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It has been an exciting and educational month for the Xeilian Empire. We have made new friends, and we have helped secure a few neighbors through the Northern Coalition. Golgotha has grown their citizenry, and very soon, Callambea stands to do the same.

We have also learned a lot about who we are and where we need to be as a nation. An organization's image is just as much a form of currency as any other aspect. We originally planned to provide the maximum amount of freedom of play style in our Nation, covering the full gambit of Good to Evil. It was a good goal, as far as such things go. What it ended up doing, however, was making our message lukewarm. A Lawful Neutral inclusive pitch is not something exclusive to our organization. In fact, the current message of alignment neutrality is almost (if not equally) as prevalent as goodness. We were competing in an oversaturated market.

We tried to bring in new settlements and companies specifically from the Lawful Good sphere for the last two years. While we feel confident that we have moved forward with decent metagame relations and possible trade negotiations, Good aligned groups have thus far stated that working alongside evil is detrimental to their preferred play styles. Our current two settlements, being roleplay oriented as a secondary focus, found it originally difficult to understand. In the end, though, we had to face the facts.

Xeilias has never been shy about our goals. We are active nation builders, and hitting a wall of stagnation is counter productive. We needed a stronger focus to get behind, and we needed to fill a niche that was currently being left out in the community.

At first we created an over the top, tongue-in-cheek blog titled “The Enemy They Need” (both on the Paizo Community Forums and on the Pax Gaming Community). It served as a good stress reliever during the beginnings of the land rush, and it provided some laughs and nods from both communities.

Then the leadership of both Callambea and Golgotha began to grow attached to the idea. Why not refocus the empire as Lawful Evil? Sure, we lose the ability to plug Good into the empire at the settlement level, but it also adds the ability to plug in Neutral Evil, and opens up opportunities to begin talks with groups that were outside our ability to support. Often times we were being defined by the alignment of Golgotha anyhow, why not own it?

A week later we brought the conversation to our collective memberships. To our great surprise, we were met with almost total support for the premise. We had one member who played devil’s advocate for us to make sure we were aware of what such large moves means, and we appreciate his contributions to the conversation. After letting the thread conversation go on at the member level for a week, we made our decision. We announced internally to our membership that the Empire of Xeilias was now a Lawful Evil nation.

This means we have answered the community call that is often said by prominent Paizo voices. The Xeilian Empire is now the premier home for the bad guys, and for all those that want to plug into a nation of expansionists. While originally a lark, our message in the Enemy They Need thread now rings quite a bit more true.

If you are LN, LE, or NE and want to participate in a nation level alliance we are your best bet. We are able to accept you both at the company level through Golgotha, as well as the settlement level in the Empire. Of everyone we have attempted diplomatic ties with, the nefarious have proven to be the most receptive friends the empire can hope for. This is a nod towards that end as well. Should our friends find it beneficial to step their alignment one time to fit into the empire, we would love to begin talks of growing our Nation together.

This does not change the goals of either Golgotha or Callambea. Golgotha still remains a militarily focused settlement specializing in evil as well as combat. Callambea still aims to be the premier trade hub of the central and north map, and we are confident in our ability to do so. Neither settlement is changing alignment. Callambea remains Lawful Neutral, and Golgotha remains Lawful Evil.

What this does change is who we will be accepting as Nation allies in the future. Good is officially off the table, and Evil is full steam ahead.

As citizens, companies, or settlements, we encourage you to give the darkness a chance, to be daring, and join with us on the road less traveled. Join Xeilias, and lets bring peace to the River Kingdoms in the only way it can be brought. Together through our steel, we bring order.

Greetings from Callambea,

With the announcement of the War of Towers, the premier Trade Hub Settlement of Callambea would like to invite you to take another look at what it has to offer. You likely already know these marvelous benefits:
- Callambea is strategically placed - it's location makes it a prime spot for customers traveling to and from Thorn Keep, as well as being one of the first settlements that throngs of new players will venture to as they begin to explore the world of PFO.

- Callambea's participation in the Northern Coalition ensures a measure of safety for its customers and caravans that few other regions can boast.

- Callambea's Lawful Neutral alignment ensures its Lawful approach to transactions and contracts, while its Neutral trade philosophy finds its doors open to the widest market of customers and all manner of goods.
If that were not enough, the War of Towers blog has provided an extremely potent motivator for joining Callambea:

As stated by Tork Shaw in the thread Goblinworks Blog: The War of the Towers...

a) Each settlement can train X things up to level Y. X always remains the same and is determined by which prebuilt settlement you choose. Y, however, is determined by the number of towers you have. Basically, every ability/skill/feat in the game has 20 levels. Every tower you own adds another level to the training available in your settlement.

Given Callambea's numbers and the non-aggression pact it enjoys as a member of the Northern Coalition, Callambea is confident that it will successfully procure the number of towers necessary to provide the very best levels of crafting training possible. If you are looking to be a Harvester, Refiner, Crafter, or Merchant, Callambea is not only the settlement best positioned, protected, and pro-business aligned, but it will be offering the breadth and depth of training that the mercantile minded player can hope to find.

Don't wait to see if your group manages to win a settlement or if you are ensured the training you need. Your organization is welcome in Callambea today. Come help us make Callambea the best trade and crafting mecca in all the River Kingdoms.

For your brighter future in the world of PFO commerce and trade, come home to Callambea.

Kingdom Name: Aeternum

Settlement Name: Callambea

Charted Company Names:

• Pax Aeternum (Political CC composed of our leaders)
  
• Aeternum Trade Alliance (Economy and Crafting CC)
  
• The Stalwart Shield (Militia CC)
  
• The Eternus Infantry (Formal Military CC)
  
• The Tinkerton Adventure Co..
  
• Additional Chartered Companies will be discussed and announced as there is numbers and interest.

Alignment: Good. Simply stated, this will be a good leaning Company. We will likely accept anyone from Neutral Good to Lawful Good. Depending on game mechanics, true neutral is a possibility.

Role: Everything with the exception of crime. Pax has large goals for our presence in Golarion, and fully plan to make a lasting positive influence on the community.

Accepted Roles: Accepted roles will vary from protection, adventure, development, crafting, hosted events, war, roleplay, and much more . We will be more heroic than villainous. This means that crime will not be an acceptable role in the Company. Actively seeking out criminals, on the other hand, will be fully supported. Any role or gameplay within the "good" alignment will be accepted.

Internal Leadership Structure:

• High Thane (Lead Consul)
  
• Thanes (Councilor)
  
• Wardens (Officers)
  
• Freemen (Membership body)
  
• An up to date listing of leaders can be found HERE

Website: www.paxgaming.com

Voice Chat: Teamspeak

The Kingdom of Aeternum: Pax in Pathfinder Online

When it was announced that there was a Kickstarter for Pathfinder Online back in May, it was not long before our community team announced it on our forums. Many of our members had been playing (and still play) pen and paper games under the Pathfinder ruleset. As our membership began reading Goblinwork's Kickstarter page, it began generating excitement from our sandbox gamers as well. From May to June the thread saw much activity as we donated, updated our thread, and talked about the vision for this game. It was amazing to watch the the project double, triple, and eventually hit six times its projected goal.

At the end of June Pax introduced ourselves to the forum community. While we are always looking for community members, we had no division for this game at that time. Instead we voiced our interest in the game, began meeting other "guilds" (for lack of a better term), and began interacting. During this time we were also building the foundation for a true presence in PfO. That in effect is the reason for a new thread, because that foundation is set.

So What are Pax's Goals?

Simply stated they are extensive. Many of our membership have been looking for a long time for an in depth sandbox of this nature. With some of the intricate workings of Eve with the "character avatar" and exploration elements of Star Wars Galaxies. We are hitting the ground in full sprint for this title. Pax will not be satisfied until we are a strong and recognizable force in the community. To be more specific we plan to establish:

• A number of Chartered Companies, separated by economic, military, and exploratory interests
  
• A beginning settlement when the mechanics allow, called Callambea.
  
• The Kingdom of Aeternum to provide the highest level of content, resources, and defense.
  
• A positive, on going influence on the community through seasonal festivities, events, and story development.

Our Chartered Companies

When the information about political systems showed up in developer blogs, many people were confused and disappointed that the traditional guild system they were familiar with would not be in Pathfinder Online. In its place were Chartered Companies, or social structures not tied to land holdings that averaged the size of an adventure party to a maximum of twenty or so members. Instead of disappointment, Pax Gaming was intrigued.

When Pax Imperius operated in SWG, they had a popular motto of "Many Guilds in One". This habit of creating smaller divisions inside of a larger body is a tradition many of our guilds still employ today. The advent of many smaller organizations working together just makes what we have employed in the past more literal.

Pax Aeternum will be a company filled with our political,military, and economic leadership. This organization will lead our efforts large and small. Our other companies will fall under Pax Aeternum, but to keep from overusing the Pax brand will have their own unique names. These are posted above, but to reiterate:

• Aeternum Trade Alliance: A company for those interested in the purely economic and trade related vocations.
  
• The Stalwart Shield: Our "Militia for Hire" company. This is a bounty hunting and protection unit.
  
• The Eternus Infantry: Our formal military.
  
• The Tinkerton Adventure Co.: There is always safety in numbers. Even dungeon runners and explorers need a home.

Putting Down Roots

When the game allows, our unified chartered companies will band together and button down. This effort will concentrate on our first settlement, Callambea. Callambea is a tribute to a pen and paper Pathfinder game that is still a home brewed continent in play by our community. This will be where our efforts from our chartered companies will come together inside of game mechanics. Our companies will become apart of the building and citizenry of this small town. While I am sure this will be a monumental moment, in the overall scope of things this is just a stepping stone.

Growing and Expanding

One of the last stairs in this process is of course a kingdom. The Kingdom of Aeternum, when the game allows, will be our expansion into the River Kingdoms. In addition to the highest dungeon content that PfO has stated this will provide, it will also provide us yet another station on which to prosper, protect, and interact in.

Festivals, Story, and Community (Oh My!)

While there is no single game element that we plan to enforce, roleplay has always been the cornerstone of all of our gaming divisions. When our community leadership finalized preparations for a Pathfinder presence, one of the first officers to join the team was for roleplay and story. Since then Warden Kard Warstein and I (High Thane Dak Thunderkeg) have been working on our origin story, possible codes of honor /chivalry, festivals, honorary titles, pre launch events, and more. When it comes to making our mark in this game, this is just as important as kingdoms, settlements, and companies. When our events are recognizable server wide, and when our titles are as common as ones the game itself provides, a major goal will be reached.

How Will You Accomplish All This?

If you have read this far, you are probably wondering how we are going to accomplish these goals. There is no one true answer. The strength of our community, our experiences, and our numbers are some factors. Our current and past experience in Eve and other sandbox games is educational on many different levels. As of this post we have around twenty current Pax members interested in this game, and that in house number will do nothing but grow as this game develops. Our ability to supply initial numbers has helped us build a foundation for many games in the past.

The largest factor is the recruitment of quality, like minded people. Our community and this division are not stagnant. Our success is anchored in growth, and we are always excited to meet new recruits. If you have liked what you have read so far, I urge you to read on. Our next post is about the Pax Gaming Community and will have all our recruitment information.

This game is a new adventure , and we are looking forward to meeting more to make the journey with us.

Name: Pax Gaming Community

Alignment: Good. Simply stated, this will be a good leaning Company. We will likely accept anyone from Neutral Good to Lawful Good.

Role: Crafters, Kingdom builders, Heroes.

Accepted Roles: This will largely be discussed as this game moves from demo to production phases. Most likely accepted roles will vary from protection, adventure, development, to crafting. We will be more hero than villain. This means that crime will not be an acceptable role in the Company. Actively seeking out criminals, on the other hand, will be fully supported.

Website: www.paxgaming.com

Voice Chat: Teamspeak

What is the Pax Gaming Community?

Pax Gaming is a collection of community minded members committed to enjoying games of all sorts together. The community has been around since 2001, and has been experiencing games together ever since. We are a community first, and a game aspect later. This means that we fully support all playstyles including PVE, PVP, and RP. Our interests are not focused on a single game, but includes many MMO's as well as tabletop, shooters, and more. Who a recruit is as a person weighs more heavily than any other consideration. We are a group of friends, family, and like minded geeks. Many of our members have met up in the world, and at conventions you can expect to see a table or two with Paxians. While our numbers steadily grow over the years, the quality of our family remains our single largest benefit.

Pax hosts our own server for teamspeak as well as our forums. We have an organized charter that outlines a very simple yet definitive set of rules to maintain the level of community we wish to provide. While we strongly encourage participation in roleplay, no single element of a game is enforced. Our concern is for our members to enjoy gaming together. That being said every division of Pax Gaming has origin stories, roleplay officers, and event planners. We also promote and support officers in charge of pve and pvp content as well.

In the end our name best describes who and what we are. Pax is a community, above everything else. It is a common phrase for us to state that we recruit the player, not the "toon".

Is Pax Gaming Recruiting for Pathfinder Online?

Pax Gaming currently has no forum support of a Pathfinder division. The community is extremely excited about a fantasy sandbox hybrid, and has been actively involved in the process from the Kickstarter to now. We encourage anyone interested in our community to check us out. We play plenty of games together, including dice oriented games on our voicechat servers. In time as this game moves from the demo phases to production and alpha, we will be formatting specific forums on our main site to support Pax members that are interested in this game.

Why join Pax Gaming?