Magister Agricolarum

A lush jungle covers the landscape A generator hums in a cement blockhouse A pterosaur glides through the early morning sky. What?! From time to time, one venerable Digiterran ruler will lament the loss of some noble quality from the "good old days" of Planet Bob, and another ruler, equally wise, will assert that this characteristic, far from being real, never really existed. Who are we to argue about ancient history we weren't around to see? We are The Lost World, and our goal, as an alliance, is to recapture and embody the best parts of these ancient memories. We seek to be an alliance where every member has a great deal of say in the fortunes of their nation and the alliance. We seek to be an alliance where loyalty to each other and to our allies, honor in our actions, are the most highly-valued virtues. We seek to be an inclusive and active alliance. We seek to enjoy ourselves while keeping in mind that this is, in the end, just a game. What else do we offer? You can read nearly every other recruitment thread to find out: protection, camaraderie, help in learning and understanding the game, an Academy, a chance for involvement and promotion, experienced leaders (nearly all of our top government has over a year and a half of government experience), and fluffy bunnies. We do offer three million dollars in Academy graduation aid, and opportunities to have your nation flooded with cash, but if all you're looking for is the money, you should probably look elsewhere. Don't believe us? Interested? Just curious? Check us out! ForumsCodex Wiki Page Find us on IRC at #lostword on Coldfront Government Chairman Bones Malone Vice Chairman Divine Proportion Public Relations Director -currently vacant- Park Management Director -currently vacant- Park Security Director Sareya Park Finance Director Divine Proportion Research & Development Director Magister Agricolarum Tourism & Advertising Director Toynbee Also, dinosaurs. Seriously.

Words are insufficient to describe how pleased this treaty makes me. o/UPN! o/Polaris!

I appear to be late to this party. Congrats on the affirmation of friendship, NPO and Invicta. Believe me when I say, you two are perfect for each other.

It came about because the noWedge method of trying to bully and intimidate other purple alliances into compliance was counter-productive. Once noWedge was removed, they had the option of continuing his so-successful method and becoming even more isolated on purple, or of attempting to "unify" the sphere and regain some initiative. Guess which one they chose? Regardless of the transparent realpolitik behind PEACE's creation (and more on the topic of the OP), PEACE did help to stabilize a once-chaotic and uninviting sphere, particularly by creating a mechanism by which new alliances to the sphere would be welcomed, rather than bullied out of existence. Proof? Until the signing of PEACE, there were four major purple alliances (The Legion (founded 31 January 2006), United Purple Nations (24 January 2007), Valhalla (26 February 2007), and Invicta (28 May 2007)). Yes, there had always been micro-alliances on purple (about 10 at any given time), but their combined membership was never much more than 200. Purple's now the fifth-largest sphere, and has a plethora of mid-sized and small alliances residing on it, all contributing to its ... unique ... culture. Edit: One of Valhalla's original terms to the Legion after Purplegate was for the Legion to relocate to the "No-Color" sphere. To this day, I'm not sure why this was even a term, because the loss of 400+ trades would have been utterly crippling to the entire sphere.

Good luck in Purple, Stickmen. Someone seems a little bitter. Unfortunately, I don't know who you are, so I don't know why.

Congrats to my (very ) old friends in UPN, and my not-quite-as-old friends in Invicta. This confuses me greatly. I was a member of UPN for over two years, and in government for over a year of that time, and never experienced this, so I'm not sure what you mean, Jorost. :S

You just made me flash back to 2007, and now I feel old. Curse you.

The OP lacks something that I can't quite put my finger on..... Ah, right. A point.

I find the wording of this announcement to be amusing on a multitude of layers. Good luck to both parties.

So, when can we expect the treaty between OFLC, PhR, and BADGE? (To all the literal-minded, I am joking.) This might tempt me to return to UPN just to prevent that, if I wasn't confident in UPN's abilities as a protector.

Quoted for irony. Also, it's good to see more new alliances making their homes on Purple. Good luck, guys.

Heh. You haven't been around these parts much, have you? :S On a related note, good luck with your alliance. Edit: I hate tags.

Congratulations to all of the worthy recipients of the diplomat ribbon.

Congrats on reaching one year, DK and Zenith.

That's a unique take.

Being in NATO government for a great deal of their careers wasn't the Big Leagues?

Hmm... more former NATO government taking up residence in Purple? *Magister Agricolarum smells conspiracy. In seriousness, I'm very glad to see this, and nothing but the best of luck to you guys.

Cable and Tautology are good people.

The Legion has changed considerably from the Legion of a year and a half ago, Pez. More on topic, it's great to see this treaty of a Peace, Intelligence, and Aid variety. friends

Congratulations to all, especially Dame Themis - as others have said before me, your work is nothing short of fantastic.

I rest my case.

So, the fact that Invicta just happened to decide to change its motto from "Glory to the Undefeated" to "A Spirit Undefeated" after the first war that it lost - sorry, didn't win - after nearly two years of barraging friends and enemies alike with "Glory to the Undefeated" was just an unhappy coincidence?

Nukes will do that, the tricky buggers. That's frightfully apparent.

mmmm..... LE infrastructure. So tasty, and never filling.

Heh. I guess checking the information index would have been the first step. Sorry 'bout that.