2.5. Collect 10 silver
10 silver is an insignificant amount to any established player in the game. You will spend
more than that restocking your character with supplies between exp hunting. However, if
you are brand new to the game this can be a seemingly large amount to get You can
adventure and level up and save your coppers and within a few hours you will have 10
silver. If you are impatient, one of the fastest methods is to get a low end fishing pole and

fish your way to 10 silver. Within 90min you can have fished up enough things to sell to
have the silver to buy the charter. You could always beg for it from other players but it isnt
very socially acceptable for a guildmaster to be begging for a paultry 10 silver. So if you
are new to the game, spend a little time and earn the silver or get your soon to be
guildmates to each donate some.
2.6. Visit the Guildmaster NPC
Now that you have your guildmates (who need to be online at this time) or your plan to get
signatures and you know your ranks and you know your guildname and you have your 10
silver, you are ready to create your guild. To do that you need to find an NPC (Non Player
Character) that is titled “Guildmaster”. There is one in each of the three cities for each
faction. Here is where you can find each one:
The Horde:
Thunderbluff: At the top of the western lifts, there is a building immediately on the right.
Standing in the doorway is the guildmaster
Orgimmar: As you enter the city through the main gate, take a sharp left and go up the
inclined road. Right ahead of you is a building called the Embassy and the guildmaster is
in there on the right.
Undercity: This city is underground so first you need to work your way through the above
ground ruins and take an elevator below. All elevators empty you out in the middle circle
of the city (the whole city is a giant circle with inner and outer rings). At the center of this
inner ring is the bank. Around this inner ring, in one of the cubby holes, is the guildmaster
The Alliance:
Stormwind: This is a typical sprawling human city laid out in different sectors. Entering
through the main gate, go into the first building on your left and you will find the
guildmaster standing by the fire.
Ironforge: This dwarf city has a lot in common with Undercity. It too is a circle with an
inner and outer ring much like Undercity but done in typical dwarven flair. The
guildmaster is in one of the shops in the inner ring.

Darnassus: The nightelf city has a much different look and feel to it than most players are
used to. It is done very well in the motif of the night elf. The guildmaster is not far from
the main entrance to the city.
If all else fails and you cannot locate the NPC easy, ask a guard. If you pass your mouse
over a guard and the talk/thought bubble comes up then you can talk to that guard and get
directions. Click on the guard and select the appropriate category. He will then mark your
map with a small red flag to show you were to go.
Once you have located the guildmaster NPC, talk to them. A menu will popup that will
include 2 or more options (some guildmasters are also tabard designers so there may be
more than 2 options). One of them will be Purchase A Guild Charter. Another will be
Register A Guild. You want to select the Purchase A Guild Charter option.
Upon selecting that option, you will be prompted to enter your guild name. Enter the
name you wanted for your guild and click the ok button. At this point the game will
validate your guild name. It must pass all of the following checks to be approved:
●No other guild on any server within the realm must be using that name
●It must comply with all Terms of Service checks (like for profanity)
●It can contain no numbers (There will be no Fluffy Bunnies 2 guilds in existance)
●It can contain no special characters (like $ % ^ # @ &)
You CAN have the following features included in your guild name:
●It can be multiple words separated by spaces
●You can chose to make it all lower case
●You can mix upper and lower case
●You can use the word Horde or Alliance in your name
If your guild name fails a check, a message will be displayed indicating the problem.
Correct the problem and click the OK button again to have the new name revalidated.

Once your guild name passes the checks, a charter (which looks like an open scroll) will
appear in your backpack. Press B (or F12) to open your backpack and see the item. A
message will be displayed to you indicating that you purchased a guild charter for XXXX
guild name.
If you double click your charter you will see it has your chosen guild name at the top, 10
spaces for signatures and your signature occupying one of the spots.
2.7. Find Your Friends and Have Them Sign Your Charter
Now that you have found the guildmaster and paid your 10 silver and successfully created
your guild charter, you need to obtain all of the necessary signatures. You must have 10
signatures from 10 different characters that are located on 10 different accounts (it cannot
be 5 chars from your account and 5 chars from a buddies) on the charter in order to
complete it.
Double click the charter. It will open a window that lists the guild name and all 10 spaces
for signatures and will show your signature in the first slot of the charter. At the bottom of
the charter is a button that you can click to request a signature of someone.
●You can only request a signature from an unguilded character
●The account that owns the unguilded character can have chars in another guild
●The character that signed your charter should not also sign anyone else’s charter
until yours has been turned back in or things could get bugged
●The account that signs the charter cannot have signed it on any other characters,
although other characters on the account could be signatories of other active
charters that have not yet been turned in.
Seek out your 9 other guildmates or request help from unguilded characters in the area.
You must complete this step AND the next step BEFORE you logout. If you logout before
completing this and the next step, your charter will vanish and you will need to earn 10
more silver and buy a new charter and begin this step again.
To request a signature of someone:
●Target an unguilded player by single left clicking on them
●Click the Request Signature button on your open charter

●They will get a message on their window indicating you are inviting them to sign
your charter. So if they are not guildmates of yours, it would be a good idea to ask
them first.
●If they click Yes and accept the invite, their name will appear in one of the empty
slots on your charter
When you have all 10 signatures, and before you log off, move on to and complete the
next step.
2.8. Turn in Your Charter to the Guildmaster NPC
If you are at this step, you should have a valid guild charter that has 10 signatures on it.
Return to any guildmaster NPC. It does not have to be the same one you purchased the
charter from.
Talk to the Guildmaster and select the menu option to Register A Guild. The guildmaster
NPC will search your backpack for a completed charter. If you are not carrying a charter,
or if the one you are carrying does not contain all 10 signatures, an error is returned
indicating that you cannot register your charter and the reason why not.
If you do have a charter that contains all 10 signatures you will get a message back
indicating that:
●Your guild was formed
●Your guild name is XXXX (whatever you registered)
●You are a founding member of the guild
Since you cannot see your own name and guildname hovering over your own characters
head, look around at the other signatories and you will now see, in green letters, your
guild name hovering over their heads.
If you type “/GU Hello“ then you will speak the word Hello into guildsay and all of the other
founding members will hear it.

Congratulations! You have now formed a new World of Warcraft guild. However, there
remains much work to be done and many lessons left to learn if you want your guild to
survive.