Pens
The clan pens were sets of limited-edition banner pens designed by the Wilderness Guardians. A total of 2,000 pens were produced - 1,000 each for RuneFest 2010 and RuneFest 2011.
2010
The 2010 pens were designed by His Lordship. They came in three colours (red, orange, and blue), and all featured an identical "banner" which could be retracted to reveal information about the clan. The front side had a WG logo (visible even when the banner was retracted), a screenshot from The Great War, the design of the WG t-shirt, and the following points:
- Led by Runescape's longest serving clan leader
- Play when you like, how you like
- Over 100 types of events
- Endorsed by JaGeX
- Established in 2003
- All timezones
- Best clan website:
www.wildernessguardians.com
The back of the banner had a Flash background using characters from The Wilderness Guardians (2010 Machinima), and the following text:
Well... this sucks.
I'm His Lordship, leader of the Wilderness Guardians, and I have the ridiculous task of describing my legendary clan on this tiny sheet of paper. Well, here goes nothing.
Think of any clan you know. My clan is all of that, and more. You're not going to find a clan with a more experienced leader (I founded WG in 2003), or one with as many events (100+ types of events and counting), and you definitely won't come across clans more famous than us. I mean, we have the best website of all clans, a T-Shirt, and we even received endorsement on the Runescape main page. We've been raising the standards of Runescape clanning since before this game became a hit, and we want to keep it that way. We know that when it comes to clans, bigger is better. That's why I'm asking you to take just five minutes of your time to check us out and join the family if you like what you see. Unfortunately, this sheet of paper is about to run out, so why don't you browse our award-winning website (www.wildernessguardians.com) and put our reputation to the test?
On 16 July 2010, His Lordship offered a list of items to WG and asked members which they were most likely to pick up if they were at RuneFest. More than half of the votes were for pens[1], and His Lordship posted the text for the back of the banner the next day.[2] The final design was released on 27 July.[3] The pens were manufactured by Fuzhou Vibbon Handicraft Co., at a cost of USD $470 for all 1,000 pens and delivery costs. $300 was paid by His Lordship, and a further $170 was donated by other WG members.[4]
The majority of the pens were given away at RuneFest and the community-hosted "The Night Before" event. RuneScape Community founder W13 received a pen and posted a photo in an article on RSC - resulting in a surge of membership applications to WG within a week of RuneFest. ~200 pens were given directly to Jagex, and WG received positive comments on a "thank you" topic posted on the RuneScape forums from Jagex Mods Stevew, Raven, Emilee, and Poppy.[5]
On 23 September 2010 His Lordship announced that he had 20 pens remaining, which were made available exclusively to WG members.[6]
2011
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References
- ↑ His Lordship (16 July 2010), "If You Were At Runefest", IPB1. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (17 July 2010), "Well, This Sucks", IPB1. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (27 July 2010), "Hurry and Judge", IPB1. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (21 July 2010), "Wildguard Pen Fund", IPB1. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ Runefest 2010, RuneScape Clans Wiki. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (23 September 2010), "20 WG Pens Remain", IPB1. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
