The Order of the Grey Wardens

[Roavin]

As for Roavin;
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No more drunk raiding for you young man.

[Vaculatestar64]

I resent such a notion.

If defending required sobriety, we would have quit years ago.

Tempting to sig this.

[Kringalia]

Look who crawled out of the woodwork to make an asinine comment! Are you going to stop hiding in IRC and make it happen? Didn't think so.

Aww, thank you so much! That makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside.

[Cormactopia II]

It is not my duty to deal with the schedule conflicts of another organisation and might be something to keep in mind before calling us unprofessional.

It wasn't a "schedule conflict" that made the South Pacific Special Forces appear unprofessional; those happen. It was the Wardens' description of the chain of events, which made it appear that Roavin intentionally lead Lone Wolves United into raiding a region that updated very near Spanish Kingdom, missed update on the raid with LWU, and then hurried and switched so he could help the Wardens liberate Spanish Kingdom. In other words, as the Wardens portrayed it, it looked like Roavin, acting on behalf of the SPSF, had intentionally mislead LWU to help defenders liberate Spanish Kingdom.

Now, I 100% accept Roavin's explanation that this wasn't the case. I certainly thought it seemed out of character for him when I read the Wardens' report. But what you have here is a very clear misrepresentation by the Grey Wardens, aimed at making it look like Roavin did something on behalf of the SPSF that he didn't do, probably to drive a wedge of distrust between the SPSF and raiders so that the SPSF will be working with the Wardens more and with raiders less. If you want to get snarky with anyone about the SPSF appearing unprofessional, get snarky with the Wardens for falsely portraying the SPSF that way.

[Altmoras]

Rumors of our Demise have been Greatly Exaggerated

The Order of the Grey Wardens

Regional Population: 135

First Warden: Benevolent Thomas (Retired), Roavin (Ceremonial until February).

High Constable: Altmoras.

Chamberlain: Deadeye Jack.

Warden Commander: Tim.

Warden Constables: Dolen Tum En Coia, Birdkeeper.

New Stuff

The Landsmeet

The Landsmeet is designed to be a regional-discussion in which we contemplate the implementation of a possible government system and expanding cultural activities within the region. It's come to our attention that the vast majority of our region is tailored towards those that are only involved in military gameplay in NationStates. We want to establish further options for other people in our community to get involved and expand what we can all do together. To accomplish this goal, we have opened up discussions on how we can build our region up to civilian activities like culture, roleplay, government, and much more. Further information can be found at the Entrance to the Landsmeet.

A New Command

With the retirement of several members of our command team, including our founder Benevolent Thomas, the remaining commanders (Altmoras, Deadeye Jack, and Tim) decided not to close up shop, but instead to bring in new blood and reshuffle the existing command structure in order to maintain our Order's momentum for the foreseeable future. Firstly, Birdkeeper was promoted to the position of Warden-Constable where he will assist the commanders in leading operations and take the lead in their absence. Second, Deadeye Jack will be serving as the Order's new Chamberlain where he will take over responsibility for our records in addition to his current responsibilities as a commander. Third, Altmoras will step into the vacant seat of High Constable where he will take charge over the Order's foreign affairs and serve as our Second-In-Command. And last, but not least, Roavin will be assuming the role of First Warden in a ceremonial capacity until the conclusion of his term as The South Pacific's Minister of Military Affairs, whereupon he will assume his full role as our new leader.

Record Breaking

The reddit/imgur boom of September 2016 caused many regions to reach record highs in population and The Order of the Grey Wardens was no different. Following the boom our region hit a record high of 333 nations, with over 50 of those being WA members. This growth also translated into our military as several promising new members were inducted into the ranks of the Wardens. Overall we're very happy with our new friends from imgur and reddit, less so with the 2 hour long updates that they brought with them.

Commendable

Despite our somewhat reduced volume of boasting lately, the Wardens have in fact been doing a lot of important work, and with the return of our resident ribbon maker Tim Stark we are once again able to give our troops the accolades they deserve for their excellent performance.

Firstly we have the ribbon awarded for The NSIA Raid. This ribbon is awarded to all the Wardens who participated in the titanic 84 updater team that seized the notorious Fascist region known as The NSIA or The National Socialist Invasion Army. This cooperation with all branches of gameplay to destroy such a storied instrument of Fascist hate stands as a testament to our Order's resolve to not only defend, but to strike back against those who would harm vulnerable NS communities.

Awarded for The NSIA Raid on the 22nd of October, 2016

Wardens Recognized:

Altmoras
Birdkeeper
Deadeye Jack
Dolen tum en Coia
GaTITO
Roavin

Fallen Warden Recognized:

Olevsky

The second ribbon was awarded for the liberation of Belgium and The North Woods in the same update. This ribbon is awarded to all the Wardens who participated the colossally successful operation, in which the Wardens and our allies liberated both large occupations in a single update. This operation also marked the beginning of our cooperation with The United Defender Brotherhood, a group that had been long on the fringes of Defenderdom, who stormed the gates right along side us in a promising symbol of Defender Unity. In honor of the aforementioned cooperation, this operation has been lovingly named Operation Defender Illuminati.

Awarded for Operation Defender Illuminati on the 29th of October, 2016

Wardens Recognized:

Altmoras
Deadeye Jack
Birdkeeper
BlightBane
Roavin
Wolf Havens

October Operations List

Museum of Dead Regions
About 41 Cubic Acres of Space Near Mars
The Empire of Keizaal
Latinoamerica
The Halo Universe
The Conglomerate of the Trash Thug
New Republica
Grand Alliance of Supreme Republics
New Antarctica
The Bee Land
Yarnham
Vermont
Final Fantasy
Disdain for Humanity Conglomerate
The Tauri
The Nudes
Magum
The Hood
New Montreal
The Obscene Land of Stuff and Things
Intergalactic Planetary
Scandinavia Union
Uroca
About 41 cubic acres of space near Mars

The Han Dynasty China
South Pacific
World Space Administration
Altrania
Mirandus
Yorkshire
Alliance of Justice
The North Woods
Belgium
Coalition of Sovereign Nations

Alliance of the Northern States
World Space Administration
Altrania

United Global Federal Union
Haddon Unitedp
Atlantic Coil
Islamdom
The Tauri

Warzone Australia
The NSIA

[Sygian II]

Oh, this is still a thing. Do not think that you can get away with that ribbon-making I expect more out of Roavin!

[Wordy]

Just out of interest is the region BENEVOLENT EMPIRE still being maintained by Thomas or was the region collection handed over?

Edit: fixed linkie

[Altmoras]

Just out of interest is the region BENEVOLENT EMPIRE still being maintained by Thomas or was the region collection handed over?

Edit: fixed linkie

I can't say I'm aware of that specific case, but by and large Thomas' founder nations were passed off to others before his retirement.

[Funkadelia]

Just out of interest is the region BENEVOLENT EMPIRE still being maintained by Thomas or was the region collection handed over?

Edit: fixed linkie

As far as I know, and if I can remember correctly, that actually wasn't him.

[Morndul]

Just out of interest is the region BENEVOLENT EMPIRE still being maintained by Thomas or was the region collection handed over?

Edit: fixed linkie

As far as I know, and if I can remember correctly, that actually wasn't him.

Nope, it wasn't.

[Altmoras]

As far as I know, and if I can remember correctly, that actually wasn't him.

Nope, it wasn't.

Yeah that sounds about right.

[Roavin]

Oh, this is still a thing. Do not think that you can get away with that ribbon-making I expect more out of Roavin!

Yes, expect me.

(and hey, the ribbons Tim made are nice!)

[Tim-Opolis]

Oh, this is still a thing. Do not think that you can get away with that ribbon-making I expect more out of Roavin!

Please direct all ribbon complaints to the circular file. Actual constructive criticism can hit up my telegram box.

I'm pretty confident in my ribbons though, I'd love to see you make better

[Drasnia]

Oh, this is still a thing. Do not think that you can get away with that ribbon-making I expect more out of Roavin!

Please direct all ribbon complaints to the circular file. Actual constructive criticism can hit up my telegram box.

I'm pretty confident in my ribbons though, I'd love to see you make better

I'm pretty good at image editing, so I took a shot. They turned out better than I thought they would, too!

TG me if you want me to be your new graphic designer

[Altmoras]

Please direct all ribbon complaints to the circular file. Actual constructive criticism can hit up my telegram box.

I'm pretty confident in my ribbons though, I'd love to see you make better

I'm pretty good at image editing, so I took a shot. They turned out better than I thought they would, too!

TG me if you want me to be your new graphic designer

Pure, unbridled brilliance

[Roavin]

So many pixels covered, despite using such a fine pen ... truly, a tremendous effort by none less than a master. I think Tim may be out of a job soon.

[LollerLand]

Please direct all ribbon complaints to the circular file. Actual constructive criticism can hit up my telegram box.

I'm pretty confident in my ribbons though, I'd love to see you make better

I'm pretty good at image editing, so I took a shot. They turned out better than I thought they would, too!

TG me if you want me to be your new graphic designer

Masterpiece, that's what they are.

[Altmoras]

In War, Victory. In Peace, Vigilance. In Death, Sacrifice.

Tonight's Major Update, The Grey Wardens, along with our stalwart friends and allies in; The South Pacific Special Forces, Renegade Islands Alliance Special Forces, Lazarene Liberation Army, The United Defender Brotherhood, FNR Defense Association, and others whose acronyms I don't know off the top of my head dove headfirst into battle, liberating two regions from grubby raider mitts in the space of 10 minutes. First off, our force seized Coalition of Sovereign Nations from the sleepy puppers over at Lone Wolves United, the usually so attentive doggos hadn't been fed enough treats recently to bother paying attention as they ran away with their tails between their legs in the wake of our victory. Shortly after our first success, High Constable Altmoras remembered that there were a few little baby Hawks sitting in Liberty Alliance, a brief detour was made, and the hatchlings were sent back to Mama Souls' nest with their beaks bowed.

Regions Liberated
Coalition of Sovereign Nations
Liberty Alliance

Wardens Involved
High Constable Altmoras
Warden-Constable Birdkeeper
Warden-Constable Dolen Tum En Coia
Warden BlightBane
Warden Warden Drake

Allies Who Share in Our Victory
Roavin
United States of Vietnam
Lake Flotillas
Alistia
Alhurriat Walssalam
Lenlyvit
Pyrosky

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

Not sure if I'd call cleaning up tag puppets left in the no-longer-featured region a liberation, but congrats on the other one

[Altmoras]

Not sure if I'd call cleaning up tag puppets left in the no-longer-featured region a liberation, but congrats on the other one

I take my bonus marks where I can find them.

[Roavin]

Special shoutout to United States of Vietnam for being a kickass trigger machine

[Altmoras]

Special shoutout to United States of Vietnam for being a kickass trigger machine

Definitely, those raiders didn't even know what hit them.

[Kylo Ren III]

2 regions. Whooooooooooooo

[Sygian II]

[align=center]Regions Liberated
Liberty Alliance

Is liberating tags a thing now?

[General Knot]

Not sure if I'd call cleaning up tag puppets left in the no-longer-featured region a liberation, but congrats on the other one

I take my bonus marks where I can find them.

People don't choose defending if they want to seek fame, but this old mantra doesn't sit well with the juniors these days. Let them have their bonus points if it makes themselves feel better! "Liberators" has got a lot more ring to it as opposed to "janitors" or "kindergarten hall monitors".