Lore

> *“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon?”*
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## Introduction to Lore

Many of you are probably familiar with RP servers having a lore which serves as a backdrop to the server gameplay, where certain actions and abilities are focused, if not constrained by the lore already present and created by lore writers. However, unlike those servers, we at RFK are instead presenting a different way of treating lore, namely in the form of **history**. Rather then an intricate world that that players will rediscover and explore, we are instead opening up a way for players to forge and create the lore themselves, via their thoughts, perspectives, and the inevitable action with, for, and against each other. **In short, lore in RFK will be regarded as "history".**

## How is Lore recorded?

Similar to historians, **Scribes** will be encouraged to write their own retelling over certain events that they deem fitting to be recorded. If you wish to become a scribe, start with writing out narratives full of your personal perspective and style. Being biased is not discouraged, it is actually **encouraged** as you can choose to fulfill what often happens in the history that we often look at today. If you accidentally (or even purposefully) embellish or write misinformation, an example being listing a certain amount of soldiers fielded on the battle incorrectly, it's okay! Along with "fan" created lore comes **Server Records,** basic official information that generally is limited to statistics and certain outcomes.

As you write as a scribe, you are encouraged to form a persona around it, and can give players a general impression as to what to expect when reading from your narratives. For example, you might eventually become known as a scribe who gives accurate and thoughtful insights on the actions of certain monarchs, or how an outcome of a battle changed the entirety of a war. Alternatively, you can become a scribe who is hilariously bad at keeping track of what is correct, and outrageously embellishes/form biases over a certain figure in a legendarily meme-tier way.

Should your writing become popular and acceptable enough, you may be recognized as an official **Scribe** who will be noted for in the lore of Rise and Fall: Kingdoms, and may receive also receive an official background in **Notable Figures**. Generally, the best way to be accepted is to always have your narratives well documented with sources, dates, and personal touches which makes your writing unique (no copy-pasta!). Additionally, people can be appointed as a "**Court Scribe**" to a Monarch's discretion, generally to inform readers on events based on the kingdom's perspective.

### List of Known Scribes

As of the moment, there are no recognized Scribes. As Beta begins, we will likely begin to find writers who are willing to write!

## Timeline

At the beginning of Beta, RFK will have a timeline which will go on through the beginning to the end of RFK, which will have certain events that fit under a criteria recorded, and will also list any relevant narratives created by Scribes of the said event. Eventually, I'm hoping to have multiple Timelines which will archive the history and achievements that the players have made over the "Season".