WoodenApples

Redacted, “Coronation of Joseph Alexander Staunton” [7th Sun’s Smile, 1608].

Today would be the start of a new page in history.

On summer-filled morning Aleksandria awakes to the bells of the Temple of the Diarchs. To the big bells as loud as the thunder and to the little bells soft as the psalm, it’s sounds reverberating around the streets and marketplaces, announcing a procession that began to depart from the Palace of Curonburg; Gilded men wearing bands of gold, furred silks and gem-encrusted swords held aloft. Marching to the sound of a Vanguard’s drums and trumpets, down the thoroughfare, as White doves were released from the parapets of the palace.

The sun’s holy light beamed down upon this procession of swords held by the Courlandic Nobility, the first of which would be that of the Archduke Ostromir Ivanovich. Donning the Cap of the Hetman, the Warden of the North would look stoically forward as he was followed by Duke Abdes de Savin, himself flanked by the Barons Romanos Palaiologos, Percius Mauntel and Alexander Merentel. Their blades brightly shining alongside those of Dionysius de Savin and Rotger von Curon, flanking Lord Marshal Elias de Castro, whose armour flared flamboyant flickers along Aleksandria’s avenues. They would only be matched by the jewels of Amelia Palaiologos, obediently proceeding behind the nobility.

Such a spectacle had never been seen before as the retinue of the future King stepped forth. His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Joseph Alexander would be surrounded by the Royal Family: His uncles, Sven Staunton-Hearth and Frederick Staunton-Baden, the Arch-Chancellor, would march up front. To his sides, The Crown Prince would be flanked by his brothers, Princes William Augustus & Oliver Richard, whilst Prince Arthur Richard would be behind him with the ten-year old Prince Alfred Henry, both grasping at the train that followed from the shoulders of Joseph.

His Mother, Her Royal Highness the Queen Dowager, Lisette of Virdain, stepped solemnly on the steps of the Church, alongside her daughters: Princesses Elizabeth Maria and Sophia Alexandria. Elegantly dressed in glowing gowns of gold and green, with the fineries of twinkling tiaras that matched their Royal Pedigree.

The Ferula of the True Faith was held high, like the sword before it, behind his High Holiness, Callixtus I, held by the Bishop Nikolas. Beside him would silently step the holy Sisters Gertrude and Margravine, holding the Crown and Sceptre of Courland respectively on plump green, gilded cushions. Najira Borisovich, the High Priest’s Wife, followed suit with the sacred scrolls of the True Faith.

As the procession commenced down the nave of that most holy church of the True Faith, each man and woman would take their place. The Nobles would occupy all but the front most pews, reserved for the King’s entourage. The Queen Dowager and the Royal Princesses turned abruptly to enter the King’s box, sitting suitably in the thrones provided, as the Clergy would occupy the Altar and dias. With all in their place, Joseph Alexander knelt before the High Priest, who began the vows.

Callixtus I shalt say, "Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this Kingdom of Courland, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statute laws and customs of the land?"

Joseph Alexander, "I solemnly promise so to do."

Callixtus I, "Will you to your power cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all your judgements?"

Joseph Alexander, "I will."

Callixtus I, "Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of GOD, the true profession of the gospel and the religion of the True Faith established by law, and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this Realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them?"

Joseph Alexander, "All this I promise to do."

After this, Joseph Alexander lays his upon the holy Gospels, and shall say,

Joseph Alexander, "The things which I have here before promised, I will perform and keep: So help me God."

Callixtus I places the Crown of Courland atop Joseph Alexander’s head, taking a few steps back before saying “Then before the sight of GOD, I give you King Joseph I of Courland. Long may he reign!”

The Crowned Heads of Courland would take off their golden bands and raise them aloft, replying “Long may he reign!”

Good guy +1

10 minutes ago, James/Publius said:

"No more will a Lotharingian follow any man who isn't Canon into war, and never again against another Canon man. To be left to fight a war that was not our own is a great show of dishonour in the first place!" King Odo would boom to his council. 

"It was literally Savoyard forces who called upon Courland to aid them, Savoyard forces from the Kingdom of Lorraine-Savoy." Comments Sven

pay me in iron, also what type of build? Imperial? MM? also u gotta admit that I can pk u ez

"A good read, cya on the battlefield." Sven mutters to a butchered Arthur Jhrent ((ggt))

https://gyazo.com/39815c22aeed0d28d2cee96af576f649?token=7527e70bd0ccd66c5ce24f32118dc4f3

just for you ggt <3

Sven Staunton would leave flowers at the monument, wiping a tear from his eye. "The Rising sun has finally set."

The Treaty of Aleksandria

Drafted on the 10th of The Deep Cold, 1604

The Alliance between the Humans of Courland and the Dwarves of Urguan is to be classified as a defensive alliance. However, the numerous clauses of this pact are as follows;

1. That the definition for the ‘defensive alliance’ expressed above shall be as such: “A military alliance between all parties signing below (should the signatures given be that of the respective nations’ leaders, or representatives given his/her personal approval) which guarantees defensive aid by all parties should the other party/parties come under threat. Should a rebellion commence in any of the signatories' respective lands, the original signatories of this document, and not the rebel party, shall earn the support of their counterpart. This military alliance will afford no less than the full, armed support of alliance nations in times of trouble.

2. That the mutual enemy of any nations signing here below shall be the aggressive nation in a conflict involving any of the parties agreed herein, and that which is deemed more liable to reform an empire of any kind. In a situation where the truly aggressive party in a conflict is not easily determined, the nation which had shown the first act of aggression shall be deemed the aggressor and will warrant a united declaration of war from both the Grand Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Courland.

3. Free travel and commerce between all parties in this Alliance will be guaranteed at all times, with open borders to the citizens of all nations on the part of their ally.

4. That diplomatic embassies will be established by both parties of the agreement in their ally’s respective nation capital.

5. That any and all alliances made by either parties of this agreement with other nations will be made public information, should their ally nation request it.

6. That the security and judiciary forces of both parties to this agreement will communicate freely and without boundaries, disclosing information on any potential threats to the integrity of their ally nation.

7. That this agreement will have a renewal date fifteen years from now, and on that date, the option to solidify this alliance into a permanent feature will be introduced.

8. As a show of good faith, and as promised during the recent Courland-Haense war, the previous Haense territory that was located south of the Dwarven mountains will be ceded to the Grand Kingdom of Urguan.

Signed,

His Royal Majesty, Svenald Staunton, King-Regent of Courland, Hanseti and Ruska

His Royal Majesty, Bastion Ireheart, Grand King of the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, Protector of the Dwarves

((Awesome work +1

Sven would bow his head respectfully. "You were a good man James, I long for the day that I see you again in the Seven." 

Sven would rub a gentle hand over his trusty steeds neck. "You did good today."

Minecraft Name: WoodenApples

Skype ID: joel.whitehead5

Time-zone: GMT

Do you, or have you held, any other staff positions: Nope

Where do you grab inspiration from: I gain inspiration from google photos primarily. I also  gain inspiration from many different people, including those who ask me to build stuff who often suggest ideas and people who I personally believe are good builders.

What type of building are you best with: I think I’m pretty good at medieval builds. So that includes anything including town houses, keeps, manors etc. I also believe I’m a well rounded builder, if I am given enough time to experiment new ideas etc.

What are some of your most treasured builds:

I’ve built many things during my tenure on LotC, with many either remaining on all sorts of different build servers and some making it onto the actual LotC server. An example of one that didn’t make it to LoTC, which I found with a bit of digging in my ss file is https://gyazo.com/610812b4d70066ddf74258566bee9c7c.

One that did make it to LotC on the Vailor map was https://gyazo.com/7e88260ad44a72886f7dd0b375e46d48. This is a treasured build as it was my first successful-ish attempt at building a small fief.

Probably my most treasured build, where Babadooks offered his help is https://gyazo.com/4f5f24a09344b78a20fbf9c830d6e925. This too made it into LotC. It can be seen in Lorraine, though I believe the interior has been griefed slightly since I last saw it.

Last would be this https://gyazo.com/b0be2cef8e59e88084874343fb046d95 which was a city I made with babadooks over the course of 3ish weeks. This was too put into LotC in Haria, though I don’t believe it is currently in use.

Are you capable of handling all aspects of a build: Yes. I have recently been introduced to Voxel which has helped a TON with landscaping and the sorts. I also used voxel to create my terraforming/organic build from scratch. I’m also comfortable with building interiors, exteriors and adding fine details at the end to add to the scenery.

Pick three building styles and show us a build of yours that corresponds to each choice: Terraforming/Organic- http://imgur.com/a/E2s3D

Medieval- http://imgur.com/a/9FrJ5

Underground/Fantasy- http://imgur.com/a/1yhTV

How long does it take for you to complete a build: It really depends on what I’m building. If it’s something similar to what I’ve done before e.g. a cave I would be able to finish it much quicker than if I was tasked with building something that I’m not used to. It obviously also depends on the size of the build. Small builds could take a few hours, medium a day and large could be a day-week(s).

Additional details: I’m confident with both world edit and redstone. As stated above, I was recently introduced to voxel though I know the basics, and made my terraforming/organic example with the help of voxel from scratch.

Tell me a trick about building: You can make bunk beds by placing a bed on two blocks, and then replacing those two blocks with a bed.

Tell me a joke: Man walks into a bar and pauses: at the other end of the bar, there's this guy with a big orange head. Just kind of sitting there, mooning into his drink. So the man asks the bartender, "Say, what's up with the guy with the big orange head?" And the bartender says, "It's an interesting story. Buy him a drink and maybe he'll tell it to you." So the man walks over and introduces himself and offers to buy a round. The guy with the big orange head says, "Yeah, I'll bet you want to know the story, huh?" To which the man replies, "Sure, if you don't mind." The man with the big orange head sighs and says, "You know, I've gone over it in my mind a million times. Basically, it's like this: I was walking along the beach one day, when I stubbed my toe on something. I looked down, and there was an antique brass lamp. I picked it up and dusted it off a little -- when all of a sudden this enormous genie pops out! "The genie thundered, 'You have released me from my ten-thousand year imprisonment, and I am in your debt. I will grant you three wishes as a token of my gratitude.' The man at the bar is agape. The guy with the big orange head continues: "So I said, 'Wow, okay. Well, my first wish is to be fantastically wealthy.' "The genie says, 'Your wish is granted.' And all of a sudden I have rings on my fingers and a crown on my head, and my wallet is full of money and a dozen ATM cards and the deed to a mansion in the hills -- I mean, I was loaded! "So I said, 'Amazing! Okay, for my next wish , I want to be married to the most beautiful woman in the world.' "The genie says, 'Your wish is granted.' And the ocean parts, and out walks this gorgeous woman in this beautiful dress, and she takes my hand and we fall in love and the genie marries us right there. It was incredible. "The genie booms, 'You have one wish remaining.'" The man with the big orange head pauses and sips his beer. He says, "Now, you know, this may be where I went wrong. I wished for a big orange head.

9 minutes ago, Vege said:

 

Vege didn't tell you to do anything????

 

Can't really tell if this is a meme?

 

@WoodenApples @ImperialRoyalist 

yeah you're chatting horseshit there Wolf. Me and niccum woke up to find this lag machine under the Vanir keep, where Niccum was banned then unbanned quickly. You built the entire thing yourself, behind our backs, and now dare to tell us that we asked you to make it? **** off.

((gf

"wtf is this man doing selling my kingdom?" asks a curious Staunton

1 hour ago, Kingdom of Haense said:

Please check the warclaim chat, our reasoning for putting this WC up has been explained, and accepted by Thomas.

alright buddy, that was after I replied jeez

b-but, there's already a wc up...

Provides fun and dynamic rp consistently +1

+1, awesome guy

+1. The guy is a productive and confident member of the community.

4 minutes ago, Nathan_Barnett36 said:

Nothing bets best then posting the link in courland chat getting everyone to +1.

 

**** no you shouldn't be a gm, I literally remember you going into johannesburg with your EOD suit on, defusing a bomb. You're literally the definition of a stale meme.

 

reprobate

+1. Good guy yh

11 minutes ago, Lil Nugget said:

Zani ponders if she can be someones plus one.

I got you

Wow your builds are awesome, huge +1

"My daughter Annabel lawfully rules the Kingdom of Norland, rebels of hers are rebels of Staunton." Sven states upon hearing the news.