The Battle of the Crazy Falls - Revision history

Neil Tathers at 19:51, 25 February 2010

2010-02-25T19:51:57Z

Delaco at 18:10, 9 February 2009

2009-02-09T18:10:03Z

Delaco: Added template:historical, for reference purposes.

2009-02-09T18:01:10Z

Added template:historical, for reference purposes.

Ibn al Xuffasch: added link

2009-01-10T11:09:16Z

added link

Anthor at 09:19, 10 January 2009

2009-01-10T09:19:27Z

Delaco: '08 --> 2008

2009-01-10T06:17:09Z

'08 --> 2008

Delaco: Fixed several grammatical errors; reworded a couple of things in regards to GSUC.

2009-01-10T06:15:50Z

Fixed several grammatical errors; reworded a couple of things in regards to GSUC.

Ibn al Xuffasch: fixed some factual errors

2009-01-09T08:42:46Z

fixed some factual errors

Ibn al Xuffasch: /* Kills from on-high */

2009-01-09T04:18:07Z

Kills from on-high

Ibn al Xuffasch: /* Disqualified kills (kills during armistice) */

2009-01-09T04:17:48Z

Disqualified kills (kills during armistice)

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 ==Participants==
-Armed forces of a diverse range of interests, including the [[Greater Shartak Unification Coalition]], the [[Royal Court of Greater Raktam]] (lead by its warlord, Jace Daskull), the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls], the [[1st Colonial Militia]], [[The French]], and others totalling around 25 people assembled at the upper ledge and base of the waterfall over a period of days. An armistice was in place before the battle began.
+Armed forces of a diverse range of interests, including the [[Greater Shartak Unification Coalition]], the [[Royal Court of Greater Raktam]] (lead by its warlord, Jace Daskull), the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls], the [[1st Colonial Militia]], [[The French]], and others totaling around 25 people assembled at the upper ledge and base of the waterfall over a period of days. An armistice was in place before the battle began.
 The battle followed a prolonged period of fierce fighting in [[Raktam]], [[Wiksik]] and on the [[Durham]] peninsula between the GSUC and the Royal Court of Greater Raktam and the Kingdom of Skulls and their respective allies, and so tensions were stretched in the lead-up to the melee.
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 There was also controversy as the exact start-time. Prior to the battle, [[Rex Feral]], in his pursuit to fulfill his Vatican contract, used the opportunity of the ceasefire to assassinate a GSUC agent and erstwhile Empress of the Three Lands, [[Dappled Shadow]], whereas a native fighter, Quest, unwittingly broke the armistice due to a misunderstanding on the start-time and was disqualified.
-==Preemptive Stike by GSUC and the Wrath of the Ancestors==
+==Preemptive Strike by GSUC and the Wrath of the Ancestors==
 Frustrated by several unprovoked murders of their members during the armistice, the GSUC decided to engage the native opposition during the armistice, striking down eleven native fighters five hours before the battle was scheduled to begin.
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 This assault caused a strange, otherworldly force to intervene. Known to natives and outsiders alike as "the Spirits of the Ancestors", these ancient mystical forces miraculously restored the killed natives to full health, and leading GSUC members participating in the battle were incinerated by "unexpected bolts of lightning." A Kingdom of Skulls functionary, Cheesesteak, was quoted immediately after the unexpected ethereal intervention as saying, "Verily, the Ancestors hath smited down the wicked, and restored the wrongfully killed! Praise the Ancestors!”
-With the leading GSUC fighters reduced to charcoal, the Battle of the Crazy Falls was easily decided in favour of the assembled native forces who now regard the falls as sacred native territory.
+With the leading GSUC fighters reduced to charcoal, the Battle of the Crazy Falls was easily decided in favor of the assembled native forces who now regard the falls as sacred native territory.
 ==Kills==
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 *Ropata killed Von Walt
 *Eyes of a Hawk killed Dr. Awkward.
-*Twiglet killed Justice Hart of York*.
+*Twiglet killed Justice Hart of York.
 *Eyes of a Hawk killed Shovelly Joe.
 *Eyes of a Hawk killed Drahken.
 *Twiglet killed Pirate Jane.
-*Frodor killed Ibn al Xuffasch*.
+*Frodor killed Ibn al Xuffasch.
 *Frodor killed ThunderGod.
 *Birf kills Iwashere (the only legitimate outsider kill).
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 *Magellan killed Stan666
 *Rex Feral killed Stan666
-*Rex Feral killed Dappled Shadow*
+*Rex Feral killed Dappled Shadow
 *Quest killed De La Coiffe
 *Quest killed Captain Crowley
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 *A giant parakeet collapsed to the ground, burnt to a crisp by an unexpected bolt of lightning. (2008-12-13 19:01)
 *Dick Cheney collapsed to the ground, burnt to a crisp by an unexpected bolt of lightning. (2008-12-13 19:02)
 ==Champion of the Battle==
-The winner of the 5000 gold coin purse was Eyes of a Hawk, a member of the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls] (Frodor's execution of Baron Robert Surcouf of the French, an ally of native forces, was deemed to count against him, although controversy concerning this ruling has long lingered after the fact).
+The winner of the 5000 gold coin purse was Eyes of a Hawk, a member of the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls].
 ==Aftermath==
 Baron Surcouf said in the aftermath of the battle, "I think there should be no winners in this battle, if we are going to rename the battlefield, it should be with a name to indicate our collective shame as a group, our shame that real life human beings would resort to treachery... Perhaps, we should call the waterfall "Shame Falls" and the reward money should all be cast into the sea".

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 The Battle of the Crazy Falls occurred in December 2008, between a wide variety of combatants.
-===Background to the Battle===
+==Background to the Battle==
 With natives seeing images of the skygods dancing in the shimmering foam, and outsiders claiming the waterfall’s torrent could fuel a daguerreotype plate photographic machine, the waterfall was a venue for a real-time battle on Saturday 13 December '08. A purse of 5000 gold coins was on offer to the individual who was able to slay the most number of enemy combatants.
-===Participants===
+==Participants==
 Armed forces of a diverse range of interests, including the [[Greater Shartak Unification Coalition]], the [[Royal Court of Greater Raktam]] (lead by its warlord, Jace Daskull), the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls], the [[1st Colonial Militia]], [[The French]], and others totalling around 25 people assembled at the upper ledge and base of the waterfall over a period of days. An armistice was in place before the battle began.
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 The battle followed a prolonged period of fierce fighting in [[Raktam]], [[Wiksik]] and on the [[Durham]] peninsula between the GSUC and the Royal Court of Greater Raktam and the Kingdom of Skulls and their respective allies, and so tensions were stretched in the lead-up to the melee.
-===Controversy===
+==Controversy==
 There was also controversy as the exact start-time. Prior to the battle, [[Rex Feral]], in his pursuit to fulfill his Vatican contract, used the opportunity of the ceasefire to assassinate a GSUC agent and erstwhile Empress of the Three Lands, [[Dappled Shadow]], whereas a native fighter, Quest, unwittingly broke the armistice due to a misunderstanding on the start-time and was disqualified.
-===Preemptive Stike by GSUC and the Wrath of the Ancestors===
+==Preemptive Stike by GSUC and the Wrath of the Ancestors==
 Frustrated by several unprovoked murders of their members during the armistice, the GSUC decided to engage the native opposition during the armistice, striking down eleven native fighters five hours before the battle was scheduled to begin.
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 With the leading GSUC fighters reduced to charcoal, the Battle of the Crazy Falls was easily decided in favour of the assembled native forces who now regard the falls as sacred native territory.
 ===Honourable kills===
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 (*= a permanent death from which the victim will not reincarnate.)
-===Champion of the Battle===
+==Champion of the Battle==
 The winner of the 5000 gold coin purse was Eyes of a Hawk, a member of the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls] (Frodor's execution of Baron Robert Surcouf of the French, an ally of native forces, was deemed to count against him, although controversy concerning this ruling has long lingered after the fact).
-===Aftermath===
+==Aftermath==
 Baron Surcouf said in the aftermath of the battle, "I think there should be no winners in this battle, if we are going to rename the battlefield, it should be with a name to indicate our collective shame as a group, our shame that real life human beings would resort to treachery... Perhaps, we should call the waterfall "Shame Falls" and the reward money should all be cast into the sea".

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	The Battle of the Crazy Falls occurred in December 2008, between a wide variety of combatants.		The Battle of the Crazy Falls occurred in December 2008, between a wide variety of combatants.

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 *Dick Cheney killed Wambayak.
 *A giant parakeet killed Frodor.
-*Dr. Awkward killed Vercingetorix
+*Dr. Awkward killed [[Vercingetorix]]
 *A giant parakeet killed Ropata
 *A giant parakeet killed Jesus

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 ===Participants===
-Armed forces of a diverse range of interests, including the [[Greater Shartak Unification Coalition]], the [[Royal Court of Greater Raktam]] (lead by its warlord, Jace Daskull), the [[Kingdom of Skulls]], the [[1st Colonial Militia]], [[The French]], and others totalling around 25 people assembled at the upper ledge and base of the waterfall over a period of days. An armistice was in place before the battle began.
+Armed forces of a diverse range of interests, including the [[Greater Shartak Unification Coalition]], the [[Royal Court of Greater Raktam]] (lead by its warlord, Jace Daskull), the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls], the [[1st Colonial Militia]], [[The French]], and others totalling around 25 people assembled at the upper ledge and base of the waterfall over a period of days. An armistice was in place before the battle began.
 The battle followed a prolonged period of fierce fighting in [[Raktam]], [[Wiksik]] and on the [[Durham]] peninsula between the GSUC and the Royal Court of Greater Raktam and the Kingdom of Skulls and their respective allies, and so tensions were stretched in the lead-up to the melee.
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 ===Champion of the Battle===
-The winner of the 5000 gold coin purse was Eyes of a Hawk, a member of the [[Kingdom of Skulls]] (Frodor's execution of Baron Robert Surcouf of the French, an ally of native forces, was deemed to count against him, although controversy concerning this ruling has long lingered after the fact).
+The winner of the 5000 gold coin purse was Eyes of a Hawk, a member of the [http://wiki.shartak.com/index.php/Kingdom_Of_Skulls Kingdom of Skulls] (Frodor's execution of Baron Robert Surcouf of the French, an ally of native forces, was deemed to count against him, although controversy concerning this ruling has long lingered after the fact).
 ===Aftermath===
 Baron Surcouf said in the aftermath of the battle, "I think there should be no winners in this battle, if we are going to rename the battlefield, it should be with a name to indicate our collective shame as a group, our shame that real life human beings would resort to treachery... Perhaps, we should call the waterfall "Shame Falls" and the reward money should all be cast into the sea".

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−	The Battle of the Crazy Falls occurred in December ~~'08~~, between a wide variety of combatants.	+	The Battle of the Crazy Falls occurred in December 2008, between a wide variety of combatants.

	===Background to the Battle===		===Background to the Battle===

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 ===Participants===
-Armed forces of a diverse range of interests, including the [[Greater Shartak Unification Coalition]], the [[Royal Court of Greater Raktam]] (lead by its warlord, Jace Daskull), the [[Kingdom of Skulls]] (lead by its Grand Tyrant, [[Anthor]]), the [[1st Colonial Militia]], [[The French]], and others totalling around 25 people assembled at the upper ledge and base of the waterfall over a period of days. An armistice was in place before the battle began.
+Armed forces of a diverse range of interests, including the [[Greater Shartak Unification Coalition]], the [[Royal Court of Greater Raktam]] (lead by its warlord, Jace Daskull), the [[Kingdom of Skulls]], the [[1st Colonial Militia]], [[The French]], and others totalling around 25 people assembled at the upper ledge and base of the waterfall over a period of days. An armistice was in place before the battle began.
 The battle followed a prolonged period of fierce fighting in [[Raktam]], [[Wiksik]] and on the [[Durham]] peninsula between the GSUC and the Royal Court of Greater Raktam and the Kingdom of Skulls and their respective allies, and so tensions were stretched in the lead-up to the melee.
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 ===Controvery===
-There was also controversy as the exact start-time. Prior to the battle, [[Rex Feral]] killed two participants in a fit of bloodlust (including assassinating erstwhile empress [[Dappled Shadow]]), and a native fighter, Quest, unwittingly broke the armistice due to a misunderstanding on the start-time and was disqualified.
+There was also controversy as the exact start-time. Prior to the battle, [[Rex Feral]] killed two participants in a fit of bloodlust (including assasinating erstwhile empress [[Dappled Shadow]]), and a native fighter, Quest, unwittingly broke the armistice due to a misunderstanding on the start-time and was disqualified.
 ===Pre-Emptive Stike by GSUC and Wrath of the Ancestors===
-Deciding to engage their enemies in a pre-emptive strike, the GSUC struck down around a half a dozen native fighters five hours before the battle was scheduled to begin.
+Deciding to engage their enemies during the armistice, the GSUC struck down eleven native fighters five hours before the battle was scheduled to begin.
 This strategy caused a strange, otherworldly force to intervene. Known to natives and outsiders alike as "the spirits of the ancestors", these ancient mystical forces miraculously restored the killed natives to full health, and leading GSUC members participating in the battle were incinerated by "unexpected bolts of lightning." A Kingdom of Skulls functionary, Cheesesteak, was quoted immediately after the unexpected etheral intervention as saying, "Verily, the Ancestors hath smited down the wicked, and restored the wrongfully killed! Praise the Ancestors!”
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 *Eyes of a Hawk killed Drahken.
 *Twiglet killed Pirate Jane.
-*Anthor killed Ibn al Xuffasch*.
+*Frodor killed Ibn al Xuffasch*.
-*Anthor killed ThunderGod.
+*Frodor killed ThunderGod.
 *Birf kills Iwashere (the only legitimate outsider kill).
-*Anthor killed Baron Robert Surcouf (friendly fire).
+*Frodor killed Baron Robert Surcouf (friendly fire).
 ===Disqualified kills (kills during armistice)===
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 ===Champion of the Battle===
-The winner of the 5000 gold coin purse was Eyes-of-a-Hawk, a member of the Royal Court of Greater Raktam (Anthor's execution of Baron Robert Surcouf of the French, an ally of native forces, was deemed to count against him).
+The winner of the 5000 gold coin purse was Eyes-of-a-Hawk, a member of the [[Kingdom of Skulls]] (Frodor's execution of Baron Robert Surcouf of the French, an ally of native forces, was deemed to count against him).
 ===Aftermath===
 Baron Surcouf said in the aftermath of the battle, "I think there should be no winners in this battle, if we are going to rename the battlefield, it should be with a name to indicate our collective shame as a group, our shame that real life human beings would resort to treachery... Perhaps, we should call the waterfall "Shame falls" and the reward money should all be cast into the sea".