Today I am announcing to you my candidacy as a recipient for your ancient coins in the Vault Raiders contest. For twenty years I have led a clan centered in theme on the worship of the Sun. I also find myself entering land selection without a true duchy package for my clan, "the Duchy of Wessex", to hold in Chronicles of Elyria.
I am making a run at winning this month's contest event. Whether I can achieve the Sunstone prize or only the runner up prize of a duchy, both would be very fitting for us as custodians.
Twenty years ago I founded a clan for Asheron's Call called "Lumen Solis Victrix" - the Conquering Light of the Sun. Lumen Solis Victrix returned in Shadowbane, on the Death server, and then became the Kingdom of Hyperion (the Sun), where it achieved its greatest success in conquering half of the Darkfall world of Agon.
This is our first "Charter of the Sun", from nearly 20 years ago.
Wayback Machine
and if you still have Flash on your computer, this was our Shadowbane sun kingdom with a Flash movie:
Retro Shadowbane Sun Kingdom
And this is the sun banner of Hyperion, which we used to unite half of the Darkfall world of Agon in 2009, frequently followed on mmorpg.com and other sites.
It was one of those achievements that a clan can only dream of achieving when entering these kinds of strategy/MMO hybrids, and Darkfall was fun. It's just that Chronicles of Elyria promises to be so much more, and we would very much like to be as involved in it as we have been involved in games in the past. The lack of a duchy limits our influence and ability to participate to the same extent this time, however.
I am not just one player hoping to win a duchy, but instead I represent a whole clan with a twenty year history, with many players already bought in and pledged to Angelica, including 7 counts. We also have the experience and knowhow to make the best use of a duchy, and to enrich the server by our presence and thorough style at the same time. We have a long legacy of striving to implement real feudal nation building into games, and are old hands at bringing to other players the kinds of immersion building experiences that makes games truly rewarding.
I have been courted by players on the Angelica server who know what we accomplished in Hyperion and believe in our ability. I have been operating as Royal Hand to an Angelican kingdom and helping to shape and color their lore and operating plans. In return, they and many others have helped us get a respectable start in this contest:
But other than wishing to reach out to you and entreat you for your votes and your support, I also was inspired to make this post today because of something that I disapproved of. One of the better known candidates, Vaku, seemed earnest enough in his post on these forums, but has taken it upon himself to private message random people on these forums to badmouth SBS while at the same time asking for their coins. He described this event as "exploitative and consequently unacceptable" and described this community as "dormant, disillusioned, and dispassionate."
This cynical attempt to win by biting the very hand whose largesse one expects to win a prize from simply did not sit well with me. What's more, it showed a gross naïveté that would only squander anything so substantial as a duchy if it was so fortunate as to be blessed with one. While there are many worthy candidates, I have to say emphatically that this cat, Vaku, does not deserve to win.
Now that I have had the chance to get that off of my chest, I'll ask again for whatever help you can give my cause, for Hyperion and the Duchy of Wessex, to "Manus Dei."
Vault Page
If you remember me from Darkfall by any chance, I'd love it if you would shout out to me below, for old times' sake.
You can find our website at
The Duchy of Wessex
and you can reach me personally here or on Discord at
Wessex Discord
Duke Oriens/Manus Dei of Wessex#4315
Given by My Own Hand,
Wessex