"We're law abiding citizens. We're good people. We are moral and just. Were we anyone else, we'd be model members of society. We'd be heroes and treated as such. So why are we on the run? Why are we treated as criminals by the very nations we serve and protect so faithfully? Simple. We just happen to be hosts to a terrible run of bad luck." - Saphrit Crossdeep
"The things that are bad merely serve as motivation to do what is good." - a proverb of the Second Pack
Guild Name: Clan Crossdeep aka "The Dragonguard"
Guild Type: Clan, Business, Para-Military, Underground/Black Ops
Structure: Company, Tribal/Hierarchal, Honor/Trust-based
Domninant Alignment(s): Lawful Good, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Lawful Neutral, True Neutral
Who are we? Who are the Dragonguard? What do we do? What have we done?
In A Nutshell--
Clan Crossdeep, aka "The Dragonguard", is a Good-Aligned Organization that is on their surface a law-abiding clan and business (Crossdeep Couriers and Security), but they maintain ties to the Horde, the Steamwheedle Cartel, and the dark underbelly of the Alliance. The Clan itself is cavalier about the law and status-quo under the law-abiding veneer of its business, and acts upon its honor rather than the laws of the land.
History--
"The Dragonguard" is the informal title and operative handle of Clan Crossdeep, a name coined by the clan's patriarch and founder of operations, Archdruid Pterneldan Crossdeep, initially used to refer to his inner circle (which consisted of his family and closest friends) and his most trusted clan agents. With the backing of another mercenary guild, Clan Crossdeep founded a small, discreet, but otherwise quality courier service to serve the local shopkeeping community of Stormwind, and the business was left in the care of one of Pterneldan's most trusted agents while the Archdruid completed his popular book of lore and travelogue of pre-Cataclysm Azeroth.
The courier service eventually served as a front for more dangerous missions the clan patriarch would often give his agents on behalf of his old guild, but they were largely discreet, and most of them legal; these were usually bodyguard services or security detail (and, yes, they could pick up the rare item retrieval missions if they had to.) It didn't take long for Clan Crossdeep and its small courier and security business to stand on their own apart from the guild that originally backed it, and it continues to benefit from its good standing with other mercenary guilds.
One day, due to his contribution in the outing of the Twilight's Hammer in the Alliance Capital of Stormwind, Archdruid Crossdeep went missing under suspicious circumstances, and the public-at-large believes him dead. The archdruid's adoptive son, Vindicator Saphrit Crossdeep, rose to the rank of Clan Leader by default, and he continues to oversee the clan's operations with his adoptive father's inner-circle serving as his councilors.
Business (Hiring Affadavit)--
Crossdeep Couriers and Security is a law-abiding establishment, and all new and existing employees are subject to background checks and interviews upon hiring. All potential employees are expected to have some combat experience upon submitting their work application. Further training will be provided on the field.
Our services are parcel delivery and premises surveillance and security. Couriers are paid on commission per package, and security guards are paid by the hour. Field operatives are paid by commission and bonuses are given to field operatives according to customer review.
To maintain a clean front, the courier service is manned by the members of Clan Crossdeep that have, thus far, have either no criminal record or simple, mundane offenses. The exception is the lead courier and business manager, the Death Knight, Eleutherios, aka Eli Abraham... though his current civilian status and good standing with the local community has rendered Mr. Abraham's otherwise bleak record null.
Within the city limits of the Alliance capitals (in order of freqency of service: Stormwind, Ironforge, Darnassus, and The Exodar), the CCS itself handles the details. These are usually simple, relatively safe missions; they usually entail the simple ferrying of packages or supplies to and from shops and paying customers, or simply providing a protective, but discreet, presence at large private gatherings for the affluent. Field missions often only entail escorting goods and personnel to outlying towns and locations.
Missions outside of the major Alliance Captials, and outside of simple supply deliveries and personnel protection to the outlying towns, fall upon the "Dragonguard" -- the fighting underground heart of Clan Crossdeep. These are the more dangerous missions and can only be requested after submitting a password. The Dragonguard missions often involve the protection and/or assisting a mark, securing and providing surveillance to a location, or, rarely, retrieval of certain items. The "true" Dragonguard, the inner-circle of Clan Crossdeep, oversee these missions, and if the situation warrants it, the inner-circle will handle these missions personally.
