THE CITY WATCH
A blind love for Lady Justice. An immense set of skills, from fountains of wit to very liberal views in the field of truncheon swinging. A form-showcasing, dame-magnetizing uniform. About fifteen copper a month. What more could you ask for?
Never fear. The watchmen are here.
Argent Dawn, we thought it was about time we created our own forum thread. You might know the City Watch brand as a staple of our realm, arguably one of the biggest and best in the past fifteen years.
Well, we are not them.
We are, however, a group of devoted fans who decided it was high time someone took the liberty of stealing the torch from the previous watchmen, lighting the Command Centre on fire and creating a guild to keep the watch alive until the second (or fifth, we’ve lost count at this point) coming of the real deal.
What is the City Watch? We are a law enforcement roleplaying guild, heavily inspired by Terry Pratchett’s incredible Guards franchise; for the uninitiated, a series of fantasy novel parodies focusing on a ragtag, underfunded group of watchmen. Be sure to read them when you get the chance!
And now, for an In-Character interlude:
Fret not, monarch-fearing citizen! While you might be surrounded by half a dozen bloodthirsty mooks behind the Pig and Whistle about to relieve you of the day’s earnings and quite possibly your guts, there’s a light shining at the end of the very bloody tunnel you are about to tranverse!
That’s right, a watchman!
Observe as the gallant peacekeeper peeks from behind the wooden walls, widening his eyes in horror and blowing his trusty whistle! Watch as he waltzes in, truncheon at hand, challenging the churls in the name of the King! Cover your eyes at the ensuing results but be sure to give him props -or, at the very least, a lift to the infirmary- after the inevitable serving of cold, hard justice.
Q&A: Where everything will be answered…
Summary
Q- How do I join?
A- A simple trip to the Command Centre and a brief chat with one of our officers, Corporal Ford (Tumerford) Corporal Danes (Blacklark), Sergeant Torsten (Torsten) or the elusive Captain Walden (Ratsey) will be more than enough to get you interviewed and rejected!
Q- What races/classes do you take?
A- Thanks to Anduin’s pesky “diversity initiatives” anyone is welcome to the watch, except for Demon Hunters, Death Knights and/or any individual able to unsettle a watchman as much as them.
Q- Are you a guard guild?
A- Not nearly as organized, well-paid or serious as other guard guilds, but, aye, a guard guild nonetheless.
Q- What are the requirements?
A- There’s no level requirements; our main requests from you are to have a good sense of humour about things, not indulge in activities beginning from E and ending in RP and, if new to roleplaying, be willing to learn and experiment!
Q- Uniform?
A- Keeping true to tradition we have decided not to use any of the decent textures this game has provided over the course of the past 15 years; we all don the Knitted Set, the classic watchman outfit. If you don’t wish to look exceptionally Vanilla, you can always customize it to an acceptable degree!
Q- Activity?
A- We are a fairly relaxed guild; the lucky ones even have some sort of life transpiring outside Azeroth but a respectable amount of activity would be much appreciated from our members. There’s nothing sadder or more easily butchered than a lonely watchman, no matter how much it fits the concept.
So join our little decrepit corner of the public sector and help us ensure peace and harmony within the illustrious Stormwind City.
For more information, be sure to give me, Torsten or Blacklark a /whisper!
https://www.argentarchives.org/Stormwind_City_Watch for the OG Stormwind City Watch and a taste of what our guild is like!
Enlist today!
