So, you’re interested in joining the Daoine Sidhe? Well, first of all, please make sure you have read our web page and our help file (help daoine, claninfo daoine). This will help you get a better understanding of what we’re about.

Secondly, double check to see if you have fulfilled all of our requirements as listed below:

• Have a minimum of 50 levels.
• Have earned at least 1000qp for every 50 levels. (Level 1-50: 1000qp, level 51-100: 2000qp, level 101-150: 3000qp, level 151-201: 4000qp. If you are a level 1, 2-class remort, you will need 5000qp. If you are a level 100, 3-class remort, you will need 10,000qp, and so on.)
• Have Klaatu say, in front of witnesses, that he *wuvs* you.
• Speak Gaelic.
• Have a BA in Celtic Mythology.

If you fulfill these requirements and have a good sense of humor, then you can begin our application process. If you are a little short of the requirements, don’t worry! Just take the time to gain the necessary levels or quest points and apply later.

Okay, okay, so the last two aren't really requirements for joining... but you do need some knowledge of fae lore!

Now, onto the application process!

To begin, write a note to Daoine on the Personal board. (You put Daoine in the To: field.)

Although we do not have specific guidelines for our application notes, we will be more impressed by a note that describes why you want to join Daoine, what you plan to give and get out of joining Daoine, role playing in your character, or just describing your character. Those kinds of notes will have more meaning than a note that just says, “I want to join Daoine because Daoine is the bestest!! I am [level], [race], and [class].”

After you have submitted your application note, you will move onto the interview phase. Although we will try to contact you for interviews, we will not always check to see if you are online.

It is your responsibility to take the initiative and request interviews from any fae online. However, if the person you are requesting an interview from tells you that he or she is busy at the moment, do not harass the person every ten minutes asking, “Are you free, yet?” This will likely cause the person to give you a bad review and could possibly kill your application. Also, do not request an interview if you know you will need to leave in ten minutes.

After the interviews, if the Sidhe believe you are someone we would like to have in our clan and you truly want to join us, you will move onto the first test, the prank. Your mission is to think of something mischievous, devious, and just all around silly to do. It is advised that before or while your prank is being played out, you contact a few of the fae online at the time to watch the prank. Or even play the prank on them. ^_-

When the prank is complete, post another note to Daoine on the Personal board describing what you had planned, the results of your prank, and your log of the event or where we can find the log file online. Also include the names of the fae who witnessed your prank.

This test is to prove that you can and will be mischievous, as that is a major focal point of our clan. You need to be able to handle pranks being played on you within the clan and outside the clan, all in good health and merrymaking. ^_^

If the majority of the clan feels your act of mischief was well thought up and silly, you will move onto the next and final stage of our application process. You will be given a quest to find or kill a mob, find and deliver something from the fae assigning your quest to a mob, find and deliver something from one mob to another, or find something and deliver it to the fae assigning your quest. (One of the above, not all of them! Hehehe.)

Of course, mob names will not likely be provided, so when applying, it’s best to learn about the areas around your level (higher if you are a remort). Speedwalks, hunt, door type spells, and portals are forbidden.

This test is to prove that you have a formidable knowledge of the mud and that you do indeed like to explore and quest, which is another important part of our clan’s theme.

If you have made it to this point, then Congratulations!! You have proven your worth and have been accepted into a world of laughter and mirth. You will be welcomed onto our sacred grounds, given a tour of our hall, and all it and your kin have to offer.

The fae come in many different forms and sizes, from pixies to leprechauns, centaurs, and even the occasional gryphon or hellhound. So don’t be surprised when you find yourself sitting face-to-face with and anthro-dragon intent on giving you an interview!

We've even found a human changling or two among our ranks!

If you have any questions, feel free to send a tell to Mirrim, Tori, Shakala, Torasin, or any of our clannies.