Knights of the Grail

Welcome to the Old World. May you find success and honor.

We use it regularly. Thank you.

It is an Optional Defense Pact (Article VI).

Based on mutual admiration and rooted in a common desire to shape a more just world, the Knights of the Round Table and Sparta hereby sign this, DORIES AND LANCES TREATY Article I The Knights of the Round Table and Sparta (hereafter: the Signatories) are sovereign alliances in accordance with their respective Charters, Constitutions, and/or other acts, which are not preempted by this treaty. Article II Communications and discussions between the Signatories shall remain confidential during the duration and after termination of this Treaty, unless otherwise agreed upon by both Signatories. Article III The Signatories will resolve all disputes amicably and privately, in good faith. This also extends to matters relating to Signatories’ protectorates and other allies. Article IV The Signatories shall coordinate all relevant activities, including diplomatic, economic, and military activities, as deemed necessary for the advancement of common goals and common ideas. Article V The Signatories will inform the others of any relevant intelligence collected or otherwise obtained, especially that pertaining to the other Signatory’s affairs. Article VI Each Signatory may request of the other assistance in defensive conflicts, to which the other is not obliged to respond as requested. Article VII Each Signatory shall undertake all reasonable measures to avoid waging war against treaty partners of the other Signatory. If not possible, the Signatories will inform each other before any action occurs and will refrain from engaging in military acts against the other. Article VIII This Treaty may be amended with the consent of both Signatories, in accordance with their internal regulations and processes. Article IX Either Signatory may withdraw from this treaty with 72 hours notice, provided in private. Following this, a formal public announcement shall be made. Signed for Sparta Whitetigger, King of Sparta Tim, King of Sparta Signed: 27th September 2020 Signed for the Knights of the Round Table Knights of the Grail, Knight-King Dirk Struan, Knight-Senator Mordred, Knight-Heir Ratified: 29th September, 2020

A tip of the chalice to CCC and cooperation on the White Team.

Beautiful! A tip of the chalice to the artist. Can you take it a step further, and color the provinces to (more-or-less) match their team color?

"Uphold it with justice and with righteousness." - Isaiah 9:6-7 A tip of the chalice to the Christian Coalition of Countries.

THE ICE PICK ACCORDS A Peace Agreement 5/19/2020 New Polar Order (NpO), the Knights of the Round Table (KoRT), The Templar Knights (TTK), the Christian Coalition of Countries (CCC), and Fark (hereafter "Parties") agree to peace as follows: 1. The Parties shall not declare any new wars against any nation within the Parties, or their protectorates, effective 5/19/2020 at 7:00 AM CNT (CyberNationsTime). 2. Nations at war may offer/accept peace, or continue existing wars to expiration. 3. The Parties will take steps to enforce this peace for 30 days. 4. Nation(s) that breakaway from The Parties for the purpose of continuing war will be considered enemies of all The Parties, reduced by force, and sanctioned by Senators of The Parties. 5. NpO shall free Saint Nicholas from his Ice Prison so that he may return to his rightful home in the Holy Lands of CCC. For NpO, Emperor - EaTeM Regent - Almighty Grub Minister of Truth - Alexio Minister of Peace - EJ Deputy Minister of Peace - Buuyo Minister of Love - QuantumLeap Minister of Plenty - JayMillz For KoRT, Knights of the Grail, Knight-King Dirk Struan, Knight-Senator For TTK, Merick, the Invisible Grand Master The AmericanRepublic, Florida Man Marshal of Foreign Affairs Mandystalin, interfering gobsht Marshal of Internal Affairs Rustikus, Marshal of Defence and scourge of the Royal Navy King Irwin / Lord Konstantine / TheSlamAnderson, Elder Councillors, allegedly For CCC, CCC Provisional Council: lilweirdward, Speaker Jesusfreak Yeshua Solomon For Fark, oneeightytwo, Submitter Totalfark Council: Boz, Yak, Decide R Inchief, Arcane, Slick Johnson

Congratulations to our friends in the East. We look forward to the resumption of the technology trade routes after the ice clears.

Casualties are forever? Unless you are visited by the Undead Army of negative soldiers that cause the casualties to rise from their graves. (Photogram courtesy The Overseer)

Is it? Or is the Cost per Casualty too horrible to post? In the ever-changing excuse for this war, you said casualties are a measure of commitment. As you squander your resources on graveyards, you are losing the war. Admit defeat. Total war since 3/28/2020 New Polar Order has declared 135 wars and destroyed 1,493,314 NS. The Knights Of The Round Table have declared 169 wars and destroyed 1,907,033 NS. KoRT 1.27x 30-day look back New Polar Order has declared 48 wars and destroyed 468,321 NS. The Knights Of The Round Table have declared 98 wars and destroyed 1,016,865 NS. KoRT 2.17x Month of May New Polar Order has declared 21 wars and destroyed 142,639 NS. The Knights Of The Round Table have declared 52 wars and destroyed 561,402 NS. KoRT 3.94x

There is a Cost of Acquisition. Nation Total Expenses Over Time / Number of Soldiers Lost = Cost per Casualty. The lower the Cost per Casualty, the more efficient the killer. We prefer gold to graves, but I would be curious to see numbers from some of the predominant killers.

Yes, Grub, we know about your money reserve of $4,803,648,075. It is down considerably from $7,315,540,206 on 4/8. You spent nearly $1 billion on 4/26 for infrastructure to strike a Christian woman, and another $1 billion on 5/8 to rebuild that. At this rate, it will take a Christmas Miracle for you to "last for the rest of the year." By then, we will have rescued Saint Nicholas from his Ice Prison anyway, and returned him to his birthplace in the Holy Lands.

Yes. The #1 and #2 Polar nations are now #6 and #9.

At least we got to the bottom of this. No doubt the good Polar nations that have been wrecked over 7 weeks understand that it was all about you.

Today, April 28, is the Day of St. Aphrodisius. We give to the Christian Coalition of Countries his relics, which are carried in procession during times of plague. He turned his mockers to stone, and so shall you.

Bowenland (KoRT) vs Mayoabu (NpO) Land/Tech/Infra: 35,740.67 Strength Lost vs 28,145.52 Strength Lost Destruction Rank: This war was more destructive than 894 of 894 existing wars. Orangewall (KoRT) vs Eleytheria (NpO) Land/Tech/Infra: 21,227.58 Strength Lost vs 40,640.63 Strength Lost Destruction Rank: This war was more destructive than 893 of 894 existing wars. The bogs and moorlands of Britannia and Caledonia are never safe for invaders.

Grub, your misadventure into the bogs of Britannia was a political blunder because you created enmity in an alliance that bore none toward yours. You have re-united dormant ties in a common crusade. You failed to divide and conquer. Or Alexio15 failed. We are not convinced who is running NpO. Of course TTK did the math. Now that the odds are equal, we expect you to call in your overlords.

Defenders of the Faith, bearers of the True Cross, and friends in word and deed!

Behold The Templar Knights, the greatest crusaders in the world, as they carry the Cross into heathen Arctic lands.

The Architect, or should I say, the Criminal Mastermind that planned this during the Black Plague, is the only one that interests me. You will need a larger nation. Spend a little pixel.

Are you the architect?

Still waiting for the architect of this grand blunder of an expedition to come forward. Show your face.

At least your men are drowning in their own blood. Your first target: USSROK Soldiers Lost: 177,721 Santa Pecos Soldiers Lost: 52,542 Were you able to steal anything? Whose idea was this misadventure?

New Polar Order was among the very first to recognize our tiny alliance in January 2013 when we were protected by The Apparatus and an outskirt of Aftermath. Pledges of friendship were exchanged. We have not forgotten. A sneak attack from the ice mist, and without provocation? We are the fool. But our honor is intact. Your treasure seekers will find the once-fertile lands of Britannia to be infected with the Black Plague. Magnificent blue and white fur-lined parkas will not protect your Polar Icemen from painful buboes, vapors, or the tip of the lance. Your siege has failed. Knights of the Round Table have already charged through your lines and landed in the Polar Icelands without resistance. We will engage in Chevauchée. You will meet flame and sword, firebrands, the trebuchet, fire-breathing dragons, and death by boiling.