The reconstruction
 

Hello mates,

As you all should know by now, Shadow Sorcerors is currently in a state of inactivity, due to lack of activity in the past months, along with our great guildmaster having to (unfortunately) leave the game. If you haven't heard already, this inactivity is not going to last forever - the guild is NOT dead. Sometime in the near future we will begin the process of rebuilding the guild, with the hopes of one day getting back to where we used to be before things started to go downhill; once we reach that point, we will work to be even better than we ever were before!

As of now, the plan is to begin the process during spring break when we all have a little more free time to play a game. At this time we'll be doing a thorough clean out of inactive members/veterans who are no longer playing the game. Once that is finished, we'll begin to recruit new members. We will not be able to be quite stict with recruitment as we have been lately, because we're going to need to do a good bit of serious recruitment to get us back to where we were. The rule I want to make for recruiting, however, is simple: We do not invite random people. There needs to be a process to get to know them a little bit before they join, because we want to add a personal level to membership. If you find someone who seems interested in joining, talk to them for a bit, do something with them (I.E sailing or helping with a quest) and if they are still interested, tell them all of the rules and make sure they agree with them. THEN, you can invite them.

Now, regarding the other rules of the guild. For the most part, the guild rules will remain the same; when the time comes to rebuild I will be making new threads for everything in the subforum and on the guildsite, and if necessary I may make minor changes to the rules so at that time, you should all take the time to read through them, to be sure nothing's changed and if it has you will know about it.

I look forward to the spring when we will rise out of the ashes and become bigger and stronger than we ever were before, and I hope to have all of your support when the time comes.

HAIL TO THE MIGHTY SHADOW SORCERORS GUILD!!

EDIT: If anyone has any questions about the reconstruction or the guild in general, please feel free to send me a PM and I will answer any questions.

This is the basic plan for what will happen everyone. It is crucial that you all pitch in to help out in the reconstruction. While I won't be able to help out during Spring Break, I'll try to help during Summer. As I have mentioned before, though, Dog is your new Guildmaster. His word is to be taken just as seriously as mine was, if not more.

I also would like to encourage those who are not as active on their Sorceror pirates to come on a bit more often at that time to help with the rebuilding. We will need all the help we can get, as this is no easy task! I know that this guild will be taken to new heights, and that we will rise out of the ashes.

As a last note, in case you are wondering, Dog will get the title of Clan Leader for the subforum a few weeks before the Reconstruction begins so he can make the new threads and everything. He may need some help with this, as it is a lot of threads to post, so perhaps when the time begins to roll around a few of you can split the work so Dog isn't left with it all. Remember, this is a team effort!

Hail to the Shadow Sorcerors Guild!

No sir, this subforum is staying open, and when it happens the Clan leader will be transferred over to me.

Thanks Jorden! appreciate the support :D

I was never really active on my pirate in the Shadow Sorcerers, which I hugely regret, especially now that that the guild has become inactive. I'll definitely try to help out when the time to rebuild the guild comes, and promise to be more active in the guild, even though my pirate (James) is only level 8 at the moment.

Sorry for my inactivity, but I promise to help out when the time comes.

Well. Now I feel terrible for taking a hiatus.

Anywho, I've just launched and am currently updating the game for the first time since about October. I'm terribly sorry for my inactivity, and I hope to contribute all I can to help you guys out with the guild. I'm confident in Dog, as he's always been very responsible to the guild in the past. And as for Tibby, hope to see you again this Summer!

And sorry if any of you thought I was dead. I'm not yet.

Good to see you're not dead Doc, we've missed you. Real life comes first though, and we understand you needed some time away. don't feel bad for taking it. Also, thank you for the confidence :D

As Dog said, the guild is going inactive until Spring Break rolls around, when they will do their best to restart the guild. For now, all of the reconstruction will be in the form on planning out the future of SS. Please be patient while everything still becomes sorted out ;)

Yes.

BTW, Del, when I read your last sentence, this popped into my head:

By "Everything is sorted out", He means that the Rum is "sorted out".


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^^ That was a lame joke.

Anyways, it will be a quiet Caribbean without the Sorcerors... The quiet glistening splashes of the waves on Port Royal will be everso sorrowful, the tepid air, who moves my set ship, will no longer be a friend - now an awkward stranger, and the the quiet whispers of our breath, as we temporarily part ways, will be seemingly louder than anything, making Abassa seem like Korokos, and our sweat from from the sun will secretly drown us in full sorrow, as we temptingly wait for one of the greatest guild in the carribbean to return.

I apologize for my own inactivity for the past few months and the late reply,
But I will do whatever I can do to help, and as I like to say, reconstruct our broken wings so we can once again soar high. I may not be so active in the schoolyear but I will surely be checking in on the guild and do what I can to reconstruct. On spring break when the real reconstruction is meant to begin, I will be out of town and may not get much chances to get online, but I will still do my best to help. If we put our hearts into it, we can surely return to it to the brotherly state it was in before.
I have never gotten a chance to explain how much I love the Shadow Sorcerers because it is too amazing to explain, and I have many great memories with my sorcerer family I have gained since joining in the christmas break of '10. I hope to gain more in the future,
So I highly support helping send our Phoenix back into the skies!

Oh where, oh where, has Guildmaster Dog gone, oh where, oh where, could he be?

On a more serious note. Dog has logged on since February. I PM'ed a question. Does anyone know if there is something IRL or did he disappear?

Dog had been having some issues in Real Life at the moment and has not had the time to think about the Sorcerors. If you have a question, however, I will be glad to answer it in his place.

Ok. Thanks, Del. ( Del knows everythng that happens here...)

Yes - the subforum is still fully active.

Ahoy mates,
I'd like to start by making it clear, I have not fallen off the planet, I'm still here. As Del mentioned a couple posts up, I was dealing with some issues IRL that took priority, those have now been sorted, and I can now focus my attention here. I would like to set up an in-game meeting for everyone who wishes to join in the effort to rebuild our guild. It is very important that as many people who wish to help attend this meeting; so, I need everyone to help me figure out a good time to hold it. What's best for me, is Saturdays between 12:00 and 5:00 pm EST. if that is a good time for everyone then I will work out a date that we can hold this meeting. I would appreciate if every member of the current Council of Shadow was present for this meeting, as I would like to speak with them personally as well.

Also, after the meeting is finished, I figured we could have a guild SvS event to celebrate our re-birth and show the carribean that we are back, and we're not going anywhere!!


If anyone has a question, comment, or concern about anything, feel free to PM me here, or on the SS site, and I will get back to you ASAP.

Once again, I apologize for my absence of late, and I appreciate your patience as I sort out personal issues: from this point on, my focus is this guild, and the great people within it.

HAIL TO THE SHADOW SORCERORS

Thank you to all of those who are giving concern to this thread. It is great to see that Dog will have many followers and people to help in rebuilding what will become his guild. As I have said before, what comes next is no longer mine, it is Dog's, and yours. As a wise man once said, "No fate but what we make." Hopefully someone will get that quote... the point is, what comes next is all you. And while I have not talked to many of you in too long, I know that many of you are still the same wonderful, courageous people. Know that not a day passes where I don't think of you all. You will always be in my heart. I wish you all the best of luck in the reconstruction.

It really is a funny thing. It's been only a little more than a month since I retired, and yet it feels both like an eternity and only yesterday. Needless to say, I greatly miss you all. Some of you I still keep in touch with, others I have not, which does make me quite sad. I'll try to come online to visit in the near future, so perhaps you'll see me pop my head in every now and then during the reconstruction.

Before I close this post, I would very much like to thank Captain Del for helping us so much in this time. Not only has he provided support and encouragement for our guild, but as you can see, he is helping to answer questions and help in the reconstruction. I really cannot thank you enough Del. You've done so much for us, and you have no idea how much your assistance means to me personally.

Best of luck everyone, and you will always have my support and love!

P.S. Soon I will most likely be having my title of Clan Leader transferred to Mr. Gunmorgan, so you'll be seeing a swap of green names very soon. :)

Okay mates, as you can clearly see by looking at this post, the clan leader has been transferred to me now, which means we can get to work on the reconstruction now! Id like to have our meeting next Saturday (March 31st) at 3:00pm Eastern time. I understand if some of you can't make it, but I would appreciate it if as many people as possible can make it, as this meeting is pretty important, since I'll be going over some details of our reconstruction plan. After the meeting, I think we'll do either an SvS event or a SOTS fleet! (we'll take a vote on it)

A reminder to all Sorcerors that the reconstruction meeting is THIS SATURDAY at 3:00 PM Eastern! Those who want to aid in rebuilding the guild should do their absolute best to attend the meeting - otherwise, please contact Guildmaster Dog Gunmorgan as soon as possible!

Thanks Del, I was just getting ready to bump this myself.

Dog, dou you want me to come as Grim or Davy?

Come as whoever you'd like, I'd appreciate if you come as whichever pirate is in or will be in the Sorcerors though.

Got it! :D

Well mates, today was meant to be the day regretfully something has come up as of about 2 minutes ago and I'll have to move the meeting. I had a narrow window of time this afternoon, and it was just closed up by something unexpected. If it works for everyone else we can do it next weekend at the same time. I apologize for the unexpected postponement, but as we all know RL comes first..

That's fine Hammy, everything will be posted here in one way or another after the meeting.

Phew! I would have missed today, because my folks said we were going out for lunch, we left at 11:00, and got back at 9:00(PM) ( Thanks alot, big supermarket's that make you buy more than you came for!!! )
I SHOULD make it next weekend!

Don't forget guys the meeting is in about half an hour 3:00pm eastern time, it will be held in the rum cellar on rumrunner's Kokoros ocean, I have a decent sized list of things to cover, but I'm not a huge fan of sitting and listening to million page long speaches, so I'll be as brief as possible, please come if you can.

Hey guys best get online, meeting is starting!