JoBildo: Welcome to another one of Ten Ton
Hammer’s weekly Clan Interviews, where you can learn a lot about the patrons of
Funcom’s Age of Conan. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this
interview with us, Phalsadoom.

Phalsadoom: Thanks for talking with us, Jo. Always a pleasure to
talk about the gang.

JoBildo: Forget about it. Now, tell
us all a little bit about Brotherhood of Sacred Shadows

Phalsadoom: Well, we're a PvE Guild on the Derketo Server.
We've been around since November of 2007, and are an accumulation of several
guilds from various other MMO's. For instance, I used to be in Ten Ton Hammer’s
EQ II Chapter, and had been playing DDO up until Age of Conan released. We have
a variety of many members from several of the other MMO's and some that have
never played one before.

JoBildo: How would you guys classify
yourselves then? As I guild I mean, are you a tight-knit role-play clan,
a PvP clan, a cult of some sort?

Phalsadoom: We are a family-oriented PvE Guild, but a lot of us
like the hardcore aspects of AoC: raids, sieges, PvP Mini-games (well as much
as a PvE sever can offer us anyway). Some of us do like to Role-Play from time
to time, and we do appreciate the lore of the game.

JoBildo: Family-oriented but hardcore… so
like the Griswold’s Christmas Vacation then. Do you feel like sharing how the
Clan’s run? What’s the leadership like, and how do you guys delegate
authority? Basically, as I always ask - are you more Hitler or more
Gandhi?

Phalsadoom: You could say that... I think as the Guild Leader
that it's run fairly. We have several Officers that are in charge of different
foci of the game like Recruiting, Mentoring, Crafting, and so on. We also have
a Shadow Council which is comprised of six Officers and six regular members. The
council basically makes the rules and keeps the guild moving forward with
getting our focus on raids, sieges, promotions, and events. They do a good job
at keeping us busy now, and it's working out well. I guess you could call us
Gandhi-like clan but we (mainly I) have had my moments for tirades.

JoBildo: How many BOSS-folk are there
currently in your Clan?

Phalsadoom: We started out with over 300 at launch, but due to
many finding the game not very challenging as of late, some that really didn't
fit in, and currently with all the bugs, our numbers have dwindled off to
approximately 280, still all in all, a pretty fare size.

JoBildo: That’s massive really. Even
with the ebb and flow of people coming to and leaving the game, that’s
impressive. Changing the subject though, it’s a pretty popular thing in
terms of guilds and clans to host events on their respective servers. Is
that something BOSS ever does?

Phalsadoom: Not as of yet, about the closest to that I can think
of to date, was our Siege against another guilds Battle Keep this past week,
other then that I'd say no.

JoBildo: How about this one, to mix things
up a bit? If there was something you could ask Funcom for and it would be
granted immediately and added to the game, what would that be?

Phalsadoom: Well the first thing that really stands out to me as
a Guild Leader, is giving guilds/clans the ability to have much more control of
their guilds management. I think it would be great for guilds to have there own
insignias on a cloak, or even their city banners, and give us some better admin
tools, the ones we have are really bad. I think it would give us a feeling of
individuality in the game, and a symbol of pride.

JoBildo: Fair enough! You guys are
recruiting for new members, can you tell us what exactly it takes to become one
of the BOSS-mites? What’s required of a prospective member?

Phalsadoom: Well basically, no drama queens or kings. If you’re
dragging any drama-baggage with you, best just to keep on trucking. We are
really only looking for mature players, levels 70+ right now, and our focus is
leaning towards Guardians and Bear shamans, as there seems to be a short supply
and a greater demand on our server. We're not elitist, but we've gone through
the weeding out process already, and I'd rather not pick up that torch again.

JoBildo: Understandable, mate. Well that
concludes the interview. Thanks so much for taking the time to answer
these questions and letting the community know everything they could want to
know about Brotherhood of the Sacred Shadows. It’s been a pleasure.

Phalsadoom: Thanks Jo, it's been my pleasure as well getting
some one on one time with you to let the community know more about us. Looking
forward to talking with you again sometime soon!