This is a nicely summarized version of the other guilds post.
This is a really good summary of how guilds work. I'm interested to see all the interesting guilds that come out of this game, as many people will be working to try and create both the best and most unique guilds out there.
Good thoughtfulness on this post, does make me think about my own guild, I've definitely thought about making a highly trained guild of knights that are bound by a life contract to protect the peace from dark things in the night, a Paladin guild that could be related to a merc force but at the same time not big enough to be so as they are individually trained by "masters" to specifically hunt dark creatures and people.
Leader of the Order of the Dragon Knights guild and Count for Lord Paramount Stoddart