I would like to say hello and welcome to the Arcani.You all are welcome guest here.

http://www.arcani.net/

Greetings Dragons and thank you for giving us a embassy here in your halls

I will inform Arcanis diplomat Lone Soldier of this and he should pay you a visit soon

most of you already know me, for those that do not....


*clears throat*ahem*



Fellow combattants of Total War, I am honoured to introduce myself to such a distinguished group of men/women.

My name is LoneSoldier of Arcani.

I am the diplomat of Arcani and am tremendously pleased to have the opportunity to get to know each and every one of you. Let me first say, hats off to Beli to acknowledge his fine performance as the Arcani diplomat. Filling his shoes will be tough indeed (in spite of the fact that my feet are rather large).

The possibilites this arrangement offers are not lost on me. We are people from across the world, joined together by a common bond. We are the noble combattants in a quite unique saga. We do what needs to be done, in order to lay claim to titles of honour and respect. On the road to these titles, and on the way to earning the trust, friendship, and respect of our fellow fighters, we create something truly spectacular: an online community. Between us exists little else but walls and distances. We are geographically separated, and culturally divided. Yet in spite of all this, we feel the prescence of one another and welcome each other with such warmth as to deny the existince of those distances and differences. Together we bridge those gaps, and form a phenomenon like no other. The online community we have so unwittingly created with our inherent lack of prejudice in this rare yet priceless medium of TW presents us with endless possibilities and bottomless rewards. Together, with the simple continuation and natural extension of what we are already doing, we can explore some very intriguing possibilities. Here lies the potential of our arrangement. And I am fortunate to have the opportunity to meet all of you. I can't wait to open lines of discourse with each and every one of you, and to take Total War multiplayer into the next era of its existence.


Glory be to Arcani, Glory be to us all.

Hail Arcani and thanks for sending youre noble and well spoken diplomats.We also look forward to continued relations.

Arcani you should also post a link to youre site.We would like to visit.

www.total-arcani.tk

please stop by and say hi

that new banner is amazing. great work.

I have come to inform all @ Dragons of the following:

We have long considered Dragons friendly to the Arcani in an unofficial sense. This will now be changed to a more official capacity on our side. You will be listed on our main page as friendlies of the clans. While this is not itself an Alliance, I truly hope it it forms the foundation of a brighter future. I firmly believe steps should be taken to directly increase Dragon-Arcani interaction. This will not come quickly, but with active steps and creative ideas we can make it happen.

I have always favored open and honest discourse, so I shall speak frankly. I endeavor to create strong and active links between every clan that can rightfully claim to be honourable.

In order to claim this title of 'honourable' the members of these clans must exhibit the traits that are rhetorically referred to so often. Many clans have banners and posted ideals of mutual respect, kindness, good humour, and the like. Yet so many of these clans do not themselves live up to these values.

So, good Dragons, I come to you as one of the first clans I approach in my endeavors to create something truly spectacular over the coming months and years. You lot have always exemplified all of the traits that come with the title of 'honourable'. And as such, in my endeavors, the good Dragons are one of my first stops.

What I propose is that we work to create a formula which will spread to every corner of the TW community that exemplifies the traits of the honourable as finely as do the good Dragons. This formula will succeed as it will be simple, and easy to apply. I have a number of initial ideas which I will present upon my next visit. They are simple, easy to apply, and promote communication and good humour.

So, let us begin simplistically and on a small scale. Over time the foundations we lay here and now will spread to every honourable clan of TW. We will create a Grand Alliance of the Honourable.

From humble beginnings come the greatest of mankind's creations. May our combined light burn fiercely into the long, cold night.

Good day good Dragons~

Thank you Lone we are honored to be friends of Arcani.May our
friendship last forever.

Heard you lot had some good games in tonight with moose, kron and zinn, but when is a Dragon/Arcani game never good? Never thats when

Might I trouble you for a list of msn/xfire addy's of dragons members?

Yes they were great games and ARCANI proved again that they are 1 of the few clans @ the top of the food chain when it comes to skill and honor.Very clean fights.My xfire name is Nachtjagd as you know and the others are on my xfire friends list
I will get them to post there x names or I will if they dont get to it.So Dragons please add youre x names on this thread for Lone.

I am terribly sorry for not having been here in a little while. My schedule has been absolutely nasty to be perfectly frank.

I come today with a long overdue message. I have spoken with you all in regards to creating stronger ties between two clans o blatantly compatible. Arcani and the Dragons are strong, and they are honourable. This is not rhetoric, it is the truth. Our men are skilled and they are good sports in all regards.

So a situation exists in which there is great potential. In the same way Dragons deal with fellow Dragons and further their enjoyment of Total War further than individual play would have gained them, so too can inter-clan dealings further that enjoyment still.

So, I will now come to a point which I have alluded to many a time. I have droned on about taking concrete steps to strengthen the ties that bind us, yet have not come with any of those ideas and suggestions, until now. The reason for this delay is I have been coordinating efforts with several clans to try and time the initial relation building so that the same point was reached with several different clans. That time has finally arrived and I am prepared to unveil the next phase of my efforts.

Whenever two great and noble clans become great friends, the word 'Alliance' is always nearby. But such things, in the opinion of the Arcani are not to be taken lightly. Too often Alliances become mere rhetorical catch-phrases and are left to the wayside. An Alliance is only worthwhile if there are to be tangible benefits gained from it.

Now, things such as war and aggression are tiresome and childish. So what then could some tangible benefits of an Alliance be? Those benefits are as follows: good fun, comradery, and exploiting a situation which is beneficial to all. What this means is that an Alliance would mean working to create an inter-clan link so strong that the same enjoyment as Dragons feel when playing with fellow Dragons is extended when Dragons play Arcani. Shared public vent servers, regular games, hotseat campaigns, private tournaments, the list goes on and on. Include to the Dragons and Arcani, clans such as the Grailknights, the WoC, etc. and you begin to see what I endeavor to create. A sort of Grand Alliance of the Honourable which exists only to further the enjoyment of those worthy of participating in games where honour and sportsmanship are paramount. Many men coming together that can be relied upon to further the enjoyment of all. Creative methods of making the Total War experience more enjoyable would be possible and very effective. It strikes me as a worthy goal and one we should work towards.

When I said in my first post something to the effect of 'the potential of this arrangement is tremendous' I had concrete goals in mind. Unfortunately my schedule had not allowed me to really work towards those goals in as timely a manner as I would have liked. Now I am devoting more of my time to further this pursuit and taking less time elsewhere in my Total War time.

So, I will leave you now with an offer. Before we can create so grand a plan as I have laid out there (briefly), we need to lay the foundations. The basics are there as the Dragons and Arcani know each other quite well. Now let us move to tightening those bonds before we proceed any further down the road.

Arcani will be organizing a private arrangement between a small handful of clans. This arrangement will manifest itself in several ways, each with the express purpose of maximizing communication between clans and strengthening the ties that already bind us. Let us pave the inroads. What say you, brave and honourable Dragons?

Its always a pleasure to hear from the well spoken diplomat of Arcani.We are all ears and are very honored to be part of this grand invintation.We feel the same way about the good things that can come from a great alliance.Im sure there will be no problems agreeing upon the future foundation.We like and respect Arcani very much and would truly be happy with an alliance.

Thanks for youre kind visit Lone

Thats sounds great Lone.Look forward to the future.

Im sure Arcani would make fine partners in the TW comunity.I also noticed they have formed an alliance with our brother clan the Grailknights.

Fine men of Dragons! How do you all do?

I come to you today to clarify the intentions of Arcani in regards to the pursuit of Alliance. We have seen war, and we have seen peace. We have seen Alliances, we have seen bitter rivals. So, when we speak of our beliefs, they are firmly founded in experience. Wartime Alliances serve a purpose other than what we are pursuing at the moment. Too often ‘Alliances’ become mere words, used to increase the grandiosity of various posts in times of war and to enlist support in lobbies in a hostile fashion against another clan or group of clans. When the hostilities cease to exist, the Alliances invariably cease to serve a purpose. During periods of peace, much the same thing happens. There is a very intense beginning and eventually these grand ideals of ‘Alliance’ fall to the wayside and casual friendships take their place. The very same friendships that would continue to exist all the same should the Alliance be removed.

Our intent behind pursuing a long-term peacetime Alliance is careful thought out. We wish this Alliance to serve a concrete purpose, and the tools with which the Alliance will hopefully operate will be effective and efficient in achieving its desired purpose. The desired purpose I speak of is, quite simply, to create a steady line of communication between the various honourable clans of Total War and to utilize that and other tools to increase the enjoyment the members take from their Total War experience.

Just as the enjoyment of the individual is increased when he shares his Total War experience with those he calls clanmates, so too shall the enjoyment of the clans themselves be increased when they share their Total War experience with other clans. So, the end goal, as it should now be plain to see, is a sort of consortium of clans which will utilize a central hub to coordinate their Total War experience and come up with creative and well thought-out plans to have more fun. Shared ventrilo servers, hotseat campaigns, special private tournaments, and a huge amount of other possibilities become very practical, and can be put in place efficiently and effectively.

Now, you have all been very supportive of the notions of ‘Alliance’ so let us speak of laying down the foundations to that bright future I have alluded to many times. So grand are the ideals, and so large is the scope, that to begin in haste would jeapordize the end-product. I have deliberately moved very slowly in taking the steps that have brought us here. Friendships take time to develop as it is. Links as deep as those I endeavor to create will take not only time, but actual work.

So, with each of us acutely aware of our destination, namely a Grand Alliance, let us begin on this path together. I will speak to you next of my suggestions on appropriate first steps. The purpose of these first steps will be to increase and sustain communication between not only the senior officers of our respective clans, but our entire membership as well. So shall the dark night give way to the cool dawn, and so shall the dawn give way to a bright new day of glorious warmth and sunshine.

For glory good Dragons!