Hey guys,
Welcome to the third clan update! There is alot to write about so bear with me...this may take some time. Before we begin I would like to say how proud I have been of the clan the past months and bar very few exceptions clan members have behaved wonderfully and have kept up our attitude of respect in the community. Now lets start the update.
The month of June started badly, very badly. After agreeing on an alliance with the ToK clan Warlord Blink acted very rashly and direspectfully towards our new allies. This culminated in the High Council demanding he apologise which Blink refused to do saying that it would compromise his honour. In response to this the High Council decided that the only course of action was to demote him from command of the XIIIth Custodes and instead become a Noble in the division. Sending out a clear message that no Knight, not even a Warlord is bigger than the clan's interests. Blink firstly refused the demotion but eventually accepted and became a Noble. We then began rebuilding our relationship with ToK, after having been on the brink of war. It seemed peace would rule and the clan could get back to normal. However, when Coach was promoted to the vacant Warlord post of the Custodes, Blink showed enormous disrespect towards his new Warlord and, combined with reports coming from ToK, he was stripped of his armour and dismissed from the clan. Our latest reports say that he moved onto COR to continue his war on ToK.
Now we wished for a return to normality, and I am proud of how the Knights reacted after the departure of Blink. Recruitment went through the roof with members seeming to want to join every day. Alot of these new recruits came in due to Sandstorm and he was promptly dubbed the "Tribune" by Warlord Mill after Merlin's idea of "Recruiter" was not met with great applause from the rest of the clan. Many of the new member where European and thus the Xth and XIth Divisions became very powerful. We wondered why this was and where sighty worried about the lack of members in American divisions, however we needn't have worried as since his promotion Warlord Coach rose to the challenge and started to rebuild the Custodes in a way Blink never could. I would like to take this oppurtunity to congratulate Coach on his efforts with his division becoming stronger as members such as Bubba and Choas came in and were trained by Coach whose own skills have improved dramatically since he joined the clan. The efforts of the European Warlords Razze and Mill should also be applauded with Razze and his trusted right hand man Henke training the members of the XIth and Mill, with help from Kozak and Epic stregnthing the division considerably. Overall activity within the clan has increased, we now have between 20-30 active members and have 11 Knights on at the same time at one point.
All this brings us onto the inter clan tournament which after much planning by Merlin and some suggestions from myself and the other Knights got underway in July. It has been a blast and check out the forums for results of battles played. At the moment the XIth Dionia and XIIIth Custodes are leading the way with two territories gained each,the Jedi Grailknight must be on thier side. However the Xth under Mill are spoiling for revenge and will fight hard in order to reclaimed thier lost French territory and personally I can't wait for the epic battle that will take place between the Xth and XIIIth for the vitally important piece of land. The XIIth Eviscerator also appear to be learing from earlier rounds and with Manna and Archie leading the way they will be seeking revenge for the two defeats suffered at the hands of Neutral factions.
Finally I would like to congratulate everyone on thier promotions especially Manna who is now Lord of the XIIth Eviscerator and thus will be welcomed into the High Council. Oh and before I forget I would like to announce that we have a new clan mascott to aid us in our quest for the Grail!
So it was written that in a far away world he was born...When the call came from a distant planet...He answered it, arriving on the battle field dressed like them, but not like them. His movement were so fast, his strength, so evident that they could do nothing but stare in awe of his prowess as he cut his way through the enemy...The legend lives on as the Jedi Grailknight moves from civilization to civilization fighting for "the code".
Hail all Grailknights I come with news from the front.
Knights Gemini and Merlin have been promoted and now take up thier new commisions as Princes of the I European Corps and II American respectively. I would like to wish them well on behalf of all Grailknights and hope this new posistion is propsperous one for them.
Glory and Honour
Hey All,
This is the second installment of updates and we hope to keep them coming. So much has happened in our Grailknights Brotherhood, here is the latest. Our Divisions all have names now that really reflect their attitudes regarding battle and clan loyalty. Just take a read at these names, European 1st Corps Division X "Eroica", Division XI "Dionia Pia Fedelis"and American 2nd Corps Division XII "Eviscerator", Division XIII "Custodes". Gives me a feeling of pride but more that all of the Divisions have Banners, WoW!!! So great job to all who participated in the naming and the creating of the banners for our worthy Divisions. Moving on to some other news, I have bestowed the name of "The Protector" to our brother Blink who defended our clan in the lobby of Med2 and on our site against an intruder. We also gave Sinner the title of "The Rash" for declaring war against a clan without checking with us. We absolutly salute these two for coming to the clans aid, right "Elephant Balls" LOL!!! In our last update we welcomed our newest ally "The Dragons"and now we welcome "The 4Horsemen". Our Mighty King has signed and created a cool parchment on both allies websites, check it out if you haven't seen it. Long Live the 4Horsemen and fear to those that cross their path.
Have you checked out the newest pages on our Web Site? No, well check out what King Dion did with structure and now music for the clan and each Corps, very cool. I especially like it when you go to the American 2nd Corps page because you hear my favorite rock n roll song "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppen Wolf, nice! The European Corps plays "Living on a pray" by Bon Jovi, go figure, haha. Of course we have the theme song from Braveheart on the opening of the website, very fitting Mighty King. However, nothing tops the most outstanding clan Video our King created, it has death, destruction and our history. Simply, a great job and he did one for our ally the Dragons at the request of Boru, who was most impressed. What do you have to offer? As US President Kenedy once said "Ask not what your country (clan) can do for you but what you can do for your country (clan)".
Our plans to start a Interclan Tournament have come to fruistion but really hasn't started out well. Our bracket chart and paring are being redone as I write this so we may get to fightin. Which team will claim top prize in the clan, it could earn them a new nickname/title/promotion. If you haven't signed up for it or didn't get a partner in the first posting, make sure your in this one. The CCS tourney is going well we have won and lost but we will endevour to get better and win more. Last but not least some of you have receive much deserved promotions in the last two months so Congrats to all of you, Epic, Sinner, Lightning, Helicon, Coach and Apoc7. We also like to welcome all new members, Krushner and the Iceman, read Iceman's bio, very impressive (The Iceman Cometh). We hope you guys enjoy being with us and rise in rank fast. Lastly, poor Sinner had to deal with the tragic loss of 4 of his mates in a car accident, we pray for him and the families of the individuals that past away. We are a brotherhood and we care for one and all, we support one and all. If there is anything you need Sinner or anyone else please ask...Hail All GrailKnights!!!...Prince Merlin
Hey all, from now on Merlin and I will begin doing updates of the clans activites in recent weeks. So here is the first one;
Firstly, I would like to ask that all members submit their profiles/Bio's if they have not already done so. So that we can complete the knights of the table section. I would also ask all members to read the Tablet of honour if they have not already done so.
Merlin, as most of you know has been appointed Steward and has taken over the administration of the clan for the forseeable future. With his appointment a change has came about. The Grailknights are now split into two Corps, The 1st European and the 2nd American, and each of these Corps consist of two divisions.
Activity within the clan has also increased with many new members joining, so may I take the oppurtunity to welcome all new can members and I hope they will help the clan to grow and prosper. Also, well done to all promoted players. In fact, we had around 7 Grailknights on this Saturday which nearly brought a tear to my eyes.
I would also like to congratulate Henke for finally getting Medieval 2 and thank Razze on the wonderful banners he is making for us. I would ask that more screenshots of battles won or lost are posted in the battle saga section of the forum.
We are still playing in the CCS tournament however our opponents are not responding so we are awaiting word form the Administrators regarding that. You can also review our progress in the CCS page of the site. Which I'm sure will build up the more we play. I will include the league and profiles of other clans in the league of Knights Templar.
I am proud to say that thanks to Warlord Sandy the Grailknights now have our own channel on the Game on Soldiers server (Gos). I would also like to thank GOS for making us feel so welcome. To recieve the address of our server please ask a Grailknight if you see them on X-fire or look under general disscusion forum of our website.
On the diplomatic front, X-Gemini has recently resigned his commision as Ambassador and Warlord of the Xth division. The torch has been taken by Warlord Razze who as always will be helped by King, Steward and High council in his endevours. His first mission has been successful and I am proud to welcome the {Dragons} to our halls once more but this time we stand shoulder to shoulder as allies. This agreement is beneficial to both sides as it will serve to stregnthen our bonds of honour and send out a message to any prospective enemies that we will stand together in times of need. I would like to thank all Dragons especailly our good friends Boru, Draco and former knight Kirkwood and hope that the future brings prosper for their clan. We have also been approached by Templar Knights for the possibility of an alliance however we have had to respectfully decline on the grounds that we need to focus inward and concerntrate on solidifying our alliance with the Dragons.
If any clans wish to open discussions with us, please post and create an embassy in our forums and we'll be sure to welcome you. I am also happy to say that Grailknights are still not at war with another clan, which shows the quality of our members. We have had some bad eggs but they are normally recognized early and dealt with. Thanks to our stringent recruitment system outlined by Merlin, in the link at the top of the page.
On a final note I am proud to announce that the clan history is fully updated and I feel it is time to go out and make some new history. That means fight, record and recruit. Long live the GrailKnights!!!
Thank you
King Dionysuis.
"Knights of the Grail we have gathered here from all over the world for the same reason, to bring honour and loyalty to the total war community. We fight valiantly and with courage but we must never stray from our code of honour. In our quest we have sustained casualties, many have not showed commitment to the order and have chose the easy path. But you my friends have stayed with us for many moon, through the good times and the bad, we have faced destruction and defeated her and know this there is no greater enemy than her. The anniversary of the begining of our quest draws nigh. So in honour of you; members of the round table I officially announce our new fortress open"
King Dionysuis