Rathnir Today Volume III

Rathnir Today Volume III is the third edition of Rathnir Today. It was published on November 23, 2020.

Bloody Coronation
The Day is a beautiful November 17th. Sun shines, bird sings and in Yimmu-Audal…blood pours. Mere hours before it was announced by StoryStudio, Yimmu-Audal’s former Emperor, Harbardr, resigned from personal problems. In his place he proposed Dalatra as the new ruler of Yimmu-Audal. The Ceremony was held at Urnu-Arrak and representatives from many nations had arrived at the event. StoryStudio gave a compelling speech before the gathered audience and announced a new day in Yimmu-Audal’s history, a new era of renewed strength. Dalatra in all her glory and ready to receive the crown, spontaneously teleported in and out of existence. It was if she really needs a new computer and how she always manages to get above 3000-ping is beyond me. Ardat was proclaimed to go under Yimmu control, something some of the western guests were not too thrilled about. Then, standing up defiantly, Dexter Og proclaimed they were no longer serving Yimmu-Audal and proclaimed themselves Emperor of an unknown, mystical land. With weapon in hand they and ViewedMarquis slaughtered the guests…few escaped. Dalatra herself was injured in the following chaos but was escorted out. Both were denounced for this action but remained unpunished. Many thought it odd for the strange friendship the new bandits and Yimmu-Audal maintained, with some rumors perpetrating that it was a setup…

Following the disaster, DrLunkin and Ean_Carroweather denounced the coronation, calling Yimmu-Audal nothing but “petty corruption” for not properly punishing the bandits. Story sent the bandits outside Yirs Rock to put them to siege and it looked like foreign countries would get involved. However, the same day, peace talks were held at Tlahatl and in an interview with Ean, he stated, “We settled on reforming the Y-A so the council had a more active role and the traitors 06dity and ViewedMarquis be exiled.” The war of independence ended before it even began. But while it seems like these events ended in nothing, the events that transpired that day would help inspire the longest war the Server has seen so far…

Bastion of Banditry
Beginning on November 19th, KingCrafter9K declared war on banditry. “I AM DONE WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!”, they declared. Initially they were mocked. But Athaz and Bardonia announced their support. Rathnir was plagued by banditry and it was time to end it. Bandits such as the Goblin Brothers, RexyRex and the Pillagers had gone rampant slaughtering the innocent and stealing their valuables. But the most intriguing event came with the Trilliums declaration on The Last Bastion. ViewedMarquis and Dexter Og had declared themselves bandits and according to Dexter was in the works to hand over The Last Bastion to Yimmu-Audal when all of a sudden, were attacked by Bardonia and forced to lock themselves behind the forts walls. Yimmu-Audal’s hands had been forced and Trillium declared war as part of their ongoing annihilation of banditry. When they realized they could not beat the dozen warriors outside, Dexter gave the order to detonate the formidable fortress and its walls came tumbling down…

All were shocked at this sudden destruction of one of the servers greatest castles and the following day Bardonia and its allies charged Dexter and his allies. Initially there was a one-sided slaughter and it looked to be a Bardonian win…but the Pillagers found a way to fight back and at the end of the day were able to take several sets including Netherite without losing anything of their own. It was a stunning victory. With the battle over with, Dexter concluded a treaty with StoryStudio to preserve the fort as a museum. When asked what their plan was next, ViewedMarquis chimed in, “We’ll just go where the wind takes us.” While this would seem to be an end for banditry server-wide it seems that for one group, they will be sticking around.

Zero to Hero
When our reporters first got wind of RexyRex, he had been found to have wounded Athaz and stolen all his valuables in a local town. He built his reputation up quickly having attacked innocents and even robbed POG bar, though our editor remarks…who hasn’t? RexyRex was proving themselves a cold-blooded opportunist willing to take from whoever they can. Unfortunately for them, they chose to make their base of operations at the wrong place at the wrong time. After the Declaration on Banditry, Bardonia focused their efforts on Rex’s Land of Turtles and attacked his stronghold. After being caught and severely punished by the Bardonians, Rex surrendered and asked for peace. In return he was forced to swear off Banditry. But rather than going down in obscurity, Rex chose to redeem himself. When the Bardonians charged the Last Bastion, many were shocked to find him charging the battlements alongside them. But this was not the only moment of redemption. Hours later, the infamous Goblin Brothers, Winnie and Vinnie, came back once more to terrorize the populace but for the first time in server history, one of the Goblin Brothers was slain in a legit duel by none other than our hero RexyRex. While the other brother managed to escape, Rex’s redemption has shown to the server that the Age of Banditry is dead. Vinnie and Winnie are no longer threats to be feared. McFyde has gone into hiding. Only the Pillagers seem to be left standing but what Rex has truly shown us is that peace may finally be back for the average person.