@Mossino I have never created a role play that involves playing canon characters. I can't stand messing with what's canon. It feels like i'm tainting the work. The role play takes place a century and a half later, so around 3 generations after the Era of Natsume and the others.
@Rantos My hosted projects tend to have a more open feel. You guys will be able to make your own missions in addition to a main story arc that will be coming out. This way the Main Story arc can move along slowly enough for even a busy person to get a reply, and the missions will be able to move along quickly because there will be fewer people in it and it will be run by whomever creates it. It's up now... just haven't created the guild threads.
@Rantos Sadly, it would be a no for the current main story arc I am planning, but ones to come later on could be possible.
And yes you can play villains, like I said it's pretty open, so you can be a part of any guild (dark included).
As for making your own guild, i've been wrestling 20th it. Of course you would have to get it approved by me which would require an application. If I do implement it however, it will be later on once the rp gets rolling and more people join. I'm aiming for a big role play. Again, i'm wrestling with the idea. I like seeing what others can come up with. But for now I have to worry about finishing up mechanics, finding a team of mods (can't do this alone ;-, and writing the main story arc. I also have to approve characters and mission prompts, and keep the rp organized so this is tough but worth it.
Also thank you for these questions, glad to see someone's interested.