Raid focus
Heroic AOTC
Guild Info
Raid times, community rules and Discord channels for our cross-realm, cross-faction World of Warcraft guild.
Member handbook
Welcome to Raining Embers!
This guide will serve as a basic source of information during your journey with us.
Raining Embers is a casual, friendly heroic raiding guild. We raid on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST for main raid, and Saturdays from 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST for alt raid. We help our members become better players and prefer coaching over culling. We also dabble in a multitude of content such as Mythic Plus groups, housing contests, PvP, and more.
We are a friendly, all-inclusive guild. We pride ourselves on making sure everyone plays the game how they want to play it. As you are the one paying, we will not tell you how to play. Wanna play off-meta? No worries. Hit us up today! Large guild with 4 neighborhoods. Guild started 09/23/2025. Always looking for people to join our little family!
Our approach
Coaching over cullingCommunity
Friendly & all-inclusivePlay style
Off-meta welcomeWho we are
A guild built around people
Casual heroic raiding, patient growth, and room to enjoy Azeroth your way.
Play the way you want to play. We will help you grow without asking you to stop being yourself.
Guild life
What We Offer at Raining Embers
Welcome to Raining Embers, a large, inclusive, and drama-free community (800–900+ active members) spanning retail and WoW Forever. Here is everything we offer our members:
Community & Culture
- Inclusive & Mature
A welcoming environment with adult humor. Bigotry is strictly unacceptable.
- Stable & Resilient
A community with a strong positive track record, minimal moderation issues, and a history of bouncing back stronger from any hardship.
- Active Support
Friendly leadership (GM Xana and Social Manager Luna) are almost always in Discord VC to hang out and answer questions.
- Military & Veteran Friendly
We welcome military and government personnel (with a polite request to keep political discussions to a minimum).
Game Content & Raiding
- Expert Raid Leadership
God-tier, highly detailed raid leading by Xana—no boss mods required!
- Casual Friendly
Parsing is not required. We are a mix of casuals trying to improve and knowledgeable veterans eager to help.
- Open Rosters & Coaching
No strict raid team roster and no Race to World First pressure. We prioritize coaching over culling and use open raid comps.
- Raid Readiness Support
The guild supplies a wide array of raiding materials and perks to support active members who raid with us.
- Daily Events
Something going on almost every day, featuring raids, Mythic+, PvP, roleplay, and more.
Structure & Infrastructure
- 3 Branches
Main and alt guilds on retail, plus a Horde World of Warcraft: Forever branch.
- Housing & Neighborhoods
Multiple retail guild neighborhoods and subdivisions with houses available for both Alliance and Horde.
- Active Organization
A 30-day inactivity cleanup policy to keep rosters fresh (LOA exceptions available upon request).
- Tech & Comms
A well-maintained guild website, an organized Discord server, and our custom Discord bot, Ember Keeper, with frequent feature updates.
Raid times
3 weekly raid teams
All raid times are listed in Eastern Time. Sign up when you are interested—there is no elitism or pressure.
Main Raid
Mondays & Wednesdays
9:00 PM–11:00 PMEastern TimeAlt Raid
Saturdays
8:00 PM–11:00 PMEastern TimeMythic Raid
Sundays
9:00 PM–11:00 PMEastern TimeRetail and WoW: Forever
Our guild branches
Find the Raining Embers guild that matches where you play.
Retail World of Warcraft Main Guild
Our main branch was founded on Dalaran and features an Alliance neighborhood (cross-faction/cross-realm). It is our largest branch, with around 800–900+ members.
Retail World of Warcraft Alt Guild
Founded on Wyrmrest Accord, our alt branch is for member overflow, alts, and members who want the Horde neighborhood.
World of Warcraft: Forever Guild Branch
Our guild branch for WoW: Forever. You can find the Forever branch on the North American/Oceanic megaserver under the Roleplay ruleset, aligned with the red banner of the Horde.
Guild & Discord rules
Keep the Embers welcoming
These shared expectations protect a friendly, inclusive community for everyone.
- 01
Do not talk about suicide or self-harm!
- 02
Respect each other, no exceptions.
- 03
Sign up for raids if you're interested - no elitism or pressure.
- 04
Show up on time for raids or let Xana (Raid Leader) know if you'll be late.
- 05
Zero tolerance for racism, bigotry, or hate speech - you'll be gone, no questions asked.
- 06
Let's keep politics and drama minimal; we're here to escape into Azeroth.
- 07
Keep things chill and friendly. If you wouldn't want it said to you, don't say it.
- 08
No porn in general channels; keep NSFW content to designated channels.
- 09
Don't attack others for their posts - let's keep it civil.
- 10
Need something? Use the Discord ticket system to reach the officers.
- 11
For raids, use push-to-talk or stay muted to keep the comms clear. We'll have time for Q&A before pulls and in between. Keep background noise to a minimum, thanks!
Leadership contacts
Meet the people who can help
Open a support ticket in Discord whenever you need a private conversation with the leadership team.
Xana
Guild Master & Raid Leader
Aria
Human Resources Officer
McMuffin
General Officer
Luna
Social Manager & Trial Officer
Malithen
General Officer & Main Tank
Arttee
Trial Officer
Daemonangel
Trial Officer
In-game guild ranks
From Ember to Inferno
A quick guide to each themed guild rank and what it represents.
Inferno
new themed name for the guild master rank.
Inferno alts
Alt characters of the guild master.
Council of Fire
new themed name for officer rank.
Trial of FIre
new themed name for Trial officer rank.
Banker
Helps manage and organize the guild bank (not an actual leadership role)
Firestorm
New themed name for Ambassadors a leadership role similar to officer without drama and too many responsibilities.
Firebolts
new themed name for the Raiders rank.
Spark
new themed name for regular guild members.
Smoke
A mute role that disables guild chat and all access as a punishment role for when members become bad actors.
Ember
new themed name for the default rank of new guild members.
Discord channel guide
Know where everything lives
Open a category to see what its channels are for. The guide stays compact until you need the details.
01TicketsPrivate help and questions
Tickets
Temporary chat channels between a single guild member and guild leadership. Used for issues the member is facing or questions they may have. (Most, if not all, leader DMs are also open too.) Reach out for help using the ticket system.
02Leader ChannelsLeadership coordination
Officer Chat
Leadership chat for officers and up.
Trial officers
Leadership chat for incoming officers still on probation and up.
Draft Announcements
Leadership channel for announcement drafts and discussion before making them public.
Media drafts
Leadership channel for guild media discussion and collaboration before making it public.
LOA Peeps
Leadership channel for keeping the leadership team as a whole informed about who is on LOA or not.
Votes
Thread channel for voting in new leadership talent. (Want your hat in the ring? Open a ticket.)
Test
Staging ground for bot commands. Leaders test new bots and learn how bots work here.
Banker
Channel for the guild banker to communicate with the leadership team. (the banker rank is not a leadership role but still needs to communicate banking issues with the guilds leadership hints why this channel exists)
Officer Voice
The meeting room for officer discussions and one-on-one serious conversations with guild members.
03InformationGuild news, rules, and resources
Guild Info and rules
Standard guild information and guild/discord rules.
Event info
Information and announcements for events such as our housing contests.
Announcements
Guild news and updates from leadership.
Helpful websites & discords
Links to helpful website resources for world of warcraft and other Discord servers ie. your class Discords.
04Webhooks & AlertsAutomated news and guild activity
Wowhead Updates
Webhook automation channel for all WoW-related news surfaced from Wowhead.
Raider.IO Alerts
Webhook automation channel for celebrating guild Mythic Plus runs and raid boss kills.
Media
Livestreams, YouTube, screenshots, and more. (Our social platform webhooks live here too.)
Member log
Welcome log for when a new member first shows up in Discord.
05Utility ChannelsSupport, roles, invites, logs, and bot commands
Support Ticket
The ticket system used to contact leadership in an organized, private way.
Grab a role
Reaction role channel for role assignment; a legacy way of assigning self-roles within a Discord server.
Guild Invite Request
Used for requesting an invite to the guild. (Anyone may invite, not just leadership.)
Raid logs
Channel for uploading Warcraft Logs links recorded by the Archon app or an alternative.
Bot commands
All guilds member accessible channels for interacting with our discord bots such as our custom bot Ember Keeper.
06Event Sign-UpsRaids, Mythic Plus, and guild events
Raid sign up
Main raid sign-up powered by Raid Helper Bot.
Raid alt sign up
Alt raid sign-up powered by Raid Helper Bot.
Raid Mythic sign up
Mythic flex raid sign-up powered by Raid Helper Bot.
Mythic Plus signup
Sign-up for Mythic Plus events powered by Raid Helper Bot.
Other content & events signup
Sign-ups for random Fun Friday events, and other content events powered by Raid Helper Bot.
07General Chats / Guild ChatsGuild chat, in-game relays, and voice
Straight BS
The guild's general chat channel. (Yes, you can self-promote here too.)
Guild chat relay main
In game guild chat discord relay (Main Guild) powered by the Discord social SDK and Battle net API introduced in WoW midnight patch 12.1 Curse of Ula’tek.
Guild chat relay alts
In game guild chat discord relay (Alt Guild) powered by the Discord social SDK and Battle net API introduced in WoW midnight patch 12.1 Curse of Ula’tek.
Guild chat relay forever
In game guild chat discord relay (World of Warcraft: Forever Guild Branch) powered by the Discord social SDK and Battle net API introduced in WoW midnight patch 12.1 Curse of Ula’tek and included in WoW: Forever.
Talk your ear off
General hangout voice chat.
08WoW Related ChatsGame discussion, groups, and voice
WoW Forever
A channel to discuss WoW Forever related topics World of Warcraft: Forever is a new flavor of World of Warcraft released November 4th, 2026 this version of WoW is the classic world with a modern twist and the level cap is always 60 with horizontal progression v.s. the retail vertical progression.
Crafting and requests
Used for pinging profession roles with guild crafting orders and for artisans to discuss various in-game trades.
Helpful stuff and spoilers
In-game-related videos, guides, etc., to help the rest of the guild.
Housing show fit checks
Transmog and housing showcase channel.
Raid chat
General chat channel for all things raid-related.
Mythic Chat
General chat channel for all things Mythic Plus.
PvP Chat
General chat channel for all things Player vs. Player.
Other content & events chat
General chat for the fun Friday events Luna has been hosting.
We Ride At Dawn
Raid voice channel. (Discord required for raids/PTT required for non-tanks/non-leadership.)
Create a Mythic Plus VC
Parent channel tied to our custom bot Ember Keeper upon joining this channel after about a 15-60 second wait the bot will assign the member an identifying number, create a new VC channel for a (Mythic plus group) and move the member to the channel that was created for them 5 temp channels of each category can exist at a time once a member leaves a temp channel the assigned identifier is moved to another channel participant until no participants exist at that point after about a 5 second delay the temp channel is then removed from the servers list of channels.
Create a PvP VC
Parent channel tied to our custom bot Ember Keeper upon joining this channel after about a 15-60 second wait the bot will assign the member an identifying number, create a new VC channel for a (Player VS Player group/team) and move the member to the channel that was created for them 5 temp channels of each category can exist at a time once a member leaves a temp channel the assigned identifier is moved to another channel participant until no participants exist at that point after about a 5second delay the temp channel is then removed from the servers list of channels.
Create a Event/Misc VC
Parent channel tied to our custom bot Ember Keeper upon joining this channel after about a 15-60 second wait the bot will assign the member an identifying number, create a new VC channel for (miscellaneous content & other events ) and move the member to the channel that was created for them 5 temp channels of each category can exist at a time once a member leaves a temp channel the assigned identifier is moved to another channel participant until no participants exist at that point after about a 5 second delay the temp channel is then removed from the servers list of channels.
09Temp Voice ChannelsVoice rooms created by Ember Keeper
This category exists to organize temp voice channels created by our guilds custom discord bot Ember Keeper.
10Off Topic ChatsCommunity conversation beyond WoW
Discussions
A forum channel used to discuss things in an organized manner.
All the memes
Fun and jokes channel. Share all the memes; make us laugh.
IRL type shit
Share all things IRL here, from projects to selfies to happy stories about your day and more. (This is not a vent channel. Please don't cause drama. If you need to vent or need help in those areas of life, please seek help at your local crisis hotline or call EMS if it is a life-threatening emergency. Otherwise, seek professional help. Although we are all friends and care for one another here, we are not trained to handle things like this.)
Pay pet tax
If you have pets, from dogs to cats to the more exotic, show us their cute faces here.
Foodies
Like to cook? Just bought DoorDash? Post it here.
Music
Share your favorite artists or current playlists with us.
Hobbies
3d printing, Art, Sports, Crafting, and more. Have a hobby you enjoy? Talk about it here.
NSFW
age restricted channel for all your kinky and sexy fun.
11Away / InactiveAFK voice
Eepys/AFK
Silenced AFK channel. Automatically moves to this channel after 1 hour of no activity while in a VC.
12ArchiveInactive channels
Archive
Currently empty but used to archive inactive chat channels.
Guild platform links
Find Raining Embers everywhere
Official community, video, streaming, roster, and raid-performance destinations.
Frequently asked questions
Good to know
Quick answers to common questions about the guild's goals and community.
Will you be doing Mythic raids?
Our primary focus is achieving Heroic AOTC, although we also run a variety of other content. Our guild is diverse in both its members and the activities we offer. We have recently started gathering expressions of interest for Mythic raiding. If you are interested, please sign up through the guild Discord.
How do I link my Discord and Battle.net accounts to use the Guild Chat Relay on Discord?
The Discord Social SDK game features can easily be enabled through the in-game settings under the Social tab. Social Manager Luna has compiled a basic setup guide with step-by-step instructions. View it at the link here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fl6NdRKm2v5mY9unmfbmNLO05j5DQ6Co6Phn_Eu9mLw/edit?usp=sharing
Original document
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This page was last synchronized with the guild handbook on November 11, 2026. The original document remains the source for future updates.







