Hey you! Yeah you. Are you interested in joining a guild that's fun, mature, active, and totally awesome? :D
Well, I'm pleased to say that you should be interested in Aurora. In Aurora we dedicate ourselves to maximizing the MMO experience in Spiral Knights: from diving deeper into the clockworks to taking arms in lockdown and everything in between, we know everything that goes down in SK will be that much funner with other people. That's where we come in. We're a small, tight-knit and active bunch, founded for nothing other than a strong community, and we're hoping that we can meet other social, fun-loving knights and have an even better time in the clockworks. If you like what you hear, shoot us an application :). #notaninfomercialatall
Note: Thanks to GM Ankokuflare, we're on the wiki! Check us out C:
http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Aurora_(Guild)
Note#2: Members, for recipe trading, announcements, guild scrapbook, and whatnot, visit the Discussion Page ! :D
So, onto the basics:
Requirements:
- You must be active
- You must be mature
- You must be here to have a good time. C:
We're, as said before, built for community; skill and gear is not a factor in recruitment. We're not looking for full 5* players, and we're not looking for the best of the best (though if you are either, brownie points :3). If you enjoy playing the game and want to enhance your experience with a guild, that's good enough for us :).
Rules of the Guild (every recruit, member, veteran, officer, and guild master is expected to follow these):
- Fulfill the requirements. That means be mature, be active, and always be here to have a good time. C:
- Be honorable. Don't talk trash, be useless in a party, beg, spam, hate, troll, etc etc. As a member you'll be the face of our guild to Haven, and we want you to be a good representation of what we stand for.
- Help guildmates. We're all one big team, and sometimes the little boost you can offer a guildie can help them get to that higher place. #totallynotcheesyatall
- Learn. Relationships are advanced by mutual teaching, and we (hopefully) have just as much to teach you as you can teach us, whether it be about Spiral Knights, life in general, or even some random 'gremlin chatter.' It's a win-win situation.
- Have fun. Simple as that.
Ranking:
Aurora is founded upon the idea that the guild should be run by the players, and for the players. In this sense, the ranks are, to some extent, superficial: a recruit will have as much say as a veteran in the guild's affairs. Yet, we like to distinguish our long-time community members to some newer people, and thus follows:
- Recruit: Fresh into the guild, and/or no T2 access.
- Member: T2 access, and smoothly integrated into the guild.
- Veteran: Devoted player, active/fluent in the happenings of the guild, and T3 access. Willing to help train/guide recruits through boss, equipment, and general playing strategies.
- Officer: Active, involved, and voted into place by the guild. T3 access, and willing to help guildies in any way necessary, from advice to running with them. Is trusted to help recruit fun-loving and promising people to the guild.
- Guild Master: Proposes and implements changes to the guild and it's direction, and works with the officers to ensure all guildies are having a good time. As always, active and involved.
Rankings are most heavily influenced by activity and involvement in the guild. Tier requirements, in cases, will be overlooked if the other requirements are fulfilled.
(In)activity!
There are just a couple guidelines about activity:
- You are not expected to play every day (We know people have social lives :])
- If you will be inactive for longer than a week, please notify the GMs/Officers
- Players inactive for a month without notice will be removed from the guild, to make room for new players [Veterans will be given 2 months, and some special circumstances will be extended]
- If you have been removed from the guild for inactivity but are returning, please post here! We'd love to have you back :]
And last but not least, a little about us:
GM Ambrosiadelacroix:
'Ello'lo everyone! I am Ambrosia, your fellow officer who's ready to assist you in any way I can while I'm available. ;3 I'm well aware that my username is "too long and hard" to type out, so feel free to refer to me as either Amby or Ambro! :) I'm a silly swordie with a knack for collecting and compiling many different outfits as well as dancing around/with others in Haven. I also enjoy helping others with difficult depths, and I'm crazy enough to consider Candlestick Keep depths to be my favorite types of levels for their added challenge! Knowing this, don't be afraid to request for help on any mission/depth, especially undead/fiend types! This puppy is always ready for a challenge! :3 Now, I wish you well and hope you do enjoy it here in !
GM Ankokuflare:
A random person reading this forum has appeared!
Spontaneous Gamer Artist says hello!
It's super effective?
Anko or Flare for short. I stab,shoot, and blow crud up in clockworks and lockdown or anywhere that allows me to! Always looking forward to working with some new faces. If in need with any kind of assistance don't be afraid to ask me. I usually try my best to help~ Fought all the bosses(minus shadow lair) before, use a diverse arsenal, read the wiki every once in a while, and some out of game stuff. Can't say I know it all, but it's good enough. Did I mention that,I'm a spontaneous gamer artist who likes to humor people from time to time? Also, I tend to think a bit too much or just multitask, so delayed posts from me happen. As for delays during a run, I'm a lot more focused on making monster's heads spin. @w@
GM Larinok:
Greetings Knights of Haven! I am Larinok, but most call me 'Lari.' I'd like to think of myself as a middle ground of our Triad of Guild Masters. I'll be acting 'big-brother' for anyone who needs help in the game, help to dissolve guild dispute, or other such matters. I can be noobish sometimes; you'll often see me asking Fradow or Daiquiri questions about the game. I'll admit that I can be a little obnoxious when I'm running for heat or trying to conseve my mist. I'm online quite often, so I'm the GM to talk to for our American players if the other two aren't online. Hope you all enjoy yourselves and I look forward to exploring the Clocks with you!
GM Shadowstarkirby:
Hiya! I'm Shadowstarkirby (You don't say!? :D), your friendly joking guildmaster of Aurora! I'm very knowledgeable on gear prices, ranging from weapons to armors and even accessories! Having trouble deciding which weapon you wish to create next or what gear to bring on a run? Just ask me and I'll help you decide! I'm also pretty skilled at PvE, so if you're having trouble on any depth just holler! I personally love creating costumes and collecting quality gear! So I hope you enjoy your time here and I hope you decide to stay with us! See you around! :D
Officer Aarathi:
Oh hey there! I’m Aarathi, but you can just call me Aara for short. Don’t worry, there’ll be tons of new nicknames that show up once you join our guild Aurora. We have a very tight knight guild here and we’re all very social. We help each other through everything, whether it be helping team members do guild runs, or even with random stuff that’s on your mind. (: OH, and I should warn you. I die a lot in game. Don’t concern yourself with it too much though, I just tend to get distracted a lot. Blame Propelly for that. >.< Anywho, I’m a fellow officer and I would love to get to know you all. Also, I talk a lot. Its my main goal to keep our guild alive and thriving. I’m super short, I’m indian and it’s great to meet you all! Oh, and don’t be shy. We welcome everyone. <3
Officer Arcelia:
Hi everyone! I'm Arc. I enjoy shooting things [BAM!], staring at snipes, and sitting.
Also, Arcelia runs a blog! Take a break from Spiral Knights and check out...more Spiral Knights here :3.
http://spiralvogue.tumblr.com/
Officer Chub-Chub:
How goes it ladies and gents? This is your friendly neighborhood Chub-Chub here. I <3 ze gunz, ZOMG pew pew pew! As an Officer of I promise to keep things light-hearted especially during dark times. After all, it is just a video game ;).
Officer Daiquiri:
Heyy everyone! I'm Daiquiri, but you can just call me Dai for short. I'm the happy-go-lucky officer of Aurora, and am totally stoked to meet everyone and have fun in the clockworks/lockdown/wherever (:. I'm extremely excited about the direction that Aurora is going and, well, happy to be here to help get the ball rolling! Anyways, a little about me: I'm short, I'm HELLA Asian, I'm admittedly really random, and I love meeting new people. So, drop me a line on SK if you ever feel lonely and I'll have a great chat with you about everything from hail driver love to seashell pasta in linguine sauce! Or something along those lines...
TL;DR: I kill Lari, Propelly, and Anko in Lockdown. >)
Officer Fradow
I'm Fradow, a Snarby lover and casual theorycrafter. To spot me, it's easy : search for someone in full Snarby stuff (because Snarby is awesome), or find me in the arsenal section. Apart from that, I love devilite cakes and wolverburgers. Don't forget to feed me or I may bite someone out of hunger!
Officer Lovingly
Hi I'm Lovingly! Self-proclaimed BN (Blast Network: aka bomberman) veteran, I've been playing Spiral Knights since August 2011 and joined this guild some time ago. I am also purely F2P (free-to-play), priding myself in not paying real money, even with exciting promotions. If you want to hear my story of how I got so far with F2P or tips on playing BN, then ask and I will more than likely, be able to help you out!
Officer Splockets:
Hi! I'm Splockets and I love Dai. I'm also NOT A HUGE SLACKER WHO'S WRITTEN HIS...MY* FORUM BLURB BUT SOMEHOW GOT STRANGELY TRANSLATED. Language barriers these days. But Aurora is awesome and you should not hesitate to join us! :D*
*note: I take that back earlier, this most definitely is the real Splockets. TOTALLY NOT DAI PRETENDING TO BE SPLOCKETS. No, I,er,Dai wouldn't do that. Dai totally didn't lose my forum blurb (SORRY BUT NOT REALLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T LOSE IT BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT HERE BUT SORRY OKAY? thatmadenosense). Kk glad we got that out of the way.
Ex-GM Propelly:
Hi! Propelly here, one of the Aurora Guildmasters. I'm representing the interest of the little guy, being one of the least talented, least experienced, and least geared of the guildmasters. but that doesn't mean I'm COMPLETELY useless, despite what those other fools say. So, lemee know if you need anything, my metaphorical door is always metaphorically open :).
If you're interested in joining, you should fill out the application and post on this thread, or in-game mail it to either Arcelia, Ankokuflare, Shadowstarkirby, or Ambrosiadelacroix!
Application questions:
- IGN?
- Are you 13 or older?
- What time zone are you in?
- How much do you play in an average week?
- Gear/loadout/preferred playstyle?
- Do you have Skype?
- Why do you want to join Aurora?
- Favorite pokemon? I'm hugging everyone that says Pikachu <3.
- Two truths, and one lie about yourself.
I look forward to meeting and seeing you in the clockworks! Stay cool, have fun doing what it is you do in Spiral Knights, and I hope to see you in Aurora soon. <3
~Daiquiri, on behalf of Aurora
Pikachu!
Hug me. XD
What's a Pokemon? All I know of is Pãkemon. XD