Guild

Guild (ギルド Girudo) is a team formed, organized and operated by a group of people. The term guild is mostly associated with online gaming groups from YGGDRASIL, but in the New World it is a medieval term that defines a person's association of a trade.

Overview
All guilds are headed by a Guildmaster, whose main job is to maintain and supervise the internal and external operations of the guild. Guilds can be formed by a wide variety of professional associations from merchants to adventurers.

YGGDRASIL
In YGGDRASIL, guilds are an association of players that have banded together to be conqueror of all secrets in YGGDRASIL. This involves, leveling up, conquering dungeons, participating in game events and even challenging other guilds. There are invitation scrolls that can be made and sent to players who want to join a guild. The maximum number of members a guild in YGGDRASIL can possess is 100. Equally, new guilds popped up in Yggdrasil at about the same rate as old ones vanishing.

Guilds serve as a way to make the YGGDRASIL experience more enjoyable with friends while players go on quests, The purpose of a guild in YGGDRASIL not only serves a social one, but also out of practicality as the dangers of playing solo. Player-killing for example is a favorite past-time for many sadistic guilds that prey on new players to the game. A guild acts similar to a protective umbrella, that protects players from constant harassment and allows them time to cultivate their levels in order to gain more experience.

PK Guild
A term that describes guilds that prey on players for fun and amusement.

Information Guild
A term that describes guilds that specializes is in obtaining information and posting game walkthroughs and cheats on free forum websites to assist the younger players.

List of Guilds in YGGDRASIL

 * Trinity: Ranked as Number 1.
 * World Searcher: Ranked as Number 2.
 * 2ch Alliance: Ranked as Number 3.
 * Ainz Ooal Gown: Ranked as Number 9.
 * Great Cat Kingdom
 * Seraphim
 * Three Burning Eyes
 * Millenium Kingdom
 * Overseas Guild
 * Seiyuu Guild
 * Mercenary Magicians Guild

New World
The setting of the New World is that of a medieval world thus guilds are prevalent throughout the world and a part of everyday life. They are unions of trade that maintain and facilitate the flow of goods and services throughout society. Each guild occupies its own unique niche in the economy.

List of Guilds in the New World

 * Adventurer's Guild
 * Magician's Guild
 * Pharmacy Guild
 * Merchant's Guild

Trivia

 * Ainz Ooal Gown is a guild with only 41 players.
 * In YGGDRASIL, it was quite common to instigate wars with other guilds to weaken the powerful guild's influence.
 * Guilds in YGGDRASIL are recognized institutions, though there do exists groups called clan which acted as informal social bodies of players.