VonEbs 1224 Share Posted July 11, 2013 The Flagship Volume X(7/11/2013) ================================================================================ Contents: Oren Chooses Peace How the Nether did this Happen? The North Threatens Malinor and Kralta Malinor Declares a New Age New Mine in Southern Malinor ((What Happened Hell Happened this last Week?) ================================================================================ Oren Chooses Peace In what comes as a shock to many, the newly crowned and titled King William Horen of Oren, formerly nown as Emperor William of the Holy Oren Empire, has agreed to the Grand Kingdom of Urguan's terms. The Holy Oren Empire, widely regarded as a vile, corrupt, greedy, warmongering and despicable superstate, has been officially dissolved into the Kingdoms of Oren, Salvus and Adunia. The Kingdom of Oren, sometimes referred to as Galahar, will be ruled by King William, Salvus by King Garth Hightower, who has sworn fealty to High King Thorin of Urguan, and Adunia, encompassing the former Westerlands, where Kaedrin recently stood, will be under the governance of King Lachlan Mor, who has also sworn allegiance to Thorin. Additonally, the Kingdoms of Hanseti, Renatus, Kaedrin, as well as the city state of Malinor have all been dissolved. Malinor has declared herself as the Shining Princedom of Malinor, receiving her independence and all previously ceded territory in the peace treaty. ~Ebs ================================================================================ How the Nether did this Happen? An excellent question. The recent events that have vastly changed the political landscape began a few seeds ago ((Monday)) when Emperor Horen and about half of the nobles of Oren departed Anthos for Aeriel knows where to do the Creator knows what. They left the new Emperor William in charge, and it became apparent that he exercised absolutely no power outside the walls of Abresi. Garth Hightower decided to return to Salvus to restore it to its former glory. Urguan saw Oren crumbling, and with new support from the orcs, sent an ultimatum for peace, with steep terms that were initially rejected. Oren then consolidated all of his knights, disbanding all knightly orders and forming the Order of the Red Dragon. Also, the Pontifical States were formed, granting the Church of the Faith some autonomy from Oren. The position as the Head of the Church was relinquished by Emperor William to High Pontiff Goddard. Archbishop Osterwald denounced the Church of the Faith in its statement of the divinity of the Emperor and House Horen, and was quickly declared a heretic. After the King of Kaedrin, Peter Chivay died, all remaining Chivays and most of the White Roses boarded the ships and left, leaving the Kingdom of Kaedrin to the newly renamed House Flay. Bolstered by their newly found power, they sent a raiding party to the City-State of Malinor, enraging High Princess Titania, and causing Malinor to threaten to join the war on the side of Urguan. Peace talks were held the next seed ((Tuesday)) but they broke down. Rumors of a revolution drove the peasants in Oren into a panic. Emperor William attempted to punish the Flays with fines, but this was seen as pathetic by the elves, which had for decades been subject to brutality from the Flays, both while the Flays were part of Oren and outside of Oren. Salvus, ((on Wednesday))not wishing to any longer be subjugated by Oren, declared that it had joined the Kingdom of Urguan. The Flays immediately began to attack Salvus, but were driven off. Later that seed, Emperor William dissolved Oren(see above) ending the current political crisis and drastically changing the political landscape of Anthos. Soon aftrerwards, William departed, and King Pius Silverblade took the throne. No one is certain what will happen next, but at this point, almost everyone wants peace so that stability can return to Anthos. ~Ebs ================================================================================ The North Threatens Malinor and Kralta Both Luminaire and Kralta have suffered from attacks from the forces now operating out the former Kingdom of Hanseti. Both cities have held, but Kralta requires immediate assistance in order to continue effectively holding the line. If Kralta were to fall, as some have suggested could happen as soon as the next few seeds, the fledgling Kingdom of Adunia could face an invasion. It is likely totally unprepared for such a crisis, as it is barely organized currently. Malinor is also being threatened, with the Lumidrin faring much worse in this most recent attack than in the previous one. The High Council of the Shining Princedom should be more capable of responding to this threat with its new autonomy and strengthened military, but without aid, it is not known if the Mali and Raevir will be able to hold indefinitely. ~Ebs ================================================================================ Malinor Declares a New Age The High Council of Malinor has declared a new age for the Mali, the Luminate Era. Hopefully, this will be much better than the so called “Golden Age,” christened by Oceas, which was disastrous. In the announcement, the capital of Leumaelin was renamed to Luminaire, which I have to say, rolls off the tongue much more fluidly. The High Council has many challenges to face, and some have pointed out that there are not enough positions filled in the elven government to deal with them. The Mali in general embraced this new age with relief, but there is a feeling of worry in the back of many Mali’s minds concerning the new threat from the North, and how it can exploit the chaos currently engulfing Anthos. ~Ebs ================================================================================ New Mine in Southern Malinor A new mine has been opened to the public in Southern Malinor. The ore visible was quickly depleted by the Mali who managed to get their first, much to the anger of the dwarves, who arrived shortly afterwards. This new mine has its own dangers though, and cave spiders hunt the area in packs, and zombies and skeletons harass those trying to gather the valuable iron ore within. ~Ebs ================================================================================ ((What the Hell Happened this last Week?)) ((So, there has been LOTS of confusion regarding what exactly has been happening these last few days. I am going to provide you guys a basic timeline of what happened. As long as there is rp in your post, you may comment on this section, but I ask that this not devolve into a rage-fest. Monday 8:02 Sheumgal Leaves Lotc. This is the first sign of the coming shitstorm.. 8:21 Mogroka/ The Sultan announces he is leaving for some time. You can hear a pin drop on the forums. 8:28 Chaqery resigns. This shocks the forums into a panic. 9:02 Freema resigns. Manatees go extinct. Various members of Oren announce they are leaving the server. Scipp3r and Boiendl, among others, are banned. 11:25 jroy96/ Braxis resigns. Danny and the FMs lock all the leaving threads. At some point, gaiusmarius8 mc account is reportedly hacked and players randomly receive large amounts of minas. Other griefing occurs. The server goes down for several hours to repair the damage. Tuesday Danny writes of his shock at the events, and reassures the community that we will overcome this. Gaius resigns his post. Various members of the White Roses log in and start pugsying(killing many players without rp) Many are permanently banned from the server. Estimates are around 20. Benboboy is added to the lore team as a Lore Master (LM.) Blindmind is added to the GM team at some point. Wednesday The server crashes repeatedly, and a ddos from those that left is seen a likely cause. The Admin and GM teams vote Mogroka off the island for unprofessionalism This was initially hidden, but a player leaks the Skype logs, which reveals that planning for the mass leaving and pugsying was conducted in Mogroka's private teamspeak. Mogroka accuses Danny of stabbing him in the back and using his personal life against him. The GM crazyguy teleports everyone online to the cloud temple and turns the area to lava, killing everyone. He is quickly banned and demoted, and the staff rushes to repair the damage. Thursday: gaiusmarius8 confesses that he intentionally gave Scipp3r the minas, testing the staff, dispelling the hacking story. It is not clear exactly what happened, but the server reacts negatively, and gaius is condemned by Rhia. That is all that has happened so far to my knowledge.)) ================================================================================ Editor’s Note Well, this has certainly been a week to remember LotC. I just want everyone to keep in mind that we are going to get past all of this, and we will probably be better than we were before. Those that left got their few days of fame, and I think it would be best to avoid defending their actions, for if they wanted you to defend them, they would still be here doing so. Many thanks, ~Ebs Telrunya 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtucker40 47 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I just want everyone to keep in mind that we are going to get past all of this, and we will probably be better than we were before. Those that left got their few days of fame, and I think it would be best to avoid defending their actions, for if they wanted you to defend them, they would still be here doing so. ((This. So much this.)) Faendal picks up a copy at the Malinor docks during a supply stop and takes it back to his ship. Relaxing in his quarters, he sparks up a fine cigar and scans over the articles. "Interesting. It is nice to for once be up-to-date with current events on the mainland." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PtahWithin 1320 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Asthil Haumel reads a copy, and nods inwardly. Though the North - a concerning thing. The Evarir should engage in his expedition soon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreek 1633 Share Posted July 11, 2013 *Dreek picks up a paper and begins reading it, smiling to himself as he does so, looking to his fellow Dwarves while they guard Salvus* Bah lads! Ye mus git tu readin dis fing som day. Dese storehs beh great an an impurtant nuus surce! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bircalin 332 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Donned in his typically less than formal garb, Bircalin sits with his feet naked atop the railings of the Lumidrim's smithy, sitting upon a small stool generally used by the smith himself. Precariously, the stool teeters on its hind legs as he pushes to and fro from the railing, familiarising himself with the events mentioned. His absence at the day's earlier attack was one he wasn't quite willing to let go of just yet and with thoughts running amok in his conscience, mind was soon to come to matter. With a flourish, he slips his legs from the railing, planting his feet firmly on the soft varnished oak to rise as he folds the Flagship under his arm. Tomorrow was a new day, and there was most certainly more work to be done in the Lumidrim and the North alike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moot 1719 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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