Escalation and Preparation

[Lago 2572]

"Bombings in Karik. Dwarven soldiers marching into Arethor, orcish kidnappings in the heart of the elven nation. Slowly but surely, the lines are being drawn across Asulon, and the outbreak of a war above and beyond anything seen since Aegis seems inevitable. Cities besieged, towns occupied, no combatant emerging unscathed.

Few see any chance of peace, but nobody wants to be the first to strike. As the nations, factions and guilds await the catalyst of hostilities, they prepare their forces. The houses of Oren call their bannermen, the orcs gather the Krughai, the dwarves prepare to assemble their legions, and the many as of yet unaligned factions also gather their strength. War is coming, and none wish to be unprepared..."

[[This is the setup thread. If you're intenting to take part in the war, this is where you sign up for it. Factions that don't sign up are assumed to be neutral. Factions that do sign up, remember, we've got to cooperate OOC to make this work. Attacks will have OOC warning and mutually agreed times so that we don't get attacks while one side is offline.

Factions

By faction I don't mean nation, I mean the subfactions that make up that nation. It's up to you how you divide them, but I'd break it down to individual clans, noble houses and knightly orders. Examples would be The Order of the White Rose, the Malinor Sentinels, the bannermen of House Silverblade, the Adunians, the Syndicate, a band of mercenaries. Remember, being a different faction doesn't mean you're enemies. Oren may be comprised of about twelve factions, that doesn't mean they aren't all fighting for Oren. Up to you how you split it up. An example of a larger faction is the Krughai, which would probably be split up into several contingents (see below).

Put down your faction's name, the name of it's current leader, and the faction's current alliegance, be it to a nation, another faction, or remaining neutral for now. None of these are set in stone.

The next part is contingents. Group the fighting members of your faction into contingents based on timezone. There isn't a limit on how many or few people in a contingent, but aim for roughly 10 players. The contingents are meant to be groups in your faction that are likely to be able to be online at once, which makes it easier to organise battles. You can have as many contingents as you need.

Post a brief RP post, then this form. Do the contingent part once for each contingent.

Faction

Name:

Leader (RP and MC name):

Allegiance:

Contingent Name:

Timezone:

Members of Contingent (RP and MC name)

1:

2:

3:

4:

5...

Contingent Name:

Timezone:

Members of Contingent (RP and MC name)

1:

2:

3:

4:

5...

Good luck, everyone.]]

FACTIONS

Name:

-The Frozen Thorns

Leader (RP and MC name):

-Altariel BloodRose / SpamShok

Allegiance:

-Neutral

Timezone:

- USA, East and West coast.

-Europe

-1 in Australia

Contingent Name: The Frozen Thorns

1. SpamShok / Altariel BloodRose

2: Pheonixpro1 / Cailean

3: Cruzazul8 / Tiberion

4: Monkey34512 / Nyx

5: Darkdragon274 / Relgard

6: Cyndikate / Anri

7: Watyll / Laku

7: geoboy66 / Octa-somethingtolongtowrite

8: Huskyboy2K10 / Smoke

9: Jchizz / Trevor Wyles

Name:

The Grandaxe Clan

Leader (RP and MC name):

Valen Grandaxe / Zezimus

Allegiance:

The Kingdom of Urguan

Timezone:

Mostly Europe and East Coast USA.

Members:

1. Valen Grandaxe / Zezimus

2. Bazian Grandaxe / TEEbrown

3. Skath Grandaxe / zortjr

4. Arcane Grandaxe / Boomack21

5. Oghren Grandaxe / exodawn

6. Aleksis Kivi Grandaxe / Aandie

7. Grumdul Grandaxe / Martin123martin

8. Rehnof Grandaxe / Only_Distance

9. Valnor Grandaxe / Aoze

10. Thorbal Grandaxe / napaseT

11. Darain Grandaxe / MrBamPow

12. Thwain Grandaxe / moosehunter123

13. Ralof Grandaxe / lokeenx

14. Belrik Grandaxe / Brofessionals

15. Reklu Grandaxe / Recon_Soldier96

16. Sara'Lyne Grandaxe / Kirrekith

17. Dili Grandaxe / ddtank1

18. Gimrik Grandaxe / Battleme33

19. Luna Grandaxe / DrGiggless

[Praetor 1550]

Altariel leans on the prow of her hulking warship, the icy wind blowing her hair around behind her. She had been travelling for two days now and had spend the time . A lightning bolt shattered itself in midair not far from the ship, disintegrating into billions of flashes of light before eclipsing itself, leaving a ear-rending roar behind it.

Altariel only smiled.

She had noticed the unrest in Asulon like all other people upon this earth, and she had thought about it. To stay away from it? Or to get involved in what was turning out to be the biggest ticking time bomb in history? With a sigh, she rose from her position, and walked easily across the deck to the her rooms at the stern of the might ship. She paused for a moment, hearing the chained down cannons rolling around under her. They would soon prove to be most useful...

She entered her rooms and set down on the bolted down chair, wiping the hair out of her face and sighing as a few dribbles of water found her brow, freezing upon her icy skin. With a flick of her slim finger she removed it, and looked around once more. The Storm thundered on outside of her, the crew rushing around, obeying the roars of her captain.

Yes, this war would be something to look at, and pull profit from...She would not join any nation, she was not such a fool as to tie herself to strangers. But neutrality, did not mean she would not fight. With a dark snicker, she grabbed a pad of paper and began to write.

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Name:

-The Frozen Thorns

Leader (RP and MC name):

-Altariel BloodRose / SpamShok

Allegiance:

-Neutral

Contingent Name:

- The Thorns

10: Jchizz / Trevor Wyles

6: Pheonixpro1 / Cailean

7: Cruzazul8 / Tiberion

-The Hazes

2: Monkey34512 / Nyx

3: Darkdragon274 / Relgard

4: Cyndikate / Anri

5: Watyll / Laku

9: geoboy66 / Octa-somethingtolongtowrite

11: Huskyboy2K10 / Smoke

Timezone:

- USA, East and West coast.

-Europe

-1 in Australia

Members (RP and MC name)

1: SpamShok / Altariel Bloodrose

2: Monkey34512 / Nyx

3: Darkdragon274 / Relgard

4: Cyndikate / Anri

5: Watyll / Laku

6: Pheonixpro1 / Cailean

7: Cruzazul8 / Tiberion

8: SirSmithers / Valahan 'deGrey

9: geoboy66 / Octa-somethingtolongtowrite

10: Jchizz / Trevor Wyles

11: Huskyboy2K10 / Smoke

12: Moorke / Vanya Norodiir

13: Nikias_1996 / Heril

14: Tyret_Farfor / Johnny

((The ones who arn't in any contingent are not in direct combat, or action, and work on the sidelines, not as an organized group.))

[ayresalex 517]

Aedric stands in his hall, his men gathered around the tables drinking their fill of meat and mead. Aderic stands and turns to his sitting father. He smiles at the old man, and gives him a reassuring nod. He casts his eyes away from him, as his eyes settle on the multiple wildmen in his hall.

"Men 'uv Holmstrom!" Aedric booms,

A loud resounding, "Rah!" echoes through the hall.

"Our war drums beat it's bold tune! The sharpening swords give to our sweet melody! We must strike while the iron is hot! It is time to prove the Ulfhaedyn worth to these darkies! I want each an' every one 'uv you to bring home five 'eads 'uv these freaks! And line them on our walls to send a lastin' message! They shall beat them up and down the countryside, and their children will tell of our story! The story of Ulfhaeydn and the bain of the Darkie kind! We will not falter!"

Screams, howls, fists slamming on tables, breaking glass, shouts, and swords unsheathing all contributed to the sweet sound of war.

Aedric smiles,

"We'll live."

Faction Name:

House Ulfhaedyn / Men of Holmstrom

Leader (RP and MC name):

Aedric Ulfhaedyn

(ayresalex)

Allegiance:

The Order of the White Rose

Contingent Name:

Timezone: Mountain Time, East Coast

Members (RP and MC name)

1: Aedric Ulfhaedyn (ayresalex)

2: Ydain Ulfhaedyn (GavLan)

3: Cynric Ulfhaedyn (Dontbepissed)

4: Thorin Ulfhaedyn (Stabbedurmom)

5: Thralls, upon thralls. I'll work to get their names and MC names.

[Lago 2572]

[[spamshok, could you split the Thorns into two contingents? You have over ten in a single contingent. Also make sure everyone in a contingent is capable of being on at once.]]

[Praetor 1550]

[[spamshok, could you split the Thorns into two contingents? You have over ten in a single contingent. Also make sure everyone in a contingent is capable of being on at once.]]

-done-

[Lago 2572]

[[Thorns added to main post, I've rearranged the contingent based on our discussion ingame. White Roses, I'll add you once you've got the full contingent lists, if that's okay.]]

[Peter Chivay 2494]

[[ I must be honest Lago, as leader of one of the apparent larger factions, I don't believe this contingent system is needed. I see what you are getting at, however I don't believe it is going to work very well for Orders/Factions such as mine. Many people have varied time zones and restricting contingents to only ten men on at a time can be quite the strain.

I agree completely with having a logging system of what men are in what factions (As to prevent one time soldier alts) but I am against having these contingents. Please send a private message to me if you wish to further the conversation.

Perhaps getting rid of the contingent limit will help prevent this problem?

Also, the Ulfhaedyns are not the White Rose, they are simply allied with us.]]

[Lago 2572]

[[i'd been thinking about this, and agree with you. The intention was to control the sizes of the battles and to group people by timezone, but we can do that just by putting up limits on player numbers on a per battle basis if need be. Contingent size cap removed.]]

[Sultan 3953]

Actions that happen in role-play stay in role-play, what factors push me to war or peace, is my own. I do not understand this thread truly. Choice as side in what exactly?

[Eleatic 1033]

Mogroka. This is seemingly an OOC tally of the sides/allegiences.

[Sultan 3953]

Mogroka. This is seemingly an OOC tally of the sides/allegiences.

Of what?

[Lago 2572]

[[iC, this thread is factions taking note of their forces in preparation for possible war. OOC it's putting togther a list of all the factions, nations, guilds and players that want to take part in the war. Once it's done, the war starts, and we start having battles between the factions on each side over territory. I don't want to clutter this thread with discussion, so if you have further questions can we do so via private messages?]]

[Drelik 865]

Faction

Name: The Syndicate

Leader (RP and MC name): Drelik "The Noble Bandit" Letholdus (Csalz96)

Allegiance: Oren

Names and numbers of men are being kept hidden but we have 15+

"Fear not men, Prince smiles in his grave upon our actions. Remember this battle was of no significance to us, it was just a contract. Although we happend to get further into there city then anyone who's ever laid siege to it, the Dwarves are a strong enemy. We will fight then, not on open ground, we will ambush them, we will cause strife, we will decorate our halls with the skin of the Dwarvish kin, and we will not falter, we will continue to live as freemen, under Nobility, pride, and coin... Blood Fer Coin!"

He takes a brief pause, looking around at his cheering comrades.

[Sultan 3953]

[[iC, this thread is factions taking note of their forces in preparation for possible war. OOC it's putting togther a list of all the factions, nations, guilds and players that want to take part in the war. Once it's done, the war starts, and we start having battles between the factions on each side over territory. I don't want to clutter this thread with discussion, so if you have further questions can we do so via private messages?]]

You are promoting the Idea of war, OOCLY which lowers rp, moving people in a the direction, of war that is excepted to happen OOCLY. Which I disagree with, and I well not join in such.

Each Nation, Each Faction, Each Guild. Has there own long term plans ideas etc, ruining the motion and the rp involved in such things by OOCLY introducing an Idea of all out war, is distasteful in my mouth, if my RP leads me into a war then that is rp, I well not have OOC influences, on my IC decisions. Execpt if my IC decisions are not agreeable with the way the server is heading or disregards lore or staff etc.

[Lago 2572]

[[i see where you're coming from, it can look like forcing something to happen IC because people want it to happen OOC, but that isn't what I'm trying to do.

The characters are in a position where a war is likely. If it doesn't happen, then there is no war. If there is a war, however, then all it has to run on is the thread that Native put up today, and as we're seeing with the current state of affairs with the orc players and elf players, that isn't going to work on a large scale.

I'm trying to set up the systems so that the war, if it happens, runs smoothly IC without it descending into anarchy, like the Dwarf/Hanseti war did. As of current, the lack of a way of handling a large scale war is forcing either peace or a cold war of raids. OOC is forcing something IC, which is exactly what you're trying to avoid, no? This thread is not forcing a war, it's making a war something that would be possible IC possible.]]