The Grey Wardens: Warden-Lieutenant Eshialand

[Quebecshire XVIII]

thats crazy anyways can u address how the air marshall couldnt ban a single updating fenda

Including the early mover... getting flashbacks to Wasc's pointing of the China occupation, TCB is a real hub for this stuff apparently

[New Astri]

a plain text WFE and not a hint of color in sight. Funny RO titles? Absent. Unique banner? Nah. Anything telling you who was involved in the op or hinting at a theme? LOL, good one.

the empty WFE and seemingly TCB-heavy occupation points.

I find it incredibly amusing that the Wardens are implicitly admitting they didn't even look at the region until after the founder came back and nuked all the pretty stuff, somewhere in the 2 or 3 sets of RO appointment battles Iota was conducting while seeing when the founder would get their shit together, lmfao.

If they had, they'd have seen, for example, the full slate of RO's repping every participating region with generally satanic/punny/lgbt RO titles:

NO LITERALLY?? like scream thsi is making it clear they Literally did not even Look at the region. we didn't slap a WFE up before the founder came back cuz boy did he come back fast but there were very much punny RO titles and a flag and a banner. it was only after the founder returned and wiped everything/dismissed everyone that i RO'd random praf reservists 4 shits n giggles. defenders unfashionably late to this one apparently, didn't notice or care about the staging, didn't even Look at the region until long after the founder returned. only thing they caught was the tail end of the shitposting we did on our way out

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thats crazy anyways can u address how the air marshall couldnt ban a single updating fenda

i have tinyass baby hands + a massive ass laptop which makes using default feather keybinds legitimately straining, so while i have hit normalsolid rates in ban practice b4, i didn't feel like doin it 4 somethin we were already actively leaving. spent the time sucking my distaste for downloading technology up and getting some better macros instead so when a scenario where there's actually stakes rolls around i can help w/o putting my little finger thru hell. 1 like 1 prayer for new astri's comically small hands :( but yeah this continues being "PRAF shitposts and voluntarily leaves because of founder" and defenders who were paying 0 attention being like. Why did the military that was leaving the region not do operation things.

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

I find it incredibly amusing that the Wardens are implicitly admitting they didn't even look at the region until after the founder came back and nuked all the pretty stuff, somewhere in the 2 or 3 sets of RO appointment battles Iota was conducting while seeing when the founder would get their shit together, lmfao.

If they had, they'd have seen, for example, the full slate of RO's repping every participating region with generally satanic/punny/lgbt RO titles:

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thats crazy anyways can u address how the air marshall couldnt ban a single updating fenda

Yeah, sure, as far as I know, Iota more or less said "eh, fuck it, we're not even trying to hold it beyond meming around until the founder gets a clue, doesn't really matter if I get in some free ban practice or not, because that's all this really is" and prioritized other activities than live-bait ban practice =P

As a whole, orgs stopped trying to get people in, and told the siteside pilers "go home" because sometimes they're a little slow and there's no point expending resources on an inevitability, but told their active duty folks "you're not needed anymore, but no rush to gtfo, while the founder is being incompetent" and encouraged Iota to have fun on the way out =)

[High Valentia]

guys im not going to read all that

[Varanius]

Souls and iota bump this thread more than Tim. At least Tim’s posts are funny.

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

Souls and iota bump this thread more than Tim. At least Tim’s posts are funny.

Oh, I thought I was on Gameplay, not r/unpopularopinions, my bad.

[Tim-Opolis]

Souls and iota bump this thread more than Tim. At least Tim’s posts are funny.

Oh, I thought I was on Gameplay, not r/unpopularopinions, my bad.

I mean, you do bring a certain "well actually" redditor energy to every argument

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

Oh, I thought I was on Gameplay, not r/unpopularopinions, my bad.

I mean, you do bring a certain "well actually" redditor energy to every argument

It's easy when the reports lie so lazily that a screenshot from the activity feed is all that's needed to point it out.

[WayNeacTia]

I mean, you do bring a certain "well actually" redditor energy to every argument

It's easy when the reports lie so lazily that a screenshot from the activity feed is all that's needed to point it out.

Reading that report was like watching a press conference where the police fuck up and try to cover it up. All I could picture was a bunch of people standing in front of a podium bearing the TGW logo, while looking very uncomfortable, reading a statement. It really is amusing how far the morality police will go to actually imitate the real police.....

[The United Vex Imperium]

guys it’s not that deep. you lost, so we won, and youre acting embarrassingly mad over it.

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

guys it’s not that deep. you lost, so we won, and youre acting embarrassingly mad over it.

Whatever makes you feel accomplished <3

[Chef Big Dog]

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uh congrats on the detag i guess

[Refiria]

we won

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed

[Grea Kriopia]

The Award Accords

The Defender Awards began in 2006 as a vision by Northern Chittowa within the Founderless Regions Alliance to create an open and celebratory awards ceremony for the success of defenders in that year. The Awards returned time and time again, proving integral to unifying defending in times of tension and cultivating a collective identity of what it meant to be a defender. Now, the Awards are a core institution of our community that reflects on our shared past and present triumphs that we could not accomplish without one another.

It is with this in mind 10000 Islands, The League & Concord, The Order of the Grey Wardens, the Rejected Realms Army, the South Pacific, and The Union of Democratic States are pleased to announce the ratification of The Award Accords, a multi-lateral agreement on the organization of the Defender Awards.

The Award Accords come from an idea started by Benevolent Thomas to guarantee the continuity of the Awards for years to come. This cultural treaty is intended to outline expectations and obligations for the hosting of the Awards each year, forging a once informal event agreement into a bond of collective stewardship between defender regions.

The Award Accords

1 Preliminaries

1.1 Nature

1.1.1. The Award Accords (the Accords) is a binding treaty between the Parties.

1.2 Purpose

1.2.1. The purpose of the Accords is to allow the Parties, being leading defender groups, to host the Defender Awards.

1.2.2. The Parties recognise the historical heritage of the Defender Awards and their status as a defending institution.

1.2.3. The Parties recognise the Defender Awards held under the Accords as a direct successor to the Defender Awards held prior to the Accords.

1.3 Interpretation

In the Accords:

Host means the Party currently hosting the Defender Awards in accordance with Section 2.
Law includes any established practice in the absence of applicable law.
Party means a party to the Accords in accordance with Section 1.5.
Special Majority means the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of Parties.

1.4 Parties’ obligations

1.4.1. The Parties must comply with their obligations in the Accords.

1.4.2. Matters not covered in the Accords are left to the determination of the Parties. The Parties must have regard to the purpose of the Accords and to the spirit of the Defender Awards.

1.4.3. The Parties agree to discuss and resolve any disputes that arise from the Accords amicably and through appropriate private diplomatic channels.

1.5 Parties

1.5.1. The Parties to the Accords are each of the following regions or groups that has ratified the Accords in accordance with its Law by the time the Accords come into force in accordance with clause 4.1:
10000 Islands
The Grey Wardens
The League
The Rejected Realms Army
The South Pacific
The Union of Democratic States.

1.5.2. A region or group ceases to be a Party if it:
Ceases to exist;
Renounces its defender status;
Participates in the invasion of another Party; or
Announces its intention, in accordance with its Law, to cease to be a Party.

1.5.3. A region or group also ceases to be a Party with the agreement of a Special Majority.

1.5.4. A region or group may become a Party with the agreement of a Special Majority. The new Party will be added to Section 2.2 in the final position, unless otherwise agreed by a Special Majority.

2 Hosting of the Defender Awards

2.1. The Defender Awards are held once every calendar year.

2.2. The Parties are to host the Defender Award in the following order, beginning in 2023:
The League
10000 Islands
The South Pacific
The Grey Wardens
The Union of Democratic States
The Rejected Realms Army

2.3. If a Party is unable to host the Defender Awards in its designated year, it must inform the other Parties as soon as possible. The next scheduled host that is able to host the Defender Awards must take over hosting, and the two Parties swap their places in the hosting order. The Parties may publish a hosting order list reflecting any changes made to the order in clause 2.2.

2.4. Any other change to the hosting order in Section 2.2 must be agreed to by a Special Majority.

3 Conduct of the Defender Awards

3.1. Announcement

3.1.1. The Host must publicly announce the proposed schedule for the awards, and the awards to be awarded under Section 3.2, at least 72 hours before the beginning of nominations.

3.2 The Awards

3.2.1. The staple awards must be awarded. The Host must decide which of the optional awards, if any, are to be awarded. The Host may propose additional awards, which must be agreed to by a Special Majority.

3.2.2. The staple awards are the following awards, as described in previous Defender Awards:
Defender of the Year
Ananke Award
Anarchtopia Award
Sir Lans
Operation of the Year
Newcomer
Lifetime Achievement
Best Defender Quote
The Numero Capitan Award
Karputsk Award

3.2.3. The optional awards are the following awards, as described in previous Defender Awards:
The Worst Invasion / Worst Operation Award
Meltdown of the Year
The Belgium Award
The Worst Invader Group
The Eluvatar Award
The Blackbird Award
Mentor of the Year

3.3. Nominations

3.3.1. If a player proposes a nomination, and it is seconded by another player within the nomination period, the nominee must be placed on the ballot.

3.3.2. Despite clause 3.3.1, the Host may reject a nomination made in bad faith. A rejection must be made as soon as reasonably practicable after the nomination, and the rejection must be communicated to every other Party at least 24 hours prior to the end of the nomination period (which may be extended if necessary). A Party may object to the rejection prior to the end of the nomination period. If an objection is made, a majority vote of the Parties is required to uphold the rejection. Parties have 48 hours to vote on the rejection, and the nomination period must not end during the vote.

3.3.3. The Host must allow at least 7 days for the nomination period.

3.4. Voting

3.4.1. The Host must publicise a ballot containing all nominations made for all awards at the beginning of the voting period.

3.4.2. The Host must allow a period of at least 7 days for voting.

3.5. Means of nominations and voting

3.5.1. The Host must either:
host the Defender Awards in a platform that is publicly available, irrespective of gameplay alignment or regional affiliation, and viewable by unregistered users; or
publish all information required to participate in the Defender Awards, including in relation to nomination and voting, in a regularly updated dispatch on the NationStates site.

3.5.2. The Host must accept nominations and votes via Telegram from any NationStates player whose identity it can ascertain and who is of good out-of-character standing. The Host may also accept nominations and votes in any other way.

3.5.3. The nation that publishes the Dispatch and accepts nominations and votes via Telegram must have “Defender Awards” in its name.

4 Final Matters

4.1. The Accords come into force on 16 February 2023 if there are at least 4 Parties.

4.2. Except as otherwise provided, the Accords may be amended by an agreement of all Parties.

4.3. A Special Majority may agree to terminate the Accords.

[Grea Kriopia]

World Assembly-Craft and Sorcery - New World Assembly Delegate

Although making all of these announcements can get exhausting, I'm glad we have this much news to share as it's a testament to the hard work that goes on within The Order. We've been positively chugging along lately with events, FA, and the upcoming N-Day to keep us busy that it's been hard to pause and appreciate the diversification I promised over a year ago now right after becoming First Warden. At the time, I outlined a vision of balance in all areas for The Order which I'm more than proud to say has paid off, WA Affairs being no exception.

Delegate First Melon has been by far one of the most over-qualified people to hold the role of The Order's delegacy which seems to be a theme for us. Not that we're complaining, as Melons' expertise and wealth of authorship has offered fantastic insight for The Order's World Assembly affairs and brought an overall wise hand to guide decision-making. However, after over 9 months of constant service, the First Melon will be stepping down for some hard-earned relaxation and time away from responsibilities. I'm incredibly grateful for the time Melons has put into our community and for their willingness to take on the role somewhat spontaneously.

I'm happy to announce following Melons' resignation that Witchcraft and Sorcery will be taking on the role of Delegate going forward

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

WS has been a long-time member of The Order's community and we were over the moon to see his return to us in December. Like many Wardens, WS has no short resume to pull from when considering his qualifications including time as the Prime Minister of The South Pacific, TSP MoD and SPSF General, TITO Tactical Officer, and their previous work as a Warden-Constable in The Order. Many of these experiences have left WS with a well-rounded understanding of gameplay and WA affairs that we welcome in a Delegate for the region. I'm confident WS will put his balanced skills to use both internally and externally for The Order and continue to shape how we build up The Order's assets in the coming future.

Congrats WS!

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

First Warden Grea Kriopia

[Westinor]

Awesome sauce.

[Sporaltryus]

Congrats to Witchcraft and Sorcery!

[Witchcraft and Sorcery]

As much as I would love to continue serving the faction on the battlefield, given my RL work schedule it is unfeasible for me to attend updates now or in the foreseeable future. Huge thanks to Warden-Command for giving me this opportunity as well as to Melons who has been a fantastic delegate and will be an excellent role model as I transition into the Delegate's seat. Really looking forward to using my experience to further the cause in the WA.

[Tim-Opolis]

EPIC GAMING ENSUED TONIGHT

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HELLO GAMERS

today a group of libcord gamers faced off against some lily gamers. it was some epic gaming all around as lily split into two teams, and we did too! one team chased waste/sweeze and the other team chased qek/tom. it was a little rough at times, because update is more unstable than my mental health in this late-stage capitalist hellscape, but we still got 'er done. eventually tom ran out of puppets and ran away, so we merged into a mega chase.

138 epic defenses were won gaming tonight.

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warden gaming

commander TIM-OPOLIS
commander VARAX
lieutenant QUEBECSHIRE
lieutenant WESTINOR
senior warden ESHIALAND
warden OSTROVSKIY

libcord gaming

ldf/wzsb RAZIEL
ldf SLAGGY B
ldf ZJAUM
spsf PRONOUN

138 epic gaming defenses:

Muralha

Kingdom Fabul

The Geofs Region

Anarchic Confederation

The Chiss Ascendancy

Thunder Road

United Socialist Arab Republic

Dictatorship Countries

I Am Here To Help

Hispanosphere

Kansai International Airport

Abta

Stars And Moon Region

Village Of The Free Nations

Uk Of Disco

The Noodle Isles

Abstain

Mufid

Abstained

World War In 1800

Uttara Kuru

Accepting

Old Oratorian Islands

European Federation

The Black Hole Of Socorro

Malibu Islands

Uppercut

The Republic Of Florida

Peaceful World

The Mohiki Parliamentary House

World Liberation Front

Territria

Defenseless Region Pls No Hurt

The Collective

Transcontinental Russian Federation

Laguna

Countries Of Morally Questionable Reason

Bleh

Garnavar

Dreamworld

The Kaiser Empire

Rhonadia

House Of Card Farmers

A Democratic Union Of Nations And States

Armed Forces Of Nation States

Accomplish

Laumatopia

Tiamat Accord

The United Federation Of Hispania

South Anaria

Depression Gang

Hippes New Founder Editoin

New Ancapistan

Mountain Of Stability

Danontsi

Czarist Russia

Emjay

1800s Rp

The Right Bloc

The Order Of The Black Circle

The Squirrels

Imperios Ad

Leyania

Solomiansk

Frac

Southern Atlantic States

Open Ocean 5

The Kinshasa Tigers

Target Region 31

Scaaterra

Zusparian Coalition

Roania

The Sovietunion

Idfk

Deadlands

Reichsphaere

Chernivtsi

We Are Superior

The Seas

Yorkshire Establishment

Nomadic Cultures Of Steppe

God Clan

Bjkb

The Democratic Group Of Asia

Atlae

Imperio Aurorum

Point Hault

Paldea

The Swallowtail Union

Accommodation

The Monarchist Union

Union Of United Democratic States

The Grilllands

The Grand British Union

Mokawawa

Card2029

Christian Identity

The United Nations Of Esnal

Pan African Union

Continent Of Era

The League Of States

The Levellers

New Confederacy Of Independent Systems

Terminus Systems

The Crab Port

Union Of National Freedom

Kosiv

The Dual Alliance

Anders Lindback

Onc

Star Platinum

Family Guy

The Mediterrannean

Abolishes

Access

Federation Of Sovereign Nations

The Public Army

Europeliberals

Qatar Prison

Aglurg

Magna Regio

Manny Fernandez

Redmond

Iveagh

Elite

States Of Ninjago

Abut

Coral Reef 6

Oppression Is The Best

The Great Vision

Kamianets Podilskyi

Public Library

Fuerdo Has Children

Auslipe

The Hoiy Sha Alliance

Scandinava

The Island Of Norbert

Aletzia

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[Westinor]

epic

gaming

[Tim-Opolis]

epic

gaming

west you're so fast and cool goddamn

v fun tn thank u for chasing :>

[Varax Zwei]

Nice wins. That was a fun update.

[Grea Kriopia]

Featured Warden February 2023 - Kanglia

Kanglia has been an on-and-off presence in the Order for over half a decade, first joining in the summer of 2017. They're mainly known for their work in The Union of Democratic States' Armed Forces, but have been a longtime member of TGW and have consistently returned to the organization when they are active on NationStates. This month, despite some scheduling difficulties, we sat down with Kanglia for a quick chat about their background and career as a defender.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1843620

[Kingdom of Circle of Magi]

Wardens defending their wins against the raiders

Wardens yet again showed that they can mill out wins like the legendary Sampo of the epic of Kalevala. Grinding down raiders and indies alike to create infinite value (or 26 wins worth, take it or leave it).
No darkspawn nor sunless mornings of the arctic will stop us from winning!

Shadowed Terra
Nico Nico Douga
Auroc
Ireland
Kingdom Of Allah
Dictoristan
Eurasia
Emojio
Sulawesi United Organization
The Iron Pact
Accent
Moefid
The Western Black Sea
Fiction Region
The Eternal Governments
Rakhiv
Season 3
Warzone Oceania
Dushinas Puppet Storage
Republic Of Cyland Region Defense Force
The Nation States Mittles
Gurman Land
The Diamond Alliance
United Liberal Nations
Salafassien
Windy Mountain

Wardens present:
First Warden Grea Kriopia
High Constable Sir Merlin (that's me!)
Warden-Commander Tim
Warden-Lieutenant Quebecshire
Warden-Lieutenant West
Senior Warden Eshialand
Warden Ostrovskiy
Warden-Recruit Fjerda

Allies present:
League's Defence Force
South Pacific Special Force

now excuse me as I go buy some proper alcohol for my 20th birthday, no longer will grey wardens general chat be cursed by my bathroom brews

[Kingdom of Circle of Magi]

"Did you forget to add something to your report before posting it"
No, I did not.