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ou find yourself looking up at a large cast iron gate. Standing, striped in the soft shade of it's shadow, you realize...
this isn't just any gate, but a gate into Sanctuary.

The old iron is wrought into metal bars that stand roughly 8ft high, the iron fence that fades into shaped hedges, standing 7ft tall. The gate is crafted to resemble vines twisting into beautiful elvish knots. The center of the gate proudly bears the Dark Sakura insignia. A cherry blossom outlined using celtic knot work. Beneath the blossom are two feathers, one curving around the bottom right, the other around the bottom left, crossing at the quills. Running your fingers over the smooth weather worn metal you wonder...





What brought you here?


Are you in hiding, running from something or someone?
And you need a Sanctuary... A place of Trust and Security...

Are you searching for acceptance? A place to belong?
Something you can be apart of and find meaning in...

Does your spirit cry out for peace and tranquility?
A place to be surrounded by the calm beauty of nature...

Are you in search of knowledge?
And you long for a place of wisdom where you can discover yourself?

A place of Opportunity and Learning--
Self Betterment?


Perhaps it's one or many of these things...
But ALL who call the Dark Sakura, home, ,

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Are carried here on the
Wings of Fate...


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aying your palm flat against the gates you push them open, the metal groaning softly in creaky protest. Stepping through and making your way up a series of stone steps you find yourself standing in the middle of a stone path, winding through a lush, beautiful garden.

The sound of the wind whistling through the trees, stirring the leaves and the boughs in an elegant dance as the branches sway softly too and fro'. Earthbound petals drift gracefully downwards from trees bearing blossoms, their scent mingling with the many other types of flowers found in the network of gardens. Orchids, Chrysanthemums and lilies bloom as far as the eye can see, as well as tens and even a hundred other species of flora, painting the landscape with sweet smelling splashes of colour. The rumbling sound of waterfalls and the playful gurgle of running streams and brooks adds to the relaxing ambiance. Most of the gardens had a pond of some sort, or at least a shallow pool. Some of these ponds even had brightly coloured Koi and Shubunkan Goldfish, who glide along beneath the water's surface, nibbling at the leaves and roots of the aquatic plants and lotus blossoms. Some of the ponds even have waterfalls that spill forth from rocky outcrops. Hanging from the sweeping boughs of blossoming cherry blossom trees and weeping willows, are prayer strips and wind chimes caught up by the playful wind as they spin and twirl dizzily in the breeze.

Above the treetops, the roofs of buildings are visible, dark marks against an azure sky. The tallest being the furthest away, The Palace, and behind that the mountains that stand guard over the Dark Sakura's children. The DSG Palace is built in the style of an Edo period palace. It is a massive 5 story, stone pagoda and is home to the Guild's Founder and Leader, the Lady Sierra Ethel'stan, exiled princess of Au'lthair. She founded the Dark Sakura some years after finding herself transported from her home realm of Endar'ah, to Gaia. Falling in love with a culture and peoples known as the 'Japanese' in the Edo Period, her passion for their art and architecture is evident in the unique blend of elven/celtic ornamentation mixed with traditional Japanese decor. An ancient elf, the DSG estate is hundreds of years old, ancient magicks laid into her very foundation.

The DSG was founded to provide outcasts, refugees and wanderers and those who would be misunderstood a place where they might find acceptance and a place to call home.

The Dark Sakura supports all areas of the fine arts as well as the art of combat.


The DSG hosts it's own guard, known as the GG or Guild Guard. As well as a special task force of elites known as GUARDIAN. While the GG handles inner guild/domestic workings, GUARDIAN is responsible for for a variety of functions and serve many missions abroad.


How to Join
You might be looking at this guild and thinking about applying... And we welcome you to our little corner of Gaia. But if you want to join us, you must read the thread titled How to join the DSG ((Read to Apply)) located in the main forum. To join simply follow the two steps provided and you will be on your way to becoming a member of the Dark Sakura.

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