The Grey Wardens: Warden-Lieutenant Eshialand

[The Noble Thatcherites]

I second what Altmoras, Fratt, and Lenlyvit have all had to say. Congratulations Grea Kriopia! Let’s continue to see TGW and her defender allies prosper!

[North East Somerset]

Congrats GK!

[Kingdom of Circle of Magi]

Congrats Grea! We will be looking forward to what you will be doing as the First Warden.

[Frenchy II]

I, for one, find it difficult to think of more deserving candidates than Grea Kriopia. Not just a skilled updater, but lovely individual, I look forward to not just facing off night in and night out, but working together as well. Best of luck and congratulations!

[Comfed]

Congratulations, GK!

[RiderSyl]

With new leadership, there's a chance TGW can address some of its flaws, and not only become the best defender organization on the field, but the best example of how to conduct business off of it.

And as much as Tim is on my shit list... I hope you enjoy yourself in a less stressful position.

[Grea Kriopia]

TGW Goes Green - New World Assembly Delegate

Looking back, 2021 has been an unprecedented year for defending and an outright success story for The Order of the Grey Wardens. With the help of our allies, we've seen outreach and turnouts for significant operations go through the roof in win after win and found time to explore new internal developments in raiding's decline thanks to our talented and dedicated Lieutenants and Constables. Diversification is a good look for us, and the gains from growing our communal environment, cultural engagement, and World Assembly interest have paid out in dividends in attracting talent and new defenders. After all, what else is there left to do but push higher after reaching the top of military gameplay?

Delegate and Warden Lieutenant Frilless Islands aka Sarah has helped us oversee this growth for nearly 6 months now, acting as a major source of gameside engagement and driving new World Assembly programs in TGW. Under Sarah's delegacy, we reached record levels of endorsements thanks to some incredible recruitment efforts, bringing our sway in the World Assembly to a degree never seen before. Being WA-locked also hasn't stopped her from assisting in preparing for operations, and she has all-around been incredibly helpful in cutting a new path in TGW's history. I personally cannot thank her enough as Sarah looks to explore new areas in NS for her enthusiasm and dedication to her work and for her uplifting presence in our community over the last year––stolen lunch money aside.

That being said, I'm happy to announce that Warden Thousand Branches aka Ara will be stepping into the position of World Assembly Delegate going forward!

All World Assembly nations in The Order of the Grey Wardens should endorse Thousand Branches immediately if not already doing so.

Ara is a newer face in TGW with an undeniable passion for the World Assembly and a keen interest in working with WA newcomers, which makes them more than perfect for the role they are stepping into. Such a new member to the Order is an unusual choice, but I have absolute confidence in their ability as Ara is already known for their well-appreciated editing skills and is a driven author in their own right with multiple proposals in the works. They bring a much-needed WA focus and determination to TGW that will no doubt greatly benefit WA activity and growth for us, putting those high endorsement numbers to good use in the future. I'm beyond excited to see us develop new areas of activity for our members under Ara's leadership as TGW's delegacy turns a new leaf and our accomplishments hit new levels by going green (sorry, couldn't resist).

Congrats Ara!

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

[Warden Quebecshire]

Congratulations to Aramantha, and thank you to Sarah for nearly 6 months as a wonderful World Assembly Delegate for The Order.

[The Noble Thatcherites]

Best wishes Sarah and congratulations to Aramantha on the appointment! Long live the Grey Wardens!

[Guess and Check]

Congrats on your ascension, Ara! And congrats to Sarah on once again no longer being WA-locked

[Vilverin]

Congrats Ara!!!!! ♡

[Thousand Branches]

Thank you to all! ^-^ I hope to serve TGW well as delegate!

[Altmoras]

First Warden Grea Kriopia upon realizing that Admin won't fix their cockup.

Never underestimate the ability of admin to do nothing.

Last Major a broad coalition of invaders violated the sanctity of both lazy Sunday and a sovereign region that never did them or anyone else any harm as they seized control of The New Order Last days of Europe, partly due to the size of their stack and length of their trigger, and partly because some idiot (me) whiffed the endo on the native after a 0s chase. The Grey Wardens, and our friends across defending were understandably unfazed, it hasn't even been a month since our crushing defeat of the combined forces of raiderdom in Trovons of course. Troops were rallied and triggers were set for an easy 12 hour Liberation which we accomplished smashingly. Except, the raiders had one more ally they hadn't listed on the World Factbook Entry of the occupied region, NationStates Site Administration, whose spaghetti code quite literally ripped the delegacy away from us and gave it back to the raider lead even though we updated with more endorsements and a happening regarding our seizure of the delegacy was generated.

Warden-Commander Altmoras reacts to Admin ghosting when their game that is already balanced heavily in the favor of invading is tipped even further in favor of raiders by a glitch.

Naturally we raised the issue with site staff since it's pretty bullshit that we can win fair and square and have the site just go "lol no", moderation directed us to admin, and admin was nowhere to be found. That was expected though so the Wardens and our friends prepared to do things the hard way and Liberate The New Order Last days of Europe twice in a row. Even more troops were rallied, and triggers were set despite a halfhearted update bending attempt by Lily 8 minutes before the target updated. Thankfully the second Liberation stuck and the inevitability of our victory was finally realized as we decisively crushed the raiders 98-86. The natives of The New Order Last days of Europe can now sleep tight knowing that the destruction of their region at the hands of the Darkspawn horde has been averted, and the NationStates servers can sleep tight knowing that I won't drive down to Vancouver and smash them with an axe, which I put some thought into doing if they bugged out again.

But enough dunking on Admin, it's time for some seriously positive vibes because the turnout across defending was honestly massive. One hundred and seven troops turned out to Libcord across the two updates, and our friends in 10000 Islands weren't slacking either, although I'm not privy to their precise troop numbers. That's not quite as many as the 130+ that showed for Trovons, but if you account for this Liberation taking place on Sunday and only lasting 2 updates instead of the 4 Trovons lasted you'll realize that we're only growing stronger. And I'm not just talking about the Wardens, organizations across defending are getting hungry and seeking consistent incremental improvement operation after operation. Most horrifyingly for invaders should be the fact that they've roused the sleeping giant of The South Pacific who crushed their Trovons turnout despite the reduced length of this operation. Let this be a public service announcement for any nations or regions interested in entering R/D, Defending is the strongest and we're only going to get stronger, we have the most fun, we have the coolest unaligned and independent partners, and our momentum is only going to build. There are multiple projects in motion behind the scenes that will only cement our advantage, and we'll continue to grow and improve until peace and safety are guaranteed in perpetuity for all good nations and regions throughout NationStates.

If you're interested in joining the good fight as a region or as an individual reach out to any officer or government member in TGW or any other defender region and we'll hook you up. And if you're interested in invading and destroying innocent regions, reach out to Kandarin to reserve you a spot at their BBQ because all you'll find on the battlefield is dust, blood, and the sting of defeat.

Wardens Involved (28)
First Warden Grea Kriopia
High Constable Sir Merlin
Chamberlain Haku
Warden-Commander Altmoras
Warden-Commander Tim
Warden-Commander Roavin
Warden-Commander Vincent Drake
Warden-Constable Luca
Warden-Constable Matthew
Warden-Lieutenant Alfonzo
Warden-Lieutenant Hades
Warden-Lieutenant Moon
Warden-Lieutenant Pyrohy
Warden-Lieutenant Quebecshire
Senior Warden Atlantica
Senior Warden Cynder
Senior Warden Eshialand
Senior Warden Merni
Warden EvX
Warden Peter Renwalt
Warden Thatrandomguy
Warden Rom
Warden United Brutusia
Warden Vis
Warden Sovreignry
Guardian The King Isle
Guardian Sandwichs
Seeker GONAGIS

Valued Friends and Allies
Anti Fairy Pact
00000 A World Power
10000 Islands
The Region that has no Big Banks
Chaylia
The East Pacific
European Union
The Free Nations Region
Japan
The League
Palatine
The Rejected Realms
Sonindia
The South Pacific
Thaecia
The Union of Democratic States
Valhalla
Warzone Sandbox
Jinkies
Salem's Roommate
Bestinor



Region Liberated Twice: The New Order Last days of Europe

[Warden Quebecshire]

Was a very fun operation (even though the site fucked us over) and I am ecstatic to have completed my first liberations as a Warden-Lieutenant.

Reminder that 12 hour liberations are very much back (even though we widened the margin at the 24 hour mark), because that's exactly what we did at minor update today. Darkspawn can't rely on shitty code's handouts forever.

[Tim-Opolis]

It’s really frustrating when site bugs that Admins have ignored in the past force us to work overtime to fix their mistakes. A supposed non-issue bug almost got a region griefed. I’m thankful that we’re in a spot that we’re able to avoid having to rely on an Admin Team I continue to lack faith in. Enough doomer shit, however, what an amazing victory to ring in the tenure of First Warden Grea Kriopia!

[Comfed]

It it just me or is it hilarious when the gif of GK’s pfp appears on Thanos?

[Grea Kriopia]

It it just me or is it hilarious when the gif of GK’s pfp appears on Thanos?

Alt asked me if I wanted to be the most jacked llama on NS and then this gif came into being

Props to everyone for keeping spirits high after the delegacy glitched away from us so we could finish off the liberation a second time. Another nearly 100 sized liberation shows we’ve got some serious infrastructure in place to rally numbers time and time again

[Altmoras]

It it just me or is it hilarious when the gif of GK’s pfp appears on Thanos?

That was the intent

[Sylh Alanor]

It it just me or is it hilarious when the gif of GK’s pfp appears on Thanos?

The slightly late fade in makes it so good.

[Refuge Isle]

Another 10/10 report for a top-notch victory.

[Great Algerstonia]

Really rocked the boat. You were supposed to stabilize the country, Mr. President!

[Matthew the Man]

That was a fun liberation but kinda annoying that we had to lib it twice. Hearing that this has been an issue for a while that was blatantly ignored is frustrating but I don’t expect much anymore. Just happy that we have the ability to win even when the site itself isn’t on our side.

Really rocked the boat. You were supposed to stabilize the country, Mr. President!

What are you even talking about man

[Great Algerstonia]

That was a fun liberation but kinda annoying that we had to lib it twice. Hearing that this has been an issue for a while that was blatantly ignored is frustrating but I don’t expect much anymore. Just happy that we have the ability to win even when the site itself isn’t on our side.

Really rocked the boat. You were supposed to stabilize the country, Mr. President!

What are you even talking about man

Yes.

[Quebecshire]

No report sadly but good job last night everyone, we started getting things down as it went and it was fun

[Alfonzo]

IRL pulls me out of the fun