Operation Red Dawn: Covert Ops Log

Whoever finds this journal shall know the real truth behind the events of the latest uprising against the Bloodshed Clan. I will not give my name, that is for you to discover yourselves. A game is afoot, and a new dawn approaches Edenmorph: A Red Dawn.

Back story: The reign of the Bloodshed has lasted for many ages now, and the disgruntled people of Edenmorph are slowly beginning to lose all hope of ever being free of the bloodthirsty warlords. The Bloodclan has not seen any battles for some time now, and most of their warriors have begun to grow restless. Knowing that something must be done in order to save the world from chaos, the Bloodshed hatch a plan to stir up yet another rebellion against them in the hopes of meeting a worthy adversary. The brave Ruigi, a well-respected general in Edenmorph rises to the challenge and begins to stir up an open rebellion against them, completely unaware that a second, more secretive group has already started to begin preparations to take the bloody throne of Edenmorph.

Bhaang began to spread a rumour that Bloodshed had betrayed Eclipse and that we were completely raided. Myself and the others played along as a joke for a few minutes. The next day, Ruigi and Dyli both messaged me asking me to join their alliances and they then convinced everyone else that the Eclipse clan had actually been backstabbed. This was before I even decided to spy, so Ruigi and Dyli basically created their own mole. A well timed joke started this whole journey.

It is with these events that I saw my opportunity, and rose to the challenge of pulling off the greatest double-cross in the history of Edenmorph.

Day 1: I have unearthed two separate rebellions against my Blood Brothers. This is the perfect opportunity to prove my loyalty to the Lords of Chaos and Destruction. Together, united under one banner, the Bloodmoon shall rise and the world shall be cast into eternal darkness.

Day 2: This is too easy. Ruigi and Deli (leaders and members of both rebellions) have unwittingly orchestrated their own downfall in the form of a mole of their own creation. I am one with the shadows.

Day 3: Deli has requested that I learn to use some sort of Stone age communication device in order to help their cause. I assume that they prefer outdated tech such as this “TeamSpeak” since it is undoubtedly untraceable. I agree to his terms even though the use of such low-end technology is beneath me and makes my skin crawl. I am fully committed to this game of shadows. Deli introduces me to his mysterious partners, for some reason they are all named after types of edible pastries. I immediately carefully select a name for myself in case they ask me to join their group officially. I shall be known as the Boston Creamer. Their leader does not immediately accept me like the others, and wants me to prove my loyalty over time before giving me access to their base. I must watch this one closely, but I don’t foresee him being a problem. I soon learn by carefully listening to their banter that they were once known as the “DK” clan, but recently changed their names to avoid the every watchful eye of the Blood tower. Ah how I miss our glorious tower and the sound of naked men screaming as they died horrible deaths on the beach out front. Must. Focus. I’ve been given a timeline by GlazedDonut, they plan to strike The Tower on the last day before the turning of this age. I manage to find the general location of their base by subtly mentioning different bases that I am thinking of raiding and giving them advice on where to mine. Eventually one of the Donuts slip up and mention that they have access to a lot of stone since they are very close to the desert and the arctic tundra at the same time. I realize my hunt must begin near Mount Everest.

Day 4: I have discovered the base of the Donut clan, it is exactly where I imagined it to be, and it is well guarded. I see a few base designs that are flawed that could allow us easy access in the unlikely chance that I fail to gain their trust. Either way, their revolt shall fail in a gloriously bloody way.

Day 5: As I lay in the haphazard heap of metal, stone and wood that makes up the cave of Deli my mind begins to wander… It has been 5 days since I have killed a man or heard the gargling scream of some hapless wretch caught in one of our devious traps.. the Blood moon hangs ominously in the sky and is calling me, beckoning me back into the blissful embrace of the Blood rage. I yearn for combat but I know that this is just a test. Soon brothers, soon our sand will run red with the blood of the innocent.

Day 6: I have discovered a cave near the donut clan’s base, they claim the owner is an ally. I will pay this ally a visit in the night I think. What better way to cripple these poor unsuspecting creatures than to destroy all those they hold dear? Under the cover of darkness I will return to my secret camp nearby and start preparing the necessary firepower for such a raid. Praise be the Blood God! Violence. AT LAST.

Day 7: I have probed both bases, they are both of shoddy design; however, the cave stronghold appears to be of better works(woman)ship. This I know after hearing a new, feminine voice over this teamspeak device. She tells the pastry boys that she has explosives for their cause and the target I have painted on her back suddenly becomes much larger. I’ve never killed a woman before.. this is going to be an exciting hunt.

Day 8: The leader of the doughboys expresses his distrust for me and it is clear that I must do something to earn it. I ventured forth into the radiation villages nearby and obtain them a rare blueprint for a formidable explosive device. I see no reason not to let these heathens craft explosives knowing full well that I will just take it from their cold dead hands. Everyone else in the group has welcomed me, and their leader expresses his genuine thanks to me but I still get the feeling that he is feeding me misinformation due to the fact that he mentioned have explosives in the earlier days of this game. I decide to not believe anything they say in order to avoid being double-crossed myself. They have no idea who they are dealing with.

Day 9: They have discovered that my brothers know of their existence and immediately blame another new member of the group (Vlad) and accuse him of being a spy, or just really stupid. I go along with it. They express their intent to destroy one of Bloodsheds enemies, named Despair. I realize that these buffoons think that Despair is actually part of the Bloodshed alliance and I egg them on. I will let these grunts do out dirty work for us. They will wipe out Despair and I will in turn take everything from them including what scraps they get from Despairs carcass. Two birds with one stone.

Day 10: A raven reached me today and delivered a message from my brethren. We are to take out all opposition effective immediately. I quietly snuck away from the Donut clan and found my way back to Blood tower. My brothers and I strike at dawn.

Day 11: We have demolished most of Donut’s base, inside we find much more than we were hoping for. My plan had worked, these lowly peasants had delivered us explosives on a golden platter. Frenzied by the bloodshed, we decide to raid the home of the mysterious woman who was in league with the Donuts. We launch a frontal assault with our stolen explosives and level much of her base; however, we soon realize that she is no amateur base builder (much better than her donut allies) and we are forced to break out way through her remaining walls using any tools we could find. A lone donut survivor attempts a failed assault on us as we toil away, managing to knock a few of us down in a surprise attack but failing to kill anyone. We trap him in his base and he chooses the easy way out as he quaked in fear as he watched the walls collapse around him. Pathetic fool. After what seemed like months we finally broke through and seize the base as our own. Another great victory for the Bloodshed Clan!

Day 12: I have finally returned to the Bloodtower now that we have gutted our enemies. Playing the part of spy will be more difficult from here so I must be sneaky about it.

Day 13: I have seen an opportunity to demolish a supplier for the rebellion. [MALI] ForeskinTaco’s days are numbered. Later that day I blow up his base and loot most of his stuff. As I am looting, 3 unidentified people run at me with guns and I juked them in the nearby forest and made my way back to the BLoodtower with my spoils while announcing to the world that Foreskin has been raided by the three mysterious men who attempted to stop me. Vlad of the Enclave clan later helps me identify them as Gally, and The Drunkship. We make plans together to raid their cave and set out to do just that. Vlad and his allies attack first and gain access to the base and then call me over to help them. With minimal resistance, I find the tool cupboard inside and we secure the base as our own. The loot is split evenly and we go our separate ways, Vlad and the Enclave clan are good men, and it is a cruel world that pits me against them.

Day 14: Ruigi has shown that he trusts me and invited me and asked me to join their Teamspeak, from here on out I know his every move. Dyli and Vlad of the enclave clan trust me as well, and as much as it pains me to spy on them, I must continue my missions against the rebels.

Day 15: I caught Gangiesmokinbuddah in a lie today. Earlier in the week he had given us rocket launchers and pledged his allegiance to us; however, he invited me to join him to take out the Bloodtower thinking that I was a commander in the rebel army. He and his allies have renamed themselves the Doom clan, and have made it their mission to craft enough rocket launchers to take out the Bloodtower. I plan to watch and wait to see what their next move is.

Day 16: I woke up to the sounds of building outside of our tower. With a quick glance out of the upper window I realize there is a team of 5 people building a shoddy raid base. My first rocket takes out 4 of them, the last one is hit but he is smart enough to build around himself so that the rockets don’t get to him. I rallied my brothers and we opened fire from the top of our tower, killing many of the hapless raiders as they are forced to swim back to collect their things. A sniper war ensues for about an hour, the raiders build small walls in order to exploit what is known has “head glitching” – where a raider can return fire on an upward angle while only showing the very top of his head. It doesn’t work for them. We launch our rockets at the base and it falls. As soon as we see their supplies we opened fire on their chests and finish off the remaining survivors. Bloodshed tower suffers no damage.

Day 17: A new coalition has formed, led by Dyli of the Enclave clan. It is a small, ragtag group of raiders and I quickly learn their names and their plans. Cullen, Infamous, Dyli, Vlad, Lifeblood, the Doom clan, the URXP clan, and the DK clan. I am invited to their Teamspeak and given the door codes to their forward base where preparations to raid the tower are just beginning. They have a pitiful amount of supplies and coordination. A neutral party (AngryWizard) is reportedly hitting them whenever they go out to gather resources, causing panic amongst the small group.

Day 18: As the coalition crafts more rocket launchers, I seek a way to further disrupt their progress. I concocted a plan to frame Cullen as a spy, and convince Dyli that someone was leaking information (for the record, somebody was leaking info but it was not me nor Cullen). I suggest Cullen is the traitor and Dyli seems to find this plausible. He announces that the supplies will be moved to his own base until the rat is found. After an extremely harsh and immature exchange of words between all parties involves, the groups dissolve and go back to their own bases. No one will know of this victory for Bloodshed until this journal is read. I seek no glory, all glory to the Blood Gods.

Day 19: Cullen and Infamous appear to have not slept at all, this can only mean two things: 1) they are crafting a lot of explosives, or 2) They are together in their base exploding in a completely different way.

Day 20: My bloodbrothers are nowhere to be found, most likely sowing their wild oats with beautiful blondes. They deserve a respite after so many victories. I decide to find the Doom clan’s base, since they are the only suppliers of rocket launchers to the coalition. I find what I believe to be their base (confirmed) and construct a tower of mighty proportions in order to take the leap of faith on top of their base. The leap turns out to be impossible; however I realize these heathens had not constructed a roof, and kept all of their booty on the top floor of their base, completely wide open. I launch around 6 rockets into their base from my tower and all of their chests are destroyed, including the two armed sleeping guards that are supposedly guarding them. Amongst the rubble I see the wreckage of many guns, supplies, and rocket launchers. This is possibly the greatest victory in my little black book.

Day 21: Infamous has convinced himself that I am a member of Bucket, and gloats over his newfound knowledge to all that will hear it. Well done sir, well done indeed.

Day 22: TheZlog, AngryWizard, Digital 420, myself, an anonymous BS member, and a few of Angry’s allies stumble across a small town where people have clearly holed up. We attack them by surprise and kill their sentries effortlessly. A gunfight ensues as we continue to kill them whenever they poke their heads over their walls. (Cullen died over 10 times, I had the pleasure of shooting infamous in the face). AngryWizard calls a supply run of explosives and gives them to me so that I can blow up their base. We enter only to find an armored airlock. As we prepared to throw more explosives, Infamous opens a door next to us and we kill him before he can close it. This provides us with the option to jump on top of the door and into their base. We ransacked their base making off with quite a bit. Meanwhile, a gun battle still rages between our guards and a few lonely survivors stranded in a rock tower behind the original base. Angry blew a hole in the side of it after I found a way up the rock and we easily killed the inhabitants. We found both bases were of extremely bad quality, as it took a minimal amount of time to get exactly where we wanted to. We find the bodies of Cullen, Infamous, the DK members, URXP, and Bananaphones. After looting all the chests, I open one to find a ton of c4, explosives, and gunpowder. Bananaphone came back and we killed him again; however this time he chose to stick around and swear at our group calling us griefers. (For the record Banana, I believe griefing refers to NOT foaming at the mouth while screaming expletives at random strangers on the internet! Infamous could learn a thing or two from that as well, also perhaps try to lower your sodium intake).

Day 23: With our newly replenishes arsenal, we were invited to raid the stronghold of Mijo and Wolverine in the south. We gladly oblige and after an intense gun fight their base falls. After I blew up their loot room from below, a guitar falls down and AngryWizard proceeded to serenade us with the songs of his people while Mijo and Wolverine congratulated us on our success and we gave them a few pointers for their base (which was actually pretty well built). No salt could be seen for miles.

As the end of this Age approaches, the undefeated Bloodshed warriors look across the blood-stained beach as the dawn brightens the land. It is a red dawn in Edenmorph.

Hope you liked the read! First of all I would like to give a shout-out to the Enclave clan. I originally went in as a spy to undermine their alliance against BLoodshed; however after talking with Dyli and Vlad I realized that they are actually very genuine people and good players. Although they will most likely hate me after reading this, I must say that for the record, I would roll with these guys. So if any of you newbies out there are reading this and need a trustworthy clan who can probably teach you a lot about the game, Enclave is your best bet.

I would like to also give a shout-out to the DK clan, you guys helped a lot (you didn’t know it, but you made my life a lot easier). PM Zlog for base building tips.

URXP also deserves a mention: Although some of your members were way too salty about us defeating you, the gunfights were epic and I respect a lot of you who didn’t cry about it.

Ruigi deserves a gold medal for deciding to create the Tampon Alliance. The server was faltering a bit and he knew it needed to be revived. The raids may have failed but it was damn fun for all parties (Except Infamous and Bananaphone). Well done.

Of course the next few comments will most be salt thrown at me for being a spy, do your worst ;). But hey it’s part of the game and I was too bored with just waiting for random groups to come at us (our base IS raidable (although very hard, RunCmd and Zlog are very effective builders), you guys just never bothered to actually look!