Welcome to Nyx!

Nyx is a casual social RP-PvP guild which is serious about progressing in PvE, battling in world PvP and the upcoming Rated BGs while maintaining a family feel to it. We will endeavor to provide a guild that caters to everyone’s play style and time zones. We support and encourage diversity in our guild, while maintaining a friendly atmosphere. We prefer our members to have a mature attitude and to be considerate and thoughtful.

We are selective about who comes into Nyx. We hope to maintain a guild where everyone feels welcome and respected and we also enjoy in-game successes. We make sure to only accept good natured players, who know how to play their class and are interested in role-play.

GUILD STRUCTURE

Nyx is named for our Matron Demi-goddess, Onyxia Moonscribe.  She is the absolute leader of the guild whom everyone must obey without question.  Everyone in the guild is considered a member of the Order of Nyx.

The rank structure is as follows , listed in order from Newest member to Highest Rank:

Member Ranks

Ephemeral

Shade

Shadow

Elder/Trustee

Warmonger

Officer Ranks

Umbral Champion

Nightwarder

Oracle

Ephemeral – New members come in as Ephemerals. The Ephemeral rank is reserved for the Wardless (see The Four Wards for further explanation).  This is a rank that lasts for a minimum of one month, whereupon the Ephemeral may apply to a desired Ward

Shade – Shade is the first rank achieved when a member of Nyx is accepted into a specific Ward.

Shadow – Shadow is the 2^nd rank granted to a Warded member.  This is achieved if the member is held in good standing within his Ward and the Guild for a minimum of 4 Months

Elder – This rank is reserved for retired Officers. Elders are held in high esteem by the guild and are often consultants to the active officers.

Trustee – This rank is held by a volunteering Elder / Guild member that has been deemed to be trusted to manage the order of the guild bank and to supply Growth & Nourishment with a status report of needed materials / gold .    A Trustee is to subsequently recommend a guild auctioneer that will auction off all items deemed to be more suitable for auction.   Auctioneer to be appointed officially by the Nightwarder(s) of Growth & Nourishment.

Warmonger – This rank is reserved for a non-officer Raid Leader.

Umbral Champion – Umbral Champions are officers who interact between the Members and the Officer ranks the most.  This rank can be viewed as the “right arm” of the Nightwarders, in that they enact what the Nightwarders decree.  General responsibilities of an Umbral Champion include interviewing of new member applicants, forum participation and monitoring, Ward meeting leadership, guild chat monitoring, and assisting lower ranked members with all aspects of learning Nyxian culture.  Umbral Champions have access to the guild bank as well, and can assist members with requested items

Nightwarder – Nightwarders are the senior officers of a Ward.   This rank is responsible for defining and directing their particular Ward, in keeping with the visions of the Oracles.  They interact between the Oracles and the Umbral Champions to make these visions happen.   General responsibilities of a Nightwarder include forum participation and monitoring, Ward meeting leadership, guild chat and officer chat monitoring, interguild and cross faction RP events, creation of progression and guild growth raids, Ward and Guild meeting leadership, guild calendar management and guild bank management.

Oracle– Oracles are the visionaries and presiding officers of the guild.  They commune with the Lady Nyx, deciphering Her Holy messages.  The Oracles convene with the Nightwarders to share these prophesies and inspire the Nightwarders by sharing the long term visions and goals for the guild.   The primary responsibilities for the Oracles include overseeing the Nightwarders to make sure that all 4 wards are working in harmony with one another and to make sure that the responsibilities of running the guild are appropriately delegated.    Oracles are to arbitrate disputes as the last resort should such disputes remain unresolved amongst guild members or officers.

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Wards – There are four Wards in Nyx which represent a different aspect of game play and are divided thus more so for Officer work load management.  The Wards are not designed to segregate or exclude the membership, and any member may participate in any Ward’s activities and events, so long as they qualify (minimum qualification occurs more with Trials than any other ward, as the proper gear, gems, enchants are of utmost importance in achieving success in high end raids).

As mentioned before, an Ephemeral comes into the guild Wardless and may apply to a Ward after a period of one lunar cycle.  To be accepted into a Ward, the Ephemeral must:  approach an officer of that particular Ward, discover what it takes to become a member of that Ward, then achieve the requests as given by that Ward’s officers.  An Ephemeral may apply for multiple Wards.

If an Ephemeral does not apply for a Ward, they shall remain as Ephemeral until they apply for and are accepted into a Ward.  Upon acceptance into the Ward of their choice, an Officer of that Ward shall promote them to Shade.  If a member falls outside the minimum requirements to remain in their Ward, as determined by that Ward’s officers, then that member will be ranked as Shade, regardless of their rank at the time, and removed from that Ward. Alternatively, the member could apply for another Ward of their choosing, and upon acceptance, be moved in lateral rank over to the new Ward.

The Wards are described as follows:

Growth and Nourishment – Often referred to as G&N, this ward is comparable to the Human Resources department IRL.  The members of this ward are responsible for a well stocked guild bank, keeping the members and membership in harmony, selecting and recruiting new members to the guild, introducing or modifying guild policy, boosting the morale of the guild, keeping the lines of communication open and healthy within the guild, keeping interguild relations positive and ensuring that new members integrate into Nyxian culture as best as possible.

War – This ward focuses on the PvP aspect of the game.  War focuses on and develops Battleground stratagem and presence, World PvP stratagem and presence and act as the security force for the guild, helping to keep our members safe from Alliance by both training them on evasive maneuvers and assisting them in unfair battle situations (e.g. camping ).

Lore – This ward focuses on the RP and Historical content of the guild.  The members of this Ward create and maintain RP guidelines, ensure that the guild recruits members with RP compliant names and/or backstories, create an RP rich environment both in guild chat and by creating guild wide RP events and by researching , uncovering, discovering and sharing the histories and lore of Azeroth and of our Leader, the Lady Nyx.

Trials – This ward focuses on the PvE aspect of the game.  They research and prepare for the high end raids and instances by actively recruiting and training interested members.  They keep in constant contact with G&N to let them know what type of members are required to create a more successful PvE environment and by requesting supplies and materials to assist their ward in keeping well stocked.

VALUES

We encourage our guild members to group for questing, PvP, PvE and all other applicable activities.  This creates a network of guild members that help one another to achieve personal goals and can build lasting friendships. With that said, we also like to encourage players to be self sufficient and not be constantly asking for help in activities such as instance run throughs or gold lending.

Keep guild chat appropriate, and try your hardest to stay in character.  Respect everyone as you would want to be respected.

While no one is required to role-play, you must be supportive of those who enjoy it.

Racist, homophobic, sexist, or generally bigoted comments will not be tolerated, in or out of guild chat. Overly sexual comments, unwanted and unsolicited advances are inappropriate and will not be tolerated.  What you say to non-guild members reflects upon Nyx as a whole, so maintain the same level of respect with everyone.

Behave honorably in groups. Don’t need anything you won’t use, and ask your group for permission before needing. Respect their decision if they ask you not to need an item.

ROLEPLAYING

We have a strong RP focus. Role-players’ creativity and sense of fun contributes something special to the guild. Role-playing is required in /s and /y, particularly in townships and cities. Nyx Guild chat however is informal, but members are welcome to roleplay there as well if they so desire.

We are not RP elitests but expect our members to be interested in it.

When role-play is happening, mutual respect and acceptance are, once again, the guiding principles. Members that are not interested in the RP that is currently going on are expected to respect and accept those that are. Likewise, members that are role-playing are expected to respect and accept those that choose not to participate. Role-players with different styles and abilities are expected to respect and accept each other’s differences.

There are specific events designed especially for Role-players and promotional paths available for those that are highly skilled in this area. Additionally, there is a designated area within our forums reserved for role-play.  This area is designed so that any member may write in character, develop their backstories, create stories to deepen and enrich their character and other such creative endeavors — any posts in this area that are not of a Role-play nature will be removed.

EVENTS

We host events often to accommodate variables such as level differences, Role playing desires and different time zones.  Events include Happy Hour, Dueling, Vanilla Raids, world PvP, City Raids—the list goes on and on!  Attendance is never mandatory but it is a wonderful way to build friendships and camaraderie within the guild.

THE FUTURE

Nyx aims to be a place where people feel welcome and valued. We strive to be organized and timely with decision making and direction. We strive to become the best Horde guild in Emerald dream both by becoming known for the caring leadership that provides for its guild members and for a caring and welcoming guild membership.  We are continually learning and growing, and we work on adapting ourselves to our ever changing Azeroth.