DarkArchive

=== Introduction ===
At the advent of unfettered powers displayed by the Empire of Lordaeron, many sought to form a counter-faction worthy of overtaking its rule. Of those factions was DarkArchive, who from its beginnings had strong enemies willing to stop at nothing to stomp membership. In light of all attacks and raids, leading members of DarkArchive worked tirelessly to secure the largest island base known to the server, and in a feat of engineering, successfully encased the megastructure in glass to protect from invaders. With the completion of the faction's base on the home island, security allowed further expansions into now claimed enemy territories. Deserts, mountains, and rolling hills all bore the DarkArchive name at one point.
By the same year of its fall from grace, DarkArchive had successfully overpassed Lordaeron in faction power, with a growing tension between key members of each. With war always seemingly on the horizon, the faction went off to die with a whimper, as both leading members struggled to maintain the breadth of land amassed over the map. With the loss of GoldVenam2 during this period, founder zombie_hunters fell from action and slowly dismantled its grounds. With great dismay, the faction thought to finally give Lordaeron a rightful competitor, was dead.
==== Some remarks from zombie_hunters ====
Fondly remembering every battle and the ever-persistent strife for power, I thank every member of the server for a wonderful experience. Notably, GoldVenam2 and DurfLugdenstein, who stuck by my side regardless of how chaotic things became in my pursuits. Mecrazy13, MoostBoost, Ironheart2, and many others were the true soul that kept DarkArchive as a shining light during the Second Era. Back to when I first joined, KingdomBuilder and Mr_Grimm have my respects.
The friendly competition between DarkArchive and Lordaeron was gladly left at that. There were little to no quarrels between the factions as they shared common enemies, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were thought that DarkArchive 'did the dirty work' of stomping rebel factions in the process of growing itself. Being much more favorable to war and raiding, DarkArchive became a formidable opponent if stirred in that direction. It is both a relief and unfortunate circumstance that it dwindled before exerting its full capabilities.
Category:History
Category:Factions
Category:Second Era