Meiddas

Meiddas is a player on the official Stoneworks Server. He has been a part of the server since August 15, 2020, being a member of many nations on Jagdas, Rathnir, and Eldham. Meiddas also founded the state of Baikulo on Rathnir and the Bai Federation on Eldham, as well as a small and short-lived monastery known as Darakh's Repose in Jagdas. Having multiple characters, each being the heir of the previous (at least so far), every character listed on this page is part of the Ul-Meid line.

Life of Meiddas
Meiddas first joined the world of Jagdas early in the morning of August 15, 2020. He first spawned in a meadow on the coast, which he promptly left in search of a location to call his home. In his travels east he stumbled upon two players building a homestead, they were Herbdashwell and Linkipoo. Having had a pleasant interaction with the two, Meiddas decided to live nearby. Following the river east, Meiddas found a desert temple to which he promptly claimed as his home. After wresting the artifacts hidden in the chamber below, Meiddas built walls around his new found home to prevent the creatures of night from entering his abode. After completeing the arduous task of collecting the necessary supplies to create such a great wall when alone and lacking supplies, Meiddas went back to check on his neighbors. They had recently founded the town of Apollo and the Nation of Apollonia. Meiddas would spend the rest of his days on Jagdas researching and revering the artifacts he found below his temple home, talking with the many strangers that would boat along the river to Apollo, and converse and party with his neighbors.

During his research into the temple artifacts, Meiddas would learn about the people that had built the temple, the Bai. In an attempt to better understand them, and as a gesture of thanks for the shelter they had indirectly provided him, Meiddas began to practice their faith. Meiddas would later pass down these adopted traditions to his son, Meidi Bal, as well as the artifacts known as Darakh's Blade, a magnificent weapon in unused condition, and the Book of Darakh, a detailed account of the ways of the Bai faith, known as Quortuu Naas, translated from Baika into the Traveler's Tongue.

Meiddas would meet his end in the Destruction of Jagdas, but not before sending his young son Meidi Bal in a boat with some supplies to start a life in a new land. Player Meiddas would continue playing on the server in Rathnir as Meidi Bal

Escharian Origins
Meidi Bal sailed straight into a terrible storm, sinking his ship and washing him ashore in the northwest corner of Rathnir on September 25, 2020 (0:0 SSR). After getting his bearings, Meidi Bal would spend the first few days regathering what supplies he could find in the wreckage of his vessel and extracting valuable wood and iron from the small landmass he landed on he began pillaging shipwrecks along the eastern coasts of Plagos and Nieden before making landfall in Lileanen and being recruited by Severie I Aesperii into the Escharian Empire. Just before the Turtlonian Wars began, Meidi Bal would leave behind many of his possesions and set sail into the seas to take up his pillaging ways once again. Unexpectedly, Meidi Bal would sail into a storm at sea once again, this time, however, he was blown off course and sailed for many years barely surviving as he went island to island before returning in his home port. But much had changed in the years since he left, and Meidi Bal was no longer content to remain in the nation. With his discontent known, the Emperor disallowed Meidi Bal from gathering his personal belongings from his house in Lileanen, where they remain to this day.

Life in the Silver Coalition
With nothing to his name but the clothes on his back, a sword, and a pick, Meidi Bal would follow the escharian road network north to Najer where he would live for a few years in a desert temple that was converted into a roadside travelers lodge. It would be here that Meidi Bal would hear about the Silver Coalition, and decide to join it. Traveling to the then uninhabited island of Qued, Meidi Bal would begin a small homestead, cultivating a variety of crops as well as keeping a small population of bees. During his time in the Silver Coalition, Meidi Bal would remain isolated from all others except the occasional interaction with Avreham Basha.

But again, Meidi Bal heard the call of the sea. Knowing the misfortunes that plagued him the last two times he went to sea, Meidi Bal tried a different approach. Assuming that the extreme pull the sea had on his mind came from a spirit or god of some sort, Meidi Bal went about creating a monument to appease the suspected supernatural being. Meidi Bal spent two years of his life digging a pit deep into the bottom of the world. Another five were spent gather fresh water and returning to the island to fill the pit with it. Meidi Bal scoured the nearby coral reef for every aquatic creature, every plant, anything unique he could find and enshrined them in the monumental pit. This would not be enough however. Meidi Bal would later succumb to the ocean's call, going out to sea once again, where he would be met by a terrible storm once more.

Foundation of Baikulo
While lost at sea, Meidi Bal would think back to his father, and the faith he practiced back in Jagdas. He began to chant one of the prayers he was taught in his youth, praying for safety and to find a home where he might never be called to leave. As he opened his eyes, he saw an island in the distance. This island would be where he would found the town of Baikulo, meaning "Home of The People". Meidi Bal would invite any who came across the island to join him, teaching them the ways of the Bai.

Prelude to Conflict
However this new home was built in he claims of Kush. Worried about the fledgling state's survival should they be found by Kush, Meidi Bal began urging the denizens of Baikulo into preparing for a possible conflict. During this time however, a player known as Doc Emerald would begin to cause issues in Baikulo. Doc surprise attacked and killed Hydro, looting his body and attempting to flee Ktieb-Kulo by swimming down into the ocean. Meidi Bal jumped into the sea after him, grabbing a hold of him and dragging him to the ocean floor where Doc Emerald was strangled by Meidi Bal. Meidi Bal immediately rushed to the surface to avoid drowning himself, but lost the location of the stolen items. The next week was spent by many of the citizens of Baikulo, diving in the region, looking for Hydro's stolen goods. These efforts however proved fruitless, and the items were not found.

Despite this disheartening loss, Meidi Bal and the other Dunii of Baikulo felt ready to approach Kush. Despite their many fears and preparations for war, they were pleasantly surprised when Kush offered them to buy the land or become a vassal. Being poor due to spending their money preparing for potential conflict, the Dunii had no choice but vassalization, however they wanted to learn about Kush a bit more before they committed. Meidi Bal was sent to talk with the Kush leadership and see what they were truly dealing with. After the tour and talks, Meidi Bal returned to Baikulo and stated that they should accept the offer of vassalization.

Destruction of Baikulo
Soon after accepting the offer, the nation of Vanakunir made an offer to Meidi Bal and the dunii to buy their islands and for them to join Vanakunir. Meidi Bal refused as the nation was new and he had not heard much about them, not to mention they had only recently made the deal with Kush. One year after refusing the deal from Vanakunir, Doc Emerald returned, declaring war on Baikulo. Having gathered one friend in a small town, the Dunii did not feel threatened by Doc, especially considering their previous poor combat exhibition with Meidi Bal. This would be an underestimation however, as when it came time for war, Doc emerald and a forgotten witness to the war approached the gate of Kteib-Kulo. The witness, saying they were allowed to be a bystander to the conflict under the rules of war, would jump into the middle of the conflict, later claiming to have been unlawfully struck before proceeding to annihilate the defenders. Meidi Bal would succumb to his wounds sustained during the Battle of Baikulo. His son, Meiddaura Kul would lead the surviving Bai population in exodus to find a safe land for them to prosper. Player Meiddas would continue playing on the server in Eldham as Meiddaura Kul.