Character Name: Aelela

Race, Class, Spec, Dual Spec: Blood Elf, Paladin, Holy, Retribution

Age: 25

Transfer/Ownership Status: I started Aelela on Feb 3rd, 2009 and leveled her in 3 months. I am currently on Whisperwind, Horde side.

Professions: Mining and Blacksmithing

Gear: Armory

Do you have access to the best available enchants from factions/professions? Yes

Alts: Priest & Death Knight; Other characters are below 85 currently.

Availability: I am currently looking for a job, but I am usually available through out the entire week except for Sundays. I view that day as a day of rest and a time for family. I usually log onto the game after 6pm EST.

Guild(s) History:
– Uther/Horde – Officers showed favoritism to bad attitude players who made the game unbearable. I did speak about the issue to the guild leader and it was overlooked. Also a new rule was stated that no alt characters would be taken to progression runs in Ulduar and one bad attitude player used the system and stated a new alternate character that had recently gotten to 80 and only done two clears on Naxxramas was his new main. Again the issue was brought up with the guild leader and I was kindly told if I didn't like it I could leave, so I decided to find some place else.
– Uther/Horde – Dating officers had inner conflict and guild took the brunt of the discord resulting in no more raiding. Also guild leader started bringing her newly 80 holy paladin to progression runs in Ulduar and displaced me as healer for progression.
– Uther/Horde – Attempt at running my own guild on an old server which resulted in failure due to slandering the guild, guild master, and officers within the guild. In general, it was a very messy political battle and constant GM reports for harassment.
– Uther/Alliance – This was a temporary guild as I grew accustom to being on Alliance side before transferring to Scarlet Crusade to play with family.
– Scarlet Crusade/Alliance – Joined this guild where a family member was an officer. Guild leader at the time was starting to leave World of Warcraft and officers couldn't do anything without guild leader's approval, guild was very much in a rut.
– Scarlet Crusade/Alliance – I was constantly belittled because of my gender and was uncomfortable with the constant sexual harassment (example: can’t join the raid until you post a nude picture of yourself on the forums type jokes) and being denied raid spot due to my gender.
– Scarlet Crusade/Alliance – Guild leader refused to get rid of a bad attitude player and belittled officers publicly on guild site forums for voicing issue felt by regular members.
– Scarlet Crusade/Alliance – Spent a week trail to see if the guild was the right fit, unfortunately it was too much of a jack-of-all-trades guild with a high roster count and little to no friendly chatter, or chatter at all, in guild chat. I felt more like a number than a member. Also they advertised that they were a 10man progression guild working on a second 10man group, but after wiping on Wyrmbreaker, the Guild Master decided they'd go into the raid as 25man.
– Scarlet Crusade/Hore – Second attempt at running own guild that failed thanks to the guild leveling and reputation system. Most players will not leave a guild because they don’t want to grind the reputation or put in the effort to get guild perks all over again.
– Scarlet Crusade/Horde – Guild really wasn't very raid active. We were lucky to even have five people online at a time.
 – Whisperwind/Horde – Joined up with this guild at the tail end of Firelands and completed 1/8HC Dragon Soul as heals. Left the guild because they didn't want to attempt further heroic Dragon Soul and they didn't have a solid structure to keep negative players out.

Describe your raid history, and talk about your role/skill level. For WotLK, include raid-oriented achievements.
- Pre-BC: N/A
- TBC: N/A
- WotLK:
Main Tank/Raid Healer – I was told I had a very Vanilla mindset healing style with mana conservation. I could keep the main tank alive as well as heal DPS during Wrath of the Lich King raids. Often, our 10mans only required one other healer even on Blood Princes in Icecrown Citadel.
I completed Naxxramas, Eye of Eternity, and Obsidian Sanctum (3 drake) on both 10 and 25mans. I was raid leader for Naxxramas 10 and 25mans.
Around the time of Ulduar and Trial of the Crusader's release, the server Uther was big into linking previous Ulduar completion and ToC completions a week after full release. My experience in Ulduar was never completed, but after Icecrown Citadel started the gating release, I was able to complete ToC 10 and 25mans.
Icecrown Citadel's highest completion was The Fall of the Lich King (10man) and earning the title The Kingslayer. Other minor achievements completed were Once Bitten, Twice Shy (10man), The Orb Whisperer (10man), Boned (10man), I’ve Gone and Made a Mess (10 & 25man), and I’m on a Boat (10man). I was also raid leader/strategist for Lich King when we defeated him.
Ruby Sanctum was never attempted by the guild at the time.
- Cata:
Main Tank/Raid Healer – I started late in Cataclysm because I wanted to enjoy the leveling content before I dove into raids. Unfortunately, most on US-Scarlet Crusade/Alliance wasn't willing to take new players who weren't geared enough, so I never did tier 11 when it was current. After making a faction switch, I was able to PUG into a few Fireland raids. I helped with guild runs and was a better raid healer than the resto shaman. But the PUG life wasn't much on US-Scarlet Crusade, so I found a new server and guild on US-Whisperwind with where I completed 1/8HC in Dragon Soul. Since the guild wasn't interested in continuing the HC content, I went back to my PUG life.

What are you looking for in a guild:
A guild with the four pillars of foundation intact (A good policy, good officer core, a good application system, and a website) that is friendly, helpful, and goal driven. I am comfortable in a semi-hardcore1 raiding guild that is knowledgeable about fights and classes and is willing to down heroic raid content when there is no other raid content to explore.

What would you bring to a guild?
I try to be as knowledgeable of the game as possible and that includes visiting several sites such as tankspot, elitistjerks, and wowhead. Any information I find, I enjoy sharing with my fellow guild members so they can be just as informed as myself. I also have a very strong sense of loyalty when I am treated properly and with respect. If I ever feel like I have been taken advantage, I have learned to simply log off the game and analyze what happened from all sides. Should I be taken advantage of a third time, I will seek somewhere else to go that is my perfect fit.

With I was promoted to the rank of officer because of my helpful and extensive research. This research included anything from my class, to raid guides, to gameplay changes from Blizzard. I often had Azeroth lore that I was able to find and cite if necessary.

How well do you know your class? Do you keep up with class theorycrafting?
Tankspot.com, Noxxic.com, and AskMrRobot.com are the first places I check in preparations for class changes or after class changes. I will try suggested options at least once, but if it does not fit my healing style, I will revert back to my former spec (I've only had one of my planned specs repeated by other players on my server).

DPS Applicants: N/A

What, if any, mods do you use to help you perform your role while raiding? UI screenshots are helpful too.
User Image
BigWigs Bossmods
Dominos
ForteXorcist
LittleWigs
PitBull Unit Frames
Power Auras Classic
Quartz
SatrinaBuffFrame
Sexy Map
Skada
Sunn - Viewport Art
Tidy Plates: Threat Plates
VuhDo

Optional:
Addon Control Panel
Atlasloot Enhanced
Bagnon
ColorTools
Death Note
Gathermate2
IdiotCheck
MageManaBar (for mage alt)
Postal
Prat 3.0
RatingBuster
ReforgeLite
Retribution FCFS helper (clcret)
Skada Window Buttons
Sunn - Viewport Art Pack 5
TargetCharms
TipTac
Titan Panel
Totem Timers (for shaman alt)
WarcraftPets Express (for warcraftpets.com)
XLoot
XLootMaster

What degree of raid preparation are you used to?
I grew up with a bandie where the rule was "to be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, and to be late is to be left behind." My gear is always repaired before going into a raid, I make sure to have all my flasks, foods, and other consumables before invites are sent out. I am learning to not expect every other raider to have the same ingrain training as myself. Should I be late to a guild run, I will not moan about missing out on my raid spot. If I reach my burn-out point, I will inform the raid leader and will not accept raid invites until I am over the burn-out. Also because I do extensive research, I always try to come knowing the basic mechanics of the bosses that we will be attempting. If we wipe on a progression boss, I will try to help out with strategy and bettering my own abilities as well.

What internet provider do you use, and how fast is it? ATMC DSL, [link] tested by http://www.speedtest.net

What, specifically, is your availability for raids?
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 6-11pm EST

Exactly how aware are you that, if accepted, you would be entering a raid group that has been together for a long time, and that you will most likely have to start at the bottom of the totem pole?
Since I have joined eleven guilds to find the perfect fit, I am very aware that I will be entering a raiding group that is close knit and my addition could throw several players off until they are comfortable with me. I can agree to be at the bottom so long as I am given a chance at healing during raid encounters.

1 Hardcore – Players who set goals and do what it takes to achieve them (whether doing so is fun or not_, who constantly strive to improe their performance, and who value accomplishment above all else are, in my opinion, hardcore players. The Guild Leader's Handbook by Scott F. Andrews page 7 paragraph 2