The Unseen Vigil

Overview
Name: The Unseen Vigil, often referred to by members simply as 'The Vigil'.

Theme: A shady organisation in the business of acquiring information or artifacts for clients, often by any means necessary.

Requirements: Serious roleplayers who grasp basic knowledge of Warcraft lore / history. No class or level restrictions apply.

What we do
The Unseen Vigil is an organisation hireable to acquire knowledge and artifacts for their clients. Their work ranges from exploration and clearing of tombs and repositories of knowledge to protection of relic storages or archives, from eliminating individuals for their possession of a certain artifact to breaking into museums. They will work for any Horde affiliated organisation as well as for neutral groups, but do not do business with the Alliance so as to keep their base tolerable in Horde territory, as all their members are in fact Horde races. Indeed, they are not above raiding the Alliance for their treasures, though it is rumoured that neither is the Horde itself safe from their robberies. The Vigil has a very shady reputation, though true transgressions against the Horde have never been confirmed.

Members of the Unseen Vigil will be sent on missions / quests that will naturally correspond with the guild's aims. This may include doing a guild run of a dungeon in character, an event with other roleplayers or other roleplaying guilds, or personal, off duty projects that the members may come up with themselves. Members of all ranks will be taken on such missions, as the Vigil firmly believes that any member regardless of their standing must pull their weight within the organisation. Members of higher rank will, of course, be in charge of the mission.

Missions are usually set up by the guild officers, received by fictional characters so that we will not be forced to wait to receive missions by actual people. '''This does not mean that we cannot be hired by player characters or guilds. '''We will gladly receive a mission or take part in any player / guild event. The payment will usually be made in emote money, though we will leave the matter of how to pay up to the employer. Sometimes the Vigil is allowed to take some artifacts for themselves in compensation.

The Unseen Vigil can never be hired to senselessly attack another group or faction, they are not soldiers for hire. They are not hired for scouting or infiltrating the military of any faction unless this is required to obtain an artifact or information associated with such. Destruction of army encampments or frontline combat are things they will never, ever do.

Joining the Unseen Vigil
Anyone who wants to join the guild may contact any member either IC or OOC. This member will then contact an Operative or higher ranked officer, who will then interview the potential recruit in character. What can be expected of such an interview is an inquiry as to that character's background, reason for joining and summary of their skills and strong points. If succesful, this character will then become an Initiate of the Unseen Vigil.

Requirements
The Unseen Vigil has no class or level restrictions, but this does not mean we will just accept any level 1 alt. Basic knowledge of the Warcraft universe is required, as well as some knowledge of how a character of their race ought to behave (meaning very basic, established things that are bound to their race by Blizzard, and not character personality wise). A certain amount of interest and participation in guild events is also required, also to advance in rank. We are casual players, but do require a member shows his face now and then.

Official Recruitment Thread
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3888941000

History
The Unseen Vigil is an old organisation of high elven origin. They were a group split off from the Reliquary that was tasked to protect and defend any artifacts and repositories of knowledge that the Reliquary had collected, and as such specialized in protecting museums and libraries from raiders and defilers, often in advance. They were a very secretive group, always vigilant for desecration of their beloved treasures but never involving themselves with anyone else. Those who would become their targets had rarely heard of the group before it was too late, which eventually gave the organisation their name.

During the destruction of Silvermoon during the Third War, the Unseen Vigil was almost entirely annihilated by the Scourge. Its few surviving members reinvented themselves upon their kin's joining of the Horde, becoming the organisation it is today. The doors were openened to all races of the Horde, and their philosophies changed drastically, eventually shaping the Unseen Vigil as an organisation that could be hired to retrieve the artifacts and knowledge they had previously protected so zealously for any who would hire them. Ironically they became exactly what they had previously defended against.

Shortly after the great Cataclysm a tremendous amount schism took place within the Unseen Vigil, virtually destroying it from within. The members of the Council of Masters were slain, as were most high ranking operatives. Most of those remaining split from the organisation afterwards, leaving precious few to rebuild it. What exactly happened is still a mystery to most, but some believe that one of the previous masters actually staged a coup and took supreme command as Grand Master, slaying those who would oppose such a notion.

Recruits and assets
Asset: An asset of the Unseen Vigil is a person not directly under command of the organisation but rather are on their payroll while still performing their original duties. Think of a guard who provides the Vigil with distractions or interferes in investigations, or simply an information broker. This rank is given to characters who don't fit in directly with the guild but still want to take part in its roleplay. It is also given to alts or very casual roleplayers by lack of a better rank.

Initiate: A raw recruit to the Unseen Vigil, this is what a new member becomes until they prove their worth. Initiates are assigned to an agent befitting their area of expertise, who will mentor them about the organisation's philosophies as well as polishing their respective skills. Upon their mentor's recommendation, an initiate may become an agent.

Low level operatives
Agent: Agents are the standard members that comprise most of the Unseen Vigil. They perform a large variety of roles, including protection, research and infiltration, as well as being the main force of a raid or operation. They are also given mentorship of one initiate (currently more, due to rebuilding the organisation) whom they are expected to shape into a worthy agent of the Unseen Vigil.

Specialist: Specialists are agents who have, as their name suggests, specialized in one particular role. Though they are usually more veteran than standard agents, they hold no superiority of rank over them.

Officers:
Supervisor: A supervisor is an officer of the Unseen Vigil entrusted with the responsibility of a squad of agents, usually comprised of three to five agents. Supervisors are entirely free in how they manage their squads, as long as their usefulness is maximalized. Mission directives are passed down to a supervisor by an operative, who is then free to execute their particular objectives completely as they wish it, as long as it is done. Its military equivalent would be a sergeant.

Guardians: Guardians are elite members of the Unseen Vigil who act as the right hand of a council master. They have no direct command over any members of the organisation, though they may call on the services of any rank of member besides that of operative or higher to assist them in their duties. How those agents then perform their duty is left to their respective supervisor. Guardians are both bodyguards and advisors to their respective master and are extremely highly valued and respected. A master may have only one guardian at a time.

Operative: Operatives are high officers of the Unseen Vigil that are typically in command of two to three squads of agents and their respective supervisors. When the Council of Master receives a mission, they will assign it to an operative, who is then entirely responsible for the proper execution of that mission. This rank is the highest most members can aspire to and its military equivalent would be captain, as these officers are still required to operate in the field.

Council of Masters
Master: A Master of the Unseen Vigil is one of the organisation's leaders and usually specializes in a specific field. There are five of these masters and together they form the Council of Masters. They are the ones who direct the organisation and decide which missions to accept, as well as running the day to day management of the Vigil. Each master is responsible for a particular element of organisational command.
 * Master of Spies: Manages the Vigil's network of spies, information brokers and scouts. This master is directly responsible for the Unseen Vigil's research into other organisations and groups. Currently: Calrys Laesoron
 * Master of Arms: Manages the Vigil's direct warriors, including assault units and protectors. This master is directly responsible for the defenses of the Vigil's bases of operations and military strength, such as it is. Currently: Lione Firereaver
 * Master of Politics: Manages the diplomatic relations of the Unseen Vigil and is its highest ambassador. This master is directly responsible for brokering high profile jobs as well as public promotion. Currently: Nadash Firetusk
 * Master of Lore: Manages the Vigil's library and artifact repositories. This master is directly responsible for maintaining the archives and the proper usage and storage of retrieved artifacts. Currently: none, responsibilities taken up by Nadash Firetusk.
 * Master of Finances: Manages the treasury, not to be confused with the artifact repositories. The treasury is merely the vault of coin and other items of worth that can be used to purchase or invest. This master is directly responsible for investing wisely in name of the organisation and generating it more money. Currently: none, responsibilities taken up by Calrys Laesoron.

Grand Master: The highest authority of the Unseen Vigil, this rank has absolute power over the organisation. This person has the authority to overrule any decisions made by the Council of Master, though rarely does so. In fact, the day to day management of the Vigil is mostly left to this council. The Grand Master is rarely involved in the direct business of the organisation and indeed, no one but the Council of Masters knows the identity of the current Grand Master.

Current Status
Still establishing ourselves but very much looking for new recruits (and commanders)!