Alliance

WG and allies The Sabres under the moniker "WS" battle against Noobs Incorporated, 2009

An alliance is formed by two or more clans who formally or informally agree to support each other in various aspects of the game.

Traditionally, a formal alliance only requires the two or more participating clans to list one another as allies in writing (usually on a clan website or in a forum). An informal alliance can be established simply through the leadership of both clans mutually agreeing upon peace terms (clans are almost always initially hostile when they encounter one another in the Wilderness) and engaging in allied activities. These range from joint events such as PK trips, wars, and non-PvP events, to providing services such as ACing (Anti-Crashing) their ally's fights and taking part in intra-clan competitions.

The first alliance established by the Wilderness Guardians was with The Sabres in December 2003. Since then, WG has shared alliances with many different clans, and been a member of two syndicates comprised of multiple allied clans – The Federation and the Justice Alliance. As of July 2019, WG does not have any formal alliances. The last allies of WG were the members of the Justice Alliance (Red Blade Hunters and Vanguard) in May 2017.

Historical Alliances

Historically WG has been an ally of the following clans, in chronologial order from the start of the alliance.

Clan	Prior Relation or Group	Alliance Formed	Alliance Ended	Duration
The Sabres	Federation	9 December 2003 Early 2005 13 November 2009	Late 2004 ~2006 ~2013	~5 years (total)
The Council of Dragons	Federation	3 January 2004	~January 2005	~1 year
GhostKnights	None	~August 2004	31 January 2005	~5 months
The Order	None	August 2004	December 2004	~4 months
RuneScape Scorpions	None	September 2004	~2006	~2 years
Fear; Phobia	Former rival	24 December 2004	June 2006	~18 months
Kentai Shadow	Federation	January 2005	August 2005	~7 months
Legends Legion	None	3 January 2005	unknown	unknown
Blades of Serenity	None	unknown (~2006)	~28 October 2007	unknown
The British Elites	Ally of TDM	21 July 2007	20 June 2010	3 years, 11 months
3v0luti0n_X	None	August 2007	~May 2009	~1 year, 9 months
The Death Monkeighs	Ally of TBE	22 April 2008	20 June 2010	2 years, 2 months
The BlacKnights	None	2 January 2012	~13 November 2012	~11 months
Red Blade Hunters	Justice Alliance	September 2016	May 2017	~8 months

Minor and Failed Alliances

Occasionally there have been attempts at alliances which either failed or did not last long enough to have any significant impact. These are:

The Royal Kingdom of Asgarnia*

2004 – 2005

RKoA was a clan founded on 18 September 2001. They were a Federation clan offered an alliance by WG in the early days of WG history, however further details regarding the alliance and its ending are unknown, and no other surviving records of RKoA have been found.

Ryu Saikoken'i

2004

RS was a clan founded in 2004. RS was a Japanese-based ARPK clan, and RS and WG listed each other as allies during 2004. Details regarding the ending of the alliance are unknown, though the last update to RS's website was on 26 May 2004.

The RuneScape Warriors

5 August 2004 – ?

RW was a clan founded during or before 2004. Record exists of an alliance being established between WG and RW on August 5 2004^{[citation needed]}. Further details regarding the alliance and its ending are unknown, and no other surviving records of RW have been found.

Death Jesters

Main article: Death Jesters

May 2005 - September 2005

DJ was an exodus of The Synergy formed in early 2005. They were one of the six clans which helped reform The Federation in May 2005, making them an indirect ally of WG - though the relationship between WG and DJ is not thought to have been of any significance. DJ fell into inactivity in 2006.

Reckoning Day

Mid-2006

RD was a clan founded in 2006. Following the severing of WG's alliance to Fear, RD proposed an alliance to WG which was accepted. However the relationship was short-lived as RD closed within a few weeks. An attempt at restarting RD was made in 2008, though the last record of the clan's activity was on 30 March 2009 and RD is presumed to have closed around this time.

Poison

6 June 2013

Poison was a clan founded in 2009. Poison was similarly sized to WG and had provided many clean and respectable fights, particularly in the early days of Old-School RuneScape - however, at least two of these fights were interfered with by Critical Damage, including WG's first war in Old-School RuneScape. In June 2013 Poison entered a crashwar (an intense form of rivalry) against CD. WG leadership considered joining the dispute which involved an alliance to Poison, but the proposal was met with a negative response from the rest of the clan. Plans for involvement in the crashwar were not executed, and the alliance was short-lived. Poison closed on or around 17 May 2017.

The Rising and New Blood

September 2016

TR is a clan founded in July 2007. TR and its junior clan NB would have become allies of WG by way of the Justice Alliance - though TR and NB took part in discussions during the foundation of Justice, neither really responded afterwards and the alliance was short-lived. Despite having closed and reopened at least once, as of 2020 TR was still an active clan in Old-School RuneScape - though their current status is unknown.

Sleeping Dragons

Main article: Sleeping Dragons

Sleeping Dragons (SD) was a clan founded in early 2005. SD was another exodus of The Synergy and helped reform The Federation in 2005, which would make them an indirect ally of WG. SD leader Kanchellsis offered WG a direct alliance on 26 April 2005 but the offer was rescinded due to SD not meeting WG's requirement of having 100 or more members (they had 66 at the time). SD has no further mentions in WG's history.

The Synergy*†

The 5-way iron war as part of WG's 2004 Anniversary, 7 January 2005. Zeonic Forces crashes, while Syn leader Wiz Ma Ter is seen in the chatbox.

Main article: The Synergy

The Synergy (Syn) was an exodus of WG formed by Eragon Cd in 2004. Shortly after opening, a rivalry began between WG and Syn, and hostilities lasted for around four or five months. Eventually, Eragon Cd and His Lordship worked out a peace treaty and an alliance. Syn also took part in WG's first Anniversary. In late 2004/early 2005 several exodi broke off from Syn including the Death Jesters and Sleeping Dragons, though Syn survived the breakup. Syn also helped restart The Federation in mid-2005, and even after WG left the Federation they retained their alliance with Syn. Details regarding the termination of the alliance are unknown. Syn closed on 24 April 2008.

Vanguard**

See also: Justice Alliance

September 2016 – May 2017

Vanguard (VNG) is a clan founded during or before 2016. VNG was similar to WG in terms of PvP status and considered one of the few surviving clans which retained a strict code of Honour. After a few successful allied events, WG and VNG established the Justice Alliance in late 2016. Despite a few minor issues in regards to members switching between clans, the alliance was overall a success for its lifespan but was broken along with the disbanding of Justice in early 2017. As of 2020, VNG is still an active clan within Old-School RuneScape.

Zero Tolerance

WG and ZT on an allied PK trip from ZT leader Torreoria's perspective, July 2010.

22 May 2009 – 24 October 2010

Zero Tolerance (ZT) is a clan formed in early 2009. ZT was an exodus of 3v0lution_X formed by Torreoria. His Lordship was aware of 3v0's issues and supported Torreoria, resulting in the ZT warlord offering an alliance on 30 April 2009. The offer was officially accepted on 22 May. The alliance lasted for over a year and was considerably successful, with ZT taking part in frequent allied PK trips, but was ended in late 2010 due to a broadening rift between the clans. ZT was active in Old-School RuneScape up until at least 2020.