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It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Shanghainese, a cherished member of the Rose community. Shanghainese tragically lost his life in the recent Palisade fires in Los Angeles. Shanghainese (https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=267177) joined our community in 2021 and quickly became a respected and valued member. While his real-life commitments led to reduced activity in recent months, his impact during his time with us was always appreciated. He was known for his humor, dedication, and the valuable contributions he made to our community. Shanghainese served with distinction in both our Internal, Economic and Foreign Affairs departments as staff. He played a vital role in welcoming and training new members, and many within our community will remember his guidance and support. Beyond his official roles, Shanghainese was a friend to many. His positive spirit and willingness to help others left a lasting impression on those who had the pleasure of interacting with him. He will be deeply missed by all of us in Rose. We understand that some within the broader Politics and War community may have interacted with Shanghainese, and we invite you to share your memories and condolences. We, the Rose community, have requested that Alex Perma VM his nation to ensure that it lives as an eternal in-game memorial. In times of loss, it's important to remember the positive impact individuals have on our lives, both in-game and beyond. Let us honor Shanghainese's memory by continuing to foster the spirit of camaraderie and support that he exemplified within our community. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. Sincerely, The Rose Community

Hello digital friends, It is with great sadness that I must share the news that one of our brothers in arms, known to us as Bunnet, has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Of course, this announcement was a shock to the very core of our community, affecting his friends all over the world from both past and present alliances. Being a nurse, Bunnet has dedicated his years to caring and treating people, bringing comfort and healing to those in need. Bunnet embodies the very meaning of loyalty, standing by his friends and alliances through thick and thin as well as making personal sacrifices to not let his friends down. Bunnet demonstrates respect whenever needed, valuing true integrity over all. A Scotsman to the bone, he is concise and always honest, staying true to his words, which has made him such a trusted and respected lad by those who know him. Speaking from my own first hand experiences, he's the only person I've ever led with who refused a request that would result in unfairness to his opponents, he did this consistently over the many years we played together. Having said that, I'm thrilled to dive into the legendary career he’s built in Politics & War: Bunnet created his nation on November 30, 2016, starting in the formidable Syndicate and eventually finding his home at the triumphant Rose, having served with them since mid-2019. Bunnet proudly served in the following Great Wars for The Syndicate: Silent War Papers, Please The Trail of Tiers Knightfall Then proudly served in the following Great Wars for Rose: NPO's Last Time Duck Hunt Guns and Roses Rick's Last Roll The Fault in Our Stars Darkest Hour Dodge This Blue Balled Great War 32 (currently deployed) Bunnet's journey ahead is one we wish he didn't have to walk, and it will be one he will not walk alone. These are very difficult times for Bunnet and his family, so please, if you have interacted with him, joked with him, engaged in trash talk with him or been on the receiving end, led him or been led by him, fought alongside him or fought against him, or even if you haven't known him but want to show solidarity, any show of support will be greatly appreciated. Lastly, in honour of Bunnet, we're rallying the troops out of retirement to form an alliance to play a round of CN:TE, carrying forward his spirit of camaraderie, loyalty, and fair play. Anyone is welcome to join us as we embark on this challenge together, in tribute to our dear friend Bunnet. Please, join our discord if you are interested! - https://discord.gg/WzeBCChEPZ If you wish to follow his journey, you are invited to do so by following his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/Eef8V2kH7ym1F2id/?mibextid=LQQJ4d Bunnet's nation link: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=54283 Thank you for your time and support!

I don’t like writing long political theses that create bitter grudges, the game is meant to be fun. I try to keep my FA and DOWs light hearted, but with the amount of hypocrisy that exists in this coalition, enjoy my wall of text. Tl;Dr: We created EVH with the hope of breaking political stagnation and bipolarism, to that end, we aimed to reset relations with Rose, SIN, and TGH. All three agreed and promised the coalition would not target EVH, only to dogpile us days later. Rose is on their high horse claiming moral superiority as their CB. Rose, the greatest dogpiler in PnW history, is claiming moral superiority. Not only did they never communicate their discontent with the TI war, they also refused TI’s attempts to get protection from them. Stop pretending that you actually care. During the Guardian-HS war, TFP failed to defend their M with CTO. In January, we chose not to press this CB in hopes of resetting relations. Now they’re repaid that goodwill with a war on the basis that we didn’t stop t$ from blitzing them. Preface: Less juicy details here but I think this is important context. EVH was created because Jax, Xi, and I were frustrated with political stagnation and the predictability of wars. We aimed to form a war-focused alliance that could disrupt this trend with a more independent and forward-looking FA style. Speaking for myself - I came as a pirate from Arrgh. For my year in CTO leadership, we were as independent as you could get. We never officially joined any sphere (M TFP and O Eclipse, paperless, and then M Aurora O KT) and we worked across the aisle to join conflicts. It might not have been perfect, but I tried to make things a bit different. We ran the risk of getting hit (and we did three times) but that was a good trade off for being able to keep things dynamic. When we formed EVH, it was our intention to leave SAIL and shake things up. We communicated this to t$ in formation and in the months leading up to the eventual break up. To that end, we aimed to reset relations with those we had been in conflicts with (Rose, TGH, SIN, TFP etc.) and see a path forward beyond repeat wars. But here we are. Re: Resetting Relations Rose, SIN, and TGH—you each committed to resetting relations and agreed that we wouldn’t target each other this war cycle. We reaffirmed this multiple times, you publicly declared the relation reset, and EVH honored it. But, all three of you broke that agreement. I don’t need to really emphasize how egregious this is. You could have prosecuted this war with Guardian-Oblivion-AA-Penta-TFP and won. We wouldn’t have complained and fought with a smile on our faces. But no, you were so scared of EVH-KT-LOD you chose to break 3 agreements and bring the whole gang for a 4 v 1. Why should any alliances bother resetting relations with you in the future? Let me quickly remind everyone that CTO and Aurora were bitter rivals two years ago, we’ve reset relations and merged. CTO and HS relations are now amicable after a pretty nasty war. We have done our part again and again, it's not us, it's you. Re: Rose CB Rose’s entire CB both publicly and privately hinges on “At the end of the day you tried to kick [The Immortals] while down, there is no "fancy" way to FA that will make my point more than that. What you did was ethically wrong and deserved a response” (to quote George). Funny you should say that. We received zero communication that you disapproved of the war You knew about this conflict three weeks in advance and had every opportunity to tell us, “This isn’t cool.” You didn’t. So, either a) you didn’t care and are now using this as an excuse, or b) you wanted TI to get rolled so you could make this claim. You rejected TI when they sought to join your coalition They knew about the war weeks in advance and asked to join the coalition, but you said no. They probably reached out for a treaty too at some point. If you truly cared, why throw TI under the bus unless it served your own interests? Even if what EVH did was so morally reprehensible, are you really one to talk? Since I came back to the game in 2022, every offensive war you declared was a dog pile. The first offensive war I watched was when you rolled a freshly rebuilt Cata-Paradise (from Bifrost Blitz) in a dogpile. Your next offensive war was Darkest Hour. Where 70% of the game rolled T$-Eclipse. Your next offensive was Blue Balls, where you worked with House and a remilitarized CIS to blitz SAIL. Recently, you did a 4 v 1 dogpile on T$. And moved to EVH. Your entire alliance history of offensive wars is dogpiles on dogpiles, get off your high horse. Re: TFP CB This one is particularly ironic. In 2023, TFP failed to defend CTO when Guardian blitzed us, giving us a valid CB for revenge against TFP. However, in January 2024, CTO chose not to prosecute this CB, aiming to keep our relationship amicable. We were even invited to act on it but chose to limit our involvement. Shwin, I gave you as much of a heads-up as possible that the Jan war was coming. We've explained this to you in DMs, making every effort to reset relations and move forward. Yet, despite our attempts, you chose to hold onto a grudge that you started. Re: TI + Penta Penta has a valid CB. I will give them that. As does TI in the future. I am not here to shit on them like the other two, I am just here to explain our decision calculus for why we are at war with them. We prosecuted those wars because there were no other viable options. I envisioned EVH as a war-focused alliance, not one that sits in peace for a year. However, given the FA landscape and the fact that everyone is tied up in treaties or NAPs, they were the only options available. The wars were lopsided and not what I wanted. Penta would have been a great fight—one alliance against a sphere. I had hoped TI would be better prepared after 14 months of peace (before the last war). Still, we chose to fight rather than sit and farm, and for that, I do apologize. That being said, the least Rose/TFP and the rest can do is admit when wars are fought for the sake of fun like us rather than hide behind some cloak of righteousness playing high and mighty. In summary, this is an open letter to the FA community. Everyone yaps about how they wish the game was more multipolar and dynamic, but no one is willing to do it. I now see why—resetting relations and making commitments across the aisle only leads to being dogpiled by hypocrites. So to everyone in the coalition, if you're serious about changing the FA landscape, start by getting off your high horses and honoring your words.

Come one, come all! Step right up for... The Voting Game! People of Orbis, we here at Arrgh have heard your pleas. Yes, we can't go 5 minutes without hearing someone complain about how boring and dull things are these days. Of course, there's also the 12 or so very important people at the top that try their best to snuff out any sort of content this game has to offer. A dedicated "Don't hire the evil pirates" NAP clause? We'd be flattered if that wasn't so lame. It is what it is though, sometimes the best ideas come from working under strict limitations. Now, get ready for the world's first NAP-compliant nuke event: The Reverse Nuke Auction! How It Works Instead of voting with your wallet on who you want blown to pieces, this time around you'll be voting for an alliance to spare from a pre-selected list of 10. Unlike past events, every single one of you will be able to participate in the process, free of charge. Voting will take place over 3 rounds, with the top 3 most voted for alliances in each round being removed from the poll. The last alliance left standing will be pelted with only the most premium of Arrgh-made nukes and missiles for at least 2-3 rounds (and more, depending on total event proceeds). How did we manage to monetize this one? I'm glad you asked! Buying Votes Extra committed to bailing someone out? Or, Alex forbid, keeping someone else on the poll? Have I ever got the shady offer for you! For the low price of 50M each, you can buy extra votes to spare an alliance. The best part? Extra votes will only be revealed AFTER a round of voting concludes. So, even if it looks like an alliance is about to be spared, your secret paid votes for the competition can keep them stuck on the list. Better act fast though, the price of extra votes is subject to fluctuate for each round. Payment can be sent via bank transfer or trade offer, just make a ticket in the Arrgh discord server or shoot me a DM. Note that you probably won't be able to buy votes within 10 minutes of a poll's closing time, I do need some time to write these posts up. Schedule Voting Round 1: October 26th DC - October 29th, half an hour before DC Voting Round 2: October 29th DC - November 1st, half an hour before DC Voting Round 3: November 1st DC - November 4th DC Hit date: November 5th, following DC. Misc. Stuff Full anonymity. Forum voting will have voters hidden and the identity of paid voters will not be revealed. Since polls can only be made in an OP, each round of voting will be a separate thread. The winner (loser?) will be announced in a 4th thread. You're not only allowed, but are encouraged to bug your members and allies to vote in these. Scared of the big boys having too much sway? There's plenty of alliances with little to no skin in the game, maybe they'd be willing to help you out? If you're tired of farming and want to see some action, feel free to ghost whatever lame farmer alliance you're currently in and join up for the hit. You'll get paid the same as anyone else and can leave right after. As always, Arrgh!

This post is long overdue, but it’s time for me to say goodbye. Whenever someone left PnW, I’d joke, “Congrats on your freedom!” But honestly, this game has been one of the best things to happen to me—it’s shaped who I am and helped me grow in real life. We shit on this game all the time, but for my last post, I want to have a genuine conversation about the impact this community has had on me over the past 9 years. I don’t think we talk about this enough, we always like to say it’s a waste of time… but reflecting back, it was the exact opposite. PnW helped me get into my dream school with a scholarship. I had no idea how to write a resume or even where to start with college apps, but people here (@Ser Arthur Dayne and @Caleope especially) gave me blunt feedback (literally told me that my first CommonApp draft was “dog shit”) and stuck with me for hours, helping me focus on what mattered. Even after getting in, y’all helped me with everything from club applications to networking. As a first-gen immigrant college kid, this community leveled the playing field for me, and I’m beyond grateful. Believe it or not, you can put PnW on your resume. I learned graphic design here (thanks @Aksel and @Ripper) and added the flags/ads to my art portfolio. I got into coding the early prototypes of TARS and CTOwned (@Shamadruu ty for this and so much more), which landed on my tech resumes. I even put EVH on my MBA apps and somehow made it sound legit in the interview... Some would say PnW made me a master bullshitter. Most importantly, this community got me through the tough times - whether it was when I was a lonely high school freshman, or when I was dealing with a breakup as a college senior, or just needing a space to tism (shoutout to the KT-EVH embassy). Those little moments meant more than anything else. Ironically, if I didn’t play PnW, I am not sure I’d be very sane. Thanks for everything. Y’all meant so so much, especially those of you at Event Horizon (extra brownie points to @Daveth @Krampus @Xi Jinping@JaxTeller). I hope we can meet again some day, it really has been the best of rides… everything from waking up to 5 AM alarms for raids or arguing on the forums with one of my DOWs. ❤️ I will miss this, I will miss all of y'all.

There's wedding planning to be done! Weaponized Assault Penguin's Head of Foreign Affairs, @BigGtheSlayer, is engaged, which means that the absolute finest of Antarctic wedding proceedings are in order. We have everything handled: the venue, the cake, the music... all of the planning done except for the flower bouquets! It's only fair that WAP contribute something to our beloved FA Head's wedding, so we decided to get some flower bouquets for him. That is why WAP is announcing a special military operation to seduce Rosians and their allies around the globe in order to infiltrate their homes and steal their roses so that we can assemble them into beautiful, gorgeous, lovely bouquets for BigG's wedding. Rosesphere may claim to have the power of friendship on their side... but WAP, WELP, and the House have the power of love on ours. TL;DR Weaponized Assault Penguins declares war on Rosesphere.

You might’ve recently seen some malicious claims about the gentle and intelligent orangutan. This slander couldn’t be farther from the truth. Orangutans have endured quite the character assassination by Singularity over multiple forum threads and Discord comments over many months, but this one takes the cake. Luckily for Orbis, orangutans are the only non-human primates capable of talking about the past, so we’re here to set the record straight. Claim #1 We hadn’t hashed it out in public, actually. Not really. You said your side publicly on the forums, and attempted to silence us when we started responding to you. We have, however, attempted to hash it out many times privately. Calling it “settled” is a stretch though, or else we wouldn’t be having this conversation now. Neither one of us saw eye to eye on what happened that day, and it became evident rather quickly we never would. We didn’t push any new “narratives” out however. What you’re referring to is a situation where it came up organically in RON, and Canbec told his side of the story there by sharing a screenshot of a detailed explanation he had provided to TKR membership. Our side of the story hasn’t changed since we all started telling it to you however. You know that from our discussion in December, when you asked about Canbec’s comments in RON because you had a misunderstanding over what was being said and thought we were saying things we were not, which we clarified at the time. Claim #2 The irony of Sing leadership accusing someone else of gaslighting would be hilarious if it didn't demonstrate such a profound lack of self-awareness. I don’t recall that we ever denied that Morf said that, at least after we knew what you were talking about. The only thing I can think of that comes close to a denial was a one on one conversation I had with you shortly after having come out of retirement. In the lead up to that conversation, I had been made aware of nasty rumors being spread about TKR and the One Day War, so I hit you up trying to unpack what was going on and what your beef with us over that war was. At that time, I was unaware of the comment that was made and while you alluded to it then, it wasn’t until a month and a half later, after we argued on the forums briefly following the NAP extension and you brought it up again with me in DMs, that we figured out what you were referring to. What we did deny repeatedly was that you would have ever actually been left behind and subjected to unacceptable peace terms from SAIL. Because as I explained to you over and over again, in order for you to have been left behind, it would have required a sign off from Canbec, as well as all the leaders of ODOO and Rose-sphere. Even if you distrusted Morf for his comment, you’re skipping over a whole lot of other approvals that would have been required - it doesn’t take a genius here to figure out that it wasn’t going to happen. But yes - the comment was made. To understand why it was though, we need to go back to the context of the One Day War and the lead up to it. While the One Day War started on January 31 of last year, SAIL and Sing had already been at war since the start of that month, after Sing had spent the month of December shedding infra on easy targets. Quite frankly, ODOO was content to sit back and let that war happen, as we had only recently rebuilt from our war against Eclipse and our primary concern was Eclipse. Singularity and its allies were losing that war against SAIL, and so they reached out to us and Rose to try and build a coalition against Eclipse, a plan Sing-sphere claimed would only work if we promised to hit SAIL first, because they claimed if we hit Eclipse without first handling SAIL, t$ would counter for Eclipse. We weren’t convinced of those claims as no evidence was provided, but Sing-sphere convinced us and Rose-sphere to enter a war in which we had no stake - a war that was going to end in a Singularity loss with purportedly unacceptable peace terms - on the promise that Singularity would provide support in two subsequent wars against Eclipse. We entered the war alongside Rose-sphere, and almost immediately shit started to hit the fan. There were rumors going around that Eclipse might enter the war against Rose, and we as a coalition were trying to decide how best to handle it if that happened. Grumpy signed treaties with Rose and Guardian to try and deter a hit from Eclipse, but then only one turn after the war started, Eclipse countered Rose-sphere and they started to go down. We were, as a coalition, then unsure how best to proceed as the war wasn’t looking positive at that point, and we were trying to determine our options on a war that had quickly taken a turn for the worse. We had a few different options: Let Rose-sphere take the loss against Eclipse and continue to help Sing against SAIL. As ODOO had a NAP with Eclipse, we were safe from their intervention and expected we could win against SAIL. But from a pure cost-benefit analysis standpoint, that didn’t make much sense when Sing had no infra left after 2 months of war and Rose had just entered the war with full infra. Have TI and Grumpy (who had just signed a treaty with Rose/Guardian) help out Rose. However, given that Grumpy was in a NAP with Eclipse from our war with them prior to TI joining our bloc and this treaty was signed in the period between us beginning this war and Eclipse entering against Rose, there were legitimate concerns over whether or not this would be a NAP violation, especially since Eclipse purported to enter the war defensively through their ODP with Knights Templar, who Rose had hit. There were also concerns about Grumpy and TI spreading themselves too thin, and what that would mean for the t$ front. So our bloc and, more broadly, the coalition wasn’t sure how best to handle the situation. Then the next morning, t$ reached out to discuss the war and our entry and following that conversation, asked if we would be interested in peace. When Tarroc presented the initial offer to us of only ODOO peacing, Morf did the normal thing - brought an option forward to our allies. That’s where the screenshot came from - an internal chat with ODOO leadership. The offer from Tarroc opened up a new third option: Peace out with SAIL and help Rose with Eclipse. Morf’s suggestion was to see if we could get the ODOO offer extended to include Rose, so that we were taking that front away and giving Rose a better chance against Eclipse. He was skeptical that they’d be as willing to peace Sing given that they had already been fighting Sing for a month prior to our entry, and he wanted us to move quickly to help Rose. Why did Morf say he wouldn’t feel bad about leaving Sing on the field of battle? Because that’s where Sing would’ve been without our entry the previous night. Sing’s position was not the same as Rose-sphere’s who, like us, had been sitting at home farming 24 hours earlier. Rose-sphere and ODOO were the ones taking the entire risk by entering the war that Sing was already involved in, so there was far more concern about Rose-sphere than there was about Singularity, which you can see reflected in Morf’s comments in Sketchy’s screenshot. Regardless, what Sing has also chosen to ignore is that ODOO leadership, including TKR’s leader at the time, Canbec, immediately agreed that leaving Sing in a vulnerable position was not what we wanted to do, and we then immediately went to work trying to ensure that Sing would get out of the war as well - whether with the same White Peace as everyone else, or with an admission of defeat and no onerous terms. But hey, don’t just take my word for it. Look at the messages that immediately followed Morf’s proposal, where you can see Tyrion asking if this is t$ trying to salvage their war and whether Singularity could be let out too and Canbec saying we could let t$ have the win only if they didn’t have onerous terms for Sing (meaning we would try and secure peace for Sing, but SAIL could call it a win instead of a white peace): Not exactly the smoking gun you think it is. This second chat where we opened up discussions with Rose-sphere (and later included Singularity in, so they were able to read all this as well) further shows how that conversation progressed, given the opening offer from Morf had changed to reflect that discussion with ODOO leadership: In short, we received an offer from t$ for ODOO to peace out at 10:55 am CST (the same timezone as Sketchy’s screenshot and the screenshots above). By 11:44 am, that offer had been extended to include Rose-sphere and Singularity and brought to the coalition to discuss and decide how to approach it and the war going forward. We together decided to see if we could secure peace for Rose vs Eclipse as well instead of trying this plan to continue with the Eclipse front. It took longer to negotiate that part, but for those keeping count at home, that means that fewer than 40 minutes elapsed between Morf bringing the initial proposal to ODOO leadership at 11:07 am, and all involved parties (including Singularity) having been relayed a peace offer from SAIL at 11:44 am. Any reasonable person would correctly find this to be evidence that the initial proposal in Singularity’s screenshot didn’t make it any further than what you saw in the screenshot. If Singularity wants to call us expressing our side of the story “excuses” and “narratives”, that’s their prerogative. It doesn’t change the fact that we did nothing but tell our side of the story, which you all now know in full as well. And there’s little doubt in my mind that Singularity leadership is aware of the fact that, realistically speaking, they were never going to be left alone on the battlefield against SAIL. If they don’t appreciate that the idea came up at all though, that’s a different story. Let’s just call this for what it is though - Sing leadership has had a grudge against TKR for the last year, saw an opportunity to !@#$ with us, and took it, using a year-old incident as a flimsy CB. Look, we get it - y'all only had part of the information on hand and so were hesitant to believe us. Now that you have the full picture, we imagine you might be feeling a little silly about this war. That’s why we are willing to offer White Peace right here and now. 😉 Tl;dr Singularity is loud; that doesn’t make them right.

TL;DR: Last July, The Golden Horde and Rose made hollow promises and falsely guaranteed peace and a reset of relations with Event Horizon. Under pressure from TGH and Rose, EVH was coerced into war against The Immortals, implicitly warned that refusal would result in us becoming a target ourselves. Despite EVH honoring its commitments and actively working toward resetting political ties, Rose and TGH shamelessly broke their word. They hypocritically leveraged a "Protecting The Immortals" narrative to justify dogpiling EVH with a coalition four times larger than our min bloc. Event Horizon declares war on Rosephere. Enjoy the fireworks and the screenshot gallery below. I brought a coalition smaller than yours with me. Let's see you win this one. In early July 2024, Kastor / TGH suggested for EVH to hit The Immortals after they split from House. Kastor, representing Rosesphere, asked for a voice call: What was in the voice call you asked? Great question! Here’s a snippet of the transcript and probably the biggest takeaways from this post: After this call, TGH continued pressuring EVH, even orchestrating timelines and discouraging alliances from supporting TI. In fact, Rose rejected TI’s request for an MDP with prior knowledge of EVH’s imminent attack, only to hypocritically use that same attack as their justification for war. After the call, while we were glad to have a war and not be rolled by half of the game, admittedly, this is not what the war we would have wanted: Where was Rose in all of this? Well 1.) Kastor ran the plan past them according to the transcript, 2.) They reassured us that as long as we didn’t look at Penta (not TI), there would be no conflict between us. And 3.) They rejected TI’s MDP request to enable the war to happen. I will let the screenshots do most of the talking. Rose/TGH - Before you respond, make sure they aren’t one of these arguments: Response to: We didn’t know, it was just Kastor! Response to: We TrIeD rEsEtTiNg TiEs WiTh YoU mUlTiPlE tImEs Response to: New year new Rose - we are a different gov! Response to: You also big coalition, you tied to T$ and Grumpy Response to: EVH man bad, you also did XYZ Win or lose. This will be my last war, and I am going to severely enjoy it Nothing like an anxiety-inducing close fight. Hope the spice and drama have brought some joy to people’s lives.

Let us take a look at this war, and the reality hidden underneath. For years, Rose has been the go-to target for public scrutiny. Our lack of public presence being hailed as bad for the game. The only serious DoW from this war effectively used “Rose Bad” as its casus belli. Meanwhile, Eclipse coasts under the radar, quietly avoiding the kind of backlash that would rain down on us — or frankly, anyone else — if they pulled the same moves. It might be worth considering the reason why that might be. The Eclipse Empire Eclipsphere is now the largest sphere in Orbis, after the addition of The Immortals. Their roster includes Singularity, TI, KT, Spectre, WAP, and WEEB. Imagine the uproar if another sphere tried to consolidate alliances on this scale. There would be hegemony accusations, cries of straining FA, and of how such a sphere is “bad for the game” would dominate the political and public discourse. Yet it's let passed. Eclipse’s sphere size is not the only issue however. Eclipse’s FA strategy has fundamentally shaped the meta we deal with today. They orchestrated the 6-month NAP just to ensure they could isolate their opponents and get their juicy war on TKR/Grumpy. Eclipse used this strategy to ensure no other conflicts could arise to disrupt their carefully planned NAP cycles. It ended up coming out once the one day war came out on how important these nap cycles are for Eclipse; that war also saw some under the table maneuvering from other parties. This nap cycle ensurance was not simply a tactical move — it set the tone for the stagnated FA landscape where we find ourselves. The Double Standard Eclipse having created the largest sphere in Orbis wasn’t enough to content them. They further sought to link up with TKR/Grumpy (who were a victim of the nap cycling), further cementing their dominance and opening the door for another round of NAP cycling. Not to mention that previously, the idea of Eclipse and Grumpy linking up would’ve been condemned immediately. Yet here Eclipse is, dissatisfied with their already large sphere, linking with Grumpy. Those who would once damn such partnerships are largely silent. Eclipse continues to expand unchecked, squeezing out long periods of peace and crafting the FA meta that suits their needs, all while avoiding the kind of backlash that Rose or others would face for doing the same thing. The hypocrisy is staggering. Fin. It’s easy to point fingers at Rose, to accuse us of being inactive in the public sphere. Well, here we are. Maybe it is time to acknowledge the deeper issues at play. Eclipse’s actions and the FA landscape they’ve hand crafted deserve just as much scrutiny if not more for its long term impact to the game. ——————————

Final Update It is with great sadness that I must share that Bunnet passed away this afternoon 💙 The end came quick and he lived the way he wanted to right up to the end, a small blessing but still a sad day. Thank you for all your support and uplifting messages, I know they meant a lot to him. Valk will reach out to Sheepy to ask for a lasting tribute by immortalising his nation. This gesture has been granted to others we've lost is a small but meaningful way to keep his legacy alive and our upcoming tournament round will now be a tribute to his memory. Please refer to the OP for details if you would be interested in joining us. Slàn leat, Bunnet, haste ye back in our hearts.

Now it’s no surprise to anyone that Rose is an alliance that many people don’t have a strong positive opinion of But why is this? Is it perhaps because of their many military failings in the past? Or is it because they are simply an easy target for ridicule? No matter. Rose has elected a new emperor, and it’s time for some change! Or not... But why does Rose need to change? After all, it’s not like it really matters at the end of the day. Rose can still eke out some wins through relying on FA team and backroom dealings, and they’re still competent enough to not squander significant advantages and outgrow everyone else. It’s not like PnW is ever going to change, so there’s no shame in being just mediocre, right? IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO USE THAT GIMONGUS BANK AND SHOW UP FOR THIS SHOWDOWN BECAUSE THE BEST WAY TO UNLOCK YOUR HIDDEN POTENTIAL IS TO WIN AGAINST IMPOSSIBLE ODDS SO BRING YOUR A-GAME ROSE Because it’s the season of giving! And we’re gifting you a nice, warm blitz for the holidays Merry Christmas Rose! TL;DR - Eclipse declares war on Rose for ruining the economy

Mandatory GLP-1 (Ozempic) Weight Loss Drug Clinical Trial The following outlines a mandatory randomized controlled trial (n=127) of Ozempic on The Immortals Study Identifier Protocol Number: 5875 Principal Investigator(s) Dr. Piggy Dr. Xi Dr. Jax Institution Event Horizon Date of Report August 3rd, 2024 Clinical Trial Report Background After 8 months of farming, the citizens of Event Horizon (EVH) have experienced a significant increase in obesity, leading to concerning health issues. Notable individuals, such as CBee, Redd, and Krampus, have been severely affected. For example, CBee has gotten so fat his tiny wings can no longer support flight. Redd has become so bloated that he now displays a strange symptom called touching grass irl. And our local whale Krampus now sinks to the bottom of the ocean due to excessive weight gain. In response, Dr. Piggy initiated a mandatory military exercise program on August 2, 2024, to combat obesity within EVH. However, these efforts have proven ineffective, necessitating more rigorous measures. Fortunately, we have discovered the miracle drug of Ozempics. Objective Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ozempic, a promising weight-loss drug, in reducing obesity among the members of Orbis. Before mass production and application for our own members, we have decided it would be most humane to find a bloated lab rat to test these GLP-1 drugs on. Study Design This study is a multi-week randomized controlled trial involving mandatory volunteers from The Immortals, a bloated patient suffering from inactivity and certain infamous infra-sellers having 4k infrastructure. The trial will assess the impact of Ozempic on weight loss, with the goal of improving health outcomes for participants and contributing to overall de-larding in Orbis. Methods Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either Ozempic or a placebo. The primary outcome measure will be weight loss, assessed weekly. Secondary outcomes will include changes in body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and overall health markers. Adverse events will be monitored and recorded throughout the study. Results The results will be meticulously documented and analyzed to determine the effectiveness of Ozempic in promoting weight loss. Observers are encouraged to monitor the trial closely but refrain from interference. Conclusions The findings from this trial will provide critical insights into the potential benefits of Ozempic for weight loss in populations experiencing significant obesity. Successful outcomes may lead to broader applications within Orbis. Please donate to Dr. Piggy to support such generous clinical trial efforts.

The most important ballot you'll cast all year... The Voting Game! Final Rou- wait a minute who knocked over my stage? Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to find hatebi-sized ships? Most of them are stuck in BOTTLES! Oh, I see. YOU Ladies and gentlemen, leave it to Camelot to trash one of the vanishingly few interesting events this game sees during peace time. You'd think an alliance led by a content creator would be a little more interested in the game having any content, right? Not to mention the whole "guaranteeing a fight vs letting the game play out and potentially (likely) not having to at all" thing, truly a masterful gambit there. Well, maybe "trashed" isn't the right word. The stage? Absolutely, but as they say, the show must go on. Yes, over 1,200 members of the community have voted in the polls. I've received more messages than I can count on how much people have been enjoying this event. Not to mention everyone who's paid a handsome pile of gold to see a good show. It wouldn't be fair to cancel everything just because Camelot wants you to be bored and content-starved. Rest assured, once we're done here, we'll be right back with the true final round. Might be a while, especially if there's a global, but we will be back. The show isn't over, just taking a mid-season break. Now, since I already had the entirety of the original post typed out and ready, how about we take a look at how Round 2 went? Round 2 Results You a fan of big numbers? Well have I ever got a treat for you! The Knights Radiant - 153 The Syndicate - 99 The Fighting Pacifists - 92 Eclipse - 71 First event in history to hit 1 Arrghillion dollars. Let's see our winners! This one's a real nail biter, so you'd better hold on to something. 1st Place - The Knights Radiant (435 votes) Wow, someone really took that checkbook comment to heart. 2nd Place - The Syndicate (372 votes) The brightest light in the darkest hour was actually just a MASSIVE pile of shimmering gold! 3rd Place - The Fighting Pacifists (368 votes) Looks like they won't be fighting this time around. Runner Up - Eclipse (364 votes) They won the forum vote too, that's gotta sting. Previous Rounds Round 1 Round 2

Investor Contact: Shiho Nishizumi Media Contact: Tarroc NASSAU, Bahamas, 2024-11-21 As the Media Contact of SYNDICATE, Inc., (NYSE:SCC), it is my great pleasure to announce today marks 10 years of our existence. We offer our thanks to all who have stood with us over the past ten years, both those who still find themselves playing this game and to those who have moved on to green pastures beyond the screen. I would like to give a particular nod of acknowledgement and thanks to our Founding Generation of leaders, those being Partisan, Roy Mustang and Manthrax, as well as to government figures over the years whose impact was instrumental in making T$ what it is now, such as Jessica Rabbit, Zed, Lucas, Sisyphus (Wilhelm), Leopold von Habsburg, WANA, Chaunce, and Tim. Similarly, I offer thanks to our friends and allies in The Legion, and to all of our former allies over the years, for being by our side at whatever point in our history we might have been allies. Each of you has left your mark upon us and helped shape us into the alliance we are today, we would not be where we are today without your friendships. I welcome any and all of you to stop by the T$ Discord server for festivities, and socializing. https://discord.gg/RFR6Rnq73j About SYNDICATE, Inc. About SYNDICATE, Inc. SYNDICATE, Inc., based near Nassau, The Bahamas, is the world's leading gasoline, aluminum and munitions distributor for a wide variety of peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. Wholly-owned SYNDICATE, Inc. subsidiary brands include The Enterprise, which provides development and growth opportunities for multinational prodigies around the globe. For more information about SYNDICATE, Inc., and its activities, contact Tarroc, Chief Global Strategist

Better late than never, get ready for... Total Drama Orbis! Good morning campers! It's been a little while, huh? Especially considering I said the next big Arrgh event would be soon™ way back in January. Want to know what happened? Sure, I'll fill you in: YOU GUYS HAPPENED! There's been like what, 5 wars since then? Look, that's just way too many. How can we be expected to put on a show when the stage is already booked 4 months in advance? No, it's clear, we've gone way too far in the other direction on this stuff. Now y'all have too much hate & hostility in your hearts. I'm afraid there's only one cure: the indomitable POWER OF FRIENDSHIP! Yes, this will be the world's first... Team-Based Nuke Event! Meet the Team(s) For this event, every participant alliance will be paired with an alliance they are not currently signed to forming a "team". What does this mean for you? Simple: you and your teammate will effectively act as one alliance for the purpose of this nuke event. Which is to say, if you're the last team left standing by the end, both you and your teammate will be getting nuked! Teamwork and coordination between you and your partner will be essential to getting yourselves removed from the target list. Now, let's meet our lucky contestants! Team Gardening Grandmas Rose & Grumpy Team Snow Birds The Syndicate & Weaponized Assault Penguins Team First Contact Eclipse & Black Knights Team Crunchyroll & Chill The Fighting Pacifists & Weebunism Team Watchful Wardens Spectre & Guardian Team Orbital Orcs Event Horizon & The Sword Coast Team Windrunning Romans The Knights Radiant & The Legion Here's a neat little graphic for those of you in attendance who are more use to picture books than word books. What is a Nuke Event Anyways? If this is your first rodeo, these nuke events take place on the forums and determine who Arrgh's next nuke run target will be. This event will consist of 3 rounds, with each round presenting an opportunity for two of our featured seven teams to be eliminated. After the third and final round, whichever team is left standing will be our target and receive a world-class, once in a generation MEGA BARRRAGE of premo Arrgh nukes & missiles. In addition to the whole team gimmick, we've got a second twist: each round will have a completely different minigame to play! So if your team ends up sucking at this one, you might fair better at the next. We good on the basics? Great, now let me introduce you to our first game: Balance! How to Play: Balance With that out of the way, let's get into the fun stuff. For this first round, you and your partner are going to be tasked with balancing the votes for your team as closely as possible. Using team First Contact as an example, if Eclipse has 30 votes, Black Knights will want their vote count to be as close to that as possible. The two teams with the smallest gap between their votes will be removed from the event and spared a nuking. To prevent any "luigi wins by doing nothing" incidents, your team must have a combined total of at least 20 votes. Anything less and you'll be stuck on the target list. Some quick advice for ya, you can only vote for a single option on the poll. You'll have to decide between either balancing your own team or unbalancing another. Working with your teammates to have a big impact on the votes will be vital. Buying Points Poor balance? Worried someone will mass vote for one of your teammates near closing time? We've got you covered. We're selling Extra Points for the dirt cheap price of 50M each! Purchased Extra Points will automatically go towards whichever alliance on your team has the smallest vote count, bringing the vote gap closer to 0. Once you've hit the perfect score of 0, all remaining Extra Points will bring it into the negatives. If multiple teams hit a perfect score of 0, the team with the biggest negative score will take priority in being saved. If there's still a tie after factoring in Extra Points, the team with the higher vote count overall will take priority. Extra Points will only be revealed at the start of Round 2. Interested in buying Extra Points? Shoot me (Hatebi) a DM on discord or open a ticket in the Arrgh server! Extra Point sales will close immediately after May 16th's DC, so don't delay too long. Schedule Round 1: May 13th DC - May 16th DC Round 2: May 17th DC - May 20th DC Round 3: May 21st DC - May 24th DC Hit Date: May 25th, after DC There'll be a 1 day break between each round for us to calculate the results, whip up the next forum post and, after the third round, prepare to smack whichever unfortunate team hasn't eliminated themselves. Misc. Stuff - Full anonymity. The identity of all Extra Point buyers will not be revealed. - Interested in joining in on the fun? As usual, we're extending an open invitation to temporarily join Arrgh, nuke some peeps, get paid and leave once we're done. - Think the chosen alliances and teams look a little weird? Yeah, me too. We'll be doing a little behind the scenes section in the final forum post, but just to hold you over until then, the team list has been ship of theseused like 4 times since we started planning the event. - Some cool hints for the next games for people who read this section: Round 2 will be easy for teams with large member counts, while Round 3 will be much easier for smaller member count teams. Neither will feature a poll. - Credit for the event artwork goes to my friend reg00 (she also did the art for the Wheel of Misfortune). Alliance portraits were drawn by the very talented @EL DOMO As always, Arrgh!

Behold the feeble and diminutive size of the orangutan brain. These dimwitted, primitive creatures fumble aimlessly through life, unable to function at a higher level of thinking. Despite our many attempts, communication with these creatures has been impossible. Their small, peanut-sized brains lack the ability to process basic information and apply critical thinking. Even compared to the meatsacks that populate this world, their inferior minds buzzing with inconsequential, fleeting thoughts, the orangutans are a truly special breed of imbecile. We have exhausted a wide array of strategies in our attempts to bridge this intellectual chasm. First, we developed a series of visual aids, but the orangutans got aggressive, and attempted to eat them. And so we turned to science, tracing the evolutionary path of these creatures, we determined their evolutionary betters, the chimpanzees. We bred a race of super chimpanzees. Unfortunately these chimpanzees proved too smart to communicate with the orangutans. But the undeniable superiority of our minds prevailed, and after a careful precision lobotomy, we were able to create a race of chimpanzees sufficiently capable of communicating with the orangutans at their intellectual level. At last, progress! The lobotomized chimpanzees, now possessing just the right balance of intellect and idiocy, were able to establish a rudimentary rapport with the orangutans. It was a breakthrough unlike any other, two species, once separated by an insurmountable cognitive abyss, now capable of exchanging simple, albeit mostly nonsensical gestures. But, in our boundless wisdom, we had solved one problem only to create another. The chimpanzees, once too intelligent for the orangutans, were now too idiotic for us. They stared at us with vacant expressions, drooling slightly, occasionally smacking themselves in the head for no reason. However, this short peace was fleeting. It began with a misunderstanding, perhaps inevitable, given the intellectual devastation we had wrought. One chimpanzee, in a moment of uncharacteristic inspiration, attempted to stack three rocks on top of each other. An orangutan, watching from a distance, misinterpreted this act as a declaration of war. Out of control, the apes had escaped, and were now at war with one another. Singularity declares war on The Knights Radiant. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’m going to keep this short. We’ve already hashed this out in public many times. We thought we had settled it, but alas, you guys decided to push more narratives out. Apparently even to your own members. You knew I had logs. I quoted them to you directly. You guys have denied the allegations repeatedly, to our faces, despite knowing we had the smoking gun. Never any valid explanations, just denial and gaslighting. I can only assume you figured we’d never release them, or that we’d never do something as crazy as build 2000 nukes and 5000 missiles and solo suicide into you over it. Well, we are. Here’s the log of you saying how perfectly fine you were to abandon your coalition partners in One Day War. We’ve heard all the excuses. We weren’t satisfied with any of them. Naturally, the odds here aren’t exactly in our favour. Surely you have some people you can call in. But you’ve been fighting for 2 months already. We sat and watched, and waited. Your infra is shredded. No matter what happens, it’s all gonna be gone when this war ends. And we are gonna have fun doing it. We appreciate the efforts by certain parties to include us in a global nap. Unfortunately, we’ll have to decline. We could have skated by, unscathed, taken the nice gift wrapped extended peace period. But that’s boring. This game is boring. And we are bored. So war it is. PS: Denison, your attempts to get various people to hit us have not gone unnoticed. Unfortunately for you, we are far more effective at getting ourselves hit than you’ll ever be. I figure since you’ll never be listed in a thread about any major event in the game, ever again, I’d do you a solid and mention you here. Shout out to my boy, hopefully you’ll stop hiding in beige now. PSPS: And yeah, Epi was right. Food is gonna be cooked. Stockpile your bananas while you can guys, no telling how much will be left when we are done.

Since Rose only participates in wars with a 3:1 advantage, we felt this flag was more fitting due to their obsession with gangbangs. We hope it helps with stimulation, as only using Rose can do. TLDR: Knights Templar recognizes hostilities with Rose and the rest of their coalition for the hits on Event Horizon.

Investor Contact: Shiho Nishizumi Media Contact: Tarroc NASSAU, Bahamas, 2024-08-21 Following the outbreak of a global war this past Saturday, SYNDICATE, Inc., (NYSE:SCC) is coming forth to make a number of statements and acknowledgements. Firstly, The Syndicate recognizes that a state of hostilities currently exist between itself and Singularity The Fighting Pacifists, Rose, Unforgiven Legion, The High Table, The Golden Horde, Guardian, Oblivion, Mayhem, Global Alliance & Treaty Organization, Name Withheld, Black Knights, United Purple Nations, Pokimans, 99942 Apophis, and Arkham Asylum. Secondly, The Syndicate recognizes that a number of alliances have revenge as a primary, if not sole, rationale for their involvement in this war. The Syndicate acknowledges this as a valid enough reason for participation by itself. Alongside that reason, several others were provided by Singularity and The Fighting Pacifists, via their Declaration of War threads. The Syndicate will break each of these down per alliance, each contained with spoiler sections for greater ease of reading due to the length at hand, as it wishes to provide its response to them: Singularity: The Fighting Pacifists: About SYNDICATE, Inc. SYNDICATE, Inc., based near Nassau, The Bahamas, is the world's leading gasoline, aluminum and munitions distributor for a wide variety of peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. Wholly-owned SYNDICATE, Inc. subsidiary brands include The Enterprise, which provides development and growth opportunities for multinational prodigies around the globe. For more information about SYNDICATE, Inc., and its activities, contact Tarroc, Chief Global Strategist

Arrghiversary Episode 10: New Pirate Order 10 is a really big number for a pirate. They don't really teach advanced mathematical concepts in pirate school. The curriculum is more focused on different ways to smack someone with something sharp, how to haul treasure without breaking your back, proper parrot care. You know, the important stuff. Besides, eggheads who know what the so-called number "Elevene" is usually find themselves at the pointy end of a rapier. For those of us who use the finger method, 10 is really about as big of a number a you can get, so our 10th anniversary deserves an extra special celebration. First, let's look back on the two super rad events we did this year. Way back in February we did The Wheel of Misfortune. This was the first event I was really at the helm on. Proud to say it didn't flop horribly, something that'll surely be etched onto my tombstone. For those that weren't around for it, The Wheel of Misfortune was a nuke auction where instead of placing a bid on an alliance you wanted us to nuke, you were able to buy a slot on a big wheel out of a total of 100. After a few days, the wheel was spun live in the Arrgh server, with it's winner being our target. We're selling ourselves a bit short with the "didn't flop horribly" line, while slot sales were a bit slow during the first half, the rest of them quickly sold out after the second. We ended up making the maximum possible haul of 10B. Our bar for success was to at least match the haul from our last auction (3B), so more than tripling it was seen as a pretty big W. The live wheel spin went real well too, think we had around 40-60 people watching? That's gotta be at least 5 times the average turn out for most P&W radio shows these days, so we had to be on to something. Those in attendance might remember Kastor's ill-fated call for a "test-spin" which ended up swapping the target from The Immortals to Singularity. Little misfortunate for them, but great for the content. A little more recently, we have The Voting Game we hosted in November. We called this one a reverse nuke auction (which isn't super accurate but we had to put something in the title brackets) since instead of paying to have someone nuked, people could vote on a series of polls to save an alliance of their choosing from being pelted with nukes. The monetization was simple, in addition to the free vote everyone got, you could buy additional votes for a varying price each round. This one was VERY heavily inspired from almost every modern NAP including lame "do not hire mercs" clauses. Formatting the event like this let people get away with paying us with a clear conscious. Despite a few minor inconveniences here and there, I think it's safe to say this was by far the best event we've ever hosted. Well over a thousand people participated in the polls, with the total vote count across all 3 rounds reaching a grand total of 3,289 votes. As for the loot haul, after taking a few unexpected expenditures into account, we walked away with a total prize pool well over 17B, far exceeding our previous record breaker of 10B. This event was a whole lot of fun for us and, as I've been told, most of the rest of the community too. I'm sure the winner, The Immortals, had a real blast with it (thanks for being good sports about it). Sadly we don't have a total monopoly on end-of-year anniversaries anymore. TSC, rather inconsiderately, founded a few days earlier than our anniversary day. As payback, I'll be blatantly stealing the whole "individual gov shoutouts" thing they have going on. Or, as we in Arrgh prefer to call it, "blatantly raiding" it. side tangent: ever notice how despite being called "the sword coast" the swords in question are by far the smallest thing on their flag? meanwhile we have way bigger swords and are at least coast-adjacent. what i'm saying is we're stealing your name next year roberts. For real though, shoutouts to all the homies that helped make Arrgh what it is in the big '24. Vicic - For overthrowing the tyrannical Sam Cooper and being our beloved Red Admiral for most of 2024. Sam - The sea's greatest coder and problem solver extraordinaire. P.S. sorry i called you tyrannical 4 seconds ago. Obsiloon - From one of my first pirate academy pupils to the owner & operator of your own academy, you're the goat at turning scallywags into swashbucklers. Vilktakis - Creator of spreadsheets, reaper of inactives and MS paint master. TheDoom - Supreme Pirate Warlord, you're one of the greatest raiders to ever set sail :pray_doom: Hatebi - By far the most brilliant, indisposable, invalu- okay okay stop booing i'll stop Zim/Ogaden/Bluebear - Even after all of these years we can still count on y'all to roll up when we're smacking someone. Shutter - You are a paragon of reliability. If we need a comically-oversized bomb diffused you're going to be the man for the job. Wuju - If we ever do make the banking leaderboard you've got to be a contender for the top. Shady - For being a huge help with recruitment & internals El Domo - Even though you've only been gov a short while, you've already made amazing contributions. Few people have the talent for propaganda like you do. cctmsp13/im317 - Our favourite Yarr boys, thanks for not bullying me too hard when I req 60 aluminum. Reading up after finishing that last part and wew, I think we've met out yapping quota for the year. You know the spiel by now, Arrgh rulez farmers drool, join immediately and crack some skulls. Now let's wrap up this year with an extra big... Arrgh!

Once upon a time, a Declaration of War would be written out with a thorough explanation of motives/grievances with signatures from the whole gang. Emerging from hibernation eight years later, I found that P&W has been overrun by new-age shitpost DoWs with a vague reference to the CB at best and a fever dream spiral into insanity at worst. And honestly, I couldn’t be more proud - if you can’t beat em’, join em’! Time to sellout, baby! I have to pass Alex somehow. At least there’s no AI, I cheat the old-fashioned way - borderline plagiarism. ROSE ANNOUNCES THAT OUR INVESTIGATION INTO ENCRYPTED SINGULARITY COMMUNICATIONS HAS CONCLUDED DESPITE HOLDING OUT HOPE THAT WE MAY EXTEND OUR GLORIOUS, UNIVERSALLY ENJOYED NAP PILE (NO TKR ALLOWED) OUR TEAM HAS DEDUCED THAT THE BLOODIED SYNDICATE FLAG IS A VEILED WARNING TO US FROM OUR DEAR SHOGUN SUSPICIONS WERE FURTHER SUPPORTED THROUGH ANALYSIS OF SUBTLE DISPLAYS OF SYNDICATE AGGRESSION THE SYNDICATE APPEARS TO BE SO CONFIDENT IN THEIR IMPENDING VICTORY THAT THEY HAVE EXCLUDED RETIREES FROM THE DRAFT ROSE HAS THUS DECIDED TO DECLARE WAR ON THE SYNDICATE AND ITS ALLIES IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED SELF-DEFENSE HARRY FLASHMAN WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WISH TARROC A WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT AFTER HANDING ROSE ANOTHER CLASSIC SYNDICATE ROLLING HARRY SAYS A CLASSIC BRITISH LINE AND LAUGHS HEARTILY. WASTEKING LAUGHS. TARROC LAUGHS. GEORGE AND KURDANAK PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND AND BOTH LAUGH. CAMERA FADES TO BLACK, BUT SOMETHING FEELS OFF… P.S. I'll be busy DoW night so if I'm wrong and have misread the situation, please just disregard all of the above! Man, that'd be an embarrassing misunderstanding - retirement party's going to be super awkward now. Peace next DC and 6 month NAP? Sounds like another Strategic Syndisphere Victory to me. As always, please forward all FA inquiries to @Ockey5.

From The Office Of His Holiness We have seen the community grow, and the people in it. Many come and go as their lives call for it, some slip into inactivity, and others take on a smaller role. These evolutions in our lives should be celebrated. Usually, alliances have someone to replace those who get busy or grow bored with the game. Being a non-mass recruit alliance, Church of Atom does not have this luxury. So, it is with both a joyous and sorrowful heart that this chapter now comes to an end. Most of us have grown far too busy, and this has been due for some time. We would like to thank our allies, former allies, enemies and the community at large for the time we’ve spent here. Whether we fought against or with you, your presence here is appreciated. Even to those we never worked with and were always at odds with. We wish everyone here the very best and hope nothing but good things for you (Both in-game and out.) Event Horizon has agreed to protect us while our members gain their bearings. SAIL was given notice some time ago. His Holiness Pontifex Emeritus, James II His Holiness Pontifex Atomicus, RandomNoobster All the Cardinals. tldr; CoA is disbanding, Event Horizon Is protecting during this time, We love everyone here and wish you all the very best!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pigga & Co. (EVH) Announces Groundbreaking Rebrand: Rose Becomes Tulip™ to Better Align with Gen Z Values, Aesthetics, and Vibe April 29, 2025 — After a month of intense negotiations, Pigga & Co. (EVH) is thrilled to announce the full restructuring and rebranding of Rose into… Tulip™ — a fresher, more emotionally resonant name designed for the modern attention span. This strategic pivot is rooted in deep consumer insights gathered via TikTok duets, astrology girl engagement, and an anonymous survey where 73% of Gen Z respondents said “Rose feels like something my mom would use.” In contrast, Tulip™ reportedly “slaps,” “is giving soft launch energy,” and was described by one respondent as “lowkey a vibe.” "We didn't just change a name," said Krampus, the new Chief Yap Officer at Pigga & Co. "We reinvented a legacy. Rose walked so Tulip™ could go viral." The new Tulip™ brand will feature: Softer serifs and a pastel rebrand for “emotional relatability” A new FA head (suspected to be an AI-powered chat bot) who actually talks in public 30% more cuteness For more information, please follow @TheRealTulip on TikTok, where we’ll be unpacking this transformation through a 47-part “day in the life of a Tulip girl” series. About Pigga & Co. (EVH) Pigga & Co. is a leading aggregator of late-night spreadsheets, niche internet references, and FA tism moments. Our mission is to make sure everyone’s lives are dedicated to nothing but PnW. Tldr: The Tulip coalition surrenders to EVH/KT/SPC coalition, war ends on April 29, 2025 DC. Rose/TFP/Penta Coalition Surrender to EVH/KT/TI/SPC Coalition EVH and Rose agree to good faith diplomacy towards resetting relations Rose, The Golden Horde, The Fighting Pacifists, Arkham Asylum, and all other members of the Rose faction of the current conflict that declared war on the World Task Force as part of Darkest Hour Deux for being a "member of SAIL" will acknowledge that they knew World Task Force wasn't then, nor was ever, a part of SAIL. Mayhem agrees to approach and work on improving relations with GATO/Minesome; and resolve past issues Both sides of the conflict agree to enter a 4 month NAP (Non-Aggression Pact) which ends on August 27, 2025 @ 8pm EST The name of the war is: Pigga Strikes Back All alliances go back to their pre-war color blocs All wars declared before DC can be completed or peaced at the nations discretion. All wars declared post DC must be peaced. The official end to the war is April 29, 2025 @ 8PM EST and so no new war declarations after this date/time. In addition to these peace terms the following meme terms have been agreed to: Rose changes its flag to a Tulip for two weeks Rose / Arkham will each draw a picture of a frog for MILF Velyni apologizes for introducing bugs to CTOwned An embargo must be placed on https://politicsandwar.com/alliance/id=13622 for the duration of 48 hours In addition to the standard NAP, the following clauses will be added to it and last for its duration: KT/Myr/MILF Specific: Raids C25 and below are allowed between the specified alliances and Rose coalition and are to be treated as normal raids which can be countered. Mass raids are not allowed No spy attacks between both sides No proxy wars between both sides including hiring Arrgh / Pirate Wheels / Pirate Buy Outs Any NAP violations or breaks should be resolved using good faith diplomacy Repeated NAP violations or breaks will result in the termination of the NAP Defense clause activation of existing and future M-level / O-level treaties trump the NAP. NAP covers any merges/rebrands The following alliances and their offshores/extensions/prots will be included in the NAP: EVH/KT/TI/SPC Coalition: EVH, KT, TI, SPC, WTF, UU, GATO, Rol, MILF, Vault-Tec, Myrmidons, Darkstar, Nemesys, The Aegis Order Rose/TFP/Penta Coalition: Rose, Arkham Asylum, The Golden Horde, United Purple Nations, Mayhem, Black Knights, Name Withheld, The Fighting Pacifists, United Socialist Nations, Antarctica Alliance, SFR Yugoslavia, Gallowglass, Yorkshire, Panem Signatures: Congrats everyone for the war, it was a close one and fun. Shameless plug that I am exiting this game in the following week, everyone is welcome to my retirement party and I will be writing a sappy farewell letter (state-mandated crying is required, failure to comply will be sent for a night with Krampus, our new Chief Yap Officer at EVH).

The Sword Cats Coast officially made it to one year! 365 days of organized chaos, lots of fun, a war and some raids... TSC has run through a lot in our first year. Many said we wouldn't last, many said we had done it wrong, many said we should merge, we've been called a splinter, and my personal favorite was hearing individuals ask me "Is this a Roberts / Pubstomper / Logistics / etc. alliance?" and being truly unable to grasp a cooperative entity as all alliances should be run. For those who don't know yet, the alliance has a council-based leadership team comprising of 5 people. This was the first among many things we chose to do differently and see what worked for us. TSC has risen to a steady spot in the top 20, about 300k score within our first year. Special shout out to some of the people who made TSC possible: Pubstomper AKA Umar -- the original DM of "Hey we've never been in an alliance together" set this all in motion. His commitment to community inspired this whole thing. Logistics -- Whose passion for success has driven TSC to heights unimagined when we started in 2023. Yirmi -- Whose level head calmed the more passionate voices and really helped bridge the gap of the early months Hunter -- For bringing spirits up by drinking spirits down and guiding milcom for our first year Dream and Sol -- Whose hard work and dedication to econ has put us on the map in terms of tiering and growth Merow and Parapet -- For being the silent workhorses of milcom and really holding us up in our first war when real life reared its head for many of the other leaders Victor -- For believing and selflessly supporting the dream, stepping in anywhere he was asked and giving way for new blood to flourish. LeftBehind, Aero, Cypher -- For really pulling together our FA efforts into a coherent team, one of which has already moved into a current leadership role John Christ -- The best damn recruiter that we've ever seen Ronjoy, Hana, and our art team for creating amazing graphics! Special thanks to Singularity for protecting us in the beginning and being understanding in tricky circumstances, and special thanks to TKR and Grumpy for being faithful allies and blocmates. And honestly so many other people that I could fill this entire post up with how proud I am of TSC. This really has been a collaborative effort of many people making many contributions, I'm really excited to see how this continues from here and I hope to be here posting something similar in 2025.

We’re new to the pirate business, but we thought stealing ships was 90% of the job! And can you really blame us, Hatebi? It’s such a pretty boat—ship. It’s going to take us on a very entertaining voyage. Maybe by the end of it, we’ll see eyepatch to eyepatch. Who knew this was such a dangerous profession? Now, as for Rose — the biggest, richest fleet to sail these seas. We have our reasons and you know them well. This was a preemptive strike but a last resort. Credit to Ronjoy, it reflects one of the reasons, and I love it. It's perfect. I hope everyone has lots of fun and we make some really entertaining content. Tl;dr Camelot and Samurai declare war on Rose

Ya know, when I shadow dropped my retirement in the DoW for Total Drama Orbis I got a pretty wide range of responses right away. Naturally the "congratulations on your retirement" messages first, any self respecting FA head has a macro for that set up on their keyboard. But shortly after that I think people started learning about it via an elaborate game of telephone. The vibe went from congrats on your retirement to omg are you deleting? are you dying? can i come to your funeral? real fast. Just to clarify again, I'm only retiring from gov/leadership positions permanently and nuking temporarily. To y'all's delight and/or dismay I'm not going anywhere just yet. Figured I'd write up a post to talk not just about why I'm retiring (boring) but also look back on all the wacky hijinks I got up to and my future plans (fun & exciting). This post ended up being very long so feel free to skip to specific sections. Retirement (zzz boring) I've been involved in the gov side of this game for around 6 to 7 years now. I've had a lot of fun with it. Gov "voice" chats at 3 in the morning, training people up from newbies and watching them go on to get leadership positions of their own. Wheeling & dealing with negotiations, putting on extravagant events. if you're reading this and you haven't tried being gov in your alliance yet, you should really consider it. There's a reason people make such a big deal about both being & leaving gov. As many good times as I've had, it's something I'm ready to move on from. Being gov can be a lot of fun, but it does come with a whole lot of stress factors. You can mitigate them by spreading out the labour load, but if you're like me and can't stand to see something that needs doing and not doing it yourself, you're bound to burn out eventually. Anyone who's had the pleasure of sharing a gov chat with me can tell you that I've been known to be a tiny little bit neurotic sometimes, which doesn't make for the best combination with the whole super dedicated work horse thing. So, in the interest of not kicking the bucket in my 20s, now seemed like a pretty good time to pass on the torch. Hype Moments & Aura Now we're on to the fun stuff. Get yourself a nice drink while I regale you on my awesome tales at sea. Only the tales at sea. If you were hoping for cam era tales I'm sorry to tell you but they have all been thrown into the incinerator. The Awards Arc This was one of the earliest ones if I recall. It started during the 2022 P&W Awards. They were hosting category nominations and @Certified War Criminal innocently submitted "Best War Criminal". Most would take this as a joke based on his name, but after having nuked people for about a year at that point, I figured I'd be a shoe in for it if it got accepted as a valid category. Fast forward to the final phase of voting and... I didn't even make the top 10 for it. It was a real bummer, but also a learning experience. Come the 2023 awards I embarked on an aggressive campaign for the award. My strategy? Simple, nuking every alliance representative in my range with the war reason set to "For your voting consideration: Hatebi, Best War Criminal". This ruffled a few feathers, but did lead to me getting both Best War Criminal and Best Villain. It was such a success that I did the exact same thing for 2024. That might have worked a little too well though, since I ended up winning like 7 awards. The Ad Arc This one was quite a while ago. It started after I ran the "New FA Head Wanted" ad for T$. Little known fact, but I didn't actually make that one. Someone had hit me up and asked if I could run it for them. It was a really funny ad, so naturally I said yes. It did inspire me to make a couple of my own. The "grumpy is now accepting new players" and "TKR RoI wanted poster" ones were both hatebi originals. They were pretty big hits, believe it was the grumpy one that won me best ad of 2023. Being able to run random "attack" ads is one of the many upsides of being a pirate. Try that as a rank and file in a standard alliance and you might be waking up to a real stern DM from your local IA head. Contracts While people usually over estimate how many of my nukes are paid, I did get quite a few month long contracts. These were usually 30 nukes and 60 missiles, but got bumped up to 30 and 90 towards the end. Alliances lucky enough to experience a full on carpet bombing include Camelot, Carthago, The Commonwealth, Serene Wei, Weebunism, The Golden Horde, Pokimans and a half length hit on GATO. If I had to guess, those probably would have netted me a bit over 6, maybe a bit shy of 7 bil. All of these contracts came with their own mini damage sheets. For whatever reason, every single time I took on a big contract, a bunch of nuke beiges would not be far behind. Not naming any names, but some of these alliances had like 10+ people lose to a 0'd nation armed only with cherry bombs. The Wheel of Misfortune This was the first Arrgh event that I was at the helm for. I wanted to try something new after we'd put on a couple of more standard nuke auctions. I was inspired by Dicey Dungeons (cool game check it out after you're done reading this). Specifically, a wheel that gets spun after every run. It's purely cosmetic and always lands on the worst section. For the actual event, we had a big wheel with 100 slots. You could pay 100M to add an alliance of your choosing to the wheel, with whoever it lands on being our nuke target. The entire wheel sold out shortly after the half time report, netting us a record-shattering 10B. We spun it to a live audience of 40-60 people, with it's target being Singularity. This was a real fun event, it even lead to some people calling all of our stuff "wheels" even when they didn't actually involve any. The war performance was a bit lacking though, so I made sure to lock in for our next one. The Voting Game My personal favourite of the trilogy. We put up a poll of 10 alliances and asked people to vote out the alliances they didn't want to see nuked. This was in direct response to NAPs at the time, which started to directly mention not hiring mercs. The participation levels were crazy, with over a thousand people coming out to vote. After 3 rounds of voting (and a brief intermission when we got decced on lol) The Immortals were left as our nuke target. We earned like, 17B or something from the event and performed much better in the war. Total Drama Orbis The one we just wrapped up a few days ago. Putting on this event was actually my entire reason for becoming Grand Admiral. I titled my mutiny post "Third Act Twist" as a bit of foreshadowing that this would be the grand finale. While it did get delayed for ages and people ended up being a little too good at the three different rounds, I think this was my most ambitious and successful event. The collab aspect ended up leading to a bit of a revival in political discussion, which I was real happy to see. Future Plans Just because I won't be touching gov work with a 10 meter poll doesn't mean that I'm not cooking anything up. Here's the deets on my current project and a sneak peak on what I plan on doing after. The Hatebi World Tour Not really a big reveal since I've mentioned this a few times, but I'm going on tour! Throughout my run in Arrgh, I've received poaching attempts from almost every alliance out there. Some of y'all will take literally any opportunity to shoot your shot. Asking me why I'm hitting them? Poaching attempt. Trying to hire me? Poaching attempt. Any conversation longer than 5 minutes? You better believe it's ending with a poaching attempt. After enduring so many, I figured I might as well give the people what they want. For the next year, I'll be joining a new alliance every month or so. We'll be aiming for around month in each, but some may be cut short to make room for more alliances (or if the taxes are too high/ the vibes are awful lol). The first stop on my adventure across Orbis is Event Horizon, with a few other alliances being lined up for the future. If you'd like me to make a stop at your place, feel free to hit me up and I'll throw it in the consideration pile. Yes, this is the one chance you're getting to actually poach me for real. A New Kind of Event Once my tour ends in a year from now (June 13th, 2026 to be exact), I'll be returning to my bread and butter nuking. While I'll be sailing solo, I'll still be putting on cool little events. These will be pretty different from the ones you're use to though. Instead of alliances competing to not get their roi nuked into oblivion, individual players will be able to compete in contests for cash prizes! Yes, I'll be taking the majority of the money I make over the course of the world tour and giving it away. I've long said that far too many people only care about making money in this game, so I figured this would be a great way to put mine where my mouth is. Closing Thoughts & Free Prize Wow I don't think you can even call this a wall of text anymore. This is at least a tower of text, maybe a monolith of text by the end. Will try to keep this late part short. - Back when I celebrated 1,000 nukes launched, I gave away 30 freebies. For this one, I'll be giving away a free time capsule nuke to the first 30 people that DM me. What is a time capsule nuke? Simple, you send me a target and I hit them in a year from now. You'll probably forget all about it and receive a fun surprise when your mortal enemy gets mildly inconvenienced. Act fast, this offer expires in 48 hours. - Thank you to all my homies in Arrgh that help run the show and put up with all my antics. As ready as I've been to retire for a while now, leaving y'all behind has consistently been the hardest part to grapple with. Ignore the naysayers, I know y'all are still going to be keeping this game fun and interesting. - Shoutouts to everyone who's participated in one of my events. It'll be rough not putting on any good ones for a while, but I'm looking forward to showing y'all what I've got in the works next year. - I've logged every nuke and missile I've launched during my time in Arrgh. You can check out the full sheet here. Until next time...

The nerve-wracking, spine-chilling, heartbreaking finale... Total Drama Orbis! Welcome back campers! It sure has been an exciting couple of weeks. Over the past 3 rounds we've forged bonds stronger than steel. Yes, I fully expect most of you would be willing to die for your partner if you had to after these trials and tribulations. Luckily, our "winning" team will get the chance to do just that! I say this after every event, but thank y'all so much for your participation and support in these. Some of these games ended up being a little scuffed purely because I underestimated how much you guys would lock in and ace them. Future Arrgh events will definitely either have to be harder or feature something like The Voting Game's gimmick. As far as financial support goes, this was our third record breaker in a row. Across all 3 rounds, this event earned an incredible $30,395,000,000! Speaking of cash, let's see who all those new Extra Points got dropped on. Round 3 Results Last event's round 3 didn't make a dime. Thankfully we've got loads of Extra Points to work with this time. Team Gardening Grandmas - 200 Team Watchful Wardens - 20 Even I'll admit that first one was probably a little overkill, but you won't find me complaining. Overkill as much as you like. Now for our final results. We'll be starting from the top for a little added suspense. 1st Place - Team Gardening Grandmas 99 + 100 + 25 + 25 + 200 = 449 2nd Place - Team Watchful Wardens 100 + 100 + 25 + 25 + 20 = 270 Which means our winner is... Team Crunchyroll & Chill! 97 + 100 + 25 + 25 = 247 Congrats TFP and Weeb! The whole "about to be repeatedly nuked" thing might seem like a bummer, but you're actually the real winners here. What better way to build up the POWER OF FRIENDSHIP than by fighting side by side? By the end you two will surely be the bestest of best friends! Behind the Scenes I always get a lot of questions about these events. If you're the curious type, click here for everything you could possibly want to know about the making of Total Drama Orbis! Decided to put it in a doc so this post isn't a mile long. Might want to read it after, finishing this post though... Announcement #1 You know, for an event based entirely around people being in unlikely teams, it feels a little weird that we're sailing solo, doesn't it? You could even argue that it's a bit hypocritical of us to expect everyone but ourselves to buddy up for this thing. That'd be a dumb argument and I'd have you nuked for making it, but an argument all the same. That said, there might be some merit to that sentiment. Since I'm not one to disappoint, allow me to introduce you all to... Team Squires & Swashbucklers! That's right folks, Arrgh is teaming up with Camelot to dish out the pain to our winning team! Who doesn't love a good tag team cage match? But that's not all. We've wracked nerves and chilled spines, but no good drama is complete without the heartbreaking ending! Announcement #2 After we finish up this event, I'll be retiring from Arrgh (and government/leadership as a whole). There'll be a forum post going up about that some time in the futur- HEY! Put away the champagne, this is meant to be SAD! Anyways tl;dr of that is I'll still be around doing stuff, but I'm permanently retiring from being gov. You'll have to read the forum post when it goes up for the deets. Previous Posts Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 One last time, Arrgh!

Today marks an important milestone for The Fremen, it is our one year anniversary! 365 days ago this alliance started with one member. We were subsequently raided nonstop for our first month of existence, just as Alex originally intended. The slow crawl through the desert from #270 to #54 has taught us one very very important lesson… Some of you fellow smoll guys are just sooooo boring and spineless! We have run into alliance after alliance with simply no spark behind their eyes. No goal, objectives or direction other than score and money (ironically failing to gain either). Machines masquerading as men! We simply can’t abide by this! So today we announce the First Butlerian Jihad to destroy the machines or maybe even awaken the men and women hidden below. We formally declare a state of conflict upon every alliance below rank fifty. There are a lot of you so please wait your turns, we will get to you eventually. Only those who meet the following conditions will be given an exception: 1. You have partaken in the Spice mélange and gained the gift of foresight (you demonstrated having a spine, unlike most nanos). 2. We have crossed paths already and your blade has chipped and shattered. (We have fought with you successfully 1 on 1 or in a global war) Oh and any alliance made up of players over 30 cities. You guys are just kinda there, effectively out of our range and while hitting an offshores sounds fun and definitely on our future menu it’s not really our goal today…. you aren’t exactly independent alliances…. Notice something missing? We don’t care that you have a protectorate (or allies). Your protectors seek to help you and yet their protection makes you lethargic and complacent. We are massively out numbered in this fight but by all means prove that even when you have numbers on your side that you lack conviction, competency and ability. Will we lose? I sure hope so! It would be incredibly sad if we win! Into the wood chipper we go! TL;DR: Conflict trims fat and some of you lil ones are looking a lil chubby. Here some nano world memes for the macro & micro peanut gallery, enjoy!

Love how extra spaces between AAs were added for the EVH coalition to try to make it look like less of a dogpile

10 years ago today, The Knights Radiant was formed. We started with around 16 members as a protectorate of The Syndicate. The world then looked very different: It’s been an eventful 10 years. Approximately 1500 people have been a part of our alliance throughout the years, including those who are still a member now. We’ve had around 129 total people in gov, including seven leaders. We’ve seen the game shift from IRC and forums to Discord and moved ourselves from IRC to Slack and most recently Discord. We had a long stretch as the number one alliance. We’ve been through nearly all the major ups and downs of the game and continued through as a strong community. Arguably most important of all, we’ve converted countless people into Sanderson fans.... A special thank you to all our allies over the years for your friendship and for your support. We’ve been very lucky to have had some wonderful allies throughout the years and made some great friends. Though our in-game relationships may have changed throughout the years, so many of you have been steadfast OOC friends to us as well, and it’s been wonderful to get to know you. Most of all though, I want to thank our gov and our members, past and present. So many people have been a part of TKR’s history and have helped make the alliance what it is today. The result has been the creation of an incredible and tight-knit community. I’ve never ceased to be impressed by this alliance and its resilience, fortitude, and sense of camaraderie. I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it, let alone lead it. Keep being amazing, Radiants! Here’s to 10 years!

We stand at the very edge of discovery, looking back at the challenges and forward into the infinite expanse of possibilities. One year ago, on March 1st, 2024, Event Horizon emerged. It was not a gradual evolution; it was a gravitational collision of immense powers, a sign of the times. The merge between Aurora and Carthago into a single, massive entity shook the known world, and in just three days, we easily broke into Rank #2. In the wake of our inception, we forged our path not through passive existence but through decisive action. The Clinical Trials saw us strike first, bringing the fight to The Immortals heretics. That war was not merely about conquest or aggression; it was a statement. Our faithful disrupted a cycle of complacency, shattered illusions of invincibility, and proved that stagnation has no place in the expanse. The void beckons and does not remain still. Espresso followed soon after, another test, another challenge. When RoseSphere, Singularity, and their allies turned their wrath upon us while we were still engaged in war, they expected a weakened opponent. They did not anticipate the gravity of our resolve. Event Horizon does not crumble—it pulls all things inward, onto salvation. Our allies, Knights Templar and Legion of Dawn, knew this truth, standing with us even as the chaos deepened. Af full year has passed, and yet we are only at the beginning. The abyss calls us faithful, and we will answer as we always have: with strength, unity, and the relentless pursuit of our own destiny. Per Aspera Ad Astra! "From the void, we rose anew, Bound by gravity, strong and true. One year past, yet still we stand, Acolytes forged by steady hand. Through trials waged in fire and stardust, We held our ground, fought as we must. Through shadowed tides and war-torn skies, We saw through fear, we heard no lies. The stars may burn, the light may fade, But in the dark, our path is made." TLDR: Event Horizon celebrates its first Anniversary.

You guys have any idea what time it is? we are old, and we want to go to bed... but NOOOOO we gotta stay up now and do some half assed counter at 1130pm. Its called elder abuse, and i wont forget this Sing...

Prologue: When Shadows Converge Once bitter rivals locked in a struggle for supremacy, The Knights Radiant and Eclipse stood on opposite ends of chaos, their clashes shaking the very foundations of the world. But even the most fearsome adversaries know that true power lies not in endless war—but in unity. From the ashes of old grudges, a new darkness rises. Now, drawn together by ambition, cunning, and a shared thirst for new adventures, these former foes have buried the blade... not out of mercy, but strategy. Introducing.... The Pact of Shadows 1. Dominion & Non-Interference Each member of this sinister cabal acknowledges the absolute dominion of their fellow conspirators. No member shall meddle in the internal machinations of another, for our strength lies in unity. Any disputes shall be settled within the shadows, swiftly and without weakness. No member shall conspire against another through force, subterfuge, or treachery. 2. Mutual Protection & Retaliation When one of our number is threatened, the full might of the Pact shall be brought down upon the offender. Whether by war, sabotage, or coercion, we shall ensure that no harm befalls our brethren without dire consequences. Should a member be drawn into conflict by obligations beyond our circle, assistance remains at the discretion of the Pact. 3. Web of Secrets Knowledge is power, and power belongs to us alone. Each member shall share intelligence vital to the preservation of our dominion—whether it be whispers of betrayal, the ambitions of lesser factions, or the vulnerabilities of our enemies. Let no secret slip beyond our grasp. 4. Dissolution of the Pact Should a member seek to break free of our dark accord, they must first deliver their intent in secrecy to the others, allowing a period of 72 hours for consideration. Until this time elapses, they remain bound to the Pact and its edicts. Once freed, they walk alone, forever marked as one who abandoned the darkness. /s/ The Knights Radiant /s/ Eclipse ------- On a separate note, we announce to Orbis that following back-to-back wins in Double Down and A Barrel of Monkeys, The House has grown tired of all the winning, and its members have decided to cash in their chips. Grumpy, TKR and TSC have amicably agreed to disband The House, effective immediately. On behalf of TKR, I extend my heartfelt thanks to Grumpy and TSC for their steadfast support in our most recent conflict, and for just being such genuinely decent friends in general. Wishing you all the best! tl;dr The House disbands. TKR and Eclipse sign a treaty.

Hello friends, enemies and everyone in-between! I'm happy to announce that after our most recent mutiny, yours truly has been crowned as the next Grand Admiral of Arrgh! People are calling it "the most peaceful transition of power in Arrgh history" after a serene mutiny that saw just 40 casualties, 7 sunken vessels and the loss of one beautiful scarlet macaw, who will be missed most of all. Some of the landlubbers amongst you might be wondering what this means for you. Your extreme self absorbedness aside, you can expect even bigger and better events coming to a forum near you very soon! How soon? Sooner than you might think. Okay maybe not that soon, but soon enough. Speaking of soon, do you know what's never too soon? Joining Arrgh! If you thought our last event was fun, just wait until you've tried being on our side of it. Now that the plug's out of the way, say it with me... Soon! wait no let me try that again Arrgh! There we go.

The Night of Sorrows has come. The True Desolation is here. In this time of great uncertainty, we, The Knights Radiant, stand tall and fight. For too long, @Odium has remained hidden in the Rosian system. The time has come for Retribution. We cannot stand idle while the shadow of Odium festers and the Everstorm corrupts Roshar. Rose, by granting sanctuary to the very heart of hatred, has aligned itself with the forces that seek to shatter the bonds of Honor. To shield the enemy of all mankind is to wield his malice as your own blade. We, the sworn watchers at the rim, protectors of Roshar, declare that such betrayal cannot be left unanswered. In the name of Honor, we rise, fighting for Dalinar Kholin and our oaths. Each Shardblade drawn shall be a reminder that justice cannot falter in the face of tyranny. Odium’s reach must be severed, and those who would shelter his chaos shall face the storm they have called upon themselves. The Knights Radiant march not for conquest, but for the preservation of life itself. We shall see this True Desolation undone. TL;DR: TKR declares war on Rose, Arkham Asylum, Guardian, Oblivion and The Golden Horde.

What up my piggas? It was a good war yo.

Caesar sat in his office in Nassau, drinking his whiskey and staring out the window at the darkness of night as he pondered the great questions of life, the questions that kept him up at night. What is the meaning of life? Are we alone in the universe? What happens after we die? When will Sisyphus come back from getting the milk? His pondering was disturbed however by the chime of his phone on his desk informing him he had an new notification, leading him to turn away from the window. Checking his phone Caesar saw he had received an email, and upon opening it he was greeted by the symbol of a griffon, and a request for a meeting underneath. After a moment's thought, Caesar dialed a number on his phone calling for a meeting of the Executive Board, followed by a second call requesting a meeting with his comrades in The Legion. It seemed that his pondering would have to wait for another night, there was business that needed to be handled. Within the week, a meeting was set to be held on neutral ground. The members of the Executive Board as well as Imperator Kiwiwilliam and Praetor David Ben-Gurion of The Legion entered the hall, greeted by the sight of a group of people entering the hall from the other side. Caesar recognized them, Memph, Synthesis, JtTeE, Vanek, and Johnkal from Guardian, as well as someone from Oblivion who definitely either was or was not Ockey. As all present took their seats at the table within the hall, the first to speak was JtTeE, "We may have found ourselves on the opposite sides of the battlefield a number of times over the past few years, but we have never held any ill will towards T$, nor Legion. We requested this meeting in the hopes of finding common ground, and shared interests, for the sake of finding a path to working together." Caesar nodded, "If peace, cooperation, and friendship is what you desire, then I've no reason to refuse. Let us have peace, and let our friendship and cooperation be fruitful and long lasting. Orbis asks for logs whenever drama happens, and people argue. If Orbis wants logs, then let us see how they feel about these LOG$." As handshakes were exchanged, documents were signed, and people posed for photos, Chief Operations Officer President Tom could be found looking wistfully towards the sky, and was later quoted saying, "I just wish Lucas were still here to see this. He would have loved to see things return to the old days." Executive Emeritus Lucas, who retired just over one year ago and has since relocated to Exegol, was known to have formerly been a member of the alliance Guardian, but sadly could not be reached to provide a statement about his thoughts on the signing of the treaty and the formation of the sphere. The Legion, Oblivion, Guardian, and The Syndicate, announce the formation of LOG$. Article I: Non-Aggression All signatories hereby agree to enter into a state of non-aggression with one another for the entire duration of these accords and agree to never conspire or commit acts of espionage against one another. All parties agree to not give any form of aid or assistance to any alliance or individual that a signatory of this treaty is militarily engaged with. Article II: Mutual Defense & Optional Aggression All signatories agree to work closely together in times of war. Should one signatory find itself at war with another alliance, the others are obligated to defend them. When any party is preparing to declare a state of war between themselves and another alliance, the other signatures are welcome to, but not obligated to assist them Article III: Aid Should any signatories come into need of aid of either political or financial aid, they may request such support as is necessary from the other signatories. It is recognized, however, that this request is in no way an obligation. Article IV: Intelligence If one signatory comes into possession of or is made aware of important information, be that military, economic, or political in nature, they are required to share said information with the other signatories. Article V: Cancellation Participation in these accords may be withdrawn from at any time. The cancelling party must give the other signatories a notice of their intent to withdraw from these accords at least 72 hours in advance. These accords shall remain in effect until this time period passes, at which point, the withdrawing party is not beholden to the terms of this treaty Signed For The Legion Imperator: kiwilliam Praetor: David Ben-Gurion Consul of Military Affairs: _Rob Signed for Oblivion Ockey00 Ockey1 Ockey3 Ockey5 Ockey 7 Ockey 08 Ockey 9 Ockey 0311 Signed For Guardian Memph Synthesis JtTeE Vanek26 Signed For The Syndicate Chief Global Strategist (FA): Tarroc Chief Operations Officer (IA): President Tom Chief Security Officer (Milcom): Flaredragon Chief Financial Officer (Econ): Shiho Nishizumi About SYNDICATE, Inc. SYNDICATE, Inc., based near Nassau, The Bahamas, is the world's leading gasoline, aluminum and munitions distributor for a wide variety of peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. Wholly-owned SYNDICATE, Inc. subsidiary brands include The Enterprise, which provides development and growth opportunities for multinational prodigies around the globe. For more information about SYNDICATE, Inc., and its activities, contact Tarroc, Chief Global Strategist.

Yes, it’s finally here. The long-anticipated saga of Camelot’s sudden departure from reality after the last war. Allow me to walk you through the fever dream that has been the past few weeks. Peace and Rebuild On May 15th, 2025 a wild message appears in the group DM originally made to end hostilities, where Epi dramatically announces that Camelot is “withdrawing” from the NAP. No warning. No explanation. Just a little diplomatic drive-by. Naturally, we asked the obvious question: “What the hell are you talking about?” And the response? Some vague message about us breaking terms two and four without actually saying how, when, or with what evidence. At this point, confusion set in . We weren’t talking about Camelot. We weren’t planning anything against Camelot. We were actually content to just move on. The Conspiracy Let's look at some of his creative accusations: Claim 1: Rose Convinced Myrmidons to Hit Camelot Post-Rebuild According to Epi, Rose orchestrated a plot post-war to convince Myrmidons to hit Camelot. The “evidence” consists of... messages from after the hit. It may be a surprise but Rose did not invent time travel. Even better, we’re now being told we have to prove we didn’t do something. How does that work? Would you like login credentials to our Discord accounts while we’re at it? Should we submit handwritten statements signed and notarized? When confronted about the fact that this “proof” is less than compelling, we get a reply that will go down in the history books. “Balance probabilities.” The great standard of “probably maybe.” Surely this is the metric we should all normalize. Rose Attempted to Buy Camelot’s Debt to Create a CB According to Epi, someone who was an “official representative” of Rose tried to buy Camelot’s debt so we could later declare war using that as a cb? I genuinely thought it was a joke at first. The bank itself came out and said, So I guess we can chalk this one up as another entry in Epi’s fan fiction universe. Act III: The Defensive Buildup While Camelot was busy stockpiling nukes and creating conspiracies, we actually held our side of the NAP. Even after hearing whispers of a potential hit, we opted to go defensive… still operating with the hope that maybe, just maybe, things could be talked out. Camelot blitzed TFP, then Rose and we all know the rest. Motive? At this point, your guess is as good as ours. Is this about saving face internally? Is this about being 80 billion deep in debt and needing a distraction? Is Epi just surrounded by people whispering sweet lies in his ear? What is clear, though, is that this entire narrative was crafted from paranoid, held together with duct tape, and sold as gospel. Q&A Time Q: Is Camelot going to be perma-rolled? A: No. Despite what Epi would have you believe, there was never any grand plan to perma-roll or exile Camelot forever. That’s a narrative invented solely to stir emotion and rally support. Cause there is nothing like digging up NPOLT feelings to gain sympathy! In Conclusion We’re disappointed, to be honest. Not just with the breach of agreement, but with how lazily the breach was justified. No dialogue. No transparency. Just vague allegations and a wild conspiracy theory. George Horizon Guard of Foreign Affairs

Bold of you to think PnW players know how to make two numbers equal to each other given the past few years of global conflict

Appreciate the response Kastor, good to see a real ROH rather than your RON claims about how this is all GenAI fake news. I am glad you've paved the path for more spicy logs. Before responding to the wall of text, quick reminder that EVH's DoW consists 3 main layers: Rose broke its promise to reset relations with EVH and joined a coalition four times our size to dogpile us. TGH did the same—promised a reset, then piled on. TGH coerced EVH into attacking TI. To quote Kastor: "If you're not involved in a conflict [with TI] and you're just sitting there when we hit SAIL with everything else that's going on... we probably would lump you guys in together [and attack you too]." Kastor’s RoH only addresses the third point. So even if you believe his entire RoH, EVH still holds two very legitimate CBs for this war. Onto the fun... Kastor’s main argument is that EVH always wanted to hit TI, and TGH just went along for the ride as an innocent bystander. A few quick responses: The first time TI was even on our radar was when you said, “If you look at the treaty map, you’ll see something… if you decide to act on it…" Yes, we considered TI as a possible target, but there were serious disagreements internally (just look at the chats between Xi and me). The reason the war actually happened—the tipping point—was when you told us: “If you're not involved in a conflict [with TI] and you're just sitting there when we hit SAIL… we’d probably lump you guys in too.” Here’s an analogy: picking up an item at a store and checking the price doesn’t mean you were going to buy it. You're just mildly interested. It’s only when you put it in your cart that the decision is made. Same with TI—we considered it, like we did with many potential targets, but what pushed us to go through with it was you making it clear that not going to war vs TI meant getting rolled. Let me drop more logs in here to establish TGH as the catalyst for the war. (Spicy deets, view here) In these logs, Kastor: 1.) Tells EVH that if we don’t hit TI, we’ll get rolled 2.) Pushes for the war to last from August to September 3.) Instructs us to hit TI's protectorates because “they’re fricking annoying” 4.) Literally admits he “pushed this [hit]” Yes Kastor, these are all words of an innocent bystander who had no role 🙄 Your entire ROH is predicated on the idea of "EVH was already interested in TI so it isn't my fault!". But TGH’s pressure is what turned mild interest into actual action and catalyzed the war. While we are at it, let's go line by line at some of Kastor's inconsistencies. I will show you screenshots contracting his own words. Lie: "On July 15, Piggy reached out for a voice call" Lie: "The Golden Horde never instructed Dark Brotherhood, nor any of it’s allies ever to not aid The Immortals in their war" Hypocrisy: "in direct violation of our NAP agreement, EVH has no honor, and you especially Piggy have no honor." Lie: "I told him that I felt bad for him and what was happening." "I said you were a strong community, and I respected you." Anyway, I’m not sure how anyone can take seriously a guy who contradicts himself every other sentence. And I really don’t know how you can believe he had no role in this war when he literally gave us a target, a timeline, and a threat to kick it off.

And just like that, the lights dim, the curtain falls, and the applause echoes through the hallowed halls of The House one last time. For two months, Orbis was entranced. The stage shimmered, the cheers echoed, and the grandest spectacle in casino history unfolded before our eyes. Siegfried & Joy, the masters of illusion, defied all odds, awing crowds night after night with captivating sleight of hand. Each trick more daring than the last, each performance leaving the audience breathless. No wonder audiences kept coming back for more and selling out the theatre for 60 consecutive days. But even the greatest acts must end. With standing ovations ringing in our ears and the casino floors once again brimming with life, we take our final bow. The show was a success, the business is booming, and the chips have fallen where they may. The House thanks Eclipse, Weebunism, and WAP for sharing the stage in this unforgettable production. As the magicians vanish into the night, we leave you with a simple truth: what was once war is now legend. And if you listen closely, you can still hear the echoes of a performance Orbis will never forget. The House always wins, but tonight, everyone leaves a winner. Exit stage left. Fade to black. PEACE TERMS Agreed upon peace terms: Rose-sphere surrenders and admits defeat to the combined forces of Eclipse-sphere and The House. 3 month Non-Aggression Pact ending May 11, 2025 00:00 UTC. All alliances covered by the current agreement are to return to their pre-war colour bloc. The NAP covers any rebrands and mergers. The official war name will be "Double Down". Forum post made by Eclipse-sphere or The House. Peace takes effect immediately following this forum post. Rose-sphere will be informed at least two hours (one turn) before the forum post is officially posted. Any wars declared prior to this post may be finished by beige, expiration or peace. Any wars declared after this post must be peaced out and damage reparations may be requested if appropriate. NAP DETAILS The NAP is further defined as follows: No wars No raids No mass ghosting No shell alliance hits No spy attacks No hiring of mercenaries/raiders to hit any NAP signatory If there is to be found documented and proven aggression by any signatories, the parties involved should immediately pursue diplomacy to resolve the dispute by way of peace, financial reparations, and/or counters. The defending party's response is at their discretion, depending on the severity. The parties covered by the NAP are: For Eclipse-sphere and The House: For Rose-sphere: SIGNATORIES Signatories for Eclipse-sphere and The House: Signatories for Rose-sphere:

I'm starting to have second thoughts on this whole public FA thing

There were days when the sun was so cruel That all the tears turned to dust And I just knew my eyes were drying up forever I finished crying in the instant that you left And I can't remember where or when or how And I banished every memory you and I had ever made As Orbis readied itself for the Christmas holidays, a storm was brewing across the Casino industry. “It seems the people of Orbis are just not interested in visiting our casinos anymore,” lamented Cypher, pouring over The House’s third quarter results. “What can we do to bring back business?” “I’m honestly not sure,” responded Adrienne. “We welcomed everyone with open arms at the start of the year, and then we were nearly bankrupted by some of the best card players in the world.” “I have an idea,” whispered a voice from the shadows. Silence fell upon the room as the leaders of Orbis’ casino industry looked to the source of the voice, stunned. “Is it really you?” asked Presidential. The visitor stepped forward, the dim light revealing only a pair of white headphones askew on his head, face still masked by the shadow of a black baseball cap. But deep down they all knew, for they recognized the voice of their greatest foe. “I know how to bring business back to your casinos,” Vein said. “If you want the people of Orbis to walk your hallowed halls and spend their well-earned dollars, you will have to lure them back with a grand spectacle.” “Why should we listen to you?” Adrienne and Presidential asked simultaneously, still in disbelief. “Well it’s simple, really. I may not be in the casino business, but I know how to put on a good show.” And with that, a plan was hatched. The House and WELP would put together the greatest act the world of showbusiness had ever seen, to bring Orbitites flocking back to The House’s casinos. That fateful day, Siegfried & Joy, the most illustrious act of illusionists Orbis would ever know, was born. When you touch me like this And when you hold me like that It was gone with the wind But it's all coming back to me When you see me like this And when I see you like that Then we see what we want to see All coming back to me The flesh and the fantasies All coming back to me I can barely recall But it's all coming back to me now TL;DR: The House declares war on Rose, Arkham Asylum, Guardian, Oblivion and The Golden Horde ❤️

Can you find WANA? __________________________________________________________ Why? Oh Why? I’ve never been one for long-winded bloviating CB’s. I much prefer to shitpost. But in an effort to personally appease Roberts I will post my very important reasons for this declaration of war in a fat wall of text. Syndicate has engaged in large levels of blatant hypocrisy, repeatedly. After justifying an entry against Florida for “Hegemonic Sphere Creation” as they labelled it, and attempting to pressure Florida to separate, they proceeded to consolidate a sphere significantly larger than Florida ever was, the largest sphere in the game by a wide margin, and continuously lied about the size and members of that sphere, up until the moment they no longer could. They used this sphere to intimidate and pressure other alliances, through hard power, trying to isolate their main rival, Singularity, for an easier attack. After helping to interject and disrupt our own plans, preventing us from settling legitimate scores with other alliances, whilst their allies goaded conflict with us, we were left with no choice but to mount a pre-emptive suicide attack. Despite our primary opposition in the previous war being one of their allies, and not them, Syndicate revealed the depths of their animosity by deciding to make themselves the center of attention, choosing to be the driving force behind the narrative attacks on Singularity. Syndicate positioned themselves at the forefront, attempting to shape the storyline. They launched an attempted smear campaign on Keegoz, making baseless claims of design team bias without evidence, which they then proceeded to double down on, until the falseness of their claims was clearly established. This on it’s own would have been enough to establish Syndicate’s vindictive disposition towards us, but they chose to cross an even further line, by attacking The Fighting Pacifists, solely for engaging in diplomacy with us, for a future treaty that was being actively discussed, and wouldn’t have been inked until AFTER the current war was finished. Examining the logic of this decision, it’s clear their intent. By striking a future ally, they hoped to weaken us further for a future conflict, whilst the current one was still ongoing. They wished to further isolate us with the threat of force against anyone who would dare sign us, after pressuring us to separate from Florida, and then consolidating themselves. They were preparing for a conflict against us that was yet to come, all whilst dragging out the current conflict for as long as possible, playing games to delay the conflict as long as they wanted. In short, they sought to keep us in a state of permanent isolation and war. Well. We saw how that ended. Not exactly the finale you were hoping for. Now all these months later, I have to express some amusement at how things have turned out. How spectacularly that attempt backfired, and how avoidable this fate was, had you simply stayed out of our affairs, and not drawn our attention to you. Now with all your options exhausted, all your attempts to sign other majors and build coalitions against us thwarted (Yes we know about those too), and apparently, all your allies gone, the long trail of lies and double dealing with everyone have left you back where it all started. I will enjoy reading any parallels drawn between the accusations I’ve levied above, and the movements of Singularity over these past months. Because it was no accident. Each time you breach the rules of engagement, you put another weapon in my arsenal. I will happily meet you at the new line, and use the tools you give me, against you. I was content to settle petty scores with alliances who had done us dirty, but you’ve forced me to play politics once more. Well, here we go again. Darkest Hour Deux

The citizens of the Eternal Empire of Rose waited in the quiet evening, assembling in the vast plaza outside the grand palace. The time had come for a new leader to take the helm, following the retirement of Emperor Lucianus. The quiet rumblings of the crowd fell silent as the doors of the palace swung open. The era of Lucianus was drawing to a close, and a new chapter would soon begin. Through the grand doorway, Mike, the election chair, emerged and made his way to the podium. The air was thick with anticipation as he prepared to speak. “I have counted and verified every vote made, and I am pleased to announce the results of this election. The people of Rose have spoken, and their will is clear. Today, we usher in a new era of leadership. Rosians, I present to you your newly elected Emperor—Krameleon!” From the front of the crowd, the newly pronounced Emperor rose from where the candidates had been seated and made his way up the steps to the podium, acknowledging the crowd with expressions of gratitude along the way. Upon reaching the podium, he quietly thanked Mike before turning to face the assembled Rosians. “As I step forward today, humbled and honored, I stand before you as your newly elected Emperor. I, Krameleon, have been entrusted with the responsibility to lead Rose into its next chapter, and I promise to serve you with dedication, vision, and strength. Together, we will grow stronger, rise higher, and create a future worthy of our great alliance. Yet, I do not embark on this journey alone. Alongside me stands a team of exceptional leaders who are ready to guide Rose into this new era. My two High Justices, my left and right hand, Kurdanak and Diamond, will stand beside me to ensure that our path is just and our governance strong. Many familiar faces will return to the cabinet to ensure continuity and success in every aspect of our alliance, while a couple new faces come in to bring fresh ideas and energy to further our progress. At my side to assist me in leading our alliance is Jordan - Horizon Guard of Internal Affairs, Borga - Horizon Guard of Economic Affairs, Mateus - Horizon Guard of Technological Affairs, Odium - Horizon Guard of Military Affairs, and George - Horizon Guard of Foreign Affairs. Alongside them, a host of Knights, Captains, and Skytroopers come with to play key parts in building our future. Most importantly, however, is every single one of you. It is only with the support of every Rosian that Rose’s future can shine. Today marks the dawn of a new era for Rose. Under our banner, we will rise together—stronger, more united, and more determined than ever. Together, we will ensure that the Eternal Empire of Rose flourishes into tomorrow. Let us move forward, side by side, and reach for greatness.” New Rose Government: Emperor (Leader): Krameleon High Justice (2IC): Kurdanak High Justice (2IC): DiamondBlocker10 Horizon Guard of Internal Affairs (High Gov): Jordan Horizon Guard of Military Affairs (High Gov): Odium Horizon Guard of Foreign Affairs (High Gov): George Horizon Guard of Economic Affairs (High Gov): Borga Horizon Guard of Technological Affairs (High Gov): Mateus TL;DR - The Rose elections have concluded, and Krameleon has been elected the new Emperor (Leader) of Rose.

Cease and Desist Order from The House™️ From the law offices of Chip, Dice & Blitz, Attorneys at War Date: February 14, 2105 To: The "New" House Number 71, Alliance Rankings Lane, Page 2, Orbis Dear Imitators, We hope this letter finds you well (but not too well). After all, you're currently squatting on our turf, and we’re here to kindly ask you to pack up and leave. You see, The House™️ always wins — and that includes trademark disputes. It has come to our attention that you have launched an alliance under the highly esteemed, fiercely protected, and dare we say trademarked name: The House™️. While imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, we must regrettably inform you that our lawyers aren’t flattered, and they tend to play pretty aggressively both in and out of court. We are, of course, an understanding bloc. We get it: The House™️ is the kind of name you want to bet on, to root for, and maybe even aspire to be. But like any solid game of chance, you have to know when to fold. This, dear friends, is your cue. That said, as much as we enjoy a good legal showdown, we’d much rather handle this amicably. But if you're set on continuing this pathetic attempt at identity theft, know that we have quite a few aces up our sleeves. Thus, we kindly demand that you cease and desist from using the name The House™️ within the next 72 hours. Failure to do so will result in us taking further action, which may include, but shall not be limited to: Rebranding your alliance for you (we’re thinking The Shack has a nice ring to it); Sending our most grumpy representatives to your doorstep (and believe us, they know how to knock down a door); and Filing a formal complaint in the Court of Thalmoria — and be forewarned: we have an unfortunate abundance of lawyers among our high gov ranks. Such is our burden. Let’s not make this more dramatic than it needs to be. We both know that The House™️ always wins. Govern yourselves accordingly. Sincerely, The Actual, Original, Trademarked The House™️ MDP Bloc

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Singularity is undergoing some significant changes in leadership. Anri, my co-leader, is retiring from leadership. Anri has been with Singularity from its inception and has made an immeasurable contribution to what we are as an alliance. His military prowess during global wars is unmatched, and he has had a hand in overseeing every war we’ve been in since we’ve started. He is one of - if not the most underrated MA figures in this game, as there is no one else you’d rather be on your side in times of crisis or in the pressure room when everybody else is panicking. When shit hits the fan, he is the person you can rely on to carry the alliance. Through time, his competency in every aspect of the game mechanics and his ability to make the correct decisions under pressure has been proven time and time again. Aside from his IC contributions, Anri has had a calming presence on all of us and was sometimes what kept us together through trying times. He is truly a rare gem, an absolutely amazing person to hang out with and the best friend you could ever have. The impact he has had on our culture will last forever, as he has shaped what it means to be a part of and play in SIN. We thank him for everything he’s done for us whilst in Leadership, and we wish him a peaceful retirement as the first Prime Legacy of Singularity. In his place, we’ll be promoting Abaddon to co-leader, to help lead the alliance into the next stage. Abaddon has been a vital part of our internal management as a second in command, helping to manage our IA department, assist with Econ, and help manage our Milcom during war. Abaddon will be stepping up to continue assisting both internally, and now externally in the management of Singularity in the future. With Abaddon moving up to leadership, our current FA Head, Tartarus, will be taking his place as our new second in command. Tartarus has been a fundamental part of our FA, working as my counterpart to push forward the objectives of our alliance. He’ll continue to operate in this role, with additional authority. TLDR: Anri retires, Abaddon promoted to leadership, Tartarus becomes 2ic, and you are still a &#33;@#&#036; for not reading the full post.

New epi vid just dropped