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| data3 = Logic_Man, Gobblin
| label4 = Founded
| data4 = EarlyFebruary 2018
| label6label5 = MembersSubreddit:
| data5 = [https://old.reddit.com/r/stmarcus/ /r/StMarcus]
| data6 = 13
| label7label6 = CitiesDiscord:
| data6 = [https://discord.gg/KJdBaGa Order of St Marcus]
| data7 = [[Iria]], [[Mount Augusta]], [[Pinnacle]], [[Crowsroost]], [[Etherium]], [[Gabon]]
| label7 = Members
}}
| data7 = 32
| label8 = Cities
| data9 = [[Commonwealth]], [[Varkonia]], [[Mount Augusta (CivClassic 2.0)|Mount Augusta]], [[Coventhia]], [[Iria]], [[Gensokyo]], [[Yoahtl]], [[Nyasaland]], [[Elwen]], [[Holy Tree]], [[Maltovia]], [[Mir]], [[Airhaven]]. [[Vallera]], [[Brotherhood of Steel]], [[Caledonia]]]. [[New Sovia]], [[Icenia]]
|data8=[[Mount Augusta (CivClassic 2.0)|Mount Augusta]], [[Salisbury]], [[Meditat]], [[Frostrock]], [[Albion]], [[Iria]], [[Westminster]], [[Varkonia]], [[Sigmaringen]], [[New Yoahtl City]], [[Victoria]], [[Pinnacle]], [[Elwen]], [[Holy Tree]], [[Taliesin]], [[Maltovia]], [[Koenigsburg]], [[Airhaven]], [[Mir]], [[Crowsroost]], [[Freedonia]], [[Caledonia]], [[Vallera]], [[Ceylon City]], [[Nevada]], [[Icenia]]|label9=Nations}}
The '''Order of Saint Marcus''' iswas a guild of builders and urban planners which focuses on constructing impressive or interesting structures across the server, and encouragesencouraged players to work on improving the look of their town or city. Anyone maycould apply to join the Order, and progression through the ranks is based on an individual's skill and level of contribution to the Order's goals. The Order's members are responsible for the construction of 250+ registered builds across 26 cities.
The group iswas based in [[Mount Augusta (CivClassic 2.0)|Mount Augusta]], and was founded in February 2018 by [[Logic_Man]] and [[Gobblin]]. TodayLater in the map, the Order of Saint Marcus has expanded to construct many buildings across the map. The Order also operates and manages multiple historical monuments such as the Pillars of Iria in [[Iria]] and will soon be opening the St Marcus Archives located on Level 1 of Shardore Tower in Mount Augusta. Saint Marcus refers to [[Marcus Flaminius|Marcus_Flaminius]], an important historical figure of previous Civcraft iterations and a major player in the [[Maester Alliance]] - an order focused on preservation of stories and texts written in-game.
== Goals ==
The Order of Saint Marcus hashad the following goals;
* Construct appealing buildings server-wide.
* Improve the cities in which the Order operates.
* [[File:Oosm shardore tower.png|thumb|303.993x303.993px|Shardore Tower, built by Logic_Man and Gobblin in Mount Augusta]][[File:Oosm campus.png|thumb|305.99x305.99px|The Campus - built by Logic_Man and Gobblin with help from the Maester Alliance in Mount Augusta]][[File:Oosm wulf manor.png|thumb|305.99x305.99px|Wulf Manor - built by Modestx in Etherium]]Support other members of the Order with achieving the prior goals regardless of borders or diplomacy.
[[File:Oosm shardore tower.png|thumb|303.993x303.993px|Shardore Tower, built by Logic_Man and Gobblin in Mount Augusta]]
== Working your way to the top - The Journey of the Placed Block ==
[[File:Oosm campus.png|thumb|305.99x305.99px|The Campus - built by Logic_Man and Gobblin with help from the Maester Alliance in Mount Augusta]]
The Order is always looking for new builder and the requirements to join are simply a desire to build, and you will never be required to leave your town of residence. If you are the first member of the Order within a town, you will be the guild master of the Order within that city. Guild Masters receive an initial bonus of 5 points. Members of the Order of St Marcus participate in what is called the '''journey of the placed block'''. The 'value' of a building is up to the discretion of the Fellows of St Marcus.
[[File:Oosm wulf manor.png|thumb|Wulf Manor - built by Modestx in Etherium]]
* a '''immersive''' building is a building which adds to the culture of a city or adds interesting exploring opportunities to visitors, an example could be churches, bars, inns, museums or embassies. Each member has a home city, but may build anywhere on the server.
[[File:Oosm_verda_guildhall_2.png|none|thumb|305x305px|OOSM Directors Logic_Man & Gobblin visit Guildmaster [[mclovin1254]] in Pinnacle, Verda]]
[[File:Oosm varkonia tower.png|thumb|Varkonia Tower in Varkonia, built by MIckale]]
[[File:Meditat.png|thumb|Meditat]]
[[File:Oosm casino.png|thumb|Casino Riviera made by [[reffelruz]] in Westminster]]
== Listings ==
The Order of St. Marcus had a major impact on building throughout CivClassic. Of the many buildings its members built, five are categorized as gems:
* '''[[Shardore Tower Library]]''', one of the tallest buildings in Mount Augusta, if not the server, that acted as the [[Maester Alliance]]'s central library on the server.
* The '''[[New Yoahtl City]]''' Citadel, a massive fort that held a trench and a thriving economy inside.
* '''Ashguard Palace''' and '''Ashguard Temple''', two megastructures built in the Ashguard Basin outside of [[Meditat]] town proper.
* The '''Tower of Varkanos''' in [[Varkonia]] City, a tall clock tower towering over the country.
Additionally, the Order built guildhalls in many cities across the server had contained these builds, including, but not limited to, [[Mount Augusta (CivClassic 2.0)|Mount Augusta]], [[Iria]], [[Verda]], [[The Commonwealth]], and [[Varkonia]].
The order sponsored other miscellaneous buildings, such as rail stations, shops, government structures & embassies, gardens, and houses.
You can view the full listing of Saint Marcus builds [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E8NCnCwStbcymhewlTizom0UvemiHiy0Dv9M1IxzXms/edit?usp=sharing here].
== The Journey of the Placed Block ==
The Order's requirements to join are simply a desire to build, and never required a builder to leave their town of residence. If a builder was the first member of the Order within a town, you will be the guild master of the Order within that city. Members of the Order of St Marcus participate in what is called the '''journey of the placed block'''. The 'value' of a building was up to the discretion of the Fellows of St Marcus. Each member has a home city, but may build anywhere on the server.
* an '''immersive''' building is a building which adds to the culture of a city or adds interesting exploring opportunities to visitors, an example could be churches, bars, inns, museums or embassies.
* a '''government''' building is a building which aids the government or provides some roleplay ability to a cities government - such as courthouses, factory buildings, townhalls or prisons.
* an additional '''+5''' will be added to the value of any building which is part of a St Marcus building competition
|3
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|Government buildings
|4
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|Libraries, Order of St Marcus guildhalls, competition buildings, large monuments
|5
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|Megabuilds
|up to 25
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|50
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|Fellow of the First Degree
|70
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|Fellow of the Second Degree
|100
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|Fellow of the Third Degree
|150
|}
[[File:Oosm shardore archives.png|thumb|308.993x308.993px|Shardore LibraryTower archivesLibrary - Level 1 - built by Logic_Man and Gobblin]]
== Structures designed by the Order of St Marcus ==
=== The Campus ===
[[File:Oosm verda guildhall.png|thumb|307.986x307.986px|Verdan Guildhall - built in Pinnacle by mclovin1254]]
The campus iswas the HQ of the Order of St Marcus. It is located in Mt Augusta near [[Romec]]'s mall. It is a combination of multiple buildings and shares a block with the Maester Alliance. The campus property holdsheld the following buildings:
*[[File:Oosm Logic_Mansreffelruzhouse.png|thumb|Reffelruz's House in Westminster]]Logic_Man's residence - the original building on the block, home of Founder of the Order of St Marcus and member of the Maester Alliance Council Logic_Man, it is also the official residence of many maesters and Gobblin.
* Mt Augusta guild hall - the Mt Augusta guild hall is located beside Logic_Man's house and contains beds for members of St Marcus and a chestroom for transfer of items between members that may contain blocks for builds.
* The statusstatue of St Marcus.
* MulfuciusMulificus School of Records - This building originally held a chicken farm but is now vacant, it sits beside Logic_Man's residence.
* Diamond Crisis monument - This monument recognises the diamond crisis that rocked the server in early 2018.
* The Mt Augustan monument - This monument recognises the tomb that the first president of Mount Augusta, [[mitchellspakes]] built to entomb a raider.
* St Marcus opportunity shop - This building is used as a shop when the order has an excess of a particular item or is in need of a particular block for projects. It is current inactive. The building above the shop holds St Marcus secrets and is closed to the public.
The campus is the primary focus and centre of the anti-grid movement. It is linked to other players blocks via the Tunnel of Love, Terrace of Acacia, Tenpo lane tunnel and the Garden of Eden.
=== Shardore Tower ===
Shardore Tower is the tallest building in Mt Augusta and currently holds the [[Shardore Tower archivesLibrary]] on Level 1, Observation deck on Level 2 and, Club 66 on Level 3, and Maester Alliance facilities on Level 4 and& 5. willLevels 2-5 holdare Maestercurrently facilitiesclosed and isawaiting currentlyminor closedrenovations. It holds a value within the Order of 25.
[[File:Oosm church.png|none|thumb|374.983x374.983px|Church of the Supreme Being - Mount Augusta - built by Romec]]<br />
=== Guildhalls ===
Existing guildhalls include:
* '''Guildhall of Mount Augusta (The Campus)'''
** Built February 2018 by Logic_Man and Gobblin
** [[File:Oosm verda guildhall 2.png|thumb|310x310px|Fellows visit Verdan Guildhall in Pinnacle, built by Mclovin1254]]Value: 7
* '''Guildhall of Iria (Iria)'''
** Built by ProfessorRet
** [[File:Oosm new iria.png|thumb|311.997x311.997px|Townhouses in Iria built by ProfessorRet]]Value: 7
* '''Guildhall of Verda (Pinnacle)'''
** Built by mclovin1254
** Value: 8
=== GovernmentBuildings Structuresof Saint Marcus ===
'''Guildhalls'''
* '''Pinnacle Railstation (Pinnacle)'''
** Built by mclovin1252
** Value: 6
* '''New Iria Townhall (New Iria)'''
** Built by ProfessorRet
** [[File:Oosm gentlemans club.png|thumb|310x310px|Gentleman's Club of Pinnacle - built by mclovin1254]]Value: 4
Towns that join the Order of Saint Marcus are encouraged to create guildhalls for the Order. Guildhalls should have the following elements to them:
===Shops ===
* '''St Marcus Opportunity Shop (The Campus)'''
** Built by Logic_Man, Gobblin
** [[File:Oosm civME.png|thumb|315x315px|Civ Mercentile Exchange in Mount Augusta for xLoneTopWolf - built by Gobblin]]Value: 4
* '''Civ Mercantile Exchange (CME) (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by Gobblin
** [[File:Oosm hangingGardens2.png|thumb|312.986x312.986px|Roof of the Hanging Gardens built by Jonassn1 - Winner of the June 2018 Build Competition]]Value: 5
* '''Bounded Pleasure Bookstore (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by jonassn1
** Value: 4
* '''Architecture:''' The guildhall should be styled as to fit into it's surroundings as best as possible - As these Guildhalls represent the Order in-game, they should be created as to impress visitors. This could be achieved through a well detailed interior/exterior, size, towers etc;.
=== Embassies ===
* '''The Cross:''' The cross of Saint Marcus should be displayed proudly on the exterior of the building. The flag can also be integrated into the building - see the Guildhall of Varkonia in Salisbury, Gabon for an example of this.
* [[File:Oosm jumpyresidence.png|thumb|315x315px|Jumpy Residence in Iria - Built by ProfessorRet]]'''Verdan embassy of Iria (Iria)'''
* '''The Table -''' Guildhalls should include a table to provide for meetings between the Directors of Saint Marcus and members of the lodge.
** Built by mclovin1254
* '''The Wall''' - Upon one wall of the lodges' interior should be a listing of all the current Fellows of the Order.
** Value: 5
* '''the Northeastern (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by Gobblin
** Value: 4
Additionally, a discord invite link should be posted and a broad overview of what the Order of Saint Marcus does.
=== Libraries and museums ===
* '''Shardore Tower archives (Mount Augusta)'''
** [[File:Oosm mulficius.png|thumb|315.99x315.99px|Mulfucius School of Records built by Gobblin in Mount Augusta]]Built by Gobblin, Logic_Man
** part of the greater Shardore Building, holds no value.
* '''Wise Crow Royal Library (Crowsroost)'''
** Built by Magmus
** Value: 7
* '''Museum of Irian History (Iria)'''
** Built by ProfessorRet
** Value: 7
'''Hall of the Fellow'''
=== Houses and other buildings ===
* '''Logic_Man's Residence (The Campus)'''
** Built by Logic_Man
** Value: 3
* '''Gijharian Estate III (Iria)'''
** Built by Gobblin
** Value: 4
* '''Jumpy Residence (Iria)'''
** Built by ProfessorRet
** Value: 2
* '''The Mulficius School of Records (The Campus)'''
** Built by Gobblin
** Value: 4
* '''Church of Canalism (Iria)'''
** Built by ProfessorRet
** Value: 3
* '''House of Mclovin1254 (Pinnacle)'''
** Built by mclovin1254
** Value: 4
* '''House of jessie1254 (Pinnacle)'''
** Built by mclovin1254
** Value: 4
* '''Gentleman's Club of Pinnacle (Pinnacle)'''
** Built by mclovin1254
** Value: 5
* '''Wulf Manor (Etherium)'''
** Built by Modestx
** Value: 4
* '''New Irian Townhouses x5 (New Iria)'''
** Built by ProfessorRet
** total value of all houses: 7
* '''Home of jamal_deshawn (Gabon)'''
** Built by jamal_deshawn
** Value: 1
[ details coming soon ]
=== Monuments, gardens and cemeteries ===
* '''Irian Pillars (Iria)'''
** Built by ProfessorRet
** Value: 3
* '''Diamond Crisis (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by Gobblin
** Value: 1
* '''Tomb Monument (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by Logic_Man
** Value: 1
* '''Cemetery of Remembrance (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by Logic_Man
** Value: 4
* '''International Flag Wall (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by Logic_Man
** Value: 4
* '''Monument Park (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by jonassn1
** Value: 4
* '''Hanging Gardens (Mount Augusta)'''
** Built by jonassn1
** Value: 12
== Initiatives ==
'''The Anti-Grid movement of Mt Augusta'''
The Order hashad a focus on making Mt[[Mount Augusta (CivClassic 2.0)|Mount Augusta]] look more like a city, and less like a creative server by implementing buildings that mount or modify the road in a way that allow for a more fluid transition between different player's blocks. The current progress undertaken by the Order includes: Unity Terrace (collaboration with Romec), Tunnel of Love (collaboration with Romec), May 2018 Order of St Marcus and Maester Alliance assembly redevelopment, Terrace of Acacia (collaboration with [[scramble0]]), Tunnel on Tenpo Lane, Tunnel to scramble0's plot (collaboration with scramble0), The Garden of Eden (collaboration with the Maester Alliance).
== Historical Roots and Connection with the Maester Alliance ==
The [[Maester Alliance]] is an ancient guild of writers and archivists which focuses on recording the histories of the Ages, preserving literature, and encouraging players to write and produce cultural works. The Alliance dates back to the First Age of Civcraft, and is a well-respected institution in its own right.
The Order was established during the 'long night', a period of time between Civcraft 3.0 and the Second Era of CivclassicsCivClassic where the majority of maestersMaesters fell into eternal slumber and the torch of the Alliance was passed through the Ages by one or two individuals. During the latter part of this timespan, one of the last maestersMaesters joined forces with a skilled architect to plant the seed of a new, culturally focused group for the Civ-genre. GrandMaesterGrand Maester Marcus_Flaminius was named patron saint of the group, in recognition of the significant time commitment and effort given by this player to the Alliance across the Ages, and in memory of his then apparent eternal slumber.
The Order therefore shares a common root system with the Maester Alliance, although it is a much younger group in comparison, and functions as a ‘sister’ guild; both groups co-exist and collaborate on some projects, but ultimately have separate goals. Players are welcome to join either (or both).
== Existing Players / Ranks and Ratings ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name!! Builds !! Rank
!Rating
!Notes
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| Gobblin || 7 || Fellow
|51
|Founder, Guildmaster of Mount Augusta
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| Logic_Man ||7|| Fellow
|48
|Founder, Guildmaster of Mount Augusta
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| ProfessorRet || 7 || Mason
|40
|Guildmaster of Iria
|-
| McLovin ||6|| Mason
|32
|Guildmaster of Verda
|-
| Magmus || 1 || Journeyman
|7
|member of Verdan guild
|-
| Pirater || 0 || Apprentice
|0
|member of Verdan guild
|-
| C4MMO || 0 || Apprentice
|0
|member of Augustan guild
|-
| jonassn ||3||Mason
|20
|member of Augustan guild
|-
|Marcus_Flaminius
| ---------
|Fellow
| ---------
|Maester, member of Augustan guild
|-
|SortByNode
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|Fellow
| ---------
|Maester, member of Augustan guild
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|Bellamorte
|0
|Apprentice
|0
|member of the Irian guild
|-
|Modestx
|1
|Apprentice
|4
|Guildmaster of Etherium
|-
|jamal_deshawn
|1
|Apprentice
|1
|Guildmaster of Gabon
|}
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