AXLE Coin

Hello all,

It has been created a special AXLE Coin, an open source crypto-currency, for usage inside Syrtis War Stalkers clan, and may be later on even inside the whole Syrtis realm.

AXLE Coin is dedicated to Titanium Axle, a brave knight of 60 level, a founder, and a leader of Syrtis War Stalkers clan.

AXLE wallet's screenshot (Linux)

Syrtis proved its dominance - Dec 1st, 2012

Hello, clannies and our friends,

Today, Dec 1st, 2012, Syrtis proved its dominance by effective preliminary preparation and successful invasion of both Alsius and Ignis realms. Our clannies were active and brave in getting total victory for Syrtis. During this invasion Titanium Axle brought Alsius gem to our Gem Portal. The "Syrtis shall be wiser" wish has been realized by Golden Dragon for all Syrtians on our Gem Portal. So, enjoy that wish, and ... recall those great moments of our virtual battles, woohoo!

Titanium Axle finally had reached 60 & WM!

Finally that great moment had happened and for Titanium Axle too - on Oct 28, 2012, he had reached max 60 level and stayed a War Master!

Less warm words, but more pictures about how it happened in virtual world of Regnum Online, woohoo! :-)

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The proposal for the Knights, which they can not refuse from!

And, I'll bind codpiece 3 sizes smaller than usual for you.

from the epic tales of legends
Regnum Online MMO game,
scene of threat to the knight.

by L'Ermite, 52 level marksman,
with humble assistance by Titanium Axle, 59 level knight,
exclusively and specially for “Funny Moments” series.

As constantly leveling up and absolutely even not hopeless marksman, I would like to declare a note of protest and to pay a special attention of all, who plays great Regnum Online MMO game, and especially knights, on one annoying defect in ammunition of the knight, which exists at the present time. I think, all knights will support me, will be ready to try IT (at least once for sure! ;-) ), and with pleasure will carry IT and use in bloody fights. :-) Yes, I'am about codpieces, which by the way will be very useful especially during the winter military period.

The codpiece history began back in the 14th century when there was no still a tailoring habitual to us began and tailor's art only developed. Men's trousers were two separate leg cut, which only goes to the back of the buttocks and fastened to the belt strings. All the "shame" was covered by a long coat. But when jackets started to be shortened, it was necessary to find in addition a triangle or a rectangle from a fabric which would cover man's genitals.

Yes, and relieve themselves so it was more convenient - not have to untie his pants entirely. This scrap of a fabric also was called a codpiece. Man's advantage it appeared on a look — through a fabric all cambers were well visible. And fans to boast right there it used! Men started to enclose sawdust, hay in a codpiece and it is simple that will be visually to increase the size of contents of a codpiece. And when the fashion and trousers was replaced started to do by more free, the codpiece became already a decorative element of a suit which is completely repeating in a form its contents. It sewed from expensive fabrics, decorated with an embroidery, tapes and jewels, very much trying to pay female attention where it is necessary. Even the special resolution which forbade to wear short jackets, couldn't prevent it — on floors of jackets in front did a cut for a codpiece.

But codpiece was relevant not only for secular dandies. Knights in heavy armor was no less acute problem of quick administration of natural human necessities (and, to protect the important parts of the body from enemy swords and arrows, too, would not hurt). Therefore, they began to make metal codpiece, which were fastened with straps to the main armor. Even the harsh field conditions did not cool the male desire to flaunt their dignity: English king, Edward III, ordered to make to his battle armor codpiece very impressive size, as he thought it would help his military successes.

Pict 1. real knight codpiece XV century

The codpiece left the use only in the 16th century when the fashion direction finally changed. And, an armor too underwent essential changes. Or, perhaps that the codpiece got out of fashion, female sneers are guilty. Men took great pain to increase the size of a codpiece. Sometimes its sizes exceeded one and a half elbow. The sizes of a codpiece allowed to carry in it a purse and small values (that all the most valuable was in one place). Women who were flattered on an impressive codpiece were waited, certainly, by disappointment - the most part of a codpiece occupied there is a purse (probably female assessment of appeal of the gentleman on the size of a purse also goes back to times when the free space of a codpiece was filled with money). The disappointed ladies took great pain to deride owners of codpieces that supposedly the codpiece at them and huge and is filled it with deception and lie. Once in shop of one manufacturer of codpieces in Modena which was famous just for that did codpieces in size in an elbow, the angry women broke and crushed it to put an end to deception. Probably, push-up the brassieres which are visually increasing a female breast, is a revenge in centuries to men for "exaggerated" codpieces. :)

Pic 2. The codpiece of King Henry VIII’s ceremonial armor

After a short excursion into history let's get back to our Regnum Online. And here it is necessary to offer to designers and developers of this great game to keep historical accuracy, and ... yeah, to add a codpiece into RO armor. We have confirmation about existence of 18 years at an entrance in the game, right? ;-) Plus, additional trade will simply blossom - also the benefit for Regnum Online merchants. It's a crystal clear vodka and for everyone clear, that it is necessary to follow the trivial rule: the size of a codpiece should correspond to the level of the player! War Master can be visible from the far distance and will terrify enemies from afar. Besides, it can become an energetic stimulator for fast leveling up, and will initiate less lazy during boring grinding time, i. e. indirect help to NGD Studios.

Pict 3. One of possible look like in Regnum Online (draft)

For Syrtis, where, as a rule, the favorable weather conditions, the codpiece could be purely decorative to please the eye of beautiful Syrtis war ladies.

And, warm codpieces from Yeti or Trolls wool are prompted for players of snow Alsius land.
For Ignis players, who are living in the hot desert, the fashionable codpieces from a snakeskin of marsh spectral snakes, and also cooling codpieces from cold-blood beetles, are offered.

For especially rich players it is offered the beautiful codpieces with precious draconic gems for usage.

Naturally, iron codpieces - to all knights (Titanium Axle, the leader of Syrtis War Stalkers clan, humbly asks NGD Studios for personal titanium codpiece for himself, please!). For barbarians it is possible to offer leather codpieces from Wolf skin.

New codpiece skills for WM barbarians, who has codpiece, from +50 blunt damage, and additional influence of dizzy only on female enemies characters would be also quite good to do.

For Ximerins you can buy additional tattoo with name of your character on your codpiece (as an additional epic suggestion to implement: tattoo with sweetheart name on codpiece on Valentine Day event for Ximerins too).

There is an interesting idea for female characters: for currently exist armored plate pants to add the fighting brassiere, for which can be successfully adapted two knights helmets.

Pict 4. Female fighting brassiere from two knights helmets (draft)

So, we hope that everything who read this post, had fun, and, additional inspiration to new ideas in the heads and feats on the fields on Regnum Online game! :-P
And, from NGD Studios we expect the proposed innovations and new versions of this great online game! ;-)

P. S. Who is still intriguing, and wanna support us on this brave motion, please "like" us and read next links too:

• "A Briefe History of the Codpiece" by Lord Samuel Piper,
• "Bringing Back the Codpiece",
• "The codpiece" of "Underwear, a brief history", by Tatyana Mishel.

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Soron got War Master

Soron was created in November 2008 and member of the Eternals of Horus got the top level 50 around May 2010 almost 1 year and half after.

Less and less people played in Eternals of Horus, one the most ancient clans and, finally, I was alone in the clan still hoping my good friends be back. Playing Melusine my warlock, I met Titanium Axle in Raearia as he was intended to found a new clan. He accepted Soron to be a new member of the Syrtis War Stalkers (July 2010).

Then NGD created the WM, I leveled Soron to 51 the 5th of June 2011 and got the new War Master top level 60 the 7 of September.

Soron has other chars in its family:

• Melusine - Warlock 40,
• Vercingetorix - Hunter 40,
• Tux the Barbarian - Barb 35,
• Miss Tick - Conjurer 32.

We all, members of Syrtis War Stalkers clan, congratulate Soron and wish him the best as in real as in virtual life, woohoo! :-)

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  * Here we start new "SWS: who is who" series of postings, where we will tell about our clannies and who are they on Regnum Online.

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One busy day of Syrtians

I wanna tell about one busy day of Syrtians, occurred yesterday, and as usual it will happen mainly in glorious pictures from battles. On this day Syrtis successfully invaded Alsius and Ignis and finally met Golden Dragon and have got "closer to WM" wish from him. And, bonus news is: both Alsius gems were captured by us, Syrtis War Stalkers clan: first gem was captured and brought to Syrtis by Titanium Axle, and second one - by Skipy, woohoo!

Join us to have more and more bright and fun events on our Regnum life!

New clan ranking hierarchy

Hiya, my clannies and friends,

Our clan is growing fast and effective, and currently already more than a big, although 1.5+ years old, "child", and it's already time to increase requirements for making our clan more strong, functionally and structural effective, and elite on Syrtis land of Horus world. And, therefore according to suggested clan ranking changes on our forum next clan ranking hierarchy has been activated recently:

1. 20 - 29 levels - the lowest, no rank, is for low level newcomers, whom we welcome and will support and encourage, and they will be on probation period in clan during the nearest 3 months (by the way, some exceptions on recruiting from less than 20 level are possible, but under personal discussion),
2. 30 - 49 levels - "Storm Dragoon" rank,
3. 50 - 59 levels - "Virtuous Elite" rank, for powerful and experiences clannies, 
4. 60 level - the highest "Son Of Ares" rank, for clannies, who reached the highest rank and on the direct road to Warmasters,
5. a godmode "Alpha" rank, a special rank which do not depend on level and for trusted clannies only, "old guards", who are fully loyal to our clan and reliable and can lead and teach parties and other clannies in battles, invasions, etc,
6. an exclusive "Grey Eminence" rank for Titanium Axle, a founder of SWS clan.

To Syrtis War Stalkers clan member: please let Titanium Axle know when you had reached 30 or 50 or 60 levels in order to promote you, and he will do it with big pleasure!

To everyone else interested: please join our virtual world and nice family-type clan in order to have fun together with us online in this great Regnum Online game! Please contact anyone from Syrtis War Stalkers clan in order to discuss further recruiting/invitation!

Two Syrtis Winter invasions per two days

Woohoo, this weekend was busy for Syrtians - we had two successful invasions and opened Gem Portal two times during two days - take a look and recall those moments:

• the day first:

• the day second:

P. S. on the second day Titanium Axle had brought a yellow gem to Syrtis, hooray! :-)

Xmas celebration party

I, Titanium Axle, invite all clannies and our friends to take part in clan's Christmas celebration party online in Regnum Online on the top of the highest tower of our Eferias castle on Sun, December 25, 2011 at 7 PM (GMT), where we will celebrate together, socialize, drink cold Alsius beer and hot Ignis punch, do hot dance & flirt ;-) , fireworks, listen the sound of ocean wind and sea birds, will make amazing clan's pictures (and, will try video too), and later on together will go to warrr, i. e. shortly speaking, will have fun altogether as usual!.. :-)

Come on, come in - join us on online Xmas party!

Nemon visiting by Titanium Axle

Some time ago Titanium Axle decided to meet a good friend on French Regnum Online Nemon server. It was really funny and pleasure adventure to visit Syrtians on another world, where talk French language!

First surprise on that server was ... after unexpected meeting with alone and very friendly Ignis mage on our Herbred fort - we kissed and danced together, even she was an enemy player, in the center of our Syrtis war zone!

Finally, I met my good French friend, very sexy Bastet, a beautiful Wood Elf warlock 50th level. She played Nelfe character in our clan on Horus, and some in our clan can remember her as a very experienced player and fast gringer. During the long time Bastet was warlock #1 among Syrtians on Nemon!

We danced, chatted a lot, and had a wonderful time on French Nemon server in general, but ... finally Titanium Axle with big sadness had to return back to own world...

Busy Spring Season 2011 (continuation)

Please hold on, the Busy Spring Season 2011 is not finished yet, and you have a great chance to see an update below in pictures and enjoy together with us by recalling of those great and unique moments of our Regnum Online life!

Busy Spring Season 2011

The progress report about Busy Spring Season 2011 of our Syrtis War Stalkers clan is below, in pictures - enjoy!

SWS IRL: Mihai from Romania

Hey my friends,

Here we start new SWS IRL posting series on our blog, and as you should understand from the title above it's about us, Syrtis War Stalkers clannies, in real life on the Earth! Below is the first story of Alex, but ... be ready to prepare your own story too - we will read it with big pleasure too! :-)

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WBR, Titanium Axle,
founder of Syrtis War Stalkers clan.

Hi, I'm Mihai, a 27 years Romanian 50% country guy. I'm born in Alexandria, but now living in Bucharest the Romania's capitol. I'm a student, studying law at Romanian Police Academy 3rd year (out of 5), working as cocktail bartender in free time. I love space and everything inside it. Don't smoke and drink only sometimes.

In Regnum Online game I've been one of the youngest councilors of Syrtian Council, young not in age, but in time I've been in Syrtian Council clan.

In Syrtis War Stalkers clan I play Cnmne 50 lvl knight, but I have two another 50 lvl barbarian and marksman characters too.

Since the age of 15 I started to write lyrics, different shapes and sizes if you know what I mean. Saddest poetry I have written is this, maybe some of you will not understand it at first:

Don't head for the light,
Head to me,
Because the sun's light
You'll never see
Once again.
Life is a gift,
But not forever
Because of the path
We have choosen together.
This world is gone,
Its gone forever,
Even the moon long-time faded
Will never rise once again.

Last stanza was only translated from Romanian.

One of my happiest lirics is in this YouTube-hosted ROA (Rise Of Artificial) - We Like It song (Romanian version is ROA (Rise Of Artificial) - Ne place). You can read the words of this song below:

Verse 1:

In the morning, ping pong
We play our favourite song
Cuz we like it
In the evening round the block
Popping off caps non stop
Fillin big plastic bags
With water and dirty rags
From the top to the ground
Fallin from the top flour
On the sidewalk they pound

Bridge:

No number no numbers
Just the capital letters
Put the lyrics on the paper
As in exam for the semester
Simplicity 's the muse
Inhale, exhale them words
Them sentences all the
Wicked fantasies

Chorus:

Music is supreme, sublime and uplifting
Holding us together like a caring mother
Bass is like the milk drums are like the silk
The sweetest lullaby for the nights are passing by  

Verse 2: 

Bring amplification
Waking un the entire nation
Put a fifty cents coin
On the tracks and enjoy
Making tactical smoke bombs
Straight from accordions
Cuz you like it
We pretend we re grown ups
High class stupid shots
How you like it
But no no no no
We don't like it

Bridge

Chorus x2

See you online in Regnum Online game!

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Syrtis War Stalkers clan immigrates to Ignis

After multiply consultations with "old" elite of Syrtis War Stalkers clan, and after hard and long deliberation, the founder of SWS clan, Titanium Axle, has decided to immigrate our clan to Ignis realm. Yes, we love red!

So, at the nearest future we will even try to transfer the entire our family-type clan at once from Syrtis to Ignis realms (on some forums has been rumored that this can be done with using next SQL command by NGD Studios (so, therefore our clannies, who work in database development industry, currently study SQL intensively!) and with a lot of premium Regnum Online currency, approx. 100k Ximerin).:

UPDATE clans SET clan_name = 'Ignis War Stalkers', clan_importance = 'VIP', realm_id = (SELECT id FROM realms WHERE realm_name = 'Ignis') WHERE realm_name = 'Syrtis War Stalkers';

Help us to migrate in any way! Please donate us!

At the very beginning we will build friendship relations with all major Ignis clan.

Unfortunately no more details for now, sorry (and, you should understand why!), but please stay tuned with us for more news, and wish us luck!

UPDATED (2011/04/02): of course, it was an April Fools' Day joke! We really hope that everybody had a fun during whole this great day! ;-)

SYRTIS WAR STALKERS CLAN DOES NOT GO NEITHER RED NOR BLUE, BUT STAYS GREEN ALWAYS!

Warmasters visiting

Long awaited Warmasters update is right here - I've visited Amun server recently, where Titanium Axle had a nice adventure, starting from our invasion in Alsius, visiting nice places near Algaros fort, and Warmasters in Fisgail town, and successful defending of our realm from Alsius - see pictures below.

Loving memory of Lisa

Exactly 4 months had passed since Sep 8th, 2010, when I, Titanium Axle, had received just few lines from Lisa Porten, and, some of them are below:

i will return soon

i will try hard to recover

i miss you

love always

Also, there is her birthday in the beginning of this month... but she did not appear whole this time... :-(

Many of us in Regnum Online on horus server know Lisa. In Ignis she was in the ariar family of three ones: coruth, amelia, and lyon ariar. In Alsius she was among her four Regnum brothers (one of her brother is Sekken) as cecilia azagar (later she changed her char name from cecilia azagar to Lost Angel with using ximerins), a queen of Alsius, together with azagar, a king of Alsius, inside a big clan. And, in Syrtis, she has many characters: Sojourn, cnmne, Katibrie, Calamity Jane, Sassyfras.

With her Syrtis friends she has created Syrtian Council clan on Sep 1st 2009, and later had delegated all leader and founder functions to commander Juztice. She was real Heart of Syrtian Council clan. She has life in Regnum, better that the real, no virtual, one! She tends to forget the reality, because was very sick!.. Her "real world is pain and sleep", but the Regnum "world is all the things that people go thru in real life but I [Lisa] never had the chance". She lives in Regnum and always breathes Regnum a full breast! She loves Regnum! Starting from one moment her clan has been renamed to Lisa's Hope. But on May 4th, 2010, the commander Juztice had finally destroyed the famous clan... :-( Many players came to our Syrtis War Stalkers clan after that sad event... :-(

In real life Elisabeth, a blond girl with blue eyes, who was born in 1985, is part of English, Irish and French. She lives in Miami, Florida and was so alone, without neither father not mother (except her parrot), and with her serious illness... On Katibrie profile on Syrtian Council clan she wrote next about herself:

I live in America....was raised on a farm....studied to be an elementary teacher....also teacher of handicapped children...and a teacher of the deaf and hearing impaired. I love life... i enjoy being outdoors and especially near water....i love to swim. I like to make crafts with my hands....x stitch embroidery....beaded jewelry or purses... painted t shirts.... sculptured clay.... wooden carvings...... just like making things... I enjoy my garden with its rainbow of colors........and my blue headed conure parrot whom is my constant companion..... he loves to swim or boat or ride in the car with me and never is caged.... he talks to me constantly...both good words and some BAD but his best words are...I LOVE YOU..

As for me she was more than for someone else... I hope that I did for her all the possible and impossible to brighten up her difficult life and to make it more pleasant and friendly... I really miss Lisa... And, I very much afraid that she never will appear anymore in Regnum Online!.. :-(

So, as a clan founder, I have decided to rename our Syrtis War Stalkers clan to Loving memory of Lisa temporarily in order to remind all her friends on whole Horus world, and first of all to myself, about this magnificent disinterested simple girl, an ideal friend, the person of simple soul and the proof fighter against her dreadful disease! I urge all to recall her, to remember her and to pray! I wish you, Elisa, to recover, and come back to us soon! ILY, Beth! <3 You are always in my mind and heart, and I will wait for you always!..

More links, dedicated to Lisa:

• Lisa's profile on Syrtian Council clan site
• Lisa chars photos on Syrtian Council clan site
• Lisa Porten on facebook.com
• Lisa's Lost Angel on Youtube (her personal first experiments with video recording and editing).

UPDATED (2011/02/09): the clan has been renamed back to Syrtis War Stalkers today. Your friends, Elisabeth, will wait for you forever!..

Welcome to Syrtis War Stalkers online discussion group

Welcome to recently created Syrtis War Stalkers online discussion group, my friends - please read first invitation message from Titanium Axle below:

Hi, my friends, our heroic war stalkers! :-) 

This closed (for SWS clan members only!) group has been created for discussion of different questions, which will/might appear during playing Regnum Online game inside our clan. So, I want everyone from our clan to play more active role not only when grinding or hunting online, but by generating fresh ideas, share thoughts, sometimes even to criticize something, etc, etc in order to make our life in Regnum Online MMO more interesting, effective, pleasure and fun for all of us! So, please feel free to do this here, on this group, and now! 

Good luck! 

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With best regards, 

Titanium Axle, 

the founder of Syrtis War Stalkers clan.

Truly and happy story of Royal princess Kairi and Randy Orton

Well, our dear friends, as we all know Royal princess Kairi married Darkseth, but she was actually in love with Randy Orton, and a few days later they finally got married! So, it's our Regnum life, which is very similar and close as in real life, on Earth! Thanks to our buddy Tomelf, who has been a priest on that bright event, and he made his job great and with big pleasure in Eferias castle.

Our young family, Royal princess Kairi and Randy Orton, is happy to stay together, and they celebrated a sweet honeymoon in Herbred in few days later, on the top of the tower. And, their friends, Tomelf and Titanium Axle, were happy and took part on this event too.

We congratulate our young family, and wish them constant happiness, sweet love, and a lot of kids, who will stay great players in Syrtis later! ;-)

Bankers items online catalog feature

We want you to inform about the new bankers items online catalog feature, that will improve effectiveness of usage of already collected weapons and armors, hosted under Syrtis War Stalkers clan's banker accounts. This feature is still at the populating stage, but we can start using it even right now, war stalkers!

In order to use it, any clan member can open bankers items online catalog page in the web browser, find the interesting item among bankers tabs (one tab per one banker; currently we have 18 (!!!) bankers), and, to inform the banker number (on the bottom horizontal tab) and the record number (from first vertical column), plus title of weapon/armor to Titanium Axle, or person, who manage bankers, and that item will be issued free of charge for temporary usage. When it's no longer needed, the clan member must to return it back to banker for further players.

War stalkers, please donate already used great / special / master / magical / epic weapons and armors to clan's bankers for further usage by other clan members in the future! Thank you!

Example: two handed abyssal sword is located on #3/8 position

New rank names in clan

After more than 100 days of Syrtis War Stalkers clan existence and some discussions among friends, it was done a decision to rename some previously exist ranks in our clan in order to make them more exciting and interesting:

• Grey Eminence - the highest rank, has the founder of Syrtis War Stalkers clan, Titanium Axle only;
• Honored Hero - for clan members, who are more/equal, than 40th level;
• Commodore - from 35th till 39th level;
• Centurion - from 30th till 34th level;
• Praetorian Guard - from 25th till 29th level;
• Classiarii - from 20th till 24th level;
• Storm Dragoon - from 15th till 19th level;
• Cadet - the lowest rank, for clan members less that 15th level.

To Syrtis War Stalkers clan's member: please let Titanium Axle know when you had reached your next level, and he will promote you accordingly with big pleasure! :-)

To everyone else interested: please join our nice family clan, and, have fun together with us to play in great Regnum Online game! :-)