WHAT IS WAYWARD SON? Wayward Son is a guild named after the song by Kansas. Yes, I like them. Before I get into the details of Wayward Son let me tell you a little about me it's GM.
WHO AM I?
I'll just give you guys some facts about me nothing in great detail, just a bit. My character names are Ghorr, Clarese and Bloodborne my real name is Tony and I live with my wife Jennifer and two cats Cleo and Chief in central New Jersey. I maintain memberships in two guilds. The first Blood and Thunder the second Wayward Son.
WAYWARD SON
I created Wayward Son because I was tired of seeing groups dissolve over loot and drama and personal differences. I have seen firsthand the damage that negativity and selfishness can do. I witnessed laziness lead to anger and then finger pointing. For me this was the breaking point, fun was a memory at the time. I questioned why I was even talking to these people. When I realized where I was emotionally I nearly stopped playing, but in my heart I really didn't want to. After some soul searching I decided that what I wanted was to create something larger and far less petty. I wanted to fold in my real life friends with cool people that had the potential to be new friends. I thought of a place where communication and teamwork would be fostered. I wished to control the greed and individualism that works to undermine any organized approach to meeting challenges. I would take the bull by the horns and lead by example I would have the control this time to say enough is enough. What I wanted was to set out to develop a group built upon good-will and maturity with a foundation of respect. I would play on my terms and not compromise what I wanted for the sake of progression. I believed that you could progress with people you liked.
At first I thought I would just create a raid group. That's what I started to do, while I was in the process something unexpected happened, a guild sprung up. It wasn't a group of hardcore ready to go level 80s like I thought it would be. It was a mixture of level 16's, 20's, 57's and level 40's, people who had alts in other guilds, some people that were fresh from alliance guilds, some new players that started yesterday. With these new players challenges arose and many times I questioned my abilities to get them to where I wanted us to be. Many have come and many have gone since I started Wayward. An imperfect science this guild management thing is. Many personalities inevitably lead to conflict. Not everyone will fit in here and that is OK, those players need to find a system that works for them. Our system works for us.
WHERE WE ARE
What was once an idea has become reality. We now have 70 members, 4 bank tabs, a clearly defined leadership, established contests, a kick ass website and forums, 50 slot Ventrilo server and last but not least a cool tabard =p I cannot take all the credit for what we have built, I got very lucky in the sense that I have found officers that have gone above and beyond to make Wayward Son a worthwhile guild. I'll admit at times they have been my strength. At times they have been the voice of reason, other times they have been my conscience, but most of the time they have simply been good friends. I salute them for few guilds have leadership that cares this much.
Bloodborne
GM of Wayward Son
Guild Policies
Wayward Son is a guild for everybody. It is our wish that everyone who wants to be a part of our community has fun above all else, no matter your age, social status, or walk of life. In order to help everyone remember this, there are several guidelines we use to outline what behavior we suggest to be successful in Wayward Son.