The day the expedition to Khaz Algar was announced, the horns of Stromgarde sang. It had been months of readying ships, tying knots, welding steel. The few, but great houses of Arathor pledged their men with the universal ache that all Arathi knew, to prove to themselves and to Azeroth that their kingdom had returned from lying on its belly. Stromgarde and her constituents had more than just wiped the mud off their face, their society and kingdom was lifting from a knee, standing tall in crimson and scarlet. Tattered banners were replaced, roped up by loyal subjects to show new cloths, fire burned wood torn down and replaced with brick.
The Blood of Arathor , lead by the virtuous landed Duke Liam Redbrooke the Trollslayer, was one of the first to lower their sails. Funded by their successes in the wars preceding Stromgarde’s restoral, the Duke Redbrooke invested all of his capital in to the flourishing of his house and the honor of his King. Twenty-five ships, caravels and cogs and galleons, floated off the shore outfitted in new armor, new sails, and three cohorts of Redbrooke loyal men. When they sounded the bells off on the first departures of Stromgarde, red banners of House Redbrooke were battered in the winds alongside the blues of the Alliance.
The hot summer air in the plains replaced itself with the drafty ocean-side breeze.
Amidst conversation on the sea, the soldiers and scholars mingled to speak of a new generation of riches. Explorers gossipped history - some of which may have been hearsay, while others debated from peer review. At the front, standing on the first plank of wood in their fleet, Liam thought to himself how rare it was that a man could know which days would be the best of his life as, or before they were happening. The waters were calm, skies were clear and Liam knew, with word of Dalaran lending aid, the great heroes of the Alliance already on their way, this was the golden age of prosperity for the people of Arathor.
Blood of Arathor: Unity
Who are we?
Blood of Arathor is a heavy RP guild dedicated to expanding roleplay beyond the boundaries of Stormwind. Taking inspiration from some of the greatest campaigns of Moon Guard’s past, we commit to roleplaying as a group outside of Stormwind for the majority of our storylines. With the release of The War Within, our guild has opened our closed community to lore-abiding, likeminded individuals. The guild has dedicated resources to developing open server-wide events promoting world RP in various formats and locations. Currently, as of September 2024, we create multiple events a week from casual social RP based in Dornogal and Mereldar to our own story and character-driven guild storyline. Even outside of Arathor nationality, with the current storyline of the game, players can find progression in our guild through diverse roleplay in the current expansion.
Outside of heavy RP, our members are a community of players who enjoy World of Warcraft. Our community has, outside of the guild name, been together for over ten years and is always welcoming new faces. Our officer core is a team of hardcore PvPers, Mythic+ players and raiders - when we aren’t RPing, we are pushing content and enjoying the game. The ultimate goal of our guild is the mature expression of friendship and a mutual willingness to spend our time with each other.
What are we looking for in a member?
Blood of Arathor is looking for members who are down to earth, quality roleplayers that abide by the lore of World of Warcraft. It is not necessary for a character to be an Arathi-national, there should be some form of explanation as to why they would align themselves with our guild. Fortunately, in The War Within, this is an easy thing to develop. Aside from character expectations, players should be respectful of other guilds and players. We intend to RP World of Warcraft for the sake of World of Warcraft, however, we will not tolerate bullying, hateful behavior or inter-guild drama whether or not those guilds fall in line with our vision or perspectives. While character progression is important in a guild and roleplay, we expect our members to be upstanding morally and willing to accept conflicting viewpoints with tact and grace.
Members must be 18+. All characters played must be portrayed as clearly 18+ or their ‘race’s maturity’. There are no exceptions to this rule, and any member who is found violating this rule will be removed immediately.
What does the future look like?
As The War Within progresses, we see Blood of Arathor hosting open roleplay, galas, storylines and community spaces for all of Moon Guard to enjoy. Markets in Stromgarde, daily social roleplay in Mereldar, Dornogal hearth conversations, our focus is first and foremost IMMERSION for our members and community. Our priority is to allow players the opportunity to melt in to their characters and write to their heart’s content. New zones should feel strange, new characters should seem mysterious and storylines should feel directed and well written. At the front of our minds, immersion is what we feel we can best bring to the table - but we can’t do it without the support of our members and external communities. It is with co-operation with other guilds and players that allow us to make World of Warcraft come alive.
Blood of Arathor partners with Project Unity to collaborate with other guilds and participate in other storylines that run parallel to ours.
Officers:
Redbrookes (GM)
Irradiant (Officer)
Charmful (Officer)
Fradin (Officer)
