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WOW it seems I was already banned from United Order of Pigeonstotzka from a previous mission when I was with Arconia Defenders/The SOP the founder must have been alive then and didn't appreciate/understand our defence of his region Jevron gets an honorary mention on The SOP board.

South Akia wrote:WOW it seems I was already banned from United Order of Pigeonstotzka from a previous mission when I was with Arconia Defenders/The SOP the founder must have been alive then and didn't appreciate/understand our defence of his region Jevron gets an honorary mention on The SOP board.

Fun fact: this region was the very first region I ever became delegate in and detagged on a Warden mission. My nation, Capital North, is listed as having been made delegate on Wednesday February 10th, the day I officially signed up for the Wardens.

One of the things about defending that always gets me is that we're always visiting the same regions over and over again. I used to think it was such a disappointment that we kept coming back to these regions over and over again, but now, I'm happy if it's only been a couple of months since our last visit. Hopefully P2 reads your message and unbans you.

Riddle of the day
What can climb stairs but has no legs and goes up while falling down.
One day to answer. I think that the answer will be surprising.

Eshialand wrote:Hopefully P2 reads your message and unbans you.


Actually I was baffled at first and wondered if we had all been banned somehow so I switched WA to North Akia so I'm in, only thought later to look at the banned nations list.

South babito wrote:Riddle of the day
What can climb stairs but has no legs and goes up while falling down.
One day to answer. I think that the answer will be surprising.

A slinky?

Well, here it is, my four-year dispatch. How in the world has it been four years since I first founded this nation?

One day, I got ridiculously bored, so I decided to Google "create your own country". Why? It was something that always appealed to me. That was when I first found NationStates.

Monday, April 3rd, 2017, 11:42:35 a.m. EDT: the Kingdom of Eshialand was founded.

How has it been four years? How have I stuck around? Okay, that second one was a trick question. I didn't stick around at all. But why then did I keep coming back?

Hold on, I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let's go back to 2017.

So, on that fateful Monday, I started my NationStates journey. At first when I discovered it, I just had to tell my IRL friends about it. I know, I know, rookie mistake. Oh well, what did I know? I was just a kid back then. Heck, I'm just a kid now...

In the beginning, I never really cared much for on-site communities. The only one I distinctly remember was the Union of Confederate Regions before the sh*t hit the fan there, but a quick look into NSHistory will show that I also spent brief stints in the Invaders (take a moment to consider where this nation is now and savor that bowl of irony soup), Geopolity, and Enadia, not that I remember any people from back then. I always cared more about those issues. I must've nuked Brasilistan three times in 2017. In fact, I still can't bring myself to not nuke Brasilistan when I get that chain in 2021!

Sadly, my interest faded, as it inevitably does whenever I don't have a stable support structure, and eventually, my nations (I had three at this point) all CTE'd later that year.

So that was it, right? Another insignificant player came and left without making any impact on the game. Hahaha, wrong. Why do you think I'm writing this dispatch?

So, it was January 2019, a weird time in my life. Actually, all times of my life are weird when you think about it, but I digress.

One day, for some unholy season, I decided to try and find NationStates again. Why? I dunno, the answer is just lost to time I guess. Somehow though, I managed to remember all of my nations and log into them. Of course, now I was a player without a home, and given that I was just beginning to learn the power of online friendship, this next batch of recruitment TGs could very well have determined the course of my NS existence.

Of course, the TG that I wound up clicking on was for the Order of the Grey Wardens, and the rest, as they say, was history.

Wait, no it wasn't!

So, I wasn't super active there at first. I didn't really have the tools at that point to be that active. So, one day, I decided to spin the recruitment TG wheel again with a new nation, a new co-main. Its name? Galdanulia.

Sunday, April 21st, 2019, 8:14:07 p.m. EDT: the Republic of Galdanulia was founded.

In the end, I decided on the LCRUA. Ah yes, another eternal mystery solved.

While it wasn't very active at the time, and was actually on a steady decline into inactivity, I actually made friends there, which was more than I could say about other regions I had joined. This was also when I was getting into regional politics, so the region was a great fit for me.

Sadly, as the months went on, my activity waned as it always does. However this time, I noticed something. My activity was waning along with the LCRUA's. Did I need a stable, active friend group to keep my interest in NationStates alive?

Spoiler alert: yes. And, once I didn't have an active friend group anymore, I did exactly what I did in 2017: let all of my nations CTE. However this time, I knew it wasn't going to be forever.

Flash forward to the Fall of 2020. Boo-boop. Boo-boop. I had a weird habit of leaving Discord open while I was doing my online learning, and since I was still masked as a Guardian in the TGW Discord server, I kept getting pinged about new missions every day. Day in, day out. Boo-boop. Boo-boop.

One day, I decided that enough was enough, and that day was December 1st. I logged back into my old nations, rejoined my old regions, and promised myself that this time would be the last time. If it didn't work out, I'd leave forever.

One has to wonder how things would be different if TGW had had the common sense to unmask me, or if I had purged my server list even once. History has a way of working out in the strangest ways, however.

Eventually, things went really well for me. I saw how NS was meant to be. TGW was going great for me. The LCRUA got back together, against all odds. I had friends at a time when I needed then most, and in that sense, NS kinda saved my life, or at bare minimum saved me from being some psychotic shell of my former self.

I even found myself joining more regions with more nations, usually because a friend told me about them. My NS communities were multiplying on their own, which I suppose means that I have a life here.

Recently, I even found myself joining the South Pacific, which I never thought I'd do, given my previous stance that the feeders were just "those regions that you're meant to leave". I often find myself looking at my past opinions just like that one and realizing just how wrong/naïve I really was, and this was one of those times, because one I was there, I found a community like no other.

Of course, through it all, I'll always have the friends I've met along the way. Aren't they the best parts of any journey? No matter who you are or what region you're in, I want to thank you for being my friend. Heck, even if you aren't my friend, even if you're just someone who found this dispatch and wanted something to read, I want to thank you for being a part of my ongoing NS experience. This one's for you.

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Deadeye jack, Balkannia, Laser states, South Akia, and 1 otherSouth babito

Eshialand wrote:Well, here it is, my four-year dispatch. How in the world has it been four years since I first founded this nation?
One day, I got ridiculously bored, so I decided to Google "create your own country". Why? It was something that always appealed to me. That was when I first found NationStates.

Monday, April 3rd, 2017, 11:42:35 a.m. EDT: the Kingdom of Eshialand was founded.

How has it been four years? How have I stuck around? Okay, that second one was a trick question. I didn't stick around at all. But why then did I keep coming back?

Hold on, I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let's go back to 2017.

So, on that fateful Monday, I started my NationStates journey. At first when I discovered it, I just had to tell my IRL friends about it. I know, I know, rookie mistake. Oh well, what did I know? I was just a kid back then. Heck, I'm just a kid now...

In the beginning, I never really cared much for on-site communities. The only one I distinctly remember was the Union of Confederate Regions before the sh*t hit the fan there, but a quick look into NSHistory will show that I also spent brief stints in the Invaders (take a moment to consider where this nation is now and savor that bowl of irony soup), Geopolity, and Enadia, not that I remember any people from back then. I always cared more about those issues. I must've nuked Brasilistan three times in 2017. In fact, I still can't bring myself to not nuke Brasilistan when I get that chain in 2021!

Sadly, my interest faded, as it inevitably does whenever I don't have a stable support structure, and eventually, my nations (I had three at this point) all CTE'd later that year.

So that was it, right? Another insignificant player came and left without making any impact on the game. Hahaha, wrong. Why do you think I'm writing this dispatch?

So, it was January 2019, a weird time in my life. Actually, all times of my life are weird when you think about it, but I digress.

One day, for some unholy season, I decided to try and find NationStates again. Why? I dunno, the answer is just lost to time I guess. Somehow though, I managed to remember all of my nations and log into them. Of course, now I was a player without a home, and given that I was just beginning to learn the power of online friendship, this next batch of recruitment TGs could very well have determined the course of my NS existence.

Of course, the TG that I wound up clicking on was for the Order of the Grey Wardens, and the rest, as they say, was history.

Wait, no it wasn't!

So, I wasn't super active there at first. I didn't really have the tools at that point to be that active. So, one day, I decided to spin the recruitment TG wheel again with a new nation, a new co-main. Its name? Galdanulia.

Sunday, April 21st, 2019, 8:14:07 p.m. EDT: the Republic of Galdanulia was founded.

In the end, I decided on the LCRUA. Ah yes, another eternal mystery solved.

While it wasn't very active at the time, and was actually on a steady decline into inactivity, I actually made friends there, which was more than I could say about other regions I had joined. This was also when I was getting into regional politics, so the region was a great fit for me.

Sadly, as the months went on, my activity waned as it always does. However this time, I noticed something. My activity was waning along with the LCRUA's. Did I need a stable, active friend group to keep my interest in NationStates alive?

Spoiler alert: yes. And, once I didn't have an active friend group anymore, I did exactly what I did in 2017: let all of my nations CTE. However this time, I knew it wasn't going to be forever.

Flash forward to the Fall of 2020. Boo-boop. Boo-boop. I had a weird habit of leaving Discord open while I was doing my online learning, and since I was still masked as a Guardian in the TGW Discord server, I kept getting pinged about new missions every day. Day in, day out. Boo-boop. Boo-boop.

One day, I decided that enough was enough, and that day was December 1st. I logged back into my old nations, rejoined my old regions, and promised myself that this time would be the last time. If it didn't work out, I'd leave forever.

One has to wonder how things would be different if TGW had had the common sense to unmask me, or if I had purged my server list even once. History has a way of working out in the strangest ways, however.

Eventually, things went really well for me. I saw how NS was meant to be. TGW was going great for me. The LCRUA got back together, against all odds. I had friends at a time when I needed then most, and in that sense, NS kinda saved my life, or at bare minimum saved me from being some psychotic shell of my former self.

I even found myself joining more regions with more nations, usually because a friend told me about them. My NS communities were multiplying on their own, which I suppose means that I have a life here.

Recently, I even found myself joining the South Pacific, which I never thought I'd do, given my previous stance that the feeders were just "those regions that you're meant to leave". I often find myself looking at my past opinions just like that one and realizing just how wrong/naïve I really was, and this was one of those times, because one I was there, I found a community like no other.

Of course, through it all, I'll always have the friends I've met along the way. Aren't they the best parts of any journey? No matter who you are or what region you're in, I want to thank you for being my friend. Heck, even if you aren't my friend, even if you're just someone who found this dispatch and wanted something to read, I want to thank you for being a part of my ongoing NS experience. This one's for you.

Read dispatch

Hear Hear!
That was really well written Eshialand! It reminds me of my own journey in NS, but a lot more active. :)

Deadeye jack, Eshialand, and Balkannia

Post self-deleted by Pangaea-Panthalassa.

New Guardian Mission

Move a World Assembly nation to: Roleplay with Mapchart
Endorse: Panthalassa-Pangaea


The Order of the Grey Wardens: Guide to being a Guardian
Region | LinkForum | LinkDiscord

What is a Guardian?

Being a Guardian is for warriors who are unable to engage the Darkspawn on the frontlines and yet are still willing and eager to fight the raider blight.

For those busy during the two game update times, you can still conduct military operations and make a difference as a Guardian. Guardians choose to guard and cleanse the regions of NationStates from the Darkspawn in-between update times with a more flexible schedule. Guardians move into target regions during the 12-hour windows between game updates and provide vital WA endorsement support to their leading officers, as well as conducting detags and off update defenses.

Guardian mission updates are found on the RMB (Regional Message Board) and World Factbook Entry for Guardian missions which are updated every 12 hours. There are also notifications given on Discord, if you are able to join.

You don't need to sign up or register anywhere, either on NationStates, on Discord, or the forum. Just start participating by following this guide! This guide will remain pinned in our region to serve as a handbook whenever you need it.

How to Participate:

We call your current nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens your "main nation". For Guardian missions, you will need another nation, which is called a "puppet nation". You can name this nation whatever you want when you create it. To get your puppet nation setup, follow these steps:

1) If your main nation is admitted to the World Assembly, resign now.
2) Login to your puppet nation, or create it if you have not done so already.
3) Go to the Settings page.
4) Associate a valid e-mail with your nation (make sure this is the same e-mail address as on your main nation).
5) In your Motto, make a reference to the name of your main nation in some fashion (so that we know it's you!)
6) Set the LinkGuardians Flag on that nation
7) Apply to join the World Assembly.
8) Check your e-mail, and confirm your admittance into the World Assembly.
9) Move to the current region listed in the newest Guardian RMB post and endorse the selected nation
10) Remain there until the lead nation gains the delegacy position

Between missions, keep your puppet nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens, endorsing our delegate Frilless islands.

Total mission counts and ranks are calculated at the end of each month by Guardian leadership, typically pinned on the main region page when published.

There may be times where the format of a Guardian mission changes, depending on the needs or goals of the mission. It's important to check your telegrams on your Guardian nation in case you receive special instructions, but here are some you might encounter generally:

  • If asked to move to a region, you move your puppet nation to that region by opening the region page, scrolling to after the World Factbook Entry, and then clicking "Move (Nation) to (Region)". (Note: Do not post on that region's Regional Message Board unless invited by native nations to do so)

  • If asked to endorse a nation, open that nation's page, scroll to the bottom, and click the button "Endorse (Nation)". (Note: You can only do this if your puppet nation is in the same region as that nation)

  • If asked to cross-endorse on a nation, you not only endorse that nation but also every other nation endorsing that nation. To see the endorsees of a nation, scroll to the bottom of the page to "Endorsements received:", which is followed by a list of endorsing nations.

  • If asked to cross-endorse in the region, when you enter a region, you will want to find your fellow Guardian nations and cross-endorse on them. To find these nations, you can either scroll through all nations in the region and look for nations with the Guardian flag, or look at the activity page for that region for nations moving to that region with the Guardian flag.

Guardian Ranks:

Being a Guardian offers quick promotions based on the number of missions you complete and further leadership opportunities. Guardian missions and various Guardian tasks are managed by those who hold the following ranks:

  • Silverite Guardian - The Silverite Guardian is the leader of all the Guardian forces. They will oversee missions and make sure the deeds of the Guardians are remembered for those who come after by maintaining records.

  • Guardian Champion - The Guardian Champion is second-in-command to the Silverite Guardian. They are an experienced veteran of the battlefields and can be trusted to provide leadership in the absence of the Silverite Guardian.

  • Guardian Captain - Guardian captains are those who have shown outstanding dedication to the cause and are entrusted to take the lead on missions when called upon by their superiors.

Even when not in leadership, Guardians can earn titled ranks that reflect their experience and hard-earned effort against the raider blight. These ranks are calculated by leadership at the end of each month, as found in the Guardian mission log:

  • Guardian Knight-Indomitable - These Guardians have dedicated countless hours to protecting regions. You can recognise them by their armor, dented but still glorious, and patched up over and over. That is, if you don't already recognise their storied name. (Awarded to those who have completed more than 125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Stalwart - Stalwarts are loyal to their friends and their quest, reliable in every battle, and hard-working, having dedicated their time and sword to a myriad of missions. (Awarded to those who have completed 76-125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Bulwark - These Guardians have attended a multitude of missions, their glorious swords always ready to plunge into battle. Regions know they can depend on a Knight-Bulwark. (Awarded to those who have completed 36-75 missions)

  • Guardian Knight - When you hear the gale of wings, and the glint of metal, and the cry of the griffin, a Guardian Knight cannot be far away, ready to help whoever is in need. (Awarded to those who have completed 21-35 missions)

  • Guardian - Guardians are the shields that protect the vulnerable, and the hands that reach out to help people back up after a raid. (Awarded to those who have completed 6-20 missions)

  • Guardian Squire - These young guardians have recently taken up their sword to protect regions all over NationStates. You can recognize them by their shiny new armor and boundless enthusiasm! (Awarded to those who have completed 1-5 missions)


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Eshialand wrote:A slinky?

Wow I thought the falling part would throw people off.

South babito wrote:Wow I thought the falling part would throw people off.

It did throw me off for a second, but I submitted my guess anyway.

New Guardian Mission

Move a World Assembly nation to: The ULN
Endorse: Panthalassa-Pangaea


The Order of the Grey Wardens: Guide to being a Guardian
Region | LinkForum | LinkDiscord

What is a Guardian?

Being a Guardian is for warriors who are unable to engage the Darkspawn on the frontlines and yet are still willing and eager to fight the raider blight.

For those busy during the two game update times, you can still conduct military operations and make a difference as a Guardian. Guardians choose to guard and cleanse the regions of NationStates from the Darkspawn in-between update times with a more flexible schedule. Guardians move into target regions during the 12-hour windows between game updates and provide vital WA endorsement support to their leading officers, as well as conducting detags and off update defenses.

Guardian mission updates are found on the RMB (Regional Message Board) and World Factbook Entry for Guardian missions which are updated every 12 hours. There are also notifications given on Discord, if you are able to join.

You don't need to sign up or register anywhere, either on NationStates, on Discord, or the forum. Just start participating by following this guide! This guide will remain pinned in our region to serve as a handbook whenever you need it.

How to Participate:

We call your current nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens your "main nation". For Guardian missions, you will need another nation, which is called a "puppet nation". You can name this nation whatever you want when you create it. To get your puppet nation setup, follow these steps:

1) If your main nation is admitted to the World Assembly, resign now.
2) Login to your puppet nation, or create it if you have not done so already.
3) Go to the Settings page.
4) Associate a valid e-mail with your nation (make sure this is the same e-mail address as on your main nation).
5) In your Motto, make a reference to the name of your main nation in some fashion (so that we know it's you!)
6) Set the LinkGuardians Flag on that nation
7) Apply to join the World Assembly.
8) Check your e-mail, and confirm your admittance into the World Assembly.
9) Move to the current region listed in the newest Guardian RMB post and endorse the selected nation
10) Remain there until the lead nation gains the delegacy position

Between missions, keep your puppet nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens, endorsing our delegate Frilless islands.

Total mission counts and ranks are calculated at the end of each month by Guardian leadership, typically pinned on the main region page when published.

There may be times where the format of a Guardian mission changes, depending on the needs or goals of the mission. It's important to check your telegrams on your Guardian nation in case you receive special instructions, but here are some you might encounter generally:

  • If asked to move to a region, you move your puppet nation to that region by opening the region page, scrolling to after the World Factbook Entry, and then clicking "Move (Nation) to (Region)". (Note: Do not post on that region's Regional Message Board unless invited by native nations to do so)

  • If asked to endorse a nation, open that nation's page, scroll to the bottom, and click the button "Endorse (Nation)". (Note: You can only do this if your puppet nation is in the same region as that nation)

  • If asked to cross-endorse on a nation, you not only endorse that nation but also every other nation endorsing that nation. To see the endorsees of a nation, scroll to the bottom of the page to "Endorsements received:", which is followed by a list of endorsing nations.

  • If asked to cross-endorse in the region, when you enter a region, you will want to find your fellow Guardian nations and cross-endorse on them. To find these nations, you can either scroll through all nations in the region and look for nations with the Guardian flag, or look at the activity page for that region for nations moving to that region with the Guardian flag.

Guardian Ranks:

Being a Guardian offers quick promotions based on the number of missions you complete and further leadership opportunities. Guardian missions and various Guardian tasks are managed by those who hold the following ranks:

  • Silverite Guardian - The Silverite Guardian is the leader of all the Guardian forces. They will oversee missions and make sure the deeds of the Guardians are remembered for those who come after by maintaining records.

  • Guardian Champion - The Guardian Champion is second-in-command to the Silverite Guardian. They are an experienced veteran of the battlefields and can be trusted to provide leadership in the absence of the Silverite Guardian.

  • Guardian Captain - Guardian captains are those who have shown outstanding dedication to the cause and are entrusted to take the lead on missions when called upon by their superiors.

Even when not in leadership, Guardians can earn titled ranks that reflect their experience and hard-earned effort against the raider blight. These ranks are calculated by leadership at the end of each month, as found in the Guardian mission log:

  • Guardian Knight-Indomitable - These Guardians have dedicated countless hours to protecting regions. You can recognise them by their armor, dented but still glorious, and patched up over and over. That is, if you don't already recognise their storied name. (Awarded to those who have completed more than 125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Stalwart - Stalwarts are loyal to their friends and their quest, reliable in every battle, and hard-working, having dedicated their time and sword to a myriad of missions. (Awarded to those who have completed 76-125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Bulwark - These Guardians have attended a multitude of missions, their glorious swords always ready to plunge into battle. Regions know they can depend on a Knight-Bulwark. (Awarded to those who have completed 36-75 missions)

  • Guardian Knight - When you hear the gale of wings, and the glint of metal, and the cry of the griffin, a Guardian Knight cannot be far away, ready to help whoever is in need. (Awarded to those who have completed 21-35 missions)

  • Guardian - Guardians are the shields that protect the vulnerable, and the hands that reach out to help people back up after a raid. (Awarded to those who have completed 6-20 missions)

  • Guardian Squire - These young guardians have recently taken up their sword to protect regions all over NationStates. You can recognize them by their shiny new armor and boundless enthusiasm! (Awarded to those who have completed 1-5 missions)


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North east south west union

hello

North east south west union

does anyone exist

North east south west union wrote:does anyone exist

I do, at least last I checked I did.

South Akia and North east south west union

North east south west union wrote:does anyone exist

Yes...I can recommend existing

Eshialand and North east south west union

New Guardian Mission

Move a World Assembly nation to:IFMAL
Endorse: Hashishin


The Order of the Grey Wardens: Guide to being a Guardian
Region | LinkForum | LinkDiscord

What is a Guardian?

Being a Guardian is for warriors who are unable to engage the Darkspawn on the frontlines and yet are still willing and eager to fight the raider blight.

For those busy during the two game update times, you can still conduct military operations and make a difference as a Guardian. Guardians choose to guard and cleanse the regions of NationStates from the Darkspawn in-between update times with a more flexible schedule. Guardians move into target regions during the 12-hour windows between game updates and provide vital WA endorsement support to their leading officers, as well as conducting detags and off update defenses.

Guardian mission updates are found on the RMB (Regional Message Board) and World Factbook Entry for Guardian missions which are updated every 12 hours. There are also notifications given on Discord, if you are able to join.

You don't need to sign up or register anywhere, either on NationStates, on Discord, or the forum. Just start participating by following this guide! This guide will remain pinned in our region to serve as a handbook whenever you need it.

How to Participate:

We call your current nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens your "main nation". For Guardian missions, you will need another nation, which is called a "puppet nation". You can name this nation whatever you want when you create it. To get your puppet nation setup, follow these steps:

1) If your main nation is admitted to the World Assembly, resign now.
2) Login to your puppet nation, or create it if you have not done so already.
3) Go to the Settings page.
4) Associate a valid e-mail with your nation (make sure this is the same e-mail address as on your main nation).
5) In your Motto, make a reference to the name of your main nation in some fashion (so that we know it's you!)
6) Set the LinkGuardians Flag on that nation
7) Apply to join the World Assembly.
8) Check your e-mail, and confirm your admittance into the World Assembly.
9) Move to the current region listed in the newest Guardian RMB post and endorse the selected nation
10) Remain there until the lead nation gains the delegacy position

Between missions, keep your puppet nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens, endorsing our delegate Frilless islands.

Total mission counts and ranks are calculated at the end of each month by Guardian leadership, typically pinned on the main region page when published.

There may be times where the format of a Guardian mission changes, depending on the needs or goals of the mission. It's important to check your telegrams on your Guardian nation in case you receive special instructions, but here are some you might encounter generally:

  • If asked to move to a region, you move your puppet nation to that region by opening the region page, scrolling to after the World Factbook Entry, and then clicking "Move (Nation) to (Region)". (Note: Do not post on that region's Regional Message Board unless invited by native nations to do so)

  • If asked to endorse a nation, open that nation's page, scroll to the bottom, and click the button "Endorse (Nation)". (Note: You can only do this if your puppet nation is in the same region as that nation)

  • If asked to cross-endorse on a nation, you not only endorse that nation but also every other nation endorsing that nation. To see the endorsees of a nation, scroll to the bottom of the page to "Endorsements received:", which is followed by a list of endorsing nations.

  • If asked to cross-endorse in the region, when you enter a region, you will want to find your fellow Guardian nations and cross-endorse on them. To find these nations, you can either scroll through all nations in the region and look for nations with the Guardian flag, or look at the activity page for that region for nations moving to that region with the Guardian flag.

Guardian Ranks:

Being a Guardian offers quick promotions based on the number of missions you complete and further leadership opportunities. Guardian missions and various Guardian tasks are managed by those who hold the following ranks:

  • Silverite Guardian - The Silverite Guardian is the leader of all the Guardian forces. They will oversee missions and make sure the deeds of the Guardians are remembered for those who come after by maintaining records.

  • Guardian Champion - The Guardian Champion is second-in-command to the Silverite Guardian. They are an experienced veteran of the battlefields and can be trusted to provide leadership in the absence of the Silverite Guardian.

  • Guardian Captain - Guardian captains are those who have shown outstanding dedication to the cause and are entrusted to take the lead on missions when called upon by their superiors.

Even when not in leadership, Guardians can earn titled ranks that reflect their experience and hard-earned effort against the raider blight. These ranks are calculated by leadership at the end of each month, as found in the Guardian mission log:

  • Guardian Knight-Indomitable - These Guardians have dedicated countless hours to protecting regions. You can recognise them by their armor, dented but still glorious, and patched up over and over. That is, if you don't already recognise their storied name. (Awarded to those who have completed more than 125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Stalwart - Stalwarts are loyal to their friends and their quest, reliable in every battle, and hard-working, having dedicated their time and sword to a myriad of missions. (Awarded to those who have completed 76-125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Bulwark - These Guardians have attended a multitude of missions, their glorious swords always ready to plunge into battle. Regions know they can depend on a Knight-Bulwark. (Awarded to those who have completed 36-75 missions)

  • Guardian Knight - When you hear the gale of wings, and the glint of metal, and the cry of the griffin, a Guardian Knight cannot be far away, ready to help whoever is in need. (Awarded to those who have completed 21-35 missions)

  • Guardian - Guardians are the shields that protect the vulnerable, and the hands that reach out to help people back up after a raid. (Awarded to those who have completed 6-20 missions)

  • Guardian Squire - These young guardians have recently taken up their sword to protect regions all over NationStates. You can recognize them by their shiny new armor and boundless enthusiasm! (Awarded to those who have completed 1-5 missions)


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North east south west union wrote:does anyone exist

I think I exist.

Eshialand and The new north east south west union

Riddle of the day (This one is kind of a joke.)
What is one of the few things from Australia that is not terrifying and not a Koala.
One day to answer.

Alfonzo the warden

South babito wrote:Riddle of the day (This one is kind of a joke.)
What is one of the few things from Australia that is not terrifying and not a Koala.
One day to answer.

Guy

A very pressing question: how would you describe your favorite color?

Grea Kriopia wrote:A very pressing question: how would you describe your favorite color?

I would describe it as blue.

New Guardian Mission

Move a World Assembly nation to: The Free Alliance
Endorse: Hashishin


The Order of the Grey Wardens: Guide to being a Guardian
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What is a Guardian?

Being a Guardian is for warriors who are unable to engage the Darkspawn on the frontlines and yet are still willing and eager to fight the raider blight.

For those busy during the two game update times, you can still conduct military operations and make a difference as a Guardian. Guardians choose to guard and cleanse the regions of NationStates from the Darkspawn in-between update times with a more flexible schedule. Guardians move into target regions during the 12-hour windows between game updates and provide vital WA endorsement support to their leading officers, as well as conducting detags and off update defenses.

Guardian mission updates are found on the RMB (Regional Message Board) and World Factbook Entry for Guardian missions which are updated every 12 hours. There are also notifications given on Discord, if you are able to join.

You don't need to sign up or register anywhere, either on NationStates, on Discord, or the forum. Just start participating by following this guide! This guide will remain pinned in our region to serve as a handbook whenever you need it.

How to Participate:

We call your current nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens your "main nation". For Guardian missions, you will need another nation, which is called a "puppet nation". You can name this nation whatever you want when you create it. To get your puppet nation setup, follow these steps:

1) If your main nation is admitted to the World Assembly, resign now.
2) Login to your puppet nation, or create it if you have not done so already.
3) Go to the Settings page.
4) Associate a valid e-mail with your nation (make sure this is the same e-mail address as on your main nation).
5) In your Motto, make a reference to the name of your main nation in some fashion (so that we know it's you!)
6) Set the LinkGuardians Flag on that nation
7) Apply to join the World Assembly.
8) Check your e-mail, and confirm your admittance into the World Assembly.
9) Move to the current region listed in the newest Guardian RMB post and endorse the selected nation
10) Remain there until the lead nation gains the delegacy position

Between missions, keep your puppet nation in The Order of the Grey Wardens, endorsing our delegate Frilless islands.

Total mission counts and ranks are calculated at the end of each month by Guardian leadership, typically pinned on the main region page when published.

There may be times where the format of a Guardian mission changes, depending on the needs or goals of the mission. It's important to check your telegrams on your Guardian nation in case you receive special instructions, but here are some you might encounter generally:

  • If asked to move to a region, you move your puppet nation to that region by opening the region page, scrolling to after the World Factbook Entry, and then clicking "Move (Nation) to (Region)". (Note: Do not post on that region's Regional Message Board unless invited by native nations to do so)

  • If asked to endorse a nation, open that nation's page, scroll to the bottom, and click the button "Endorse (Nation)". (Note: You can only do this if your puppet nation is in the same region as that nation)

  • If asked to cross-endorse on a nation, you not only endorse that nation but also every other nation endorsing that nation. To see the endorsees of a nation, scroll to the bottom of the page to "Endorsements received:", which is followed by a list of endorsing nations.

  • If asked to cross-endorse in the region, when you enter a region, you will want to find your fellow Guardian nations and cross-endorse on them. To find these nations, you can either scroll through all nations in the region and look for nations with the Guardian flag, or look at the activity page for that region for nations moving to that region with the Guardian flag.

Guardian Ranks:

Being a Guardian offers quick promotions based on the number of missions you complete and further leadership opportunities. Guardian missions and various Guardian tasks are managed by those who hold the following ranks:

  • Silverite Guardian - The Silverite Guardian is the leader of all the Guardian forces. They will oversee missions and make sure the deeds of the Guardians are remembered for those who come after by maintaining records.

  • Guardian Champion - The Guardian Champion is second-in-command to the Silverite Guardian. They are an experienced veteran of the battlefields and can be trusted to provide leadership in the absence of the Silverite Guardian.

  • Guardian Captain - Guardian captains are those who have shown outstanding dedication to the cause and are entrusted to take the lead on missions when called upon by their superiors.

Even when not in leadership, Guardians can earn titled ranks that reflect their experience and hard-earned effort against the raider blight. These ranks are calculated by leadership at the end of each month, as found in the Guardian mission log:

  • Guardian Knight-Indomitable - These Guardians have dedicated countless hours to protecting regions. You can recognise them by their armor, dented but still glorious, and patched up over and over. That is, if you don't already recognise their storied name. (Awarded to those who have completed more than 125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Stalwart - Stalwarts are loyal to their friends and their quest, reliable in every battle, and hard-working, having dedicated their time and sword to a myriad of missions. (Awarded to those who have completed 76-125 missions)

  • Guardian Knight-Bulwark - These Guardians have attended a multitude of missions, their glorious swords always ready to plunge into battle. Regions know they can depend on a Knight-Bulwark. (Awarded to those who have completed 36-75 missions)

  • Guardian Knight - When you hear the gale of wings, and the glint of metal, and the cry of the griffin, a Guardian Knight cannot be far away, ready to help whoever is in need. (Awarded to those who have completed 21-35 missions)

  • Guardian - Guardians are the shields that protect the vulnerable, and the hands that reach out to help people back up after a raid. (Awarded to those who have completed 6-20 missions)

  • Guardian Squire - These young guardians have recently taken up their sword to protect regions all over NationStates. You can recognize them by their shiny new armor and boundless enthusiasm! (Awarded to those who have completed 1-5 missions)


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South babito wrote:Riddle of the day (This one is kind of a joke.)
What is one of the few things from Australia that is not terrifying and not a Koala.
One day to answer.

At first I thought you meant Max Barry but then again he IS pretty terrifying.

Frilless islands

Grea Kriopia wrote:A very pressing question: how would you describe your favorite color?

It's a calming color that reminds me of the ocean a bit even though it's not exactly an ocean color.

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