Advancing through the ranks requires a few things. First of all, remaining in good standing with the guild. Attending a certain amount of events. Hosting some of your own. Most notably, you'll need to complete the Trials of Progression for your Division to advance beyond Warbrand. 

Recruits in the Vanguard are typically already accomplished soldiers or warriors in some sense. They were recruited by the Vanguard after being recognized for their prowess.

Dragoons have completed their training and are starting to get accustomed to their Division.

Warbrands are seasoned veterans of the Vanguard. They show their grit during the branding ceremony by holding a burning coal in their bare hand.

Ironguards are exceptional soldiers who have successfully completed many difficult missions and trials. They have earned the right to create and wield a masterwork weapon of their own.

A Bael Guard is the best at what they do. They are seen as an expert in their field and can wear a custom uniform to their own specification.

Trials of Progression by Division

Infantry: https://dwarvenvanguard.com/category/2/article/28/infantry-trials
Mountaineers: https://dwarvenvanguard.com/category/2/article/29/mountaineer-trials
Medical: https://dwarvenvanguard.com/category/2/article/31/medical-trials
Sorcerers: https://dwarvenvanguard.com/category/2/article/30/sorcerer-trials

Rank Progression

Recruit to Dragoon

- Attend 5 RP or RP-PVP events with the Vanguard …

Thanks to Maxen and the Warcraft Conquest community for allowing us to use this system!

Unless specified otherwise by the person leading the event, we typically use the popular Conquest system at our events.
Simplified ruleset: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uWgbEss5eeHPUwn3yROz4JuiYSbTq1JdxiMGy1a2pGY/edit?usp=sharingoqOW2vHDXMbp7sjj4Wbj7UqMxTbtaPc
Character sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rvEzXj1y1JX-_d5f0e_E9yMV1u43D0UatOnQQEr0Ojo

Join the official Conquest Discord for more information.

Conquest Overview

- Players start with 10 health
- A player who lost all their health will be "knocked out" until healed.
- You can take or deal damage based on your combat roll:

Roll 1: You take 6 damage
Roll 2-3: You take 3 damage
Roll 4-6: You take 2 damage
Roll 7-9: You take 1 damage
Roll 10: No effect
Roll 11-13: Deal 1 damage
Roll 14-16: Deal 2 damage
Roll 17-19: Deal 3 damage
Roll 20: Deal 6 damage

Healing:
Damage dealt in a combat roll may be applied as healing to your own or an allied player’s character, so long as you whisper that player so …

1. Guild members and recruits should have a good understanding of the English language.
2. Please remain respectful at all times when using /say or /yell in an OOC capacity.
3. Treat other players with respect. This includes stuff like not making suggesting comments, respecting chosen pronouns, being mature and generally maintaining our good reputation.
4. If you need to correct a misspelled word or phrase, do it in character. EX: If you say, "were was that?" Simply say in character, "Where even." or "Where, I mean." Do not have extended conversations in brackets.
5. Must uphold the name of the guild through quality roleplay. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it!
6. Must wear uniform at all times when attending in-character events with the guild.
7. Must understand and obey the hierarchy of the guild, and adhere to the strict military setting we have created. (Understand that we are laid back on certain things, but when it's time to be serious, be serious.)
8. Non-officers are limited to three characters total, AKA one main and two alts.
9. Your character name cannot be an exact of important lore characters or characters from fiction. EX: "Bilbo Baggins" is not allowed but "Bilbo Stonebraid" is allowed. …

MEDICAL TRIALS

SORCERER TRIALS

MOUNTAINEER TRIALS

INFANTRY TRIALS

NOTE: This system is the old RP system we used before switching to Conquest. This system is not in use anymore.

UNIFORMS

Anyone in the guild can tell you our uniform is up for debate at the best of times. Here's the current Vanguard uniform, which will stay this way for as long as I can manage.

All belts, weapons, and cloaks are up to YOUR consideration (Within reason)-- with the exception of the medical division, who MUST wear white cloaks. Shirts are entirely optional: Pick something a deep red. Most of the guild shirts are good, as is the Red Workman's Shirt.

Helms are mostly optional-- in the case of the infantry, where a helm is a matter of safety, however, they are not, and one should be kept on hand even if you only wear it when ordered to do so.

Plate:

Head: [Horned Cobalt Helm]

Obtained from:

Chest: [Thorium Armor]

Obtained from:

Shoulder: [Runic Plate Shoulders]

Obtained from:

Hands: [Khan'aish Gloves] OR [Shattered Hand Gauntlets]

Obtained from:

Legs: [Wasteland Burnished Legplates] OR [Wasteland Heavy Legguards] OR [Wasteland Armored Legguards]

Obtained from: Vendor Len at Arms in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms (Atop the Serpent's Spine-- NOT the PvP vendor Flight point, but the other one), OR Vendor Supplier Xin in Townlong Steppes. Cost is 7g90s38c.

Feet: [Khan'aish Greaves] …