Derel walks to the platform that leads to the portals to the various worlds that are traveled by the Guard. Many portals to many worlds have at various times been open and accessible from this platform.

Stepping up to the portal to Tyria, Derel kneels down on both knees, places his right hand on the platform, and bows his head. His lips move, but the words spoken cannot be heard.

The portal begins to shrink in size, and then winks out of existence.

"It is done. The way to Tyria is closed. All who wish to return to this land must seek the Aldarem."

Greetings from the Elder Council! As we wind down the first quarter of the year, we would like to bring you a State of the Guard report.

At the end of 2012, the Guard Proper voted on new changes to the structure of the Elder Council. As such, our Elder Council is now a body of three Elders elected at large by Proper. The three choose from among themselves one who will lead the council. The 2013 Elder Council members are Derel, Vornonwe, and Eniala.

The Guild Wars 2 chapter is still active. While small and casual, the Guard can still be found roaming the fields of battle in World vs World, and still thriving. Altoric has been an excellent leader in keeping the chapter alive and well. Activities are held twice a week, on Monday and Tuesday nights.

EVE Online has found another spark of life in Wormhole Space. A small fleet can be found laying claim in the wormhole for fortune and glory. Also, there are those pilots fighting in Nullsec space against some of the top pilots in the galaxy.

As the first beta events of The Elder Scrolls Online approaches, many in the Guard are making preparations to enter that world and spread our influence across the war torn remnants of the Empire. Keep watch for the Aldarem to open the path to Tamriel.

May the Mother keep watch over all of us, and keep Aldalonde strong!

The time has come to vote for the 2013 Elder Council! We have a strong list of candidates this year who are competing for one of three seats. The candidates are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Daevlin
Derel
Eniala
Petrus
Tanth
Voronwe
Wolvyn
Each candidate has filled out a questionnaire on their ideas for the next term. These can be viewed in The Tree of Raunia.

Good luck to all!

Each year around November TSG-Proper gets together to nominate and vote in the new Elder Council of The Sundered Guard. This year, like last year, ideas were brought up on how we could improve upon the Elder Council and so, before the nominations/voting for our new overlords begins we had discussions and got together several ideas on how the Council could be changed.

These proposals are currently being voted on in the Hollow in five separate polls. If you are a member of TSG-Proper please make sure to vote in each poll after reading the options. If you can't see the Hollow the topics of the five polls are included below:

Poll Master List
Poll #1: Should we change the structure of the Elder Council?
Poll #2: Which proposal for Elder Council structure should we adopt?
Poll #3: How should Elections for the Council work?
Poll #4: Should there be time and service-based prerequisites for being on the Council?
Poll #5: Should the titles for the Elder Council and Chapter Leader ranks be changed?

Poll #1 serves as the master poll and, as always, a 2/3rds majority is required to make any changes. Assuming Poll #1 gets the 2/3rds majority all other poll need only the majority to pass as there are several options in each poll.


The Elders are more than happy to provide the full contents of every poll if anyone is interested, however as they are quite lengthy only a brief description of option #2 will be posted here unless a more detailed one is desired by any member.

Poll #2 overview:

Option A
4 Elders elected annually from among Proper: 3 Elders plus a First Elder.

Option B
Abolish the Elder Council. Elect a permanent guild leader and allow them to choose their council and successor as they see fit.

Option C
2 Elders elected annually from among Proper: a First and a Second Elder.
1 Sage elected annually from among Proper, plus 1 Sage per Full Chapter, chosen by that Chapter's membership from among participating Proper members.

Option D
3 Elders elected annually from among Proper: 2 Elders plus a First Elder.
1 Sage per Full Chapter - each Chapter Leader of a Full Chapter is a Sage.

Option E
3 Elders elected annually from among Proper: 2 Elders plus a First Elder.
1 Sage per Full Chapter - Chapter Leaders are Sages by default, but any Proper member participating in the Chapter may apply for the role through a vote.

Option F
3 Elders elected annually from among Proper: 2 Elders plus a First Elder.
Each Elder appoints 1 Sage. Sage candidates must be Proper members, and must pass a majority approval vote by Proper. If the vote fails, the Elder must pick another Sage.

Option G
Return to the original Elder Council of 5 Elders, elected annually from Proper - plus active former Elders as Sages.

The overview listed above include only the highlights of each option. With few exceptions most of these options are similar with only minor differences between each one. These polls will run until Friday night and the new system will be put in place for the next Elder term, which begins on December 21st, the Winter solstice.



If anyone has any questions about the election system, the voting system, TSG-Proper, the Elder Council, or is interested in joining TSG-Proper please speak up, either in this topic or by sending a PM to Petrus, Derel, Hallit, or Voronwe.

The Guild Wars 2 Pre-release Launch begins, officially, midnight tomorrow!

They may be opening the servers up a few hours early. Expect to see us online, clicking the login button every 5 minutes in our Mumble server. Hope to see you there!

The Sundered Guard has officially picked Jade Quarry! If for some reason the server is full, Tarnished Coast will be our backup.

During the first week, server transfers will be free, so level up your character until they allow more people in. It looks like Jade Quarry will be heavily populated, so be prepared.

I know it is short notice, but the Elder Council would like to try an have another guild wide meeting this Sunday at 8pm EST in Mumble/Echo Rock. Among other things we can celebrate the upcoming release of Guild Wars 2, and just have a fun time hanging out with each other, which is what we are all about. Hope to see you there.

The Sundered Guard took the largest castle in the game during the stress test! Special thanks to our allies Servius Sancti and Oromea for their efforts in defending it.

Jade Quarry faced off against Yak's Bend and Darkhaven, the results speak for themselves:

We will be conducting a stress test on Thursday, August 2 from 12:00 Noon PACIFIC Time to 4:00 PM PACIFIC Time.

Unlike previous stress tests, we will be actively working on the game during the event, so you might experience connectivity problems or discover features that are not working as designed. Any issues you experience are a result of the rigorous conditions of the stress test, and are in no way representative of the state of the game at launch. By participating in this stress test, you’re helping us make Guild Wars 2 a better game. Thanks for your cooperation—we’ll see you in-game! ~RB2

Hope to see you at the Stress Test tomorrow!

In celebration of the summer solstice and the welcoming of new Proper members, we will be hosting a guild meeting tonight, June 21st at 9pm EST in Echo Rock and Mumble. Attendance is not mandatory, but encouraged for all members of the Guard.

Once again we find ourselves in one of the interim lulls between major MMO releases, but we've been weathering the calm like always. With a new Chapter gearing up, another Chapter's forging on, and multiple game groups running, this meeting will be a good opportunity for everyone to share what they've been doing to get through the boredom and hear what's in the works. The meeting is scheduled to run for 30 minutes, though revelry and mayhem are encouraged to continue throughout the night.

We hope this to be the start of a renewed tradition of regular guild meetings - a practice we once held, but had left to the Chapters to conduct among themselves in recent years. Future meetings will occur every two weeks, to start, and will take place on either Sunday or Friday evenings - something to be discussed tonight.

Please join me in welcoming our newest members to TSG Proper- Dread, Malorath, Surge, Gwynnfor, and Butakuti. Each of these Guardsmen have proven themselves loyal to the ideals of the Guard and are now full Pathfinders. Well done my kinsmen!