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Maester Alliance
Flag of the Maester Alliance
Kamakon Assembly Hall
Classification:History & preservation
Headquarters:Kamakon Assembly, Mt. Augusta
Founders:SomethingSaucy, Ttocs_Is_Awe, NateMagic
Founded:Summer of 2012
Members:19
Sister organisation:Order of St Marcus
Current involvements:CivMC
Members in cities:Mt. Augusta
Subreddit:/r/MaesterAlliance
Discord:Maester Alliance

The Maester Alliance is an ancient order focused on preserving the stories and texts that have been written by Minecraft players into in-game books.


Anpa Nena Tomo Scriptorium

The Alliance is currently focused on managing the Walo Nena Assembly and the Anpa Nena Tomo Scriptorium in Mt. Augusta. on the CivMC server.

History

Civcraft 1.0

After the abandonment of Lazuli, NateMagic traveled north to an old mining outpost and started to build a great hall that would become The Citadel, other ex-lazulians Ttocs_is_Awe and SomethingSaucy came to join him and expanded the hall that housed many texts and added a village next to it. They were both collecting books and writing new ones. The three of them reached an agreement and named themselves the Maester Alliance.[1][2] The Maester Alliance was announced officially to the Civcraft subreddit by SomethingSaucy on the 2nd of March 2013.[3]

  • The Citadel – period screenshots by (unknown) (2012-09-02)
  • The Citadel – renders by Ttocs_is_Awe (2012-12-05 or before)
  • Citadel Main Tower

    Citadel Main Tower

  • Taoist Pagoda

    Taoist Pagoda

  • Shrine to ttk2

    Shrine to ttk2

  • Portal Forest

    Portal Forest

  • The Hall of Nations

    The Hall of Nations

  • Dark Shrine

    Dark Shrine

  • The Wanderer

    The Wanderer

  • Sun Rises Over The Citadel

    Sun Rises Over The Citadel

Craftlang

The closest thing to a headquarters of the Maester Alliance on Craftlang was the library officially named (in the toki pona language) tomo pi mute lipu pi ike sona, from which the english version is derived - Pikesona Heretical Grand Library. The reason for deeming the library "heretical" or to be containing "bad knowledge" was the fact that it mainly contained books written in english, not in any constructed languages - the focus of this particular server - nor about anything related to the server. The collection of the library was mainly made up of books originating from Civcraft 1.0. The library was located in the small town of Mokuhr, the most noteworthy settlement on the server.

  • Pikesona Heretical Grand Library
  • Pikesona Heretical Grand Library, Craftlang (2013-08-18)

    Pikesona Heretical Grand Library, Craftlang (2013-08-18)

Civcraft 2.0

After losing momentum at the start of the iteration, the Alliance resurfaced in 2014 and, led by Marcus_Flaminius, initially established a headquarters - the Omen Assembly - at the Omen Facility, an unsuccessful development project by Dr_Oracle.

The second headquarters of the Maesters in Civcraft 2.0 was the Tenpo Assembly, located far north from the Omen Assembly, close to Saraliana. It was named "after our ageless nature" and the distant location "that has been forgotten by time" by using the Toki Pona word for time.[4]

  • Omen Assembly
  • Omen Assembly, Civcraft 2.0 (2014-01-18)

    Omen Assembly, Civcraft 2.0 (2014-01-18)

  • Tenpo Assembly
  • Tenpo Assembly, Civcraft 2.0 (2015-01-26)

    Tenpo Assembly, Civcraft 2.0 (2015-01-26)

  • Tenpo Assembly, Civcraft 2.0 (2015-04-03)

    Tenpo Assembly, Civcraft 2.0 (2015-04-03)

Bergecraft

The Maester Alliance established and maintained a small expeditionary library - the Loje Library - on the second iteration of Bergecraft, in the town of Dearborn.

  • Loje Library
  • Exterior view, Loje Library (2014-05-14)

    Exterior view, Loje Library (2014-05-14)

  • Interior view, Loje Library (2014-05-14)

    Interior view, Loje Library (2014-05-14)

CivTemp

Built a facility named the Tawa Assembly[4] on CivTemp, in the Heartland Federation settlement of the Aleph shard. The name of the facility was decided by a vote, with the suggestion to use the Toki Pona word for travelling put forth by Logic_Man winning the majority.[5][6] Afterwards, a library was established within the Assembly, called the Tawa Assembly Library.[7]

  • Tawa Assembly
  • Overview, Tawa Assembly (2016-07-28?)

    Overview, Tawa Assembly (2016-07-28?)

  • Courtyard, Tawa Assembly (2016-07-28?)

    Courtyard, Tawa Assembly (2016-07-28?)

  • Main entrance at nighttime, Tawa Assembly[8]

    Main entrance at nighttime, Tawa Assembly[8]

Civcraft 3.0

In Civcraft 3.0, the Maester Alliance tried to ally with a suitable political group that would ensure enough security to allow for the establishment of a grand central library that would serve both as a place to copy texts from for other libraries as well as act as a centre of knowledge and research. Thus, the Maesters started out in Tjikko, together with Concordia. The Alliance had reserved the right to its own borough under the Concordian rule and work soon started on the library. Unexpectedly, however, the work was cut short fairly close to finishing the build, as ttk2 departed from Civcraft development and, as a result, Civcraft 3.0 ceased to be.

  • Unfinished & unnamed central grand library
  • Exterior render (2016-10-04)

    Exterior render (2016-10-04)

  • Exterior render (2016-10-04)

    Exterior render (2016-10-04)

Devoted 3.0

Maester FabledMrFox created the Library of Augusta within Mt. Augusta and with Marcus Flaminius's permission led the Maesters on Devoted.[9] Helping FabledMrFox was TaylorLCling who would later go on to become a Maester.[10] The library had 44 books in its collection at one point.[11]

CivClassic 2.0

The Maesters were based in Mt. Augusta, in the Kamakon Assembly. Nearby was the largest and main Maester library, the Shardore Tower Library. At its peak the library had over 100 books on the shelves; the book collection of the library can be found here. During CivClassic 2.0, 7 new maesters were initiated into the order, saying their oaths at the Kamakon Assembly Hall.

  • Shardore Tower Library
  • Shardore Tower (2018-04-24)

    Shardore Tower (2018-04-24)

  • Interior view (2018-10-19)

    Interior view (2018-10-19)

  • Shardore Tower Library Colour Code

    Shardore Tower Library Colour Code

  • Book shelves, History section

    Book shelves, History section

CivMC

The Maesters are much more spread out with Maester Lodish settling in Yoahtl, whereas Maester Logic_Man and Maester Milipede set up in Mt. Augusta. Not long after, Maester Flaminius returned from a long slumber and joined Maesters Logic_Man and Milipede.

In Altepetl - the capital of Yoahtl - the Xunkuilotl Tomo Lipu Library was built by Lodish, and in Mt. Augusta the Walo Nena Assembly and the Anpa Nena Tomo Scriptorium was built, as well as a plot for a future library reserved. Maester reffelruz set up to the west, in The Commonwealth.

Decrees

The Alliance issues rulings, known as decrees, to govern their internal workings. As of December 13, 2021, these are the known decrees:

Current and former Maesters

Name Initiation date Server Location Oath Book Date Status
Ttocs_is_Awe[1] Summer 2012[Notes 1] Civcraft 1.0 The Citadel None
SomethingSaucy Summer 2012[Notes 1] Civcraft 1.0 The Citadel None
NateMagic Summer 2012[Notes 1] Civcraft 1.0 The Citadel None Ex-Maester
Tambien_Sinclair[12] 11th of July 2015[Notes 2] Maester
KirbyMaster555
Seldomshock
Marcus_Flaminius Maester of the Council
Stellardawn 26th of January 2014[13] The Citadel[14]
Konvexen[15] Before February 12th 2014[16] Maester
Logic_Man 2nd of March 2015[17] Maester of the Council
Mulificus Maester of the Council
WildWeazel 6th of March 2015[18] March 6th 2015[18] Maester
SortByNode[19] Civcraft 2.0 Tenpo Assembly 2nd cycle of July, Third Year[20] Maester of the Council
adeadhead Maester
UnknownOreo1996 30th cycle of June, Third Year[21] Maester
tylertoon2
Weishaar[22] 6th cycle of June, Third Year[23] Maester of the Council
Sprocketlord[22] 7th cycle of August, Third Year[24]
Siksta[25] 8th of August 2019[26][Notes 2] Maester
spacew00t[27] 16th of Janunary 2016
PETN 15th of May 2016[28] Maester of the Council
TaylorLCling 2nd of December 2016 Devoted 3.0 The Library of Augusta 58th cycle since Landfall[10] Maester of the Council
QTR_KOBRA[29]
Ace_of_Knaves[22] Maester
Lodish 16th of June 2018[30] CivClassic 2.0 Kamakon Assembly Hall Maester of the Council
Milipede 24th of June 2018[31] CivClassic 2.0 Kamakon Assembly Hall Maester
lemuractionnews 7th of July 2018[32] CivClassic 2.0 Kamakon Assembly Hall Maester
MilesDust 10th of November 2018[33] CivClassic 2.0 Kamakon Assembly Hall Maester
comped 14th of January 2019[34] CivClassic 2.0 Kamakon Assembly Hall Maester
reffelruz 19th of August 2019[35] CivClassic 2.0 Kamakon Assembly Hall Maester
Kwikxilver 2nd of January 2021[36] CivClassic 2.0 Kamakon Assembly Hall Maester
Spaceman_Spleef 21st of August 2022[37] CivMC Walo Nena Assembly[38] Maester

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 When the Maester Alliance was founded
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Acted and referred to as a Maester long before initiation

Miscellaneous

  • A world map of early Civcraft 2.0 by Maester Mulificus (2014-04-04)

    A world map of early Civcraft 2.0 by Maester Mulificus (2014-04-04)

  • An updated world map of early Civcraft 2.0 by Maester Mulificus (2014-04-08)

    An updated world map of early Civcraft 2.0 by Maester Mulificus (2014-04-08)

  • Maester Alliance banner

    Maester Alliance banner

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Founding by Marcus_Flaminius https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/Marcus_Flaminius/The_Founding.html
  2. ↑ NateMagic's Fall by SomethingSaucy https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/SomethingSaucy/NateMagic_s_Fall.html
  3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/19j9nr/officially_announcing_the_maesters_of_civcraft/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Naming the CivTemp Assembly https://www.reddit.com/r/a:t5_30553/comments/49udap/naming_the_civtemp_assembly/
  5. ↑ [Vote] CivTemp Assembly name https://www.reddit.com/r/a:t5_30553/comments/4bnall/vote_civtemp_assembly_name/
  6. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/a:t5_30553/comments/49udap/comment/d10eove/
  7. ↑ The Tawa Assembly Library Collection https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/4dflyu/the_tawa_assembly_library_collection/
  8. ↑ Tawa Assembly Library - Maester Alliance - 29-03-16 https://imgur.com/a/Mi9Dm#rK3R16f
  9. ↑ [DEVOTED] FabledMrFox and the library of Augusta https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/5cu94p/devoted_fabledmrfox_and_the_library_of_augusta/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Maesters Oath by TaylorLCling https://civbooks.github.io/books/Devoted_3/TaylorLCling/Maesters_Oath.html
  11. ↑ The Library of Augusta Collection - City of Mt. Augusta - Devoted 3.0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10XU9UpYjTOl8r-2AD_E0jH0iXwliVOF92rgVzACWUII/edit?pli=1#gid=0
  12. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/1lbkeq/roll_call_for_all_remaining_maesters/
  13. ↑ Swearing in Maester Stellardawn - 26-1-14 https://imgur.com/a/lWv7d#0
  14. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/1w75uc/establishing_new_ceremonies_the_swearing_in_of/
  15. ↑ Kon's Copy Page by Konvexen https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/Konvexen/Kon_s_Copy_Page.html
  16. ↑ https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/Konvexen/YCBAR!.html
  17. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/2xnd72/officially_ordained_to_the_alliance_and_council/
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Maester Oath by WildWeazel https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/WildWeazel/Maester_Oath.html
  19. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/38qiww/council_decree_two/
  20. ↑ Maester Oath by SortByNode https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/SortByNode/Maester_Oath.html
  21. ↑ Maester Oath by UnknownOreo1996 https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/UnknownOreo1996/Maester_Oath.html
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Maester List I by Marcus Flaminius https://civbooks.github.io/books/Devoted_3/Marcus_Flaminius/Maester_List_I.html
  23. ↑ Maester Oath by Weishaar https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/Weishaar/Maester_Oath.html
  24. ↑ Maester Oath by Sprocketlord https://civbooks.github.io/books/Civcraft_2/Sprocketlord/Maester_Oath.html
  25. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/3fopud/council_decree_three/
  26. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/cnnok0/the_initiation_of_maester_siksta_in_the_realm_of/
  27. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/419r22/a_scribe_of_old_joins_our_ranks/
  28. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/4jfql9/oath_ceremony_for_maester_petn/
  29. ↑ Council Decree VII - Page I https://pastebin.com/8rFaCvXH
  30. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/8rkpsz/the_initiation_of_maester_lodish_in_the_realm_of/
  31. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/8te4wk/the_initiation_of_maester_milipede_in_the_realm/
  32. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/8wwbb0/the_initiation_of_maester_lemuractionnews_in_the/
  33. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/9vx1b0/the_initiation_of_maester_milesdust_in_the_realm/
  34. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/aftwmk/the_initiation_of_maester_comped_in_the_realm_of/
  35. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/cshg2q/the_initiation_of_maester_reffelruz_in_the_realm/
  36. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/kp6smk/the_initiation_of_maester_kwikxilver_in_the_realm/
  37. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaesterAlliance/comments/wvlevu/comment/ilftrp7/
  38. ↑ i.imgur.com/mrkRvaF.png
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