I'm totally not really stealing Sadok's formatting. Absolutely not.
What does Orcs of the Red Blade mean to me?
Well, it's just a great group of people. Friendly and welcoming. Active. A great online home for anyone not a complete moron. (We always accepted 95% morons!)
Was a home for two of my characters. First Marogg after his illfated attempt at showing what living in a city did to orcs even old ones (made them turn to crime). Gave me tons of good fun and memories. Friendly rivalries, drinking companions, "old man" companions of "Kids these days" (About the 60 year old orcs even!). A chance of redemption of what he did as "Skipper".
A great character I wish I hadn't killed. But keeping him alive felt to much as powergaiming to fit myself isntead of the story.
Then Muzjhath. Who first had a different name that got accusations of being to "Elf" like so I changed it. Bloody peer-pressure. That little psycopath was a different story. Engaging and rewarding to play, if often not fun. Having to thing in her mindset was hard and unpleasant. I still imagine I was fun for the guild. In a "interesting", if not "Haha" way.
Kozgugores rabid dog is how I thought of her towards the end. Fiercy loyal creature (for her own benefit) whom others wonder why it's tollerated. Who thought killing children was a mercy due to growing up in the internment camps.
My second regrett would be having been an officer on Muzjhath, not Marogg. Since the younger orc only fit very narrow roles of the responsibility. Having to partly leave character for interviews and stuff like that. The older orc would have been better for every part of the things aside from the "Protecting the Cheiftain" of being a Varog'Gor. For that he was to old.
But yes, over the years it's been a home on the internet. An over-all friendly place where you can always come to relax and laugh.
Your favourite OotRB characters, and the people behind them!
Morgeth, will have to start there. Wonderfully damaged character that I played with for years. She grew, she got lost a bit, she came back. She was a bit insane. But in the end, very human for what she handled. ... if an Orc.
Also played by an amazing person. That I should interact with more than I do really. ... Even if she is the reason my original orc died. If on another character. Maybe not the best thing, but made for some great roleplaying. You were also a great community organizer over several guilds and the wider server.
Kozgugure will have to be next. The character is a wonderful (fat) grumpy orc. Traditional with a slight progressive bend. Solemn, stoic.
And as a person, you're great. Even if, as above. Not enough interaction the past few years. But know that you're the best guild leader I've had over the years. Knowing that the most important thing in the core of a guild is silent stability.
Sadok. Here I'll just circle jerk with the rest of us. I have, on my laptop hard-drive, a fantastic chatlog filled with innoendos all done IC. ... Mostly between you and Morgeth. You're a firesoul and dedicate far to much of yourself to this community.
Therak, ok. I'll be fair. Most of the RP I've done with that character of yours have been when he wasn't in guild. Or when my characters weren't in guild. But it's a "lovely" little thing. Crude and Skipper will always have a beat-bag in common. We need to find a weekend to go to laserdome before christmas. (Everyone else will ofcourse be welcome if they can get there).
Krogon and Rargnasha. I'll pull this as a double here. Since both of your characters served in similar ways. To both of mine. First, when Marogg joined it was around the same time as those orcs. I remember all three (along with Mazguul) became Nag'Ogar at the same time. Trying to be patient with the younger generations.
For Muzjhath they were motivators and mentors, and at one point a skinner. Made me take her places in RP I otherwise wouldn't have. And gave more depth to a character in giving some obvious ways of "what would an orc do to fit in".
As well as arrangers of RP-PvP.
Gnash, the elder. While far from an agreeable orc. You did tons of fun stuff with the guild. And that vien had to pop one day. Sorry for cutting your throat as you were abusing Gruthikk in Ratchet. Everything worked out in the end!
Also a fire soul here. If not always the best of team players.
Your favourite events, plots, storylines or even spontaneous encounters!
The wetlands event chain I have fond memories off. ... Even if I don't remember why we were there. And that the battle of Thandol Span was a horrid affair of drama.
I also enjoyed the Cataclysm Patch play. Hunting for the tribe, finding everyone. Was a well executed event.
Enjoyed most campfire story nights. Lots of bullshit, drunk shenanigans, and just enjoyable people. Even if Muz was the wrong character for them really. She was not a social creature.
Muzjhaths blade-master training was also a blast. Same as the Varog'Gor training. Even if her fellow trainees almost killed her during her test of them. And Kaigron blushing when the practical thing to carry a wolfs heart in was Muz's clothing and she stripped topless.
When Marogg shares his Sulfur Slammers. And made everyone but Mazguul run to the river and cool down.
The Plague-lands campagin where Marogg died. While I was only there for half of it or something. I still enjoyed it. The Undead acted like they should. The elves were stuck up. And the orcs didn't put up with it and went "After tonight we GTFO!" of here.
Then Marogg died somewhat spontaneously. I had resigned that he should die and felt that evening it was fitting. The orcs get pissed of and go ORC SMASH! (in the end being the deciding factor in winning the campagin for the horde). And Morgeth, along with Regorn and another orc I can't remember, go to Garadar to burn a corpse. With Morgeth crying crocodile tears.
I also enjoyed stalking Morgeth as spirit Marogg. And playing a spirit in Howling Fjord for the tribe at an event.
Guilds and individuals outside of OotRB with a fond place in your heart!
The Sixty Thieves... back before I didn't. People/characters leaving can do lots of a guild. But had a ton of fun times with this guild, even if the IRL meet-up for new years turned into more of a former guild members thing istead.
Meave/Shabs/Ganra/etc Lovely person, even if things were up and down occasionally. In the end far more good than bad. Even if she did ruin doing raids for RP gear with scrubs for me. NEVER go do it with dedicated raiders if you want to keep your patience with stupidity. The interactions between Skipper and Cherry was also the development that made him have IC reasons to leave the sixty (or, personal reasons if not ideological). Then that it was that relationship that lead to his death by hand of Morgeth Alt. Well, that's a different story!
The Second Gurubashi Empire. I'll just say feeding time, to cover this. And the letter exchanges on the realm forum.
Some elves from Sin Belore. Who were good elves and not just pretty humans. Always fun to interact with. Both as an elf and not.
Pest, whom it was never boring around. If often infuriating.
Shade, Fool, Fingers, Blade, Rat, and some other lovely people in the sixty. Who kept sane when the guild went insane.
What OotRB meant to you over the years, and if you're no longer with us, what you're up to now!
It was a fantastic community. Still is, to the degree I'm still part of it. If I didn't find the core game so extremly boring I'd still be an active part of it. However, WoW just isn't worth the money anymore. Paying for a crap game is the definition of stupid.
Today I attempt to study physics at Lund university. To either get a job somewhere, or continue on and become a teacher of. I play to much DOTA2 when it comes to games. I don't RP enough (trying to remidy that). And just keep my mind afloat.
Met some great people. Still have contact with some great people. And generally doing better than I was.
Physics is awesome, if at times very silly.