Some time ago, I announced that clans may request the ability to
formally ally with other RP organisations. In connection with this, we
are introducing a special designation for clans that uphold high
roleplaying standards: High Clans.

High Clan status is reserved for clans that are strictly in-character
and add to the depth of Achaea's roleplay. These are the current
benefits that High Clans will receive:

- Ability for the clan leader to title clan members.
- Ability to declare organisational relations with other RP orgs.
- High Clans will not count towards your max clan slots.
- Listing in a help scroll for High Clans.

Minimum requirements to become a High Clan:

- The clan leader must post a clearly stated IC mission statement/clan
charter, smiliar to the help scrolls for a House, in the clan's news
post. This charter should contain, at minimum, the RP goals of the clan
and the methods by which the clan intends to achieve those goals. The
goals and methods may evolve during the clan's lifespan, but any
significant changes may result in loss of the High Clan status pending a
new application.

- The clan must operate under that charter for at least 5 Achaean years
after the posting of said charter.
- The clan must, of course, be a strictly IC one, with no OOC
communication permitted on its channel or newsboard.
- The clan must have at minimum ten members who are active within the
clan.
- The clan head must have at least 500 hours played.
- No secret clans.

What will improve a clan's chances of being designated a High Clan:

- A mutual affiliation with an existing RP organisation such as a city,
House, Divine Order, et cetera.
- Clan leader and members with strong, consistent, established
roleplaying history. If your rolepoints are often docked because you
have a predilection for shouting RL pop song lyrics, your clan is
probably not going to be approved.
- Existing history as a consistent and active RP clan prior to the
availability of this designation.

Application process:

- The clan leader must submit an email to aspasia@achaea.com with this
information:
o 1. The name of your clan.
o 2. Your character's name.
o 3. The article # of the post in the clan news section with the clan's
mission statement.
o 4. Any background information about the clan as relevant.
- Wait at least one RL month for the processing of the application and
review of the clan.
- You will receive notice of approval or rejection. If rejected, you may
not apply again for a period of at least 2 RL months.
- You may email aspasia@achaea.com in advance if you have questions
about the content of your mission statement.

Penned by My hand on the 24th of Ero, in the year 510 AF.