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''11 December 2004''
 
''11 December 2004''
  
Day 1 consisted of the Veteran War, a Firefest, a public drop party, and a clan members only drop party in F2P - with over 1,000,000 coins worth of items dropped. Some clan members went on to host an impromptu [[PK trip|Raid]] afterwards.
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Day 1 consisted of three events, and some clan members went on to host an impromptu [[PK trip|Raid]] afterwards.
  
 
===The Veteran War===
 
===The Veteran War===
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{{Main|Anniversary#Veteran_War}}
  
 
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===The Firefest===
 
===The Firefest===
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{{Main|Anniversary#Firefest}}
  
 
<gallery>
 
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===The Clan Members Drop Party (F2P Edition)===
 
===The Clan Members Drop Party (F2P Edition)===
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A drop party was held for clan members in an underground cellar in Varrock, with over 1,000,000 coins worth of items dropped.
  
 
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''19 December 2004''
 
''19 December 2004''
  
Day 2 initially had Duel Arena and Agility Arena events planned. The Duel Arena event took place, in which His Lordship handed out items such as Dragonstone amulets and other valuables to anyone who could defeat him. The event was followed by several games of Castle Wars rather than Agility, where the Saradomin team won every game.
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Day 2 consisted of two events - a planned Agility Arena event was replaced with Castle Wars.
  
 
===The Duelling Contest===
 
===The Duelling Contest===
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Clan members duelled with each other at the Duel Arena, and [[His Lordship]] handed out prizes such as dragonstone amulets, rings, and bowstrings to anyone who could defeat him.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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===The Castle Wars===
 
===The Castle Wars===
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Several games of Castle Wars were played, in which the Saradomin team won all of the rounds.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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''20 December 2004''
 
''20 December 2004''
  
Day 3 had four events. For the first three, the clan renamed themselves the "Wildy Fr00bs" and held a parade in Falador, a conga line (erroneously called a "congo line"), and a "marketplace disruption" event in which they attempted to sell "poo". The clan name was reverted for a Fancy Dress contest at the Jolly Boar inn north of Varrock, which was won by '''Palidore''' for his Doctor's Costume.
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Day 3 consisted of four events.
  
 
===Wildy Fr00bs===
 
===Wildy Fr00bs===
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For the first three events, the clan renamed themselves to the "Wildy Fr00bs" and wore black wizard robes. They held a parade and performed emotes in Falador, circled the F2P area in a large conga line (erroneously called a "congo line"), and held a "marketplace disruption" event in Varrock, in which they attempted to sell "poo".
  
 
<gallery>
 
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===The Fancy Dress Contest===
 
===The Fancy Dress Contest===
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A Fancy Dress Contest was held at the Jolly Boar inn north of Varrock, which was won by '''Palidore''' for his Doctor's Costume.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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''21 December 2004''
 
''21 December 2004''
  
Day 4 consisted of a photo shoot and a P2P drop party. The photo shoot involved members cosplaying various themes throughout different locations. Afterwards, a public drop party was held at the Falador party room. Many valuable items were dropped as a gift returned to the RuneScape community, and the clan was wished a happy anniversary by many non-WG attendees.
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Day 4 consisted of two events.
  
 
===The Photo Shoot===
 
===The Photo Shoot===
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The photo shoot involved members cosplaying various themes throughout different locations: "The Marriage" at the Monastary (featuring a random player who was labelled the priest); "The Nerd Club" in the Varrock palace library, "The Dark Lords" at the stone circle south of Varrock, paying tribute to Delrith; and "The Palace Sentinels" atop Lumbridge castle.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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===The Members Drop Party (Public)===
 
===The Members Drop Party (Public)===
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A public drop party was held at the Falador party room. Many valuable items were dropped as a gift returned to the RuneScape community, and the clan was wished a happy anniversary by many non-WG attendees.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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''22 December 2004''
 
''22 December 2004''
  
Day 5 had Hide and Seek and Scavenger Hunt events planned. The Hide and Seek took place, which was moderately similar to the Clan Quest in that players had to work together to assemble clues and locate His Lordship in-game, who gave away around 500,000 coins worth of in Rune items to the winners. The Scavenger Hunt was replaced with a Kalphite Queen trip, and is described as "interesting" - several deaths occurred, though no one lost anything of great value and the increasing difficulty from dwindling numbers was said to be quite enjoyable.
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Day 5 consisted of two events - a planned Scavenger Hunt was replaced with Kalphite Queen.
  
 
===Hide and Seek===
 
===Hide and Seek===
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The Hide and Seek event was moderately similar to the Clan Quest, in that players had to work together to assemble clues and locate His Lordship in-game. His Lordship gave away around 500,000 coins worth of Rune items to the winners.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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===Kalphite Queen===
 
===Kalphite Queen===
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The KQ trip is described as "interesting" - several deaths occurred, though no one lost anything of great value and the increasing difficulty from dwindling numbers was said to be quite enjoyable.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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''23 December 2004''
 
''23 December 2004''
  
Day 6 had three events planned: the Clan Quest, a KBD trip and a private P2P drop party. For the Clan Quest (called ''Da Lordy Code''), His Lordship gave out a starting clue to members. Using this and the in-game chart, watch, and sextant, they had to find an in-game location to obtain a password, which would unlock a section of the [[Forum]] which held the next clue. His Lordship's ultimate location was the first floor of the Varrock palace, and those who found him received a Rune armour set as a prize. The KBD event was held after as planned, however a Fishing Trawler event took place instead of the planned drop party.
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Day 6 consisted of three events - a planned drop party was replaced with Fishing Trawler.
  
 
===Da Lordy Code (Clan Quest)===
 
===Da Lordy Code (Clan Quest)===
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{{Main|Anniversary#Clan_Quest}}
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His Lordship gave out a starting clue to members, and using an in-game chart, watch, and sextant, members had to find an in-game location. There, they would obtain a password which would unlock a section of the [[Forum]] that held the next clue. His Lordship's ultimate location was the first floor of the Varrock palace, and those who found him received a Rune armour set as a prize.
  
 
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===The King Black Dragon===
 
===The King Black Dragon===
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Gifts and prizes were exchanged in Edgeville bank, before a successful KBD trip with many good kills.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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===The Fishing Trawler===
 
===The Fishing Trawler===
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The Fishing Trawler event was hosted spontaneously, and two successful trips were undertaken.
  
 
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''7 January 2005''
 
''7 January 2005''
  
Day 7 was planned for the 24 December 2004, but was postponed to 7 January 2005. The main event was a large 5-way iron war at Annakarl, involving WG, [[The Synergy]], [[Fear]], [[Alliance#Legends_Legion|Legends Legion]], and [[The Sabres]]. The war was crashed by '''Zeonic Force''' (There were also allegations of '''Damage Incorporated''' being present as well). Afterwards, a P2P drop party was held upstairs in Varrock palace for clan members, with over 3,000,000 coins worth of items dropped. Following this, His Lordship declared the Anniversary finished.
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Day 7 was planned for the 24 December 2004, but was postponed to 7 January 2005, and consisted of two events.
  
 
===The Iron War===
 
===The Iron War===
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The main event was a large 5-way iron war at Annakarl, involving WG, [[The Synergy]], [[Fear]], [[Alliance#Legends_Legion|Legends Legion]], and [[The Sabres]]. All members wore iron armour and used iron weapons. The war was crashed by '''Zeonic Force''' (There were also allegations of '''Damage Incorporated''' being present as well), whom the allied clans were extremely displeased with.
  
 
<gallery>
 
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===The Clan Members Drop Party (P2P Edition)===
 
===The Clan Members Drop Party (P2P Edition)===
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The final event of the Anniversary was a P2P drop party for WG members only, held upstairs in Camelot palace and with over 3,000,000 coins worth of items dropped. Following this, His Lordship declared the Anniversary finished.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:30, 27 August 2024

The Veteran War, 11 December 2004.

The 2004 Anniversary was a celebration of the 1st Anniversary of the Wilderness Guardians. A range of 15 different events of various types were held over the course of seven days in December 2004 and January 2005, with the main body of events taking place from the 19th to 24th of December.

Day One

The Veteran War, 11 December 2004.

11 December 2004

Day 1 consisted of three events, and some clan members went on to host an impromptu Raid afterwards.

The Veteran War

Main article: Anniversary#Veteran_War

The Firefest

Main article: Anniversary#Firefest

The Clan Members Drop Party (F2P Edition)

A drop party was held for clan members in an underground cellar in Varrock, with over 1,000,000 coins worth of items dropped.

Day Two

The Duel Arena event, 19 December 2004.

19 December 2004

Day 2 consisted of two events - a planned Agility Arena event was replaced with Castle Wars.

The Duelling Contest

Clan members duelled with each other at the Duel Arena, and His Lordship handed out prizes such as dragonstone amulets, rings, and bowstrings to anyone who could defeat him.

The Castle Wars

Several games of Castle Wars were played, in which the Saradomin team won all of the rounds.

Day Three

Palidore (Doctor's Costume, front left) wins the Fancy Dress Contest, 20 December 2004.

20 December 2004

Day 3 consisted of four events.

Wildy Fr00bs

For the first three events, the clan renamed themselves to the "Wildy Fr00bs" and wore black wizard robes. They held a parade and performed emotes in Falador, circled the F2P area in a large conga line (erroneously called a "congo line"), and held a "marketplace disruption" event in Varrock, in which they attempted to sell "poo".

The Fancy Dress Contest

A Fancy Dress Contest was held at the Jolly Boar inn north of Varrock, which was won by Palidore for his Doctor's Costume.

Day Four

The "Palace Sentinels" atop Lumbridge Castle, 21 December 2004.

21 December 2004

Day 4 consisted of two events.

The Photo Shoot

The photo shoot involved members cosplaying various themes throughout different locations: "The Marriage" at the Monastary (featuring a random player who was labelled the priest); "The Nerd Club" in the Varrock palace library, "The Dark Lords" at the stone circle south of Varrock, paying tribute to Delrith; and "The Palace Sentinels" atop Lumbridge castle.

The Members Drop Party (Public)

A public drop party was held at the Falador party room. Many valuable items were dropped as a gift returned to the RuneScape community, and the clan was wished a happy anniversary by many non-WG attendees.

Day Five

WG struggling against the Kalphite Queen, 22 December 2004.

22 December 2004

Day 5 consisted of two events - a planned Scavenger Hunt was replaced with Kalphite Queen.

Hide and Seek

The Hide and Seek event was moderately similar to the Clan Quest, in that players had to work together to assemble clues and locate His Lordship in-game. His Lordship gave away around 500,000 coins worth of Rune items to the winners.

Kalphite Queen

The KQ trip is described as "interesting" - several deaths occurred, though no one lost anything of great value and the increasing difficulty from dwindling numbers was said to be quite enjoyable.

Day Six

WG killing the King Black Dragon, 23 December 2004.

23 December 2004

Day 6 consisted of three events - a planned drop party was replaced with Fishing Trawler.

Da Lordy Code (Clan Quest)

Main article: Anniversary#Clan_Quest

His Lordship gave out a starting clue to members, and using an in-game chart, watch, and sextant, members had to find an in-game location. There, they would obtain a password which would unlock a section of the Forum that held the next clue. His Lordship's ultimate location was the first floor of the Varrock palace, and those who found him received a Rune armour set as a prize.

The King Black Dragon

Gifts and prizes were exchanged in Edgeville bank, before a successful KBD trip with many good kills.

The Fishing Trawler

The Fishing Trawler event was hosted spontaneously, and two successful trips were undertaken.

Day Seven

The 5-way iron war, 7 January 2005.

7 January 2005

Day 7 was planned for the 24 December 2004, but was postponed to 7 January 2005, and consisted of two events.

The Iron War

The main event was a large 5-way iron war at Annakarl, involving WG, The Synergy, Fear, Legends Legion, and The Sabres. All members wore iron armour and used iron weapons. The war was crashed by Zeonic Force (There were also allegations of Damage Incorporated being present as well), whom the allied clans were extremely displeased with.

The Clan Members Drop Party (P2P Edition)

The final event of the Anniversary was a P2P drop party for WG members only, held upstairs in Camelot palace and with over 3,000,000 coins worth of items dropped. Following this, His Lordship declared the Anniversary finished.