:: Not anymore. They used to be required to enforce deed rules and light the lamps, but was changed some time ago.[[User:Malaclypse|Malaclypse]] 10:19, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
:::060809 - You may now change upkeep plan even if there are no guards alive.
:::100211 - There is no longer a requirement to hire at least one guard on freedom servers for the deed rules to be enforced since that server is designed to minimize griefing possibilities. Deeds will be protected anyways. The requirement remains on wild.