Endenia’s Jewel: Address to New Immigrants

[Argentis]

Address to New Immigrants


Dear Salemites,

As you all know these American lands are full of opportunities and today I come to you with one more. If you are a newcomer to our merry colony, or if you are coming back from a long trip to England or even if you wish to see another scenery then you might be interested by what we have to offer.
We are the citizens of Endenia’s Jewel and I, Tynendir Endeniel - humble as I am – Governor of the town, wish to welcome you to our humble abodes.
Coming from different nations, but sharing a common language, we work together to survive and thrive in this backstabbing ecosystem. We also share common values; friendship, justice, honesty and hard work.
After many a backstab and treacheries, after tears and toils, we endured and honed our skills and in the meantime developed new strategies of recruitment so as both us and new recruits could learn to trust each other in a relative safety. And here we are sharing those strategies with you in the hope that you would choose us as your new home and that we would choose you as our new friends.
However, as all of you know without a doubt, no town would recruit without requirements. We would not accept sycophants, drunkards, sloths, criminals, traitors and spies, and of course people of frivolous nature. Instead we require hard workers, trustworthy and friendly folks. All in all, people that are able to speak and write in English and who wish to involve themselves in the politics of Salem.
If you think you fit those requirements and you wish to join us then feel free to contact us. After an interview you will be asked to move in the borough of our beautiful city where you will be asked to complete trials. Those trials will be hard but still rewarding. They will be in accord with your skills, your aspirations and the requirements of the town. For example if you wish to be a blacksmith we might ask of you to produce a certain quantity of products that will be used to the benefit of the town as well as the improvement of your tools. Sometimes there might be trials used as a sort of quest so as to hone your skills and improve yourself. Other times, you may not like those trials but they will show you essential tasks for the maintenance of the town and the well-being of all its citizens.
Be wary folks as those trials will be an arduous journey and they might take weeks for you to complete and will require of you hard work, diligence and intelligence as well as an adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit. If what you are looking for is protection for very little work then be on your way as we will not accept the lazy and the unable.
Overall we are looking for particular people that share our vision for this land. You will be put to the task and you will have to surpass yourself to have the chance to join a friendly community that will stand by you through any trouble.

Best regards,
Tynendir Endeniel.



Formal information:

Note that there are different types of town members:
The borough inhabitants, which are not yet recognized as town members.
The members on trial, who don’t have access to all parts of the village yet.
The citizens, who have access to all the village with the exception of the town square and vault.
The permanent members, who have access to all the village.
The Town Council.

Requirements:


- Hard-working
- Friendly
- Committed (no alts outside the village, unless it’s a village thing)
- English speaking
- Mumble mandatory
- 18 years old or more. The older the better.
- Forums presence.

The typical experience of a candidate:

1) Contact me through PM on the forums
2) If I deem you a potential candidate you will have an interview on Mumble to assess your skills, needs and personality.
3) You will be given a given a map to the town to memorize and then will have to go there walking/horse riding. No TP allowed.
4) You will live in the borough. Not part of the town yet but protected by town borders.
5) During your stay on the borough you will go through difficult trials depending on your playstyle, to teach you game mechanics (unless you already are a veteran) or simply to show you the daily task of a town member.
6) Each trial completed will give you more and more access to the village until your full citizenship. Expect a bare minimum of a week before being granted trial membership and 2 weeks for full citizenship. Access to town square and vault will take a minimum of a month.

Please note that the schedule provided on 6) is the bare minimum. Each candidate will be evaluated individually and will go through a process of screening. The town council will decide by voting.

Rules of expulsion:

People living in the borough can be expulsed by a vote by the Town Council and the sentence being carried out instantly. People in trial membership will be given a day to vacate. Village members will be given a week. People having access to town square and vault will be dealt with case by case.
Cases of expulsion will be voted by the Town Council:
- With a majority for borough inhabitants and trial members.
- With a 2/3 majority for citizens.
- Unanimously for permanent members.

Here is an inexhaustible list of the motives for expulsion for all members and inhabitants of the borough:
- Committing a crime against another member (friendly jousting will be tolerated)
- Inactivity (depending on the status of the member)
- Breaking of security protocol (including but not excluding; divulgation of secret of state, allowing enemy infiltration, leaving a door unattended, etc.)
- Committing a crime against another Salemite without the approval of the Council
- Unfriendly behavior
- Selfish behavior (We are a community before everything else)

Specific rules for borough inhabitants:
- No building allowed without the approval of a town member.
- No P-Claiming.
- No grouping with outsiders (citizens are also discouraged to group with outsiders).

The advantages of a town member:

- Large facilities for all your needs.
- A personal space for storage and living quarters.
- You provide the town, the town will provide you.
- Relative safety (Note that we can’t 100% guarantee your safety as Salem is a dangerous place and large factions are always on the lookout to prey on weaker target. We will fiercely defend our homes but victory is never assured.)
- Friendly community. Let’s not forget that Salem is a game. The goal is to have fun as a group.
- Permanent members will have access to town sets. Citizens may be lent those sets under supervision. Borough inhabitants will not have access.


If you have any questions don’t hesitate to comment below or to send me a PM. This post will be updated to be as thorough and detailed as possible.

[Rifmaster]

Address to New Immigrants


Requirements:


- Hard-working
- Friendly
- Committed (no alts outside the village, unless it’s a village thing)
- English speaking
- Mumble mandatory
- 18 years old or more. The older the better.
- Forums presence.

I think you should add -Perfect spelling here too

[Argentis]

Address to New Immigrants


Requirements:


- Hard-working
- Friendly
- Committed (no alts outside the village, unless it’s a village thing)
- English speaking
- Mumble mandatory
- 18 years old or more. The older the better.
- Forums presence.

I think you should add -Perfect spelling here too

Highly recommended but not mandatory

[suzylee]

Dear Sir your well known as a stickler for spelling hence I will not bother applying you have pulled me up many a time.

I have heard good things about you're town, your citizens say good things about you

[Argentis]

Dear Sir your well known as a stickler for spelling hence I will not bother applying you have pulled me up many a time.

I have heard good things about you're town, your citizens say good things about you

Your* town

On another note I may be a Grammar Nazi but I'm not a grammar tyrant. I'm only doing it for your well-being and your improvement. I'll correct you sure but that's not ill-intended (unless I really dislike you and then it means I only want to piss you off).

[trungdle]

Dear Sir your well known as a stickler for spelling hence I will not bother applying you have pulled me up many a time.

I have heard good things about you're town, your citizens say good things about you

Your*

I know you're joking

[suzylee]

do repeat offenders get punished sir?

[Argentis]

do repeat offenders get punished sir?

If they do it on purpose definitely.

[Argentis]

We are still recruiting, feel free to PM me.

[Argentis]

Due to a crushing number of requests, recruitment is closed until next week-end. Feel free to still send your PMs if you want to join but they'll be sorted on Saturday.