Descendant Guardians
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| Leaders | Gibble00 Blazer903 Oak Island Vio |
| Founders | His Lordship |
| Founded | 1 August 2005 |
| Status | Closed (2013) |
| Members | N/A |
| Focuses | F2P Multi |
| Ideologies | Honour, ARPK |
| Colours | Red |
| Heraldry |  Purple Cape |
| Motto | To be a Beacon of Hope in a Land of Darkness |
The Descendant Guardians or DG were the junior clan of the Wilderness Guardians. Three instances of DG existed: DG1 from August 2005 to early 2006, DG2 from June to October 2006, and DG3 from June 2011 to February 2013. DG served primarily as a means for players lacking in levels, skill, and/or experience to prepare themselves for joining WG, though DG3 managed to establish themselves considerably as an independent clan in their own right.
Planning
The concept of a junior clan to the Wilderness Guardians was first conceived on April 20th 2005, when Polman_6, a diplomat from The Anti Pkers clan, proposed that his clan could serve as the junior clan for WG. He posted the following on the WG forums:
I want to have full alleigence[sic], thereforth splitting forces. I had this idea before I notcied[sic] yours and your caught my eye. Strangely, I noticed we had the same skin. I would house a smaller squad of not high enough members in your clan, wishing to apply, like The White Tigers have the White Tiger cubs. I would house level 70-80.
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His Lordship discussed the offer with WG and approved of the idea, but stipulated that The Anti Pkers would need to change their name to the suggested "Descendant Guardians". Ultimately AP did not get involved in the creation of DG, but the name and idea were retained by WG and plans for opening the junior clan were announced on the Rune Village fansite in early 2005. In April 2005, it was announced that DG would open on 1 September 2005[2]. Shortly after, WG received a sudden influx of applications following their war with The Unbreakables and breaking into the top clan league - and the opening of DG was rescheduled 1 month earlier to accomodate this.
DG1
DG1 opened on 1 August 2005. Gibble00 was the leader, Dsgames2003, Mochaho456, Sir Jereth, and His Lordship served as secondary leaders, and Dorcha3377 was a moderator.
The junior clan operated smoothly and with considerable success for the first few months. Members who joined through DG included Stokenut - who would later go on to serve as a high-ranking staff member in both clans. WG and DG held several events together, and in late 2005 the two clans began raiding together to improve DG members' performance in the Wilderness.
In mid-November of 2005, with His Lordship on holiday, Blazer903 suceeded Gibble00 as leader of DG, and was later joined by InundationI as a co-leader. However, both would step down by January of 2006 as they could not invest adequate time into leadership. Oak Island - a WG member who had moved to DG in order to aid them - became the sole leader of DG. A few DG were unhappy with the change, however many became loyal to Oak - to the point where they began to refuse to transition into WG upon meeting the senior clan's requirements. As a result, WG staff planned to increase their control over DG. This resulted in Oak Island and several loyal members leaving to form Oak Island Pirates - the only exodus to come from the junior clan of WG. Following these events, His Lordship closed DG1 around late January/early February of 2006, and the remaining members were transitioned into WG.
DG2
DG2 opened in June 2006, amidst WG's success as one of the top 5 P2P clans. The atmosphere of the senior clan had been decaying with fights breaking out and many members leaving or being removed. To counter the losses, the staff re-opened DG. It is not clear who the original leadership and staff of DG2 were - some time during or after August 2006, Kaioken757 and Stokenut (the latter a former DG member himself) were elected to the DG council, and are the only recorded staff members of DG2.
The reopening of DG came with a steady inflow of new members and a boost of morale. On 22-23 July 2006, DG fought alongside WG and allied clans in the X vs DS war - the largest fight in DG's history.
In late 2006, His Lordship was forced to step down from leadership of WG due to real life issues, and further complications began to arise following his departure. The replacement leadership - Tmal34 and Twizlers300 - decided that DG2 would be phased out due to the council being unable to cope with running a junior clan. DG2 closed in October 2006.
DG3
DG3 was the longest and considerably most successful iteration of DG - lasting almost two years from 20 June 2011 to 14 February 2013, and establishing themselves as an independent clan with frequent PK trips, anti-crash events for other clans, and even taking on other fully-fledged main clans in wars and PK run-ins.
2011
DG3 was re-opened on 20 June 2011 as part of The Reckoning. Vio was given the position of Leader, which caused some controversy as hostilities with his exodus The Blade Keepers had ended only a few months prior - however concerns eventually dissippated. Garrett xD was appointed as an Advisor - though he would resign on 3 August 2011 and later become exiled due to hostilities[3]. The clan's first requirements were set at 90+ combat.
Though the clan did not have the numbers of its predecessors, DG3 quickly got involved in PvP - starting with fighting other clans in the Clan Wars arena as 'war practice'[4], and after just one month they defeated The Eleventh Hour - an established main clan - in an Iron War on 20 July 2011, without any aid from WG[5]. On 10 August 2011, DG hosted a PK trip of their own without WG's support, with considerable success[6]. DG's independence in PvP continued to develop, as well as their relationship with other clans. They formed an alliance with Soldiers of Fury and hosted several allied events and war practices[7]. On 6 October 2011, DG had their first unplanned PK run-in[8], and were soon taking part in large-scale fights alongside the senior clan[9].
On 29 September 2011, Vio was taken ill and gave Alain (Koffin Cat) the Advisor rank and full control over DG[10]. Vio did return to activity shortly after, but Alain was allowed to retain the Advisor position after a clan vote[11]. In November 2011, DG defeated WG's long-term allies The Sabres in a friendly Bronze War[12], in one of TS's last notable events prior to their closure in 2014. Towards the end of 2011, DG started providing anti-crash services to other clans' fights during DG PK trips, earning the clan a significant positive reputation[13].
2012
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