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Monarch: Army of
Darkness
Level: 100
Members: 310
Home Base: Mansion west of Zaikhal at
14.6N, 12.9W
in a valley nick-named
Crescent Moon
Crater for its shape when viewed from above.
Web Site:
http://www.shadowsofdereth.com
About the Shadows of Dereth
The Shadows of Dereth allegiance on the Frostfell server is based on a
few simple principles: friendship, loyalty, devotion, teamwork, fairness,
fun and honor. With a zero tolerance for combat macroing, experience chains,
thieves and griefers, the monarchy was established by a small group of
friends determined to keep the old school allegiance feeling alive. Members
are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings to meet people and so they
know that their voice is important to the group.
Allegiance Roles
Monarch: The Monarch
guides the discussions during clan meetings. Issues are tweaked until the
group comes to a consensus. The Monarch has no more power than any other
allegiance member. His role is to help keep order and to help keep the
allegiance running.
High Council Members: The High Council Members
help run allegiance events and help with any
problems that crop up. Like the Monarch, High Council Members have no more
power than any other allegiance member, but they do get special recognition
and thanks, plus pretty colors on the allegiance boards. :) Council Members
are chosen by their desire to help make the allegiance a better place for
everyone, or for good deeds and selfless acts.
Clan Members: The Clan Members, the Council
Members and the Monarch are all equals. Nobody is considered better than anyone else no matter what :).
Corpse Recovery Team:
Anyone who wishes may join the Corpse Recovery Team. Each team member
carries an inscribed Bandit Shield (because they are rare on the server are unique looking)
designating their role.
History of the Shadows of Dereth
The story of the Shadows of
Dereth actually begins with the demise of
Archer From Hell's
allegiance. Like so many young wedded couples, Savona and Archer weren't able to weather
the ups and downs of marriage. The union dissolved, and the monarchy soon
followed. Archer decided to create a new beginning in the form of Army
of Darkness and swore to another clan. Over time, Army of Darkness made new
friends and gained new followers. When Army of Darkness turned 50, Archer From Hell
(now level 80) was retired.
Army of Darkness became
deeply involved in this new group, attaining a position of importance.
As his access to the inner circle increased, so too did his disagreements
with the clan. Unsatisfied with big monarchy drama, Army consulted with
close friends on what to do. The decision to leave coincided with the clan's
decision to release him; Army of Darkness and his former clan mutually
agreed to part ways.
Army of Darkness was now
faced with a difficult choice: did he search out a new group to join, or
should he go back to the role he played in previous days, as a Monarch.
He discussed the choice with his followers, asking their advice. They agreed
to strike out on their own, as equals. True equals, where no matter what
level, rank, or number of followers, the only thing that matters is
attitude, honor and the ability to get along with others.
The group is young, but thing
are going well. They try to do quests every day, either a low level,
mid-high level, or non-restricted quest, and then hunt together and hang out
at the mansion chatting. Their goal is to minimize the drama, deal with
issues right away, and not keep secrets from each other. Many are friends in
real life, or have spoken on the phone. They include a real life photo
gallery on the clan web site.
Army of Darkness Speaks
That's all Maggie :)
Thanks for putting this up for me :) I just want
to say one last thing to the people out there :).
I just want to let my allegiance know I love you guys!
You always seem
to find a way to cheer me up when I'm down and depressed.
We always have
a lot of fun together, even at the smallest things like fishing in the
Shoushi river for fish, and fighting drudges naked or going out site-seeing and questing :D
we love questing. You're the reason I still play
this game. You're like a family to me and I care about all of you guys a
lot. I don't know where I would be today if it wasn't for you guys.
P.S - The main reason I made a mage character after I decided to re-roll
from an archer was that I wanted a character
who would be better for quests
and would be able to help people more by
buffing them. As for
me and Savona, we're still friends.

Army and Mini Army!
Tips For Monarchs From Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness offers these tips to Monarch based on his experiences:
1. Be nice to others. Be
polite. Respect others and respect lines in
dungeons.
2. Do what you feel in your heart is best for
you and your crew.
3. Treat everyone fairly. Who
cares about numbers, rank, followers... everyone should be treated
fairly, and people will respect you if you do
this.
4. Remember... don't
try to take on too much yourself. You're
only one man/woman. Try
to get some of your allegiance to help you out with some stuff :).
And try to do things like
quests that involves the allegiance
doing stuff together. Often
it encourages teamwork, and it's
a good way to get to know fellow allegiance members.
5. Offer people who try their best to make
their allegiance a good place for everyone some way of getting
recognition for their good deeds.
6. Never neglect any of your vassals or
followers. Remember...
a follower is the same thing as a vassal :).
Every one is part of
the same family. A
family helps each other in times of need and they do
things together.
7. Never give in to temptation.
It may sound good to take in xp chains because
you gain a lot of xp,
but if you don't,
people will respect you for standing up for
what you believe and staying strong.
8. Never be too proud to admit when you're
wrong. Hey,
we're all human. Everyone makes mistakes.
We're not perfect. Learn
from your mistakes.
9. Learn from other allegiances.
They might be able to teach you a few things
about running your own allegiance. You might
even be able to improve upon what they have (I know I have).

The Shadows of Dereth upgrade their Singularity Weapons!
Members of The Shadows of
Dereth Speak
I was hunting
in Ayan BSD one winter's day in Dereth, when I came across a player named
Army of Darkness. From that day, we have been the best of friends. After
much pain and torture in previous clans due to people leaving, quests being
in another time zone, people arguing, Army and his small group of followers
decided to take Dereth on, as the clan "The Shadows of Dereth."
It's been going for a short while, I'm guessing 6 months or so. In those 6
months, I've never in my life seen so much determination from a group to
make an allegiance work.
We run quests for the clan on a daily basis, whether it be for those of the
family who aren't above a certain level or those where we all join in. The
majority of the clan is European, although we do have a lot of Americans
also.
I like Shadows of Dereth because it's a small,
friendly group of people. The quests that take place are mostly in the GMT
time zone, so that suits all the Europeans perfectly. We always have a lot
of fun, whether it be talking at the family mansion or doing quests
together. Its the best clan I've ever been in. I think the main reason for
that is the people; we are all a fantastic group of people.
Yasmin
**********
The fact of the matter is Asheron's
Call is played by thousands of people, and there are different reasons for
each one of these people to play and enjoy the game. I
think it's just so great to see so many positive, energetic and intelligent
people all in one community (the clan). The fact that it is comprised of
such a great bunch of people means that doing a quest (which we do
regularly) is always fun, whatever the trophy at
the end of it may be, simply because of the people
you are doing it with. The clan is not about self-gain and being given
items, although this doesn't mean to say that it
is uncommon. I see it as
a bunch of people coming together to increase each other's enjoyment of the
game, whatever that entails:
chat, help, advice... or just a great place to
make good friends Zod
**********

The
Shadows of Dereth decide to go out and get some Booty! ;-) **********
I have been a Big time Diablo player, yes big
chars and all. I have just been playing Asheron's Call for a short time. I
have found better people, nicer people, and a lot better playing conditions.
You ask for help and yes, it's there. And yes, I'm proud to say I have found
something that's truly fun to play as far as online gaming goes. Thanx again
Ben, you rock. Cyrena man, your shoes rock! Thanx! **********

The Shadows of Dereth conquer Aerlinthe! **********
I can't think of anything bad to say about this
allegiance! We have a great Monarch, and lots of nice people. It's easier
getting to know people here because we're not a big allegiance. Even though
we have grown a bit lately! And like others have mentioned, questing is
always on a time schedule when both Americans and Europeans (and others) can
go together, which is nice and always fun!
Miyuki **********

Focusing Stone Adventure! **********
This is definitely the best allegiance that I've
been in during my time in AC. What I like are the friendly people we have in
the clan who are always willing to help each other out, be it giving some
buffs to clear vitae, or helping to recover corpses, or quests being run.
Army of Darkness, the monarch, is a great guy, who even though he's no doubt
very busy, always has time for any of his followers no matter what the
reason.
This is the first clan that I have found to really try and base some of its
events around the UK/Euro time zones (since we do have a sizeable number of
Non-US players of which I am one). This means I don't need to try and stay
up through the night till 6AM to complete a quest. Chaynal designs and
maintains the clan website which I believe is very good indeed, certainly
the best that I've seen for an AC clan. The sections on the site are
informative and the message forums are a great way of communicating with your
friends when not in-game
I feel many things contribute towards making this clan a great, fun
experience for all, but overall, like most things in life, it's the people
that make it special for me. Thx everyone.
Bratac |
Added 7-3-02
Note: due to the
clan webmaster's (and keeper of the server) real life move, the full site
may not accessible at this time.
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