Order of the Eternal Sunday

Background
Refer to Revelationist Garfism for more history of the Order of the Eternal Sunday

The Order of the Eternal Sunday was a holy order of the religion Garfism that formed on February 9th, 2022. The Founders of the order consisted of Donutt_66, the Mouth of Garf, Skkipy, the Oracle of Garf, and SweetBobbySauce, the Fist of Garf. The order's home at the time was Dark City (Now Garf's Light), which is located south east of Greenstem. When the members first stumbled into Dark City, there was only one member that lived within it, soon to be saint, Crispy_Paula. Lucky for the them, Paula was already a Garfist, and allowed the order to settle in within the city. The Order's main goal was to spread Garfism, and uphold the religion during its times of lowest membership. At this time the religion was fairly forgotten, or looked down upon by the people of Rathnir.

The Chain of Command
The chain of command for the Order of the Eternal Sunday started off as SweetBobbySauce being the Grand Marshall, with Donutt_66 and Skkipy being priests. Though after more members joined, it slowly formed into a theocracy that was ran by a council.

"The Mouth of Garf"
Donutt_66 first joined Rathnir, and immediately he was greeted with visions of his the orange and black striped God. His God was giving him visions of Dark City, and he knew he must travel there to establish himself as the "Mouth of Garf". When Donutt_66, walked into the town, there was only a Church, two houses, and walls that were in disrepair. He had his work cut out for him, due to the fact that the mayor, Paula, was very absent when it came to helping around the town. He made the church his home, and began repairing it.

"The Oracle of Garf"
Its rumored that the reconstruction of the church led to Skkipy having his vision. The vision consisted of stone and dirt, a sign that Garf was calling upon him to establish many things underground. Upon reaching Dark City, Skkipy would proclaim himself as "The Oracle of Garf", and would begin construction of "Garf Falls Barrow" and the undercity. Skkipy stated that the barrow would be the resting place of the garfist warriors, or anyone who sacrificed themselves to the cause of Garfism. Many theologist look back on this event and would label it as foreshadowing, due to the fact that the road ahead for the Neo-Garfist would be bloody and oppressive.

"The Fist of Garf"
But with every order, comes the commander. SweetBobbySauce, the Fist of Garf, would receive his vision, though his showed him a path of fire, claws, and blood. Upon arriving in Dark City, his was horrified by the state of defenses. He knew through strengthening their defenses, it would secure a prosperous future for them. With the deepslate, the back bone of Dark City, he built the walls back up. He then saw the other two Neo-Garfist, and proposed forming an order to protect their interested. The three of them agreed, and on February 9th, 2022, the Order of the Eternal Sunday formed, though they restricted Crispy_Paula from joining. The three of them knew Crispy_Paula wasn't the best member for the order. Her lack of help and constant scheming with the illegitimate king of Greenstem planted the seeds of distrust for her amongst the order's founders.

"The Real-Estate Agent of Garf"
After the core members of the order built up the city, it attracted the attention of real-estate agent named Monte. Upon seeing how much land was open to build on, Monte would make the promise that every Garfist will have a warm home to return to after a long day of eating lasagna. Housing within Dark City expanded rapidly, and soon there were more empty homes than garfists. Monte would go on to help Skkipy expand the undercity, SweetBobbySauce build the walls higher, and Donutt_66 build up the church. He would then establish himself as Dark City's HOA, and enforce strict building rules and regulations upon any new citizens of Dark City who dared to build within it. His actions would allow him to be considered a core member of the order, yet his titles would later be changed to just a mere follower due to some creative conflicts within Greenstem.

"The Liver of Garf"
With the undercity constantly expanding, it soon started to leave quite a lasting impression on "The Liver of Garf". As soon as Wojy_Woj entered the realm of Rathnir, he had one goal, peddle as many drugs as he possibly could. He was drawn to drugs as much as a dragon was drawn to gold. He knew that the undercity of Dark City would make a perfect home for his drug empire. Wojy_Woj would take over the construction of the undercity from Skkipy, and place his bar at the center of it all. He slaved away in his brewery to make the finest alcohol, of course giving Garfist a discount. After mastering his brewing skills he would then move on to making cheese; though Wojy_Woj has yet to make any drugs. Wojy_Woj's mastery of brewing would lead to him becoming a core member of the Eternal Sunday.

"The Proselytizer of the East"
Refer to Revelationist Garfism for more information on _ClapCheeks_ (Saint Naerion)

Before settling in the Vostok Republika, _ClapCheeks_ was a nomad, wandering the world of Rathnir touring all the famous holy sites. Upon stumbling on Greenstem, he was greeted by no one, the place was in ruins. He was told the famous tail of Garfield was located there, but where it stood was just an empty plot of land. Disappointed, he continued to head east, promising himself he'd return to Greenstem to help build it back up at a later date. Fast forward two weeks, Cheeks was appointed to the position of diplomat of Vostok, in which he stated that he would travel back to Greenstem and establish a friendship with the people there. When heading back he stumbled into Dark City, witnessing the order hard at work building the city back up. He was welcomed in by all the members and was given a tour of the town. This when Cheeks met with the mayor, Crispy_Paula, and presented her with the proposal of the construction of a great statue to show Vostoki's new found friendship with the Garfist. Cheeks would go on to build the famous Garfist holy site "Garf the Redeemer", facing west towards the holy land of Greenstem. The construction would allow him to be officially recognized as a Garfist, and a core member of the Order of the Eternal Sunday. Located under the statue was the Vostok Republika Chancery, staffed by _ClapCheeks_. This allowed him to stay within the city, and continue to build a strong bond with his fellow Garfist. Cheeks would then go on to invest thousands of Rathnir Bucks in Wojy_Woj's tavern, and Donutt_66's horse breeding company. These kind gestures would later be paid back after the town stumbled upon a large iron vien under the town.

Three plaques were placed on the statue after it's construction. The first one read "Sooner shall these mountains crumble into dust than Akratians and Sorrens break the peace which at the feet of Garfield the Redeemer, they have sworn to maintain. This is the word of the Lord"

The second one read "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the Golden Door"

The Third read "The Statue of Garfield, the Redeemer, was a gift from the Vostokiyain People commemorating the newly formed friendship between Vostok and Garf's Light"

"The Crispy Crisis"
As mentioned before, Crispy_Paula loved to scheme. Even though she wrote the controversial holy text "Saint Paula's Rambling" (Which can be read on the Revelationist Garfism page), she still seemed like an outsider, and an untrustworthy member of Dark City. She would constantly create fabricated crises for the citizens of Dark City, which would occur every hour, on the hour. For example, she would plot with the Mikeymincraft, the illegitimate king of Greenstem to continue to oppress or control the citizens of Dark City. Another example would be the "Gambling Debate". This consisted of Crispy_Paula fabricating conflicts with Duebs_, Wojy_Woj, and _ClapCheeks_ over the nonexistent gambling industry within Dark City. Yet another example of her antics would be the time see stole a thousand Rathnir Bucks worth of alcohol from Wojy_Woj, which she still owes him. Finally the last example would be when she stole, and squatted in Monte's house, refusing to pay him for it, and also refusing to leave. Her role as mayor was looking less and less appealing as the weeks went by, which drove the order to want more representation within the governing of Dark City.

"Mikeymincraft"
Dark City's neighboring city was the holy land Greenstem, yet at this time it was just an old Akratian castle, and a potato field that took up 75 chunks. Though the ruler at the time was worse than the state of Greenstem itself. Is Simp, AKA Mikeymincraft, was the illegitimate king of Greenstem, taking the throne from BossmanCFP while he was relaxing in the Sparwood Retirement home. His rule was ruthless, confusing, and shady. He was power hungry, and only thought of himself, which led to the "Vostok-Greenstem Crisis". While both him and Crispy_Paula were in charge of Dark City, it would see it's worse cases of oppression. Mikey, a self-proclaimed Garfist, claimed he was the founder of Garfism, which the Order knew was a lie due to them owning one of the last remaining copies of 'Sacrifice", which clearly stated it was written by Jacw. Mikey would try to destroy the Garfist text, but the order kept it safe. The order distrusted Mikey more than they did Crispy_Paula, especially after he introduced the war criminal and failed revolutionary RagingGamerYT378 into the picture.

"The Vostok-Greenstem Crisis"
Mikeymincraft was a very shady character, and would constantly plot with people to gain more territory for Greenstem. Mikey would go on to start plotting with RagingGamerYT378, the mayor of Kronopol, to gain an access to the ocean. Raging promised that if Mikey drafted all of the citizens in Dark City to fight for a revolution to topple Ecclesia, and reform Braznichiya out of the ruins of it; he would grant Mikey with the ability to access the ocean through his territory. Now if you looked at a map, you'd realize that Kronopol was inland, and there wasn't a route to the ocean. This reason seemed to be completely fabricated so that Mikey can be tricked into getting nonexistent land, and Raging would receive a drafted peasant army. Crispy_Paula then caught wind of this plan, and informed _ClapCheeks_, but not to warn him of the revolt, but to ask him to help cause the revolt. Cheeks, outraged and insulted by the actions of the king, immediately informed Vostok's senate about the plot to overthrow their Republika. The senate granted him with the permission to take action, and begin negotiating with Mikey in order to keep him from helping this failed revolutionary.

Cheeks proposed to Mikey that he should speak with Imperial Archonal Union of Viodoxa, the neighbor of Greenstem to the east, to see if they'd like to work together to build a canal. Mikey simply responded with "I- Don't really like Viodoxa". So, Cheeks switched his tactics and stated "By doing this, you've lost support of the most active city under your rule". This message clearly made Mikey worry, due to the fact that he didn't want to deal with a rebellion in Dark City. He would later announce that Dark City would remain neutral in the "Vostok-Kronopol War", which never happened due to Raging losing his army. Mikey would then consider Crispy_Paula, his incest wife, a traitor to the Greenstirs, and would be executed. This act also made it so that Crispy_Paula's new RP character, Adam Villhorn-Greenstir, was 9 years old (now officially turning the family tree into a family circle), and was unfit to manage Dark City. These acts only pushed the order further into distrust, and plots of a coup were underway.

The Regency Council
On February 17th, 2022, Adam Villhorn-Greenstir (Crispy_Paula) had to form a regency council for Dark City, along with the "Dark City constitution". Mikeymincraft was worried by this and stated "Yall have already threatened my absolute power and so I'm not happy with yall". Though with this being stated, the formation of the council, and constitution still pushed forward. The first member to be appointed to the council was Donutt_66, who then immediately lobbied for Skkipy and SweetBobbySauce to be apart of the council as well. This would proceed, though to even the council, the RagingGamerYT378 was given a spot as well. Slowly the order began to vote in more of their members, which led Wojy_Woj, and Monte to becoming part of the council. With each week that went by, Adam Villhorn-Greenstir would go up in age, and the council knew they had to act quickly if they were to vote her out of power. The council was stacked, five to three in any votes they held, so the order knew if they all agreed, they can push any agenda they needed to go through.

The Dark City Constitution
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BDtQcYr-ebBLdxiB7SqJH06SN0XCYnPwCA8RCA68Va0/edit?usp=sharing

March 8th, 2022
The Order was awoken by the news that Crispy_Paula had put the city into two hundred thousand Rathir Bucks in debt. Crispy had gone up north to Borhammar, taken out a large loan from some loan sharks, and bought a house with that money. She would then go on to say that the city was responsible for paying it back, and if they didn't; bandits would sack the city and destroy it. This angered the order greatly, and they went to the Vostoki diplomat to begin discussing a way to organize a coup. They were sick and tired of the confusion they had to deal with on a daily basis while Crispy_Paula and Mikeymincraft were in power. Now was the time to act. Cheeks then rode home to Vostok to report this information back to them. He gathered some support from the senate, and was also told that they should push to also have RagingGamerYT378 arrested and brought back to Ecclesia. With the backing of his government, and Cheeks' best friend Wassenaar at his side, they rode back to Dark City to prepare setting up defenses.

March 9th, 2022
The Order began to gear up. They knew that if diplomacy failed, they'd have to resort to violence. All members of the order went on a mining spree, looking for whatever they can use to equip themselves with the best tools. Donutt_66 would then stumble upon an enchanting table in the middle of the mountains, and he began to enchant armor for everyone to use. Mikeymincraft would also proceed with untrusting everyone in the Greenstem claim due to them refusing to pay the debt that Crispy had brought upon them. This angered the Order even more, to the point where SweetBobbySauce would go on to murder someone at Mikeymincraft and Crispy_Paula's wedding. This left Crispy shocked, and she would fear SweetBobbySauce for the rest of her time on Rathnir.

March 10th, 2022
The Order of the Eternal Sunday met with the entire Vostok Republika's government, and began to think of ways that Vostok can step in and support the rebels. They agreed upon the fact that if it turned violent, _ClapCheeks_ and Wassenaar can step in with any volunteers, and support the rebelling Garfist in their coup. This was a major win for the order, and it gave them a new sense of confidence. With everything in place, the Order planned to give their ultimatum at some point in the upcoming week. Though events the following day would force their hand, and they knew they had to act swiftly.

March 11th, 2022 ~ The Day of the Coup
The Golden Union of Rithann announced that Greenstem and Kronopol would partition Dark City, splitting the land in half. Along with this news Crispy_Paula's RP character was turning 17. These two events back to back threatened the entire legitimacy of the coup. The Order demanded that there should be a vote to remain an independent state in the G.U.R from both of these territories, but it was heavily rigged by the RagingGamerYT378. With all the members voting to remain independent (five) the vote came out with four votes to join Kronopol, and one vote to join Greenstem. This was the breaking point, so on March 11th, 2022, Skkipy would send the ultimatum that changed the history of Dark City forever...

"Official proposal to exile Adam Villhorn-Greenstir from Dark City and to reform the government of the city to a theocratic republic wherein the monarchy is utterly disposed and the city is self ruled by its residents who make up the council. The city may remain part of the nation of Greenstem if Garf blesses the negotiation between the council and Greenstem leadership, if not it will become its own city state. Failure of Adam Villhorn Greenstir to leave the city will result in his untimely execution. Vote “yes “ or “no“ if you agree or disagree with this proposal." Immediately after sending this, Crispy began to bargain with the council, begging them to establish her as a Prime Minister, though the order would have none of that. The news of the coup spread rapidly throughout the Golden Union of Rithann, and Tortuga itself. _ClapCheeks_ messaged Ulifer, the Pirate Lord of Tortuga, to ask for permission to send in the Vostoki military to capture RagingGamerYT378, and bring him back to Ecclesia for his trial. This led to Ulifer catching wind of the coup, which he supported, and announced to Icey, his First Mate, that the removal of Mikeymincraft, Crispy_Paula, and RagingGamerYT378 was justifiable. He would then instruct SweetBobbySauce to execute them, and remove them from power.

The coup also attracted the attention of some old time members of Rathnir. The original founder of Garfism, Jacw, and the legitimate king of Greenstem, BossmanCFP returned. They immediately endorsed the Neo-Garfist Coup, which gave the order more legitimacy to carry this out. With the help of Vostok, Ulifer, Jacw, and BossmanCFP, the coup went of without a hitch, and it was bloodless. Crispy would pass over the ownership of the claim to Donutt_66, and would retire to a life of fishing. Mikey was exiled from Tortuga, and later joined the newly formed Akratian state east of Greenstem. He would later change is bio to "Losing Greenstem since 2022". Raging on the other hand got off scott free, due to Icey backing him. He would later be dealt with when his claim on Kronopol expired, and would be incorporated into Greenstem.

The backlash from the G.U.R member states was amense though. Apple Harbor and Kronopol labeled the order as "Garfist Terrorist", and they were not welcome anywhere near the cities. Garfism was outlawed there, and this created a lot of tension for the Order of the Eternal Sunday. Though yet again, the order's luck would proval. On March 14th, 2022, Apple Harbor would retract their statement due to Tortuga finding evidence that Crispy_Paula was actually an old criminal known as "Unknown637" and "COMPLEX". She wasn't even supposed to be allowed to live in Tortuga at all. She was exiled by the Pirate Queen, MazingDog a year ago for griefing, stealing, and lying to the officials of Tortuga. This event then led to Kronopol apologizing for what they have recently stated as well.

The Order of the Eternal Sunday would then greet Jacw and BossmanCFP, and they would put them back in charge of the religion and Greenstem. The order would still function as a governing body for the time being, that way they can reform Dark City into a new image, Garf's Light.

A New City
Donutt_66 proposed that the city should be renamed to "Garf's Light" due to Dark City being a representation of the oppression they endured. The council would agree, and every evidence that the former name existed was wiped from Rathnir. Road signs taken down, advertisements to the city were wiped or rebranded. The citizens would then begin to tear down some defenses, and begin expanding the city outward. It was an era of excitement for the order. Newly built structures like the Vostoki-Garf's Light Chancery, the meeting hall, and the second layer of the undercity can symbolize the progress of this era. Though the order needed to fully make their alliance with the Vostok Republika legitimized. So works on a treaty were underway.

"The Treaty of Garf's Light"
_ClapCheeks_ worked with the Order and Jacw to create a treaty that would both benefit Greenstem/Garf's Light and the Vostok Republika. Some memorable things that were agreed upon in the "Treaty of Garf's Light" were...

-The recognition of the Holy Order of the Eternal Sunday’s rule over the 4th Throndom of Greenstem and Garf’s Light

-The establishment of a Garfist Shrine in Travakiya, and the establishment of a BoatDog Shrine in Greenstem.

-The Defensive Pact of  Garf’s Light

These agreements allowed the city of Garf's Light to have more recognition amongst the members of the G.U.R. and also solidified their claim over the holy lands of Garfism. This treaty would lead to Garf's Light attempting to form an alliance with Novareach, but nothing truly came out of that deal.

The Palace of the Eternal Sunday would be built in Greenstem, though this started the chain reaction of the Order slowly losing power within the Garfist Theocracy.

The Transfer of Leadership
With the return of Jacw, it led to the order finally having a solidified leadership figure. The order began to transfer power over to him, which slowly led to them having less and less power to which they held prior to the revolt. At the peak of their power, the order was able to vote in their own agenda, unregulated, and unchecked. Though now, the order was reduced to a mere honor guard role for the original members of Garf's Light. The order would be restructured into a system of Bishops, which would be appointed to tasks or regions that needed to be attended. This didn't anger most of the order though, they knew they were in good hands now.

Bishops V. Monte
It only seemed to anger one member though, Monte, who decided to personally elect himself as the head of the new formed intelligence program called O.G.I (which he created himself). This was immediately shut down by Jacw, BossmanCFP, and _ClapCheeks_, due to the fact that Monte doesn't involve himself in any of the politics that occur within Greenstem or Rathnir as a whole. Monte would also build structures within the square of Greenstem, without permission, which were then tore down. This led to Jacw removing Monte, Wojy_Woj, and SweetBobbySauce as Bishops, and furthering the effort to redirect power from the order into the hands of the newly appointed bishops, Skkipy, Donutt_66, and _ClapCheeks_. Monte would then be sent to Garf's Light to continue his expansion there. This was final showing of the Order V the Bishops. Jacw made his point clear, and it seemed everyone would agree with this resolution.

Where they are Today
The Order of the Eternal Sunday sits mostly dormant these days. SweetBobbySauce, the Founder, High Marshall of the order, continues to plan the defenses of Greenstem and Garf's Light. He has served his time as a great defender, and has taken a more relaxed approach to things. Skkipy is now a Bishop, and is tasked with creating lasting friendships with the Tortugans, planting beautiful forests as a sign of friendship. Donutt_66, who is also a Bishop, is still managing Garf's Light, though he will be merging the claim over into Greenstem's hands, creating one large city. Wojy_Woj is still running his drug empire within the confines of the undercity, he's also found a passion for making string cheese. Monte is slipping into a state of sadness more and more, with most of his structures he's built for Garf's Light being sacked in unclaimed territory. _ClapCheeks_, who is also a Bishop, is still running back and forth between Greenstem and Vostok, still improving the relations between each other. Though it may seem sad that the Order of the Eternal Sunday has come to a bit of an end, their actions within Western Sparwood will always continue to echo throughout the region.