Blacksky Company

Overview

The Blacksky Company is a World of Warcraft guild founded for, and run by, members of the RPG.net forums, founded by a character of the RPG.net member, IceShadow, named Blackbraid. Its intent is to give the members of the forum, who have often discussed the game, given advice, and generally helped each other as much as possible through the medium of an internet message board, a place to play with each other on one server, and in one guild.

It is a horde-side guild, based on the North-American Kirin Tor Roleplaying server. The RPGnet channel (joined by typing /join RPGnet) is a good place for people to meet who haven't yet been introduced into the guild. Any guild officer, listed below, will be able to invite you into the guild.

Members are expected to assist each other, and to be civil to each other out of character. Normal speech is to be used (no leet-speak!), and all efforts to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization will be appreciated.

News and discussion about the guild will take place in the Other Games Open forum on RPG.net. Relevant topics will begin with the [Blacksky Company] tag.

The guild tabard looks as it does to the right.

Also, be advised that there is a page dedicated to World of Warcraft:Tips. Please contribute to this as you feel confident and able.

If you're curious about who everyone is once you're in the guild, look at the Public Notes in the Guild panel of the Social window! Everyone's RPG.net handles are listed there.

At present time, there is a Teamspeak server running from IceShadow's computer. The server address and password can be found in the guild notes page (open the Social window by hitting O, then click on the Guild tab on the bottom of the window, and then the "Guild Information" button). If Ventrillo is more popular, it might be possible to have a server for that instead. It is not required to use TeamSpeak yet, but it perhaps could be once end-game raids are being done.

In-Game Background

The Blacksky Company was founded by Baelor Blacksky, a Tauren of little renown, when the Orcs first breached the shores of Kalimdor. Baelor was one of the first Tauren to urge acceptance of the new arrivals, although he had little political clout in the Taruen society. He had already been versed well in the art of combat, being a low-ranking officer in the standing militia gathered to fight against the threat of the Centaurs, but also understood that a wealthy man was more often an influential man than a wise one. Finding an old Orc who had been recently freed from the internment camps who agreed with his monetarily-motivated lifestyle, the Blacksky Company was formed after Baelor felt his obvious leadership qualities were being ignored by the standing forces of the Tauren.

He quickly gathered others who were either eager for monetary gain or the acclaim of battle, and with a war already brewing, the regular commission of the Company by both individuals and fledgling nations was all but assured. The Company quickly grew to acclaim with the ferocity of its warriors, tempered as it was with honor and success. By the end of the war, it was one of the most prestigous mercenary companies available for general hire, and its membership had swelled to several hundred of the Horde's strongest soldiers-for-hire.

Peacetime, however, is never kind to a mercenary company; the uneasy truce between the Horde and Alliance following the Battle of Mount Hyjal was horrible for the financial health of the Company. They began to take any job that paid, lowering their wartime standard of ethics in order to try and maintain the now-bloated roster that had come to expect a regular, and hefty, paycheck. Foolishly, and against the advice of his closest confidants, he accepted a campaign that would doom his Company, and himself.

Several soldiers in the Company refused to go out with Baelor on his ill-advised campaign, including his son, Blackbraid. They knew there would be no pay for the duration of the campaign, but they felt that the meager wage offered by their employer was not worth the risk involved. Baelor was furious, but knew it would be in the best interest of the Company to allow the dissidents to remain behind in the fledgling city of Orgrimmar, where the Company based. Leaving Blackbraid in charge of the small remainder of soldiers, he left to fight. Not a man returned alive.

The Company was shattered, and only a handful of soldiers remained. They went their separate ways for a short while, with no leader to bind them. Once he had overcome the grief and guilt stemming from the loss of his father, Blackbraid took the mantle of Captain of a defunct Company upon his own shoulders, and set out to reform the Company in the memory of his father, and once again raise it to the honor and glory it once knew.

Guild Rules

The following rules are meant to help with the enjoyment of all. Please read them, and respect them. If any of them are issues for you, contact your guild officer, or Blackbraid directly.

Roleplaying

This is a guild of roleplayers, for the most part, and the server we play on is a Roleplaying server. All names of characters are expected to be within reasonable bounds for that race, per the rules of the server. Roleplaying is strictly optional, but encouraged.

It is suggested that players use the flagRSP addon, although it is not by any means required. It will allow you to add a surname and an outer description that other users of the addon will be able to see. Also, a backstory for your character is not required, but recommended to aid in your roleplaying style. As of the 1.9 update, flagRSP is an "outdated" add-on but still perfectly functional.

All /says and /yells are to be completely in character (IC), with no exceptions. Also, /guild chat is expected to be IC.

/party speak is typically a mix of out-of-character (OOC) speak and IC speak. This may change in the future as the guild's partying becomes more and more specific.

OOC speech is best kept in private tells, and in the RPGnet channel.

Officer speech will also be a mix of IC and OOC, as appropriate by the situation.

Looting Rules

All Bind on Pickup (BoP) items are to be passed on, and discussed afterward. Any roll on a Bind on Pickup item, or any taking of one without discussion and agreement from all party members, is considered EXTREMELY rude etiquette in World of Warcraft, almost to a punishable level.

All Bind on Equip (BoE) items can be rolled on as normal. Only roll Need if you are going to wear that item immediately. Roll Greed if you want it for some other purpose, including selling, disenchanting, sending to alts, saving for later use, or sending to the guild bank. Hit Pass if you don't want to bother with the item at all. If, after the roll is done, someone determines they can use it right away, the item should be given to the person; not doing so is considered quite rude.

If there are any disputes, the highest-ranking officer present, or the Group Leader if no/multiple officers are present, will make all decisions. If there is a grievance in looting etiquette, it should be brought to an Officer, or an officer of a higher rank, if an Officer is the infracting party.

Further discussion and explanation of these rules can be found in the World of Warcraft:Tips article.

Officers

Each class has a guild officer that represents their class. Officers will have invitational powers, as well as access to the officers' notes and players' notes (to add new RPGnet handles if they invite). Officers will be responsible for organizing trips into instances that the players in their respective classes need, keeping discipline in the ranks, and, if the guild gets too big for the Guild Master (or Captain) to handle minor issues and grievances himself, they will represent the general needs of players in their class.

Of those eight officers, two of them are selected as Senior Officers. They will have almost all the control over the guild of the Captain, including demotion, promotion, and removal from the guild.

All officers' alts will be promoted to Squad Leaders, which will be, in effect, identical to the Officer rank. The only distinction is for roleplay, and to keep track of which class each officer represents.

At present time, all officers are selected by the Captain. At some future time, a more democratic process may take place, especially as more and more power is divested into the positions as the guild grows and becomes more influential.

The current officers are as follows:

Player Name	Character Name	Rank	Class
IceShadow	Blackbraid	Captain	Warrior
IceShadow	Xaan	Quartermaster	N/A
IceShadow	Yaama	Quartermaster	N/A
nonsenseconscience	Thundersong	Senior Officer	Shaman
Bim	Bimmeh	Officer	Mage
cbeilby	Mairenia	Officer	Warlock
E. Deirdre Brooks	Sobeki	Officer	Warrior
Final Excalibur	Salrene	Officer	Priest
Iceberg3k	Gorahkar	Officer	Hunter
Murglor	Murglor	Officer	Rogue
Professor Phobos	Redeyes	Officer	Druid

Members

Guild data collected by the Census+ UI Mod can be found at this URL. Be advised that it takes a few days to update sometimes, and only updates things that the mod has seen.

Player Name	Character Name	Race	Class	Professions
Abulia	Untor	Tauren	Warrior	Leather/Skinning
Anunnaki	Dolmeni	Tauren	Shaman	Skinning/Mining
Arawaen	Akhana	Orc	Shaman	Herbalism/Alchemy
Arawaen	Zamjin	Troll	Mage
Atomsk	Tallyr		Priest
Bim	Bimmeh	Undead	Mage	Tailoring/Mining
Beckett	Wultram	Undead	Warrior
Bogie	Bogatuus	Troll	Mage	Mining/Skinning
Bruce Baugh	Strawhorn	Tauren	Druid
Cassandra	Sibko	Orc	Hunter
cbeilby	Krithasan	Tauren	Druid	Mining/Smith
cbeilby	Mairenia	Undead	Warlock	Herbalism/Alchemy
Champion Blue	Neerax	Troll	Priest	Mining/Engineering
Conor Knoxx	Rastifari	Troll	Mage	Tailoring/Enchanting
Craptastic	Windshear	Orc	Shaman	Herbalism/Alchemy
Crazy-Cabal	Zulakiyani	Troll	Mage	Mining/Skinning
CrazyIvan	Taurma	Tauren	Shaman	Mining/Skinning
Curt	Damasus	Undead	Rogue
Digital Archon	Shaaresh	Troll	Mage	Mining/Engineering
Dionysos	Voidseeker	Undead	Warlock	Herbalism/Enchanting
Doc Bosch	Yakigyu	Tauren	Druid	Leather/Skinning
Dorchadas	Nakar	Orc	Warlock	Tailoring/Enchanting
Drastic	Eschaton	Orc	Warlock	Tailoring/Enchanting
Dugan	Varniher	Tauren	Druid	Leather/Skinning
E. Deirdre Brooks	Sobeki	Troll	Warrior	Skinning/Mining
eskatonic	Ootah	Orc	Shaman	Mining/Skinning
eskatonic	Urzael	Undead	Warlock	Tailoring/Skinning
Ferret	Razylia	Undead	Rogue	Leather/Skinning
Final Excalibur	Salrene	Undead	Priest	Tailoring/Skinning
Fortinbras	Gralag	Orc	Rogue
Iceberg3k	Gorahkar	Orc	Hunter	Leather/Skinning
IceShadow	Blackbraid	Tauren	Warrior	Mining/Smith
IceShadow	Xaan	N/A	N/A	Quartermaster
IceShadow	Yaama	N/A	N/A	Quartermaster
inscrutable	Kaelthos	Tauren	Hunter	Leather/Skinning
J Arcane	Lokroth	Orc	Hunter	Herbalism/Skinning
J'Dai	Ednae	Tauren	Shaman	Herbalism/Alchemy
Jeb Boyt	Merojin	Troll	Shaman	Herbalism/Alchemy
Jeffwik	Aro	Orc	Warlock	Herbalism/Skinning
Jigglypuff	Hutch	Tauren	Warrior	Mining/Smithing
KnightVeritas	Zulvir	Troll	Shaman
kumar	Venilin	Troll	Warrior	Mining/Skinning
Lamentation	Gloomweed	Orc	Warlock
Lamentation	Paintoy	Undead	Rogue
LastLivingSoul	Yuridine	Undead	Warrior	Mining/Smithing
Madu	Joombada	Troll	Rogue
Matt David T	Orgue	Undead	Warrior
Murglor	Murglor	Orc	Rogue	Herbalism/Alchemy
Naxuul	Acasta	Undead	Mage
Naxuul	Nokokoki	Tauren	Druid
Nick Warcholak	Ramijin	Troll	Mage
nonsenseconscience	Chatterskull	Undead	Priest	Tailoring/Enchanting
nonsenseconscience	Thundersong	Tauren	Shaman	Leather/Skinning
old hat	Rothela	Undead	Priest	Mining/Skinning
old hat	Gatanaya	Orc	Warrior
Pakratula	Lamort	Undead	Warrior
Pasha	Bowyet	Tauren	Warrior	Mining/Skinning
Perdidas	Hral	Tauren	Druid	Herbalism/Alchemy
Professor Phobos	Redeyes	Tauren	Druid
Professor Phobos	Rickon	Undead	Priest
Psicorp	Windtotem	Tauren	Druid	Leather/Skinning
Rosencrantz	Jhest	Undead	Rogue	Skinning/Herbalism
Rosencrantz	Rainsinger	Tauren	Hunter
Scott Leaton	Oxxorz	Tauren	Hunter	Skinning/Herbalism
Scott Leaton	Starblight	Undead	Mage	Skinning/Herbalism
Shaso	Gromsh		Shaman	Skinning/Herbalism
Tar Markvar	Jakkat	Troll	Hunter	Herbalism/Alchemy
Tar Markvar	Sitheen	Undead	Warlock	Tailor/Skinner
The Ghost of Bink Pulling	Mordenkar	Undead	Warrior	Mining/Smith
TombThaneGregg	Gixx		Hunter	Mining/Engineering
TombThaneGregg	Maniketh	Undead	Priest	Herbalism/Tailoring
Topher	Nazgrim	Orc	Warrior	Mining/Engineering
TRavenson	Murzak	Orc	Hunter	Mining/Smithing
verdantgreen	Ainu	Undead	Warlock
woodsmoke	Asurac	Tauren	Druid	Leather/Skinning
World Peace & Puppies	Seryl	Undead	Mage
lurker	Junarn	Tauren	Warrior	Herbalism/Alchemy

Totals:

Orcs	Tauren	Trolls	Undead
15	21	12	23

Druid	Hunter	Mage	Priest	Rogue	Shaman	Warlock	Warrior
9	9	9	7	7	10	10	14

Alchemy	Engineering	Enchanting	Herbalism	Leather	Mining	Skinning	Smith	Tailoring
8	4	4	12	9	19	22	6	8

People showing interest:

Kintara
Eilonwy
Plume

Quartermaster

The guild quartermaster is Xaan, a grizzled old veteran who has helped the guild since its creation shortly after the Orcs' arrival in Kalimdor. He now permanently resides in Orgrimmar, the better to tend to the stores of the guild and, when work is to be had, distribute guild wages. His assistant, Yaama, helps him with his chores.

Xaan and Yaama are characters owned by IceShadow, and act as the guild bank. A listing of all items in their posession may be found here; anything in their inventory is free for any player in the guild. Do not hesitate to claim anything in the bank! It will simply fill up, otherwise. Simply contact IceShadow on the message boards via PM, and they will mail it out or otherwise arrange delivery.

All raw trade goods, and other things that are only useful as bits for recipies, should go to Yaama. Other things (such as green drops, bags, and recipies) should go to Xaan.

If a green item is better than yours, claim it! If you do not have a recipie that Xaan has in store, take it! Do not feel guilty. If the only reason you want some trade materials is to level your profession, that is fine! Yaama will send you her entire stock, and you can return the leftovers. Please do not do anything but orange leveling, though...yellow and green skills are better saved for other things. (The exception to this is first aid, where you have no choice sometimes but to grind on yellow and green recipies.) Also, please be able to immediately learn any recipies Xaan would send to you.

Xaan will also rotate through his green items as he gets more and more in, first attempting to sell them to the auction hall to raise the money in the Company coffers. If they do not sell, he will send them to an Enchanter to be disenchanted, and either skilled with that enchanter or sent on to Yaama. This will happen at the end of any playing session that IceShadow plays (typically daily, but not promised), and that is when the guild bank is updated. Thus, the procedure is this:

• 11pm-1am, CST: Xaan notes how many incoming green items there are, and subtracts the number of empty spaces in his inventory. This results in the number of items that need to be sold.
• Items are sold, attempting to sell the things that have remained in the bank the longest first. Any items that have been asked to be held are held. Recipies will be sold once there are more than two of any given pattern, unless they are very rare. The same applies to potions and ammunition (two stacks).
• Items are pulled from the mailbox, oldest first, leaving any excess in the mailbox for the next day.
• The guild bank page is updated.
• Throughout the day, or during his play period, requests can be sent to Blackbraid in-game, or to IceShadow via PMs. Items will be sent at the first possible oppurtunity.
• Repeat!

In addition, any items that do not sell on the first AH attempt will be sent to an enchanter to be disenchanted. Preference is given to those online at the time, unless an enchanter asks specifically for that night's items to be sent to him.