End of the line of Royal Succession!
So here we've come, at long last.
After having weathered crises and debacles that consumed many guilds before us.
After having raided continuously for almost half a decade; hitting milestone after milestone over the course of those years, and ending that run while at the height of our strength.
Now here we've finally come, at the final destination that awaits any guild.
We arrive at this juncture with mellowed acceptance of the fact that our time in the raiding scene has come to a close, and also the understanding that the end of the road is not an occurrence to fixate on with regret, but a point that marks our turn to loosen up and celebrate what has been a breathtakingly long, successful, meaningful, memorable, and inexpressibly precious journey.
I thank everyone with the utmost sincerity who had a hand to play in making our run the odyssey that it was. I can't put into words how proud I am of what you helped make possible. We persevered relentlessly through some impossible circumstances, and always came out stronger, and closer. We kicked this off in the spring of 2013, from humble beginnings and having modest expectations, starting out as friends - and now here we reach the end of our road, a couple of months after our 4th birthday as a guild, finishing as a family. Thank you to everyone who remained with us till the end of the line. Thank you to those who understandably took their leaves prematurely to attend to other obligations who might or might not be around to read this. Thank you to everyone who came in the guild before me who I might not have had the pleasure to meet yet. Thank you to Warmane for hosting the servers where our players could come together to have the great times we've had. Royal Bloodline's raiding odyssey represents over 4 years of unbroken succession and inheritance of the legacy left behind by any player who's ever left their mark upon the guild. Royal Bloodline's retirement from raiding represents the end of an era, but more importantly, the ushering of a new one, however those newer chapters write themselves! What it does NOT represent, however, is the end of Royal Bloodline's existence. Royal Bloodline as a guild will of course continue to exist indefinitely, functioning as a social avenue for players who were in the guild once upon a time. The contents of the guild's Shivtr site are being opened to public view to serve as a gallery of the guild's extensive history.
Today, on 28th Oct 2017, Royal Bloodline officially announces its retirement from our scheduled 25-man Heroic Raiding.
Take heart, my friends, in the fact that you're a part of the legend that Royal Bloodline is. Take heart in the fact that wherever you go, you'll always keep a piece of the guild with you. The officer team of Royal Bloodline wishes you the best in your post-RB endeavours!
Stay awesome and lovely as always!
P.S.
The pic above is the original in case Schatten tries to Photoshop himself in later.