Sparthens (Guild)

Hello, visitors and guildmates alike. Welcome to the online home of the Spiral Knights guild Sparthens. We're developing, but we have ambition and goals, like anyone. I hope you enjoy the page, and if you are a visitor, consider joining the guild. No matter who you are, you have the potential to help us. So join!

Chief Author:

Phoenix-Wyvern

Co-Author and Chief Editor:

Theultralord and The-Ultralord (Same knight)

FOR SPARTHENS!!!

Sparthens

For Sparthens!
Guild Founder:	Dark-Obelisk & Theultralord
Approx. Population:	70
Guild Master(s): Dark-Obelisk The-Ultralord Theultralord
Guild Officer(s): Loduten Phoenix-Wyvern Dale-Cohanger

History

INSPIRATION! :D

Once upon a time there was a guild named Aeternus Imortalitas. In this guild there were two members named Theultralord and Dark-Obelisk. Now around June this guild was doing pretty badly (they're fine now) as their main crown source, Mr-Cheung, has left the guild. Theultralord found this to be a rather insufficient system as one should not stand using a single stick, as one should not rely on a single source. Theultralord decided that maybe he could try to make something better, something that could be run by a better standard. Thus the first idea of Sparthens was born.

Mr-Cheung, anti-guild advocate

At the time, Theultralord was rather poor as he was only a Knight Elite. Needing a source of money, he complied to Mr-Cheung (yes, I know, hypocritical but hey you try making a guild in the mist days as a Knight Elite) as he knew Mr-Cheung wanted to make one. Mr-Cheung rejected him however as he put an age limit which Theultralord did not meet(I mean seriously who puts an age limit in guilds?). So he complied to two of his friends, Dark-Obelisk and Bawsperson.

Bawsperson becomes not-so-Baws

So things went on for a bit and Bawsperson decided to make his own guild, as in by himself,so he did. Dark-Obelisk helped Theultralord with it, though.

...and mist wells.

At one point, Theultralord was ready to make the guild but Dark-Obelisk was going through an afk stage so Theultralord had to wait. So he stayed in Aeternus for a bit longer than he expected and got in a fight with the guild master, Redchoccy, over mist will business. Now at the time Theultralord was a bit uneasy about starting a guild, but then Redchoccy kicked him. That motivated him even more to make a better, finer, guild.

Taka

Theultralord hung out with Phoenix-Wyvern in a guild called Taka for a few weeks, plotting the course of the future...

"I ship Sparta and Athens"

After a few weeks of afkness Dark managed to come online and Theultralord and he managed to finally make their guild. Theultralord, however, didn't know what to name it. He decided to go for Sparta, for its perfectness in the Olympics, its socialness, and its richness. Turns out that Sparta wasn't rich, and was taken. So he put Athens in it and thus Sparthens came in.

Sparthens is still growing so we aren't done yet!

If you were insulted by any of these titles, don't. These were humorous titles and should not be taken seriously. Deathshadow-Tech, they are probably temporary. These are Theultralord's requests. Dont ask me why.

Written by Theultralord.

About Sparthens

We're a growing, all-tier, knight friendly guild! We may not be the richest, or the most popular, or the most, err, "Coliseum-ish", but you know. Guild's gotta start somewhere right?

To Join

To join Sparthens contact a GM or officer via mail and they'll consider(they'll probably let you in).

GUILD RULES

As a guild there are obviously some limitations in what you can do in the guild. These rules will be monitored strictly, and insubordination will be treated with. Please follow them.

MAIN RULES

1. No excessive swearing in the guild hall, in the guild chat, or at a guild member. If you're really angry an occasional "/angry (Knightname)" is okay but no more than that.

2. Try to be active. If you're gonna be gone for more than a month let a GM or officer know (if it was unexpected for whatever reason please mail a GM your reasoning)

3. Don't beg, whether it's for promotion, demotion(for some weird reason), crowns and energy, it just isn't allowed. The only exception is the /beg but no more than that.

4. Be nice. Don't have a short temper. Just don't.

5. Give the GMs some space. They have been working tirelessly to keep the guild active.

Having problems?

If you have any problems with the way a guild member is treating you contact a GM or officer. If you wish to file a complaint for anything, send a mail with proper punctuation (I cant tell you how important that is) to a GM or Officer.

Guild Members

Guild Masters

Theultralord, The-Ultralord, Dark-Obelisk

Officers

Loduten, Phoenix-Wyvern, Dale-Cohanger

Veterans

Yolo-Warrior

Members and Recruits

Too many to list

Rank Advancement

Recruit to Member

1. Donate at least 10k crowns.

2. Has stayed in the guild for at least a week, following all the rules.

3. Gives a reasonable idea for guild improvement to an officer or GM.

4. Has been active and participating in any guild activity that may arise (Therefore, this is optional when there is no guild event)

Member to Veteran

1. Donate at least 25k crowns TOTAL (includes all previous non-member donations that the knight made)

2. Has stayed in the guild for at least a month, following all the rules.

3. Gives at leastt 2 more reasonable and unique ideas for guild improvement to an officer or GM. (The idea can be similar to others ideas, but must have a personal unique twist.)

4. (Same as Recruit-to-Member section #4)

5. Has completed a boss mission higher than their own rank with an Officer or GM to, in a sense, prove their worth. (If the knight is an apprentice, he does Snarbolax elite. If the knight is a soldier, Jelly King elite. Knight, Roarmulus Twins elite, Knight Elite, Rotting Metropolis elite. Defender and Defender Elite, Vanaduke elite. Champion and Vanguard, Shadow Lair Snarbolax, key provided by the knight in question.)

6. Makes a good impression to the Officers AND GMs; it is ultimately their decision if you advance or not.

Veteran to Officer

1. Donate at least 50k crowns TOTAL.

2. Has ACTIVELY stayed in the guild for a month and a half, following all the rules.

3. Participates actively in all guild meetings, giving criticism, constructive critique, other views, and unique/reasonable ideas of their own. The last one can be done at any time, as long as there is a Guild Master to review it.

4. Has actively participated in at least half of the guild events that went on when he/she was a veteran. Alongside that, he/she MUST also conduct an event of their own, something as simple as a guild jelly king run or as complex as a silver key fundraiser.

5. (See #5 in the Member-to-Veteran section) Note that this MAY count as a guild event IF AND ONLY IF the whole party is of people from the same guild AND a GM is present.

6. Makes a good impression on the GMs; it is their ultimate decision if you advance or not.

Officer to Guild Master

1. No chance

2. No chance

3. Dont try

4. you can only be a GM ONLY if it is TEMPORARY. No begging. (Temporary = subbing for another GM who may have business to conduct in other guilds.)

Updates

1.TAXES IMMINENT!!! GET ACTIVE AND DONT HOARD NOW OR ELSE TAXES WILL BE ACTED ON! DONATE AND GET ACTIVE NOW!!

2. Mail your ideas for new guild rooms to Phoenix-Wyvern NOW!!

3. If you want to carry out a guild fundraiser or feel that we should have a meeting to discuss something, please contact an Officer or GM.

4. We are still waiting for the return of Dark-Obelisk. He has gone to help a friend and he should be back anytime. (hopefully) Its been an awfully long time since i saw him...

5. Wish a fond farewell to one of our outbound officers, Deathshadow-Tech. A loyal member of our guild, he has served tirelessly only to find that he wants to create a guild of his own with his friends from his school. No hard feelings! He has formed his own guild called Torchwood (the name sounded cool to him), but we will engage in close alliance with his guild. Best wishes! We'll help you along the way, Deathshadow-Tech!

6. Dale-Cohanger asked if there was a rank between Officer and Guild Master. If there was, he deserves it, big time. A DAILY donator, he has sponsored our guild without fail, and we have finally reached 200k crowns!! And its all thanks to him that we got the last 100k cr! And his birthday's on November 1st too! What better than to honor him then! On Nov 1, we'll be throwing a party, hopefully. Sadly, I cant come :( But putting that aside, have fun! THANKS SO MUCH DALE-COHANGER!

7. Happy Dark Harvest Festival! As a guild, whenever possible, we should all work together on defeating the Apocreons and seducing the Punkin King! Enjoy the Festival!

Make sure to buy candy and boxes and costumes from Maskwell and Bulky. All procedures go to the Strangers and Spiral Order. This is an ad sponsored by the Strangers of Haven.

Guild Procedures

Taxes!

Yeah. Sorry. But due to the inactivity of around 40 out of 60 members of the guild, Theultralord and Phoenix-Wyvern have been forced to implement taxes. Dont blame them, those 40 forced their hand. Here is the proposed tax plan. It will be pretty lenient, but it will be monitored EVERY SUNDAY. Be prepared to pay! If you do not pay for one whole month without declaring absence, we will be forced to take... measures...

Here is how the plan will work.

PROPOSED Mandatory Payments--NOT FINAL

1. 100cr per week per knight in the guild. Not including Alts.

2. There must be one 1000cr donation at the end of the month, replacing the final 100cr payment.

3. Tax will be "collected" on Sundays, and will be monitored using the Guild Record.

4. ANY KNIGHT WHO DOES NOT PAY FOR ONE MONTH'S PAYMENT WILL BE a) interrogated if he comes online OR b) if he does not come online for a week after we figure that out, he will be demoted and/or kicked from Sparthens.

5. Notify an officer or guild master if you are taking leave. you will be excused from that week's payments.

6. We will appoint a tax collector officer. More on this part soon.

Guild Fundraisers

Silver Key Fundraiser

If a member of the guild is willing to donate the profit made off of an opened iron lockbox to the guild, he can start this fundraiser. Members must donate energy to that player, and the player will use the engergy to craft a silver key. The key opens the lockbox and something is found inside.

If the item is valuable, it will be sold off the AH and the profit will be split among the guild, the owner of the lockbox, and the biggest sponsor.

If the item is not so valuable, the item goes to the biggest sponsor for him/her to do whatever with it.

Guild Events

Guild Meetings

1. The meeting is conducted with parliamentary procedure. If you dont know what that is, search it up.

2. There will be NO deviation from topic UNLESS Phoenix-Wyvern is conducting a drinks break and is serving you drinks from his portable bar.

3. If more than half of the online guild members are not able to attend, the meeting will be voiced IN GUILD CHAT. If you dont know what that is, its just: "/g Hey. I'm guild chatting." on the SK Chat server.

4. Until we have a proper guild meeting room, all meeting will be conducted in the Sparthens Office in the guild's left wing. All members MUST follow the guild rules. Absolutely NO profanity at guild meetings. Guild Masters sit in the front, guests at the back of the table.

5. The center chair is reserved for whoever is holding the meeting, and ONLY them. That person gets to lead the meeting and carry out procedures.

6. A Guild Master or Officer MUST be present for ANY meeting to take place. The meeting MUST be on the weekends, because Phoenix-Wyvern, Theultralord, and/or Loduten are usually on then.

7. Have fun! :)

Guild Party

1. Guild MUST be open to all visitors.

2. There must be more than 4 people in the GH to consider it a party, and it CANNOT be a guild meeting.

3. Parties can be thrown, say, when we make certain accomplishments, like new rooms, new wings, new floors, new themes, etc.

4. Do what you want. Dont get drunk on Phoenix-Wyvern's drink cart. AND PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUILD RULES

5. An officer and/or guild master MUST be present.

Menu for Phoenix-Wyvern's Drink Cart (its free!)

This month's specials include:

1. Proto Pepsi

2. Flame Fanta

3. Crimsonite Coke

4. Spooky Sprite (Dark Harvest Festival Special!)

Ask him for the drinks! He'll be happy to oblige.

NOTE: DO NOT MAKE HIM PULL LORD VANADUKE OUT OF THE WALL!

It can give people a LOT of medical problems. Theultralord had to undergo serious therapy and rehab for a week before he got over THAT.

Thanks so much!

To all people who took the time to read this page, thank you.

To Guild Members

I hope you take the rules seriously. Please follow them. As for the other notes on guild procedures, we hope you enjoy your stay in Sparthens! Every single one of you has the potential to make this guild better! Our goal is to get up there, in league with guilds like Echo of Silence, Rogue, Is a Vampire, Dark Hearts, and Hamsterz. Thanks!

For Visitors

I hoped you liked this page. Please consider joining us, as we have potential.

To All

If anything can make this page better, your comments can. In the talk page, please post:

1. How the actual site could be improved

2. How the guild rules and procedures could be improved

3. Your thoughts on Sparthens

Thanks everyone!