Mountaineer

Name of the guild
Technically - Mountaineer. Officially - Mountaineers 3rd.



History
The Third Mountaineers brigade was founded in year 6,with its aim to aid the newborn Alliance. It was led by a brilliant tactitian Angus Prok and participated almost in all battles of the Second War until all the personell was wiped out in the defence of Loch Modan. The number three remained unoccupied till the last year, when a veteran of the Second War Angst Ironboot started recruiting dwarves on behalf of His Majesty King Magni Bronzebeard. Some months later he also started taking gnomes into service.

Motto
"Pereat mundus et fiat justitia", meaning "let justice be done, though the world perish". In Character, more common warcries as "For Dun Garok!" are used.

Dun Garok
A couple of miles east from Southshore stands Dun Garok, a dwarven Hold built shortly before the Third War as an act of assistance to the ravaged land from the Dwarves. Mountaineers' Third Brigade is stationed here at the moment, led by Colonel Angst Ironboot. Captain Ironhill is in charge of the defense when higher ranks are out on a mission. As all the modern dwarven holds, Dun Garok has all the facilities one may ever need. Two bars are situated in the wings, filled with foodstuffs. On the lowest level is the meeting lodge, with a cosy campfire. Most of the meetings and discussions happen here. The central hall has been turned into a tonk depot and a gyrocoptery on the higher level, where the Pole Star is usualy docked. A laboratory is situated on the top floor, where Mountaineers skilled in engineering can always be seen (as well as the remnants of an unlucky one smashed agaisnt the ceiling). A spartan dormitory occupies the top floor as well. The ground outside Dun Garok is still a bit scorched from the time when a Blood Elven army attacked the Hold. Not far from the fortress, on a cliff stands the monument to Mountaineers killed during the operations held for the safety of the Alliance.

Who are we? Where are we going?
Mountaineers 3rd is an organisation built in style of a typical military body. Our aim is to make RP events in the Dwarven lands and to represent dwarven authorities in a number of situations.



Can I join you?
Sure you can! We are recruiting dwarves and gnomes only, little folk, please note - you get an Ironforge citizenship after joining! Level 27 is also required for uniform reasons. If you wish to join, whisper Angst, Ulgarf, Eitri or Bellis You can also write an IC application in Tavern subforum of our forum Our Forum Expect to be interviewed thoroughly.



Opinion on Deathknights and Warlocks
The Mountaineers, being a highly conservative bunch of dwarves and gnomes, look down on anyone who can possibly be a threat to the Alliance - and that includes cultists and warlocks, as well as Deathknights. However, a recent decree by King Magni Bronzebeard ordered the commanders to accept those Deathknights, who used to be Mountaineers before they fell in Northrend. Thus, the Third Brigade might have started taking Deathknights, but even if so, quite relunctantly, mostly due to such recruitment being an ordered duty. Deathknight recruits are sure to face even more humiliation than simple ones.

As for the warlocks...the MNT has always been fighting the evil and shadowy cults, the largest of them known as the Dark Embrace. Neither Colonel Ironboot, nor any of the officers have ever admitted having a warlock in the Mountaineers Third, however, there are some rumours, that a lot of Mountaineer Mages and Scryers may, in fact, be Warlocks in disguise that the Brigade uses to "fight fire with fire." However,so far, this hypothesis is yet to be proven.

The Rules
Abbreviations: W- warning. Coms - All the Mountaineers having access to officer chat. In other words, Captains, Lt.Colonels and Colonel. MNT – The Mountaineers Third Brigade – Mountaineer – our guild. Lt.Col – Lieutenant Colonel, second highest rank in the Brigade.

I. The Rule of Uniform. 1) The uniform is now to be worn in the major cities ALL TIME with the sole exception of the off duty period.

2) Off duty (civilian clothes) must be worn in the city if you are off duty. Please do not abuse the off duty rule.

3) Absense of uniform/civilian clothes will result in a Warning.

II. The rule of Reputation.

1) In case a Mountaineer is seen wrongly RPing, he is firstly advised that such kind of RP is unacceptable. A note of the Mountaineer showing this kind of RP is made by a Com.

2) If the same Mountaineer shows such bad RP again, he receives a warning.

3) Abusing other Mountaineers in any chat results in a Warning.

4) Use of leetspeak in ALL chat channels, including /g, results in a Warning. Comment - Leetspeak means typing "lol", "np", "thnks", "u", "wtf" and other plainly stupid abbreviations. Smileys ARE NOT considered leetspeak so they CAN be used in /g and other OOC (Out of Character) channels.

6) Adressing Mountaineers of higher ranks as "sir" or "ma'm" is controlled by the officer present. In case of breaking the rule, it is up to the officer whether to apply a Warning or not. This rule does not apply to OOC chat channels.

III. Warning procedure.

1) Warnings are issued by a group of TWO or more Coms (see up for its meaning). The Mountaineer is noted of the warning and a "W" appears in his officer note (which is unviewable and unmodified by non-officer ranks).

2) Three warnings received during ONE MONTH period result in permanent kicking of a person from the guild. Comment: That means, a Mountaineer who receives two more warnings in 30 days period from the time he received the first one, is removed from the guild.

3) The procedure of kicking a warned person from the guild is executed only after the permission of every Com in the guild.

IV. The Rank System of Mountaineers Third Brigade.

The rank system of the MNT is arranged as it follows:

Colonel Lt.Colonel Captain Mountaineer/Scryer Ist class Mountaineer/Scryer IInd class Recruit Quartermaster Missing in Action.

IV.1. The Officers

The highest rank, also the leader of the Mountaineers is called the Colonel. The Colonel organizes both the internal and foreign relations of the Brigade, provides and overwatches RP. The current leader of MNT is Colonel Angst Ironboot.

Lt.Colonel is the rank of Colonel’s advisor. Lt.Colonels help the Colonel to enforce discipline, distribute the duties and represent the Brigade abroad.

Captains are the lowest level Officers in the Brigade. Their main duty is to create an RP event, organize it on a regular, weekly basis, and see to that the soldiers enjoy it. In addition, Captains lead the lower ranks whenever an event happens and enforce the law in everyday situations.

Addition: As a trademark of their rank, all Officers are allowed to change any kind of shoulders of fitting colour and look to wear with the uniform.

IV.2. The Non-Command Ranks The Non-Comman Ranks of the MNT split into Mountaineers and Scryers of First and Second class. After passing all the necessary trials and qualifications, a recruit is awarded his/her uniform and gets promoted to: - Mountaineer Second Class, if his class is warrior, paladin, hunter, or rogue; - Scryer Second Class, if his class is mage, priest, or warlock. Note that Scryer Second Class rank is absolutely equal to Mountaineer Second Class, as well as Scryer First Class = Mountaineer First Class.

If a Mountaineer or a Scryer is showing exceptional skills, he may be required by the Captains or Lt.Colonels to join their Departments. Each COM with exception of the Colonel has his/her own Department - a group of two Mountaineers/Scryers First who help with special tasks. The choice of Firsts lies on the officer in charge of the Department.

IV.3 The Underranks The Underranks are Recruits and Missing In Action.

Just as a person joins the Mountaineers Third Brigade, he/she receives the rank of a Recruit. Recruits follow all the rules of the Brigage with the exception of the Rule of Uniform. They are free to wear whatever they wish, although wearing simple armor or off-duty clothes is expected. After passing the necessary tests, an Officer may decide to promote the Recruit.

Any recruit MUST pass a Deathrun Trial (currently done by Captain Eitri Flareaxe) to be allowed to move further in their careers.

Missing in Action. A rank of Missing, or MIA, is applied when a person has been absent for a large period of time - usually, more than a month - without informing the officers of the reason of the future absense. As soon as such person comes online, he/she will be promoted to the rank previously held, before the inactivity period.

Aditional info about joining us
Right after you join Mountaineers you will get the rank of a Recruit. Recruits don't wear uniforms but they accompany higher ranked Mountaineers on different missions. When some time passes, you will be given a trial to get the badge and the next rank - Scryer or Mountaineer of Second Class. The trial mostly includes checking your RP skills. Those people who show exceptionally good RP skills and contribute to the guild significantly will be awarded with the First Class. Captains are almost the same as Officers in other guilds. These are most dedicated people, who along with the leaders form the internal and external politics of the Brigade. One can become a Captain by earning good reputation among the Mountaineers and being active and creative enough to run regular events of his/her own.

A few more words should also be told about our IC (In Character) policy on recruits. Being a military guild, The Mountaineers Third recruit system resembles the boot camps, both of present and the past. As soon as you become a recruit, get ready to being smacked around by the Captains, to do the work your character could've never done freewillingly. Some may call our RP with recruits humiliation, but it by no means is one. The true purpose of the recruit rank is not to discriminate and bully a person for a while before inviting him into the Brigade fully - it's an method of testing if the person is really worth to be given our uniform. Even a thorough interview never shows the true personality. Only a few weeks of being a recruit tell us, whether the person who applied deserves to be in the Brigade or not; whether the person who applied wants something from us, or wants to do something for us. Here in the Mountaineers Third, we value the union more than an individual - and that's what makes us a closely knit chainshirt. We cannot allow ourselves to have a weak link somewhere, for then the whole armor will lose its initial purpose.

Please remember these words while you are writing to us about getting recruited. In exchange for the bullying, muddy trenches and orders, we offer respect, true friendship, and a damn nice tunic.

Reputation with The Mountaineers Third
See Mountaineers Faction

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