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The Enigmatic Council was created by like-minded individuals to enhance the enjoyment of their EverQuest playing experience on the Prexus (formerly of the Terris-Thule) server.

The guild's strength lies in our friendship, combined talents, honor, integrity, teamwork, loyalty, and dedication to the guild and to each other.  The leaders of the guild believe in these values and ideals.  All guild members are bound by the same.

ByLaws

• Before a player can be invited to the Council, they must be grouped with a member in good standing for not less than two hours real time.  Only a member in good standing can sponsor a new member.
• The minimum level to join the guild is currently 20, though this may change at the discretion of the ranking officers.  Regardless of level, we ask you to make sure that you are ready to commit yourself to a guild.  Guild membership is one of the aspects of the game that can really enhance your experience in Norrath, but it does require some dedication and loyalty.  Alts of members in good standing must attain level 10 before being tagged.
• Players invited into the Council will serve a probationary period of 30 (real time) days.  This is a time to see whether you feel happy within the guild, giving us the same opportunity with regards to you.  Once this period is up, you are welcome to stay in the guild or free to leave without repercussion.  Those players not accepted by the Council will be notified by an officer.
• Once the probationary period is satisfactorily completed, the player is then considered a member in good standing with the guild.  They may have their alts tagged as members, and sponsor other players for membership.  If the probationary member has not been active since being tagged and/or has not registered for the guild communication board, they will remain in probationary member status.
• If the probationary period is not satisfactorily completed, it is up to the discretion of the ranking officers to dismiss the probationary member or to grant a 30-day probation extension.  Any infraction during probation will also be treated in the same manner.
• All members should be registered to use the Council's board for communication purposes.
• Former members wishing to rejoin the guild must have full officer approval, in addition to having a sponsor, and shall go through the same probationary period as new members.
• Council members are not permitted to use the "anonymous" setting when in Norrath.  If you prefer that other players not see your class/race/location, please use the "role play" command.
• Council members will honor all guild alliances and treat those members as our own.
• Members who do not have their main character in the guild or are officers in another guild are not eligible to vote in Council matters in the event of such a vote.
• All members are expected to operate within the Terms of Service and Rules of Conduct set forth by Sony Entertainment in addition to the Guild's Bylaws.  Members found to be in violation will be placed on probation.
• Each player will have ONE designated main character.
• Multiple Council-assisted epic quests are permitted with the following caveats:
  1. A member must wait 6 months following the completion of one epic quest to request the aid of the guild for another.  
  2. The toon must be level 46 or higher.
  3.  Main toons have priority.
• Bazaar trader characters may be tagged into the Council if desired.  They will be denoted as such in the in-game roster.
• When a member leaves the Council, we ask that you do so with dignity.  Alts remaining in the guild shall be removed from the roster by the officers.  We ask that you return anything borrowed from the bank or guild members.
• The decision of the Guild Leader shall be final.

Officers

• All officers are expected to provided some sort of administrative role in the Council.  These duties involve planning activities for the members, obtaining information on behalf of the Council and keeping the in-game roster up-to-date.
• Officers of the guild may be tagged, or not, as determined by the Guild Leader.
• Each officer's duties will be assigned on an individual basis, according to that person's abilities, desires and the needs of the guild.
• All tagged officers are expected to /guildinvite approved individuals if they are either in the zone with the prospective member or nearby.  They are responsible for updating the in-game roster with the appropriate information.
• Each (main character) officer may have up to two alts tagged as officers at their discretion.
• Members in more than one guild and probationary members are not eligible to be officers.

• All members are expected to assist the guild in recruiting.  These actions are strongly encouraged and vital to the strength of the Council.
• Members are expected to come to the aid of their guildmates when requested.  After all, we are here to help each other.  This does not mean you face extreme risks yourself, but if you can safely help by any means, you should.  Real life concerns, of course, come first.   
• Grouping within the Council is highly encouraged, but certainly not required.  
• Members are expected to provide any services (ports, buffs, rezzes) to guildmates free of charge.  When asked to perform/provide tradeskills, spells, potions and buffs requiring components, potions, and etc., the components and/or cost thereof, should be supplied by the member seeking said service.  Please do not abuse this privilege.  Members are not expected to always be available for such services and reserve the right to decline.  
• Members are prohibited from participating in any activities such as kill stealing, ninja looting, begging from PCs, bug exploitation or intentionally training a zone, person, or other party.
• The Council is a valuable source of information and members are willing to help answer questions, give recipes, directions, etc. in addition to everyday guild life.  Please do not abuse this privilege.  You will need to do some research on your own.
• It is highly recommended that all Alternative Achievement eligible characters attain Run Speed 3 ASAP.

Guild Etiquette

• All guild members should keep in mind that they represent the Council at all times.  Your actions reflect on the entire guild membership.  Members reported for exhibiting unbecoming behavior will be placed on probation.
• While Council members will try to accommodate guildmates when help is needed, care should be taken not to abuse this privilege.
• Please show proper respect to all adventurers of Norrath when using /ooc, /shout, /tell and channels.
• Discriminatory remarks that are disrespectful of race, gender, age, beliefs, age, background or other personal remarks will not be tolerated.
• Twinking is not necessarily discouraged, however, do not expect the Council to twink you!  The same goes for power leveling.

Looting Rules

All Council hunts and raids will be governed by the "need before greed" philosophy.  Items will be awarded to the character who can best use it.  When an item drops, only the people that can, and will, use the item enter the lotto for it.  This rule is in place for class/race/deity specific drops, as well as all/all items.  The lotto will be conducted by using the /random feature in the game for rolling of the dice.  The raid team, ranking officers present or the Guild Leader may wish to institute a "time-invested" policy for certain drops, whereby members who consistently support guild functions will be given preference over a member who does not.

How it works:  Item X drops during a raid and is usable by four members present, however, two members have an item that is better.  Of the remaining two members, one member would only use the item occasionally while the remaining member would gain a significant upgrade and use the item daily.  This last member will be awarded the drop with no lotto.  (If both the members have equal need, those two members shall roll on the item.)

In cases where a drop does not constitute a significant upgrade for any member present, all interested members may roll.  

Winners of rolls are encouraged (but not required) to hand their old item down to another member who can use it.  

Guests of the Council may roll on the item if no guild member is in need of it.

Main characters always take precedent over alts.

During events that are held to camp a cash-type or utility item, EE Bags or Efreeti Boots, for example, everyone will be eligible to roll with mains taking precedence over alts..

In the event that the Council requests that a player bring one toon over another (i.e. a druid is needed is for evacuation over a melee) to a guild raid and the player would like to forego loot rolls for the toon present in exchange for a different toon, the officers will make a determination on a case-by-case basis.  If allowed, the information will be announced at the commencement of the raid.

In the event of no-drop quest loot that no member present can use, an officer or person otherwise designated by the Raid Team will loot the item for possible multi-questing at a later date.

Persons playing multiple characters (double-boxing, etc.) will be permitted to roll with one character only and this character should be identified at the start of the event.  In the case of an item that will rot because no one present is in need of it, the second character being played would be permitted to loot such an item.

Please note that there will always be exceptions that arise.  The Raid Team, ranking officers present or the Guild Leader will work hard to ensure that drops are distributed fairly.

Use of the Council's vault

The Guild's bank, comprised of items have donated by your fellow guildmates for the good of the order.

Items in the Council's banks are not for sale.  Items in the bank may serve to better your current armor, tide you over until you get that quest piece or perhaps allow you to "try-before-you-buy" an item from another source.

We ask that you be courteous and mindful of your guildmates in regards to your withdrawals.

As the bank accumulates better items, existing inventory may be given as tribute, sold for profit or given to newbies as a gesture of community goodwill.

 Copyright © 2001-2007 ~ Hypatia on behalf of the Enigmatic Council.

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