Guild guards

[Velax]

How do you hire guards for a guildhall or temple? Do you have to be an elder member, does the hall/temple have to be a certain size, do you have to be the region lord of the region, etc, etc.

[Draco Tanos]

Do you have to be an elder member, does the hall/temple have to be a certain size, do you have to be the region lord of the region, etc, etc.

I believe so, yes (anything above size one I believe), no.
That works for religions anyway.  Not sure about guilds.

[egamma]

You need to be an elder.

[JPierreD]

What is their effect, besides increasing the upkeep?

[Indirik]

Guards help prevent temples/guildhouses from being looted by troops or razed/sacked by the lord. They are very effective.

[Draco Tanos]

Indirik is quite correct.  Back when Gregor was Duke of Westmoor his 100+ men went to sack the temple of the CoH in the city.  He was blocked six times before he sacked and closed it.

It was only a medium temple, so there could have only been a handful of guards.  No more than seven I want to say.

[Velax]

I, as an elder, am trying to hire guards for my level 3 guild house, but I cannot see the option anywhere.

[Indirik]

You cannot hire guards for a guild. They are only for temples. (Sorry, I just checked... I thought it was for both.)

[Velax]

Oh, that's disappointing. The bit in the "Manage Guildhouse" page that says "This level 3 guildhouse is being guarded by 0 guards" should probably be removed, then. Thanks for checking.

[fodder]

you can loot guilds, can't you?

should think guards would be good....

[Indirik]

Guilds cannot be looted by troops. i.e. you can't march an army onto foreign ground and loot down all their guilds. A lord has the option to "sack/raze" guildhouses, just like temples.