2023 Year in Review

[Adrienne]

Hello, Orbis!

We’ve struggled in vain for years to do end-of-year recaps and we can bear it no longer! What always inevitably winds up happening is that one or two of us will start it with the best of intentions, keep up with it for a month or two, then it tapers off until November or so when we’re reminded of the awards again and then no one has the time to finish it with the holidays, end of the semester, etc.

SO! We are exploring a new solution, one that we’ll need your help for. We’ll be utilizing this thread to keep track of events throughout the year. Anyone can post events that we’ll then add to the OP but we have a few requests:

1. Keep it civil, simple, and factual. No opinions, minimal Walls of Text, just state what happened as succinctly as possible.
2. Include links where forum posts are involved.
3. Try not to repeat what others have posted (unless you’re adding onto what they’ve said, in which case - quote the original post so that we can easily link them together).

With that, let’s get the ball rolling on 2023 events!

Important Info/Definitions

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Treaty types:

• PIAT - Peace, Intelligence, and Aid Treaty
• ODP - Optional Defense Pact
• MDP - Mutual Defense Pact
• MnDP - Mutual (non-chaining) Defense Pact
• MDoAP - Mutual Defense, Optional Aggression Pact
• MnDoAP - Mutual (non-chaining) Defense, Optional Aggression Pact
• Bloc - Group of alliances all treatied to one another

Announcement types:

• DoW - Declaration of War
• RoH - Recognition of Hostilities

January

Existing spheres at the start of the month:

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Please DM Adrienne#1306 with corrections if any of the information below is incorrect.

 

Bee/Withheld Sphere

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Main Members

• The Knights Radiant (TKR)
  • Banana Stand
  • Purple Flower Garden
• Name Withheld (NW)
• Black Knights (BK)
  • Sparkle Forever
• Carthago (CTO)

Protectorates

• Crusaders of the Holy Boogaloo (CHB) - BK
• Federated States of Orbis (FSO) - TKR
• The Forgotten Realms (TFR) - TKR
• Man I Love Frogs (MILF) - CTO
• Mayhem - TKR
  • 770
• Moms Friendly Robot Company (MFR) - NW
• The Monastery - CTO
• New Polar Order (NpO) - BK
• The New Sanghelios - CTO
• Seven Kingdoms (SK) - TKR
• Viridian Entente (VE) - CTO
• World Task Force (WTF) - TKR

Bourbon Sphere

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Main Members

• Bourbon Street (Bourbon)
  • High Temple
• Global Alliance & Treaty Organization (GATO)

Protectorates

• The Celtic Empire (TCE) - GATO
• Galactic Fleet Cooperative (GFC) - Bourbon
• Morningstar - Bourbon
• Weaponized Hooters (HOOT) - GATO

Cata Sphere

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Main Members

• Cataclysm (Cata)
  • Daedalus
  • Wizards
• Paradise
  • The Afterlyfe

HOGG

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Main Members

• Guardian
  • Chocolate Castle (CC)
• Grumpy Old Bastards (Grumpy)
• Oblivion
  • Nibelheim
• Hand of Fate (HoF)
  • Knights Templar (KT)

Protectorates

• Requiem (REQ) - Rose/HS/Oblivion

Midgard

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Main Members

• Aurora
  • Serpentis
  • Goon Squad
  • Bring Back Uncle Bens
• The Immortals (TI)
  • The Mortals
  • Pantheon
• Dark Brotherhood (DB)
  • Dawnstar
• United Purple Nations (UPN)
• The Commonwealth (TCW)
  • Legoland
• Church of Atom (CoA)
  • Convent of Atom
• Serene Repubblica Fiorentina (SRF)
  • Serene Dojo
  • Banco dei Medici
  • Raccoon Clergy
• The Wei
• The Lost Empire (TLE)
• Roman Empire (SPQR)
• The Hive
  • Dr Pepper Vault
• United Socialist Nations
  • Parisian Commune

Protectorates

• Annunaki Legion - Aurora (Serpentis)
• The Coal Mines - The Wei
• Communist Commonwealth Nations - USN
• The MinuteMen - SRF
  • Amatnieku apvieniba
• Mole Rats (MRC) - The Hive
  • Vibe
• Farkistan - TCW
• Standard Steel - The Hive
  • Standard Corp
• Terran Federation - The Wei
• United Commerce Republic - USN
• Weaponized Hooters (HOOT) - The Wei
• Western Republic (WR) - Roman Empire

Odd Bunch

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Main Members

• House Stark (HS)
  • The House of the Dragon
• The Fighting Pacifists (TFP)
  • The Armed Peacekeepers
• Camelot (Cam)
  • Castle Camelot
  • Camelot Squires
  • Castle Wall
  • Samurai
  • Autocephalous Patriarchate of the Free
• The Dead Rabbits
  • Not Rohans Bank
• United Ummah
  • Barber Shop
• The Coven
  • Witches & War Locked
• LATAM

Protectorates

• The Achaemenid Empire (Persia) - Dead Rabbits
• Aeterna (AETA) - The Coven
• Akatsuki (Aka) - Cam/TFP/AKA
  • Crotolamo
• Concordia - HS
• Crimson Dragons (CD) - Cam
• Gallowglass - TFP
• The Grand Federation (TGF) - TFP
• The Grand Imperial Army (TGIA) - HS
• The Phoenix League (TPL) - Cam
• Prusso Roman Imperial Union (PRIU) - The Coven
• Requiem (REQ) - Rose/HS/Oblivion
• Unforgiven Legion (UL) - Dead Rabbits

O'Fortuna

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Main Members

• The Syndicate (t$)
  • The Enterprise (e$)
  • The Firm
• Eclipse
  • Terminus Est (TEst)
  • Apollo
  • Rain
  • Shuba10KM
• Weebunism
  • Fumo
  • Otaku Shougaku
  • Raiden Inc

Protectorates

• Strickland Propane (Strickland) - Eclipse

Rose Sphere

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Main Members

• Rose
  • Orchid
  • Valinor
• Advanced Syndicalist Mechanics (ASM)
• Arkham Asylum (AKA)
  • Mental Hospital
  • LexCorp (LXC)

Protectorates

• Akatsuki (Aka) - Cam/TFP/AKA
  • Crotolamo
• Requiem (REQ) - Rose/HS/Oblivion
• Respublica Romana (R&R) - Rose
• Yarr - Rose

 

Events:

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1 January

• The bloc HOGG declares war on the bloc O'Fortuna.
  • Grumpy Old Bastard’s DoW
  • Hand of Fate’s DoW
  • The Syndicate’s RoH
  • Eclipse's RoH

3 January

• Bee/Withheld Sphere surrenders to Midgard Sphere.

4 January

• The Wei and Serene Repubblica Fiorentina merge to form Serene Wei.
• Sval “surrenders” to The Knights Radiant and “merges” Order of the White Rose into them.
• Paradise and Cataclysm surrender to Rose.

6 January

• The Knights Radiant and Name Withheld issue their notice of cancellation to Carthago, thus ending Bee/Withheld Sphere.

8 January

• Paradise issues their notice of cancellation to Cata.
• Dark Brotherhood withdraws from Midgard.
• Crusaders of the Holy Boogaloo disbands.

9 January

• The Elites rebrands into Jotunheimr.

10 January

• The Knights Radiant, Name Withheld, Black Knights, Cataclysm, and Mayhem announce their new MnDP bloc, the Orbitite Dodgeball Organization of Orbis (ODOO). TKR also issues notices of cancellation to their protectorates World Task Force and Federated States of Orbis.

11 January

• Rose, Paradise, and Dark Brotherhood announce their new MnDoAP bloc, Florida.
• Mole Rats declare war on The Conquest.

14 January

• Carthago and The Fighting Pacifists sign an MnDoAP treaty.

15 January

• Daveth steps down as leader of Carthago and appoints EvilPiggyFooFoo in his place.

16 January

• Horsecock steps down as leader of Hand of Fate (and subsequently enters a 6 month VM).
• Name Withheld celebrates their second birthday.

17 January

• United Purple Nations announces their election results.

19 January

• Jotunheimr (formerly The Elites) disbands.

23 January

• The Monastery disbands.

24 January

• Blocs O'Fortuna and HOGG sign a peace treaty, ending their war.
• Sweeeeet Ronny D retires from his position as Grumpy Old Bastards' leader. Grumpy's second in command, Presidential, takes his place.

25 January

• ToxicPepper and Kan retire from their leadership positions in Aurora. They are succeeded by Alex and Xi.
• The Commonwealth and Farkistan merge to create Legion of Dawn.
• Gods of Orbis declare their existence after one year.

26 January

• Federated States of Orbis signs a protectorate treaty with Camelot. This comes after a "civil war" within FSO and the ending of their ties with TKR.
• The Fighting Pacifists celebrates their eighth birthday.

27 January

• Respublica Romana merges into their protector, Rose.

28 January

• The Celtic Empire declares existence.
• Western Republic merges into Gods of Orbis.
• The Federation gains a protectorate treaty with The Lost Empire.
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics disbands.

30 January

• The bloc HOGG gives notice of their disbandment.

31 January

• Bourbon Street celebrates their first birthday.

 

February

Existing spheres at the start of the month (Work in Progress):

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Please DM Adrienne#1306 with corrections if any of the information below is incorrect.

 

Bourbon Sphere

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Main Members

• Bourbon Street (Bourbon)
  • High Temple
• Global Alliance & Treaty Organization (GATO)

Protectorates

• The Celtic Empire (TCE) - GATO
• Galactic Fleet Cooperative (GFC) - Bourbon
• Morningstar - Bourbon
• Weaponized Hooters (HOOT) - GATO

Florida

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Main Members

• Rose
  • Orchid
  • Valinor
• Paradise
  • The Afterlyfe
• Dark Brotherhood (DB)
  • Dawnstar
• Advanced Syndicalist Mechanics (ASM)
• Arkham Asylum (AKA)
  • Mental Hospital
  • LexCorp (LXC)

Protectorates

• Akatsuki (Aka) - Cam/TFP/AKA
  • Crotolamo
• Requiem (REQ) - Rose/HS/Oblivion
• Respublica Romana (R&R) - Rose
• Yarr - Rose

HOGG

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Main Members

• Guardian
  • Chocolate Castle (CC)
• Grumpy Old Bastards (Grumpy)
• Oblivion
  • Nibelheim
• Hand of Fate (HoF)
  • Knights Templar (KT)

Protectorates

• Requiem (REQ) - Rose/HS/Oblivion

Midgard

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Main Members

• Aurora
  • Serpentis
  • Goon Squad
  • Bring Back Uncle Bens
• The Immortals (TI)
  • The Mortals
  • Pantheon
• United Purple Nations (UPN)
• The Commonwealth (TCW)
  • Legoland
• Church of Atom (CoA)
  • Convent of Atom
• Serene Repubblica Fiorentina (SRF)
  • Serene Dojo
  • Banco dei Medici
  • Raccoon Clergy
• The Wei
• The Lost Empire (TLE)
• Roman Empire (SPQR)
• The Hive
  • Dr Pepper Vault
• United Socialist Nations
  • Parisian Commune

Protectorates

• Annunaki Legion - Aurora (Serpentis)
• The Coal Mines - The Wei
• Communist Commonwealth Nations - USN
• The MinuteMen - SRF
  • Amatnieku apvieniba
• Mole Rats (MRC) - The Hive
  • Vibe
• Farkistan - TCW
• Standard Steel - The Hive
  • Standard Corp
• Terran Federation - The Wei
• United Commerce Republic - USN
• Weaponized Hooters (HOOT) - The Wei
• Western Republic (WR) - Roman Empire

Odd Bunch

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Main Members

• House Stark (HS)
  • The House of the Dragon
• The Fighting Pacifists (TFP)
  • The Armed Peacekeepers
• Carthago
  • Viridian Entente
• Camelot (Cam)
  • Castle Camelot
  • Camelot Squires
  • Castle Wall
  • Samurai
  • Autocephalous Patriarchate of the Free
• The Dead Rabbits
  • Not Rohans Bank
• United Ummah
  • Barber Shop
• The Coven
  • Witches & War Locked
• LATAM

Protectorates

• The Achaemenid Empire (Persia) - Dead Rabbits
• Aeterna (AETA) - The Coven
• Akatsuki (Aka) - Cam/TFP/AKA
  • Crotolamo
• Concordia - HS
• Crimson Dragons (CD) - Cam
• Gallowglass - TFP
• The Grand Federation (TGF) - TFP
• The Grand Imperial Army (TGIA) - HS
• The Phoenix League (TPL) - Cam
• Prusso Roman Imperial Union (PRIU) - The Coven
• Requiem (REQ) - Rose/HS/Oblivion
• Unforgiven Legion (UL) - Dead Rabbits

O'Fortuna

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Main Members

• The Syndicate (t$)
  • The Enterprise (e$)
  • The Firm
• Eclipse
  • Terminus Est (TEst)
  • Apollo
  • Rain
  • Shuba10KM
• Weebunism
  • Fumo
  • Otaku Shougaku
  • Raiden Inc

Protectorates

• Strickland Propane (Strickland) - Eclipse

Orbitite Dodgeball Organization of Orbis

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Main Members

• The Knights Radiant (TKR)
  • Banana Stand
  • Purple Flower Garden
• Name Withheld (NW)
• Black Knights (BK)
  • Sparkle Forever
• Cataclysm (Cata)
  • Daedalus
  • Wizards
• Mayhem
  • 770

Protectorates

• The Forgotten Realms (TFR) - TKR
• Moms Friendly Robot Company (MFR) - NW
• New Polar Order (NpO) - BK
• Seven Kingdoms (SK) - TKR

 

1 February

• The Commonwealth, Shaken Not Stired, and Pasta Factory declare war on Bourbon Street.
• Roman Empire's second in command leaves the alliance and forms Roman Imperial Republic, taking a majority of the members with him.

2 February

• Guardian joins the bloc Florida.
• Hand of Fate signs an ODoAP with Cataclysm and an MDP with Requiem. They also downgrade their relationship with Grumpy Old Bastards from an MDP to an ODoAP.

3 February

• Carthago and The Dead Rabbits sign an MDoAP.

Edited February 5 by Adrienne

[Jacob Knox]

17 January

• UPN announces election results

[Tactical Eclipse]

19 January

• The Elites (now Jotunheimr) disband.

[Jacob Knox]

3 hours ago, Tactical Eclipse said:

19 January

• The Elites (now Jotunheimr) disband.

Wasn't 100% sure this was confirmed since they still existed in-game earlier and there hadn't been a Forum post about it, but they no longer exist in-game and their Discord is seemingly gone. I suppose one of us can update if they make a Forum post about it.

[Tactical Eclipse]

24 January

• Blocs O' Fortuna and HOGG sign a peace treaty, ending their war.
• Sweeeeet Ronny D retires from his position as Grumpy Old Bastards' leader. The second in command, Presidential, takes his place.

25 January

• Toxicpepper and Kan retire from their leadership positions in Aurora. They are succeeded by Alex and Xi.

Edited January 25 by Tactical Eclipse

[Jacob Knox]

23 January

• The Monastery disbands.

25 January

• The Commonwealth and Farkistan merge to create Legion of Dawn.
• Gods of Orbis declare existence after one year.

26 January

• The Fighting Pacifists celebrates their eighth birthday.

Edited January 27 by Jacob Knox
Adding TFP birthday

[Adrienne]

On 1/25/2023 at 2:45 PM, Tactical Eclipse said:

O' Fortuna

Is it O'Fortuna or Fortuna? I've seen both

[Jacob Knox]

17 hours ago, Adrienne said:

Is it O'Fortuna or Fortuna? I've seen both

It appears to be 'O Fortuna, but I wouldn't be surprised if people shorten it to just Fortuna when talking about it.

[Jacob Knox]

28 January

• The Celtic Empire declares existence
• Western Republic merges into Gods of Orbis

[Tactical Eclipse]

26 January

• Federated States of Orbis gains a protectorate treaty with Camelot. This comes after a "civil war" within FSO and the ending of their ties with TKR.

27 January

• Respublica Romana merges into their protector, Rose.

28 January

• The Federation gains a protectorate treaty with The Lost Empire.
• USSR disbands.

No forum posts about any of the above.

[Kamala Khan]

16 January

• Horsecock steps down as leader of Hand of Fate (and subsequently enters a 6 month VM)

On 1/27/2023 at 11:09 PM, Adrienne said:

Is it O'Fortuna or Fortuna? I've seen both

Legally, it is O’Fortuna, however Fortuna is the colloquial term for it.

[Tactical Eclipse]

31 January

• Bourbon Street celebrates their first birthday.

1 February

• Roman Empire's second in command leaves the alliance and forms Roman Imperial Republic, taking a majority of the members with him.

2 February

• The bloc known as HOGG formerly disbands.
• Guardian joins the bloc Florida.
• Hand of Fate signs an ODoAP with Cataclysm, tying them with ODOO.
• HoF signs an ODoAP with GOB
• HoF signs an MDP with Requiem

3 February

• Carthago and The Dead Rabbits sign an MDoAP.

Edited February 5 by Tactical Eclipse
changed the calendar format to the European style after I originally put it in the American style.

[KindaEpicMoah]

1 hour ago, Tactical Eclipse said:

31 January

• Bourbon Street celebrates their first birthday.

1 February

• Roman Empire's second in command leaves the alliance and forms Roman Imperial Republic, taking a majority of the members with him.

2 February

• The bloc known as HOGG formerly disbands.
• Guardian joins the bloc Florida.
• Hand of Fate signs an MDoAP with Cataclysm, tying them with ODOO.

3 February

• Carthago and The Dead Rabbits sign an MDoAP.

HoF signed an ODoAP with Cata. 

Hof also changed their treaty with Grumpy from a MDoAP to an ODoAP, and signed an MDP with Requiem.

 

 

 

[Tactical Eclipse]

23 hours ago, KindaEpicMoah said:

HoF signed an ODoAP with Cata. 

Hof also changed their treaty with Grumpy from a MDoAP to an ODoAP, and signed an MDP with Requiem.

You right you right, thanks for helping me out. fixing it now

[Tactical Eclipse]

7 February

• Polaris loses their protectorate with Black Knights.

8 February

• Polaris recognizes hostilities with Camelot

12 February

• The bloc known as the Odd Bunch disbands.
• The Legion signs an MDoAP with The Syndicate, bringing Legion into O' Fortuna.

18 February

• House Stark and Guardian sign an MDoAP.

20 February

• The Dead Rabbits merge into Carthago.

24 February

• Requiem gives Paradise a 72 hour notice to cut their MDP.
• Bourbon Street signs O-level treaties with the ODOO bloc.

27 February

• Rose upgrades their protectorate with Requiem to an MDoAP.

2 March

• Roman Empire, the successor to the late Empire of the Romans, merges with Band of the Falcon to form Imperium of Man (the 3rd)

Edited March 4 by Tactical Eclipse

[Tactical Eclipse]

6 March

• A sizeable portion of Black Knights leave their alliance and form Weaponized Assault Penguins.

12 March

• Weaponized Hooters, the final offshoot of The Elites/Jotunheimr, announce their disbandment. Most former members move to The Coal Mines.

13 March

• The Lost Empire issues its 72 hour notice to the rest of Midgard. (Midguard? Midgard? Which is correct?)

[Jacob Knox]

55 minutes ago, Tactical Eclipse said:

(Midguard? Midgard? Which is correct?)

It's Midgard. It's from Norse mythology. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Midgard

[Tactical Eclipse]

14 March

• Roman Imperial Republic, the offshoot of the late Roman Empire, renames themselves to Empire of the Romans.

Edited March 14 by Tactical Eclipse

[Adrienne]

So, updating for this current cluster of wars is probably going to be hell. I'm aiming to do so probably next weekend. If anyone would like to help by posting here, that would be much appreciated. Thanks!