need.  The only thing I didnt like so much was the Office of the President/Secretary and the House of Commons becuase of how overused those terms are but thats a small issue.  I will be getting in touch with you Easton.

[Easton]

Nice to hear from you Valbrandr. Glad to see you around still.

As for your question.. we currently have these guilds:

The Defenders, The Protectors, The Dragon Council, Woiperdinger (spelling, sorry), Plakkem Hverrjanor, Way of the Hammer, and Ruby Regin.

I think its a good mix, but it could be better of course. We are looking for all kinds of guilds. Again, its wonderful to hear from you my friend. I hope to see you soon.

Stay Safe,
Easton Ghent

[r.guppy]

I have made my thoughts on this well known in my Guild thread.

 So this is not a new idea of yours as Valbrandr said. \"We have talked before about this idea.. it was so long ago I thought you had given up the idea.\"

[Easton]

Originally posted by r.guppy
I have made my thoughts on this well known in my Guild thread.

 So this is not a new idea of yours as Valbrandr said. \"We have talked before about this idea.. it was so long ago I thought you had given up the idea.\"

i do not see your point, my friend. i would like to quote my first post:

\"This organization has brought together some great minds over the past six months to take on an even greater task: To provide a common meeting ground for all of the guilds of Yliakum for the discussion of all of the issues that guilds and their members may be facing in these unprecedented times.\"

We are not hiding anything. Honestly, Janner, i wish your criticisms at least brought up issues that we need to deal with as a council, but they don\'t. You are mad that we didn\'t mention it a long time ago, but things must be tested, tested, tested and tested some more. That way when we finally go public, the guilds that join will be apart of an organized council, not something that is going to break down easily.

Again:

\"Fellow citizens of Yliakum, we wish to unite our minds for the general enhancement of our members. From lawful good, to chaotic evil, we extend our invitation to each guild. Come join the Sworn Council of Yliakum and be apart of the growing movement to allow for a diplomatic dialogue between every guild in Yliakum.\"

Stay Safe,
Easton Ghent

[r.guppy]

Ok here is something else to think about, the recent unrest of last night was announced it was to take place where and when.. where were the town Militiia ?
 
 Perfect chance for them to do there thing, to keep the peace, where were they ?
 
 Or was it as i think [ me alone thinks ] there was a conflict of interest, in that leaders support both SCoY and Militia.

[Pestilence]

Are you hinting the SCoY wanted chaos Janner? If not I don\'t see what the conflict of interest would be as the event wasn\'t organized by SCoY at all eventhough many of us were there to see what was happening ofcourse.

If we had seen a way to have prevented the chaos we would have, but there were simply to many people and we aren\'t GMs with some kind of mute power.

However I myself have been talking with people to see how this chaos could be prevented in the future. People on both \"sides\". And refering to the roleplaying sides here as I feel we shouldn\'t take everything so seriously.

[Easton]

Also, Janner, if you knew about the Militia, you would know that it is only deployed against NPC threats.

Stay Safe,
Easton Ghent

[r.guppy]

Originally posted by Easton
Also, Janner, if you knew about the Militia, you would know that it is only deployed against NPC threats.

Stay Safe,
Easton Ghent

Purpose

The Yliakum Militia is a voluntary armed force sworn to defend the freedom of Yliakum and its citizens in times of need only. We welcome anyone who is willing to follow orders for the greater good and shares our beliefs. We do not tolerate abuse of authority and will only call upon the might of the militia when it is absolutely necessary.

 No mention of NPC there unless i am blind.

 The Yliakum Militia do not tolerate abuse of authority, surely that is a good reason for them to have been there.

Mission Statement

The Sworn Council of Yliakum Charter
Why?
To ensure the well-being of all in Yliakum by learning about and preventing any conflicts from destroying the peace that we all hold dear.

 So the aim of both groups is to prevent exactly the kind of events of last night.

[Pestilence]

Indeed it would be a goal to prevent such a thing if possible hence the talking that is going on, but be realistic what exactly do you feel we should have done then that wouldn\'t have made things worse?

If we would have began screaming we would have only made things worse. We attempted to steer things back to roleplayingand many of us didn\'t even say anythin. As I said we aren\'t GMs. We are a group of people with a ROLEPLAYING goal.

We may use OOC means sometimes to compensate for the means that you have in RL and you don\'t have in Yliakum, but  the mainfocus ofcourse is roleplaying. A

If people ignore the roleplaying there is little for us to do till after to prevent it from happening again if possible.

Also if a charter is made IC as for the goals ofcourse terms like NPC will not be used.

[Easton]

Well, ask Ogu, the Deputy Chief of Militia, and he\'ll tell you that they only respond to attacks having to do with NPC characters. He has told me this several times. Also, the Chief of the Militia is Myysst, and he has nothing to do with the SCoY, so whatever it is you are implying is false.

Anyways, this thread is either for questions about the council or the Charter, or for criticism that applies to the council and its structure. I\'d say your comments are not exactly providing anything for the council. If you dislike the SCoY then, by all means, have nothing to do with us. But we still wish for each and every guild to at least consider it with open eyes and ears, something i think you have not done.

Stay Safe,
Easton Ghent

[Pip]

Janner is unwell and will not be in game for a while. I will attempt to explain.

Janner is not implying that anything sinister is going on, only that there is a simple overlap of interests in the groups. Why have two groups with similar aims and goals with same core group members?

[Caarrie]

Originally posted by Pip
Janner is unwell and will not be in game for a while. I will attempt to explain.

Janner is not implying that anything sinister is going on, only that there is a simple overlap of interests in the groups. Why have two groups with similar aims and goals with same core group members?

Pip,

SCoY is very different from the militia. The militia is to be used as a fighting force. SCoY is used to help make decisions that might effect the game as a whole.  SCoY is made up of elite guilds in the game, on the other hand the militia is made up of just about anyone that wants to join.

You can view the militia page here


Please read that over,

Illori

[Karyuu]

Elite guilds...? :P

[Caarrie]

Originally posted by Karyuu
Elite guilds...?

Yes i consider it elite if you are selected and voted in.

Illori