Guild:Strangely Ironic (Proudmoore US)

Strangely Ironic is an Alliance guild presently operating on the Proudmoore server, within the online game World of Warcraft.

Formed in 2005, Strangely Ironic remains one of the realms' longest running and active guilds.

Overview
Strangely Ironic was founded by Corgi and Kaila on April 11, 2005 following a division with the leader of a guild Nomad Soul. The main reason to form was to group, raid and explore World of Warcraft with their own direction. Whilst high profile guilds such as Sunder, Grandeur, Project Mayhem and Ruined fought it out at the top, Strangely Ironic quickly gained critical mass following the acquisition of talent from similar guilds - Aspect of the Dragon, Immortal Vigiliantes, and Ascending Order. Whilst the acquisitions swelled the guild to over five hundred (500) active accounts, the core group of players began to raid successfully in July 2005 - boosted by the presence of a strong Content Management System to propel the community nature of the guild.

Strangely Ironic finished the vanilla campaign of World of Warcraft ranked 6th on Proudmoore's vanilla progression threads. This rating was attributed the culture of the guild, resulting in success throughout forty (40) player raiding endeavours. This was achieved despite a separation of the guilds' leaders, midway through 2006. Entering the first expansion, the guild commenced strongly and at quick pace, placing in the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade progression threads. Midway through the expansion, the majority of the guild had been raiding heavily since 2005 and following a shift of real life focus for its core playing group - ceased full time raiding during October 2007 and reverted to a social environment.

Strangely Ironic remains part of Proudmoore's folklore, with many moments defining parts of the realms' history. Strangely Ironic were also owners of some of the first legendary items in the game, with both and  in their possession.

Progression Timeline

 * April 11 2005 - Guild formed
 * July 10 2005 - Lucifron
 * August 5 2005 - Magmadar
 * August 6 2005 - Gehennas
 * August 9 2005 - Garr
 * August 12 2005 - Onyxia
 * August 20 2005 - Baron Geddon
 * August 27 2005 - Shazzrah
 * August 27 2005 - Sulfuron
 * August 28 2005 - Golemagg the Incinerator
 * September 24 2005 - Majordomo Executus
 * October 30 2005 - Ragnaros
 * November 19 2005 - Hakkar
 * January 14 2006 - Razorgore the Untamed
 * January 22 2006 - Vaelastrasz
 * January 29 2006 - Broodlord
 * January 29 2006 - Firemaw
 * January 30 2006 - Flamegor
 * January 30 2006 - Ebonroc
 * February 19 2006 - Chromaggus
 * March 28 2006 - Nefarian
 * April 23 2006 - The Prophet Skeram
 * May 18 2006 - Battleguard Sartura
 * June 6 2006 - Fankriss
 * June 10 2006 - Vem
 * July 10 2006 - Huhuran
 * August 6 2006 - Anub'Rekhan
 * August 16 2006 - Instructor Razuvious]]
 * September 23 2006 - Noth the Plaguebringer
 * October 10 2006 - Grand Widow Faerlina
 * October 22 2006 - Maexxna
 * October 23 2006 - Twin Emperors
 * November 4 2006 - Patchwerk
 * December 3 2006 - Grobbulus
 * February 11 2007 - Attumen the Huntsman
 * February 11 2007 - Moroes
 * February 11 2007 - Maiden
 * February 16 2007 - Romulo and Julianne
 * March 5 2007 - Curator
 * March 5 2007 - Chess Event
 * March 5 2007 - Illhoof
 * March 11 2007 - Aran
 * March 19 2007 - Prince Malchezaar
 * March 31 2007 - Netherspite
 * March 31 2007 - Nightbane
 * April 16 2007 - High King Maulgar
 * April 19 2007 - Gruul the Dragonkiller
 * June 7 2007 - Magtheridon's Lair
 * June 25 2007 - Void Reaver
 * July 16 2007 - Hydross the Unstable
 * August 2 2007 - The Lurker Below
 * September 26 2007 - Transition to social guild

Guild Particulars

 * Strangely Ironic's players participate in both PuG-based and organised raids within the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion
 * The guild bank contains many items of interest, whilst the guild revenue remains at a high amount
 * Any concerns about players in the guild should be directed at an online member for discussion
 * Loot is assigned need before greed, but is not enforced due to the strong relationships the players in guild have within it

Interesting Facts

 * The paw used by Strangely Ironic's guild logo was originally selected as a temporary logo
 * The paw is presently purple in colour, having changed from its original blue on May 26 2006. The colour change reflected the change in direction at the time.
 * The guild retained a large New Zealand and Western Australian (timezoned) contingent, which made scheduling difficult during the forty (40) player era
 * The guild had raid free nights during certain events such as State of Origin (NRL)

Officers
The current officers are mainstays of Strangely Ironic history.

These include:


 * Corgi
 * Spunkie
 * Phalius
 * Nestra
 * Xanieli
 * Descar