REPORT: T-O, HEAT Merge To Form “Holy Storm Company;” Fate of DSD Unknown

A tip to the Times indicates that T-O and DSD leader Pellinell has permanently departed both organizations to form a new alliance called the Holy Storm Company [Storm], along with members of The Liberation [HEAT]. The new alliance will purportedly include the largest, most active accounts from both T-O and HEAT in a move that the leaders believe could make it among the largest alliances in the game according to land mass, membership and population.

Details on the founding of the new alliance were posted in the Herald:

Alliance Founded – Holy Storm Company [Storm]	Tue 27 Oct 2015
Headquartered at [630|-110] in Keshalia

While the upstart alliance is still so new that it doesn’t even have a profile page, Storm’s roster is already filling out less than 24 hours since its founding, with top players Pellinell and Madmano filling out its ranks.

The tipster who alerted the Times to this significant political move indicated that the new alliance is being formed to put to rest lingering tensions between the DSD and GA, left over from the contentious “Great War.” Storm will purportedly comport itself as a completely neutral alliance in Illyriad politics.

Pellinell and T-O’s abrupt departure from DSD leaves that confederation’s future in question, given T-O’s leadership role in DSD decision-making as well as its military might, which was likely the DSD’s largest fighting force. While no official statements have been made concerning the end of the Newlands War, early indications are that the DSD forces and SHARK have come to an agreement, with SHARK making peace with RE and TCol, who had reportedly aided DSD South forces in the war. The apparent loss of the Newlands war and departure of Pellinell and T-O leaves the future of DSD in doubt.