The Sabres
| The Sabres | |
|---|---|
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| 1999 - 2013 | |
| Motto: RuneScape's Oldest Clan - Protectors of the Innocent, Defenders of Honour | |
| Type • Ideologies | F2P/P2P multi clan Honour ARPK |
| Games | Cyber Wars, RSC, RS2, OSRS |
| Founders | Star Sabre Moon Sabre |
| Key players | Mortus Sabre (Leader) Ghost Sabre/Ganja Sabre (Leader) Sabre Chilli (Leader) |
| Colours • Heraldry | Red Team-47 Cape Red Cape |
| Website | thesabreclan.com (Archive) |
| Forums | thesabreclan.com/forum/ (Archive) |
| Chats | #TheSabres (SwiftIRC, defunct) |
The Sabres (TS, also known as The Sabre Clan) was a RuneScape clan founded by Star Sabre and Moon Sabre in 1999, within the Jagex game Cyber Wars. TS was one of only two clans known to have existed prior to the release of RuneScape (the other being 'The' Clan), making them the first and oldest clan of RuneScape.[1] TS was the first ally of the Wilderness Guardians, and the two clans had three separate alliances over the course of their history. TS fell into inactivity around 2013, and two former leaders subsequently joined WG - one of which was Ghost Sabre, who is now the current OSRS leader of WG.
First Alliance
9 December 2003 - 2004
On 9 December 2003, 3 days after WG was founded on 6 December, Mortus Sabre posted a reply to WG's recruitment topic on the Rune Village fansite's forums. His Lordship remembered it being similar to:
Finally, a clan with morals. You have the support of the Sabres.
Unsure what the post implied, His Lordship took the opportunity to request an alliance. TS became WG's first ally on 9 December 2003. WG would also subsequently join The Federation, a syndicate of clans (including TS) which shared similar principles of Honour and ARPKing.
The first alliance lasted until sometime in late 2004, when an internal crisis led to TS ending all alliances, including WG's. However, TS did host a bronze war for WG, The Synergy, and other allied clans on 11 December 2004.[2] They also took part in a five-way iron war during WG's 1st Anniversary celebrations, alongside WG, Syn, Fear, and the Legends Legion.[3]
Second Alliance
2005 - 2006
In early 2005, WG approached TS again requesting a new alliance, and the proposal was accepted.[4] In mid-2005, The Federation was restarted by six major ARPK clans, including WG and TS. However, WG left the Federation around late 2005, but retained its alliances with TS and The Synergy.
Not much else is recorded in WG's written history concerning the second alliance with TS. However, it is known that the alliance was broken once again in 2006. According to His Lordship, Kira Sabre/Sneak Sabre ended the alliance after months of attempting to do so. Kira has denied this.[5]
Third Alliance
13 November 2009 - ~2013
On 10 November 2009, TS leader Sabre Chilli approached WG for a third alliance, and the proposal was accepted by WG Council member Darth Magul on 13 November. The third alliance lasted for around three years, and was considered the most fruitful and beneficial out of all of WG's alliances.
On 22 November 2009, TS asked WG to AC for a PvP war, which was crashed by a dishonourable clan, Noobs Incorporated. Several days later on 6 December (WG's birthday), WG and TS hosted an allied PK trip and encountered NI. The allying clans went on to clear NI twice throughout the night, and sustained no casualities in either of the engagements.[6] Subsequently, allied raids under the moniker "WS" or "SG" became a weekly occurence, along with WG's junior clan Descendant Guardians. These were often considered the most successful out of all of WG's raids at the time.
The last recorded and significant PvP event involving TS was a bronze war against DG on 6 November 2011, which DG won.[7] TS's activity within RuneScape began to diminish over the course of 2012 and 2013, though the clan had no official date of closure[8], and thus the alliance was never officially ended. However, the clan's community remained active for several years afterwards, and two former leaders (Ghost Sabre (formerly Ganja Sabre)[9] and Sabre Chilli[10], the latter of which was the last official leader of TS) later applied to and were accepted into WG. Ghost Sabre would later succeed Mojo as the OSRS Leader of WG.
Real Life
During the third alliance, several members of each clan would attend a real life event hosted by the other clan. Vio, a former Sabre who left and joined WG in 2009, attended both of TS's first real life meetings on 14 August and 6 November 2010 (as WG Keanu). Sean Sabre of TS and an emissary to WG attended Runefest 2010 with the clan, and was featured in several iconic photos of the clan while wearing a WG t-shirt, despite not being a member of the clan. TS Leader Sabre Chilli attended Runefest 2011 with WG the following year.
References
- ↑ King Sabre, "The Official Sabre History", The Runescape Sabre Clan. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ↑ His Lordship (8 December 2004), "Bronze War Involving Many Clans", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (3 January 2005), "New Ally!", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Lynx Sabre (6 February 2005), "Allying", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ (Dead link), The Sabre Clan
- ↑ WG Keanu (16 December 2009), "Wilderness Guardians + The Sabres F2P PK - 6 December 2009 ", YouTube. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Vio (6 November 2011), DG vs The Sabres (Bronze War), YouTube. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Sabre Chilli (28 January 2013), "RE: What Happened To The Sabre Clan?", RuneScape Community. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015, retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Ganja Sabre (30 September 2016), "(07) Lucid Sabre", SMF. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Chilli (2 February 2014), "(SG) Mascherano", SMF. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
