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file
fa-hyl, noun
1. an orderly line or row
2. Military
a) a line of persons or things arranged one behind another (distinguished from rank). b) a person in front of or behind another in a military formation.
Name: The First File
Role: Serve as a professional military for hire
Alignment: Lawful Neutral - Members may also be Lawful Good or Lawful Evil
Patron Deity: Kols, the Oath-Keeper, God of Duty.
Command Structure: The First File will be structured as a military with a clear chain of command. All members of The First File will follow the orders of their superiors without question; hesitation on the battlefield leads to death. Rank and promotion will be determined by two factors. [1]; Accomplishment [2]; Seniority.
The Commander-General of The First File has first and final say on all matters. However, he will always take into account the advice and perspectives of all members of the company, from his highest-ranking officers to the greenest private.
Ideology: The First File aims to function as a peerless and unparalleled military force-for-hire. We hold duty above all else. We do not care about the fight of good versus evil - we simply care about getting the job done. Such distinctions mean nothing to the First File, and only distract from our paramount objective: fulfilling our duty. We will never break a contract - our word is our bond. Duty and honor above all else.
Function: We will primarily charter our services to smaller nations and kingdoms that have need of a powerful military. Our objectives will be as varied as any militaries; sometimes we'll simply escort convoys, and sometimes we'll lay siege to enemy territory. Sometimes we'll face our enemies in open combat, sometimes we shall use stealth and guile to get the better of our opponents.
The name "First File" refers to both our function and our status. As a military unit, we will become the very best; first, foremost, ahead of the competition. Our rank-and-file will be far and above the quality of most any other military.
Who Should Join The First File? The First File will act as an unrivaled and unsurpassed military force. Even the armies of Kings and nations will pale when compared to our army; we shall be the best trained force The River Kingdoms have ever seen.
If you wish to serve as part of something greater than yourself, are willing to follow the orders of your superiors without question, and ultimately join the fiercest fighting force in all the land, you would be openly invited to join The First File.
How do I join?
Submit an application to me, describing yourself, why you want to join The First File, and why you think you would be a good fit for our proud and noble organization.
Feel free to ask any and all questions; I'll answer them to the best of my ability.
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Nothing about The First File is contradictory to GL's goals and beliefs, but nothing in it really aligns with us either.
While I don't see us as allies, I defiantly see the potential for a professional relationship if we find ourselves in the need of mercenary forces. GL is a military focused clan, and will be doing the brunt of our own fighting but I at least, am not opposed to the hiring of mercenaries as part of major wars. That may or may not be an opinion shared by the council.
Whatever the case I wish The First File the best of luck in it's endeavors and am looking forward to seeing what you are capable of.
Nihimon: It's certainly a possibility. Given your primary pursuit is knowledge and our primary pursuit is military perfection, I imagine there might be a lot of opportunities for us to help each other.
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Given your primary pursuit is knowledge...
I understand the confusion, but that's not really accurate.
Our primary In-Character pursuit is building our library.
Our primary Out-of-Character pursuit is probably best explained in this post. In essence, we want to fully engage the game at every level, which means we'll be doing everything we can to be a top-tier Player Nation.
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As leader of Pocket Ace a chartered company with very similar goals and similar ideals to your own, I'd like to propose for at least early game a partnership in terms of training (war drills etc...), teaming up, and potentially assisting with troops in the event we need more men for a job than either of our forces currently have
Long term we will likely be competition if we don't wind up actually become ally's but I could also see good potential in both of our organizations working together, potentially even forming a nation long term.
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Nihimon: It's certainly a possibility. Given your primary pursuit is knowledge and our primary pursuit is military perfection, I imagine there might be a lot of opportunities for us to help each other.
One of our tenets is that knowledge and action are not always distinguishable. For example, the only way to learn everything about woodworking is to do woodworking. We expect to have many members and associates who wish to understand any given subject.
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Given your primary pursuit is knowledge...I understand the confusion, but that's not really accurate.
Our primary In-Character pursuit is building our library.
Our primary Out-of-Character pursuit is probably best explained in this post. In essence, we want to fully engage the game at every level, which means we'll be doing everything we can to be a top-tier Player Nation.
Well, in-character there are justifications for us working together, and there are certainly some out-of-character goals that coalesce as well. Nothing to help your top-tier player nation like the premiere military of the server ;)
Onishi: I definitely think you're onto something there. A high-functioning military will certainly require significant training, and having another chartered company pursuing similar goals would help give both of our companies a bar to shoot for.
I agree that in all likelihood overtime it seems we'll either end up as stiff competition with each other or join forces, and I could see both results ending up as a good arrangement for both of us.
I've decided it would be in the best interest of The First File if I bumped this thread.
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Do you fine plated gentlemen intend to have a unit of soldiers in your ranks who will specialize in covert operations?
Whether the answer to that is yes or no, would you be willing to consider outsourcing such operations?
I'm sure we will have such a unit. Our primary goal will generally be to kill our enemies. Dead is dead; whether our enemies die on the field of battle, due to sickness and foul weather, from being eliminated in their sleep, or even from unfortunate "accidents, a dead enemy is a dead enemy. Information is a powerful weapon, too; any information that can help us to kill our enemies would also, certainly, be valuable.
Any options that effectively reduces the numbers of our foes will be considered.
For operations requiring particular numbers or sets of skills... Yes, I can most certainly see us enlisting the aid of a totally legitimate bread making business, to... feed our troops.
I'm gonna give this a bump.
Annnnnd again.
And, what the heck, once more!
Greetings there Reliken
As ambassador from the nation of Aeternum Pax Gaming may I welcome you and offer you the opportunities for diplomatic ties
Lord of Elder Days: Glad to hear it! I'm sure we'll be able to come to an amicable arrangement.
theStormWeaver: I hope so.
ZenPagan: Thank you for your offer. I shall look further into Aeternum Pax Gaming and get back to you.
Just a note - we're still recruiting!
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Nice to see you still kicking, Reliken. Have you gotten The First File set up on the Land Rush?
As an emissary of the Dagedai Alliance, I welcome The First File to the River Kingdoms and hope that we can sign you up as one of our chartered companies to help protect and expand our interests outward.
Regardless of that, it seems we may have mutual interests and we look forward to working with you in the future.
Nihimon: Thanks! Glad to be here ;D
Haven't gotten it set up on the Land Rush, at the moment - with our current minimal membership I'm not sure how much we'd be able to get. I'll hopefully be involved by the next update, in any case.
As an emissary of the Dagedai Alliance, I welcome The First File to the River Kingdoms and hope that we can sign you up as one of our chartered companies to help protect and expand our interests outward.
Regardless of that, it seems we may have mutual interests and we look forward to working with you in the future.
Working together is something TFF generally supports. Mutual interests always makes such efforts more conciliatory.
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In case it helps, Here's the section of The Nihimonicon with lots of juicy info on groups you might be interested in talking to. I guarantee all are interested in talking to you :-).