Have you ever wondered what it would be like for you to be a Spanish explorer of North America back in the 1500s, or maybe a Viking sailor landing in Canada in the 1000s? What if you were the builders of the first villages, colonies and settlements. What if it was you that established the first government, be it a democracy, a monarchy, or an aristocracy. What if you could be a benevolent king that looked after his people and land, what if you could be a ruthless dictator that enforced unreasonable taxes, or even a humble president, elected by the people?
If it were you that ruled the first Americans, what would you do? What would you create? Where would you go? This is where you decide. This may not be North America, but perhaps it's somewhere better. Somewhere the food is bountiful, the animals are fat, and the lands are unclaimed. Somewhere with no civilizations to hinder you, no native peoples to steal from you. Somewhere clean and untouched by humans, or so people think.
But it's not all about exploration and ruling the people, this land represents opportunity. An opportunity to start fresh, to build a homestead by a lake, to start a family. It represents an opportunity for trade, to provide the various kings, aristocrats and simple men the tools and food they need to survive on this unsettled land. Not to mention, everyone back home wants to know what's on this little continent, everyone from royalty to the average man is lusting after the bounties of this wild place. Perhaps you should make it your job to show them, for a price, of course, be sure the various kings, princesses, emperors and politicians will pay an unimaginable amount for the goods you can provide. This land represents an opportunity for new life, new wealth, and perhaps even new love. Be it a simple farmer, or a wealthy merchant, the land of Cirea will welcome all.
Now, there may not be any grand legends of mythical beings, incredibly strong people, or gods and goddesses that could wipe you out with but the flick of a finger, but that's where you come in. This is your story. This is where you make your mark on history, be it a saint, a dictator, a self-procalimed deity, it's for you to decide. Your word is law here, the strong rule the weak, when an enemy come knocking at your door, you do not stop to think about what will happen afterwards, you simply attack! This land is your land, now go out there and claim it!
Path of the Leader
Are you a born leader? Do you constantly find yourself the mayor of towns, or the commander of armies online? If your answer is yes, your path is the path of the Leader. Found a town, governed by your own rules, where the citizens are happy (or starving and poor), the streets are safe (or dangerous), and your soldiers are strong (or too weak to kill a fly). Or, perhaps, you dream for bigger things, grander projects. Create a huge nation, and rule vast territories with an iron fist, grant your vassals land, participate in the various feuds, plotting and scheming of noble life, and lead your armies to invade that barbaric southern nation. It's up to you how you do it, but your destiny is to lead, and lead you will.
Path of the Merchant
You are the money man, the financial guru, the enterprise emperor, the merchant. The point is, you like money, and you're good at getting your hands on it. In large amounts. Want to start a small wool and dye shop in the middle of town? Sure, go ahead. Want to single-handedly manage the largest monopoly of wealth on the server, consisting of multiple city markets, malls and outlets? Yeah, go for it. Your path is the path of the Merchant, the gold is waiting for you, why don't you come take it?
Path of the Warrior
Your home is the battlefield! Your sword is sharp, your shield is polished, your armor is donned, and you are ready to go out there and make shish-kebabs of your enemies! Find yourself a leader to follow, a noble, a king, emperor, commander, or ruler, and recruit yourself into his/her army! Be sent on raids or invasions and kill your foes, pillage their villages, and take their lands, or defend your lord's town, or empire! Those rats stand no chance of climbing that wall while you're around, why don't you teach them this lesson! You path is of the Warrior, now go, find your glory on the battlefield!
Path of the Bartender
Bartender? Bartender?! How the hell are you supposed to make drinks in Minecraft?! Heheh, let me tell you good sir/madame, it is all because of a certain little plugin called Brewery. Brewery allows you to make all manner of alcoholic or non beverages from hard Russian vodka to some sweet fermented tea. Have you ever wanted to run your own bar? Now you can! Create, and sell, high quality wines and beers to lords and ladies, or sell your own home-brewed lager to customers in your bar! The path of the Bartender is a tough one, but not without perks. Certain beverages give potions effects such as regeneration or speed, and thus, are very valuable on the battlefield, or at parties. Charge any price you wish for your creations, and get rich from brewing!
Path of the Bandit
You've been through hard times, you have no money, your face is decorated on wanted posters throughout the land, or maybe you just want to be an asshole, whatever. You like to kill, and steal, and raid. Well, I say, go right ahead! Pillage the sweet villages run by peaceful gentlemen and maidens, steal their homemade sweaters and garden vegetables, burn their houses down and enslave their men. Enforce tolls on bridges, highways or roads, sneak through cities and steal from personal chests, or attack caravans loaded with rich loot headed for the capitol. The path of the Bandit is a free one, do what you want, and don't care what people think of you, just try not to get caught...
By now, you're probably either thinking "Hey, this looks pretty cool.", or " What the **** is this ******* ****, it's so lame.", well, I don't judge, it's up to you whether you keep reading or not.
What we're about
The main roleplay aspect of this server is, basically, what would you do if you lived around the 1500's, and are an explorer/adventurer of a newly discovered, uninhabited (by humans) land, full of mystery, opportunity, and unclaimed wealth. You can live your live however you want, as explained somewhat by the "Paths" section, you can build a small homestead in the countryside, or become king of a huge nation. The main idea of this server is freedom. Freedom to do whatever you want, to be whoever you want to be, to build whatever you want to build, just, as long as you stay in character. When you join the server, you are traveling back in time, or rather, to a different world, where you can live your life how you want it to be, free of the restrictions of the modern world.
Tech
For the first few months, at least, the server will be running on 4gb of ram, from an undecided hosting company (probably https://ggservers.net/). Uhhhh, more info coming soon :).
Administration
Currently, we have 4 admins, including me, that will provide most of the clock player support, covering all your needs, from who broke what, to how to donate.
Kyler AKA Plasticman33 - Owner
Kane AKA PIGKOWDUKK - Admin
Mari AKA LovelyBunni - Admin
Rob AKA Helldome - Admin
Towns & Nations
Towns can be created by anyone in the Peasant class (basically member) as long as they buy a charter, which costs 3000 gold pieces in game for a Small Charter, 7k for a Medium Charter, and 15k for a large charter.
The Small Charter allows you to create a settlement. You may:
claim land, Build up to ten residential buildings, one communal building and two
industrial buildings, and tax your citizens up to 50 gp a week.
The Medium Charter allows you to create a town. You may: claim land, build up to
30 residential buildings, five communal buildings, and six industrial buildings, and
tax your citizens however much you wish.
The Large Charter allows you to found a nation. You may: manage up to six
towns or settlements, build up to three castles or strongholds, and tax your
citizens and vassals however much you wish.
If you do not follow the guidelines in the charters, you will be attacked by the administrators and moderators who will be using the best equipment possible, however, if you manage to defeat them all, your town/nation will be ignored for a time and allowed to grow.
Donations
Donations can be sent through three tiers:
Chieftain - get a Small Charter, which allows you to build your own small settlement, have no cool-down in global chat, and access to colored and special chat. You also get the option to be known as nobility, and have a small family or personal back-story (min. 750 words) written for you by the owner, and a small family crest to show off to your peers!
Vassal - get a Medium Charter, which allows you to build your own town, have no cool-down in global chat, and access to colored and special chat. You also get the option to be known as nobility, and have a medium family or personal back-story (min. 1.5k words) written for you by the owner, and a medium family crest to show off to your peers.
Emperor - get a large charter, which allows you to create a nation consisting of several towns/settlements and castles, no cool-down in global chat, and access to colored and special chat. You also get the option to be known as nobility, and have a large family or personal back-story (min. 3k words) written for you by the owner, and an intricate family crest to show off to your peers!
Failure to comply to these rules will result in this:
1 warning: Jail (15 mins.)
2nd warning: Temp-ban (24 hrs)
3rd warning: Un-appealable Perma-ban
One:
No hacking or using client modifications..
Two:
No requesting for admins or mods for items or special privileges.
Three:
No "griefing", expanded upon in the "RP Rules" section.
Four:
UNDER CONSTRUCTION, PLEASE WAIT.
Failure to comply to these rules will result in this:
1 warning: Jail (15 mins.)
2nd warning: Temp-ban (24 hrs)
3rd warning: Un-appealable Perma-ban
One:
You are not a high elf from another world that has OP magical powers. This server is about humans, and what humans can do, there are no quests, no magic, no Elves, Dwarves, Dragons, Demons or Goblins.
Two:
Theft and murder ARE allowed, protect yourself and your items! Note: griefing is allowed as long as both parties (Example, town vs. town) acknowledge that they are going to war/raiding. If you are acting as a single bandit and pour lava all over a town in which there are no members online, you will be jailed, temp-banned, then perma-banned, and all damage will be rolled back/repaired.
Three:
For one nation/town to start attacking another, they must both first acknowledge that they are at war and can raid, pillage and steal from each other's villages and towns.
Four:
There MUST be at least 2 citizens online before anyone, brigand or emperor, can attack a town or nation, or steal from them. Note: even if there are 2 members online in a town, you cannot steal from an offline member. Jail -> temp-ban -> perma-ban. You know the process.
Five:
Stay in character when in local chat (default), the only time you may go out of character is in global or OOC chat. This means no talking about those crazy things like "video games" or "internet" while in local chat.
Six:
No metagaming. No using anything that would be obviously unavailable to your character in the time period and with his/her level of education, this includes everything from building airplanes to knowing how to brew whiskey in game.
Seven:
No unrealistic or our of context buildings or structures. This means no floating trees, metal skyscrapers, giant holes, elevators, or anything else that either looks unnatural or doesn't fit with the time period.
Please be aware that the server is not currently open. Estimated time for opening is July 13, 2014. You can, however, apply to beta test, or for a regular position, and be added to the whitelist when the server opens.
Why do you want to beta test?: To check out this rad new server!
In Character~ Character Name: Arthur Hungrina
Short Description & Background: Arthur is from a wealthy family in Ireland that owns a huge number of textile mills. He is the youngest of 8 brothers in a very Catholic family, and decided he wanted to make his own name for himself. At the age of 20 he packed up all of his belongings in a shoe box and hopped on the next boat headed to Cirea. Now he is here and ready to survive!
Reason for Coming to Cirea: He wanted to get away from his family, and find himself.
Why do you want to beta test?: To check out this rad new server!
In Character~ Character Name: Arthur Hungrina
Short Description & Background: Arthur is from a wealthy family in Ireland that owns a huge number of textile mills. He is the youngest of 8 brothers in a very Catholic family, and decided he wanted to make his own name for himself. At the age of 20 he packed up all of his belongings in a shoe box and hopped on the next boat headed to Cirea. Now he is here and ready to survive!
Reason for Coming to Cirea: He wanted to get away from his family, and find himself.
Oh! Wasn't actually expecting anyone to apply without any updates on my part. Well, congrats on finding the thread and welcome aboard! IP will be provided when available (soon).
IGN:jordanthekidrs Why do you want to beta test?: Because i love things like this, having a server with cool plugins and having a server that seems this realistic would be an amazing opportunity to test. In Character~ Character Name: Michael Stewart Short Description & Background: Michael is from a 2nd class family in Ireland there family owns there own business in trading and makes just enough money to make it through the day, but Michael wants to make his life worth it..... Reason for Coming to Cirea: Michael wants to do everything in his power to make his life worth it and help his parents, so he sets out to find adventure, and rule the lands.
Why do you want to beta test?: I love the idea that you're trying to push: expansion without chaos. I would love to get in early and do my part to help see the server to the end!
In Character~ Character Name: Zephyr Giggliorni
Short Description & Background: Zephyr came from the war-ridden isle of Sicily, in an attempt to seek wealth and help to bring his family away from the dangers of the invaders back home.
Reason for Coming to Cirea: Zephyr will do anything to expand his wealth and help his family, and seeks to find the riches stowed in this newly-discovered land, selling everything for a profit.
Phew, ok. Let me start off this post by saying all of the above are accepted. I apologize for replying so late, there was some kind of glitch with mcforums, and after I logged in with the wrong account, I couldn't log out, and since I'm on a bit of a vacation at the moment, I don't have access to my regular PC.
Now that that's out of the way, let me explain the current server situation. I happen to know someone in the server hosting business who is just starting up a fledgling hosting company, and I bought a 4gb server from him. However, since the company is brand new and, in fact, they rushed to get my server up and running, there have been several technical dificulties, the most prominent being the fact that their control panel is not completely set up, and thus I cannot transfer the server files from my PC to the host. So, until the technical issues have been fixed, all beta testing and general in-game activities have been temporarily suspended.
Geez, that was a mouthful. Anyways, expect everything to be working within the week. BTW, beta testers, if you leave, Mari will be sad. (Insert crying bunny here)
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If it were you that ruled the first Americans, what would you do? What would you create? Where would you go? This is where you decide. This may not be North America, but perhaps it's somewhere better. Somewhere the food is bountiful, the animals are fat, and the lands are unclaimed. Somewhere with no civilizations to hinder you, no native peoples to steal from you. Somewhere clean and untouched by humans, or so people think.
But it's not all about exploration and ruling the people, this land represents opportunity. An opportunity to start fresh, to build a homestead by a lake, to start a family. It represents an opportunity for trade, to provide the various kings, aristocrats and simple men the tools and food they need to survive on this unsettled land. Not to mention, everyone back home wants to know what's on this little continent, everyone from royalty to the average man is lusting after the bounties of this wild place. Perhaps you should make it your job to show them, for a price, of course, be sure the various kings, princesses, emperors and politicians will pay an unimaginable amount for the goods you can provide. This land represents an opportunity for new life, new wealth, and perhaps even new love. Be it a simple farmer, or a wealthy merchant, the land of Cirea will welcome all.
Now, there may not be any grand legends of mythical beings, incredibly strong people, or gods and goddesses that could wipe you out with but the flick of a finger, but that's where you come in. This is your story. This is where you make your mark on history, be it a saint, a dictator, a self-procalimed deity, it's for you to decide. Your word is law here, the strong rule the weak, when an enemy come knocking at your door, you do not stop to think about what will happen afterwards, you simply attack! This land is your land, now go out there and claim it!
Path of the Leader
Path of the Merchant
Path of the Warrior
Path of the Bartender
Path of the Bandit
What we're about
Tech
Administration
Towns & Nations
claim land, Build up to ten residential buildings, one communal building and two
industrial buildings, and tax your citizens up to 50 gp a week.
30 residential buildings, five communal buildings, and six industrial buildings, and
tax your citizens however much you wish.
towns or settlements, build up to three castles or strongholds, and tax your
citizens and vassals however much you wish.
Donations
Failure to comply to these rules will result in this:
1 warning: Jail (15 mins.)
2nd warning: Temp-ban (24 hrs)
3rd warning: Un-appealable Perma-ban
One:
Two:
Three:
Four:
Failure to comply to these rules will result in this:
1 warning: Jail (15 mins.)
2nd warning: Temp-ban (24 hrs)
3rd warning: Un-appealable Perma-ban
One:
Two:
Three:
Four:
Five:
Six:
Seven:
Please be aware that the server is not currently open. Estimated time for opening is July 13, 2014. You can, however, apply to beta test, or for a regular position, and be added to the whitelist when the server opens.
Beta Test Whitelist App:
Pre-Release Whitelist App
Beta Test Whitelist App:
Only accepting 4-5 people.Tech~
IGN: Hellbutt
Why do you want to beta test?: To check out this rad new server!
In Character~
Character Name: Arthur Hungrina
Short Description & Background: Arthur is from a wealthy family in Ireland that owns a huge number of textile mills. He is the youngest of 8 brothers in a very Catholic family, and decided he wanted to make his own name for himself. At the age of 20 he packed up all of his belongings in a shoe box and hopped on the next boat headed to Cirea. Now he is here and ready to survive!
Reason for Coming to Cirea: He wanted to get away from his family, and find himself.
Oh! Wasn't actually expecting anyone to apply without any updates on my part. Well, congrats on finding the thread and welcome aboard!
Why do you want to beta test?: Because i love things like this, having a server with cool plugins and having a server that seems this realistic would be an amazing opportunity to test.
In Character~
Character Name: Michael Stewart
Short Description & Background: Michael is from a 2nd class family in Ireland there family owns there own business in trading and makes just enough money to make it through the day, but Michael wants to make his life worth it.....
Reason for Coming to Cirea: Michael wants to do everything in his power to make his life worth it and help his parents, so he sets out to find adventure, and rule the lands.
Why do you want to beta test?: I love the idea that you're trying to push: expansion without chaos. I would love to get in early and do my part to help see the server to the end!
In Character~
Character Name: Zephyr Giggliorni
Short Description & Background: Zephyr came from the war-ridden isle of Sicily, in an attempt to seek wealth and help to bring his family away from the dangers of the invaders back home.
Reason for Coming to Cirea: Zephyr will do anything to expand his wealth and help his family, and seeks to find the riches stowed in this newly-discovered land, selling everything for a profit.
Now that that's out of the way, let me explain the current server situation. I happen to know someone in the server hosting business who is just starting up a fledgling hosting company, and I bought a 4gb server from him. However, since the company is brand new and, in fact, they rushed to get my server up and running, there have been several technical dificulties, the most prominent being the fact that their control panel is not completely set up, and thus I cannot transfer the server files from my PC to the host. So, until the technical issues have been fixed, all beta testing and general in-game activities have been temporarily suspended.
Geez, that was a mouthful. Anyways, expect everything to be working within the week. BTW, beta testers, if you leave, Mari will be sad. (Insert crying bunny here)