Pig and Whistle Society
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Overview
The Pig & Whistle Society, also known as the Pig & Whistle Explorers Society or the Pig & Whistle Drunken Explorers Society (and of course, the Pig and Whistle Society), is a World of Warcraft guild open to all members of the RPG.net forums, as well as their friends and family. It is a sister guild of sorts to the Blacksky Company. While the two guilds are by no means friendly in game, out of game they should be friendly and cooperative.
The Pig and Whistle Society is an Alliance-side guild, based on the North American Kirin Tor Roleplaying server.
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, and grammar will be appreciated.
Guild activities include questing, dungeon-running, 10-player raiding, retro-raids, and battleground PVP. There are a few people who are involved in arena PVP as well. Once a year, for the guild's birthday, there are a variety of fun and silly events which take place, like costume contests.
News and discussion about the guild takes place in the Video Games Open forum on RPG.net. Relevant topics will begin with the [WoW - P&W] tag. We also have our own private forum where a lot of internal guild activity gets discussed. You don't have to join the P&W forums, but they're certainly a handy read, and include important information on the structure and activities of the guild.
To find the guild forum, check the Guild Info while playing the game. We were getting tons of spammers hitting the site, so we had to move it to a seeecret location.
This section of the Pig & Whistle Charter tells you more about guild policies.
In-Game Background
Eli Langston formed The Pig & Whistle Explorers Society over 200 years ago, as a gentleman's club of sorts; a group of noblemen, adventurers, rogues, explorers and ne'er do wells centered in the famous pub in Stormwind. Over the course of the Society's storied history the charter has changed hands many times, lost in gambling matches, sold to get rid of debt, taken over by overzealous members. No one actually knows the entire history of the Society.
About 30 years ago, Giz'nit Cranksprocket, a goblin in the employ of the Venture Company, won the leadership of the Pig & Whistle Society in a rigged game of cards. Giz'nit turned the Society into more of a professional treasure hunter's organization, with members traveling to dangerous remote places in search of the fabulous wealth rumored to be hidden there.
Upon forcibly retiring a decade ago, Giz'nit passed the reigns of the Society on to Olaf Ironbeard, the Society's bravest explorer. Olaf was last seen heading to the Isle of Dread two years ago. After his disappearance, the Pig & Whistle Explorers Society went their separate ways, some milling about, others travelling the world on their own. The Society was thought disbanded.
A few years ago, Nyssala, a night elf who had barely left the forest confines of her home, discovered a dwarven corpse in a Furbolg cavern in Darkshore. Investigating, she found a piece of parchment on the body. The paper proclaimed it's bearer as owner and administrator of the Pig & Whistle Explorers Society. Not sure what to do with this, she sent word out that old members could return and new members were welcome; and she set out to Stormwind City, where the Society began two centuries ago.
Now the Pig & Whistle Society has taken on more of it's original flavor. Members are free to travel the world largely as they see fit, seeking out lost and ancient treasures, uncovering mysteries, exploring dangerous locales, and traveling the world in search of adventure, fame and fortune.
Officers
The officers of the guild and the guild master run the guild together.
Officers have invitational powers, as well as access to the officers' notes and players' notes (to add new RPGnet handles if they invite). Officers are responsible for organizing trips into instances , keeping discipline in the ranks, and, if the Guild Master is not present to handle minor issues and grievances, they represent the general needs of players in their class.
All officers' alts are also promoted to Officer.
At present time, all officers are selected by the Guild Master. 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.
Mentors are a new position for people who have been recognized as knowledgeable and helpful to others in the guild. Mentors have limited officer powers.
Guild Bank
The Guild Bank can be accessed at any in-game bank. There's lots of space to deposit items to benefit other guild members, and things to take to help you out.
The first tab of the guild bank contains free bags to equip your characters with, as well as guild tabards. If you need a hand, the Guild will provide you with the price of a mount and training. We will pay this out to one character per player, unless you pay it back, at which point the money is open to another one of your characters.
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 a guild officer, or the guild leader 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.
/guild chat is expected to be IC.
Looting Rules
Since Blizzard added the ability to trade "Bind on Pickup" items within the party, the previous loot rules don't really apply any more. Please respect the other people in your dungeon and raid groups.
If there's a Bind on Equip (BOE) item which drops that you could use, please 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.
If there are any disputes, any officers present will make a decision about it. If there is a grievance in looting etiquette, it should be brought to an Officer, or the Guild Master, if an Officer is the infracting party.
Crafting
The Pig & Whistle society boasts many skilled crafters. The following pages list which members ply which trades, and offer tips for making the best use of their services.
Pig and Whistle Society:Jewelcrafting
Pig and Whistle Society:Inscription
Pig and Whistle Society:Alchemy
Pig and Whistle Society:Blacksmithing
Pig and Whistle Society:Leatherworking
Pig and Whistle Society:Tailoring
