Our Story Years ago, when Ancre and I, Torik, were in our mid twenties, my grandfather, Ardus, told us a story that changed our lives forever. He began by telling us about an organization that our ancestors had started; it was called the Union of Commerce. The Union had artisans, alchemists, miners, and many other jobs. He told us about how a dark guild (name unknown) had come and placed a great order of many different types of advanced weaponry. The same weaponry that was used to destroy the UoC. No one knows how it happened but the members of the Union began to disappear, one after the other. Eventually the entire span of workers had gone missing. Many tried to solve the mystery, but they too disappeared. My grandfather was the friend of a member of the guild. He had escaped by quitting the guild before he was hunted. He lived in a small house in Ojeveda. My grandfather told us to go see him and find out more information on the Union. Ancre and I wanted to know more so we sought out my grandfather's friend. We found him and he gave us a message. When we returned, my grandfather had passed away. At his funeral we read the message. It said that there was an old stash of items let from the union. We left immediately and found the treasure guarded by Tefusangs. Ancre quickly disposed of the Tefusangs and we gathered the treasure. We began a new life as the proud owners of the newly reformed Union.
A few months ago we heard sightings of the same dark guild emblem that had destroyed the UoC in the past. We began to fear that they would come back so we prepared some new weapons and asked our friends from a combat oriented guild to help defend us. We paid them with all the equipment they needed. They guarded us from rogues and the occasional thief that scrounged at our feet. Life was great until a band of dark warriors suited in black marched into the town of Ojeveda. The main guards tried to stop them but they were no
match for the masked beings. They carried large swords and great Square shields. They came straight for the UoC building. Ancre and I took our work suits off in hope of being considered peasants. Luckily it worked. The dark warriors prodded us onto the streets. We heard clanks and yelps behind the closed door. The warriors walked out and left the town. We walked into the building to see the workers slaughtered and our chests empty. We had lost all of our gold and we wouldn't have a chance to rebuild what we lost. We walked onto the streets hoping this was just a dream.
We lived on the streets begging and scrounging for food. We talked to the few friends we had left and borrowed small amounts of money to buy food and other things we might need. We lived like this for three weeks until a very old friend of Ancre walked by…
Valbrandr: what are you two doing here sitting on the street?
Ancre: We live here.
Val: how did this happen? You had a thriving business.
Torik: it was destroyed by the same guild that destroyed UoC before.
Val: that's terrible. How would you like a job with the Community of
Vaalnor? We will provide food and shelter and clothing until you are able to
take care of yourselves.
Ancre: we would be very thankful.
We now live in the Community and we have decided to recreate the Union under a new name. We will have the Protection of the Vaalgaurd and the authority of the Council. We have begun a new company called the Union of Vaalnor.
Ranks 1.
InitiateThe initiate is a new member who is unaware of Vaalnor and is not sure whick job they are interested in. They will be given Knowledge of Vaalnor and be given job ideas to play to their strengths.
2.
StudentThe student will learn the trade(s) they are interested in and continue to learn about Vaalnor. When they have learned the secrets of the trade they will become an apprentice.
3.
ApprenticeAn Apprentice is guided by a Personal Mentor. Thet are designated to a Master and must learn the advanced art of the specific trade. When the Master decides the apprentice is ready they are set into the main body of workers of the Union.
4,5,6.
Worker, Business Man, CraftsmanThese 3 ranks are the main body of the Union. The workers are Gatherers, Builders, Miners ect. The Business Men are the Chefs, Merchants, Bankers, ect. The Craftsmen are the Armorsmiths, Weaponsmiths, potters, alchemists ect. These are the people who fulfil orders and is the main pool of potential to become a higher rank. To advance past these ranks the person must be chosen by the commissioner. Executives and Masters are on the lookout aswell, to report to the Commissioner.
7.
MasterThe Master is here to teach the apprentices and help keep students on track. They are the teachers and are specialized in the many trades.
8.
ExecutiveThese men and women are the ones who report directly to the council on the progress of the Union. These people are th emost trusted by the Commissioner and are given special privelidges. They keep all the members on track and make sure all orders are prepared.
9.
CommissionerThe Commissioner is the leader of the Union. He does what most leaders do, keep things organized, manage the members, and dish out the payday.
Rules 1.dont beg to any member of the guild
2.always obey the law
3.when a Vaalgaurd members asks you to do something, do it
4.Always obey members of the Council of Vaalnor
5.when we are asked to fill an order, don’t pout, just do it
6.Be respectful of the choices others make
7.if anyone does something wrong report it to an executive or commissioner, no matter how big
8.if you fail to create a sword or armor don’t feel bad, we expect this to happen
Website we have a free webs website, a better one will be worked in a few days.
http://unionofvaalnor.jconserv.net/index.php Goal The goal of this guild is to provide the guilds of Yliakum with any item they may need. We will work hard and respect the order. Any guild may order from us no matter what alignment or race. We will not declare war on anyone. Any lawbreakers will deal with the Vaalgaurd and will pay for there actions accordingly. We are the workers, builders, blacksmiths, and most commercial jobs, of Vaalnor. We will always put Vaalnor and friends above others.
We are part of a large community. There are 4 parts:
-Council of Vaalnor
-Union of Vaalnor
-Vaalgaurd
-Eyes of Vaalnor
as the guild system begins to get more complex so will our community. If you’d like to join the UoV speak with Archon, Ancre or myself. If I missed anything I will edit this later. I know this thread has been made a few times but as the new leader I'd like to be able to edit this post when i need to.
[Edit] The Ranks are revamped and we are now paying our members to do jobs.[/Edit]
