Guilds

Guilds serve as a way for players to group together to complete a common goal. Some reasons to create a guild are to provide a place for old friends to talk (all guilds get their own chat function), or to unite people to work towards someting together.

Creation

To start a guild you need to have 10 people total ingame at the same time willing to join the guild. The person who initiates the guild will become the Commander of that guild. The other people who join while the guild is still "unofficial" will become council members. To start the guild the Commander must first create the guild. Once this is done the Commander must invite the 9 people needed to make the guild official. The people being invited to a guild can join, or decline. Once there are 10 members total the guild becomes official and any members who join after that will be only a simple member with no guild powers. The Commander also has the power to appoint Lieutenants who can invite members to join the guild and also expel (Commanders also have this power). Only 2 Lieutenants can be appointed at first.

Management

The Commander has the ability to post a message of the day (MOTD) by typing the MOTD command. This can be useful for sending out a message to your entire guild without calling a special meeting. Commanders and Lieutenants can both invite and expel members at any time. The Council has the ability to remove someone from office or appoint them to a new position. This is done by using the vote command. A majority vote from the Council will change the persons rank immediately.

Dying guilds

A guild can be disbanded if basic membership is not kept. The minimal requirements for a guild is to have 5 council members active. If this is not kept the guild will be disbanded.

Positions & Powers

• Commander- A Commander has the ability to create the guild, invite members, expel members, post a motd, appoint a Lieutenant, resign from the guild or position as commander, and view the active guild members list.
• Council- A Council member has the ability to vote a person in or out of office, resign from the guild or position, and view the active guild members list.
• Lieutenant- A Lieutenant has the ability to invite members, expel members, resign from the guild or position, and view the active guild members list.
• Member- A Member has the ability to resign from the guild, and view the active guild members list.

Commands

Command	Type	Description
/guild	M	Ingame list of commands
/guild create “acronym” “full name”	-	Create a guild
/guild invite “name”	Cmdr/Lt	Invite someone into a guild
/guild join “name of inviter”	-	Accept an invitation to a guild
/guild decline “name of inviter”	-	Decline an invitation to a guild
/guild expel “name”	Cmdr/Lt	Expel a guild member
/guild appoint “name”	Cmdr	Appoint a lieutenant
/guild resign	M	Resign from a position or from the guild
/guild vote	CM	Vote on an issue
/guild list	M	List online guildmembers
/guild motd “message”	Cmdr	Set a Message of the Day
/say_guild (G key default)	M	Chat with guild members

Cmdr = Commander only
Cmdr/Lt = Commander and Lieutenant(s) only
CM = Council Members only
M = Standard Member

Here's an example situation:

/guild create "SM" "Space Monkeys"   ← Creates the "Space Monkeys guild
/guild invite "n00bie" ← Invites the player n00bie
/guild appoint "n00bie" ← n00bie is now a lieutenant
/guild motd "Welcome to the Space Monkey guild" ← This message will show up to all guild members when they login
/guild resign "commander" ← You are no longer the commander. Oh no! There is no commander!

What guilds are active now?

Here is a brief list (with descriptions) of the most active guilds:

Guilds	Acr	Description
Black Lance Assassins of Kraz	[BLAK]	Disbanded multinational pirate guild. Was highly PvP focused, although some members were quite rich.
Earth and Beyond	[EnB]	Largest guild in the game. Originally composed of refugees of the defunct MMORPG that goes by the same name, but has since become much larger because of its open admissions policy.
Elite Phoenix RP Guild	[ELIT]	A cross-factional guild of players who believe in a cohesive approach to VO. There is room for people who love to trade, mine, PvP, CtC and Capital Ship Battles.
Itani Alliance	[IA]	The most active Itani-only guild. Highly cohesive, with a focus on Capture the Cargo and PvP, although trade and mining take place as well. Known for its aggressive stance against Black Lance, hostile Serco and others who attack traders, miners, and newbies.
Itani Defense Force	[IDF]	Itani-only guild, now far-fallen from its prior status. Main focus is on Capture the Cargo and PvP, with a policy of non-aggression against traders and newbies. Currently recruiting & reorganizing in the hope of recovering past glory, etc.
Order of Akan	[Akan]	New Itani guild with a shadowy background, has an extreme stance against Serco as a result of its backstory.
Shades of Red	[SoR]	Contains many veteran Serco players from the defunct SAF, focused on CtC but is still organizing.
The Guild of Free Traders	[TGFT]	Trader guild, focusing on mutual assistance and protection against pirates.
The Vipers	[VPR]	Anti-pirate guild. Former enemy of the disbanded [BLAK] pirate guild and now highly active in PvP against pirate guilds suchs as [CLM] Cargo Liberation Movement and [SCAR] Serco Cadre of Armed Renegades, but also non affiliated pirates, rogues and troublemakers. Is a multi-national guild and acts in the defense of traders of every nation. Also provides mining protection and escort services upon request.

A full list of guilds can be found at the Vendetta-Online guild page