19th May 2004
Several forum friends gather to discuss their excitement for the upcoming MMO shown during 2004's E3 for Everyone titled Guild Wars, they decide to name themselves the Charter Vanguard.

29th Oct 2004
Charter Vanguard [CV] the guild, which had grown significantly since its first ad, is first created in-game with Astral Deathseer as its leader. About this time, the guild also finds a new home in official fansite Guild Wars Ogaming where its members begin to host several forum role-plays that they might participate in in-between alpha and beta tryouts.

28th Apr 2005
Guild Wars is launched, and CV emerges with Uthar Lanx in the forefront as its guild leader, and a website designed by officer Vlad Money. Unfortunately, a portion of CV had grown to expect a larger emphasis on role-play vs linear gameplay, and thus decide not to purchase the game.

June 2005
About this time leadership is handed to CV's 3rd leader Uber X. Officers at this point are Halftoe, Fezz, Vlad Money, Harith, and Tool Oiad.

Aug 2005
An argument breaks out between several officers and members that ends in a split into a second guild, The Covenant [CoV]. Disheartened at the then ailing guild of slightly more than ten, Uber disappears leaving a surprise for PvP officer Fezz, who logs in one day to find himself the 4th leader of CV.

Being a generally quiet person, Fezz finds little faith in his leadership from the guild. But he strives nonetheless to save his beloved guild.

8th Nov 2005
[CoV] activity fades and its remaining members decide to merge with CV once more.

Fezz promotes ex-members of CoV Devabriel and Aiden Drake, new webmaster Talia and PvPer Zach to officership.

12th Nov 2005
CV has its first Acceptance Ceremony in its Wizards Hall.

Dec 2005
Zach quickly grows impatient with CV's state of PvP, and decides to leave with 9 other members to form their own guild [Fate], ambitious to climb the GW PvP ladder.

Feb 2006
For the first time, members get a chance to satisfy a voting quota that would qualify new potential officer Sizz for Zach's former spot. The quota is filled and Sizz is promoted.

Mar 2006
Factions is around the corner, and three new officers; Nuva, Tibbs and Saul, are promoted to facilitate a quickly growing guild.

[Fate] breaks apart, and some of its members return to CV.

18th Apr 2006
CV has a meeting with prospective allies Heroes of Talia [HoT], and Order of the Silent Whispers [Shhh]. A deal is forged - an alliance is formed between leader [Shhh], later renamed Pirates of the Tortuga Concord [Trtl], and members HoT, CV, Knights of Darkness [KoD] and God's Chosen [ GC] at the launch of Factions.

21st May 2006
Trtl turns into a faction farming alliance which doesn't sit well with many. Members HoT, CV, KoD and GC decide to leave to create a new alliance named Free Spirits of the Jade Sea [FS], joined by smaller guilds Tyrian Explorers League [TEL] and The Forgotten Dragons [TFD] that had previously applied to Trtl.

Strider and Anne are promoted to officer.

28th June 2006
The Samurai Pizza Cats [MEOW] join the FS alliance.

11th Aug 2007
CV launches the pilot episode of Fire of the Covenant, a dramatization of its long running forum role play, acted and voice acted by members of CV and FS. FotC eventually stretches into two 13 and 12 episode seasons that prove a hit on YouTube.



28th Aug 2006

The Twilight Wardens [TxW] (guild created by former member of CV) join the FS alliance.

Due to disagreements concerning the AC rules, MEOW leaves the alliance.

6th Sept 2006
Relentless Fury [FuRy] merges with CV.

15th Oct 2006
Pirates of the Searing [YoHo] (guild created by former member of HoT) applies. An internal dispute erupts over their entry, initiating the departure of KoD.

7th Jan 2007
The Shadow Knights of Hades [SKH] joins the alliance.

TxW disbands suddenly, and its members merge with CV.

24th Feb 2007
The Myth of Phoenix [Myth] joins the alliance.

5th Mar 2007
Aequitas Deis [AD] joins the alliance.

24th Apr 2007
Ogaming is sold to another company and CV gets news that its GW forum may soon be no more, so CV moves to a private server, and copies over thousands of posts from Ogaming for the sake of memory.

28th Apr 2007
Keepers of Truth [KoT] merges with CV.

19th May 2007
CV celebrates its 3rd birthday.

The Ascolan Lords [tal] joins the alliance.

15th June 2007
Member Erdian passes away and a wake is held in his honor.

30th June 2007
Cain is promoted to officer.

31st Aug 2007
Leoneri is promoted to officer.

12th Sept 2007
CV gets GotW on the official site, and its memberbase goes above 100 and into a waiting list.

13th Oct 2007
CV decides to leave FS and form a private alliance of two CV guilds, taking in all who are on the waiting list into CV2 Fire of the Covenant.

6th Oct 2007
Tyr is promoted to officer.

6th Jan 2008
Missy is promoted to officer.

25th Jan 2008
After nearly 3 years of leadership, Fezz decides to hand it over to CV's 5th leader Sizz.

2nd Feb 2008
Mac is promoted to officer.

19th May 2008
CV celebrates its 4th birthday.

24th May 2008
Cole is promoted to officer.

1st June 2008
Ancient Shaolin Guardians [ASG] merges with CV.

3rd July 2008
Member Eziekial Stone (Josh) passes away, and a wake is held in his honor.

25th July 2008
Atom and Sean are promoted to officer.

20th Oct 2008
CV3 Chartered Vacation is set up for more than 1mth inactives.

2nd Feb 2009
Zakuro and Drunkpuppy are promoted to officer.

19th May 2009
CV celebrates its 5th birthday


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