Wood-Elves

## The Woodland Realm

We Wood Elves, are a family. We have active members from a variety of time zones. You can always get advice or just converse with someone in our group chat. Our king is Cchats. We are always happy to accept new members!

## Government

The Realm is a monarchy led by **Cchatts** and his Lords.

## Players

- *King:*

* **Cchatts -** King and leader of the realm

- *Heir:*

* **Agent\_Northy**

- *Lords*

* **TrepidCelery**
* **Arodas**- Former king, Advisor and Builder

- *Nobles*

* **Thunedos**
* **V3rliebt**

- *Wood-elves:*

* **Zammy32**
* **MegaFoxGamming**
* **Marionette1705**
* **\_TheAndal\_**
* **\_C18**
* **ashan04**
* **DoctorBombay**
* **Oblivius**
* **DarthVater208**

*-Inactive/former members, but still remembered:*

* ***Faelon -** A wise ruler from long ago*
* ***Shinare -** Old king and former wood-elf, very wise*
* ***vQ6R -**  Inactive wood-elf and former lord of East-Bight*
* ***graywing12 -** Inactive wood-elf and recruiter*
* ***Henkka -** Beloved warrior and recruiter*
* ***Moinitoimirousko -*** Innactive veteran wood-elf
* ***Arbiter\_Darkness -** Former King*
* ***ArinHolmes -** Former King*
* ***ElfKingAnte -** Former King*
* ***TheIceInferno -*** Veteran player and former lord
* ***King\_Max-*** Veteran Player, Buildmaster

## Builds

- **Enchanted River** - A small village of the raft-elves of Mirkwood near the enchanted river. It is used to house new recruits.

   - **Thranduil's Halls** - The Capital of the kingdom, and the biggest build of the Woodland-Realm (Unfinished)

- **Dolen Galadhbar (Hidden Treehome)** - A large village of treehouses hidden to the world below, Dolen Galadhbar functions as both a large recruit village and a communal area thanks to its large Town Hall that inhabits a cave system below ground (Unfinished)

## Server History

The Wood-Elves were founded by Emperor\_Raphael on September 22nd 2014. He would soon leave, however, and would be succeeded by Faelon. Under the reign of Faelon, the Wood-Elves joined the Great War which started on July 11th 2015 and in which they battled forces of the shadow.

Faleon ultimately went inactive, with LordOropher becoming acting ruler on July 30th 2015. He had TheBlueTrickster crowned on January 4th 2016, and upon the return of Faelon in April 2016, he took back the throne and wed TheSmileBC, with the two coming to an agreement to share the crown. Faelon soon disappeared again, and TheSmileBC became the sole ruler.

Faelon reappeared again in the early summer of 2016 and TheSmileBC left the Woodland Realm. She once again went inactive, this time for the final time, and was replaced by Shinare on August 14th 2016. Thranduil's Halls was destroyed on October 12th 2016. Devastated, Shinare abdicated in favor of cchats. Cchats would have the longest rule in Wood-Elven history, with him lasting until December 10th 2017, when he abdicated for Olgierd\_.

One of Olgierd’s first acts was to join the Dominion-Gondor war on January 20th 2018. Over the course of his reign East Bight and Enchanted River were built and Tharanduil’s Halls was reset for the second time.

Over time the faction fell into inactivity and on August 4th 2018 Olg resigned as leader. There was no truly active Wood-Elves left, so he made the High-Elven Queen LibertyMom the ruler of the Wood-Elves while granting ArinHolmes veto powers. Liberty respected Wood-Elven independence, however, and the next day named ArinHolmes King.

On September 23rd 2018 a crisis occurred when, after Arin failed to take Olg's banners from him, Olg backtracked, gave his builds to the Dalish King Laeonathan, and named Lae King. Lae later gave in to pressure and gave the builds back to Arin, but Arin resigned the same day for Arodas.

During the reign of Arodas, the Wood-Elves joined the Isengard-Arnor War on behalf of Arnor. Arodas was banned on January 1st 2019, with ElfKingAnte and ArinHolmes becoming co-rulers. Arodas was unbanned and returned to the server on November 23rd 2019, with ArinHolmes making him co-king. On March 24th 2020, ElfKingAnte abdicated and crowned Arbiter\_Darkness as co-king.

The Wood-Men declared war on the Woodland Realm in December of 2020 in a bid for tiles. The war was declared invalid due to lack of active players on the Woodland Realm's side. In the same month Arodas disappeared and Arbiter became the full King of the Wood-Elves.

On February 26, 2021, Cchats returned after a four year absence. He was immediately welcomed back into the faction, where he continues to aid his people. In the ensuing months, Arbiter\_Darkness sadly went inactive due to a hectic schedule IRL, and pressure from school, thus placing Cchatts in a regency.

On May 3rd, 2021, Cchatts took over officially, and became King of the Woodland Realm for a second time.

## History of the Royal Council

***The Royal Council:**The royal council contains the most reliable wood elves for the king. This council makes important decisions with the king and helps the king with ruling the realm. The Royal Council includes: Royals and Lords.*

The very first royal council of the Woodland-Realm was made a long time ago under the rule of the former king cchats. In the royal council are wood elves with royal blood, in other words: wood elves that are very loyal and if the ruler of that time steps down they are the first in line to rule the realm. Sometimes the royal court contains former kings, that are unnable the rule for a period of time.

Since the rule of the king Arodas, the role Wood-Elven Lord has been given a special meaning. The Lords of the Woodland Realm are a special group of active and loyal wood elves that are a member of the Royal Council and own a certain plot of land (like certain villages, waypoints and cities). The first wood elves that have been given the role of Wood-Elven Lord were: **TheIceInferno** and **Arbiter\_Darkness.**While**Arbiter\_Darkness**ruled Dolen Galadhbar, **TheIceInferno** (still) rules Enchanted River and (the not done yet) Raft Elves village. The Wood-Elven Lords make the most important decisions with the Royal Wood-Elves, Altough the Royal Wood-Elves have a higher rank on paper the Wood-Elven Lords have a lot more influence in the Realm.

Together can the King with the Royal Wood-Elves (mostly former kings) and the Wood-Elven Lords, properly rule the realm.

## Becoming one of the Wood-Elves

To join, you must talk to either a **recruiter** or a **royal**. Then you will be added to our discord server where you can be helped and advised by other wood elves on the entry requirements. As of now we have three entry requirements although they are subject to change.

1. You must have gotten at least 50 alignment with the wood elves.
2. You must have reached Thranduil's Halls

Once you have done all of the above you can join our family!

## Quotes from Wood-Elves

“I am a builder, so when I was choosing a faction I looked at a few technical qualities. The biomes must look nice, the building style must suit you, and the faction blocks must have nice textures and colors. Some of my favorite biomes lie in the area of influence of the realm, these being the Northern Mirkwood and the Vales of the Anduin. Unfortunately, I do not like the building style of the Wood-Elves as it is portrayed in the mod, nor do I like the textures. This is my personal opinion, it doesn't mean you will not like those things. Instead, I joined the Wood-Elves for reasons other than these technical ones. I decided to join the Wood-Elven faction because of the community, as I was looking for other people to play the mod with. I noticed that the members of this faction were quite active on the mod. So I would invite creative new players to check out the realm and see for themselves.” -Olgierd\_
“The Woodland Realm is a place where fellow elves come together to go on adventures. It all starts in the beautiful lands of Mirkwood, where the Wood-Elves live. But they don't live in a hole under the ground. No, they live high in the sky in treehouses built on the tops of trees in the Mirkwood Forrest. Their chosen armor is the light and swift scout armor. A very useful asset to the Wood-Elf, as they are near unstoppable with this on. Masters of archery as well, the Wood-Elf fears no one and feels no pain. They are feared and respected throughout all of Middle Earth. Are you ready to be one of us? Are you ready to go on your own adventure? Join the Woodland Realm and become one of us, if u have the courage!” -Kantabele

“One of the main reasons of why I like the Woodland Realm is because of the community. In all the years I have played, I have never met people as nice as the Elves of the Woodland Realm. This keeps me coming back to this server to play as well. Another reason is that there is so much to do. I love building and designing for the Realm. With this, I can show people my work and get valuable feedback on my builds. I have been working on some of the big designs for the Realm and I have seen the it come alive on the server. These are the things I like the most about the realm.” -King\_Max

“I treasure the community and the aesthetics of the Woodland Realm. For instance, I find the beauty of the red and green oaks contends to rival that of the Mallorn trees in both their natural form and materials. The realm’s bricks have a gentler tone than those of many other factions. I had enjoyed the beauty of the realm a long time before choosing to join the faction. I continue to regret not joining sooner. The community is kind, supportive, and active. Our leader is amiable and prudent. I anticipate you’ll feel welcome in our family!” -ArinHolmes

"The rules and respect you have for yourself, others around you and how you treat mother nature is truly amazing and a beautiful sight for me. Last but not least, It has always been my dream to find a community that involves themselves in fantasy but mainly the elf community and now that you have shown how much detail and time you have put in for this faction to grow and be as strong as it is is truly where and who I wish to serve!" -AgentNorthy

"I would like to think of our faction as more of a family than a community. We work together to push each other forwards and form bonds that last years to come. The great woods of Mirkwood are filled with stunning reds and deep greens, foetid spiders and graceful elks. I could spend the rest of my time on TOS wondering the woods of Mirkwood and never get tired of its beauty. Alongside our amazing biome we also have grand builds full of exciting blocks and flowing shapes. We have builds that range from castles to caves and no matter your build style we know you will find something you love here."

## Meetings

Since many of our players come from all around the globe we currently do not have any set meetings, although this is soon subject to change.

## Law

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0xpf2i6a4aswo1/WoodlandRealmLaws.pdf?dl=0

## What is a Wood-elf?

The elves of Mirkwood are Silvan elves ("Wood-elves"), although their leader is of Sindarin descent. They are the **forest-dwelling** elves of Middle-Earth. In the late Third Age, the Silvan Elves mostly belonged either to the Galadhrim or to the Elves of Mirkwood. The Silvan Elves were descendants of the Nandor (and thus in origin Teleri), who had lingered in the Anduin Vales during the Great Journey of the Eldar in the Elder Days. The Silvan Elves hid themselves in their woodland realms beyond the Misty Mountains and became a scattered folk hardly distinguishable from Avari( those elves who refused the summons of the Valar). While some of the Nandor continued to Eriador and later entered Ossiriand( these were the Laiquendi, the "green-elves"), some remained in the Vales of Anduin, and from these later originated the Wood-elves.

It is also told that the some of the western Avari, dwelling in Eriador and the Anduin Vales, were friendly to the Eldar, and came to merge with the Wood-elves. These were Nelyarin Avari (Penni), from the third Clan (and therefore remotely akin to the Nandor and Sindar). When Beleriand sunk, many Sindar who didn't like the Noldor came to the homes of the Silvan (Mirkwood and Lóriën) and merged with them. Then about 1500 years later when Eregion fell at the hand of Sauron, Noldor refugees came to Lóriën and merged with the Silvan elves there, making the Silvan elves of lothlóriën a very mixed race. These refugees were however not permitted in Mirkwood as most of the sindar population there still hated the Noldor, blaming them for the ruin of Beleriand. The mixed blood of the the elves of Lóriën and their rulers of higher race made the elves of Lothlóriën more wise than their cousins in Mirkwood.

The Silvan Elves of Mirkwood are described as
**distrustful of Dwarves**, but **friendly to Men**, with whom they trade. While the elves of Lóriën are described as **friendlier**, **more skillful** and **more wise**. Hair and eye color are mostly those common among the Teleri, but they often had **dark or grey eyes**. *Those of Sindarin descend more often had a rather* **pale white skin-tone** while *those of Avarin descend often showed* **lavender** or **olive** complexion. The wood-elves lived **inside the dense forest Lands**, most were **Hunters** and **Gatherers** but many have also had become **planters** and the **gardens and vinyards of the Wood-Elf realms were legendary**. They were also skilled **Crafters**, they were fabled **Weavers**, **Fletchers** as well as **Wood- and leather-workers** for the Wood-elves were the only Folk who knew the secret of Oak-leather-making.

## Titles and ranks

Ranks:

-**King (*Ruler*)**

-**Royal (*High-Powered Lord*)**

-**Lord *(On The Council, Has Authority)***

-**Noble *(Junior Lord, Helps With Administration)***

-**Elf (*Citizen)***

### In Addition, We Also Have a Merit System.

#### Mod Titles:

* [Woodland Guest] Earn 50 Woodland Realm alignment
* [Wood-elf] Earn 100 Woodland Realm alignment
* [Woodland Friend] Earn 100 Woodland Realm alignment
* [Woodland Realm] Earn 100 Woodland Realm alignment
* [Woodland Marchwarden] Pledge to the Woodland Realm and earn 200 alignment
* [Woodland Herald] Pledge to the Woodland Realm and earn 500 alignment
* [Woodland Captain] Pledge to the Woodland Realm and earn 1000 alignment
* [Arphen Eryn] Pledge to the Woodland Realm and earn 2000 alignment
* [Híril Eryn] Pledge to the Woodland Realm and earn 3000 alignment
* [Hîr Eryn] Pledge to the Woodland Realm and earn 3000 alignment

Other Mod Titles:

* **Silvan elf**
* **Sindar**
* **Grey-elf**
* **Elf**

**Dwarves:**
Durin's Folk •
Kingdom of Khazad-dûm •
Kingdom of Durin's Folk•
The Dwarves of the Mountains of the Wind •
Dwarves of the Red Mountains •
Blue Dwarves •
Dwarves of the Grey Mountains•
Northern Longbeard Dwarves

**Elves and Ents:**
High-Elves •
Rivendell •
Galadhrim •
The Avari Elves •
**Wood-Elves** •
Dorwinion •
Fangorn

**Orcs and Uruks:**
Angmar •
Dol Guldur •
Gundabad •
Mordor •
Isengard

**Northmen and Dúnedain**
Gondor •
Kingdom of Dale •
Rangers of the North •
The Riders of Rohan •
The Republic of Lebennin •
Dol Amroth •
Dunland •
Hobbits •
Bree •
Wood-Men of Mirkwood

**Peoples of Harad and Rhûn:**
Half-Trolls •
Morwaith •
Near Harad •
New Taurethrim Empire •
The Golden Easterlings of Rhúdel •
Eastern Tribes (Far Rhun Easterlings) •
The Variags Of Khand •
Umbar

**Disbanded factions:**
Kingdom Of Anduin •
Galdhrim •
Fire elves •
Kingdom of the Golden Wash •
Kingdom of the Isles •
Rúnandor •
Smaland •
The Northshire Republic •
Clans of the Northmen •
Lossedhil •
The Brotherhood •
Dwarves of Erebor •
Dwarves of the Iron Hills•
The Gladden Fields •
Vanwar •
Thartorogrim •
The Scourge