CardinalCyrusXV

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> CardinalCyrusXV 2020
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CardinalCyrusXV (Nick) is the owner of the Pelchat SMP, and supreme authority within the lands of Israel. He is known by all for his ruthlessness and violent tendencies. Within the Admin Pantheon, he is the god of death, war, violence, destruction, deceit, weapon-smithing, art, and generosity. Many have fallen to his blade and laid low by his bow. His very presence inspires fear amongst the mortal populace.

## History

### Early Days and Pre-Godhood

As owner of the Pelchat SMP, Nick was one of the first to set foot upon the Holy Land. Him, along with Ian 'Little' (agile74), would become the first players to settle the village close to spawn, which would later become the influential city of Jerusalem. Nick would receive a leg-up from a chest in the blacksmith building in the village. In the coming days, he would bestow the title of Warden of Jerusalem to Ian 'Little'. Within the first week, Nick would leave his temporary base in Jerusalem and build a house on the spawn mountain, which would later be set burnt out by Ken (Bronzecoast).

### Founding of Constantinople

With the joining of Ian 'Major' (shadowlord) and Sean (OneClassyCookie) and their founding of the Ottomans faction, as well as Ian 'Little' founding the Jerusalem faction, Nick found it necessary to form his own group within the server. Taking inspiration from the other two groups, his faction would be named Constantinople, a name it keeps to this day. During this time, Nick, Ian 'Major', Sean, and Angel (Angelgamer) would go to another local village, a town discovered by Angel, and burnt it to the ground and slew its inhabitants. This village would later be named Mecca and become another very influential city.

### Jerusalem-Jihhadist War

The burning of Mecca did not land well with some of the more recent inhabitants of the SMP, especially JerryPickles(Alex) and DanDan(Daniel). This prompted a civil war in Jerusalem with a Jihad being called against Jerusalem for the city of Mecca. Nick pursued Jerry to a swamp south of Jerusalem where the first official player on player engagement of the server happened. Jerry shot upon Nick from a tree while nick brought forward his weapon, however Jerry had fled the scene not to be seen from again until the Byzantine Jerusalem war before Nick could take a shot. The city of Holland was later founded and built on this very site.

### Byzantine-Jerusalem/Jihadist War

#### Beginning of the War and the Fall of Jerusalem

Directly proceeding the Jerusalem War, this war was cause by Nick's lack of satisfaction with the results of the previous one. Nick was the most powerful player on the server at the time so he would use his strength to attempt to annex the cities of Jerusalem and Mecca. At present, Mecca was uninhabited although technically reclaimed by the newly-formed Jihadists faction, comprised of Alex and Daniel (Peachcap). Ian 'Little', wanting to avoid any bloodshed, would immediately surrender to Nick. The Jihadists would be less compliant.

#### Battle for Mecca

With half of his goal accomplished, and domination of the civilized world within reach, Nick would march to Mecca and do battle with Alex, it's sole defender. Severely outgunned, Alex had little chance of defending his city, especially without the assistance of Daniel, who had not been informed of the declaration of war. After brief talking, Alex would disappear. Nick took this chance to destroy the most sacred building in Mecca: the Mosque. Unbeknownst to Alex, Nick had brought 4 pieces of TNT to the battle with him. Two of the explosives would be committed to the Mosque while the other two would be used on other buildings within the city. Alex would soon find the destruction, but the damage had already been done. At the top of the hill in Mecca, Alex would fire the first shot of the engagement, as well as the the first act of violence between two players on the server. For the next five minutes, bow fire would be exchanged between the two combatants. This would go on until Daniel would arrive at the scene, still unaware of the battle being fought. Seeing a more powerful target, Nick would drink one of his Strength potions and make chase. Although Daniel was the only person anywhere equal to Nick in terms of equipment, he was still no match for him After a short chase, Daniel would manage to escape the battle. Nick would then return to Mecca where he would locate and slay Alex and secure victory for Constantinople.

#### Aftermath

The Jihadists were defeated, Mecca was in ruins, and Jerusalem was Constantinople's first territory. This decisive victory would forever change the direction of the SMP, cementing Constantinople as the dominant power for the foreseeable future. Nick would disband the Jerusalem faction and assimilate it's people into his own faction. Mecca would be entirely abandoned and would fall into the hands of the Jihadists.

### Consolidation of Power

#### Plans for Eviction

Looking to consolidate his new found power and to weaken the new faction of Pit 'O Hell, Nick made the decision to evict all non-Byzantines from the city of Jerusalem and to ban them from further entry. The hope was that this would cause confusion and disorganization amongst the other factions as many of their members lived there. At the time, neither Pit 'O Hell nor Malta had established their bases so forcing their members out of the city would be a good move. Ultimately, Nick's desire for battle would be the true driving force behind this decision.

#### Results

Nick's plans would however be thwarted by a new project. Alex was mapping the area around Jerusalem and a large map of what would later become known as the Holy Land had popped up in the center of Jerusalem. Alex and Nick would soon discuss the permanent location of a map and agree upon a massive change. The total renovation of Jerusalem.

### Rebuilding of Jerusalem and Ascension to Godhood

The decision to renovate the city of Jerusalem would prove to be one of the most influential decisions made on the server to date, and one that would cement Nick's position as a god of death. The construction began early into November and are still underway. Alex was made an operator on the server to assist Nick with construction. Alex would become the god of life, knowledge, and creation, being attributed to these domains by his vast knowledge of commands and command blocks, as well as many other operator-exclusive features. Nick would be responsible for the creation of the first town hall, as well a a lot of the terraforming over Jerusalem, along with the initial Undercity.

### Mediterranean Conflict

With Brendan (EXDF) joining the server, a new faction was created: Holland. The faction's debut would be immediately embroiled in a conflict that would almost send the server into the throes of it's third war. Nick's involvement was small but potentially very important regarding the future of the Pelchat SMP. He had pledged support to Holland in the event of a war, a decision that would initiate talks about an alliance between Constantinople, both factions boasting militaristic and authoritarian ideals.

## Administrative Actions

### Regarding the Beginning of the Pelchat SMP

The Pelchat SMP was first created by Nick on the 23rd of October. The hope was to create a server that would take inspiration from SMP Earth and the Dream SMP. Before releasing the server to the small group of friends and classmates, Nick would build a small spawn area, featuring a board of rules, a board for people to put their names on, and temple-like structure where player would first spawn.

### Regarding the Thievery of Ken

One of Nick's first actions as the Judge on the Pelchat SMP would be helping to reestablish peace between Ken and the nation of Malta, as well as Tyler (murpledurp) of Pit 'O Hell. Starting form Ken's arrival on the server, he would be nearly immediately labeled as a thief, troublemaker, and general nuisance by the people of Israel. After he broke the Treaty of Jiddah, the offended parties would turn to Nick for a more permanent solution. Nick would adjudicate this dispute and dole out fines and punishment to Ken. This solved the problem for a little while.

### Regarding the Banning of Ken

Despite attempts to pacify him, more and more accusations would be put against Ken of stealing. Eventually, a court hearing would be scheduled. Ken however would leave the Discord server making further communication impossible. Because of this, Nick would raise the question of whether or not to ban the delinquent in the form of a vote. The people of Israel would vote to keep him, but Nick would ban him anyway after being petitioned to do so by Katya (HammockOcemoco), Ken's older sister. Ken would be soon after banned, the ban ending on Nick's birthday in early March of 2021. Ken would later attempt to evade the ban, joining on a new account called Dreamstan1. This account would also be barred from entering the server and Ken's ban would be extended to Easter of 2021.

### Regarding the Golden Scandal

The Golden Scandal was the incident involving a trident farm being built by the Atlantis faction. Initially discovered by Alex, this farm would be presumed to be an illegal gold farm. Kaiden (KaratePikachu) would be put on trial with Nick as the judge.

## Trivia

* Nick's in game name, CardinalCyrusXV was originally based on a character from the British comedy group Monty Python's sketch, 'The Spanish Inquisition'.
* Nick's in game personality is a more sociopathic version of that of Youtuber Technoblade.
* Nick's Netherite sword, 'せいき' is a reference to the 2017 Anime 'Norogami', one of Nick's favorites. せいき is the name of the sword used by the main character, Yato.
* Nick's Netherite helmet, chestplate, and leggings are all references to the tabletop miniatures game Warhammer 40,000.
* Nick's Netherite boots are a reference to a Jordan brand sneaker he likes.