History log for: Constitution of the guild Swords of Underworld

Herein are included the following subjects:

• History
• The Prime Codex
• Structure of Sword
• Goals and Milestones

History

Once, all the founding members of Sword were a part of a massive PvX guild on the server Underworld. Numbering 500, with 400 confirmed active players, it was long considered the most active guild on the server. But only the smallest part of all those members played WvW with dedication.
A number of its members decided something had to change. The rules within the guild itself were impossible to alter, since they were non-existent; it was a community of free people that objected whole-heartedly to any changes that would jeopardize that freedom. After some of the members working on a solution entered into disagreements with the guild leader, they decided to leave and start over.
And so, on March 5th, 2013, Swords of Underworld was created, with Venn Adamant as leader and Cruzyo, Juno and Kuono as officers, although all the decisions in the start involved each of the first 9 members equally. A set of major rules, called the Prime Codex, was decided upon with the purpose of further focusing the guild towards helping our server's war efforts. On July 26th 2013 Venn Adamant had to resign as Leader. He passed the Leadership to his former officers Sandokan, Persefonni, Snow, Juno and Cruzyo.

Prime Codex

Mandatory Event Attendance: That member which is of the rank Apprentice or higher shall participate in all official guild events, given he is present in the game. That member which is of the rank of Apprentice, and not higher, shall participate in all training events when they are held.

appendix a: That member which is of the rank Templar or higher shall bring only characters that are fully geared and of the highest level to guild events!
appendix b: That member which is of the rank Apprentice or higher will be subjects to demands of the commanding officer to change his class to one that is more suitable for the zerg.
example: in a zerg of 15 people, there are 4 thieves and 4 staff elementalists. At least 2 thieves will have to switch to something else, and 3 elementalists will have to switch to a dual dagger spec.
appendix c: That member who was in a dungeon at the beginning of the event may complete the dungeon before attending the event!

Guild Tax: That member which is of the rank of Templar or higher shall place one gold into the guild stash every Friday, or as soon as his situation permits, were he somehow unable to do it on time!

Representation: That member which is of the rank Apprentice or higher shall represent the guild at all times, exceptions of which may be discussed with the guild leader or officer!

Respect: Any and all members will treat every and each other member with respect, especially those of veteran ranks and officers. Disrespect will not be tolerated and will be sanctioned.


Structure of Sword

Initiate - anyone can join, has yet to decide whether he's ready for a hardcore WvW guild, no obligations regarding events, taxes or uniform.

To rank up to Apprentice:

> Stay in the guild for 7 days
> Create an account on this forum
> Join our teamspeak channel during events (no mic needed, just listen)
> Apply for this rank in the Application Center subforum

Apprentice - obligated to attend events, including training sessions

To rank up to Templar:

> Have a fully geared level 80 character
> Be an Initiate for 7 days
> Be approved by your assigned Arch Templar
- Apprentices become Templars automatically if they are approved by their mentor, otherwise they likely have to leave the guild. Until a new member becomes a Templar, he is constantly being evaluated by the mentor and tested to see if they are

Templar - All guild rules now apply. This includes: 1g weekly guild tax, mandatory event participation, mandatory TS attendance during said events. Not obligated to attend training.

To rank up to Veteran:

> Join the Veteran Trials! Organize or join a group of 10 people, who are then put through a series of tests by the Arch Templars and myself. After the 10 days, 5 people pass the trials and 5 people fail.

Veteran Templar - Must have at least one character equipped as per the guild zerg builds . Can only bring such characters to events.

To rank up to High Templar:

> The High Templar Rank may be assigned to you if you have shown interest in leading the SWD Zerg on the Battlefield

High Templar - authorized to command the guild event in the absence of myself or an Arch Templar, run all training sessions.

The rank of Arch Templar may only be given on a basis of necessity in agreement of the Council and other Arch Templars. They are guild officers authorized to administrate the guild and it's members and even kick if necessary.


Goals and Milestones

• field a 20-man guild zerg in a border for 3 consecutive events
• reach 50 members in the guild
• reach 50 Templars in the guild
• claim, upgrade, siege up and defend a borderland tower for 1 week
• claim, upgrade, siege up and defend a borderland keep for 1 week
• completely fill a borderland with guild members
• fuck shit up
• reach 100 Templars in the guild
• reach 400 Templars in the guild