Burning Tusk Tribe Announcements

OOC:

Hi and welcome to the Burning Tusk Tribe’s recruitment thread! We are a horde RP guild that does PVE and PVP in order to enhance our RP. We encourage our members to be active in more than just RP; during Wrath we successfully completed all normal 10-man content and intend to do the same during Cataclysm! We also have many members whom are highly invested in PVP and we encourage that.

Guild Offerings and Events:

BTT has been around for over 4 years, having transferred to Moon Guard 3 years ago from Blackwater Raiders. We have all the niceties of larger guilds such as guild perks, guild banks, vent server, and a professional website combined with the essentials that make a guild, especially an RP guild, so comfortable: pleasant people, constant RP, and high levels of activity. We average around 15-20 people on during peak hours and have somewhere around 40-60 individual members at any time. Our forums are extremely active, with an average of over 40 posts per day!

We are a highly social and active guild even though most of our members, in character, feel they do not fit in with the traditional horde. We enjoy hosting parties, events, balls, auctions, shows, lectures; whatever fits our fancy!

In the past we have held five Winters’ Veil parties, numerous Love is in the Air balls, half a dozen date auctions, over a dozen lectures on history and bettering oneself, and so much more. We have a weekly meeting every Thursday evening, followed by the Burning Tusk Tavern in World’s End Tavern in Shattrath. Our calendar is often brimming with events, both large and small, for our members to attend and we encourage initiative and drive on the part of our members to make the guild what they want.

History:

The basic history of the Tribe, including all the details of the publicly acknowledged chain of events that lead to the acceptance of less traditional races being welcomed into the Tribe, can be found on our website at www.burningtusktribe.com where you will also find our rules, and manners in which to apply! I understand the idea that elves or forsaken or goblins residing in a Tribe may be confusing to some and I accept that. The Burning Tusk Tribe began as a racially exclusive guild (with only trolls and orcs being made welcome), however during the past 4 years the RP of the Tribe has changed along with the in game lore we are given to the point that, if we didn’t have such a connection to the name, we may not use it any more. All horde races work together at all levels of politics and military in game, including the elite guards, and we feel no need to deviate from this level of acceptance that the horde has shown to our allies.

Summary:

Website: www.burningtusktribe.com
Guild Level: 15
Vent: 25 man
GM: Anjasa, Jumwa
Interviewers: Spunký, Sindirallia / Sindiralia, Abishua, Urnathok, Westly, Fairtíde
Application and Interview required, starting at the website!
In character guild chat, out of character officer chat
Alignment: Varies. Most are Neutral or Lawful/Neutral, at least publicly.

Anjasa :: Mar.15.2011 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

Anjasa here, reporting in from Cataclysm!

BTT has been distracted, at best, this week checking out all the new goodies. We’ve hosted a lovely meeting of the newly formed Solar Legacy, led by Andulin Sunscorn and discussing all things archeology!

We have the Tavern tonight, as usual. The newly named “The Cesspool” is a sister tavern of the Burning Tusk Tavern in Shattrath. We’ll be meeting in Bogpaddle, Swamp of Sorrows, to switch up the location a bit! The Cesspool takes place on an abandoned alliance boat. We’ll supply the booze – tips appreciated!

Tomorrow is our FIFTH annual Winter Veil Party, to be held at seven in the evening.

The Burning Tusk Tribe is enthusiastic about the new expansion and all the awesome stuff it will bring us! Having already hit level 4 we’re well on our way to some amazing perks to reward our awesome members for all the dedication and hard work they’ve shown us over the years.

Here’s wishing you and your families a happy and safe holiday season. <3

Anjasa :: Dec.16.2010 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

That’s right, the Burning Tusk Tribe has been going strong for over 4 years now, starting out on Blackwater Raiders as a group of racist trolls and orcs and flourishing into the racially and culturally diverse group that exists today!

Jumwa and I want to take the time to thank all our members, all our past members, and all of the server support we’ve received over Blackwater Raiders and Moon Guard. We set out with the idea to start a strict role playing guild with no /ooc in /say or /yell and we’ve successfully maintained a guild of between 40-70 individuals at any given time.

We look forward to supporting Moon Guard’s role playing community into Cataclysm and beyond!

Anjasa :: Nov.04.2010 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

Well then, it’s been an intense few months! After a very successful, long term, guild wide event we’ve been dealing with some amazing long term changes that have brought a lot of very interesting character ideas out! Now, that’s to Shahbahz, we’re working on a second guild plot line that’s getting a kick start this Thursday at our weekly meeting.

As well, we’ve been celebrating many weddings, as well as finally inviting a little troll baby into our home!

We’ve still been working towards a full ICC clear, so far downing Sindragosa.

Three and a half years we’ve been leading the Tribe and things have never been better.

Anjasa :: Jun.01.2010 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

Last month, Jumwa was contacted by a reporter by The Escapist magazine, along with our longer term member Shaktiri. The article was posted today!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_239/7110-For-the-Horde

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“I’ve always been drawn to the underdog,” says Jumwa, Troll Shaman and guild leader of the Moon Guard realm’s Burning Tusk Tribe. Often considered the last real haven for roleplayers, a stroll around Moon Guard’s rendition of Silvermoon City quickly clues you into the incredibly strong, friendly roleplaying environment that lured Jumwa and his compatriots to the realm. His choice of faction was in part due to his chosen race’s inspiring back-story. “The Trolls and Orcs really drew me in when I first started playing,” he says. “Something about the unassuming, impoverished or downtrodden rising up and accomplishing great things – or failing in the process – always grabs me.”

“That, and Trolls are tall,” Jumwa adds. “I like tall characters.”

Jumwa is correct: Not only are Trolls tall, but they’re most certainly underdogs. In Warcraft’s mythology, Trolls were forced from their homeland by the burgeoning Night Elves before Kalimdor was torn asunder, spreading the various tribes across the world’s two great landmasses. It’s a story as American as it is Azerothian: not one of triumph against all odds, but rather one of displacement and enslavement by a populace that has since rewritten the history books. Beneath their menacing veneer, the Horde are victims and losers, the roleplaying of which can allow for dynamic, mature situations.

Shaktiri, a longtime member of the Burning Tusk Tribe, agrees. “A lot of Alliance roleplay is more familiar to younger players, with kings and castles and that sort of thing,” she says. “Horde is about proving yourself as a ‘great warrior’ and joining tribes and clans which are like families, with a little higher standard of maturity.” That maturity, Shaktiri believes, makes for a more vibrant roleplaying environment. “Horde-side makes you think outside the box more when it comes to creating a character, Both sides have their griefers, but Horde really has more of a mature community … and more imagination.”

According to Shaktiri, the Horde doesn’t just attract more creative, mature roleplayers. , “PvP-wise, I’d definitely say Horde is more organized,” she says. “The Shadarim and The Sunguard have started co-hosting PvP events for horde-side, and making sure to coordinate with Alliance guilds so we have some competition!” Perhaps she’s roleplaying modesty, but there’s a bold claim coded into her discussion of PvP “organization”: Horde players are more skilled at player-versus-player combat.

Anjasa :: Feb.02.2010 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

It’s been a hectic holiday season for BTT with our Fourth Annual Winter Veil party as well as our continued weekly RP and raiding events. We’ve been enjoying patch 3.3 to its fullest, though our raiding has taken a week off for the holidays.

We plan to be hitting ICC hard in the new year and decorate Zul’Waja with its pillage!

Anjasa :: Jan.01.2010 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

Happy official third anniversary to the Tribe!

As of today, the Tribe has been active for three consecutive uninterrupted years, with Anj and myself (under various characters) at the helm the entire way.

Where other guilds come and go, usually lasting no more than a couple months, we’ve flourished and remained strong; even surviving a transfer of our membership from one server to another. Yes, our members chose, as a group, to shell out real dollars to move to a new server and start again, because the option of potentially disintegrating and separating or finding themselves merged into a new guild was unthinkable. We moved with a unanimous vote and stuck together.

Since then, we’ve made many new friends and grown even stronger. We’ve all created a guild that we can be proud of and more; through no intention of our own, the Burning Tusk Tribe name is known for quality roleplaying across several servers; and while most roleplayers bicker over whether roleplay is something you can do while also enjoying the content of WoW, we’ve done it, and done it well, for years. The Tribe’s raid team is further than most dedicated raid guilds in clearing content, and yet nobody doubts our commitment to roleplay.

Our members are recognized across Moon Guard for their commitment to fostering roleplay, to hosting roleplaying events, being kind and courteous to others and: doing so with respect for the special rules of a RP Realm.

Every day we’re continuing a guild that we can be damn proud of, that goes beyond the fickle fancies of most online interactions that see so many guilds pop up and vanish in the blink of an eye.

For the Tribe, baby.

-Jumwa

Anjasa :: Nov.05.2009 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

Well, it’s almost that time of year again. The Burning Tusk Tribe is now planning the events leading up to and celebrating our third year anniversary.

Coming up in the next month we have a fashion show, a memorial event, a halloween party, followed by a huge, horde side party celebrating our anniversary.

Not only have things been great on the RP front, but on the raiding front, the BTT has seen some serious 10 man progress, clearing ToC and just three bosses remaining in Ulduar! We look forward to seeing the rest of the content before finally getting into Icecrown Citadel.

There’s tons of fun stuff coming up inside the Tribe, and remember that the Burning Tusk Tavern is hosted every Thursday Evening at 9pm-11pm.

Anjasa :: Oct.13.2009 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

The first day of school for most people begins today, drawing a close to a fantastic summer spent with the Tribe.

We have several events coming up, as well as an alliance side alt guild started to keep the Tribe together while they explore other characters.

We’ve had a fantastic summer and look forward to an even better fall!

Anjasa :: Sep.08.2009 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »

It’s been two months since our last update! The Tribe has kept us insanely busy. There have been weekly events posted by our members, the Tavern is still continuing on every Thursday, our Tuskguard Training is set to resume every Wednesday and our 10-man raid team has been making great strides in Ulduar.

Some events we’ve been hosting lately have been Tribe only Teaching The Class lessons. We’ve been taught about Death Knights by Viljami, healing druids by Snowfur, Warlocks by Baerath, Hunters by Rynoh and Rogues by Anjasa. Several more are set to happen in the next few weeks including a continuation on death knights, Mages by Andulin and more will be set in the future.

We continued with our strong world PVP tradition with the Midsummer Event, hosted by Yyanthe and Belimai, stealing the flags of the opposing city.

A wonderful party being held tonight by Kazura will celebrate the end of the Fire Festival and introduce more of Moon Guard to the Burning Tusk Tribe hospitality.

Things are hoppin’ in the Tribe! It’s the place to be!

Anjasa :: Jul.03.2009 :: Uncategorized :: No Comments »