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[NA] Varangian Guard, Resolving Conflicts Since (Insert Game Release Date)

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edited August 2017 in North American Guilds

THE VARANGIAN GUARD

Vi arbetar för alla. Vi tjänar inte någon mam.
We work for everyone. We do not serve any man.
Varangian Guard Motto


Our Role in The Ashes World

    The Varangian Guard is foremost a mercenary guild, and secondarily a home for artisans. We offer many services, though we specialize in caravan and personnel escorts. We are also available as sellswords, though be reminded that our service is temporary, and that we do not form military alliances. We offer work for combatants of all types, and are looking for leaders as well. For our artisans we will offer protection at no cost, be it caravan protection or while you are gathering resources. Though we also expect our artisans to craft nothing but the best items for our members, and to show the same grace that we do to them. We are more than willing to enter into buisness alliances with artisan guilds, though as stated before military alliances are off the table, details of an alliance can be discussed with me on our Discord (link at the bottom of page). 


My Qualifications

    A lot of people are going to be forming guilds come launch, but not all of them will survive. A guild needs a strong leadership to make it through the growth stage, and that leadership needs experience. I am a long time MMO player, and a long time GM, I ran a 350+ member guild in WoW (Blackrock US, Follow The Forgotten), we had the most active max level playerbase on the server for a large portion of WoD. Running the guild taught me a lot of lessons which I plan to carry over to AoC and VG (Varangian Guard), one of which has caused me to rethink the traditional leadership of a guild; as will be broken down in the next section. 

Ranks and Leadership

    Our ranks are as follows:
  1. Guard Commander (Leader of The Varangian Guard)
  2. General (Part of a council of four generals, all military leaders) 
  3. Senior Officer (Commands a Company)
  4. Lower Officer (Commands a Platoon) 
  5. Field Commander (Commands a squad of Guard Members) 
  6. Guard Member (Combatants) 
  7. Artisan 
    [COUNCIL OF GENERALS]
    The Council of Generals is comprised of The Varangian Guards four most elite and senior officers. The Council is in charge of allocating troops to assignments, keeping officers in check, attending diplomatic military relating meetings, and relaying information to the Guard Commander. The Council of Generals foremost duty is to run the millitary without the involvement of the Commanders Council, the military and the upper levels of the government must be kept separate.

    [COMMANDER'S COUNCIL]
    The Commander's Council is what makes the leadership of The Varangian Guard unique, comprised of six elected representatives, three artisans and three combatants, the Commanders Council is the voice of the Guard as a whole. Their duty is to, for the most part, run the Guard. While the Council has no militaristic authority, that lies in the Generals Council, they do have political power. The Council will decide things such as taxation, areas of strategic political importance, vital trade routes, budgeting, and more things which will be discussed as the game nears launch.


    While the Councils may seem overkill or RP'y, I assure you they will be necessary, while the VG does plan on having a HQ we may at times be splintered. Since the VG will not have the conquest of cities in mind, we will be free to move and accept contracts all over, this will lead to portions of our army being separated. Having a military council will allow the burden of command to be shared among both the Generals and the Guard Commander. While the Commander's Council will keep diplomatic ventures and issues in check and maintained. Both will be vital for a strong and stable guild, and will allows the VG to work at full potential. 

How To Join

    If The Varangian Guard is something which interests you and you are interesting in finding out more or even joining there are a couple ways to go about either. The easiest would be to leave a comment on this post and join our Discord, or you can PM me on Discord @White#6193. If you do join and have any friends who are hyped for AoC and looking for a sellsword guild point them our direction! 


    Thank you for showing interest in The Varangian Guard, if you have any questions feel free to ask them here, on our website, or Discord. Enjoy your day/night and keep the hype train rolling!

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Comments

  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Sorry about the repost, got deleted due to the edit bug.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Hello Whitewash,

    I would like to be the first to extend my support for the Varangian Guard. I have a lot of experience in MMO's including WoW (since launch) - Age of Conan - Rift - EVE and many others.

    I have been looking for a band of mercenarys to run with, On launch I am typically among the first 5% to reach max level in MMO's so i'm sure we will come across each other as allies at some point :).

    Whilst I work where the coin is best, I would like my services to reach those most in need/ those in the most danger. I will be the one who takes the high risk contracts ^^
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Welcome aboard Detox!
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    can I like half reserve a spot? I was planning on playing with some friends (eventually....) but IDK if they'd stick around longer than a few weeks and would then like to join a group of active players! I would love to join a guild like this that's interested in mercenary work
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    For sure! You're always welcome to drop by the Discord and chat as well. You've got a spot in our ranks.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    [quote quote=8589]For sure! You’re always welcome to drop by the Discord and chat as well. You’ve got a spot in our ranks.

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    Discord info for Varangian Guard - - https://discordapp.com/invite/Zx8sXcg
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Sounds good, keep me posted on release.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Going to necro this to say a few things, and also to get it some more views ;). I've been checked out of the AoC community for a while due to IRL commitments, but now that things have calmed down and I am on a regular schedule I should be able to keep some things in check. What I am attempting to say is that the doors to The Varangian Guard are once again open to the public. If you are interested in joining drop by the discord and be sure to leave a comment here so we get more traffic! Keep up the AoC hype, and if you're at PAX West maybe we'll run into each other at the AoC booth or panel! Have a good one. 

    - White, Commander of The Varangian Guard. 
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