BeanManJones

*“I suggest you watch your tone and do not attempt to step on a people that is more than willing to bite back. So, let this be a warning to you... if you ever step foot or even look at me or my people, you will feel their wraith that knows no bounds." Bean Reccowan snapping back to the threats made by the spirit of Valerie*

## Origins

Bean's origins are shrouded in mystery, even to himself. The Nether Spawn remembers very little of his early life, other than him being alone in the Nether. He does not count his time in the fiery dimension part of his history anymore, but rather starts off when he entered Rathnir, guided by a friend named 6SpinMcGill he made within the Nether Realm. Bean entered this Realm along with his ally and made their way through the seas on a stolen boat they found in an unguarded dock, and made their way south. After ten days of sailing they ended up in the Southern Jungles of Cymru.

## Nomads in the Jungle

Bean and 6spin Landed on the southern tip of Cymru through an inlet from sea. There the duo settled on the shores of the lake, living within the stolen ship as they built shelter along the lake shore. As the two constructed the first building on the land a new member joined, a nomad that went by Thigh\_High\_Thief. These three were the first members of the future town and Province of Libertalia.

## The Bandit Age

In the early days of Bean being in Rathnir, him and his allies were under constant siege from bandits and Pirates that resided in the ruins and jungle terrain that surrounded the local area. In this time of bandit attacks many new players began to join, either from stumbling onto the land or local small homes or villages who grew tired of the bandit presence in the area. Bean lead these players with carefully planned defensive measures, using the Jungle to their advantage. The main bandit camp resided in an abandoned hobbit settlement left to be griefed and dismantled by the small bandit force. Through several battles and negotiations, the bandits gave in and left the ruins and lands, leaving the new found group of misfits the land they controlled.

## Founding of Libertalia

Once the Bandit age ended, the now group of 15 were left in peace of the jungle, but now a new threat was made aware to them by Thigh\_High\_Thief. The new group was in claimed land under the control of the Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa without their permission or even knowledge. Bean, now the leader of this group of people, was left with a choice. Attempt to contact the Archonate, or live in secrecy and claim independence. Through certain circumstances the group witnessed, they decided to remain a secret, for now. On June 30th, 2021, the nation of Libertalia was founded by Bean and others within the group.

## Church of the Red Saint/Erection of the Walls

Once the town was founded and there was some more breathing room, Bean and a newer member that goes by Dabria\_Dagrun came up with the idea to erect mighty walls to keep any more bandits out of their new found land. As the walls began to come up, talks and jokes started coming out within the population, now 25 strong, that gave bean the nickname of "Saint". This was caused by his actions against the bandits and welcoming all those who needed help into his ranks. Soon enough this became an actual religion within the now erected walls, and the Church of the Red Saint began. Bean was heavily opposed to this, but the people of Libertalia persisted, meaning Bean made a choice. He left his people keep the worship up, but he made sure that some things were changed, the biggest being that they would not worship him but rather his message of peace and love, to help the damned and helpless.

## Imperial Archonate of Viodoxa

Bean and his people laid low for months, avoiding all eyes of the land they squatted in to avoid a potential conflict. A member of Libertalia went rogue and ran to the Archonate, revealing the location of the capital and who Bean was. This ultimately backfired on the member, King\_Swiper, as he decided to grief the town before going rogue. The player was eventually banned, and has not showed their face on Rathnir since. This attracted the eyes of Viodoxa however, meaning that Bean's people were now exposed to the rest of the continent. Several talks commenced after this with Archonate Hazel and former Archonate Loic where they reached the conclusion that Libertalia and all it's people would be left alone, but that Libertalia would become a Province within their Empire. Bean became the lord of Libertalia, and the former province of Aussay was transferred to him with a name change.

## An Opportunity

Libertalia being part of Viodoxa had it's benefits, but to Bean and it's people none of that mattered. Libertalians didn't like being a subject to a much larger Empire they deemed incompetent, and when they saw an opportunity to break away from Viodoxa Bean took a chance. Several Members of Yimmu-Audal reached out to Bean to discuss a plan to legally break Libertalia free from their binds of Viodoxa and become an independent state on the continent. This was running alongside the Impeachment of Loic, a plan that Archonate Hazel and Bean decided with after several suspicious bandit raids were noticed in regions of the Empire that Loic did not trust nor like. Bean did not care for the instability of Viodoxa, as it only benefited Libertalia if they were to become weaker and collapse. Bean saw a chance to gain favor with Archonate Hazel, and agreed to help with the impeachment and get Loic removed from power. Bean did not care if Loic was guilty or innocent, for him it was just one step closer for independence.

## Betrayal

As the months progressed, Bean continued to rise up through the Viodoxan Empire to the point of becoming Regent Archon. The calls for independence slowed but not stopped as Libertalia decided to play the long game. "Why run a state when you can run a nation?" -Bean.
This all changed when Bean noticed a Viodoxan official contacting several mayors that resided in Libertalian claim demanding resources such as xp, enchanted armor, and other high value items. This action broke the word of Archon Hazel, who promised him that there would be no Viodoxan influence in Libertalia without the word of Bean. On October first, this was brought up in the meeting halls of Viodoxa, demanding for this intrusion to cease at once. Arhcon Hazel met this challenge by demoting Bean of his Regent Archon status, using the excuse of "Inexperience" to demote him. Fellow Regent Archons and Libertalians knew the real reason why, and this was the seed for war.

## The Drums of War

On October sixteenth, Viodoxa marched men into the town of Thebanii on orders of a border incident. Viodoxa was mistaken on their maps between Libertalia and Silvay and assumed the town of Thebanii belonged in Silvay territory. Libertalia protested this and tried to show Viodoxa their mistake, but it was too late. Danzig Karlpfen Lluvia and his men attacked, slaughtering the town citizens. Bean saw this and knew it was time to fight back, to get the independence that he and his people dreamed of since their inception. This was the beginning of the Libertalian Independence War.

## Libertalian Independence War

Bean declared Libertalia an independent state on October sixteenth after the slaughter at Thebanii, but that was just the beginning. Viodoxa declared Libertalia rebels and to be dealt with immediately. The fighting lasted five long days where Libertalia went of the defense. The battles mostly were waged in Thebanii where Libertalia saw great defense with the Nine men present. The battle started to go against them when Viodoxa sent several men to infiltrate the capital of Libertalia in a near constant barrage of sneak attacks and assassination attempts. Bean got into contact with Blanc McSpiegel and discussed what to do. Blanc told Bean that he refused to send any more men to fight in this civil war and that a plan hatched. Bean and Blanc agreed that Bean would help Blanc assume power in Viodoxa while removing Archon Hazel. On October Eighteenth, a cease fire was declared with minor skirmishes still happening along the border, and on October twentieth Viodoxa collapsed as Archon Hazel was pressured to step down and let Blanc take their place. After days of bloody fighting, Libertalia was free.

## Disappearance

Bean made the decision to hand the keys over to long time friend and ally The Kingdom of Floria on November twenty-fourth. Bean made his announcement that he would be stepping down as Leader, declaring that he was tired of everything, but that he was proud of everyone. He made his departure in the middle of the night, leaving behind only a note explaining his departure.

*"I can feel him, he still lives. I'll come back once I find him."*