Generally about our guild

Our mother guild, Order of the Knights Templar, was of course inspired by the real world Knights Templar and first formed in Dark Age of Camelot back in March 2002 when that came first hit the European servers. Based on Albion/Prydwen, we were one of the first roleplay guilds on a server that was only "RP" inofficially. Ever since the start, we have used an IC guildchat, which has turned out to be a great way to encourage roleplay and immersion. That doesn't mean we aren't relaxed and talk OOC, we just don't do it in guildchat. We didn't really have a proper IC explanation for how to rationalize it back then, while now in AoC we have the IC guildchat as an important part of the guild lore - explained with the Atlantean crystals that each Templari is required to protect with their life.

Since the exodus from DaoC we formed a chapter in WoW, known as the Templar Order. And then, as soon as AoC came out, we of course had to come here as well. We've always wanted to keep our ties with the mother guild, so a name that would work for Hyboria was worked out. "Ordo Templari" now refers to the Atlantean temple which the first Templari scholars excavated and was inspired by when they formed the order.

We're pretty relaxed about most things and are not among the "elite" who has to be first and best in everything. When it comes to roleplay, we are always happy to ease beginners into it, and many have found that our IC guildchat actually helps with that. When it comes to all the other aspects of the game - we want to be there as well, whether it's PvE raids, instances, PvP or sieges. We already have a Tier 3 guild city as well as a Battlekeep, so the scene for war is definately set! We just need strong defenders of our cause, and of course enemies to bash! We are always on the lookout for roleplayed wars with other factions which be followed by IC wars in the borderlands as well as cloak and dagger RP in the cities.

Our guild concept is somewhat military - with clear divisions and IC officers and a rigid rank structure. I suppose you could say guild is the "good guys" trying to bring back the wisdom and light of Atlantis to the dark Hyboria of "today". That said, Ordo Templari aren't shiny goody two shoes all the time. We use spies and underhanded methods as well, adapting to a harsh world by being harsh ourselves.

All in all, we wish to promote a good quality roleplay environment both for ourselves and the server as a whole.