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In this week's Guild Spotlight, we learn about Clan Stormblade, a roleplaying guild devoted to the Pact.
Today's Guild Spotlight features Clan Stormblade, a noble group of Ebonheart Pact devotees. Led by Throren Stormblade, this legendary guild has been exploring Tamriel since the game's launch on PC/Mac, keeping their adventures focused on the region of Skyrim. And while you may catch the clan in a dungeon run or PvP battle, roleplaying is certainly their main area of focus.
Care to share your guild for a chance to be featured in a future Guild Spotlight issue? Simply answer the questions in this forum thread, and don't forget to gather your guildies to provide us with a few screenshots, group photo style!
When was your guild formed? Tell us the story of how the guild came to be.
Clan Stormblade was originally conceived back during the PC beta, but was officially created within the first week of launch, on either April 6th or 7th of 2014. The guild originally started with a group of close friends looking to start some Nord-themed roleplay within Skyrim and from there we just advertised, got involved with the community, and went out of our way to help others and RP within ESOTU. Slowly, we began to grow over time to the guild we are now, stopping only to take a brief break for schooling in the Fall of 2014.
What alliance has your guild sworn fealty to?
The Clan's loyalty is purely to Skyrim, His Majesty Jorunn the Skald-King, and by extension, the Ebonheart Pact.
Why did you choose that alliance?
As Nords and a clan loyal to Skyrim, what other choice would there be? There could be no greater honor than fighting and dying for Skyrim! We'd be damned milk-drinkers were we ever to fight for any other alliance. Blood for the Pact! Victory or Sovngarde!
How many members does your guild currently have?
We currently are a small to medium sized guild with about 50 members within the clan. But we grow day by day, so Kyne only knows how many members we will have in the future.
Does your guild have a website?
We don't have our own personal guild as of now. Instead, we use and share the Children of Skyrim forum with other Skyrim-based roleplaying guilds. We use these forums for our out-of-game communication. (Plus, it helps us stay connected with others in the community.)
The Children of Skyrim website is located here:
http://childrenofskyrim.enjin.com/
And here is the thread for Clan Stormblade:
http://childrenofskyrim.enjin.com/forum/m/28083099/viewthread/19194880-clan-stormblade
What times and days is the guild most active?
The guild tends to be most active during weekends as many members work full time jobs and have real-life obligations. As for the times, we tend to be a later guild; pretty much any time from 5pm EDT to 4am EDT is when you'll see most people on, though only us dedicated night owls are up till 4am. Oh, my poor sleep schedule.
What countries do your members span?
Most, if not all of our members stem from either the United States or Canada, though we do have a very few small number of members from other countries from Scotland and England, to Norway and Denmark.
What activities in ESOTU do your members enjoy doing together most?
Being a roleplay guild, the main thing that our members enjoy doing together is, well, roleplay! We get together to RP with each other regularly as well as host a myriad of different RP focused events from tavern nights and drinking contests to brawls, battles, or epic quests to track down cultists.
What does your guild focus on in-game? Do your members prefer delving dungeons together, fighting for keeps in Cyrodiil, roleplaying in the taverns, crafting and trading, or a combination?
As mentioned, we are mainly focused on roleplay within the world of Tamriel. Not to say we don't indulge in PvP and dungeons, but the main drive behind us as a guild is immersing ourselves in the world and roleplaying. Advancing plots, character development, intriguing and exciting storylines, even master crafted emotional moments between characters. That's what drives us as roleplayers. Of course, most if not all of our RP tends to be a bit Nord-themed, but that is to be expected.
What makes your guild unique?
Clan Stormblade provides a warm, comfortable and inviting home to anyone seeking it. Everyone who is part of the guild is so unique, with so many different personalities and stories to share -- they are all wonderful and friendly people who want nothing more to have fun and make friends. We also provide a great experience and way to get involved in not just Skyrim/Nord-themed RP, but the NA-EP (North American Ebonheart Pact) RP community in general.
Is your guild part of a larger alliance of guilds? Why did you join them?
I wouldn't call it an alliance per se, but our guild, Clan Stormblade, is a part of the community known as The Children of Skyrim. Children of Skyrim RP is a group made up of the RPers of Skyrim and all the major Skyrim-based RP guilds, and they/we are dedicated to the growth of the Skyrim roleplaying community on ESOTU NA-EP. They are completely member-driven. Anyone is welcome to come and join, be a part of the CoS community and the CoS guild in-game. Share thoughts, ideas, stories, plans for RP, get involved in the community. Always remember that your voice matters.
Does your guild ever host special events? If so, tell us about them!
Our guild hosts events all the time, and of course they are all roleplay-themed events. Some of the RP events include festivals, competitions, fights, brawls, raids, the list goes on. Of course, we also have larger story/plot driven events. These storylines usually span multiple events.
We are currently nearing the finale of an event created by one of our officers. This story line is known as "The Drinking Horn of Ysgramor," and so far it has been great fun for everyone involved, even those outside the guild. If anyone wants to read up on the plotline surrounding the drinking horn, feel free to take a gander.
We also helped organize a massive event at Geirmund's Hall (which I believe was mentioned on
ESO Live back in July) which was Tales of the Second Era: Skyrim and the Reachman Invasion. This event was a huge multi-guild event where dozens and dozens of people across multiple guilds defended Geirmund's Hall as the vile Reachman and their worm cultist masters besieged the island. It was a ton of fun and one of the bigger events I have been a part of. If you are curious about how that plotline went, feel free to take a look at the thread for it here.
What is your favorite or most memorable moment as a guild so far in ESOTU?
As a guild, I think our most memorable moment was during the battle of Geirmund's Hall. Allies and warriors from all across Skyrim and our Clan stood in defense of the massive undead Reachmen horde. Arrows rained from the sky, the clash of steel and war cries filled the air. We held the bridges as choke points and when we were overwhelmed, released the dam we had built across the river. The torrential flood water poured forth a wave that would have wiped out the Reachman... but one of their foul cultist weaved his dark magic and froze the wave solid; a massive wall of ice, hanging above Geirmund's Hall.
That whole RP event, not just for us, but for everyone, was such an awesome experience.
Does your guild secretly (or not so secretly) follow a specific Daedric Prince? If so, which one?
Bah! Never! We would rather die before we willingly serve the Daedra. Our faith is to gods of the Nords and our ancestors! Dibella• Jhunal • Kyne • Mara • Stuhn • Shor • Talos • Tsun!
After a long day of adventuring, where does your guild enjoy gathering to wind down?
Clan Stormblade, for the past few months, have taken up residence in Geirmund's Hall in the reach at the invitation of Thane Vofknir. And after helping to fight for the hall during the Reachmen Invasion, the clansmen of Stormblade feel they have earned their keep.
Tell us five fun facts about your guild.
- A good number of us are friends outside of ESOTU, and we regularly get together to play other games and are always open to more people joining us to just get to know each other and have fun.
- We consider everyone equal; everyone's voice and opinions matter, and we pride ourselves on being a guild that people can feel comfortable and at-home in.
- Our guild bank is stocked to the top with crafting materials of all kinds, and they are welcome to any member who joins that is looking for materials. From Jute to Dwemer frames, we have it all, and it's free for all our clan.
- If you Google “Elder Scrolls Online Nord RP guild" or any variation thereof, Clan Stormblade is the first result you will get.
- Usually when one becomes a full-fledged shield brother/sister in the clan, they partake in a simple yet ancient Nordic/Atmoran ritual to signify their devotion to Skyrim and the clan. Their blood is the blood of the clan, and the blood of the clan is their blood.
On which gaming platform does your guild play?
Clan Stormblade is located on the North American server on the PC!
If people are interested in joining your guild, who should they contact?
If this piques peoples' interest and they want to get in contact with us, feel free to post a message either on our Children of Skyrim thread, send me a PM through the forums, or find us in game by messaging @Throren, @Dalzarin or @essie.
