The Grey Company...A company of rangers gathered from the breadth of the north-lands, travelling south to answer Aragorn's call to battle. The rangers fighting in Enedwaith are known as The Grey Company. It is also the name of their reputation faction.

In following the suit of this tradition, the Kin was called the Stonewall Company.

Arkenstone was chosen as the server because we already have an established guild of friends on this server that can assist Stonewall members in gearing up and questing, along with answering questions and teaching the mechanics of this game.

A Stonewall guild was chosen, instead of joining an existing kin, because it keeps the Fleet members together, instead of taking them away from the Fleet by joining another Kin with a separate vent server.

LOTRO is a game I have played for 3 years, and in my opinion, is the best MMO on the market. Enormous content, technical battles, top notch Events, and some of the best artistry I have ever seen in a game. Turbine has bent over backwards to really give a gaming community all it could ever ask for and then some. As a free to play game, one can spend time in the game, take a break to play other things, and come back without obligation. Dungeons are broken down into 3, 6, 12, and 24 man content, so no matter how many you have online, there is always much to do. Dungeons can also be set to any level to accommodate higher levels playing with lower levels. 5 major, month long, events are thrown every year. Spring, summer, fall winter and the anniversary Events, along with weekend events such as Dwarven Treasure hunting and Hobbit Farmers Market among others. Personal and Kin housing with so many decoration items that one cannot even begin to collect or display it all, including items from boss kills and holiday events. And a built in program that allows your toon to play music. Any music by any artist in the known world. I tend to play "Another one bits the dust" when members are creamed. Also ground and Mounted combat. This is just some of what this game offers.

With Turbine announcing release of the Helms Deep battle expansion due out in November, a pre-release 2 month long event in game for the expansion, and the Fall/ Halloween event due to start in Oct in Bilbo Baggins haunted basement, I had mentioned this to a few fellow Fleeties. And a few of them showed interest in this game, prompting me to post for other Fleet member interest. And with 8 members already playing, and a few others showing interest on the forums here, a Kinwas created for easier communication and due to the fact that it takes 3 months to acquire a kin house from the date of Kin creation. This was more about a place for Fleet and their friends to be, than any big recruitment or domination of this server. Which, btw, has no other actively recruiting gay guild. Nor was it intended to be a full time game, but instead be a lay over or bounce between game. Tho the future changes and maybe someone,else,would care to make it more. Permission was really being asked for use of a vent channel and maybe one line of the forums for communication. I guess I should've made that more clear, but not knowing the admirals or captains, or the complicated way that things are done around here, it never occurred to me that this would be a problem since the Fleet had presence in STO, SWtoR, GW2, and Neverwinter already. Nor was there intent to step on toes.

So, if anyone has any questions, about anything, id suggest asking me here, in the vent, in STO, or LOTRO.

Anyone interested in playing LOTRO... make a toon and once out of the tutorial, either find us on vent, or contact us in game for an invite. All are welcome, no matter your time devotion or availability. Barring the dungeons,skirmishesand a few subset elite areas, the entire game can be soloed from level 1-85 for members who prefer to go it alone. However for dungeon and elite content, Ventrilo will be required.

The Stonewall Company, Arkenstone

Galazeal - Dax
Fragnakdru - Myst
Baothezar - Meta
Ronuku - Eurrsk
Laetharis - Laethan
Gilfalos - Parker
Seandas - Sean
Argendeth - Lucas
Bashareth - Heaf

On another note. Is anyone having problems with adding turbine points to their account wallets?

It has been named the Stonewall Company. Do go in line with the other Silver Fox company that you follow part of the story line with. In case you are wondering a Company is a military unit usually consisting of 85-250 members.

I would of recommended The Stonewall Fellowship but i think a name was picked already but i canne remember what it was.

Yeah, I like the guild name "The Fellowship of Stonewall"! B)

The problem with Knights of the White Lady is that their membership rules entail a rather substantial commitment to playing time to even be allowed in the guild. I simply don't have the time to play in the manner they desire of all their members. Also, they're RP-focussed--if that's not your thing, then it's going to be an awkward fit.

I believe there is a need in LOTRO for a more casual LGBTQ fellowship (Stonewall Fellowship, or Fellowship of the Stone Wall, maybe?), and we are equipped to fill that need.

I haven't played, only know the quote, but that is indeed what it's from. :D Well spotted.

Quote by RasterPup

R.R.W. Strigis (T'varo stealth bomber)
"If knowledge is power, then to be unknown is to be unconquerable."

You played Birth of The Federation I'd wager ;)

U.S.S. Ruane (Armitage escort carrier)
"Carpe nothis!" ("Get the bastards!")

R.R.W. Strigis (T'varo stealth bomber)
"If knowledge is power, then to be unknown is to be unconquerable."

I hate you all, I'll be rolling an elven warden on Arkenstone, or maybe guardian? Decisions!!

U.S.S. Zia "Crescit eundo," 'It grows as it goes'
U.S.S. Enjolras "He makes no vain sacrifice who fights for a cause. All here are ready to die so that our brothers may live as free men. Liberty... sweet liberty... come fight with those who defend you."
U.S.S. Paradox "If I could turn back time"
U.S.S. Night Fury "L’âme ne se rend pas au désespoir sans avoir épuisé toutes les illusions." 'The soul does not give itself up to despair until it has exhausted all illusions.'
U.S.S. Vengeance "There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred,No sorrow like separation,No sickness like hunger of heart, and no joy like the joy of freedom"
U.S.S. HephaestionLight dispels darkness. Wisdom dispels ignorance.
U.S.S. Silver Hammer"Bang! Bang!" or "Joan was quizzical..."

As previously quoted by WhiteOnMyoji in this thread, it's not our custom to create guilds in games that have been open for several years. Instead focusing on newer games with larger member bases and not competing with other glbt guilds in those games. I know of Knights of the White Lady that's currently active in LOTRO and several Stonewall members are members there as well.

That being said, there's no reason why you can't start a group here and create a guild in-game. Create a group on the site and use to organize the guild and you're welcome to post about it on our forums. Any Stonewall members that are interested I'm sure will be able to find out about it.

I would also encourage you to name is something other than Stonewall Guardians to prevent confusion with the Neverwinter guild.

God dammit you guys better not succeed here i mean if this takes off i will never forgive you because i know full well i will end up getting dragged in and im totally playing too many games as it is :P

I hope we eventually start a kinship or establish a formal relationship with an existing LGBT one. If we do, we may even recruit some of their players to join us in STO...

I've made a rune keeper named Argendeth in Arkenstone if yall want to look me up!

Ohh, this is a delightful Topic! :cheer:

USS Oberon, Luna Class:

Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire,
I do wander every where,
Swifter than the moon's sphere

-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

USS Nautilus, Temporal Science Vessel:

“We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams.”
― H.G. Wells

USS Aurora, Vesta Class:

“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
― Alfred Tennyson

USS Edison, Regent Class Cruiser:

“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.”
― Thomas A. Edison

USS Allegiant, Chimera Class Destroyer:

“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

RRW Hello Kitty:

かわいいか
怖い船とか
どちらかな

Kawaii ka
Kowai fune to ka
Dochira kana

Do you think it's cute?
Or a terrifying ship?
I so wonder which.

...Yes, it's a haiku* that I wrote during my lunch break so it kind of sucks. Don't sue me or send this to my Japanese teacher.

*It's actually Senryuu but who's keeping track.