Good Morning Guardians,

I'm kicking off the new year with a promotion. In the midst of recent membership woes in the Aion Division, Oawa has stepped up to fill in as acting Division Leader. Under Oawa's leadership, the Division has entered a more viable state. Several new members have joined, some old members have started playing again and the Division has stabilized to a point where Guardian members can still have fun in-game together.

Henceforth, I am permanently promoting Oawa to the Aion Division Leader position. Congratulations on your new Council position Oawa. I hope that the Division will continue to prosper under your leadership

Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Years!

Whatever your flavor of celebration is The Guardians wish you a safe and happy Holiday break!

Drive slow(if you have bad weather) and stay safe! Hopefully for those of you traveling via the airlines that your waits are not long and that you arrive to your destinations safe and sound; to include your return trip.

If you Drive, Don't Drink! And if you Drink, Don't Drive!

Stay safe, and Merry Christmas!

So yeah.

We fought through snow, uphill both ways. We used crowd control (For those that don't know, crowd control is something that stops people from hitting you. Amazing, I know). We did some other stuff, I don't really remember.

Then we accidentally did this.

It was a mess.


And now for something completely different, a bear with rockets.

Good Morning Guardians,

It is my pleasure to announce that Oawa has been promoted to the position of Acting Division Leader for TG's Aion Division. Oawa is a highy active member in-game and can put in the time and effort needed to keep TG's Aion Division up and running. I'd like to thank Snissel for his work in the Division amidst the great struggles Aion has faced with it's declining player base.

This will be a provisional appointment until TG:Aion's Divisional status is determined at the start of the New Year. The Division is currently in probationary status and is working hard to bolster numbers and get back to a viable state. I believe that with an active and hard working leader, they can do it. Good luck to Oawa and the Aion Division.

If you all would, please join me in welcoming the following people as full members of The Guardians:

Symp
Simarah
Risenia
Opax
Madampomfrey
Epicbacon
Halcry
Thantus

Congratulations, all of you!

Also, a special thanks to Daitanis for redoubling our recruitment efforts.

Good Morning Guardians,

This update is just going to be a quick post to let everyone know that I'm taking a break from News & Updates through the Holiday season. Things are quiet in Guardianland at the moment. The Holidays are here and those of us who are around are just busy gaming, posting and enjoying the community as usual. I'll still make regular updates when there's anything important to say, but with all the Friday holidays, I can't say for sure that I won't be busy with family stuff!

Until Next Time,

This past week, TG: Horde ventured into Ulduar.

Tanks were fought, Ion Cannons rained down, Crazy Cat Ladies unleashed their full power and ghouls named Hammerface were hit in the face by hammers.

Really Big Guys

Loot was highly contested:

Epic Rolls

Thanks to Cerigo for leading!

Good job to everyone for clearing through the hard modes!

Good Morning Guardians,

My message today centers, once again, around our struggling Aion Division. As noted in this thread from the TG:Aion forums, our protocol calls for TG: Aion to back on it's feet and functioning by December 31st in order to remain a full Division within The Guardians. Some volunteers within that Division have stepped forward to lend a hand in the rebuilding efforts, but it is a daunting task. Aion is dealing with one of the sharpest and fastest declines in membership that I have ever seen in an MMO. Imagine being in the middle of a crowded mall, then looking around all of a sudden and finding the whole place empty. I imagine that is how most of our Aion Division members must be feeling right now.

I feel it's my duty as the leader of The Guardians to give our members there the fighting chance that they deserve before closing the doors on the Division. Once again, I'm calling on those of you who can help to do so. Even if the limit of your capability is posting words of encouragement here on the forums or bumping a recruiting thread somewhere, we need all the help we can get. If you have advice or ideas on how to save this Division, please let us know. If any of you are considering picking up a new game to keep you occupied during the Holidays, please consider Aion. Those of you who have played in the past and want to come back... maybe try to make it a little sooner rather than later. My hunches are that this game still has a lot to offer, and it's my hope that our members will be able to enjoy it as a part of TG for a long time to come.

Sincerely,