Scæþing

The Scæþing Empire (/skæθɪŋ/, also written Scaething), and later the Scæþing Republic was a faction initially founded by Cflip_ on Scæþing Island during the first day of the PrikPack v16 server. It was known for the great Scæþing Fortress and the sprawling Scæþing City. Scæþing in all of its' forms was symbolically succeeded by New Scathing following its calamitous end during the Massacre on Midway.

History

Early Settlement

The Scæþing Empire was originally founded when Cflip_, jusipat and Kjolt947 established a dirt fort in the highest hill on the Scæþing island. In order to defend from the hordes of monsters coming in from the night, a massive castle was constructed around the dirt hut. For some time, the castle was a mere shell around the original dirt fort as it was built from the outside inwards. At the same time, the Scæþing Empire saw a rapid influx of players, 6 at its highest. This precipitated a major food shortage and the large mass of players severely congested the castle while under construction which made it a highly inconvenient place to live.

Punitive War and Golden Age

After Kjolt947's house became subject to multiple acts of vandalization from Wikaros, the Scæþing Empire declared war on the Magical Empire in a conflict known as the Scæþing Punitive War. Many valuables were stolen from the Scæþing fortress, however the first settlement on Midway Island was established. Although the peace deal was decided to be a white peace, the members of the Scæþing Empire believed to have won the war. Scæþing military innovations and experience taken from this war would eventually be used in following conflicts. Following the war, military exercises involving combined arms naval and aerial assault drills were undertaken on Midway island.

The outcome of the war created new interest in the military and locational strategic importance of Midway Island, while exploring the yet uncharted island, jusipat discovered a huge dungeon system filled with enchanted diamond underneath the island. The primitive outpost on the gravel peninsula was transformed into a fortress and village to strengthen Scæþing influence on the island. At first, Scæþing did not claim any territory on the island as to not appear expansionist to the opposing faction, but once the Magical Empire set up a village of their own and claimed its surrounding territory Scæþing was quick to follow.

This period coincided with the development of a huge industrial city on the western side of the island. This region provided electrical power to the rest of the nation, and harboured multiple factories, including a musket factory and an iron factory.