Alright... As many of our friends and family in DDO may have noticed there has been a lot of moving going on in the guild in game. Here's the short of it... which will be followed by the long of it.
Ribbs has decided to remove his guild from the ranks of Roisin Dubh and set out on his own. As a result, many of us have formed a new guild called Guardians of the Black Rose, which will retake the name Roisin Dubh once it is released by Ribbs.
This decision was made by Ribbs (aka Sinistrad) after attempts by some of us to get cooler heads to prevail and offer up alternatives.
(long story)
The basics behind the decision are that Ribbs' vision of his guild in DDO began to stray from the foundation that is Roisin Dubh. Roisin Dubh is (and if you've read the forums you know has always been) a guild founded upon Fun and Community first. Do I fault Ribbs for his decision? Not in the slightest. I commend him. He is an excellent guild leader. He just has a different view on how things should be. Things did get heated on both sides of the fence. I won't say they didn't just to make this side look better. Ribbs wanted more rules, many of those in RD strongly disagreed. Thus Ribbs made the decision to seperate from Roisin Dubh. I did what I could to try to smooth things over and get some breathing time, as did others... but his mind was made up. Yesterday morning he removed all Roisin Dubh members (those who had been Roisin Dubh before joining the DDO Chapter) from the guild, including those who had no part of the discussions. Again, I do not fault Ribbs for his decision. His guild is his and it is his right to do as he wishes with it. Do I agree with his decision? No. I think we could have stayed together, he could have had his core group of people who's focus was mostly on the end game and his group of "Roisin Dubh's Ribbs' Raiders" could have prospered within the guild. I wish it had worked out that way.. but it didn't.
As a result, Guardians of the Black Rose was formed. Ally created this guild in DDO with this name as a placeholder until Roisin Dubh's name has been released. This guild will hold true to the charter of Roisin Dubh. It will be the guild many of us joined in the beginning. I have been named as the Executive Officer for the DDO Chapter of the Renovated Roisin Dubh. As such my first executive decision is to put out an invitation to anyone currently a member of Roisin Dubh.
If you decide you want to stick with the Roisin Dubh standard, the door is open, just let me know and I'll get you in.
If you choose to stay with the guild Ribbs is forming, NO ONE in Roisin Dubh will think badly of you. You will still be considered friends and I, myself, will be honored to continue running with you in DDO.
Ribbs, and those who remain with him, we wish you the best of luck in your endeavor. This does not need to drive a wedge between us, it is what it is. A sad day, but one we will all rise above.
