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To Those Who Seek:

Seek no further, for we are those who would carry the banner of the Lion of Azeroth forth into war. One might ask oneself who this man was and why his virtues are worthy of our dedication.

Anduin Lothar was a man who always knew his duty. Not only to the people of Stormwind, but to all of Azeroth.

He began as the Knight-Champion of Stormwind, leading his brave soldiers against invaders from the Dark Portal. If not for his decisive action against Medivh, whom had been possessed by Sargeras, Azeroth would have lost much more then the city of Stormwind.

After personally leading the evacuation of Stormwind's men, women and children from the sacked city, he was appointed as Supreme Commander of the new Alliance of Lordaeron. Turning the disparate armies of all seven Human Kingdoms, the High Elves of Quel'Thalas, the Dwarves of Khaz Modan and Aerie Peak, and the Gnomes of Gnomeregan into the most effective fighting force seen on Azeroth. This in turn forged the Alliance we know today. However, even then he considered himself a servant to the people, not a leader.

These forces beat back the ravenous Horde from the Tirisfal Glade all the way to Blackrock Mountain. Forced to make a stand, the Fel-corrupted leader Orgrim Doomhammer engaged Lothar in single combat, aiming to destroy the Alliance's fighting force and will to continue. Lothar fell on that day, but his fighting spirit lived on. His strength and conviction bolstered every Dwarf, Human, Gnome and Elf under the shadow of the mountain and lead to victory for the Alliance.

That fighting spirit lives on to this day, where once again we contend with ancient evils, ravenous hordes and a populace under siege. In Lothar's name, we rank the safety of our world above that of our own; we seek to serve according to the example he set for us and for all of Azeroth.

Strength, Courage, Compassion... these are the values we uphold. We are swordbrethren. We are Alliance steel. We are those who fight. We are one, forged from many.

We are the Servitors of Lothar.

Not all are worthy. But if you have the courage of your convictions, if you will stand and fight alongside, then seek no further. We will be your swordbrethren as well. Join us.


Philomene Asteris
Commander, Servitors of Lothar

The <Servitors of Lothar> are seeking roleplayers to fill out their ranks! In prospective members we look for someone who is:

- Ready, willing, and able to make RP happen: This means someone who understands that in the end, YMMV. RPers we seek are those who can roll with the punches and aren't afraid to take control of their in-character experiences in Azeroth.

- Aware of lore and/or eager to learn about it as well as apply this knowledge to his/her characters and interactions.

- Interested in group efforts: We have numerous small storylines going at any given time as well as the larger, guild-oriented storylines. We are seeking those who are neither spotlight hogs nor shrinking violets.

- A well-rounded individual: This means no drama llamas. The leadership has no qualms over kicking pot-stirrers and other sorts of players who consistently impact the gaming experience of their guildies in a negative fashion. We seek those who want to be part of something, in other words.

- Aware of the meaning of the word 'community'. RP is no fun alone. We are about fun, first and foremost, and to this end we do try and get the community at-large sparked every now and again with public events. We're looking for folks who aren't afraid to reach out to others.

Our website is: servitorsoflothar.guildlaunch.com

How do I join? We require prospective members to submit a forum application in the form of an IC letter of intent, addressed to the Commander. It is used to ensure the member has some form of backstory as well as a justification for contact in-game. Acceptance for a trial comes in the form of an IC interview.

Why do you require an online application? Our forums are a fairly active place. Many members choose to keep a char journal there or post other prose, though this is not required. Advancement quests and information regarding upcoming events are both disseminated through our forums.

Why do you have a trial? Because the Servitors of Lothar are not for everyone. We are a heavy RP guild and take great pains to ensure that we can give everyone we take on an exceptional guild experience. We want every member to feel a part of something when they log on, and part of that includes 'fit'.

How are you structured? The Servitors are divided into three branches: The Guard (melee), the Keepers (druids), and the Academe (casters/healers). Each branch is run by its respective Advisor. Not only does this provide each member with a go-to officer but it encourages RP, which is really the driving force here.

How do I advance? All members seeking advancement are directed to obtain a task from their Advisor. This task can be in the form of crafting, hosting a sortie (IC dungeon crawl) or other event. Frequently members are tasked to help someone out. The onus is on the member looking to advance because this keeps control of the pace of their character development firmly in the hands of the player.

Why are you guys so strict about lore? Why don't you allow vampires/demons/etc.? We have no problem with people who wish to RP as one of these things. But they won't be doing it in our tabard. Whenever a character diverges from lore it automatically makes it a little more difficult for other people's characters to intersect RP-wise with that char. We try to prevent those barriers from occurring, because that sort of thing does not foster easy-access RP. To put it simply: There's lore. We adhere. If you don't, that's fine. It's nothing personal.

Do you have OOC chat? We do indeed. While /g is IC-only, we have a separate channel. A member is permitted access to this channel across all of their characters, guilded or not, so long as they have at least one character in SoL.

Why do you use GHI so heavily? Because it's awesome.

What kind of RP do you do? Our activities range from things as simple as 'how was your day', small group RP to guildwide training missions and meetings. We have both official and unofficial activities going on daily, and often picking up in RP within the guild is as simple as logging on and stating you are available. We also host larger gathers, often coinciding with the world events and open to the general public.

If you are a 'good' guild, then why are some of the characters under your banner total jerks? Because if everyone was the same it'd be boring. Our less-than-pleasant characters still work for the aims of the guild. If they begin to heavily compromise this and cannot work within the guidelines, they get the IC boot. Some characters generate conflict. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it leads to char development. We don't believe in RPing just the 'good things' in a char's life. What fun would that be?

Why do you remove inactive members? We'd prefer not to artificially inflate our numbers. It seems less than honest, since one of the key things a prospective member wants is to know how many people would actually be logged in. Nobody wants to join a guild with 100 members in the Armory and find out only 10 are actually active players. To this end we remove all characters who have not logged in for 30 days and have not given notice, and usually give them an option to rejoin the guild if they choose to become active with us again later.

How often do you raid? We don't. If you are seeking a raiding guild that RPs, we're not your cup of tea. We'd rather be good at one thing instead of mediocre at a few things. This isn't to say we discourage raiding in any way; quite a few of our members are interested in raiding, but this is not our focus. While we do run old-content raids it is mostly just to see things and pick up some sweet RP gear.

What's your stance on ERP? Some people engage in that sort of thing. That's their business. If it happens in public channels you're gone. While what a member does with their $15/month is their business, we find engaging in such activities in public channels less than classy.

You know, I may actually try and join this guild.

When I get the game reinstalled on Tuesday, I'm applying.

From the depths of page four!

Couple extra notes:

We're not a flashy bunch. While we're out and about, active in the community, the Servitors are a 'workhorse' for the Alliance, a cog in the MACHEEEEN. There are no highlords in our ranks. There are no Admirals.

I'm still looking for some members, lore-abiding RPers who wanna be a part of something. If you would like more information, please post here and/or contact me via in-game mail.

Community ideas in the works: Cath Square weekly takeover night, charity giveaway in Elwynn/Dun Morogh.

I've been ramblin' around in-game meeting a few new folks of late. Feel free to roll an alt, /who Servitors and come hang out!

Tuesday Takeover for Cath Square is a go. We'll be in the area encouraging random and walk-up. :)

This bump comes to you in the form of an old journal entry, made during the Elemental Invasion.

<lists and duty rotations fill this portion of the journal, notes with the condition of various sectors of the city; it resolves into a proper entry some pages later>

I no longer know if it is day or night. A pall of smoke and ash obscures the upper reaches of the fifth depth, where I am (still) and none of the airshafts are visible. Rock dust has combined with ash, and the lack of ventilation is starting to cause breathing issues with some of the defenders. People have taken to wearing masks, which would be more effective dampened, but we cannot spare the water.

The ground shook and they came at us through fissures in the stone, coming up all at once beneath the feet of the unsuspecting. A man began to scream, panicking as he tried to strip red-hot armor from a comrade. He attempted to mend his hands before continuing but he was careless and simply fused all his fingers together. I never knew it was possible to do that. I suppose all the raw flesh just... knit that way. I made a similar mistake, but Aasylli leaned over my shoulder and called frost into the woman's armor before she (or my hands) could cook any further.

"I will survive. I cannot speak for them, however. I shall give them maximum opportunity to die for their master."

Tarnne has been so hungry for battle. She sees the repetition of events on Draenor and wants to shape the outcome to suit herself, and in turn make a grab at redemption. I saw to her this evening, did what I could to minister to both body and soul.

I received some very-much-needed supplies this evening (?). Salves and ointments for burns. The alchemists' guild here has been cleaned out, and since Aew'lira and Asteris could be spared for the moment they brought some up from Stormwind.

We're going to work out regular trades when we can, via either mage portal (when our mages are not exhausted from evacuating civilians) or Tram runs (when the rail is not flooded). Seems they're short on bread and meat, which we have.

King Magni's had bakers working round-the-clock; they're under triple-guard and once a day they open the doors to distribute the ration. But there is still the issue of water. What druids as are here have been purifying what's been pumped out of the Tramway, and we've got a line of people rolling in barrels of snow, but I don't know how long

<a break occurs here; the entry continues below>

No doubts, Menachild. None permitted.

So I fed them. (Nash and one of the others popped out for clean air and to hunt. I'd like to conserve what nonperishables we have for when we need them the most, so I'm going to have one or two people on forage duty.) I looked them over. We exchanged news.

Ser and I spent a scant half-bell together. I let him strip my defenses from me. I would say it was a mistake had I not seen the look on his face. He needed something to remind him he was still alive. So I gave. But now he is gone and I clutch my robes to myself in this sweltering room, hug them to my chest as I hunch over this journal, and I have to put myself together again.


<there's some more writing on the facing page>

19 November

An explosion on the sixth depth rocked the city a day (one day? two?) ago. One of the ammunition storage rooms was compromised. We heard it up here, even through the thick floors. My teacup rattled and danced across the table I've turned into a workspace, then committed suicide by leaping off the edge. Forty wounded, ten-and-seven dead. I read this from the report. When I made my way into the Ironforge Physicians' Guild (we're using their hall for overflow now also) all I knew was many. I could not make numbers as they were screaming, lashed to the stretchers because as they flailed in pain their skins began to split and crack.

I was so weary I fell (unconscious) asleep amidst them. I woke to the feeling of Aasylli's cold hands on me, the sound of her hooves striking stone, the rocking as she carried me through the streets. I knew nothing more until just now.

Have to go accept the bread ration and check on the availability of water. Soon I'll make contact with the Stormwind end of things and see if they're ready to trade. If all goes well I can manage these tasks before the next wave of chaos.

If.

Last weekend's History Symposium was a great event! Thank you to those who rolled alts for it.

Also, still recruiting!

Upcoming:

Next guildmeet is scheduled for 8 May, if anyone wants to drop by and lurk, see how we do business.

Tuesday Takeover will begin at 7pm, as usual.

Recruitment:

Still on the hunt for more amazing, lore-abiding RPers who want an incredible guild experience with a close-knit group of folks. :)

In the Works:

Dwarven History Symposium for June


Recent News:

Grats to Jocastia, who won 10000g and to Prikka, who won a Mekgineer's Chopper in Random Lore Trivia.

Hope to see some of you tonight at Tuesday Takeover. If you're looking for a closeknit guild that follows lore and firmly believes in building something amazing, roll an alt and stop by!