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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
« on: July 30, 2004, 04:00:39 am »
New guild recruiting... we\'re unofficial so far but hope you are interested... this guild HAS a history (Something most guilds don\'t) and is based largely on History itself... :D
If you\'re interested. contact
pandemonium@gmail.com
OR
hoffy_412@hotmail.com

All races are accepted, the only thing not accepted are freelancing rogues, who put their own interest before the safety of good people!

Knights Templar
Non nobis Domine, non nobis sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam

Not for us O Lord, not for us but in Your Name is the Glory



Rank    Level of Hierarchy

Grand Master of the Knights Templar   9

Seneschal                                  8

Knight Brother                                 7

Turcoplier                                                 6

Under Marshal                                  5

Standard Bearer                                    4

Sergeant Brother                                   3

Templar                                                    2

Turcopole                                                  1


   History
 950 years ago, a township was victimized by fiends of the darkest kind. They burned cottages, ransacked houses, and stole hoards of food. 25 years later, the raids continued, with no way of the people knowing when they were coming.
                Right after a raid in early winter, the fiends killed 47 people, and ate their winter hoard and burned the rest. The people banded together to form a society of fighters, to drive back their oppressors. Thus, resulting in the birth of the Knights Templar. A group dedicated to doing good and protecting people.
                 Training remotely underground, they amassed a force they were sure could fend off their enemy, it was time to make a stand.
                 The air was silent. A breeze came in every now and then. Most people were in their houses awaiting the next raid, and what would happen. The other people were dressed as the Knights Templar, they stood guard outside.
                  A beast appeared at the edge of the woods. An odd sort of creature, short, black with yellow eyes. It began to approach the town, and behind it came all of the towns attackers, fearsome beasts.
                  The defence was short, ending in defeat of the fiends. But the Knights Templar had only chopped off one of the beast\'s hand, figuratively speaking, and it could still bite.
                   So they ventured to where their enemies called home. That attack was also short, most of the Knights Templar died.
                    The wind was blowing, all was quiet, everything lay dead. Except for 3 people.
                    They were a Knights Templar Standard Bearer, and two of the Seneschals.
                     From there, they returned to the town as heroes, but refused to stay, but rather, travel the land granting save passage and helping the needy, freeing people of their oppressors.

 We are the surviving Knights Templar.

   Beliefs, Diplomacy
  We fight for pilgrims, seeking enlightenment and change. We fight for our own interests- as long  the good are not harmed. We are good guild, not neutral, nor evil.
   We plan to team up with a political party and serve as an army of the people. This is hopefully to be the basis of our funding.
 Our duty is to roam the land to seek people in need of help. And to root out all evil. May death come swiftly to our enemies, and all who oppose us!

EDIT: I have included revised changes to our history, seeing as there was some b*tching going on. Anyways long story short, our website has not been updated in a while, but will be shortly.
« Last Edit: August 08, 2004, 04:34:55 am by FlippySeal »

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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2004, 04:20:46 am »
Another good guild? Huzzah!
It\'d be easier if you finished the site before advertising-or some of it. Then you don\'t have to type the same email reply 1500 times.
The steel priest is back and ready to start converting.

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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2004, 05:41:58 am »
Ha! We need a webmaster with some REAL cool skills! The other thing is that to be official, we need 10 members... something we don\'t have yet!

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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2004, 06:04:04 am »
It doesnt matter whether ur \"official\" or not... bc even when u are \"official\" u arent really \"official\" if u know what i mean. Because in reality there is no such thing as \"official\"!
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2004, 06:25:48 am »
meh I am sure there is a guild, cult or something called Templar of Steel..but thats alright! Good luck and great job for choosing a noble path, and people like Cybio Kingfist shut up and actually see what a respectable guild is...take a lesson!
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2004, 01:55:32 pm »
Well, firstly, good luck with your guild!  It\'s nice to have another good guild around.  :)

I just wish people would stop using real-life things as the basis of their guild.  I mean, you\'ve just copied the organization and ranks and goals of the real-life Knights Templar..   Still, I wish you success.  

I didn\'t think your history was exactly the most flattering thing I\'ve ever read, especially if you want people to see your guild as \"good.\"  What kind of good organization would flee through a tunnel, even if ordered to do so, and not let their allies escape as well?   ?(

And the line in your beliefs that says, \"to scatter the seeds of evil\" sounds like you will spread evil, not defeat it.  \"Seeds\" makes it appear that you will \"sow evil through the world.\"  You may want to change that...  :P

So, please take into account what I have said.  I merely think that originality and clarity in your writing is important for a guild that intends to succeed.  I hope you take these criticisms for what they are:  attempts to give you advice that will be helpful in the long run.  

Best wishes.   :)


EDIT:  How many Seneschal were you planning to have?  If you are going to keep with the real-life structure of the Knights Templar, you should have three.  That\'s how many the original Knights Templar had.

The identity of the Grand Master was kept secret to all those who were not Seneschal, so nobody ever knew which of the four people was the Grand Master.  That made it a lot harder to target the leader.  :)
« Last Edit: July 30, 2004, 02:12:10 pm by Half_Pint »

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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2004, 02:18:55 pm »
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I just wish people would stop using real-life things as the basis of their guild. I mean, you\'ve just copied the organization and ranks and goals of the real-life Knights Templar


That\'s not a problem... people often need inspiration!  and the tunnel thing... well i could ask myself the same question... The Knights Templar actually did that during the fall of Acre in 1291 :)  Survival of the fittest!
And as for the Seneschal thing... one step ahead of ya! ;)
« Last Edit: July 30, 2004, 02:19:48 pm by FlippySeal »

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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2004, 02:23:52 pm »
Well, it\'s nice that even if you decided to use an already-made organization, you are at least familiar with it.  :)  It\'s really great to have a guild that has such a well-planned organization.   :))

I still think that it would be better to have a more original guild idea, but that is merely personal opinion.  Because you have thought things out so well, I truly wish you success.  

Just remember, violence is not the answer.  ;)

(I just had to throw that in.)  :D

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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2004, 08:58:04 pm »
Agreed.

But I think that what we\'ve done... is better than someone basing it on something completly irrelevent from planeshift... i.e. the metal militia, whose roots are the band Metallica.
Or at least we know the Knights Templars well enough to at least put in it\'s proper place, i.e diplomacy, political stance, what were fighting for, etc, etc.

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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2004, 10:04:17 pm »
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meh I am sure there is a guild, cult or something called Templar of Steel..but thats alright! Good luck and great job for choosing a noble path, and people like Cybio Kingfist shut up and actually see what a respectable guild is...take a lesson!

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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2004, 10:35:53 pm »
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what do you mean by that stuff??
And by the way, we have our guild site up and running...
It\'s temporay keep in mind! But knowing me temporary means permanent ;)
But we hope to have a new one soon!

EDIT: Funny, i fogot to post the link.
http://www.knights-templar-guild.tk
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2004, 11:50:32 pm »
The guild now has 5 and possibly 6 members. Dont hesitate  to go to our web site and see what we are all about. There is a list of contacts on our web site that you can email if you wish to join the Knights Templar.
Non nobis Domine, non nobis sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam
Not for us O Lord, not for us but in Your Name is the Glory

In-game: Myrtl Shift

Rank: Seneshal of The Knights Templar

Join The Knights Templar at
http://www.freewebs.com/the-knights-templar/

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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2004, 12:27:59 am »
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what do you mean by that stuff??
And by the way, we have our guild site up and running...
It\'s temporay keep in mind! But knowing me temporary means permanent ;)
But we hope to have a new one soon!

EDIT: Funny, i fogot to post the link.
http://www.knights-templar-guild.tk


Originally they altogether formed a picture of the middle finger, but the post removed the spaces and it got messed up.
The steel priest is back and ready to start converting.

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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2004, 12:31:09 am »
What the heck is ur problem... giving out the middle finger?
Non nobis Domine, non nobis sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam
Not for us O Lord, not for us but in Your Name is the Glory

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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2004, 12:32:28 am »
Depthblade\'s inability to comprehend me, is all.
The steel priest is back and ready to start converting.