Swords of the Shifting Sands
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| Guild Summary | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2025-06-02 |
| Focus | Exploration, Infiltration, Assassination |
| Membership | |
| Recruitment | Open |
| Platform | PC |
| Language | English |
| Timezones | UTC 0 |
| Play Style | |
| PVE | Yes |
| PVP | Yes |
| RP | Yes |
| Major House | Neutral |
Purpose / Ethos
The Swords of the Shifting Sands are primarily an Assassin's guild on Arrakis. The guild holds no allegiance, makes no judgements, and cares little for politics. Their sole desires revolves around spice and solari to buy spice.
As a result of their 'flexible' mindset, they offer the following services to other guilds.
- Reconnaissance of the Deep Desert (Price: TBD)
A single sinkchart will be created of a chosen sector in the deep-desert.
- Reconnaissance of Guild (Price: TBD)
A lone member will shadow and observe the activity of a specific Guild to report back their movements and whereabouts.
- Guild Infiltration (Price: TBD)
A member of the order will infiltrate a Guild as requested and report back findings over an agreed upon time frame (scalable by cost).
- Guild Member Assassination (Price: TBD)
Two order members will perform reconnaissance and an assassination of a selected target. The cost will be determined based on the amount of information provided ahead of the contract; I.e. if you know the player name, what they wear, what vehicle they drive, what weapons they use, if they travel in company etc... the contract will cost less.
- Guild Leader Assassination (Price: TBD)
Assassinating a Guild Leader will come with some serious heat, and may cause catastrophic repercussions in the Deep Desert. This will come with a heavy cost, but may be something you need to do to capitalise on an opportunity?
- Destroy Vehicle Convoy (Price: TBD)
This will require several order members and a lot of reconnaissance work to identify the correct targets. This will not be cheap.
- Mercenary Enclave (Price: TBD)
Hire the order to represent your Guild in the Deep Desert as a mercenary force.
Recruitment Process
To be recruited as a member:
- Identify yourself to a member of the Swords of the Shifting Sands and express your wishes to join the order
- If the member you encounter is a Pommel or The Hand, they will give you trials to complete
- Upon successful completion of the trials, you will be adorned as a Blade of the Swords of the Shifting Sands.
To recruit the order for your own guild's intentions:
- Visit the Guild Hall in the Deep-Desert Shield-Wall
- Speak with a member inside the Guild Hall expressing your intentions and pay the Solari cost up-front
Ranks/Hierarchy
(Leader) The Hand
(Captain) Pommel
(Lieutenant) Sheath
(Member) Blade
Leadership
Nolat 'The Hand' Nori
Guild Lore
The Swords of the Shifting Sands offer no allegiance to anyone but themselves. Their stance and political affiliation shifts as if there were the sands of Arrakis itself. They may be your friend one day, and your foe the very next!
Known Allegiances or Rivalries
None
Other Activities
You're free to do whatever you want as long as you play your role within the Guild Hall!