After a history of being in large, impersonal guilds, the original founders of the Court of Foxes (Vulpes and Celescia) decided, rather than to unhappily drift from one guild to another, to start their own family, with the foundation of their own values and beliefs. Thus was born the Court of Foxes.
While not entirely correlative to the roleplaying experience, they believed that Buddhism, as a map of ethics, (regardless of religious background) was integral to happily co-exist with all walks of life. In short, characteristics such as bigotry, greed, arrogance and the like would not be tolerated in their new family. Whether it was an idealistic little social experiement or not, they strongly believed in creating a kind, strong, familial unit and not a hierarchal chatgroup. We, the current guild leaders, intend on seeing that their vision continues to shape the guild today.
As for explicit, game-related rules, we've not many:
- First and foremost, we are a family. No one expects you to agree with everything that someone says, as that would be unreasonable. But there should be a sense of unity among guild members. We are all here to help one another -- otherwise, what is the point in being a guild? "High school" dramas, cliques, favoritism, and infighting are not welcome here.
- Exhibit some desire to roleplay. Out-of-character interaction is fine, but Nimue is a roleplaying server, after all. This is more about allowing everyone to have fun, rather than forcing anyone to write some elaborate back-story for their character. If you have no tolerance for roleplay, then this is obviously not the place for you. If you want to write a detailed history for your character, then by all means do so, but do not expect everyone else to follow suit.
- If not helpful, at least be polite to your fellow guild mates. The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked. We were all new to the game, once upon a time. So do not be afraid to ask questions, and show the same courtesy to those who do ask questions as you would've liked to be treated, given the same circumstances.
Also be aware that our alliance has some guidelines on family etiquette which should be known to you, particularly if you are of sufficient rank to use the alliance chat channel. You can read about them on the alliance website, by following this link: http://www.thefoleyfamily.org/daoc/traditions.cfm#3.