Avalon's sponsorship system isn't really about finding a personal sponsor or using them in any way - it's more about identifying with an organisation that you have some empathy with / share ambitions with and letting them sponsor you - the costs to the organisation for doing so are minimal and are based on player "reputation" which is naturally earned through being active in the game; because of this you are essentially self sufficient (i.e paying for your own sponsorship by being busy and active).

It's definitely worth looking into if farming, roleplaying, crafting and such are your gig; Avalon's economic system is truly peerless.

If you have any questions about it at all then feel free to PM me on here or log in and ask around - the community is very newbie friendly and will be very happy to help.