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Guild Story:

At the military fortress of Fort Tuscelan, along the Black-River, a garrison of imperial soldiers was assigned to guard Conajehara, knowing that they were the first and possibly the last line of defense.

Amidst a blood crimson sunrise, the first century of the forth cohort, stood vigilant watch over the walls. Under the command of First Centurion Leonius and Second Centurion Artorius Gemellus, the century was busy shoring up the defenses, for earlier that night Leonius had had a dream, and war would soon be upon them. His superiors dismissed his dream as nothing more than a hallucination, but the legionaries under his command believed him, for they had no choice, unless they risk the flogging that would ensue for speaking out against an officer.

It was no coincidence that the same sunrise Leonius saw in his dream was quickly raising over the horizon, blood crimson color as if Crom himself had pierced it with his sword, signs of death. Suddenly battle horns sounded, for thousands of Picts were on their way to the fort, and a collision course with destiny. A great battle ensued but the Picts gained the upper hand, destroying the fort and pushing the garrison back to Fort Velitrium. By time the battle was over both sides had been dealt significant casualties, and neither could advance their lines any further. Of the 480 men only some 50 remained, including just five from the fourth century.

Amidst the chaos at the end of the battle the remaining four survivors from the fourth Century slip into the woods, and into hiding. They knew the king would not risk another open war the Picts, so their only course of action was to wage a war in secret. They would band together as mercenaries, for this time they would fight not for land but to avenge their fallen brothers from the Battle of Tuscelan. To honor the fallen the named themselves "Primus Pilus" meaning Prime Century. They would soon raise an army, under the command of General Leonius, and Prefect Gemellus.

King Numedides would soon be slain by Conan. "Primus Pilus" followed the king in title only, for he was nothing but a weak puppet ruler, under the influence of the vial sorcerer Thulandra Thuu. It was at this time that the survivors revealed themselves and supported Conan's new rise to power, for Conan had to been at the Battle of Tuscelan, and he offered the best chance to take the fight back to the Picts.

Pallantides, leader of the Black Dragons, under secret decree from Conan, continues to supply us with orders and supplies when he can. For soon he will have need for mercenaries not just to battle the Picts, but other forces that threaten the sovereignty of Aquilonia.

This is the standpoint of our guild members in the grand RP scheme of things:

• We fight for a higher purpose other than personal glory and riches.
• We fight to safeguard those that cannot or will not safeguard themselves.
• In some cases we take money for our services, but only what we need for supplies, and arms.
• Our true motives are known only to us.

How over players might view members of our guild:

• Those that do not know us might think our motives to be purely for financial gains.
• Some may see us as criminals, while others see us as warlords, which refuse to give up on battles long lost.

Other information:

• The leadership of the guild uses its former training as legionaries, to train its new members.
• We are mercenaries in title only; we fight for a higher purpose other than fame and fortune.
• We are more a splinter type legion that refuses to give up its war.

Recruitment Requirements:

• Recruits MUST be at least 18 years old in real life, to be accepted into the guild. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made, unless you were a prior member of an Alpha Company guild, and then you will be subject to additional training.
• Recruit MUST have a name acceptable to RP standards. Names that ARE NOT acceptable include but are not limited to leet names, names that spell out phrases, names that are copyrighted, or names that go against lore. Such names may be acceptable by game standards, but they are not acceptable by ours.
• At this time, Primus Pilus is accepting any class into our ranks. While we prefer that our members are from Aquilonia, we are also accepting players from other nations as well. Recruits MUST be from Aquilonia. The only exception to this rule will be for "Bear Shamans' that can only come from Cimmeria. "Bear Shamans" will be allowed into the guild in a limited quantity and you should seek the permission of an officer prior to applying. "Bear Shamans" that have sought permission from an officer, must apply just like anyone else, in addition you will be required to post a back-story on the Alpha Company Online Forums as to why you (as a Cimmerian) would be aiding your former enemies, prior to your acceptance into the guild. (temporary suspended)
• Recruits MUST be willing to participate in PVP when called to do so! See Code of Conduct for more details.
• Recruits MUST be average height and weight, for a soldier.
• Recruits MUST have at least a combat level of 20 and have completed the starting area prior to joining.
• Recruits MUST have a good knowledge of Conan lore.
• Recruits MUST have left prior guild in good standings, if applicable.
• Recruits are strongly encouraged to download and use Ventrilo (see Appendix #2 for details). Even if you don't have a mic you can still listen. This WILL BE required for all raids.
• Recruits must be entering their main character into the guild. Alts will be allowed into the guild on a case by case bases. You must have your "Main" in the guild, and have reached level 70 on that character. Your alt must meet all the above requirements, and you will be limited to one alt in the guild.

General Non RP Information about the guild:

Primus Pilus is a guild formed by a tight knit group of friends that have been playing MMOs and other games together for the better part of five years now. Primus Pilus� main focus in this MMO just like others before it will be Role-playing. That is not to say that we only focus on RP, we also enjoy the other aspects that this game has to offer such as PvP, Raiding and crafting.

Officer Contact List:

• Prefect Artorius
• Centurion Caleban
• Centurion Alemon

Videos:

Coming soon!

This guild is for you if...

• ...you enjoy the RPing aspect that MMOs have to offer.
• ...you enjoy working as a unit.

This guild is NOT for you if...

• ...you CANNOT put yourself second and the guild first.
• ...you enjoy ganking and spawncamping.
• ...you cannot remain IC for all general chat (/say).

Those wishing to join should first:

1. Visit our AOC guild website.
2. Click the picture on the left hand side.
3. Read the entire training manual.
4. If you meet the requirements, you can submit an application. A link to do so can be found a Section #9 of the Training Manual.

FAQs:

Coming Soon!

Other Guild History:

The game that started it all was Star Wars Galaxies. The leadership of Primus Pilus is the same leadership that was responsible for the famous Alpha Company (A Coy) on the Valcyn Server.

Alpha Company has also played other MMOs such as LORTO (Riders of the Riddermark), Pirates of the Burning Sea (West Indies Squadron) and WOW (Wipe Club).