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Ecologist Hegemony wrote:Well, at some point, even solstices and equinoxes will go...

but the human species won't be around to see that. it will have been extinct longer then it has yet existed before anything happens to the mineral substrate of the planet. the only way any planet or similarly sized astronomical body can fail to have solstices and equinoxes, is if it becomes tidally locked to its primary, or entirely ceases to exist. (or is drifting far from any primary to orbit, still pulled toward whatever gravity wells it might encounter.)

page=faction/fid=397

Join Canopy now, or suffer being nuked!

P.s. Let's hope Putler will not use nukes after this weekend and fake referendums.

Love and Nature wrote:page=faction/fid=397

Join Canopy now, or suffer being nuked!

P.s. Let's hope Putler will not use nukes after this weekend and fake referendums.

Can confirm this is correct information -- please join Canopy, everyone! (This year, you can join factions before the event starts.)

More info to come soon via telegram!

Cameroi wrote:but the human species won't be around to see that. it will have been extinct longer then it has yet existed before anything happens to the mineral substrate of the planet. [...]

Yes... unless humanity is under Ecologist Hegemony's rule :)

I love to read the discussions here.

Shwe Tu Colony wrote:update on my wild rides

another update
contrary to what the mpa advisor said there is actually a very germane set of minors for public policy (I assume my immediate sprinting up to an advisor without her having a computer/records for a master's program that already doesn't specify undergrads makes it a little hard to come up with recommendations for classes). It's Public Policy Interdisciplinary, which also requires a public sector econ class that requires me to get 16/19 units (i.e. 1 class away) from an econ minor anyway. It's essentially switching out deeper field knowledge of econ for immediate career knowledge.

The only issue with the scheduling is that it doesn't specify the exact classes, but it includes things like computational skills, social services, education, and ecology with policy. Minimum 2 classes/6 units in a specific sector.

Still trying to keep a certain quartet reserved for creative writing classes — although if I discarded that, I apparnetly might be able to do Stats/Econ majors, Public Policy minor. It's just, uh, I'd like an excuse to have a class/area where I'm not doing career purely since there's no creative writing club for me to contribute to and I need to collect badges for my Honors program, which publishing content is one of them.

whether i actually want to do public policy is another question and also i need to be flexiblesince i might find an equally valid career completely out of nowehere

Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Lord Dominator:
the lactose-intolerant are force-fed cheese products with predictably gassy results.
the nation is wading into dangerous waters.
trespassers entering Dee's office are immediately vaporized.
the nation's countrysides are littered with landmines due to ongoing family disputes.

Lord Dominator wrote:Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Lord Dominator:
the lactose-intolerant are force-fed cheese products with predictably gassy results.
the nation is wading into dangerous waters.
trespassers entering Dee's office are immediately vaporized.
the nation's countrysides are littered with landmines due to ongoing family disputes.

And I thought the disputed lands (The Black Lands) between Kuraiva and The Greater English Kingdom was dangerous

Can't join the discord for canopy, but I will participate.

Welp, I'm working a night shift and I don't have internet. So I'm not going to be around to do anything for the start of the event (save the first hour, but not much happens then anyways). I'd love to participate, so hopefully I'm still around for tomorrow morning. But yeah, between that and some schoolwork, I don't have the time to puppeteer.

But I have time for fun nature facts. Ctenophora (comb jellies) are pretty cool. They look pretty similar to jellyfish, but they are more spherical. Quite a few have bioluminescence, and some look like they have those gamer RGB leds on them. Look them up on Google images, it's pretty neat.

I think the coolest thing I learned about them is that they don't produce nematocysts (the things that let jellyfish sting), but one species can have them if they eat a medusae (think stereotypical jellyfish shape). I don't know which species it is, but I'm hoping it's one of the ones with massive lips. If so, they're literally underwater Kirby.

Edit: Decided to use the internet for good, and turns out it's Haeckelia rubra, which has a lack of massive lips. So a bit disappointing, but it's still Kirby in my heart, since it does still open up pretty wide to eat.

Hi folks!
Our nuclear destruction is set to begin in about half an hour, so here's a quick reminder of the basics before the event starts.

If you haven't already, please join the Canopy faction at page=faction/fid=397
It is also very useful to join the Canopy Command discord server here: https://discord.gg/69UAEsbb
Get your tech all set up from this dispatch:

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Why you should use it: If you have anywhere from 1 to ~25 puppet nations, it makes switching between them easier.

A NationStates++ puppet list.

NationStates++ is one of the most widely-used extensions for NationStates. One of its main features is a puppet management tool that allows you to switch between nation accounts by clicking a link instead of having to enter your password each time. Being able to switch between puppets quickly and easily is extremely important because less wasted time logging into a puppet nation means more time for shielding or launching.

NationStates++ can be installed Linkhere. Once it's added, you'll see a new button in the top right of the NationStates menu bar labelled 'Puppets'. Hover over it, and you'll see a link labelled 'Manage Puppets'. If you click that, you'll be taken to a page where you can add puppet accounts and even organize them into different lists.

Unfortunately, however, NationStates++ is old and no longer maintained. While its puppet management function still seems to work, many of its other features are broken. If you want a newer, alternate version that lacks many of NationStates++'s issues, you can try LibreNS++. LibreNS++ is set up as a userscript (a little bit of code that the user -- you -- add to your browser), so you need to install the LinkGreasemonkey (Firefox) or LinkTampermonkey (Chrome) extension first in order to run it (those extensions basically just allow you to add your own little bits of code to your browser).

Once you've installed one of those extensions, click Linkhere to install the LibreNS++ userscript. Reload NationStates once you've installed it, and you'll see a new button in the top right of the NationStates menu bar labelled 'Puppets'. Click on it, and you'll see a link labelled 'Manage Puppets'. If you click that, you'll be taken to a page where you can add puppet accounts. You can find more information about LibreNS++ here.

Why you should use it: If you have ~25 or more puppet nations, it makes switching between them a lot easier (even easier than NationStates++/LibreNS++). It's the preferred puppet switching technique of the pros!

Containerise is an extension for the Firefox browser that makes handling a large number of puppets much easier. As Racoda, the author of the main guide on using Containerise for NationStates, notes:

"Firefox includes a feature that lets you use multiple identities (multiple accounts) on one site, with each account in a distinct, colour-coded container. What this means for NationStates is that you can be logged in to multiple nations in different tabs all at once, without having to switch between them. This allows to greatly speed up [switching between puppet nations].... Of course, the more ... puppets you have, the greater the time savings. In essence, containers can be thought of as if you're using a different browser (or private browsing) for each nation, but all within a single browser instance.

One of the many extensions leveraging the power of Firefox' containers is Containerise, which lets you automagically open a tab with a different, logged-in nation (without having to log out from all of your other ones) by simply clicking a link."

The Canopy commanders advise you to set up and use Containerise if you're planning to use a large number of puppet nations (say, 25 or more) during N-Day. Being able to switch between puppets quickly and easily is extremely important because less wasted time logging into a puppet nation means more time for shielding or launching. If you're interested in learning how to use it and want to run a lot of puppets, but you're not sure quite how things work, feel free to tag Somyrion#8047 on Discord for help.

The following dispatch is a comprehensive guide to setting up Containerise for puppet management. Please read it for instructions on how to set up the extension. It's originally meant for use by card farmers (players who run large numbers of puppet nations in order to generate cards), though, so it includes references to card farming. You can safely ignore those, because in this case you're using it for N-Day, not the cards game. But make sure to choose the container=puppet option when you reach that step in the instructions!

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Why you should use it: It will make all your actions much quicker. Everyone should use it!

Psithurism is a keybinding script (a derivative of LinkBreeze++) that has been built specifically for Canopy for N-Day. It takes actions that you would normally take with your mouse, like going to a certain page or clicking a button, and maps them to keys on your keyboard.

For example, if you want to check if there are any incoming nukes on our faction, instead of having to find the right page and then click a button to shoot down anything incoming, you can simply press m once (to go to the incoming nukes page), and then immediately m again (to shoot down anything incoming, or reload the page to check for anything new otherwise). That means that instead of having to handle everything manually, you can simply do m, m, m, m, .... So much easier!

Here's a list of all the keybind functions that Psithurism will have:

Key (on your keyboard) --------------------------------------------

What does it do?

n

Reloads any page you're on.

<

Goes back to the previous page.

p, p, p, ...

Convert production to nukes or shields -- which one it chooses is based on specialty (military specialists' production is converted into nukes, both other specialties' production is converted into shields). You have to press it multiple times in a row to cycle through the production-generating process (going to the production page, selecting the right amount of production, etc.). Stop pressing it when you have no more production left to convert!

w, w, w, ...

Convert production to nukes only. Don't use this unless there's some good reason why you need to generate nukes on an Economic or Strategic Specialist nation!

s, s, s, ...

Convert production to shields only. Don't use this unless there's some good reason why you need to generate nukes on a Military Specialist nation!

spacebar, spacebar

Hit once to go to your nukes page, twice to go to the Potato Alliance faction page.

m, m, m, ...

View (press once) and shield (press twice) incoming nukes, as described in the example above. If you're sitting on the incoming nukes page, waiting for anything to shoot down, just press it over and over and over. It'll keep reloading the page until there's something to shoot down, at which point it'll select the shield button immediately.

k, k, k, ...

Perform the entire targetting procedure. You have to start on another faction's page (i.e. the faction that Canopy is currently attacking). Then press it repeatedly to cycle through the process of automatically finding a not-fully-irradiated nation to target your nukes at, targetting the right number of nukes to make that nation reach 100% radiation, and then finding another nation to repeat the process. When you use this keybind to target your nukes, it will automatically calculate what the best number of nukes to target is, without wasting too many. Just keep pressing the key repeatedly until you run out of nukes to target!

L, L, L, ...

View (press once) and launch (press twice) your nukes that are targetted and ready to be launched. If you're waiting for your nukes to get ready to launch, just press it over and over. It'll keep reloading the page until there's something to shoot down, at which point it'll select the launch button immediately.

f

Go to the page that lists all the factions and the scoreboard.

Because Psithurism is a custom script, there are some details that can't be added to it yet (like the exact URL of the Canopy faction page), so it's not available to install right now. But as soon as N-Day begins, Psithurism will be made available through a link and set of instructions on the Canopy Discord server. Keep an eye out!

There is one thing you can do to prepare for installing Psithurism, though: just like LibreNS++ above, Psithurism will be distributed as a userscript (a little bit of code that the user -- you -- add to your browser). So you need to install the Tampermonkey (LinkFirefox | LinkChrome) extension first in order to run it (those extensions basically just allow you to add your own little bits of code to your browser). In addition, if you've previously installed Breeze++ or a similar extension, make sure to turn it off before using Psithurism!

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Please always make sure to follow the rules laid out in this dispatch here:

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  1. DO NOT FIRE upon any nation which is not a member of one of the target factions listed on our faction page.
    This is the single most important rule of N-Day play. Even if they are your friend, your roleplay enemy, or your brother, never fire on anyone in a faction not specifically listed on our page without checking with N-Day Command first. While it may seem fun and harmless, doing so can get our entire faction into a war we never asked for, and by doing so you can single-handedly jeopardize our entire faction. Don’t do it.

  2. Join the Canopy N-Day LinkDiscord server.
    Even if you never would join discord otherwise, or are hesitant to do so, Discord is imperative for fully participating in the N-Day event.

  3. Follow the Command Leaders’ instructions.
    Always listen for and follow any further instructions from the Command Leaders -- their nations and discord handles are listed below. The Command Leaders are experienced members of our regions. They are keeping aware of happenings both in our faction and in other factions around the world and coordinating with the leadership of other factions to make our attacks and our defence more effective. They are negotiating to prevent our involvement in conflicts we'd rather avoid. Their word ALWAYS takes precedence over anything in this guide or another Canopy N-Day guide.

    If you are unsure of what you should do or a command seems strange, ask for clarification. Ambiguity has no place where nuclear weapons are involved.

    Nation

    Discord

    Region

    Mount Seymour (gameside manager)

    Somyrion#8047

    Forest

    Jutsa

    Jutomi~#0169

    Forest

    Garbelia

    Garbelia#9607

    Forest

    Lauchenoiria

    ButterflyAurora#8454

    International Democratic Union

    Cenagrad

    Cena#6627

    The Hole to Hide In

    Candensia

    Candensia#7714

    The Hole to Hide In

  4. Shields > Nukes.
    Our goal as a faction is to finish the game with as little radiation on our nations as possible. This means that it is much more important for us to protect ourselves than to aggressively attack others. If you ever must decide whether to create nukes or create shields and are having a hard time doing so, all other things notwithstanding, choose shields.

  5. Have fun!

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With a more expanded version here:

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Basic Information

N-Day is an annual event in NS that pits regional factions against each other in a simulated nuclear war. This year we are joining with many of our ally and friend regions into a joint faction called Canopy. Whether you are a newcomer or a nuclear veteran, reading and understanding what to do will prepare you for the event and help you both survive and work effectively with your regionmates and our allies.


Before the event begins:

  • Familiarize yourself with the contents of this guide, the Ground Rules, our Strategy, and Testlandia's guide N-Day: What You Need to Know— all of which are linked to in the header of this dispatch. This guide will focus primarily on how our faction organizes and how we fight effectively, while Testlandia's focuses on the basics of how the simulation works and how to navigate the controls. Understanding both is essential to success.

  • Join the Canopy Command, our joint N-Day command Discord server (also linked above). We will be coordinating from there, and coordination is the essence of success in this event, so regardless of your feelings about Discord the importance of using it, even if only for the event, cannot be overstressed.

  • What to do with puppets: Puppets (additional accounts besides your main one) are greatly helpful during N-Day and many more experienced or more involved players have large sets that they use. If you have any puppets, you can and should use them for N-Day. The more nations generating production for our faction, the better. No need to move puppets between regions to join our faction— you can join a faction from any region.
    Consider taking a look at the Useful Technology + Tools page if you're using puppets. We've listed there several puppet management addons and scripts to make it easier to manage lots of nations. If you have such an add-on already, make sure it has all your puppets' information correct so there will be no problems once the nukes start flying.

  • Join our region’s faction: This year, you can join factions before the event starts! Our faction is called Canopy, and you can join it by going here and clicking the button that reads 'join faction'. A link is also provided in the header of this dispatch, as well as in the discord.


    Once the event has started:

  • Begin production: What you produce most efficiently, and what role you take in a faction depends on what sort speciality your nation has:

    • If you are a Military Specialist: in the first few hours, create shields (even though this is not your special advantage). Then, when Command Leaders give the order (which will be posted on the Faction page and on the Discord server), you may begin stockpiling nukes. Listen for fire orders from Command. When you get a fire order target nations which are actively deploying nukes and shields first. Do not launch more nukes at a nation then are needed to bring it to 100% radiation (you get some leeway on this since controls are clunky, but know that it is a potential waste).

    • If you are a Strategic Specialist: Begin producing shields. Watch the faction page for incoming nukes and prepare to intercept them. Shout out in the discord if there are too many nukes being targeted for you to intercept them all. Be cautious that you are intercepting incoming rather then outgoing nukes. Additionally, if you see nukes being targeted at regions we are allied with, report it to Command, and you may be asked to intercept them as well.

    • If you are an Economic Specialist: Begin stockpiling production. Unless told otherwise your role is exactly the same as that of a Strategic Specialist, but you may need to help offensively as well, so you should keep up to date on what's needed and familiarize yourself with the instructions for each role.

    • If you are an Intel Specialist: Do the same as strategic specialists: produce shields! Yes, this seems like a lot of shields. Trust us -- we'll need them!

  • Check the faction page: Our faction page will have a mini-World Factbook Entry at the top stating vital information, including our current targets, our allies and current do-not-targets, and any special instructions from the Command Leaders. Make sure to keep up-to-date on this as it will change.

  • Coordinate with your factionmates: Coordination is the determining factor in how successful a faction is and how effective you are at contributing to your faction’s success. Sharing information with our factionmates is the best way for us all to know what we should be doing, what others are doing and what we need to be prepared for. While you are online and actively launching or shielding, make sure you are on the Discord, telling others what you are doing. It is extremely important that you do this.

The only reason you should not join the Discord is if there is a technical issue with you connecting to the service. If so, you can still follow along by watching the orders on the faction page. However, you may find yourself excluded from much of the action because those orders simply won't be updated quickly enough.

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At the moment, we have agreed Non-Aggression Pacts with:
Potato Alliance page=faction/fid=95
Palatine page=faction/fid=192
Downloadable Content Pact page=faction/fid=346

Do not fire at nations in any of these regions, under any circumstances.

I'll use the second part of this post to remind everyone that while nuclear destruction is on the brink of breaking out, there are still many exciting opportunities in bureaucracy!
There are still open positions in the shelf for a Lore Minister, Statistician, Events Organiser, and much more. TG me for more information.

Think that should be all I need to cover, so have fun and enjoy the annihilation of life on NationStates!

Wooooooo I am in the 0.6% site wide and top 2% of the region in basket weaving 🥳🥳🥳

Top 3 in Forest Here I Come

Siornor, Jutsa, Lord Dominator, Zerphen, and 2 othersGarbelia, and Vala-kin

Evening folks. It’s Montmorencia. Happy to be back and just in time for N-Day. ^-^

East Coggins wrote:Evening folks. It’s Montmorencia. Happy to be back and just in time for N-Day. ^-^

Pleasure to have ya back! ^^

Definitely recommend checking out the discord and factbooks as Garbelia posted here.

(I mean it was only three posts ago but still want to bring it to anyone's attention who may've joined late.)

Siornor

Kuraiva wrote:Wooooooo I am in the 0.6% site wide and top 2% of the region in basket weaving 🥳🥳🥳

Top 3 in Forest Here I Come

It's absurd how much easier it is to get into the top 1% globally for anything good than it is to get into the top 5% regionally here. Forest is such a powerhouse.

On that note, I apologize to everyone I bumped from region #1 rankings on my return in most of the “negative” and industry stats :p

Christian northwest

We are a Christian Conservative nation. But let me explain exactly what we are. We are a homeland for all Christians regardless of race, national origin, or denomination. Much like how Israel is a “Jewish Homeland” and how India is a “Hindu Homeland” we are a Christian homeland and safe refuge for all Christians.

Government wise we are a Christian Democratic Republic. We elect our leaders and we do not idolize politicians. They are public servants not Gods.

Society we are diverse in cultures but we all agree that FAITH comes first in society. White, Black, Yellow, Brown, or Mixed race Christians all are United by faith.

Environmentalism is also a big thing as we must tend and care for the earth that God gave us.

Bad news: Canopy is significantly irradiated.

Good news: Canopy has managed to remain completely pacifist, never striking a single other nation with a missile, despite having 400+ (often unruly) members and over 12 hours of gameplay.

Protecting the environment until the end. Good game, folks.

Every next year the N-Day is less fun :)

Taco Respublic, Jutsa, Daarwyrth, Ruinenlust, and 8 othersLord Dominator, Northern Wood, Heidgaudr, Garbelia, Kase, Abeskaland, Oranje vrystaat, and Kuraiva

Einswenn wrote:Every next year the N-Day is less fun :)

This was better than last year, even if just barely. Just hope HoTA have more class than to take all the top 10.

Einswenn, Jutsa, Daarwyrth, Ruinenlust, and 4 othersLord Dominator, Northern Wood, Rose collectivities, and Difinbelk

Einswenn wrote:Every next year the N-Day is less fun :)

Agreed. I don't think I'll be participating next year. I hope Z-day will be more fun, last year with the RP it was quite amazing :)

Daarwyrth wrote:Agreed. I don't think I'll be participating next year. I hope Z-day will be more fun, last year with the RP it was quite amazing :)

Since Z-Day is more regional, we can do more to make it better.

Speaking of making events better, the Shelf is still looking for people to fill multiple roles, including but not limited to: Statistician, Events Organiser and Lore Minister!

Post by Kuraiva suppressed by Daarwyrth.

Mount Seymour wrote:Bad news: Canopy is significantly irradiated.

Good news: Canopy has managed to remain completely pacifist, never striking a single other nation with a missile, despite having 400+ (often unruly) members and over 12 hours of gameplay.

😬

...:: Official Foreign Affairs Post ::...

The regional dispatch of Forest's ambassador programme has been updated and can be read here!

Forest Ambassadorships

Thank you for your interest in filling the role of Ambassador on behalf of Forest! As an Ambassador, you will fulfill a vital role, serving as the primary link and liaison between us and our friends in other regions. The duties of an Ambassador are assigned by the Forest Keeper and the designated Foreign Minister of Forest, and may change from time to time or in response to specific events, but the basics are fairly straightforward:

Duties of a Forest Ambassador

1) Regularly visit your embassy region's page, and keep current on any notable discussion in their RMB or forums.

2) Make sure to introduce yourself to the region on their RMB, and occasionally chime in to say hello, participate in their conversations where it's appropriate, and respond to any inquiries about Forest. If your assigned region has a foreign minister, make sure to directly contact them on your arrival to say hello and make yourself known.

3) Notify the region when Forest has an event that our allies are welcome to join, and notify Forest when the ally has an event we can join. This can often be readily accomplished by cross-posting the link to an event’s dispatch.

4) If something major goes down (positive, negative, or just especially interesting), pass along word to Forest's government so we are aware of what is going on. This might include things like elections for executive positions, major changes in laws, or dangerous events like raids.

5) Comply with the laws and rules of the embassy region where you are working! Remember that you are serving as a representative of all of Forest, so please act appropriately and in accordance with the guidelines of that region’s government. If a situation comes up where you do not feel like you can legitimately act in such a manner, please immediately notify Forest’s government for guidance and support.

6) Other minor tasks may come up, but generally speaking, an Ambassadorship is a social role focused on maintaining pleasant relationships with our friends in other regions, and ensuring easy two-way communications should the need arise.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I have to move there?
A: No, you don’t have to move there. The nation we know you as should remain a resident of Forest. Many regions permit embassy allies to post to their RMB, so you should be able to communicate effectively in that manner, if you wish to use your primary Forest account as your Ambassador persona.

Q: Can I use or move there with an alt?
A: Absolutely! This is encouraged, if the embassy region permits it, as it lets you fully immerse yourself in the embassy region’s culture and communications. It is polite to verify with the region’s government that they are ok with ambassadors in residence (smaller regions in particular may like to know everybody they have present), but generally speaking regions are very welcoming to ambassadors.

Q: How much should I participate?
A: Some regions are happy to have resident ambassadors participate fully as citizens, while others will draw a distinction between “full time” residents and those who represent outside interests. Generally speaking, when you first introduce yourself would be a good time to ask how much they would like you to participate. If given no guidance, I would suggest that it is appropriate to be social and join discussions, but is probably best to refrain from voting on weighty matters of government in regional polls, unless specifically invited to do so. Ambassadors are there to communicate with regional governments, not change them.

Q: What if I don’t know how to respond to a query?
A: Contact the Forest Keeper and Foreign Minister! You aren’t expected to know everything, have all the answers, or make policy decisions and commitments. You’re there to help make sure questions and answers move smoothly back and forth, and to facilitate the passage of information between governments.

Does being an ambassador sound like it might be for you? Contact Daarwyrth about open opportunities with the Forest ambassador program!

Current ambassadors:

Chan island (Ambassador to The Bar on the corner of every region)
East skirsburg (Ambassador to Europe)
Furilisca (Ambassador to Canada)
Garbelia (Ambassador to Antarctica)
Jutsa (Ambassador to International Democratic Union)
Mozworld (Ambassador to A Liberal Haven)
Murmuria (Ambassador to The Rejected Realms)
Northern Wood (Ambassador to Texas)
Ownzone (Ambassador to The Region That Has No Big Banks)
Prusmia (Ambassador to The North Pacific)
Uan aa Boa (Ambassador to Philosophy 115 and Haiku)

Open postings:

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As you can see, the list of open postings is quite long currently, so if the idea of being the friendly voice of our region to our friends and allies in our embassy regions appeals to you, feel free to contact me for more information or to apply for a position within the ambassador team!

Jutsa, Forniphiliac limbo of inabilis, Ownzone, Ruinenlust, and 2 othersLord Dominator, and Northern Wood

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