I wish to make public a humble petition I have for the Grand Duke of the East - the Merciful and Wise, the one and only - Chewett.

I have come to the conclusion that the Caretakers alliance, which it has been my pleasure to lead for a good few years now, is currently, and sadly, redundant. I believe every alliance should have a purpose, and most importantly, be able to fulfil that purpose - otherwise they become little more than vanity badges.

When I first took the alliance over, it was with the goal of bringing new blood in, and to make death a more common - but less frustrating, experience.

I was pleased to welcome both lashtal and Lazarus into the alliance, former Necrovions who I felt matched the somewhat dark persona of the alliance. It was also a pleasure to later welcome chriselnenepr, a new player who had great potential - and still does, should they ever return.

Many changes were made to the death system, including making self revive a plausible, reliable, and very easy method of revival. This was mostly implemented by Azull and Syrian, if I recall correctly, via A25. There was also a public, if more difficult, revival process implemented in the East, again, mostly by Azull if I recall. There was much activity, including death and keeping an eye on the East, to be done.

Nowadays I find myself the only active Caretaker when I log in, on most days. I have not been able to contact Mallos, someone I consider a good friend and Caretaker. The death system has, essentially, been unilaterally disabled with no consultation. There is no need to keep an eye on the East, when there is none to endanger it.

Given all the above, I no longer see a need for the alliance to continue in its current form. I would ask that the alliance either be officially disbanded, or given to someone capable of providing it with new meaning in the current environment.

Yours truly,

The Evil and Terrible Ledah

I think this is a fair assessment, and honestly it touches on a larger issue within MD: alliances should have a purpose beyond simply preserving their name and badge.

That said, I would rather see the Caretakers rebuilt than buried.

The alliance has history, identity, and a theme that still fits MD extremely well. If death itself no longer provides enough purpose, perhaps this is an opportunity to redefine what a Caretaker actually cares for. Death, the dead, forgotten places, abandoned mechanics, the East, old rituals, or even maintaining knowledge and traditions that would otherwise disappear could all fit naturally within its identity.

MD has changed considerably, and some of its alliances probably need to change with it. I am facing a similar question with the Crafters Guild: preserving an alliance for nostalgia alone accomplishes very little, but taking something old and giving it a reason to exist again can add something valuable to the realm.

So I would vote against simply disbanding the Caretakers.

If Ledah no longer wishes to carry it, find someone willing to give it a new purpose, give them the freedom to reshape it, and see what grows from there.

Old things in MD don't necessarily need to die.

Sometimes they just need a new role.

Unless @Mallos replies stating otherwise, I would suggest a full disbandment after 30 days with all tooling and rights of the caretakers guild being held until further notice.

East land citizens in good standing who have opinions please let them known.

Edited Thursday at 08:27 PM2 days by Chewett
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Note, Please consider the motive behind Ledah's requests.

It would not be the first time someone makes a request purely for their own benefit

As a former member, it pains me a little to see it disbanded, but that's life. Death as a game mechanic may be (temporarily) gone, but I think it remains as a symbol. Perhaps a new leader, if someone ever shows up, could focus on that?

For the time being, though, could the alliance be left in a state of suspension? Something like the Kelle'tha Order? Maybe leave it open to be reclaimed by the inactive members only (if they ever return)?

I must say I find it amusing that, in practice, the most active alliance over the last couple years (at least if measured by individual activity) might get disbanded while the others stay untouched. Since we are on it, should we kill them all? 😆

The Grand Duke, being an unfair and vengeful daemon, has decided that it should be kept in limbo until someone can propose something better for the alliance and death itself.

Unless further arguments can be provided the matter is considered closed in their eyes.

Of course, in this matter, I will have to respect the outcome.

That said, my main ulterior motive was to see if we could make a change after the fact, that I have been keen on.

Seeing as MD is moving in the direction of letting people earn what they can, why not have a system to allow people to revive dead alliances?

Say there are 5000 points to revive it, and 7 related goals that give 1000 points - an example for CT that would give 1000 points is having a kill or revive tool. If someone really believed CT should remain, they could have earned the right to ensure that was, and always would be, the case.

Let people who already fit in to the theme of an alliance revive them - and also allow anyone who meet the same criteria to join current ones, perhaps with loyalty reset to 0.

If someone has a good plan, and I agree with it, I will support them and petition Mur.