MrPierogi

MrPierogi is a player who joined on 14/03/2021, after migrating from a different server. He was quite new to the stage of worldbuilding, having only experienced geopols prior to playing on Stoneworks, however he was eager to experience the new server. In his time playing, he established the Kingdom of Vandalah, a short-lived nation on the continent of Sørligste which ceased to exist after a coalition of Frostmarch, Soumere, Kostarion, the Hands and Ulfaeng forcibly partitioned it. After Vandalah, he made the Kingdom of Bostadia on Eldham which existed for a few months as well, until eventually he was forced to abdicate and the lands were annexed by the Ashtrokan-Wandenreich Empire.

By most players, he is regarded as a controversial figure as some remember him from his early days of player as being 'annoying', which after returning to Stoneworks in 2024 he has admitted was partly true. However, now he aims to establish something that he failed at twice before; a successful nation. Currently, it seems to be working as the Grand Duchy of Vědanica seems to be a promising and growing nation.

Early Rathnir Days
As previously mentioned, MrPierogi joined Stoneworks for the first time on the 14th of March 2021. Initially, he spawned in Sørligste where he wanted to make a town until he looked at the current map and realised that the region was claimed by a nation named Kronesia.

Afterwards, he decided to travel around Rathnir, visiting various cities and being amazed by the dedication people put into their nations and towns. Eventually, he made his way to Plagos where he contacted the nation of Goshuma. After a small negotiation, MrPierogi purchased some land from Goshuma for his newfound nation. He began to create plans for his capital until eventually he heard that Kronesia collapsed.

Establishing the Kingdom of Vandalah
After Kronesia fell, MrPierogi came into contact with the leaders of Frostmarch and Soumere who were discussing what to do with the land. MrPierogi came and offered to make a new nation within the ruins of Kronesia. They agreed, under the agreement that the former large cities would be kept under protection by Soumere and Frostmarch until further notice, with the rest of the land being given to Vandalah. MrPierogi accepted and handed back the former purchased land to Goshuma.

The state was involved in a few events, such as the Akratian Civil War, where MrPierogi directly supported the Garfists and the other states to win their independence.

Vandalah was never destined to live for long, MrPierogi was still majorly inexperienced on worldbuilding servers despite his prior experience. Eventually, some controversy appeared between him and BaldRose. BaldRose wished to construct an ice highway across Sørligste, which MrPierogi heavily disagreed with, stating that it would ruin the natural beauty. BaldRose answered by stating that the majority would be underground, to which MrPierogi himself answered saying that it would go directly under the Vandalah capital, causing issues. The argument escalated, MrPierogi demanded that if they wish to build it directly through his capital, then people should pay a toll. The others argued against him until he eventually conceded and just allowed it to happen. Afterwards, the nation of Kostarion (a nation of players who moved from the same server that MrPierogi moved from) accused MrPierogi of hiring bandits to attack a wedding in Kostarion. Additionally, the priest himself stated that he does not believe that the bandits were funded by anyone, let alone MrPierogi, yet people have disregarded this. As I am writing this I am aiming to maintain a neutral opinion on things, but if anything that I've written isn't true it is this, I never hired those bandits yet people still believed I did, oh well.

The people of Frostmarch, more specifically BaldRose, were still displeased with MrPierogi. They thought he was annoying and just a general blight on the continent, so they wished to remove him and his country from it. So, BaldRose, the now-elected, Jarl of Frostmarch decided to declare upon Vandalah, with support from Soumere, Kostarion, the Hands and Ulfaeng. On the day of the war, BaldRose agreed to wait until MrPierogi would be able to join. He did not, the besiegers rushed in and took the capital without any resistance as no one was able to join. Regardless of the outcome, the original terms of the war would be that if they won, Vandalah would be annexed but if Vandalah won, they would be paid £25,000 in reparations. Some people have commented that it was an unfair deal.

After the Fall of Vandalah
After Vandalah collapsed, MrPierogi began to wander Rathnir aimlessly, hoping that he would be able to restore Vandalah's independence. He created the Anti-Partition Coalition of the White Catcher, with the White Catcher being a national symbol. Their plans never went into fruition, Vandalah was lost into obscurity, staining MrPierogi's reputation.

Then, a new world was announced- Eldham. MrPierogi instantly was inspired to create a new Vandalah state in the world of Eldham, and he successfully did so. He found some appropriate land and created the claim.

Early Eldham Days
The new world inspired MrPierogi to try once more and to cement a legacy, as his goal always was. Unfortunately, that never happened, although the new state existed for quite some time. This 'new' Vandalah state was promising, as MrPierogi was finally able to acquire some builders. Eventually, MrPierogi decided to rename the nation to Bostadia- the land of Bostad, the founder of the new nation, his new character. MrPierogi then decided to invite a somewhat friend, TheOtakuKaiser, of the Band of the Falcon (which he had hired during the Vandalah war) to settle near him so that they may be allies. This is the reason why the Ashtrokan-Wandenreich Empire came into existence, all from this one action. MrPierogi then decided to introduce TheOtakuKaiser to Yoissy, the leader of Ashtrokan-Deguaran. The two became close friends instantly, closer than how MrPierogi and TheOtakuKaiser were.

Indirect Creation of the A.W.E
Eventually, Wandenreich and Ashtrokan-Deguaran merged to form the Ashtrokan-Wandenreich Empire, much to the dismay of MrPierogi as they were quite imposing compared to his nation now. However, relations remained the same. Eventually, border conflict started between Bostadia and the A.W.E and the Kingdom of Stone. Not much is remembered about what happened, however Stone eventually conceded and was annexed by the A.W.E.

After being threatened by foreign nations, MrPierogi proposed to the A.W.E that Bostadia should become a protectorate of it, they agreed as it would obviously expand their influence. However eventually they grew tired of MrPierogi's independence and his attitude towards ruling, so they forced him to abdicate and made a poll which only the A.W.E was able to see answers to and where answers could be repeated (obviously showing the answers were rigged) to see if the Bostadian citizens wished to fight for their independence. The vote obviously failed and the people 'unanimously' wished to join the A.W.E. Thus, Bostadia ceased to exist, only remaining as a town within A.W.E, not prospering much further. On the positive side, the Kingdom of Bostadia existed for a much longer period than the Kingdom of Vandalah, and met a more peaceful end at least.

New Beginnings in Abexilas
After the fall of Bostadia, MrPierogi quit the server shortly after, moving onto other servers. However with the announcement of Abexilas, MrPierogi decided to join up with old accomplices and known figures from Stoneworks to form the Empire of Ischanor, he himself made the name Ischanor in fact. Within Ischanor, he has made the Grand Duchy of Vědanica, a new beginning for himself. It has become the fifth largest nation within Ischanor, and hopefully will not meet a miserable fate just the same as his previous two nations on Stoneworks.

Characters
So far, MrPierogi has played as three different characters on Stoneworks:

Experienced little success during his reign. Achieved some diplomatic actions, such as multiple purchases of land and negotiations. Rumours were spread about him often, that he apparently was unable to feed his people or that he plotted to ruin a wedding, as previously mentioned. Unknown, unremembered, irrelevant- a failure of a character. However, he indirectly caused the rise of power for the Hands, further success for Uldarash and contributed to the rise of Tortuga as he was part of the Akratian Civil War. Experienced some more success than his predecessor, though still nothing worthy of note. Indirectly caused the creation of the Ashtrokan-Wandenreich Empire, an action he later severely regretted. Was able to have a higher population in his nation than his predecessor, on the bright side. MrPierogi's current character, one which has significantly more thought put into it than the previous two, after three years of continuous development in his lore writing and worldbuilding skills. He has risen to the upper echelons of Ischanor, securing the rank of Archduke, yet referring to himself as a Grand Duke. Has put much more effort into writing lore for his nation than the previous two characters and is married to the Grand Duchess, Varenna Rydani. Hopefully will find a better fate than the previous two.
 * King Kazimierz Klicki of Vandalah
 * King Bostan Klicki of Vandalah/Bostadia, the son of Kazimierz
 * Grand Duke Radigas Rydani of Vědanica