FORKNI-L
Digest - 21 Oct 2013 to 22 Oct 2013 (#2013-161)
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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Topics of the day:
1. War One (was Re: Knighties)
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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:32:52 -0400
From: Greer Watson <gwatson2@r.......>
Subject: Re: War One (was Re: Knighties)
I've been asked by Ronni Katz (Ron the Enforcer) when it was that the
Die-Hards showed up.
Whenever the "original factions" are listed, there are always six: Cousins,
Knighties, Ravenettes, NatPack, FoDs, and Die-Hards. We're usually told
that they all appeared just before or during War One. However, when I made
my post yesterday, I mentioned only the other five. So that's a good
question: when *did* the Die-Hards appear?
War One was held in January 1994. War Two was in July of the same year.
(Next year will be their twentieth anniversary.)
In War One, there *were* people who never picked an affiliation; but they
didn't have any particular name for themselves. By War Two, which was held
about six months later, this had changed. The Die-Hards introduced
themselves to the other factions by leaving a "pamphlet", often slipped
under people's windscreen wipers. This "pamphlet" was actually several
hundred pages long: it was the Die-Hard manifesto declaring their
neutrality.
Clearly organization had been going on behind the scenes *before* War Two,
since the Die-Hards had a clear story arc laid out for themselves (quite
aside from their impromptu interactions as war progressed). They also had a
headquarters, though it was not the same as the one they use today. They
offered it as a refuge for members of other factions who wanted a "time-out"
from playing. To ensure its neutrality, it was heavily defended.
So, the Die-Hards were actually only created after War One. Still, they are
usually counted among the original factions, and have played ever since.
Greer
gwatson2@r.......
http://www.foreverknight.org/FK4/
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