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đŚ What is the Meridian Edict? đŚ
The Edict is a caravan-style guild, inspired by Vulperan culture - well, what Blizzard gives us, with our own homebrew and interpretations on top. We are a found family, a band of outcasts and the misunderstood who have come together to find an understanding that they otherwise have struggled for - and fight to keep and cherish it. Together, we fight against difficult odds to solve injustices in the world, and search for more information about a mysterious entity that seems to be the source of cataclysmic strife in the world, unknown to most.
What hobby isnât better when enjoyed with friends? The Edictâs bonds are not just important IC, but OOC too, with a healthy and active community of friends. Youâll find someone chattering about something at all hours, and everyone is always eager to help out if you need a hand in anything! We sometimes have game nights, especially on birthdays, with Jackbox or Phasmophobia. Our community is an inclusive and welcoming space - we donât welcome, however, jerks. So it goes without saying that behaviour like racism, transphobia, or any other kinds of intolerant behaviour will not be - ironically - tolerated, and grounds for instant removal. Which is the bare minimum of how behaviour like that should be treated.
We have a website that you can explore for more detail that weâve put a lot of effort in, so itâd be pretty cool if you looked at it so I can justify that it was totally worth dedicating hours to making it to the other officers:
https://sites.google.com/view/solsticebazaar/home
đ˛ What are events like? đ˛
The Edict features elaborate storylines where your characterâs choices and actions will directly affect the story, with the consequences of their actions shaping the world around them. As such, our stories arenât scripted, and there are no predetermined outcomes - everything is in the hands of the players. We encourage active participation, offering personal DMing to those who want to make progress on stories outside of events, as well as a dedicated channel in the Discord for general character happenings.
Our main campaign features homebrewed original stories, with incredibly complex original cultures, magics, and histories - even original con-languages, for those interested in them. If youâre someone who loves consuming lore and worldbuilding, you will love the DMing of our GM Ken, with lore that is consistent and well thought-through (well, compared to recent WoW lore, the bar is low). The Edict faces an otherworldly threat, a mysterious entity that seems to seep its influence through various cultures, one that has perpetuated battles in its name, disease, and more. It is up to them to understand it, and protect each other from it - especially now that they are in its sights.
On our website, we keep a list of our active and previous plot lines and stories, so you can get an idea of what type of content youâll find!
https://sites.google.com/view/solsticebazaar/the-meridian-edict/adventures
đĽ What kind of characters would be a good fit for the Edict?đĽ
As it was mentioned, the Edict is a caravan-style guild, inspired by Vulperan culture - but this doesnât mean that we are only Vulpera, or only Horde races. We are looking for the people from all kinds of walks of life and backgrounds - who would want to be a part of the caravan and more âruggedâ and âtribalâ culture of vulpera and other Horde-leaning races - and who would want to explore Azeroth and make it a better place for everyone!
On our website, you can see what kind of members we already have as an example who could fit in - but this doesnât mean that you have to be âthe sameâ! As long as your heart and values are in place and you want to be a part of the same group as them, the Edict would find a place for you!
https://sites.google.com/view/solsticebazaar/the-meridian-edict/our-members
â What is the social like? â
We are an active group both IC and OOC, with roleplay happening most nights of the week - spontaneously planned around where and when people feel like they want to roleplay, and, honestly, we want to roleplay a lot. Often we drop into hubs such as Booty Bay or Dawnâs Blossom, letting our characters develop their friendships in their downtimes, and often getting up to mischief and shenanigans. Itâs rare a âcasualâ night doesnât end up with some kind of bit being played out, whether thatâs one person delivering spam mail, or someone else dropping anvils. Often our guild chat is being filled with brainrot and memes as we roleplay, though never to a distracting degree.
These shenanigans can often evolve into more than just side fun, with a variety of subplots available to delve into - which storylines evolve naturally alongside daily life, outside of events. We try to avoid too much roleplay being just sitting around in one spot doing nothing, so having plots that you can engage in during socials outside of events help prevent stagnancy - as well as help develop charactersâ personal storylines.
đ Sounds great! How do I join? đ
Thank you for taking interest in us! Our recruitment process is simple - though a little different than most guilds, since we prioritise inviting people who will suit the space. We donât want to randomly add you and you have to loiter around because you realise you may prefer a different guild, and we also want to prevent people who - to put it bluntly - suck. So, instead of immediately accepting people joining us we invite you to spend some time roleplaying with us and our characters first, to see if you find this is a space you want to commit your time and energy to, and if you definitely have fun with us. In the meantime, weâd like to speak with you OOC to get to know you as a person, and for you to get to know us as people instead of names on a screen. If all goes well, and you definitely would like to join, then great! We will arrange an IC interview to have your character join!
To start, please read the FAQ linked below. We worked really hard on it, and itâd be great if you could read through it to get the repeated questions out of the way. Once you read that, you can contact us for any further questions, as well as being informed when our next public RP that you can join will be!
https://sites.google.com/view/solsticebazaar/recruitment/faq
You can contact us in multiple ways! Though discord is preferred, that way we can spam you with our expansive reaction image folders.
BattleNet: Ken#23262; Kariota#2481; LuckyGriffin#2932
Discord: kennec_; kariota; luckygriffin
Directly in-game (Argent Dawn EU Realm) at:
Horde - Korrei, Sabei, Ksar, Wiks, Dharrach, Kreshmar, Starcane, Rhaenelya.
Alliance - Daerron, Takado, Nynoliel, Malykan, Rhaethas, Worgdorei, Upyr.
Additionally, the page below features various rumours your character could have heard about the Edict and people they interact with - which could help in giving you a better hook for your character to approach the Edict with - whether you want to join the guild itself or not! All roleplay is welcome, and we love to interact with the greater world
https://sites.google.com/view/solsticebazaar/the-meridian-edict/the-edict-rumours