Guild:The Rusty Rose

The Rusty Rose Guild and Alliance [RuRo]
We are a Royal Black Watch guild within their alliance. We work to assist our members in being self-sufficient as much as is possible in a casual environment. From the earliest days of Guild Wars Prophecies, the leader of The Rusty Rose has struggled for the right of individuals to make their own story and act independently in their personal expression as a part of the Guild Wars mythoi.

The History of the Rusty Rose
The Rusty Rose was created in late fall of 2005. The guild leader, feeling familiarity with the game is a minimum requirement to lead others, put little effort into recruiting. Early on members were temporary while they learned about the game and then moved on to guilds that would fit them more comfortably as a home. With the release of Nightfall, the guild leader began preparing for expanding membership and guild development. Kurzick alliance was declared. During that time Guild Leader Fitz Rinley and his primary officers, Ranulf Gnaik and Blood of Knives, acquired a hall and purchased all available merchants. Because of contributions by these two officers, the guild leader declared he would never remove them from their position in the guild, regardless of inactivity. The Rusty Rose alliance expanded starting in 2007 by allying with several other smaller guilds with similar interests. These guilds include Avid Ayrs, Call Of Honour, Dark Operatives Of Magic, De Angels Way, Gods of Black and White Wolves, Lost Legion Of The Forgotten, Order of the Wandering Coconuts, Srekcikssa Erutam, and The Shadows Hunters. It was a great time while it lasted, but life events and changes in interest resulted in the dissolution of the alliance. Since, then two guilds remained allied with The Rusty Rose: 1) the Call of Honour, and 2) the Order of the Wandering Coconuts. Currently all three of these guilds is a member of the Royal Black Watch real world gaming guild.

The Rusty Rose Philosophy
The Rusty Rose, guild and alliance, is a Player vs. Environment No-Pressure oriented guild. There are no requirements for faction farming, dues, etc. Role Playing is entertaining but not required. Player vs. Player is not excluded, but not specifically supported. Assistance is frequent for players on very difficult quests and missions. It is the guild leader’s contention that the best assistance is friendly advice and instruction on how to be self-sufficient, as it were teaching people to fish rather than giving them fish. There is also a standing expectation that Real Life comes before Virtual Life. Impatience for members with families, small children, laundry being done, phone calls, etc. is strongly discouraged. A little courtesy goes a long way. There is no set requirement for maintaining membership in the guild, but since there is a limited number of slots for membership a decision will be made based on known circumstances should the need arise.

Ideals of Conduct

A Party Leader should:
 * 1) define goals of the party before exiting a town,
 * 2) give directions for goal completion,
 * 3) make requests for action,
 * 4) call priority targets,
 * 5) disapprove negative behavior that weakens party unity,
 * 6) spur constructive discussion on what the group needs to or could do better at,
 * 7) leave no one behind, and
 * 8) leave no one’s goals unfinished.

Members should:
 * 1) give full support for All party member goals (Failure is only temporary if you are doing your best.),
 * 2) make appropriate suggestions to deal with obstacles,
 * 3) disapprove negative behavior that weakens party unity,
 * 4) take part in constructive discussion on what the group needs to or could do better at,
 * 5) leave no one behind,
 * 6) leave no one’s goals unfinished, and
 * 7) follow directions.

Above all, remember Real Life before Virtual Life.

Recruitment
Most active members in the alliance are mature adults. There is no set age limit, but along with a healthy sense of humor - some sense of decorum and propriety is expected. As members of the Royal Black Watch, we observe their standing operating procedures for internal organization across all games supported by the Watch.

A Few Notes
 * 1) Make arrangements with the guild leader for periods of absence to ensure your place in the guild is maintained if you should need to be inactive.  See the Royal Black Watch SOP for further clarification of this procedure.
 * 2) Promotions will be consistent with Royal Black Watch procedures.  In Guild Wars terms, there are more official ranks available in the Watch than there are in Guild Wars.
 * 3) As the Guild Wars theme is that of competing militant mercenary companies, a part of the role play is behavior appropriate to military units with a chain of command.  Observing Royal Black Watch custom and chain of command is good conduct, and failure to observe it inappropriate for those with officer status in our guild.

Contacts
The Rusty Rose:
 * Guild Leader Fitz Rinley

The Rusty Rose: Officers Emeritus
 * Officer Emeritus Blood of Knives
 * Officer Emeritus Dash Dervish
 * Officer Emeritus Even Morndrain
 * Officer Emeritus Necro Mongress
 * Officer Emeritus Ranulf Gnaik
 * Officer Emeritus Kil Da Lootr