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Draven Coven

2011-06-07T05:00:00.007-05:00

Lord Necrolordl has set the standard for Draven. A Draven operative is first a Dark Raven member, and then evolves into the assassin spies of the true SVHG. Many factions fear them as they have eyes and ears everywhere, they could have many accounts in runescape to allow them to listen in on what others are doing. In combat they are sly opponents that use any number of tools to remove their enemies from the field. If you see a Draven, you are about to die.

The Dark Raven used to be the elite assassins of the SVHG and spies to the order, now they have evolved even further into deeper realms of magic and mahem. Zammy is influencing the outcome of the Darken ultimate motives? I thing not, they are loyal to the Svhg, and only use dark arts against enemies of the Republic.

Draven must complete all the Dark Raven tasks. CLICK HERE

Wield the Skull Sceptre from the Security Dungeon. CLICK HERE

You must complete "Desert Treasure" for the formal clothes. CLICK HERE

(more to come - under construction)

Once known as Team "Whisper", the Dark Raven were the grapevine of the SVHG officer information network. Crafters and Combat oriented leaderships co-operated in a huge spy network that constantly monitored conversations and interactions between players, unseen using non-guild player characters. In essence the Dark Raven used unidentified toons to spy on branches of the SVHG when they thought they were in private or amoung people that didn't care what was being said. In mining areas, and crafting zones and the like. Sometimes they had higher level spies that would go to great lengths to be able to hunt in the same zones as those they spied on. Keeping up with the elite is a hard job. They have now due to the changing of the times, evolved into a greater Elite, the DARKEN.

Now for the FUTURE of the DARKEN. Nolonger are spies needed. A Republic of sorts is going to be formed and they will need specialized troops for functions and the like. Those that enter into Dark Raven are in agreement to be active weekly for Guild Events, and have to complete a gauntlet Quest line to become Ranked as a Dark Raven Knight of the SVHG. They are also given a township to Lord over. Very nice all the way around. And they will be tallied into the Guild Earnings, and YES! As other officers - Eventually be paid! They are now the DARKEN.

But it is not EASY to become a Dark Raven....or DARKEN. Do you have the patience? The determination? You'll need it.

Welcome the curious....
What is the sacred order of the "Dark Raven?" See Apprenticeships of Dark Raven by CLICKING HERE.

Well, we have our own password, we have our own society, we are watching you. The Order of the Dark Raven, new ORDER of the DARKEN ELITES was formed to watch guard the Guild members and to ensure they are following the Guild Laws, they are under the command of Lord dreadlordl of the Darken itself. The Dark Raven has now taken on a new meaning, as they step into the light to become the Knights of the true SVHG another level deeper in power, the DARKEN. A Members Only Society that any can join through passing a series of tests of honor and unity. From Dark Raven to DARKEN protectors of the Old Republic.

The number of members involved with the Darken used to be unknown and unpublished, as that would give away the secrecy of the Group itself. Now however, they step forward in the days where secret service is nolonger needed. And continue their service, as Knights to a New Republic.

"No one is in Darken and possibly everyone, if you make reports on another player, you are acting as a Darken agent...you are not a traitor for reporting traitors, your a traitor for not reporting..." - Was the Ancient Motto of the Dark Raven. Secret words were, "Things are safe", "peacetree", "watchers in the woods", "heralds sing", "wingless flight", to name a few. The times of secrecy are over, this is to put it to writting, that on 2/18/2011 the Dark Raven have been Promoted from a secret spy network, to Knights of a New Republic of the SVHG. The DARKEN continue the silent war. And the Dark Raven watch over the High Council of the Republic.

This is in essence the Secret Service of the SVHG, formed to watch dog traitors and those that don't follow the GUILD and Jagex rules. All that participate in this organization are highly respected by Darken and the command structure. DARKEN is the eyes and ears and soul of the SVHG Republic and it's security. We have survived this long, and oringinal secret society from the hands of nabolshia himself. All within this part of the SVHG have passed the path of the Founder Nabolshia.

Dark Raven used to appear as follows: "They hide in the shadows or stand in the open, they are Guild ranked and some are not, they are everywhere and nowhere... " now they "Stand Proud in Defense of the Clan Leadership, as Knights of Lands." Now the DARKEN take their place, and the Dark Raven take the side of the High Council, and become a Knighthood of protectors.

Each successful Apprentice may also pick a town or city, or even area that is known to be their origin and even another as their true home of now. As Nabolshia would have been born of Lumbridge, and has his true home in Mortania. This is a permission for every Darken. The Dark Raven have released their lands to the people, and hold no land ownership. Other than the Goblin City.

"In the old times they could be an unranked visitor checking the responses and actions of our fellow command or Knights behavior toward them. You never knew who they were..." - Dark Raven

SOME COMMON QUESTIONS: (From the Old Dark Raven) Will be listed as THEN
Which would be questions to the Modern Day DARKEN~ will be listed as NOW.
WHO IS THE DARK RAVEN? (DARKEN)
"Read the Above entry, they are all and none..." - Then
"Knights that have finished a sacred apprenticeship to gain lands and protect the Guild" - Now

HOW CAN I BECOME ONE? (DARKEN)
"Well an intense interview by Master Nabolshia himself who is the mediator for the Dark Raven group and Head of Darken (The Elite Command of the SVHG), the key here is up most secrecy and not mentioning that you are a member of the group to anyone except Nabolshia himself. To do so would have your credibility threatened and then of course your word is nolonger good in the group and you would be discarded as an agent." - Then

"Complete the Quest Lines after speaking with the Council. You then can start the Apprenticeship to become a Dark Raven Knight of the SVHG. Yes, we know this is Members Only, however the protectors of the Guild must have access to ALL tools, ALL weapons, ALL armor and ALL worlds. For the information on the Dark Raven Apprenticeship CLICK HERE." The Darken spawn from the core of the Dark Raven - Now

HOW MANY ARE THERE?

"The number is unknown and always will be, assume all guild members you talk to could be a potential member of the Dark Raven, all that come into clan chat whether they have ranks or are marked as friends to Nabolshia or not." - Then

"The Numbers are being calculated, the few the proud..." - Now

DO THEY HAVE MEETINGS?
A system is devised so that they can meet and not reveal their true identity. They do this by creating a new character in the game they use only for this purpose and for spying, and when in that role they do not reveal who their other real "MAIN" character is at any time. They are simply a face and a voice.. However Nabolshia knows who they really are.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF BEING ONE?
Well, you are basically like a modifier but for the Guild. You are rewarded with HONOR and MERIT for reports on other members that become a fruitful one (meaning fact and not made up because you don't like someone else). Catching members breaking the rules or in the act of some other action not benefiting the guild. Thus you get rewards for catching others breaking the rules....(You would be discarded if caught revealing untrue statements about others though.)

WHO KNOWS I'M A MEMBER OF DARK RAVEN?
No one but Nabolshia and when the Dark Raven has meetings with the Darken Command there is never any mention of your real name or your "MAIN CHARACTERS NAME" or you will get removed from the Group for breaking your code of silence.

Nabolshia Lord of Dark Raven
Necrolordl Lord of Darken

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The High Council

2011-05-24T01:35:00.002-05:00

High Council

Based on a Ruling Order of Elders to the Guild (SVHG). They comprise of the voting power within the Guild to enact laws rules regulations and titles. They acknowledge Lord Townships and the like and personally are Guarded by the Dark Raven Knighthood.

High Council Members come to Guild meetings to Vote on changes done to the Guild or its members. All active an Council members that are present have a voting power of 1.

Name                                   Rank                            Title
Nabolshia                          Owner                           Founder
Necrolordl                        General                          Lord of Darken (Advanced Dark Raven)
Neiltheseal                       (Admin)                         ........
Sv Rune Hg                      (Admin)                         Lord of Rune Knights (non-memb)

(Other names to be Added, Guild Changes took effect on 5/20/2011)

Masters and their Homes

2011-05-21T03:29:00.000-05:00

below will be a list of the Guild Masters. Those that have shown to know the most about a specific skill or trade, and then are appointed Master of such craft by the high council. With this they also gain a township in which they watch over. They will base out of this town and do their training there as well.

SVHG MASTERS

Name: Craft Mastery: Home Township:

Guild Bank Items

2011-05-21T03:24:00.000-05:00

Below will be a list of donated items to the guild. If you need any of these things you will need to get with the player whom is holding the stuff to get the items you are requesting. The Banker will be the name, and the items they have listed below them.

Nabolshia:
(to be announced)

Jake Mama10:
(to be announced)

Old Republic

2011-05-20T19:16:00.001-05:00

In the beginning of days there was Nabolshia and the chosen few. They scoured the world of Runescape for the best of the best, that had had enough of the way things were. The message was clear, to form a Guild that "Helped" one another instead of trying to outdo everyone else.

The Guild built up quickly, assimilating people of all levels and for many different reasons. Some joined for the equality, others to teach while more yet joined to learn and share in the new trade agreements. If someone had something n a large amount and needed other goods, they would trade the terms off among other guild members before taking it to the open market.

We had a Master of each craft, that would stay most hours n the same city to assist in training others in their craft and how to complete the entire cycle. From mining to smithing to crafting, and then selling and trading the items made on an open market.

The guild also manufactured and procured many items for the members as well, such as armor for training and arrows. Runes and uncounted amounts of building materials for the personal homes that were being constructed. The guild began to grow with active members that sought the same end results. Success.

Rankings

2011-05-20T02:32:00.000-05:00

To be decided by the Council. Stay tuned.

The SVHG Republic was officially formed today.

Crimes Against the Guild

2011-05-20T02:31:00.000-05:00

                                                          THE GUILDS MLOST WANTED:

Last Known Name:                                                                      The charges:

Flipcityguy10                                                              Espionage, split of SVHG into Factions.
Marchase                                                                   co-hort to Flip, and angry player spamming emails.

The above Listed are Enemies of the state as per rulings of the SVHG Council.

TRADE BULLETIN BOARD

2011-05-19T00:19:00.003-05:00

TRADE NEWS:

On this page you will find listings of what others may have or need. You can submit to this as well, by using a simple step, put in your character name, and a time you can be found online, or include your email to be contacted for a meeting time for TRADE. Do not forget to put your NAME and contact information, so that people can reach you. This page will be updated on a regular basis by the TRADE OFFICER. Leave this information by simply clicking COMMENTS at the bottom of the article.

5/18/2011 - LAWS WANTED! Nabolshia seeks law runes at a good price. Contact me in game or email any time to Nabolshia@yahoo.com ,Tablets are optional as well. Will also buy Tabbies.

5/18/2011 - SVHG Website is seeking a TRADE OFFICER, that would be willing to update this area, as information is emailed to them or the page. Answering comment posts and complete control of page conent is at the descretion of the TRADE OFFICER. Use your creative talents to mold one of our pages! Send an email to Nabolshia@yahoo.com to apply include who you are in Runescape, and your affiliation with the SVHG. And the best applicant will be given admin privledge over this page on my site. And a special Rank for their hard work.

(New Posts appear Last in the above list)

Moods

2011-05-19T00:10:00.001-05:00

more mp3 music

I listen to this player when I am playing sometimes, especially when farming materials, very relaxing.

CHARTER

2011-05-18T23:04:00.001-05:00

THE ORIGINAL SVHG:

CHARTER of GUILD CONSTRUCT

00.00 The SVHG is the SEVERED HAND GUILD. There are many factions since its split of power in 2008. Each is recognized as a true orginization or branch, if the leaders of such groups have an active player (member or non-member) in the NEW guild construct. (Our NEW name is to be released in one week).

00.01 The SVHG was Founded in April of 2006 by Nabolshia Dark Lotus, The Dark Woodsman, in Lumbridge sheep pen, while cutting wood at level 20. Those he told of his intentions to have a guild that would help people instead of trick and deceive, he was laughed at. By 2008, the SVHG had 16 ranking leaders, and over 600 active players in the guild.

00.02 It was understood amoung the new leaders that of the individual factions that for them to continue in best wishes with the SVHG title, they would embrace future efforts to reconstruct the core guild once the time arose. This section is calling to ARMS, the original leaders of the SVHG to meet for a discussion about their intentions going forward. As a new construct of the SVHG Leader and Founder is being made.

00.03 The SVHG split into factions due to a power struggle. These are as follows, there was an imbalance in the way leadership handled combat and group combat games and the like. Commerce had died, and many of the Master crafters defected from the drama that ensued. In 2008, a battle for King was held, in which the Founder was slain and robbed by Flipcityguy10. Arguements ensued, and over the next weeks, players and members became traitors, bought out by Flipcityguy, and his cohorts. Flipcityguy10 is STILL an enemy of the Core SVHG and the Council. The Factions then split, into crafter guilds and combat guilds, and only one remained in tact as a true HELPER guild.

00.04 As of the GUILD game structure changes, the names of these groups have changed. Titles have been taken and used, without maintaining allegiance to the original CORE SVHG. That is Nabolshia the Founder, and the core members of the Council that remain. Generals of the SVHG. Now shall be rectified.

01.00 Anyone to join this guild understands that the basis of this orginization is to learn and teach equally. Learn what you don't know and teach what you do. Sharing of the game tips and tricks, that could make things better for others. This is a HELPER SKILLING GUILD, this includes but is not limited to, resource gathering (mining, woodcutting, gathering materials) , Crafting, and COMBAT.

02.00 The word NOOB does not exist in the true SVHG, because we all know every ROOKIE is a potential MVP (Most valued player). We were all ROOKIES once, don't look down your nose like others might have done to you. Playful Noobing is one matter, however serious name calling is uncalled for.

02.01 No talk about real life, polotics or religion, race or culture. We accept everyone equally, and don't need to go into details about color of skin or the clothes others wear. This is an equality first group.

03.00 All members of the guild should maintain helping others in the areas they have strength in. teach how to establish trade with other members for things they need and the like. There will be a webpage showing the names of people in the guild and what they need or have to trade, and the best times to catch them online in game time.

03.01 Masters of Craft. Those in the highest level for a given skill can if they desire be a teacher of that craft to others, and be the rep for the town they do the most of their work in. Example: Lets say I have the highest Wood Cut level amoung the players in the guild that WANT to help and teach others. I would then claim the Gnome Village as my home town. Teaching people how to cut mage trees for example. If they were non-member, I would likely meet them in Draynor. I would then be the Master Wc, and be expected to help others learning the Wc trade.

04.00 Lords of the Realms: These will be the leaders of other SVHG fanctions.

05.00 High Council: Founders of the SVHG.

06.00 Dark Raven: Those Loyal to the SVHG, the Knights of the SVHG. This is the SVHG Royal guard, whom lead game groups and handle security in Guild meetings. They are the leaders of the Guilds standing army in the coming progression of our evolution. The SVHG is about to bloom. For Apprenticeship information, CLICK HERE, Members only.

07.00 (AMENDMENTS COMING AFTER GUILD FORMATION and REVEIW OF FOUNDERS)

Spirit Ring Codes

2011-03-08T15:08:00.003-06:00

A J R	0 3 2	Slayer Cave
A J S	0 3 1	Penguin Island
A K Q	0 2 3	Woodlands Hunting area
A K S	0 2 1	ChompyArea Southeast
A L S	0 1 1	McGrubor's Wood
B I S	3 0 1	Unicorn Pen Ardougne Zoo
B J Q	3 3 3	Ancient cavern
B K P	3 2 0	ChompyFrog Pond West
B L R	3 1 2	Legends Guild gate
C I P	2 0 0	Miscellania
D K S	1 2 1	Keldagrimand Snow Hunting
C I Q	2 0 3	South of Tree Gnome Maze
C J R	2 3 2	Sinclair Mansion
C L R	2 1 2	Ape Atoll cliff
C L S	2 1 1	Hazelmere and Jungle Spiders
D J R	1 3 2	Sinclair Mansion
D J P	1 3 0	Necromancer
CENTRE MAP
Code	Clicks	Destination	Nearby Features
A I Q	0 0 3	Mudskipper Point
B L P	3 1 0	TzHaar
C K R	2 2 2	Southern Karamja
D I S	1 0 1	Wizard Tower
D K P	1 2 0	Karambwan fishing area on Karamja
D K R	1 2 2	EdgevilleCanoeStation
EAST MAP
Code	Clicks	Destination
A L Q	0 1 3	Haunted Woods
B K R	3 2 2	Mort Myre Swamp
B I Q	3 0 3	Kharidian Desert Northwest
D I P	1 0 0	Islands south-west of the Trouble Brewing activity
C K S	2 2 1	Canifismushroompatch
D L Q	1 1 3	Kharidian Desert East
D L S	1 1 1	Canifis PubMyreque secret passage	Requires In Search of the Myreque quest; go through two caves to main passage. Canifis, Barrows, Swamp Hunting area.

Chat Rules

2011-02-22T03:36:00.002-06:00

The Chat Rules are simple:

1) Conversation is 14 and older, so enter at your own risk. There WILL be occasional odd bits.
2) No talks about politics, race or religion in Guild chat.
3) No player hate, and using the term "Noob". Unless refering to yourself.
4) Help one another with Info as much as you can.
5) Be polite, don't down talk people that don't know something. Try and find an answer.
6) Respect the Guild Ranks, Captain and above can do more than kick you for 5 minutes.
7) Spamming is not allowed! Unless it is for a GUILD EVENT.
8) Do not run Minigames and Quest runs in the Guild chat, Guild Chat is the Village. Come back later.(RECRUITING is ALLOWED, it is considered a Guild Event)
9) No Fighting, this is not preschool.
10) Live, Learn, Experience, and then teach.
11) Everyone is Teacher and student, remember that in chat. Not everyone knows everything.
12) No begging for assistance for personal gains. Emergencies or for Teaming Only.
13) We are a team, a Family, remember that.
14) No dropping the F Bomb or C Bomb or the N Bomb please. This is a game and not a daycare, if your offending someone, simply apologize and move on. Don't get into a screaming match or profanity. Or as I call Swearapolluza. take screen shots and send them to me at:
Nabolshia@yahoo.com Otherwise, be civilized and have fun, if minor swearing bothers you, put on your language filter.

Nabolshia, Master, Founder and Friend.

Factions

2010-09-09T21:00:00.003-05:00

The PURPOSE in the new formation of the SVHG into what is now the SVHG CORE, is to bring together the ORIGINAL SVHG operatives that are in other SVHG factions. These leaders can work together with the TRUE elite SVHG to form groups for Mini Games, PvP and other GUILD events.

GUILD GAME STRUCTURE AND SETUP HAS CHANGED AND INFORMATION ON NAMES NEEDS TO BE UPDATED AND ANOTHER GROUP ADDED AS WELL. - side note
All SVHG Factions have to be approved by Nabolshia to be Legitimate.
There are currently 2 approved and authorized SVHG factions:

Currently The Svhg is in 3 Factions in Runescape:(Branches have become Extinct)

The SVHG was Founded in 2006 by Nabolshia, there have been many along the way that are LEGEND - Those are as follows, JohnHalfElven, Universeman0, Rowlann, Dalek hybrid, Beloved JJ, Vazquez26, 92Amanda19, Bloomdrop, Frey Saytan, Flipcityguy8, Luigigangsta, Linksys 220, sir william20, Mr Joker 777, Neiltheseal, Hoppy Bacon, Falken Z, Dav The Tiny, Jake Mama10, these are the records of founding members of this Guild in 2006, and those that have earned a place in the Hall of Legends, and SHALL hold a title no less than Captain, unless disgraced through acts against the Guild Law or Charter, or Code of Conduct.

SVHG Core - Run by Nabolshia, as a Core unit of ALL SVHG leadership ONLY.
(YOUR ON THE ORIGINAL SITE) - Founded by Me. Also on Myspace- CLick here

The SVHG CORE is about the standard of the game itself and making improvements in the way gamers treat one another and their time in the Runescape world playing. We want to continue with having CORE leaders of factions, and those of LEGEND involved in a high ranking and High level state of fun when in Runescape. Every Noob is a potential MVP.

Teh S V H G - Run by JonHalfElven, previous Jon the Fast, Est 2006. Click Here

The "teh S V H G" is based on the old SVHG rule of sharing information and crafting abilities and skills with one another freely, participate in weekly or monthly guild events and be active in the game world. They do not promote bias attitudes and or the other things that SVHG members of all factions can not stand. This group works well as a unit, both in crafting, Mini gaming and PvP, and are a force to be reckon with.

SVHG Hq - Run by Broz, who was US Army 33, Est 2006, also known as Svhg Army.Click Here

The SVHG ARMY or SVHG Hq is the home of the SVHG PvP, and battle mini game masters. They spend most time in a frivoulous fight just to make a point against the wrongs on others. They remain to be the defenders of the SVHG, in the way they are competitive and spend most their time working toward the top of the ladder. They balance Mini games out and provide a winning structure for all SVHG combatants.

How to Make an Oil Lamp

2010-09-09T00:19:00.000-05:00

How do you go into Dark places few have ever seen? With a lamp, and not just any old lamp. A candle can blow out from a breeze, a glass lamp candle lantern can be easily shattered by enemies and then your in the dark getting destroyed. No. You need a minimum of an Oil Lantern to be safe. It isn't broken in combat, and the wind can not blow it out. You will live.

If you can not meet the requirements, then contact Nabolshia or Sir William for an Oil Lamp, you must have Fire Making of 20 to use it, and a tinder box.

To Learn how to make an Oil Lamp, click on THIS LINK (HERE) , swamp tar can be bought at the GE as well, and usually other components too, such as an Oil Lamp, you will have to fill them yourself in the shop south of Falidors southern walls to the west, and down the coast past the Demon dungeons. The road leads to a shack, place your swamp tar in there and then fill your lamp. Glass can be blown into an Oil Lamp using a glass blower, and a furnace. The Oil Lantern frame takes 1 Iron bar and the skill to craft it.

Nabolshis, Founder, Master & Friend

Dark Raven Coven

2010-09-09T00:05:00.008-05:00

Become one of the FEW. Knights of the SVHG have always been held in the highest regard for their accomplishments. The mainstay of this is the Quests as listed below. To complete this series and become one of the HOLY of the SVHG. The quest line mirrors, crafting, Magic, Combat, and diplomacy. You learn the art of being a spy and a turn coat. Once you have completed this, you may stand with the others of the "WAY" in your Official Garb of the ORIGINAL SVHG ELITES. H.A.M.

The struggle to unite warring fanctions between Humans and goblins is an epic struggle to prove equality amoung the races. And it is a long hard journey. In the quest line you are an apprentice, once completed, you are a sacred member of the SVHG ELITE, Dark Raven.

(Full H.A.M. gear, Ddp+++, weapon or staff of choice, clan banner, Duel Ring, Arrows (Any type), and a Bow (Any type) in your Bag. Various Runes for spells (As needed). All Elites are expected to carry atleast 1 teletab fo ruse to escape situations, (varrock, camelot, Fallidor).

First and foremost in order to be a high ranking officer, you have to know the depth of the game. And to know this, is to know the many dark secrets of H.A.M. and where they lead. There is a great secret - do you know what it is? And what is the reward? Once you are finished here do you have what it takes to be DARKEN? The most secret of the Svhg covens, masters of Desert Treasure.

The gear above dictates the ceremonial dress of a TRUE SVHG Dark Raven operative. This is the true ceremonial dress of the founders of the Severed Hand Guild. This was aquired, through certain "tests" of loyalty and devotion to the SVHG. You have to do a series of quests, and they will not be easy. And in the end, your true test, where you can go. If you can come to me into that secret lost place, then you too will be added to the ranks of SVHG Dark Raven ELITE.

SVHG ELITE to this DAY

Nabolshia

Luigigangnsta

US Army33

Barrack

Falken Z

Flipcityguy8

Private Joker

Spanna3000

Frey Saytan

Vstri1

Universeman0

Rowlann

(Others being researched (or) Trained )

Comes a leader of DRAVEN

The quest series can be followed at the following links:

* * *

~ Training of "THE WAY" of the Severed Hand Guild ~

PHASE ONE : "FIND the SECRET PLACE"

Stage 1 : Goblin Diplomacy (Quest) CLICK HERE

Stage 2 : Rune Mysteries (Quest) CLICK HERE

Stage 3 : The Lost Tribe (Quest) CLICK HERE

PHASE 2 : "ACCESS ALL EXITS"

Stage 4 : Death to the Dorgeshuun (Quest) CLICK HERE

Stage 5 : The Dig site (Quest) CLICK HERE

Stage 6 : The Giant Dwarf (Quest) CLICK HERE

The Finale ~

Another Slice of H.A.M.

CLICK HERE !!!!

The Final TEST, you must appear in locations set by the Master... If you can pass over into these area's, you will have passed the tests, and become OFFICIAL SVHG Dark Raven ELITE.

You MUST have completed this series, and had it tested by another General or the Master Himself.

Then your a Knight SVHG Dark Raven.

A DARK RAVEN operative.

(Hand-Eyes-Ears)

Nabolshia, Founder, Master and Friend

Leader and Founder of Dark Raven & Founder of DRAVEN.

!!!SVHG!!!

What is a Guild?

2010-08-29T19:49:00.000-05:00

(Source- Wikipedia.com)
A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest guilds were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel and a secret society. They often depended on grants of letters patent by an authority or monarch to enforce the flow of trade to their self-employed members, and to retain ownership of tools and the supply of materials. A lasting legacy of traditional guilds are the guildhalls constructed and used as meeting places.

Background of early guildlike associations AD 300 - 600

In pre-industrial cities, craftsmen tended to form associations based on their trades, confraternities of textile workers, masons, carpenters, carvers, glass workers, each of whom controlled secrets of traditionally imparted technology, the "arts" or "mysteries" of their crafts. Usually the founders were free independent master craftsmen.

During the Indian Gupta-period (AD 300 - 600) Indian craftsman's associations, which may have had archaic antecedents, were known as shreni. Greek organizations in Ptolemaic Egypt were called koinon. Starting from their third century BC. origins the Roman collegia spread with the extension of the Empire. The Chinese hanghui probably existed already during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220):, but certainly they were present in the Sui Dynasty (589 - 618 AD). Roman craftsmen's organizations continued to develop in Italy of the Middle Ages under the name ars. In Germany they are first mentioned in the tenth century. The German name is Zunft (plural Zünfte). Métiers in France and craft gilds in England emerged in the twelfth century. Craft organizations (senf, sinf) stemmed from the tenth century in Iran, and were seen to spread also in Arabia and Turkish regions under the name futuwwah or fütüvvet. 900 of the carvers of Benin are said to have founded their own organization. In the neighbouring tribes of Yoruba and Nupe the organizations were given the names egbe and efakó. Specifically, within the medieval Oyo Empire of present day southwestern Nigeria and Benin, separate guilds developed for professional dancers, mask carvers, and musicians associated with egungun ancestral masquerade performances often regarded as the predecessor to the traveling Alarinjo theatre.^[1]

Traditional wrought-iron guild sign of a glazier - in Germany. Those signs can be found in many European old towns where guild members had to mark their places of business. Many survived through time or staged a comeback in industrial times. Today they are restored or even newly created, esp. for old town areas.

[edit] European history

In the Early Middle Ages most of the Roman craft organizations, originally formed as religious confraternities, had disappeared, with the apparent exceptions of stone cutters and perhaps glass makers. Gregory of Tours tells a miraculous tale of a builder whose art and techniques suddenly left him, but were restored by an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a dream. Michel Rouche^[2] remarks that the story speaks for the importance of practically transmitted journeymanship.

The early egalitarian communities called "guilds" (for the gold deposited in their common funds) were denounced by Catholic clergy for their "conjurations"—the binding oaths sworn among artisans to support one another in adversity and back one another in feuds or in business ventures. The occasion for the drunken banquets at which these oaths were made was December 25, the pagan feast of Jul: Bishop Hincmar, in 858, sought vainly to Christianize them.^[3]

By about 1100, European guilds (or gilds) and livery companies began their medieval progression into an approximate equivalent to modern-day business organizations such as institutes or consortia. The guilds were termed corps de métiers in France, where the more familiar term corporations did not appear until the Le Chapelier Law of 1791 that abolished them, according to Fernand Braudel.^[4] The guild system reached a mature state in Germany circa 1300 and held on in the German cities into the nineteenth century, with some special privileges for certain occupations remaining today. The latest guilds to develop in Western Europe were the gremios of Spain: e.g., Barcelona (1301), Valencia (1332) and Toledo (1426).

Not all city economies were controlled by guilds; some cities were "free". Where guilds were in control they shaped labour, production and trade; they had strong controls over instructional capital, and the modern concepts of a lifetime progression of apprentice to craftsman, journeyman, and eventually to widely-recognized master and grandmaster began to emerge. As production became more specialized, trade guilds were divided and subdivided, eliciting the squabbles over jurisdiction that produced the paperwork by which economic historians trace their development: there were 101 trades in Paris by 1260,^[5] and earlier in the century the metalworking guilds of Nuremberg were already divided among dozens of independent trades, in the boom economy of the thirteenth century. In Ghent as in Florence the woolen textile industry developed as a congeries of specialized guilds. The appearance of the European guilds was tied to the emergent money economy, and to urbanization. Before this time it was not possible to run a money-driven organization, as commodity money was the normal way of doing business.

A center of urban government: the Guildhall, London (engraving, ca 1805)

The guild was at the center of European handicraft organization into the sixteenth century. In France, a resurgence of the guilds in the second half of the seventeenth century is symptomatic of the monarchy's concerns to impose unity, control production and reap the benefits of transparent structure in the shape of more efficient taxation.^{[citation needed]} Although many people believe there were guilds for food to travel to soldiers, in Europe during the 16th century there were only craft-making guilds.^{[citation needed]}

The guilds were identified with organizations enjoying certain privileges (letters patent), usually issued by the king or state and overseen by local town business authorities (some kind of chamber of commerce). These were the predecessors of the modern patent and trademark system. The guilds also maintained funds in order to support infirm or elderly members, as well as widows and orphans of guild members, funeral benefits, and a 'tramping' allowance for those needing to travel to find work. As the guild system of the City of London declined during the seventeenth century, the Livery Companies transformed into mutual assistance fraternities along such lines.

European guilds imposed long standardized periods of apprenticeship, and made it difficult for those lacking the capital to set up for themselves or without the approval of their peers to gain access to materials or knowledge, or to sell into certain markets, an area that equally dominated the guilds' concerns. These are defining characteristics of mercantilism in economics, which dominated most European thinking about political economy until the rise of classical economics.

The guild system survived the emergence of early capitalists, which began to divide guild members into "haves" and dependent "have-nots". The civil struggles that characterize the fourteenth century towns and cities were struggles in part between the greater guilds and the lesser artisanal guilds, which depended on piecework. "In Florence, they were openly distinguished: the Arti maggiori and the Arti minori—already there was a popolo grasso and a popolo magro".^[6] Fiercer struggles were those between essentially conservative guilds and the merchant class, which increasingly came to control the means of production and the capital that could be ventured in expansive schemes, often under the rules of guilds of their own. German social historians trace the Zunftrevolution, the urban revolution of guildmembers against a controlling urban patriciate, sometimes reading into them, however, perceived foretastes of the class struggles of the nineteenth century.

In the countryside, where guild rules did not operate, there was freedom for the entrepreneur with capital to organize cottage industry, a network of cottagers who spun and wove in their own premises on his account, provided with their raw materials, perhaps even their looms, by the capitalist who reaped the profits. Such a dispersed system could not so easily be controlled where there was a vigorous local market for the raw materials: wool was easily available in sheep-rearing regions, whereas silk was not.

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The structures of the craftsmen's associations tended everywhere in similar directions: a governing body, assisting functionaries and the members' assembly. The governing body consisted of the leader and deputies. In Ptolemeic Egypt the presidents were known as presbyter, in Roman Egypt as proestotes, egoymenos or archonelates, in Byzantine Egypt epistates, in the Roman Empire as decurio, in Florence of the Middle Ages as consul, officialis or rector, in France as consul, recteur, baile or surposé, in Germany Zunftmeister or Kerzenmeister, in England alderman, graceman or master, in Iran as rish safid or pishavaran, in India as adhyaksha, mukhya, pamukkha or jettaka, in Tibet as dbu chen mo, in China as hangshou, hangtou or hanglao, in the West African Yoruba region as bale or baba egbe and in the Nupe region as dakodza, muku or ndakó, depending on the type of craft.^{[citation needed]}

The guild was made up by experienced and confirmed experts in their field of handicraft. They were called master craftsmen. Before a new employee could rise to the level of mastery, he had to go through a schooling period during which he was first called an apprentice. After this period he could rise to the level of journeyman. Apprentices would typically not learn more than the most basic techniques until they were trusted by their peers to keep the guild's or company's secrets.

Like journey, the distance that could be travelled in a day, the title 'journeyman' derives from the French words for 'day' (jour and journée) from which came the middle English word journei. Journeymen were able to work for other masters, unlike apprentices, and generally paid by the day and were thus day labourers. After being employed by a master for several years, and after producing a qualifying piece of work, the apprentice was granted the rank of journeyman and was given documents (letters or certificates from his master and/or the guild itself) which certified him as a journeyman and entitled him to travel to other towns and countries to learn the art from other masters. These journeys could span large parts of Europe and were an unofficial way of communicating new methods and techniques, though by no means all journeymen made such travels - they were most common in Germany and Italy, and in other countries journeymen from small cities would often visit the capital.

After this journey and several years of experience, a journeyman could be received as master craftsman, though in some guilds this step could be made straight from apprentice. This would typically require the approval of all masters of a guild, a donation of money and other goods (often omitted for sons of existing members), and the production of a so-called masterpiece, which would illustrate the abilities of the aspiring master craftsman; this was often retained by the guild.

The medieval guild was established by charters or letters patent or similar authority by the city or the ruler and normally held a monopoly on trade in its craft within the city in which it operated: handicraft workers were forbidden by law to run any business if they were not members of a guild, and only masters were allowed to be members of a guild. Before these privileges were legislated, these groups of handicraft workers were simply called 'handicraft associations'.

The town authorities might be represented in the guild meetings and thus had a means of controlling the handicraft activities. This was important since towns very often depended on a good reputation for export of a narrow range of products, on which not only the guild's, but the town's, reputation depended. Controls on the association of physical locations to well-known exported products, e.g. wine from the Champagne and Bordeaux regions of France, tin-glazed earthenwares from certain cities in Holland, lace from Chantilly, etc., helped to establish a town's place in global commerce — this led to modern trademarks.

In many German and Italian cities, the more powerful guilds often had considerable political influence, and sometimes attempted to control the city authorities. In the 14th century, this led to numerous bloody uprisings, during which the guilds dissolved town councils and detained patricians in an attempt to increase their influence.

SVHG Origins

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The Severed Hand Guild was Started by Nabolshia when he was a non- Runescape Member on world 33. The original home base for the SVHG was Lumbridge Castle Gates where meetings would take place and plans would be made amoung players daily.

The SVHG started in 2006 when Nabolshia was only level 20. During this time many relationships and alliances were formed and this is the story about how and why the guild was formed. This is the story of the beginning of the SVHG.

The Tale of the Dark Elf Woodcutter

At a low level of 20, Nabolshia had spent most of his time in Lumbridge area, chopping wood. In the pasture with the one lowley tree in it and the sheep. It was not long before he learned the secret of the Penguins in Sheep disguise and Nabolshia Realized the world was a bigger place.

His Mentor would show up every so often to check up on him, to give him hints and clues as how to better level himself and prepare for the bigger world of Runescape. One day the Mentor arrived, and Nabolshia was happy, he had been waiting to see his Mentor so that maybe he'd learn of a New trick or a New place to spend his time. Lumbridge was getting to become too familiar. And a little old, and he believed at this point that if he heard the sheep any longer he would probably go mad.

It was a regular sunny day in Runescapes river town Lumbridge. When the Mentor to Nabolshia arrived and caught him doing the regular thing, chopping wood and making wool.

Mentor: Hello Nabolshia
Nabz: Hello Master.
Mentor: I thought we could do something new today.
Nabz: Wow. I would like that.
Mentor: Leave all of your items of value in the Bank and then come with me.

Nabz couldn't figure out why he was going to have to leave all his valuables behind. Where were they going that he would not be able to take his things?

Code of Conduct

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THE SEVERED HAND GUILD CODE OF CONDUCT, ALL FACTIONS ARE SUBJECT

(Below is the Code of Conduct for those in the SVHG)

INFORMATION TO COME - UNDER CONSTRUCTION !!!!

Abridged as Ordered:

C.O.C. OFFICER: Jakemama10

The Dark Woodsman

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ALL SVHG MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW THE GUILD LAWS.

All rules and regulations came from the experiences of Nabolshia and those he encountered along - "The Way" , this way is taught to high ranking officers. Read on for more on this tale ~

SVHG CHARTER (SVHG REUNITED) --- CLICK HERE
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SVHG "THE DARK RAVEN" --- CLICK HERE

HISTORY OF THE GUILD (The Story) As told by Nabolshia, Founder, Master & Friend

(S)e(V)ered (H)and (G)uild = SVHG !

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Category: Religion and Philosophy

HISTORY OF THE SEVERED HANDS GUILD

Introduction:

The Guild started in Febuary 10th 2006, founded by Nabolshia, at level 20. One day as a New player being taught to raise his Wodcutting Skill for a source of income, his teacher came to him asking hime how things were going.Nabolshia at the time was a Non- Runescape member and didn't know much of the world.Lumbridge was as far as he had traveled really, and he carried only bronze chainmail and an ax, for chopping his wood.

CHAPTER I

"The Poisoned Evils"

Nabolshia was cutting Oak as he was instructed by his teacher that would appear on occasion and check up on him, he enjoyed Runescape after his bad experience with Hero Quest- he was glad he could talk to others and learn an entire world that he could freely wander around in-- but still was too low level to leave the small town of Lumbridge where his adventure began after the training island...as normal his teacher entered the sheep pen and approached Nabolshia with an air of curiosity:
"How r things?" His teacher asked, watching him chop at the old Oak.
"Fine", Nabolshia answered, "I have been making some money and now I can chop down Oaks! I found this tree here!! Its very good! Also very close to the Store, i don't have to travel far to sell my wood."
"Nice," soon I'll show you a better place to chop trees, not today tho, i don't have much time." his teacher added.
"OK" Nabolshia replied, and then as an after thought - (decided to bring up a topic of curiosity), "I notice all these people walking around with Skulls above their heads... they are scary. Are they poisoned? "
"Are they Evil?"he added a second time...
Nabolshia's trainer replied: "A little of both I'm afraid."
His trainer was a very nice stranger that met Nabolshia and had taken it upon himself to check in with him and teach him how to play.
"What do you mean", Nabolshia asked, chopping the Oak in the Lumbridge Sheep pen where he had spent some weeks, chopping and selling wood.
"Come with me", his teacher answered, "go to the bank and drop all your items in there, i want to show you something.I'll meet you in the courtyard."
"OK," Nabolshia replied anxiously.
He went into Lumbridge castle up the two floors to the bank and dropped his items off as he was asked to do...
He was feeling scared already, he was only a low level character and didn't know much of the world-- what was his mentor going to show him? Where was he taking them if he didn't dare to bring things with him??
was it a trick?
He returned downstairs and out the front doors into the Lumbridge courtyard, he noticed all the strange people using magic around them-
Their spells bleeped in and out all over, Nabolshia was afraid of what they were about to do.."Where are we going?"
"To the city of Varrock," his teacher replied softly, he was doing a trade with a high level 90 character next to him. They haggled for a bit and then gave their thank yous..
"OK" Nabolshia said to him, and stood by watching the others.
"folo", his teacher said,once he was done, "it is a looong walk."
"kk", and they walked across the river past the goblins that were hard to beat, and then headed north toward the cow pens, and past the chickens.
"Whats up here? I've never gone this far..."Nabolshia said.
"You'll see, and it might disturb you," his teacher replied, "we are almost there.".
They passed alot of fences and turned west, then north, and suddenly Nabolshia got hit by magic bolts!!
"Ahh!" Nabolshia exclaimed, "what the?"Was this the thing he was being brought to see? Was this a trap? He wasn't carrying anything- what could be the reason fo r killing him? Experience? he began to panic...
"Folo, they are Evil mages or Wizards and such--don't worry."
They rushed by them on the road, and headed through the walls into the great city of Varrock, full of shops and people running around.
Nabolshia noticed many had skulls above their heads..he became afraid of where they might be going.And some wore incredible outfits and carried bizarre weapons, and it was almost too much to take in at once. There was much more people and commotion here than in Lumbridge, he noticed.
They passed the fountains, where he saw more mages bleeping in and out all over. He wondered how powerful they were to be able to teleport with their great magics.
His teacher led them as they headed east out of the area of strange shops, then they turned sharply north and kept going. They passed a church and others traveling south with skulls above their heads, they laughed with one another as they walked, bragging and telling stories...
"Stay close to me, and if anyone comes toward you run into the south- back into the city," his teacher said, quite seriously.
"why?" Nabolshia asked.
"Because they'll kill you," he replied plainly.
That is when Nabolshia saw it, the north end of the city opened up and in front of him all around the fences were hundreds of people, fighting and killing.
Some yelling and running in fear- others laughing at them. Some saying "no!" as they fell and disappeared. It was chaos, all around him were the players with the skulls above their heads...
"Wow, what is this place...?" Nabolshia asked.
"This is the wildy or the Player killing areas," his teacher explained, as the people around them to the north fought one another with arrows, magic and swords..."you don't want to come here you will be killed."
"So are they poisoned," Nabolshia replied, "the ones with the skulls??"
"Kind of- the skulls are what you get when you kill someone..."
Nabolshia watched in astonishment, listening to their conversations, it suddenly made sense to him that some of the people here were tricked and didn't know what was happening.
"So what? These guys lure others here and kill them?"
"Alot of them...and then they take your gear and equipment. But there are some that come here to train tho..." He answered.
"To kill others? They are Evil!" At that moment one of the archers and a mage shot at Nabolshia...
They hit him but did none to little damage. It was enough to make him afraid of being killed, (as he had not ever died yet) and run south into the city screaming, leaving his teacher behind to die.He stopped at the intersection, lost and shaken.
Moments later his trainer caught up, walking calmly up to him, as if nothing happened...
"What just happened back there?"
"They tried to attack you, and i asked them to stop- " his mentor replied calmly, " -and they didn't so I killed them for you."
"What?Why?" Nabolshia asked in astonishment, he couldn't believe what he was looking at- his teacher had a skull and crossbones above his head.Now he was poisoned! Suddenly the Runescape world didn't seem safe anymore...
"Cause they attacked you." He answered, he laughed.
"I want to go back to my woodcutting and my safe tree, please," Nabolshia replied, now scared of his teacher and not sure what to think.
"Ok, I'll take you back, but then i have to go."
On the walk back they talked.
"So what did you think of that?" his teacher asked leading them back to Lumbridge.
"I didn't like it. They are poisoned and evil."
His teacher laughed out loud.."Yes a lot of them are..."
"I'm gonna do something about it," Nabolshia replied, still shaken by the encounter...
"What are you gonna do?" His teacher looked at Nabolshia and his level 10 combat score...wondering what he'd say.
"I will one day get bigger and stronger, and i will start a Guild to go there and teach them all what they do to others is wrong.."
"What?" His teacher laughed, "others have tried..and they all have failed, some only do that and train just for the wilderness."
"Then i will go there with hundreds and slay them all!" Nabolshia replied.
They arrived at the tree in the little smelly village of Lumbridge, in the sheep pen where the Oak tree grows, and there they parted.
"I have to go ," his teacher added once they arrived, "once you level up cut higher level trees and you will be making good money in no time."
"Ok, thank you", Nabolshia answered, "and thank you for that- now i know."
"Your welcome...see ya." and his trainer disappeared.

CHAPTER II

"A New frontier"

Several weeks had passed under that old oak, and upon some experience in the tree market, Nabolshia really didn't see the profits like he had hoped.
A little wandering led him north past the sheep pen and toward the old flour mill, where he discovered a small pond with several willow trees...
"Ah," he said to himself, " a new target for income- i wonder what these sell for?" And at that he started chopping away...time passed and he became more and more frustrated. he was chopping but there was no money coming from it, and he had spent weeks chopping trees...
Selling them in the general store was a joke, and he noticed the moment he sold the logs, someone else would buy them. "What the?" he wondered what people needed logs for, and were they more valuable else where? frustration gripped him and he began to yell out to the room....
Now Nabolshia wasn't as new a player as when he started, because in between cutting trees he would venture across the river to kill gobs... Then near the willows were better trained gobs with spears and he was now a combat level of a giant whooping 20!!! And he needed help.
"I am looking for a trainer! Someone help me please!" Nabolshia yelled, the others around him started to gab and poke fun.
"The Noob wants a trainer..." One laughed.
"Ha Ha Noob."
Nabolshia was appalled, and he remembered the EVIL ones from the Wilderness, they reminded him of them. Mean nasty hateful people, why?
"Oh, Comon, I need someones help! OMG! You guys were new once..." Nabolshia was utterly frustrated and began to run off to the north to cut more stupid willows for no money.
He noticed someone was following him, "I'll help you."
Nabolshia stopped near the Sheep gates, and looked at the stranger. He wasn't very high level and seemed to be nice enough to be helpful.
"How can i make more money with the logs?" Nabolshia asked, still angry at the others.He seemed to be short with the stranger, as his trust was crushed a little from the near encounter with EVIL ONES.
"Gain levels and chop more valuable ones..." Mumble man61 replied, standing there calmly waiting for Nabolshia to calm down.
"I've been doing that, however the difference isn't more than a few gold pieces and I have been chopping forever!" Nabolshia was tired of chopping trees for peanuts.
"They have to be worth something! I sell them in the store and someone comes and buys them right away! Whats the deal with that?"
Mumble man61 simply replied, "Members Fletch them into bows and arrows and stuff, they worth more money to them.. they come here and buy them and take them back with them to make bows and arrows."
"You mean I've been making someone else rich?"
"Lol, probably. Real moneys in mining." Mumble man61 helped, "here follow me and i'll show you a good place to mine."
"I need to go to the bank first, dump these stupid logs- I'm not selling logs in a General store ever again!" Nabolshia ranted heading toward Lumbridge castle.
"I'll meet you out front, bring a pick and a weapon. Don't forget your armor, your going to need it at your level."
"Ok.." Nabolshia responded politely, but was thinking- is this a trap? Is he leading me to a kill zone or something? Is he friends with the guys that called me names? And now i'm being led to my death?
Minutes passed and they met in front of Lumbridge Castle, Nabolshia decked out in full steel, wielding a two handed Iron sword.
"No, that's not gonna do. Here," Mumble man61 traded a steel 2h sword to him.
"Wow thanks, what do I owe you?"Nabolshia asked with excitement.
"Free, folo."And with that he began to walk off, Nabolshia hurried to catch up.
The scenery passed by as they headed north and past the flour mill, Nabolshia explained the area near the water where he harvested willows and slayed higher level gobs... Mumble man61 agreed, and explained he did the same at one time.
"You'll find there's much more money in Ore.."
"Oh i did some mining south of lummy!" Nabolshia added.
"Thats a new player spot.... I'm taking you somewhere better, a little more dangerous tho." Mumble man61 laughed out loud as they passed the dividing wall of draynor and Falidor south, near the farm fields.
At that moment a bandit ran up to Nabolshia, "Stand your ground!"
Nabolshia hadn't been here before and thought a player was attacking him in the confusion, "Ah!" he yelled attacking back.
"lol," Mumble man61 stood back to watch." They are easy."
Nabolshia calmed and took the final blow knocking the bandit into dust.
"Cool.. a cloak, a thieves cloak!" He put it on as they continued up the north road toward fally.
Mumble man61 continued to laugh as they approached the gates, "Don't attack these guys they'll kill you no prob."
"Ok. I won't"
They went north further to the East bank in fally and headed into the northeast corner of the walled town. "Now remember where the bank was, and this door will take you to the secret mine entrance. Much faster."
"Ok."
They entered the building and went down the stairs into a gloomy cave, Nabolshia was instantly attacked by scorpions. "Ah!"
"follow me and don't stop!" Mumble man61 cried out heading north into the cave, deeper into more scorpions.
"OMG..." Nabolshia ran and ran even past Mumble man61 who fought off a scorpion as the new visitor to the Dwarf mines ran for his life.
Soon they both were on the west wall of the cave, and Mumble man61 began to explain the details of mining and where the best rocks were.
"Awesome! Thank you! thank you very much!" Nabolshia began his mining...
"I got to go.. I'll see you soon." And with that Mumble man61 vanished into the void, leaving Nabolshia in the dwarven mines.

CHAPTER III

"The Traveler"

Nabolshia spent time in the dwarf mines gathering ores for his smithing level, he decided that perhaps the best thing to do would to take on crafting jewlery. Gems were hard to come by in the Non-member world and he needed good guidance in making his dream of crafting jewlery to come true.
So he paused working for a bit and decided that he would take up some adventuring and getting the skills needed to complete quests and maybe learn the layout of Runescape a little better.
With little knowledge of the world beyond Varrock, Falidor and Lumbridge, Nabolshia found himself lost and alone in a confusing landscape of places he had to go to get quests completed. It was not long that in these adventures he began to get more insight into what Runescape was all about. And became very addicted to doing quests and getting the required levels to make them happen.Soon he had finished enough of the quests that he just had to pay to be a member so that he could take on more quests at the lower level.
However, this created another problem, the world got bigger and Nabolshia had no barrings on anything beyond the Non-member world. Everything seemed to immediatly take on a diffrent air. People dressed in fantastic clothes and carried bizarre and intresting items and weapons.
It pushed him to investigate other areas of runescape that he hadn't dared before, looking for these fantastic items everyone was carrying.
One day Nabolshia was walking along in the wilderness, dressed in basic iron armor and carrying an ax. Just in the mood to explore he ended up in the level 12 wilderness, and saw a tree. He had a flash to the past and his little tree in the sheep pen in Lummy. And began to chop...
Soon he saw a white dot moving toward him from the distance. It moved slowly and back and forth, then it began to come toward him. Nabolshia tipped his view under the corner of his helmet to peer at the traveler...They seemed preoccupied, but continued to move toward him.
Nabolshia did a quick reference of what he was carrying, is this stuff alright to loose he'd thought to himself? Checking his gear he felt satisfied that he could be killed and not be concerned in replacing his Iron chain mail and steel ax.
"What are you doing out here?" The red status bar of their combat level flashed in Nabolshia's eyes as he looked at the stranger.
"Choppin wood...I am the Dark Woodsman."He responded continuing to chop wood and not wanting to irritate the newcomer to his lowly tree patch.
"Waht?' She asked, almost curious. Wondering perhaps if he was an easy target...
"I am the Dark Woodsman, because I mainly cut trees and thier souls embrace me as I reap the logs from their bodies." Nabolshia replied, chopping away...The chopping nearly echoed through the wilderness silent landscape, of hills and sparse woods.
"Ok," she replied, "are you some kind of Weirdo?"
"No," He replied, moving to another tree as that one came crashing to the ground. "I just kill trees..."He reflected on his mining, hmmm, he had thought to himself, I need to get back to mining. I need levels to do that quest I wanted to finish. He continued shopping...
The strangers name was Barek 55, and she wasn't giving information away freely. "Aren't you worried about cutting trees way out here in the wilderness?" She asked, shuffling foot to foot and swaying her mithril Long sword at the ground. Perhaps she thought Nabolshia being the "Dark Woodsman", had super natural powers in the wildy...Probably not.
"No, not really...why? Should I be?" Nabolshia wanted answers, what was the big idea? He wasn't really sure how level differences worked in the wilderness at this point, and was prying for more information.How dangerous could it be?
"Well, you could be killed.."she responded. "There are players that hunt people out here! Listen if you want to do this, I have a good place that's safe where you can chop your trees, its a little bit of a walk though."
With that Nabolshia agreed and followed her back toward the Fally gates, which still was so confusing to Nabolshia. They then turned north and headed for the great walled gates across from the anvil shop.
Nabolshia watched her open the gates...
"Wow, we can go in here now?" Nabolshia asked, as the gates came open for them. He couldn't believe and he was so excited.Whats behind that gate he'd always thought to himself while smithing on the anvil north of Fally, now he was going to know.
"Yeah," she laughed, "You just become a member?"
"A week ago," he responded, "and still don't know my way around."
She explained that they were in Taverly, and that the Herblore skills were started there, and that they were going to pass through the area, and head to the more deadly White Wolf Mountain. She informed him that he needed to run only two times, going in and coming out.
they passed the buildings in the small village. It was very nice and quaint. Flower gardens and trellised trimmed and painted round houses. The place was like a peaceful tranquil garden in Runescapes sea of chaos.
They started up ward onto the mountain range through some wooden fences when he saw the first yellow dot of a wolf in the distance.
They got closer and Barekk 55 started to run, pulling Nabolshia along with her, as he followed. In the back of his mind, as always- he thought, Is this a trap? Is she leading me to my death to get my Iron and steel ax?
Soon they were cleared of the snapping wolves.. and they stopped running.
"See," she said, "I told you it would be alright."
He continued to follow her down around the slopes to the beech, where many people were fishing. They were having fun, telling stories and laughing. All dressed in even more bizzarre clothing and carrying weapons and items Nabolshia had never seen before.
"This is a popular fishing spot" Barekk 55 explained, as they walked past them.
"Ok", Nabolshia replied, watching as they passed. He continued to follow her past a bank and onto a road headin north.
"We are heading to Camelot and Seers village" there you will be able to level much faster.
"What is there to do there?" Nabolshia asked.
"You can cut trees, and also gather Flax for weaving, flax sells really well here." Barekk 55 explained.
Moments later they arrived, she showed him the trees, and the Flax fields. How to gather the flax and explained that he should bank the items. After some time, Barekk 55 had to go, and Nabolshia thanked her, and began a new career as a flax farmer. It did not take long for him to realize the game had just gotten bigger, and the money started to flow in.

CHAPTER IV

"Guilds and Industry"

It did not take Nabolshia long to realize there was a cut throat money market for flax in the world of runescape, every day he would be hassled by people trying to buy his flax for less than market price, and he had been cheated a number of times, before catching on.he made random friends with other gatherers and soon had all the information he needed to break free into his own enterprise.
It was several weeks before her put 2 and 2 together in his head, and he began to research information online to try and help better his forward progress. See, he realized, he didn't want or need to harvest flax anymore as it did not give you anything for a leveling skill anyways, he just wanted the flax itself. So he began to make calculations, and then brought in more help to aid his cause.
Bloomdrop joined runescape on the guise of making gold and money in the runescape world, Nabolshia brought her and explained the fruits to be gained from doing certain labor skills. And it was this, along with Bloomdrop discovery of other income methods, that made Nabolshia start to take things into another direction. He had recruited Bloomdrop from Real life to come into the game and assist in making money through the Flax trade, and one day things came to a boil.
"Have you gathered the needed 1k flax today Bloomdrop? I have your money." Nabolshia asked.
"No", Bloomdrop explained, "I am done with the Flax."
"Why? What happened?"
"Well, it is not worth the work I put into it and I am stuck here doing the same thing for hours on end, and honestly I don't need your money- I have found other sources of income, that pays even better." She explained.
"Really?" Nabolshia wondered what she had found that made more money than flax. But she wasn't ready to give him the information he wanted just yet. Nabolshia began on more in depth research, and let it go. Let her have her fun, he was going to make an entire flax industry and become rich.
"Yeah," she added "There are tons of other things you can do that pays a lot more."
"Ok, understood, no problem," Nabolshia responded, "I have other plans anyway. Thank you for your help though."
"Sure, thank you for bringing me into this game, I am having a lot of fun, oh and I do have a last batch of flax for you, whenever you want to get it."
"Nice, ty." They both traveled to the bank in Seers and made the exchange.
"Ok, have fun!" Nabolshia said.
"lol, you too!" and with that she walked off.
Nabolshia detailed his research, as follows: AS EXPLAINED ON WIKIPEDIA--> CLICK HERE
Nabolshia realized with this in application with other laborers, he could finance gear, armor and weapons for his armies to make the group or guild prepared to tackle the PvPers on Runescape, that were luring and preying on weaker low level players. And make the changes he wanted. The first step was forming the guild, and whenever he brought it up to others, they laughed at him.They told him he was a fool for thinking he could change anything in such a way. Slowly, one person at a time joined him in his cause as a crafting guild first and foemost, and Masters of craft were assigned to all the major cities to help new players learn how to craft and make items and money.The word NOOB was outlawed, as was PvP. The entire guild began to grow from its crafting roots to assist both runescape members and non-members alike. The SVHG origins was born, and in its beginings, the name was assigned and agreed upon by the others.

STAY TUNED FOR CHAPTER V
"The Birth of an Collective"

SVHG: CHARTER (Above OUR SVHG GUILD SEAL)

The Severed Hand Guild, is to embody those ideals that others believe are acceptable and normal, and make these acts of greed and power against others illegal and punishable by death and looting. Our "Hands" are there to help and assist our guild brothers and sisters, and provide free knowledge and FAIR trade to those working related crafts.

Through this the Dark Raven task force was created, a secret organization with in the Guild that hunted traitors to the svhg as well as located and identified, as well as carried out revenge on those that broke the law.

THE LAWS

1) We do not insult new players by calling them Noobs - Every rookie is a potential MVP!
2) Help teach others when you can, and learn what your taught!
3) Every Major city will have a Master Craftsman.
4) You may only PvP those that are preying on others!
5) Attend Clan events and Meetings!
6) The power structure of the SVHG is based on Skill, not Combat.
7) Recruit helpful people, that want to learn and share what they have learned.
8) Each Major officer, will own a Branch of the SVHG in their own Clan Chat.
9) You must have served in another branch of SVHG and proven your worth to the guild before entering or getting rankied into the CORE of SVHG, which is officers and Nabolshia's assistants only.
10) The Dark Raven has many members, and their true names are secret, do not share your name.
11) Branches can establish, or remove any of the above rules in their branch minus rule 1,2,5,7,9
12) The SVHG is owned and operated by ALL, not just the Clan leader.
13) No proffanity or talk of race, color, creed, culture, religion or politics in the CC.

NABOLSHIA
The Dark Woodsman
The Friend Enslaver
Master, founder, and Friend..

EVENTS

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ATTENTION !! STAY UP TO DATE ON PLANNED EVENTS HERE!! READ BELOW FOR NEW EVENTS! AND THE POSTED TIMES AND PLACES THEY ARE HAPPENING AND PASS IT ON TO OTHERS YOU KNOW WANT TO KNOW OR NEED TO KNOW...

WELCOME ALL, IN THIS SECTION WILL BE LISTINGS OF PROJECTED EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN RUNESCAPE - MEETINGS AND PROJECTED TIMES THAT TEAMING WILL HAPPEN FOR MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS...

May 2011, Look for the construct of the New SVHG infulstructure! GUILD BUILDING in Fally!MARCH 18TH 2008 TUESDAY 3PM CENTRAL TIME AND ONWARD

LOOK FOR ME IN CASTLE WARS, OR IN CLAN WARS MEMBERS.
WE WILL GATHER FIRST IN FALIDOR TOWN SQUARE- BE THERE-
WE WILL THEN DEPART FOR ONE OF THESE GAMES AROUND 3:30 PM
THOSE THAT CAN READ THIS PASS IT ON WORLD 131 TO MEET !
THIS WILL BE A MEMBERS EVENT!

MARCH 26TH ALL DAY.. YOU'LL FIND ME IN RUNESCAPE CASTLE WARS
WE HAD SOME WINS IN CASTLE WARS, ALSO AS A NOTE WE HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH THE GUILD RANKINGS AND LEADERSHIP. I AM TRYING TO REPAIR THIS AND THERES MORE INFORMATION TO COME... BE WARNED NOT TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE TALKING BAD THINGS ABOUT ME, THE GUILD OR LEADERSHIP- THERE ARE GREATER REWARDS FOR STICKING TO YOUR GUILD LOYALTY AND HONOR TO SARADIM.

MARCH 27TH 2008, FIND ME IN RUNESCAPE FROM 12-3:30 PM CENTRAL TIME
EVENTS TO BE ASSIGNED AND SCHEDULED.. PERHAPS SOME NONMEMB CLAN WARS

MARCH 31st 1am until bedtime for me, You would have found me in Castle Wars!
Our Loses were more than our wins! We need to be sure that when in Mini Games as many people see us teaming together as possible and yell it out long and hard! SVHG FOREVER!

You will find me in Game in the Early Afternoon April 1st (April Fools Day) No Plans as of yet.

It was a disappointing frontage and we lost 8 -0 in castle Wars (CW)
The group got together and ran through Clan Wars afterward and report said we didn't do so bad.
SaturdayMAY 17th 12 noon (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) 10 am pacific and 1 pm eastern) all General Ranks meet nonmember world 34 at the church East of varrock castle for the first in HIGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.. pass this info on to all others, only General ranked members need attend...

There are a few things that some of the others need to bring to the plate, and votes placed on allowing others into the group... Several things came up. Issues with Flipcityguy8 using bad language in the clan chat? well be sure your taking screen shots of people breaking the rules and e-mail them to me and I will handle the problem.

Vasquez was voted in as a Avatar! And now has General rank! Congratz!
Dark Mys has returned and rejined the SVHG as a knight to our Holy Order! Welcome!
The meeting went well and interupted someones wedding. Lol
Others that caused interuption was Falco in clan chat that had to get kicked out during the meeting for using curse words and swearing...
Overall an eventful time and looking forward to the next one!
SVHG! Nabolshia
Founder, Master, and friend...

FIND ME DURING THE MEMORIAL DAY EVENT! YES We will all get together in nonmembers world and do a round of CLAN WARS! All members that attend bring your best hood and cloak! All that attend will recieve a gift from Nabolshia! Meet in the church east of Varrock castle in world 34. 1pm central time on memorial day for your gift! And to tag along on a MEMORIAL DAY EVENT! SVHG!

LOOK HERE FOR FUTURE EVENT POSTING OR SUGGEST ONE OF YOUR OWN!
ADD IT IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND ILL REVIEW AND ADD IT TO THE LIST!

KNOW YOU CAN CONTACT ME :
ADD ME ON YAHOO INSTANT MESSENGER: NABOLSHIA@YAHOO.COM

CONTACT ME BY MY SPACE IM: JUST ASK FOR ME TO JOIN IN GAME BY SAYING:
NABOLSHIA GOTO "MSIM"

LEAVE COMMENTS AND OR SEND MYSPACE MAIL OR YAHOO MAIL. I TRY TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANOR. BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN NAMES OF PEOPLE CAUSING DISTURBANCES AND REPORT THEM TO ME....

NABOLSHIA
MASTER, FOUNDER, FRIEND...

Money (Membs)

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This is a great way for MEMBERS to make a ton of money on a good 2 hour run. I calculate it is around 200k per hour income that you can get by doing this simple process.

For those of you that have done "priest in peril" your in luck! With the new addition of SUMMONING those worthless Vampires wandering outside of CANIFIS are there to make you rich. It is better to have also done "Ghost Ahoy", as you have access to a closer bank.
Welcome to Vampire Hunting 101...

For each of these you need first finish restless ghost, below are links to SALS walkthroughs:

Restless ghost: http://runescape.salmoneus.net/quests/RestlessGhost.html
Priest in peril link: http://runescape.salmoneus.net/quests/PriestInPeril.html
Ghost ahoy Link: http://runescape.salmoneus.net/quests/GhostAhoy.html

This is the gear I wear you can get Proselyte armor from doing the wanted series, or just a good old set of armor- In that case you will want to bring better food... Bringing a ring of wealth can help alot too! This is what i bring in my Inventory- DDP++, or Dragon Skimmy or Long... bring a good weapon, they regenerate so you want to hit them good and have a good defense as they try to suck your blood...You can also use a Holy Amulet instead which will protect you from the vampires added effects. Which drain your energy.

The concept is very simple, go out kill them, pick up the items,(rare seeds and weeds, dusts, and various other goodies...) use your food. When your full (If you have done Ghost ahoy, use your ectophile to teleport back to the city gates, refill your ecto and head to the bank...in the city. I prefer to bring 3-4 Monkfish instead these days.

If you have not done ghost ahoy dont panic, run around the corner to CANIFIS bank as shown on the map. The two routes:

RED: Ghost ahoy return route to the Vamps...
Blue: Priest in peril return and bank route to CANIFIS....

(FIND A NICE OPEN AREA WHERE THERE ARE TONS OF VAMPS, ON THE MAP IS A GOOD SPOT, YOULL FIND ME IN THIS AREA.)

Oh, and killing the occasional LEECH will reward you with Crimson Charms...

You not only get great items as shown in the image below but also great training hits, as we experienced players know all hit get the same Experience (XP) 4 times the hit. I hit these guys for 10-16 every other time and level very fast. On top of this after several (4 or so) trips to the bank I teleport to Grand Exchange (GE) and cash in on high sale. "Set it and forget it. Even on high sale, it will be sold by the time i take my next trip to the GE... Good money.

Sell the seeds and herbs or use in you HERB LORE, as for the other items, Blood runes, death runes, earths.. stash them or sell them....I make about 100k per 30 minutes.

Remember have fun and skill at the same time! Another great tip from Nabolshia!
SVHG! If your bored you will probably find me here killing the Gangrel...Or you might see me with some other guild members taking ownership to a new level!

Just a warning, when out there in the swamps kill stuff like a mad banshee-
Look out for those killer trees! See image above for shot of me taking a hit, they can get you unexpected, and if you've whittled your Hit points down to near nothing, they might kill ya... oh and when running they trap you like barricades in castle wars!!! So be on your toes! And you too can hit 16!

Happy hunting my friends.....

Vampire Killing has bought all of my Dragon gear and whip etc in just a short months time. A great way to pass the time as well. No matter how grueling it becomes, do not share your secret with too many or the wave will crash and the worlds will be poluted with farmers. Then the market will drop for the materials you are keeping i.e. vampire Dusts. The fewer people that realize rannar seeds are dropped the better. Happy hunting my friends, it is one good time out there in the deadly wood, place I call home.