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***Roavin*** · 05-22-2017, 06:17 PM

Recently Unveiled Guardian Program Takes Off!

The Grey Wardens have added a new dimension to their forces to eradicate darkspawn and stop the advancement of the blight. The new soldiers are known as Guardians and they are made up of regional residents. The new program is the collective brainchild of Warden Command that has been in the planning stages for the last couple months. The Commanders wanted to find a way to reduce barriers to participating in defending and offer more frequent missions for those who cannot attend updates regularly like those who can complete their Warden joining.

The Guardians have been involved in a handful of missions during their first week and have had a handful of different participants with no signs of slowing down. These missions have been defenses and supports, and in the future will also include detags. Currently, First Warden Roavin has taken it upon himself to run the Guardians for now, but it is the hope and vision of Command that eventually Guardians will be able to spot and lead missions themselves and administrate themselves as they gain experience.

Condemn The Grey Wardens?!?!?

Recently the anti-raider and anti-fascist work of the Grey Wardens came under scrutiny in the World Assembly Security Council. The proposal was poorly written and lacking in facts and context, which is not surprising considering it was written at the behest of a fascist and Nazi friendly darkspawn region with an axe to grind. They have suffered numerous losses at the hands of the Warden Order and its allies in both offensive and defensive operations.

While this proposal never had a chance of passing in the Security Council it was a bit perplexing it even made it to vote where it has been unceremoniously stomped into oblivion like it deserved to be. The Wardens view this proposal as recognition of their strong efforts in combatting and flustering darkspawn, especially fascist raiders with Nazi allies, across NationStates.

The proposal also provided an opportunity for natives the Wardens dedicate themselves to protecting to give feedback and reaffirm why the Wardens do what they do. One particularly notable address came from St. Abbaddon’s delegate, Kitsco:

Quote:Greetings To the members of the security council.
I am kitsco the ruling WA Delegate of a historically founded Region created in the founderless years of NationStates. This Region is called St. Abbaddon. Recently my region has fallen on hard time, the past several years have been the hardest... Raid after raid.... Many Defenders have gone out of their way to aide us.... But no group has matched the efficiency of The Grey Wardens... Their commanders swiftly moved in and helped secure the region, and continues to provide security so that Abbaddon may once again flourish.
If anything this security council should be commending them... Not condemning. I believe these accusations to be fake news indeed, propaganda to weaken the Warden's but they will stand fast against this.

-Lord Of Kitsco.

Promotions, Promotions, Promotions!

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Occasionally there comes a Warden who shows intense dedication to the cause and goes above and beyond the call of duty. It is only fitting that such a person receives recognition of his achievements on the battlefield and as a leader. We are pleased to announce the newest Warden Commander, Lenlyvit! He has worked his way up the Warden ranks proving his worth on the battlefield (over 100 operations in a half year) and demonstrating his penchant for leadership as a Warden Constable and Head of Native Affairs. The Order is proud of Lenlyvit’s accomplishments and cannot think of a more deserving Warden to ascend to Command and be a part of shaping the Order’s direction.

But wait, there is more! We have also promoted two Wardens to the rank of Warden Lieutenant where they will receive training and opportunity to lead missions as they are groomed to become future leaders in the Wardens. The new Warden Lieutenants are Pyrosky and House of Cards. Pyrosky has earned the merit based rank of Senior Warden and is also currently serving as the leader of DUTY. House of Cards is a raider convert who has embraced defending and has become one of the fastest defenders in NationStates. We are excited to see what these two do with this new opportunity.

Featured Warden: Birdkeeper!

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Instead of doing a formal interview, this time we opted to just hold the interview for our featured Warden in the public channel of our Discord server. The choice of Warden to feature was easy - Birdkeeper happened to be around at the time, so he was it. Birdkeeper joined the Order in September 2016, becoming a reliable Warden-Lieutenant and a great asset to our community. What you see here has been heavily edited to retain a semblance of sanity and continuity; the actual interview was much more chaotic, hilarious, and a reflection of the community we've built on our Discord server. High Constable Deadeye Jack commented on that interview simply with "This is so Wardens".

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