Cryptidlocke

Cryptidlocke is known by many names, recognized by many people, and perhaps hated by many more. I have been a friend to those in need, a former King of England, Shogun of Japan, Pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire, President of the Second Europa Republic, The Archipelago, New Mexico, and Nix Maris. I never stayed in one place for too long, longing to be part of something greater, to find my true calling somewhere in Jes. This Achilles heel of mine has caused problems numerous times, but it has also led me to the most incredible story I could ever hope to be part of."

## Season 1 (2021-2022)

### **True Beginnings**

I originally joined Jes on the 12th of March 2021, a day after my 16th birthday, using an account named \_patchy93. However, I didn't play much at the time as I was studying for my GCSEs. I later gave the account away to a friend who had been banned from another server. I was uncertain if changing to a new account could potentially get me banned so i kept this information hidden for a long time. Learning the basics of the server was quite enjoyable. When the Kiwi reset happened, I wasn't too upset as I hadn't made much progress yet.

### **Fresh Start**

Rejoining Just an Earth Server in May 2021 with my lesser-known Phantomistic913 account, I started a brief but intense rivalry with the nation of Great Britain, led by 1ett. I eventually agreed to join the nation, founding the town of Birmingham at the beginning of June 2021. Due to internal conflicts within the nation and skirmishes with members of the town of Lmanburg, I moved to Madrid on July 2nd, which was still in early development at the time. During this period, I founded a religion (the Church of the Holy Spore, inspired by a hyper-fixation I had with Starlasris at the time) and remodeled the community farm in Madrid, which remains as I left it today. I left Madrid on August 12th to create the Antarctic colony of New-Phantopia. After a while, I left the town to an unnamed player and returned to Madrid briefly.

During this time, I wanted to explore Jes without being weighed down by loyalties and alliances yet. This caused me to fly under the radar, leading to stunted development of gear and wealth later on. However, having met so many amazing people, I wouldn't change it for the world.

### **The Era of Conquest**

In October 2021, the nation of Great Britain that November previously knew had fallen into a state of inactivity. After building the Shipwreck Cafe in Madrid, I left Madrid one last time to become the King of Great Britain. However, this was short-lived. On the 18th of November, a player used an exploit to burn the capital of London to the ground. Fearing for my safety in densely colonized areas, I decided to flee to Japan, starting the New Japanese Republic (NJR). The capital of the NJR, Raven's Edge, was inspired by builds in North Korea. Despite being at war with them during this time, I had respect for them and their achievements. A notable construct of Raven's Edge was the triangular gateway built by November and "Joe" (the first citizen of Raven's Edge).

### **Conflict, Arson, and Betrayal**

During November and December of 2021, I was in Cold War-style standoffs with the nation of North Korea for some time. I believed that Sirtommy, the player who burned London to the ground, was a valued member of the nation. Confrontations began after I lava-bucketed Cringemaster, not realizing I was severely lagging and unaware of the harm until it was too late. These confrontations came to be known as the Pyongyang Skirmishes. Another act of betrayal was burning down the capital temple in Pyongyang after the nation of North Korea had fallen into ruin. This led to the group of ex-North Korea members known as the "Turks" attempting to kill me for my crimes, ultimately failing but putting a 500g bounty on my head as a last-ditch effort for justice. Their vengeance was fulfilled after I was killed by the player rqd210 in late December.

### **The Age of Lore**

Upon returning from my first war, I took on the role of a scholar, writing stories, lore, and building the world history of Jes. After the New Year's celebration, my town in Japan was stolen by someone I thought was a trusted friend. This forced me to travel for many months, initially settling in Cairo but moving to other destinations due to geopolitical conflicts at the time. During this period, a player known as Mr. Frog adopted me. In June 2022, the lore truly began for me. After inheriting the nation of Sudan and renaming it Europa, I began working on an in-depth history of the nation. Sailing to the small island of Minorca, I founded the Free City of Nueva Corvus based on ideals of freedom. I took on the character of Prince Regent Azriel Siren Grimmlocke, who later became the 22nd Kaiser of the Europa Republic, succeeding the poisoned Kaiser Siren Forg Grimmlocke. The nation saw significant territorial growth, and I initiated the Zephyrus project to connect the small island capital to the outside world for better international relations

### **The Tri-Continental War**

Siege warfare had been enabled for a brief time on Earth One, and I was quick to aid the southern states of Charleston with military and financial support in the war between the southern states and the Florida Empire. I was good friends with MrFrog. I also started talks of conflicts with the global powerhouse known as the Spanish Republic, explaining that I wanted to expand my lands northward to be in closer proximity with their allies in Great Britain. This initiated negotiations between representatives from both Europa and Spain to avoid war. Eventually, it was settled and agreed that Europa could keep the south of France and other islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

### **Inactivity and Decay**

From October to mid-December of 2022, I lost motivation to build and, in turn, lost motivation to play on Jes. This was due to external problems and a long-overdue mental health check. This was causing me to burn out very quickly and lose enjoyment for the server I had loved for so long. I attempted to write lore, but not much progress was made. This eventually led to the downfall of Europa as I turned the nation into a vassal for Ireland, leaving \_dentedlizard (my younger sibling) in charge of Nueva Corvus and heading east to a more familiar place from times past.

### **Nostalgia, Reflection, and Regrowth**

I took time to process my time on Jes, reflecting on the changes that had happened, the conflicts I had been through, and my lack of purpose to remain on the server looming over me. The emotions truly set in by this point. Arriving at where Raven's Edge once stood, I couldn't help but feel nostalgic for past eras of Jes, from the Turk Wars and North Korea conflicts to the many friends I once had and lost. In this moment, I finally found my calling. I needed to preserve history so that no one would forget the great and not-so-great times Jes has had. So I set sail for the southern islands beneath Japan and founded New London on Christmas Day, in homage to the name of the first nation I had ever owned just over a year before. Since then, I have recruited many players to my cause.

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(*Note: My writing style has changed in the past 6 months, so it may seem a bit different to read from here on out.)

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## **Old Habits Die Hard (2023)**

I was never great at actually following through with plans...

### **The Great Times of the LOA**

Having found a new life in Jes with a nation in the South Japanese Sea, I went all out with writing tons of new lore and stories for my new nation, explaining its deep and in-depth history with real-world events. I spent the next few months building custom terraformed sea rocks and the main living areas of the city-state, and getting the word out. However, due to its small size and lack of members, it fell into decay. This made me feel that I had failed in my mission, so I took a few days to reassess what to do. During this time, the LOA fell into ruin.

### **The New Mexico Rebirth**

Returning to Jes after a break, I moved to New Mexico. I chose New Mexico as I wanted to pay respects to Mr. Frog's old nation of the Southern States, as I had many fond memories during that time. Within the first week, a member of Fulmination asked to join, which I happily accepted. This member was Robbie, who I credit with the success of the New Mexican Syndicate and Soulcal. His hard work and dedication helped make Soulcal a name everyone knew. I eventually gave Robbie the nation, as he was the only person I trusted wholeheartedly to run the affairs. I left for a few weeks as I was in a very bad place after a few real-life things happened.

### **The Wandering Journalist**

After leaving the NMS, I didn't have the spark I once had to create a new nation. I wanted to do what I set out to do six months prior: preserve and share server history. Attempting to set up the Liberty Dispatch newspaper wasn't a fruitful endeavor, but with a few conversations with the owner, I was able to take over as the acting CEO of Jes News and begin a project I had been looking forward to for a while, "Tales of Jes." This has been quite well received so far, and I hope it stays this way in the future.

### **Disaster Strikes**

Jes went offline for a month. During this time, I attempted to keep my friends on Jes, hoping to keep the joyful community I had been a part of for 2 and a half years alive. It has been tough, but with Season 2 in the near future, things are looking up.

## Season 2

### **foundation of the new southern states**

moving back to new mexico for season 2 , i decided to found the southern states , named after a nation in s1 , and set up a few projects such as a stock exhnage and technological research foundation.