World of Warcraft®

(IC)

<Musing, while kindling a fire> The world is not what it was, but darkness has not yet taken the land. There is life and love in the world yet, and where that exists, hope exists. Finding those of like mind, there's the rub. Nothing's been the same since the fall of Lordaeron and the old guard... <Shakes her head, forcing herself clear of the reverie>

Caska, girl, you're slipping. <Gives the advancing twilight spreading over the Jade Forest a hard look> Not only are you talking to yourself. but those are thoughts best left forgotten. You've never given up before, why start now? Time and patience, all good things require time and patience.

<Throws another log onto the fire and watches the flames writhe, the future dancing in its embers>

(OOC)

Who am I?

* A fury warrior.
* A veteran of raiding for seven years before taking a year-long break.
* I've been on the top 10 and 20 lists for dps on WorldofLogs for Warriors for entire expansions.
* I miss roleplaying and want to explore that again. All raid and no (role)play makes Caska lose interest. I find myself, these days, wanting to strike a balance.

Why I am looking for a guild: I enjoy good company, I do like to role-play, and although I like to raid I am not applying to a raid-only guild because I am not yet ready to raid. (See level, gear, enchants, etcetera.) That will change very soon, as I am experienced and moderately dedicated. I've simply been away for a while. Prospective guilds can consider me a good investment.

Why not wait until I'm raid-ready and apply to a succeessul, raid-specific guild? Because it's about the journey, and as I said, I enjoy roleplaying -- and good company. Why wait until the journey is half finished before seeking that company? Let me be strident on this point -- I hope to find a good community. People to share cheer and laughs with on vent, and in-character in-game. Surely, on an RP server, such a balance (raid/roleplay) still exists. I realise it may be more casual raiding than I was used to when I was playing/raiding years ago (had a lot of server-firsts [not on CC] in my day), but I'm willing to accept that at this point. After all, time changes everything; there aren't as many rp/raid guilds anymore, and I've changed too. I've always been mellow, but now I'm laid back too.

Although I've been on Cenarion Circle for two years, I was not originally from Cenarion Circle -- that means I don't have the same name for myself as I would, say, on my original server where I started back in vanilla where taking me at face value based on character and my word would mean something.

In the end the Guild Finder is simply daunting, given its size and brevity of descriptions. I realise this, too, may be a shot in the dark, but what's there to lose in the trying? If you read this and thought I might make a good addition, or are willing to try me on for size, as it were, I am available in-game.

Thank you for your time, everyone.

Noticing a fire amongst the trees, Izby approached with winter in her grasp and coursing through her veins. A human, sitting around the fire, tended to it as Izby watched from the tree line. She struggled with the decision to approach but the fire to fight back the overpowering frost magic overtaking her became too strong an argument to ignore. Nodding her head at the exposure she would offer herself to, she prepared a few spells of protection and disappeared from her post to reappear across the fire from the human.

Hello, I Izby. Need warmth. You no mind? You seem lost thought, I warm and you tell me. I help with problem.

She hoped the human would take her up on her offer. Weariness bore into her marrow and she didn't think she could survive a fight without freezing to death as a result.

((OOC:))

First, welcome back.

I guess my first statement would be your reputation on CC tends to be tied to your RP ties and participation in the community more than anything else. There are tons of events to get yourself involved in every day that you can find in the thread listing our events.

(http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1072437309)

We also tend to have a lot of random RP in certain hubs spots like the Blue Recluse so poke your head in and engage people. You're more likely to find who you can connect with that way than this post honestly. It's more of a trial of personalities and you can find a group that matches your goals as an RPer and then as a raider if that's what you want. Because there are plenty of RP guilds with a raid team. Conclave is recruiting for theirs. Feathers of Iron is getting theirs going again. Etc. You can learn more as you talk with them.

That also doesn't mean you have to join an RP guild though if you want to raid. Warcraftier is a big supporter of the community (heck we even get Lerrelin to RP on the forums at times) and I do remember their charter encouraging it even if they don't directly get involved as a guild. Many other raid guilds work in a similar manner. You would simply be on your own to discover and participate in RP. I'd join the RP channels and swing through the Blue Recluse to start though. It's an easy way to announce yourself to us. Just say HIYA!

AllianceOOC is the RP OOC channel for us to discuss anything and everything but a simple place to discover if anything is happening as well.
HearthstoneIC is our IC channel that relies on Hearthstone technology to talk to each other. Monitoring it can provide you with chances to engage others while doing whatever you want.

All else fails. Schedule something with me. I'm always trolling around on one toon or another getting people leveled or messing around as a gnome. Just look for Izby or Dolingen or Sizy.

I hope you don't mind that I hesitated to mention guilds by name. It's more an act of discovery for me and I think it serves everyone best that way. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the community and look forward to seeing you somewhere that I am as well.))