Commentary on the Neoites

The Commentary on the Neoites, called simply Neoites in game, is a political book and essay published by Xeroise Ronango'O. She was a former President of the United Socialist States of Eldham and wrote the book about her thoughts on the January Upheaval and Uraka. It was written the day the war ended on January 14th, 2022.

The book coined the terms "Neoites" and "Voithites" to described both PvP-oriented faction nations (described as Neotic) and roleplay oriented mostly peaceful nations (described as Voithitic).

Copy of the Book
"Mortars and binders have been put to hard work to make the most solid brick bastions, swords and axes manufactured at a pace unlike those ever seen before, fears rampant as people buried their belongings deep in Eldham’s sediment to prevent it from falling into more vile hands. The magnitude of this past week’s Uraki Crisis has supplemented such chaos that war nihilism and banditry has seen previously unprecedented heights from Garxeto to Dreyrigard. The question has befallen many—what can be done to end this era of empire and what will be its undoing? For any comprehensive analysis of these structures however, one must recognize a certain duality to this turmoil. That being, the Neoites and Voithites, or as you very well have probably heard it been called before, the PvPers and the Roleplayers.

There has been a certain affinity that the masses have been drawn to in select nation states, this dynamic appeal to an imperialistic hypernationalism. The subject of this honor—or shall I say dishonor—is none other than the notorious Uraki Imperium. The charismatic despot of this nation, Neo Aurelian, came to power as he has been known to live; chaotically. From his humble beginnings in a belittled Rodinn province, he spouted desires to bring riches and meaning to being Uraki. With the backing of the brutal Northern Barbossans and those in Stoneguard, the then-humble province would achieve independence from Rodinnbrok and Aurelian would come to rise not long after, not through a bending of willpower—but through none other than democratic election which may come as a surprise to many.

At this point in Uraka’s history, it was a democratic republic with Ministers and Presidents, however it was slowed by immense frustration and corruption as those in Neo Aurelian’s executive cabinet had seemingly proved to be incompetent. While the apparent signals of problems begin with Neo himself, things turn dramatically quickly. Up until this point, he had a star-studded reputation for the Uraki absorption of Phantalia and the prominence of his character would allow him to fundamentally sabotage a merely fledgling democracy.

Just as quickly as Uraka came to exist, Neo would have himself crowned the holy King of Uraka and leave his Ministers in Osrian mud. However, the outcry for this was minimal, after all why would there be? He was by far the strongest and most seemingly competent figure in the nation already and he had brought it prosperity in recent times! Would it not be ludicrous to do anything other than give him the ability and reins to further bring the growing nation success? This may seem as though it is a logical procession of human thought but one must recognize the failures of these actions and the consequences of it to come. With the rise of Neo came a parade of thought—that the Urakis not only are the best—but must share their supposed greatness with the rest of the known world. This age of militarism, autocracy, hypernationalism, and patriotism is a charismatic charade that some, including myself, have deemed Neotic, and their supporters which would otherwise be defined by the new regime as simpletons, Neoites.

We know modern Uraka as a completely massive nation, having absorbed much of former Errine and even previously powerful titans such as the aptly named Titania and Druk Yul. This couldn’t have in any capacity been done without a secure wealth imbalance and a powerful military. Ask any modern military general in the face of Eldham and they will tell you what defines a victor is two things, the gold they have to pay off mercenaries, and a large obedient patriotic population that will help you obtain it. It is a fact that the belligerent status quo follows that order, and no nation has perfected it to such a heightened degree as Aurelian’s Uraka. There comes a point where one’s pride and self-absorption is so high that they cannot see an detriment to their action’s consequences, and if they do, seldom will they see it as actually mattering in any capacity.

That is what makes a Neoite, blind allegiance and blind antisocial characteristics, an almost erotic carefree attitude towards violence. Not only is violence and annihilation a necessity for the Neotic state to survive and maintain the social contract, but opposition to it shall be repressed whether it be on the domestic or international stage. As any fair folk that haven’t been living under a rock would be able to inform you of, on January 9th, Neo Aurelian announced a plan to unify the entirety of the Northeast of Eldham under a single banner—that being the grandiose banner of his Uraka. The Garxijos, Rodinnbrok, Yunria, Katolis, and Riverheim all at once had war declared upon them and chaos erupted and has over this past week up until the present moment.

What happened next is probably expected, Uraka was thrown out from the Eldham Entente and a minor coalition was formed spearheaded by Rodinnbrok, the COG, and the USSE against Uraki imperialism. Most nations fall into this scheme, all they seek is enjoyment and survival. They wish to help others, help themselves, and boost welfare for all. These people have been nicked into the category of being Voithites. Literally, the “System of Help”, Voithites seek a pleasant life. This is very sharply contrasted by the Neoites, or the “System of New”, which seek a thrilling and notorious life at the discretion of the Voithites with their livelihoods being an afterthought to the madness.

Luckily, as nations scrambled for war and Uraka saw a plethora of hatred for their attempt to invade a quarter of the world they eventually backed down and ended their campaign of brutal annihilation. This however, is not what happens with typicality. Barbossa, Zamotz, Stoneguard, Druk Yul, Ellysia, Vanakunir, you name it! Most of the time, these Neotic nations are not only successful, but make both massive social, economic, AND military gains from their imperialist jingoism! Voithitic Coalitions have often failed, winning about a ⅓ of the time in the wars of modern Eldham. This is not only because of a fear of going against these powerful Neotic heads that champion their war victories, but because they fear if they do, they shall be next, even if abstinence puts their head on the chopping block as well.

This is the analysis of modern Eldham, a constant power struggle—and often an imbalance—between the militaristic Neoites and the increasingly desperate Voithites and everyday that passes more nations succumb to malevolent powers.

The begging question then becomes once things have settled temporarily before tensions rise again, what is your nation doing to end the Neoiticism many claim to hate and what are you doing to prevent leaders in your nation from becoming Neotic. Shall Eldham not be unified in a desire to bring welfare to one another? Whether you believe this answer is in liberal democracy, pirate states, monarchism, or communism is not of my concern in this essay. My concern is that the world increasingly appears to be more toxic and overwhelmingly brutal with each day, and each evening you are not acting against it, you are complicit, however small the brutality of a societal structure may be. How many homes, cities, and nations must be burned and forgotten, left to books and encyclopedias nobody will read before it will happen to yourself and you will have wished someone stood up for your abodes! I do not consider myself a mere Krakhovite that wishes to see the outright destruction of the Uraki people, I am a Voithite and this is my final plea and commentary, bring peace and liberty before your people are corrupted by the hypocritical aura of the Neoites or your people are destroyed and wiped out by it."