Order of the Silver Hand

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= Mission and Purpose =

The Silver Hand in its contemporary incarnation serves as part and parcel of the Argent Crusade, but shoulders an additional function. One day, the grand hope goes, the Light will see the Icecrown campaign through, the traitor will fall, and the Crusaders will come home--home to the Order that will not be permitted to crumble.

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= History =

From WoWWiki:

Knights of the Silver Hand (aka Order of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Order of the Silver Hand, or simply the Silver Hand) was the order of paladins created after the First War by Uther the Lightbringer and Archbishop Alonsus Faol. Years after its decimation by the corrupted Prince Arthas in the Third War, the shattered remnants of the Silver Hand bounced back under new leadership. Tirion Fordring later rejoined its ranks and reorganized it. He now prepares to take the fight to Northrend itself.

= Expectations =

Knights will be held to high standards of conduct, and are expected to act foremost in accordance with the Three Virtues.

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= Structure =

Highlord: Tirion Fordring (NPC), who set to reorganize the scattered Order before combining its interests with those of the Argent Dawn. Now leads the Argent Crusade in Icecrown - as such the knights are expected to act as Crusaders or train toward that aim.

Steward: Aranath Turambar. (...)

Captains: Vond Satterly and Torel Price. (...)

Silver Knights:

Knights:

Squires:

Support:

= Anonymous Propaganda =

See: Silver Hand Propaganda

= OOC =

Q: What kind of characters fit well with this guild?

A: Paladins, warriors, and priests may currently be accepted under the Order's banner.
 * Human and dwarf paladins who could be former, current, or aspirant knights.
 * Characters who are loyal to Fordring and may or may not be able to immediately participate in the Argent Crusade.
 * Characters with a temperate but activist viewpoint toward serving the Light.
 * Draenei vindicators or anchorites who appreciate the Order's ideals and history, or are otherwise sympathetic to human concerns.

Q: What kind of players fit well with this guild?

A: We expect players to be friendly and easy-going, to enjoy RP, and to be good community members. As a guild we would like to promote RP on Moon Guard and fill a useful IC niche.

'''Q: My character is a paladin and a Knight of the Silver Hand, but I'm in another guild. Are you guys going to give me grief?'''

A: Absolutely not. Any dedicated paladin who belonged to the old Order or who answered Fordring's call to reform would ICly be considered a Knight of the Silver Hand, and treated as brothers and equals by guild members. The purpose of the guild is to give the Order a public face and organize those paladins who would specifically dedicate their service to the causes outlined in the mission statement above.