World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 69

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had a character (in the guild). I was

Agret, an officer in the guild,

on the alliance so I would need to

asking about her new guild and

explains her start in the game: “So

she tried to warn me off because it

I loaded up the game and made my

was a pretty crazy 100% RP guild. I

first character, an undead warlock.

think she was worried that I would

I was having fun so I called up the

The guild had an interview

find that strange, and she didn’t

person that got me started in PC/

process which required meeting

want to talk about it much. I’ve

RP games to see if they might

up face to face in game, and

always been very RP focused in

want to join in with me. I told her

asking a series of questions. For

table-top games, so it was exciting

it seemed like a pretty neat game

many, including Mograthana, it

to hear that I could find something

but it didn’t seem to provide “real

was Emmyn who conducted their

similar in WoW. I had pretty much

RP” even though I joined on an RP

interview. The interview process

given up on finding solid RP in the

server. That person was Emmyn,

required you submitted your interest

game even on an RP server.”

the guild leader of the Bastion at

in a letter, and also had a sponsor

the time. She was excited to hear

from the guild separate from the

from me and play together but she

person conducting the interview.

Lochke echoed those feelings.
“I thought that was terrific! At that

make an Alliance character to join.”

FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE

said the “real RP” guild she ran was

point in my life, I had no desire to
talk about the real world, so this
was an opportunity to make friends
based solely on the game alone.
People in the Bastion of Sanity are
genuinely kind, patient and tolerant.”

Of course, Emmyn, was a major
part of the start of the Bastion. While
I joined shortly after she was no
longer guild leader, and only saw
her character once (on the guild’s
fifth anniversary) it was easy to
know who she was, and like her
immediately. She’s a name that
every single long term member
has something good to say about.
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