Fellowship

Fellowships is a social system introduced in Patch 5.1. It allows likeminded players to form casual communities similar to free companies and linkshells. Fellowships can accommodate up to 1,000 players. A single player can make or join up to 10 fellowships with no World restrictions so long as they're within the same data center. Fellowships can be accessed from the Fellowships menu under Social in the main menu.

Features
The primary features of fellowships are the posting of notices by the masters and admins, member polls, and the message board.
 * Fellowship Board - Used for notifications to all fellowship members.
 * Questionnaire - Polls can be created with up to five options and votes are anonymous.
 * Notices - Brief messages or reminders can be left for the fellowship.
 * Message Board - A space for all fellowship members to freely communicate. Only the 100 most recent messages will be saved here.

General tab

 * Message of the Day and Notices - Here the fellowship master and admin members can relay important messages to all members of the Fellowship.
 * Poll - Here the fellowship master and admin members can create anonymous polls to field questions to all members of the fellowship. The poll automatically updates with the number of members who answered each option.
 * Recruitment - The master and admins can select Recruitment to create a new listing in the Fellowship Finder. When viewing the list of fellowships you have joined, a marker next to their name indicates an update on its General tab.

Message Board tab
All fellowship members can post comments to the message board. Up to 100 comments are displayed, with the oldest being deleted first. The fellowship master and admin members can delete comments at any time.

Members tab
Displays the list of fellowship members. Here the fellowship master can carry out various administrative tasks such as appointing admin members and transferring master privileges. It is also possible to blacklist players. Doing so removes them from the fellowship and prevents them from rejoining in the future.

Settings
The following settings can only be changed by the fellowship master:
 * Fellowship Name
 * Activities
 * Blacklist
 * Disband Fellowship

The following options are available as fellowship activities:

Creating a fellowship
To create a fellowship, access the Fellowships menu. Players must first name their fellowship. Next, the main interests or activities of the fellowship can be specified by selecting the desired icons. Up to three can be selected. Examples include "player events," "casual," "battle," or "housing." Select the desired recruitment settings, available in a separate menu. These include the number of players being recruited and the primary language. A recruitment comment can also be added.

Once the settings have been finalized, the fellowship appears in the Fellowship Finder menu.

Joining a fellowship
Players can join a fellowship through an invitation or through the Fellowship Finder.

Invitations
Players can be invited to join a fellowship by either the master or admins of a fellowship. Once invited, players will be designated as an invitee. By opening the Fellowship window and selecting the fellowship to which they were invited, they can choose to accept the invitation and become a member.

Fellowship Finder
Select Fellowship Finder under Social in the main menu to view a list of fellowships that are searching for members. Fellowships can be filtered by activities and language, and exclude any that the player has already joined from the search results.