[GUILD] Ghi'am-Ko

[Haanz]

[As your walking to the tavern to forget your troubles after a hard days work of mining and killing trepors you see a piece of paper (a rather large paper) tacked to the wall of a nearby building. you walk over to take a look. the paper says the following:]

Ghi'am-Ko Recruitment Leaflet

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Ghi'am-Ko; a History (summarized...)

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There is only one book of Limm-Kai in existence today. It was divided in half as a result of the second Great Separation. One half stayed in Kian Diam and the other was given to the group of Enkidukai that left to seek a new land. The half that left Kian Diam was later given to a young Enkidukai boy by the name of Haanz VonFranz on his first birthday. As for the other, it currently resides in Kian Diam, The birthplace of Haanz's ancestors and the origin of Ghi’am-Ko.

Along time ago, approximately a 500 years after the beginning of the Enkidukai's time, there was only one tribe of Enkidukai that had what it took to survive. These Enkidukai looked slightly different from the Enkidukai you see in Yliakum today, but were without a doubt, Enkidukai. Sometime during this groups travels, a lonely god saw fit to tamper with this tribe. He summoned a huge storm and decided to scatter the group by creating an enormous earthquake. This earthquake created a large gorge right underneath the group, killing many and injuring even more. Those who survived where permanently separated by this incredible gorge, and were left with no choice but to go two different ways (Actually a smaller group went a third way and was never heard of again...). That is how the first separation took place.

One group settled in a large valley whereas the Second group had a very tough time finding a place to settle. They were actually a large nomadic tribe for a few years, until a young Enkidukai girl around the age of 12 found what is now know as Kian Diam. Li'am-Ko, as was her name had been playing by herself when she saw a Lion staring at her through a thick wall of foliage. For those of you who aren't familiar with a lion, it is a more than often fierce creature with large claws and teeth that was native to the Enkidukai world some time ago. It is usually a bright golden colour and male lions, like the one staring at Li’am-Ko, have a think beard or mane that grows around their neck. These creatures are part of the cat family but unlike Enkidukai, cannot walk on only their hind legs. This particular Lion however, did not pounce on the young girl, nor did it even growl. It merely stared at her for some time, then turned and walked deeper into the forest...

Li'am-Ko, drawn by an unknown force, wandered in after the Lion. This Lion obviously knew where it was going as it never strayed from its path and never looked around to check it's bearing. It also never looked back at Li'am-Ko. This pursuit lasted for well over an hour, and all the time the lion was getting farther and farther ahead of Li'am-Ko until finally, She lost sight of the animal completely. From this point the frightened girl could only see trees surrounding her. She decide to walk a bit further in the hopes of finding the lion again, but instead she found a place like no other she had ever seen in her whole life. What lay before her was a scene of slowly rolling hills leading down to a large river which later split into two smaller rivers farther down. Along these hills, almost creating a border, was the forest, which Li'am-Ko hadn't taken much time to observe closely. The forest was full of all sorts of wildlife and plants. The trees that made up the forest were unlike the trees we see in Yliakum. Their wood was soft and easy to work with, but at the same time one of the toughest kinds of lumber anyone had ever known. These trees also grew a type of fruit, which I have never seen in Yliakum. It was sweet but a different type of sweet than that we know of. These fruits were so healthy and plentiful too that the Enkidukai who eventually lived here survived off of them alone for many months before they began farming. What Li'am-Ko had found here...was Kian Diam.

The people living in Kian Diam eventually began to flourish, introducing currency and creating the first National Bank know to Enkidukai alike, as well as a huge Library, which acted as more of an encyclopaedia that you could walk into. They were the inventors of the byoudin, a means of getting energy from the earth, and were even partly involved in the invention of the sewer system. But although these Enkidukai were in many aspects superior to their less evolved counterparts, the Enkidukai living in Kian Diam liked to keep to themselves, and there was very little mingling between the two civilisations. Also, as time flowed by just like the water in the river cutting through Kian Diam, a government system began to grow. Eventually, Kian Diam became know as Ghi'am-Ko, in memory of Li'am-Ko who found Kian Diam, and the coat of arms bore a single lion in commemoration of the lion who guided her their. When Kian Diam gradually changed it's name and slowly grew into and Empire, The Enkidukai living there also began to change. Although their change was called evolution and was constantly happening, this is the time when people actually started to notice their differences from other Enkidukai. So to show that they were different, these Enkidukai began calling themselves simply Ghi'am-Ko or the Ghi'am-Ko People.

The leader of the Ghi'am-Ko Empire was originally Empress Li'am-Ko I. She lived to be 137 years of age. She was buried underneath the thicket of foliage where she first saw the lion.

The way the Ghi'am-Ko Empire works is that when death comes to the Hiou-Kai, which is what we call the Emperor or Empress, there is a period of one year where there is no ruler. After this one-year period, a group of priests and the children of the last leader, search the Empire for the reincarnation of the Hiou-Kai. The reincarnated child is then separated from their family and is placed in the forest where Li'am-Ko first saw the lion. If the child returns home, He or She becomes the new leader. If the child does not return home, there is a huge 24-hour ceremony to please the spirit of the Hiou-Kai because the Ghi'am-Ko people believe that the spirit is sad and does not wish to return home. After the ceremony there is another one-year period without a leader and they repeat the process over again until the reincarnation decides that it is time to rule it’s Empire again.

As time passed a rebellion began to form who did not believe in the Hiou-Kai. This rebellion lasted for many generations and was always getting stronger, until one day the Hiou-Kai Ujeb’Liu IV was found dead on his bench by the river where he liked to sit and watch the water flow. This caused a huge up-roar in the Empire and also because there was no leader, there was another one-year period of anarchy. At this point the Rebellion was so big and so fed up that things began getting violent. That is how the second separation occurred. Almost half of the citizens, including some of the rebels decided to leave their great Empire in search of another place to rebuild their home and society.

The high priest, after some argument, was allowed to stay with the Empire, but knowing that the new Hiou-Kai could be with the group leaving, he decided to split the last book of Limm-Kai into two halves, as it was needed to crown the new leader. Many prayers and enchantments that were said upon the new leader were hidden inside the books infinite knowledge, and so, along with the book of Limm-Kai, Ghi'am-Ko was separated.

Many of the Ghi'am-Ko people died on their voyage, but eventually they group found a strange portal in the middle of a grassy plain which lead into an equally strange stone hallway. The group, deciding they had nothing left to lose, went into the portal to find themselves staring straight into a huge bronze door. 

For a long time the facts about Ghi'am-Ko became stories, and eventually became legends, but then one day a group of three Enkidukai who looked strange and different, came from the stone labyrinth. They said they were looking for a child, and eventually found him. His name was Haanz VonFranz and he was one of a few who were still pure blood Ghi'am-Ko. They said he was the reincarnation of Liam-Ko. They proclaimed him Hiou-Kai of the late Ghi'am-Ko Empire, which had supposedly all fallen to ruins, except for the palace where the other half of the book of Limm-Kai now is.

Now, The Ghi'am-Ko Empire is being rebuilt. The Hiou-Kai Haanz I has decided that due to lack of pure blood Ghi’am-Ko people, and because the other races were incredibly hospitable to his race when they first arrived, The Ghi’am-Ko Empire will betray an old and out-dated tradition to let in people of all races! So, with the help of 12 different races, all becoming a part and becoming citizens, the great and glorious Ghi'am-Ko Empire will live again!

Guild Structure

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The guild consists of two different ranking systems, a group of working ranks and a group of hierarchy ranks. Every Citizen of the Ghi'am-Ko Kingdom will have  both a working rank and a hierarchy rank.
Your hierarchy rank is your level of nobility in the guild, where as your working rank is what rank you are in the line of work your in.
This guild consists of seven different lines of work. When someone joins the Ghi'am-Ko Kingdom they choose which line of work they want to join and that is how they help the Kingdom thrive.

[Nividia Stormlance]

I'ts a great story but i don't say anything about your guild... Try making some rules/politics and be sure to make a website

if you cant tell me ill make one for you

[Haanz]

Lines of Work

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Merchants- Merchants will be able to own shops inside the guild and outside. The shops owned inside the guild will preferably sell better quality goods, only available to guild members. All profits earned from a private shop or a shop inside the guild go to the shop owner, who will then have to pay his workers and pay for raw materials. Owning a shop outside of the guild is encouraged more than owning a private shop inside the guild. Owners of a shop outside the guild will deal items to anyone who can pay. Also they won't have to pay for raw materials or labour. However, 50% of all profits from public shops or shops outside of the guild go to the Kingdom treasury to be distributed and used accordingly.

Craftspeople and gatherers- Craftspeople work for the Kingdom making everything that can be made in the world of Planeshift. They will be paid either by selling their items to private shop owners, by selling their items to the Kingdom who will in turn give it to public shop owners or sell it to other guilds.
Gatherers are the ones who collect all the raw materials that can be collect from the Planeshift world. These gatherers can sell their raw materials to private shop owners, Craftspeople, or the Kingdom who will sell it to other guilds.

Government Workers- This is the second hardest line of work to be accepted into. The government workers will have more ranks and will also have more responsibilities. Not only will they influence how the Empire is run, but they will also make sure that it runs smoothly, acting as a sort of police is some cases. The highest rank of government workers other than the Hiou-Kai is a Council Member. The council members will decide big things like alliances and wars and also smaller things like promotions and light punishments.

Ghi'am-Ko Warriors- Becoming a Ghi'am-Ko Warrior is the hardest line of work, mainly because there are not many needs for them. The warriors will do things like keep the peace…or not...between other people and guilds. Also the Warriors will be included in certain councils such as alliance and war meetings. Other than that, the warriors don’t do much, however they are given much respect and some extra privileges. The Empire may soon have a league of experienced fighters who will kill for the prize and loot. These warriors will be chosen by the council and by the Empire. You may not apply to be one of them. 20% of what they loot goes to the guild to be distributed to people in need. Also these select few will be given certain missions to complete for the good of the Empire.

Bankers- The Bankers will work in the First National Bank of Ghi'am-Ko doing a variety of different jobs. These will include storage, desk work, helping out customers, and of course their will be one or more bank managers, depending on how big the bank gets, who will make sure everything runs smoothly. The bank will be a place where people can go to deposit items and money for a small cost. People who use the bank will be asked to open up an account. As you use the bank we will make a record for you of deposits and withdrawals so we can keep track of what you have in the bank. This is a first in the world of Planeshift. Hopefully it will work out great and the name The First National Bank of Ghi'am-Ko will go down in history.

Librarians- The First National Library of Ghi'am-Ko might not be the first library in Yliakum, but it will without a doubt be the biggest one, hopefully taking donations of knowledge from other smaller libraries around Yliakum and from Ghi'am-Ko's Explorers and Scientists. The Librarians wont have as many ranks as the other lines of work however. The librarians will basically help people to find information in the library. Some librarians will help to sort newly acquired information, where as other will be making sure everyone finds what they're looking for easily and quickly, like a manager.

Scientists and Explorers- Scientists and Explorers work for the Kingdom by finding out everything they can about the world we live in. They will then be asked to donate their information to The First National Library of Ghi'am-Ko but if it is of great importance they can even sometimes sell it to the library. When this occurs it will be paid for by the Kingdoms treasury. If a scientist or explorer says they have valuable information to SELL to the kingdom, but it turns out that it was outrageously over priced or just plain not valuable, you will be that scientist or explorer will be warned. After receiving two warnings you will no longer be allowed to work for the kingdom of Ghi'am-Ko as a scientist or an explorer.
NOTE: when there is suspicion that a piece of Information is not valuable or over priced there will be a council meeting and a vote to whether the seller will receive a warning or a pat on the back, so as to eliminate unfair warnings being given. Only council members or the Hiou-Kai can give warnings.
Scientists study nature and how it works. For example magic and combined spells, or how to make potions from what plants, where as Explorers basically Explore the world finding new and interesting places, things, people, and monsters. Also when the cartography skill is ready, higher ranked explorers will be allowed to make Ghi'am-Ko maps that can be sold to guilds or other people.

Ranks

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Hierarchy ranks:

1. Citizen
2. Apprentice
3.Esquire
4.tsulim
5.Otsulim
6.Baron/Baroness
7.Viscount
8.tetsu/Shisetsu
9.Daitetsu/Daishisetsu
10.Earl/Countess
11.Marquess/Marchioness
12.Duke/Duchess
13.Daimyo
14.Odaimyo
15.Hiou-Kai

Working ranks:

1.Citizen
2.Apprentice
3.Gaityo
4.Jantyo
5.Mityo
6.Shiotai
7.Ghi'am-Ko Warrior
8.Council Members
9.Hiou-Kai

Rules

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General Rules:

1. Just because you’re a higher level doesn't mean you can tell lower levels what to do! The only people who can give orders that will result in punishment if they are not followed are the Council members and the Hiou-Kai. If you are a banker then the Bank manager is allowed to give you orders, which MUST be followed, or punishment will be given. That is the same for librarians, where the head librarians are allowed to give orders.

2. If a Council member gives an unreasonable order, which is not followed, and then that Council member punishes the person who disobeyed the order. That Council member will be brought before the remaining Council members and the Hiou-Kai to have a trail. This will usually result in demotion.

3. If someone gets you angry or you just aren't in a good mood, try not to be rude or swear, because that just ruins it for the others.

4. Obey ALL Planeshift Rules

5. Try to at least do a little bit of Role Playing. This game isn't just about stats y'know?...

6. Work your hardest and don’t be lazy, although everyone one needs a break from time to time!

7. Don’t be BAD!...

8.Most of all, Have fun! If you don’t find this guild fun than my advice for you is to find another that suits you better!

Bank Rules:

1. Obey all reasonable orders given to you by the Bank managers!

2. NEVER be rude to the customers or other bank workers.

3. Work hard and try to figure out how the bank works as soon as possible.

4. Any stealing of customer’s objects or money will result in expulsion from the guild.

Library Rules:

1. Obey all reasonable orders given to you by the Head Librarians!

2. NEVER be rude to people using our library.

3. Always try to help people using the library as much as possible. If you can't answer someone’s question then find another librarian who can.

4.Always be quite in the library!

Other

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Guild Quests

The Guild Quests are Basically just quests given to guild members who want. Also for completing these quests rewards will be given. The size of the reward depends on the difficulty of the quest.

Guild Points

The guild points in the Ghi'am-Ko Kingdom are not used for promotions, but instead are used for buying items, privileges, and trias.

Goal

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To become a great flourishing Kingdom and let the citizens of our kingdom and Yliakum benefit from the Ghi’am-Ko businesses. This is the number one goal that the guild must think about at the moment. When this goal is achieved, depending on how the Kingdom unfolds, new goals will be constructed. Some smaller, shorter-term goals that will help to achieve the main goal are as follows:
--Have a significant number of citizens in the kingdom
--Have a guild government or hierarchy
--Have commerce inside and outside the guild, like shops for guild members only and shops for people outside the guild, run by other guild members
--A work force supplying other guilds and people with goods
--A bank, which would ultimately be the first bank in the history of Yliakum. Here, guild members and non-guild members alike could store items and money safely
--A library to help those who have a thirst for knowledge
--And more...

Guild Site

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www.freewebs.com/ghiam-ko/

[Haanz]

hahah ok well there’s a story behind all this... I was writing up my guild recruitment...topic...thing and then I wanted to click on preview to see if the font sizes were all to my liking but I accidentally pressed post instead! Then, when I was modifying it so I could finish off the post the power went out!!! It took about...4 hours or something for it to come back on too...and by that time I was already outside doin' stuff! So...I’ll just be finishing off my post now! 

[Nividia Stormlance]

Okay cool.

I hope somebody will join your guild.

[Suno_Regin]

I see all these guilds with ' in them. They don't allow that. And I don't think they allow hyphens (-'s) either. So you'll have to improvize if your guild does make it in-game.

[Haanz]

yes i'm aware of that. i've gotten bored with this guild though...so mods feel free to delete this post.

@Suno... if it did go in game the name would have been "Ghiam Ko"

[Karyuu]

Bored with the guild already..? But you seem to have put so much effort into writing this out. What a shame :{

[Archon]

Bored? That sucks, I was very interested in seeing another another community-like guild (although the Community of Vaalnor IS a community, not a guild). It's too bad this won't make it in game, I bet it could have had a nice future in agreements with CoV.

[Haanz]

well i'm not...bored with it...i just started 3D modelling and thats taking up alot of my time now so i was just thinking maybe right now isn't a good time to start a guild for me...

Of course being the leader of a guild was one of my goals, but...how bout i leave this up for a while...and if people start taking interest in it then i'll pay more attention to my guild and in game matters

@Archon... actually i was going to see if i could join the Community of Vaalnor  but then i had an idea to try and atart my own guild. If Ghi'am-Ko does make it in game, then you'll be the first community i go to for outside relations!

[Archon]

Excellent! You started 3d modeling? That's why? Hehe, I'm council in the community, I run the Union of Commerce (A "company" under the community's supervision; with Hellios), I'm head of the Vaalnor Shop, with Zan, and I am doing 3d modeling, along with making a MMORPG (2d now, will turn into 3d).


If I can do all that, you can create this guild and kick it off! I'll be around if you have any questions or need help. Let me know if I've convinced you to create it, I'd be happy to help you start out .

[Haanz]

your doing all that??? oh man...i'm convinced! no doubt! and yes i could use all the help i can get! if your still up for it?

and your making your own mmorpg??? this is in the wrong section but...umm...here will you e-mail me info about it? "ghiam.ko@gmail.com" guild e-mail!

but yea  anyways! thanks for your help so far Archon!

[Archon]

Great to hear! Yes I'm still up for helping you out. I'll be sure to e-mail you right after I post this. If you would like, send me a PM on this forum with what you would like help in knowing and/or getting.