Order of the True Dawn

Alliance RP Guild, Wyrmrest Accord

[the-royal-courier]

OOC: A Change of Pace

It is never easy to end something. Your heart beats faster when you think about everything good. You smile or cry or laugh at the memories made. And sometimes that can sustain you.

But there comes a point when even memories are not enough.

It is with all the love and admiration for the creators on WrA that @wardennerd and I started The Royal Courier and that love has kept me going for the last year.

But real life and this increasing feeling of it not being fun anymore have me wanting to stop. I know the paper is important and helpful to so many of you. And I truly appreciate every single interaction that I have gained from doing this for the last two years and two months.

It is time. Time OOCly for me to stop pressuring myself to get to every event and write about it and stressing when I can’t. Time for me to OOCly stop worrying about the queue and what might be in it. Time for me to OOCly find joy in RP again.

I have an IC plan for this change. I’m not retiring Risri. I love her too much. But she is so much more than the paper. I will be writing about the transition over the next few weeks on her blog. ICly it will unfold and result in her selling the paper.

So what does it mean for @the-royal-courier?  OOCly, there are some changes coming to the paper, starting today.

After talking with my team, here is what we decided to do about the site and the paper:  

We will continue to reblog event and guild advertisements.

We will continue to welcome any submitted stories and, after editing, post them.

We may occasionally post a report if one of the team is inspired to write.

We will continue to maintain the Business and Guild Directory. The updates will occur monthly.

We may only post once or twice per day, or not at all on certain days.

We will no longer post the event listing on Friday/Saturday/Sunday.  Single event posts may be reblogged on those days.

We will no longer be attending events with the sole purpose of writing about them. (Some of the members may stay in the guild and may attend events for their own pleasure.)

The site will stay up and I will still maintain it.

I will be passing the GM to an alt I do not play, so the guild will still exist.

ICly the paper will still exist, and people can still feel free to say they read about things in it.

I will not be passing The Royal Courier off to anyone to continue. If you would like to run a newspaper, I will support you, but you will need to do so under your own name and with your own content.

I still have some interviews and things in my documents that I’m going to try to finish up and get posted to the site before Risri officially leaves the paper, but I am not going to pressure myself to do them.

It has been an honor and a pleasure serving this wonderful, creative community. I thank every single one of you for your support and the countless hours of RP I have participated in because of the paper.

To my team. I love you all and appreciate all of your support with this change. @skystoneseat @savianblackwood @suzisnapshot

It is time. This is not a goodbye, but a “let’s go this way now”.

If you have questions, you can send me a message @risrielthron.

[orderofthetruedawn]

(So sad to see another great part of the community die. GL in all you do, @risrielthron. From all of us in the True Dawn, we /salute you.)

[orderofthetruedawn]

(Good Job all. :) Now on to higher.) @bradcodex @bear2308 @ridoreshortsteel

[orderofthetruedawn]

Kil’Jaeden is defeated!(OOCly)

The Order of the True Dawn has finally downed the Deceiver. Congratulations to all of you. You have made the Order and the Light proud. @bradcodex @ridoreshortsteel @ana-nessaira @andilysearunner @orderofthetruedawn

[the-royal-courier]

Former Marshal Cleared and Released From Imprisonment

By Risri Elthron

Almost a year after his imprisonment, former Marshal Ithream Greyheart has been cleared of all wrongdoing and released from his imprisonment.

The former leader saw footholds established in Stormheim after the initial attacks upon the Broken Shore. Later, the Knights of the Grey Dawn lost all but a handful of men in a brutal assault against the Legion. After that attack, Sir Greyheart was charged with disobeying orders and reckless endangerment of his men. In a farce of a trial, he was sentenced to the Stockades a year ago.

After several cultists revealed the treachery leading to the trial, Sir Greyheart was released and pardoned for all the accused crimes. Authorities are looking into the cultists as well as the individuals originally responsible for Marshal Greyheart’s trial.

When asked what was next for the former leader, he responded, “The opportunity to serve is what I sought before, and what I still seek. Off I go [to Argus], for the Light and for the late King Varian Wrynn. I hope to honor his memory in my service.”

The fight to destroy the Legion’s base of operations is underway and one more soldier steeped in the Light will strengthen our forces. For Azeroth!

[thestormwindguard]

No: we did not make a horde guild with the name -the stormwind guard-.

No, we did not make it to troll alliance players.

We still have the name -The Stormwind City Guard- on hold with alts in it to keep it active in case we return.

We are sorry about the trolls but you can be assured that they are not us- and if we find a member is aiding them they will be removed from the new guild immediately. We don’t tolerate that sort of behavior.

[thestormwindguard]

A Note To Our Followers:

As you well know, we have been doing what we were doing for the last eight months.  It has been a strenuous eight months, it has been great eight months, however it has been decided by members and myself after this campaign that our guild will be taking a different direction.  

While we greatly enjoyed roleplaying as guards, and we felt we provided an experience that was, while not always smooth sailing, fun and different for the server, we’ve noticed a few less than savory results as to what we were doing.  Where we wanted to provide a means and a dynamic where server roleplay would have an active law enforcement guild, it was noticed that people began to expect more from us than we were able to give.  

My guild members and officers began to be treated like NPCs, messages on discord for myself began to fill me with dread rather than the ‘Oh hey!  Someone wants to talk to me’, and the inability to devote time and effort to actually take a break and do guild events without being harassed was beginning to become too much, not only for myself, but my officers.

The Campaign that was run at the start of 7.3 was a test run of sorts, and upon seeing the level of interest in continuing to do such things, I began to formulate a guild idea that would incorporate not only the guild, but the aspects and the style of RP that the Guard has provided them.   We are officially shifting to a full military guild, and the Guard will be put on Hiatus.  Our new tumblr can be found HERE and our website can be found HERE.  Whether we will return as a Guard Guild at a later date is at this point unknown, however we will still be around.  We’ll just be in a different guild, doing something a tad bit different!

Again, we would love for you to follow us over, and show us the same support as you have us.  We love all of the people who have given us astounding storylines and interesting interactions, and we will greatly miss some of the more funny shenanigans, but this is something we are doing for the good of our members and the good of our guild as a whole.

[elizebella]

((Boosting! Give their NEW TUMBLR a follow! ))

[orderofthetruedawn]

((Giving a boost because these peeps are what keep this server active.))

[the-royal-courier]

In Memorial: One Year Later

By Achamias Siven-Fur

As year of fighting the Legion on the Broken Isles comes to pass, we should look back and remember those who gave their lives in the pursuit of keeping our world safe from demonic incursions.  Among those who we remember, let us pay homage to one who gave all in defiance to the Legion, the Late-King Varian Wrynn.

He stood against forces of evil, and though this had cost him his life, he gave the people of the Alliance a chance at defeating the Legion. This was not  the only great thing our late King had done in the Alliance’s name.

It was he who led the Alliance in fighting the Lich King Arthas.  He led the people of the Alliance in fighting Garrosh during the Siege of Orgrimmar.  And when the Horde stood weaken, and Garrosh laid poised to be removed, King Varian gave peace and justice to his enemy. Even when some roared for their destruction.

He was a king who worked to lead his people with a sword in one hand and a branch of olives in the other. And these are only the most recent of what the former king had done to lead his people to a better life. And though his son King Anduin has taken over the throne with his father’s parting, it could be said that King Varian would be proud of his son working to keep not only the Alliance together in this time of strife, but also focused on the destruction of the Legion.

As many go to the memorial within Lion’s Rest to honor his memory, there is another way to show you honor the former king. Take the chance he gave us and make the Legion regret ever setting its eyes upon our world Azeroth. Remember him; long live the King.

Long Live King Wrynn. Long Live the Alliance.

[the-royal-courier]

A Call for Justice Answered

By Risri Elthron

On the evening of June 17th at six bells, the joint trial for Commander Percival Dewdancer and Director Rook commenced. The trial lasted over seven hours with testimony from both defendants as well as the victim in the trial. Lord Theodore Bennas was the sitting magistrate. After hearing all of the testimony, Lord Bennas delivered verdicts and sentences for the accused.

“In the matter of Commander Percival Dewdancer. In matters such as these, the court often will differ to military officials who make decisions within the scope of their military duties so long as they act in good faith as in numerous cases, beginning with Crown v. Agamemnon. In such cases, the Court would only find a military official culpable for wrongdoing as a result of his or her actions if such actions were performed in bad faith. The test for determining good faith is rather simple. We must consider the reasonability of actions taken, feasibility of mitigating harm to noncombatants, and the Crown’s interest in the operation. However, given the Commander’s role in this operation was not one of leadership but one of assistance, we must consider other factors. While good faith is required, the success of a mission is not. The alternative would be a deeply disturbing avenue for a Court to take as it would otherwise open the floodgates of prosecution to all failed missions regardless of the mental state behind them. The Defendant has testified that he assisted the Director in executing her plans by providing the explosives though the men he had hired did not act according to his own orders. Thusly, it is clear to see that Commander Dewdancer played a minimal role in the planning of such a strategy. Furthermore, he acted in accordance to what he genuinely seemed to believe was a strategy that would cause limited damage to a structure. While the loss of innocent life was a true tragedy, it is clear in the eyes of this Court that Commander Dewdancer, despite his history with the vile band that owned the tower, had neither intentionally nor negligently caused the death of the innocent men, women, and children that died on that evening.”

The entire courtroom was silent for the next sentence “For the above reasons, I, Magistrate Theodore Bennas, find Commander Percival Dewdancer innocent of all charges.”

The announcement of the Commander’s innocence was met with cheering and happiness causing Lord Bennas to regain order before pronouncing his verdict against Director Rook.

“The verdict for the kaldorei designated Agent Rook is a more complicated one. If the good people of the Alliance would grant me a moment more of thought? The case of the Agent known as Director Rook comes before me on similar grounds and will be evaluated as such. To save the esteemed observers and counsel time, I will not repeat the rules that will govern my decision in this case as well. Here, the Director was placed as the operational leader of this mission. It was under her oversight that the explosives were procured and deployed. While she may not have intended this to kill the civilians in the Tower, it resulted in that outcome just the same.  Here, I believe that the Crown had a strong interest in the assault upon this tower. The group that dwelt within was home to many enemies of our beloved Kingdom and our beloved Alliance. Their leader a man who has perpetuated disgusting crime after disgusting crime. A man who only stands before us a free man so that justice may be achieved for others. The use of explosives to damage a building toe the line between reasonable and unreasonable. However, through the sheer magnitude of explosives used, it posed a great threat to humanoid life. However, it is plain to see that the actions here were not taken out of a wanton desire for destruction or a maddened bid to harm another. No, this act is merely another in the line of the Director’s actions in pursuit of her goals to undo those who  would harm the ones she cared for and the people she called her own. In such a case, she did not act with malice but with negligence. A misplaced sense of duty. In many cases, death would be the just, mete, and salutary recourse for such actions. But I do not believe it is so here. While the Director shamed not only herself but her organization with her actions, she ought to be given a chance for redemption.”

Again the courtroom silenced to hear the verdict. “Thusly, I am finding Elyza Morrowbranch guilty of the charges she is brought here before.”

More cheering was heard from the galley before quieting down to hear the sentence, “As such, I recommend a demotion to the rank of agent and a removal her from operational leadership. The period I recommend is a period of six months subject to the discretion of her superiors. Finally, I recommend that the SI:7 instruct her in methodology that she may curb the self-destructive and destructive behavior that led us here today. While even I cannot bind the SI:7, I hope the superiors of the agency will take my suggestions into consideration. It is so ordered.”

Emotions ran high throughout the trial and at times waned strange from the testimony received from both sides. Ultimately, justice was served for the innocents who died.

(OOC: If you would like to read the entire transcript of the case you can find it here. This document wound be available to the public via request from the court system. It is 33 pages but the only thing removed is the extraneous chatter and emotes from those in the audience. Those of us who were involved in this story line thank you all for your interest and for your patience as we worked to resolve this case.)

@percy-dewdancer @theodorebennas @director-rook @demetrius-devereaux @risrielthron

[thestormwindguard]

The Trial for Commander Percival Dewdancer

The Trial for Commander Percival Dewdancer is commencing on Saturday, June 17th at the 6th Bell.   This is an official Crier’s Notice.  Those who wish to demonstrate support for the Commander throughout the day are asked that they remain peaceful, and mindful of the man’s convictions for whom they are showing their support.

Location of the Trial is withheld for safety reasons of the Prosecution and the Magistrate.  

Stormwind City Guard 1st Reg. 9th Batt., 8th Co.

[ridoreshortsteel]

OOC: Today I was able to complete and finish the mage tower challenge for my hunters BM spec.

[orderofthetruedawn]

Congrats to our first member getting the challenge weapon. Good job Lucky, you earned it.

[the-royal-courier]

Wedding Ends with a Shooting

By Risri Elthron

On Friday evening, friends and family gathered to celebrate the wedding of Moria Yamina and Arlunce Falconeye. The vows were barely spoken when a shot rang out across the clearing and Lady Moria fell to the ground.

The new husband raced across the clearing wolf at his side to find the person responsible. The shooter was subsequently caught and killed trying to flee.

Lady Moria is in stable but critical condition. She was quickly surrounded after the shot and the priestess performing the ceremony immediately began tending to her wounds. A mage opened a portal to Stormwind and the injured lady, her daughters and many of the guests returned to the city, the traditional celebratory dinner cancelled.

The Royal Courier’s staff offers their prayers to Lady Moria and her new husband as she recovers.

@moriayamina @arluncefalconeye @ironroseconsortium

[bodolf-von-gacy]

SO THE GUARD IS PLANNING SOME SHIT FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

We will be having an event at the graveyard that involves draping the graves of the fallen with alliance banners at 1200 server, and we will be holding a small ceremony at 1800 (6pm) server.

However I need help. I am as shy as an abused pupper and I would love to have some other guilds involved. People who lost others will be able to speak during the event, and I would love suggestions for locations. Any that you can think of would be absolutely helpful, and respond with a reblog or a reply so I can gauge interest and plan accordingly!

All we ask is that during these events, no villainy or attacks occur at the events themselves.

[warlundblackfyre-deactivated201]

Wedding Postponed

The Eve & Warlund wedding has been postponed. We’ll announce a new date, and tag everyone again, as soon as we’ve decided.

Please share/reblog.

@eveshadows @moriayamina

[orderofthetruedawn]

Quick question and I'm sorry to bother you, but are you currently recruiting? and if so, what are you looking for? Best Wishes.

(((We are always looking for individuals of exceptional character and good of heart. But also must have a strange sense of humor oocly. If you want to know more contact Xarisone in game after 10:30 pm est almost every night.)))

[orderofthetruedawn]

(Another big congratulations to the Order of the True Dawn for a successful first time Trial of Valor run on normal. We are so proud of you all. Also a thank you to Anathemae from Alleria, who became our newest guildie during last weeks raid. You rock girl!)

@bradcodex @ridoreshortsteel @bear2308 @bolma-brightstone

[books-n-quotes]

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign (via books-n-quotes)

[orderofthetruedawn]

(OOC post: I would like to congratulate my guild for a successful first time run of Emerald Nightmare on normal. You did a good job guys and I am so proud!)

@ridoreshortsteel @bradcodex @bear2308 @bolma-brightstone