Tyrus

CrAp Razes SHARK City in Newlands in Opening Round of Widening Conflict

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Screen Shot 2015-11-26 at 1.40.16 pmRon Fay’s CrAp alliance has razed its first city in its fresh war with SHARK and Unbow, the Times has learned. Fay provided proof of the razing, which was led by his orc alt Odoacer:

Tyrus razed!
Sent By: System
Received By: Odoacer [CrAp]
Date: 28 Feb 2016 12:47
Tyrus, belonging to .Mordred. which was located at -36|-2136 has been razed by Odoacer.

All told, CrAp sprung a 4-camp siege on the city of Tyrus, along with an accompanying blockade. It is unknown how much resistance the siege camps received, however, the city itself crumbled quickly after bombardment. The original siege touched down yesterday at 10:34 — however, the raze being completed at 12:47 suggests that perhaps this first siege camp was defeated and an accompanying camp was responsible for the raze.

Fay indicated to the Times that for now, this is a “separate war” from that of the SIN/Unbow-SHARK-VIC war that is commonly referred to as NWII. At present, CrAp shares no diplomatic relations with SIN.

SHOCK: CrAp/Unbow Declare War as Odo Siege Touches down on SHARK Newlands City

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Screen Shot 2015-11-05 at 11.35.03 pmA major development today in the Second Newlands War, as former Stomper and SHARK warrior Ron Fay declared war on Unbow, received a reply declaration from them, and subsequently laid down a siege on Mordred’s city of Tyrus an hour later. CrAp first declared early in the morning:

War Dark Shade [SHARK] Chromium Aphid [CrAp] 27 Feb 2016 05:10

The declaration was reciprocated later by Unbow. News of the war declaration flashed across GC in the morning, server time:

[09:34]<System> ** News flash: The Unbowed [Unbow] declares war on Chromium Aphid [CrAp] Hostilities may begin immediately…

An hour later, a CrAp siege touched down on the city of Tyrus, as reported by the Herald’s siege section:

.Mordred. [SHARK] Tyrus [-36|-2135] in Newlands Odoacer [CrAp] Sat 27 Feb 10:34

Little is known about the situation at present. However, Ron’s position in the war and alignment may have modulated over the past three months, with this new turn in the war coming almost three months to the day that he left SHARK and made peace with SIN. By the 13th of December, Fay had set up a land claim in the Newlands — a clear mark of defiance after fighting in the anti-land claim alliance Stomp and vehement anti-claimers SHARK. While there was never a formal response from SHARK on the matter, then-SHARK member Agalloch commented below the announcement of the CrAp claim indignantly, saying, “thats a dick move Ron!”

Ron also followed up with an aggressive move to claim and destroy several of ex-Stomper and SHARK member Pico’s cities after he abandoned his accounts, also perhaps in defiance and as a means of breaking from that side of the war.

The CrAp land claim was particularly striking in that it opened up the possibility of any neutral military operations in the zone. Whether or not this current siege, which is squarely in the CrAp claim, is part of that policy, is not yet known. It is also not known to what degree CrAp is now coordinating with SIN. At present, there are no formal diplomatic ties between the two alliances.

As for the siege itself, Fay has chosen a difficult target in that it is set up completely on plains. However, it also appears that he is establishing a multi-siege approach in hopes of bringing down the city quickly.

The Times will update this fast-breaking story as it develops — stay tuned.

Read previous news articles about Ron Fay here.