NorthernEmpires
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 rxe09_sp | |||
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NorthernEmpires, abbreviated as NE, is an expansive village on RetroMC. Its oldest settlement and current capital is the city of Nordran, located in a snowy biome to the west of DogTown. NorthernEmpires is the founding village of the Imperial Union of Nordheim nation, the first of its kind on RetroMC after nations were introduced in 2026.
It is owned by
SFRricraz63, who co-founded the village along with
3368 on 31 December 2024.
The village uses a unique system of so-called cities which function as semi-independent towns.
NorthernEmpires is one of the most active and largest villages on RetroMC and has hosted several large community events.
History
Prehistory
SFRricraz63 first joined the server on 30 December 2024, initially teaming up with two other players to create a town together. When this fell through, he and
3368 left and founded NorthernEmpires on 31 December 2024.
Early 2025
January 2025 saw significant growth in Nordran, then NE's only city, with notable structures completed including
SFRricraz63's Great Fortress,
HanSolo20's cabin,
5osi's house,
3368's house, and the community wheat farm.
The NE Discord server opened on 10 January 2025. On 19 January, the Art District, a flattened area set aside for pixel art, which is banned elsewhere in Nordran, was opened, and
HanSolo20 was promoted to Assistant, followed by
5osi the next day. With
5osi's promotion, his town of OshenLake joined NE as its first city, with
5osi as Mayor (the town was later renamed Osehn and eventually left NE; see Appendix, below).
NE joined the Winfield Concord on 31 January 2025. The village warp /warp Nordran was created on 25 February, giving outside players easier access to the town. A few days later, on 3 March,
_69fps_ was promoted to Assistant — a promotion that would prove short-lived.
On 30 March 2025,
SFRricraz63 announced a period of inactivity, appointing
HanSolo20 as temporary Owner. On 11 April,
_69fps_ was banned by RetroMC staff for X-raying and subsequently demoted. NE surpassed 100 members on 14 April, but many new members did not stick around, and combined with
SFRricraz63's absence, the village entered a period of very low activity.
Late 2025
SFRricraz63 returned from his hiatus on Saturday, 6 July 2025. To celebrate, NE held its first weekly community event, in which more than 10 members worked together to build Nordran Tower in the Castle Corner district, designed and led by Assistant
HanSolo20. Further community events followed each Saturday, with tower construction continuing in the following weeks.
The Desert Island Survival event, organized by
5osi near Osehn, began on 26 July and concluded on 17 August 2025 after four weekends.
On 23 August 2025,
Spencer199 was promoted to Assistant and became Mayor of the newly founded city of North Bay, on an island archipelago northeast of Nordran. The same day marked the first part of the Nether Battle event, pitting Red Team against Green Team; the main battle followed on 30 August, drawing over 10 players, boosting RetroMC's player count, and ending in a Green Team victory.
On 2 September 2025,
SFRricraz63,
Spencer199, and
HanSolo20 each contributed a small sailing ship to the North Bay boat-building event. From this point, events were no longer held every Saturday, with some weeks skipped. NE established a Skylands outpost starting 21 September 2025, building an original sky colony from scratch; it was later acquired into City of Champions (see City of Champions, below) becoming what is now known as Sky Champions, or Skypex. The Nordran Line was completed and fully functional by late October.
At the 18 October 2025 weekly event, over 10 players began construction on a new station building to connect NE to the Concord Rail Network, designed and led by
HanSolo20. About 50% of the building was completed despite considerable lag, with chat delay sometimes exceeding 30 seconds.
NE's biggest event thus far, the Great PVP Tournament, took place in the newly renovated Nordran Coliseum on 8 November 2025, with 10 participants fighting to the death.
Diffract_ won,
SFRricraz63 took second, and
kubiklive20 finished third. A $17,500 prize pool, organized by longtime NE member and RetroMC Admin
DogPool_ from server funds, was distributed among the three finalists.
Tournament winner
Diffract_ was promoted to Assistant that same day and, inspired by the event, founded City of Champions just over a week later; construction of the Champion Line began shortly after. A hide-and-seek event followed on 16 November, with round winners receiving $500 prizes, again funded by
DogPool_.
The first Spleef Tournament was held on 28 December 2025 in City of Champions' spleef arena, following a format similar to the PvP tournament.
HanSolo20 took first place and the event again drew large participation and spectator turnout.
Starting 29 December 2025, the NE staff team built a group entry for the annual Winter Wonderland Contest, while
HanSolo20 and
MKguinea each built individual entries. NE swept the top 3 places:
HanSolo20's entry took 1st, the group entry 2nd, and
MKguinea's entry 3rd, together earning thousands of dollars in prize money.
Early 2026
HanSolo20On 18 January 2026,
SFRricraz63 met with the king of Mitéria,
kubiklive20, in a remote, secure location also attended by NE assistants
Spencer199 and
HanSolo20. In an unprecedented deal, an entire chest of iron blocks (15,552 iron ingots) was traded to the Mitérian king for roughly $50,000.
The following month brought NE's second major team battle event. The "Red-Green War of NE" began 14 February 2026, following a format similar to the 2025 Nether Battle. The two teams built their bases over two sessions, on 14 and 18 February, before the main battle on 21 February, in which each side sought to infiltrate the enemy fortress and destroy its "core" (a redstone ore structure) while defending its own. Both teams initially failed to breach the other's core, leading to a drawn-out battle on the fields between the fortresses that drained both sides' resources, until
Krissofer successfully infiltrated Green Team's base, securing the win for Red Team.
February also saw a string of smaller developments. On 15 February, RetroMC owner
JohnyMuffin hosted a spleef tournament using NE's purpose-built arena. Later that month, City of Champions acquired the Skylands outpost established the previous September (see Late 2025, above), renaming it Skypex (or Sky Champions) and linking it to the main city via a dedicated stargate at the metro station (see City of Champions, below, for further details).
NE's most consequential change of the year came that spring: on 7 April 2026, the introduction of nations into JVillage saw NorthernEmpires become the first nation under the new system. Since renamed to the Imperial Union of Nordheim, as of November 2026 it remains the largest of the server's six nations, closely followed by the United Steves of America.
The staff team also saw considerable turnover around this time. City of Champions founder
Diffract_ retired from the assistant team on 4 March 2026 after nearly 4 months of service, followed by
Spencer199 on 8 April after over 7 months;
2econd2ight2eer, an early City of Champions assistant, also retired that summer. New leadership soon stepped in: Corwyn mayor
Overallsteak748, of the newly founded city Corwyn, was promoted to Trial Assistant on 13 June 2026, and
Spencer199 returned to the assistant team the next day.
Late 2026
NE became involved in the FishTown War on 11 August 2026. At the VillageTown Summit of 5 September, United Steves of America president
everminingkid agreed to NE leader
SFRricraz63's demands, ending the conflict.
Members of the NE nation began terraforming the site of its new capital city starting 18 August 2026. On 1 September, Corwyn mayor
Overallsteak748 was promoted to Assistant.
The Second NorthernEmpires PVP Tournament took place on 12 September 2026 at the 'Temple of Champions' in City of Champions. Organized by
HanSolo20 and
SFRricraz63, the event drew 14 participants, nearly 50% more than the 2025 original, necessitating a group stage followed by single-elimination playoffs.
SFRricraz63 won, defeating
zavdav in the final, with
Pittofer taking third. A $30,000 prize pool, the largest of any NE event to date, was split among the top 8 finishers, funded jointly by
DogPool_ and
CruxyMC from server funds.
With the NorthernEmpires village and nation sharing the same name causing frequent confusion, nation members voted in August 2026 on a shortlist of proposals to rename the nation, settling on Imperial Union of Nordheim (IUN).
NE founder
SFRricraz63 officially announced the new name in a speech delivered at the Nordran Town Hall on 10 October 2026. The event drew dozens of attendees and pushed the server's concurrent player count to a new record of 56. In the speech,
SFRricraz63 laid out IUN's plans going forward, including a new job system, expert-assisted support for member villages seeking to connect to the Concord Rail Network, and continued backing of server-wide infrastructure such as highways and rail lines.
Diffract_'s Halloween event in Sky Champions was held on 31 October 2026, serving as the third instalment of the Red-Green team battle format, this time centered on Bridge party duels. Around 14 players took part, with additional spectators looking on. The event was played in good fun rather than as a strictly scored decider: Red Team won the first round 20–5, and rather than ending there, players simply kept going for a second round, which Green Team won 20–13.
Structure
NorthernEmpires is separated into several territories known as cities. Each city is headed by at least one Mayor, who is always also an Assistant. The cities are somewhat autonomous, with the Mayor being able to set rules regarding build style and generally being in charge of approving new construction, as well as having access to the NE village funds for claiming land. On the other hand, any projects involving external entities such as the Winfield Concord, as well as proposals to move or delete builds, are still to be discussed among the entire NE staff team.
Initially, NorthernEmpires existed only as the town of Nordran. With
5osi's promotion on 20 January 2025, his town of OshenLake (later renamed Osehn) joined NE, becoming its first city with
5osi acting as Mayor. Later cities were added under this same system.
Nordran
Directions: /warp nordran
Founded in late December 2024, Nordran is the oldest town in NorthernEmpires and has served as its capital from the start. What began as a single settlement has since expanded into several distinct districts, each with its own character.
At the town's heart lies the Old Town, its oldest section, with the Graveyard and Fun Fair districts just to the north and the Colosseum to the east. From there, Nordran expanded west into Central Nordran, the village's only district set within a snowy biome, known for its orderly street layout. This is home to two of the town's most significant buildings, both completed in February 2025: the Town Hall, built by
HanSolo20, and the Nordran Cathedral, built by
_69fps_.
Beyond Central Nordran, the town fans out into a ring of more specialized districts. To the northwest sit Embassy Row, Industry, Farm, and Port, alongside the quieter, still-developing Castle Corner and the residential Grasslands district. To the west lie the tree-lined Woodlands district and Mountain View, an open grassland bordered by ocean to the north and mountains to the south. Further out still, the Art District sits to the far north of Old Town, while the outlying town of Chumhaven lies to the northeast.
Art District
While Nordran does not have rigid building regulations, pixel art is banned in order to give the town a harmonious appearance. The Art District, located some distance north of Nordran in a grassy area, is intended to provide space for pixel art and other creative builds with fewer restrictions, ensuring it does not visually impact the town itself. The project was originally started by
BeefCheeks1 to create a dedicated area for artistic expression. It was later continued by
3368, with significant contributions from
CallMeMrSeal and assistance from other users.
Chumhaven
The tale of Chumhaven is quite a tumultuous one: a railway link was established between Nordran and its eastern neighbor, DogTown — in fact, this was the very first iteration of the Nordran Line, back in its infancy, providing a direct connection between the Fun Fair district and DogTown. This all took place in mid-2025. Along a section of this railway, a small village was established without knowledge or permission. After this was discovered,
SFRricraz63 used signs to post a message to the inhabitants, informing them that while their town was illegally built along an existing build and could thus theoretically be moved by server staff, they would be allowed to continue living there if they agreed to integration into NorthernEmpires. One of the town's members griefed the sign, leading to them being banned. The remaining two active members,
heavy1weaponsguy and
KidManBigstuff, agreed to the conditions, naming
heavy1weaponsguy as Mayor and choosing the name ChumHavenStation for the town. The two players were subsequently invited into the village, and
heavy1weaponsguy was promoted to Assistant. In a surprising turn of events,
heavy1weaponsguy was banned soon after for X-raying, while the other player was never seen again. ChumHavenStation thus became a ghost town. A station had already been built in the area following the players' bans, but it would later be superseded.
Eventually,
HanSolo20 was put in charge of managing the district and renamed it to its present name, Chumhaven. Under his leadership, the existing station was renovated and rebuilt to connect NorthernEmpires to the Concord Rail Network. This renovation work was ultimately completed in March 2026.
NorthBay
Directions: /v warp northbay, or take the Nordran Line from Town Hall to Chumhaven, then ride to Osehn via the Concord Railway, and continue through the waterway.
NorthBay is a coastal island town built around a sandy, beach-side settlement, blending simple village-style wooden structures with more ornate stone architecture, including a Gothic-style cathedral and a tall clock tower overlooking the water. The town is connected via waterway to the former NorthernEmpires town of Osehn (see Appendix, near the end of this article). NorthBay is currently led by
Spencer199, who serves as its mayor.
City of Champions
Directions: /v warp champions, or from /warp nordran, head to Town Hall Station, take the Nordran Line to Central, then change for the Champion Line to Champions. For Sky Champions, use /v warp sky, or take the stargate at Exit B of City of Champions station.
History
City of Champions was founded by
Diffract_ on 16 November 2025 and named four days later. Sitting on Champions Peninsula alongside the smaller district of Meowser City, it was conceived as a dedicated hub for minigames and infrastructure built around Saturday events and competitive play.
2econd2ight2eer served as an early assistant before later retiring from the role.
Construction progressed quickly after the city's founding: the spleef arena, designed jointly by
Diffract_ and
HanSolo20, was completed by 30 November 2025, followed by a sumo arena on 12 December and the City of Champions metro station on 22 December.
The spleef arena went on to host the 2025 Winter Spleef Tournament on 28 December 2025 as well as the server-wide Valentine's Day spleef FFA, organized by RetroMC owner
JohnyMuffin, on 15 February 2026.
In February 2026, City of Champions acquired an existing sky colony, named Skypex (or Sky Champions), linked to the main city via a dedicated stargate at the metro station. This laid the groundwork for void-based minigames and future event variety.
Founder
Diffract_ departed around April 2026, and
TERRIXXA was named the new mayor on 3 August 2026. Since early 2026,
TERRIXXA had also been building the Temple of Champions, which hosted the Second NorthernEmpires PVP Tournament on 12 September 2026.
As of 8 October 2026, a new station bearing the same name was under construction as part of an extension of the Champion Line; it opened on 30 October 2026.
On 31 October 2026, Sky Champions hosted a Halloween-themed Bridge event, organized by founder
Diffract_ as the third installment of NE's Red-Green War team battle series (see Festivals, below). Around 14 players took part in a lighthearted atmosphere, with spectators also in attendance; rather than stopping at a decisive score, the group simply kept playing for fun across two rounds, Red Team winning the first 20–5 and Green Team the second 20–13.
Trivia
- The spleef tournament's popularity inspired server owner
JohnyMuffin to create an official spleef minigame, accessible via /warp spleef.
- Many of Champions' minigames are directly inspired by those found on certain modern PvP servers.
- Hidden beneath Champions Square is a secret 2-storey "backrooms"-style gravel trap, built to catch unsuspecting players.
Meowser City
Meowser City is a smaller district on Champions Peninsula, originally founded by
MKguinea, who built a station there in February 2026. No further development followed; this held true even during periods when
MKguinea remained active as RetroMC staff. MKguinea later gave up ownership of the district, which was folded into City of Champions as part of the peninsula's broader development plans.
The area is slated to be renamed as part of this transition, and its station has been closed until further development takes place.
Oholia
Oholia is a minor settlement within NE, founded by
2econd2ight2eer. It has seen little activity other than the few builds that were constructed early on.
Corwyn
Directions: /v warp corwyn
The city of Corwyn was founded by
Overallsteak748 with the intent of catering to newer and less experienced players, providing them with food farms, shops to easily make money, and a place to show off their building skills.
History
Corwyn was officially founded on 11 May 2026.
In mid-June 2026,
rxe98_sp joined the project and went on to construct a wheat farm in the town.
In late July 2026,
Overallsteak748 began construction on the huge sugar cane farm he had been planning for the past month.
By early August, the farm itself had been completed; however, security measures were still being constructed as of 5 August 2026.
Gallery
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A picture of the town's skyline -
A gif of the RMC Sugar CO. sugarcane farm located at Corwyn (click me!)
Lucaria
Directions: /v warp lucaria
Lucaria is a city of NE located far from Nordran, created by its mayor
amwayloll. The town's buildings feature a unique combination of styles reminiscent of European architecture. The old town of Lucaria is built on the shore and includes several notable buildings, such as the houses of important NE members like
SFRricraz63,
amwayloll, and
HanSolo20; Hotel Lucaria, where players can stay; the Drunk Cherry pub; a church; and the Nordran Office, which provides help to citizens of NorthernEmpires whenever they need it.
History
Lucaria was founded on 23 June 2026. After a bit of familiarizing with the area,
SFRricraz63's house was built on 13 July 2026. At the same time, the first roads began to appear. Later, on 15 July 2026,
amwayloll's house was built, which serves as a temporary town hall. There are plans to eventually build a castle in Lucaria, which will serve as the permanent town hall. On 16 July 2026, the famous Hotel Lucaria and the Nordran Office were built. The next day, on 17 July 2026,
HanSolo20's house appeared. Another famous building is the Drunk Cherry pub, built on 19 July 2026. Lucaria kept developing, with new streets, more houses, and a river named after the city being added. On 27 July 2026, Lucaria experienced its most important day yet: the city received a flag representing its identity, and — more significantly — held its grand opening for settlers.
Gallery
Alhajria
The city of Alhajria was founded by
foxtrotgamma on 26 August 2026. As of November 2026, no development has occurred.
Former Cities
Osehn
Osehn (originally OshenLake) was NE's first city, joining the village on 19 January 2025 under founder
5osi as Mayor. It hosted the Desert Island Survival event in mid-2025 and remains connected to NorthBay by waterway.
5osi left the NE assistant team on 22 November 2025, after which Osehn became an independent village. See Osehn for its current status.
Infrastructure
Railways
NE's cities are served by the Nordran Line and Champion Line, two of the four lines making up the wider Metro of IUN network, which began as a joint system between NorthernEmpires and DogTown before growing to also serve Isreal. The network was primarily designed and built by
Diffract_, with
HanSolo20 as a secondary contributor on several stations, and other users occasionally contributing.
- Nordran Line: Connects DogTown to Nordran, serving all of Northern, Western, and Central Nordran.
- Champion Line: Runs between Central Nordran and City of Champions. The line is being extended westward via the South Nordran Extension, which will serve the upcoming Nordran Bank and add a new interchange platform at Town Hall.
The network's two remaining lines, the Rosie Line and Isreal Line (plus its connecting Heartland Tram), serve DogTown and Isreal respectively and lie outside NE's own territory; see Imperial Union of Nordheim for details on the network as a whole, including planned extensions such as the Fairground Line.
Chum Haven station, northeast of Nordran, serves as the interchange between the Nordran Line and the Concord Railway.
Roads
Due to NorthernEmpires' size and the variety of locations it contains, there is no single uniform standard for roads across the village.
In Nordran itself, roads are, apart from rare exceptions, 3 blocks wide and made entirely from gravel — a style initially popularized by early NE member and former assistant
PacmanSyu and maintained ever since.
Elsewhere, each city has developed its own distinct road style to match its local theme. City of Champions uses wood planks and grassless dirt paths to mirror real-life pavement textures, most notably along its Waterfront Promenade, while North Bay favours a wood plank and sand combination suited to its tropical setting. Other settlements fall back on gravel and cobblestone paths, adding further texture variety across the Empire.
Stargate Network
Stargates are spread throughout NorthernEmpires, linking it to other villages including DogTown, Fillbrick, and Zeno. The first NE stargate, located in the old town of Nordran, was created by
SFRricraz63 on 8 January 2025 and still allows travel to around 30 other locations today.
A second, independent stargate sits at City of Champions station, serving as a dedicated portal between the main Champions area and Sky Champions.
Culture
Besides its formal staff structure, NE has built up a set of customs around events, PvP, and city identity over its history.
Saturday Events
Since
SFRricraz63 returned from hiatus on 6 July 2025, NE has held regular community events, nominally every Saturday, though the schedule has loosened over time as bigger one-off tournaments took up more planning. The format varies week to week: sometimes a collaborative building session (like the construction of Nordran Tower), sometimes a speech from leadership (like the 10 October 2026 Nordheim renaming announcement), and sometimes something simpler like a hide and seek round. NE has also ran events lasting multiple consecutive weekends, like
5osi's four-weekend Desert Island Survival event near Osehn in mid-2025. Events are open to the whole village and often to outside guests, and some have been big enough to noticeably bump RetroMC's concurrent player count.
Tournaments and Prize Money
NE's PvP culture centers on its tournaments: the Great PVP Tournament (2025) and its follow-up, the Second NorthernEmpires PVP Tournament (2026), the annual Spleef Tournament, and team-based war events like the Nether Battle and Red-Green War. These are usually held in purpose-built arenas, like the Nordran Coliseum, the City of Champions spleef arena, and the Temple of Champions.
Prize pools are typically funded personally by RetroMC staff rather than out of village funds.
DogPool_, a longtime NE member and RetroMC Admin, has organized most of NE's event prizes since 2025, later joined by
CruxyMC for the 2026 tournament. Pools have grown with each event, from $17,500 in 2025 to $30,000 in 2026, making NE's tournaments the most lucrative on the server.
Grand Champion and Champion of Nordran
NE has two honorary titles earned purely through PvP results at events, separate from the staff hierarchy. Grand Champion of Nordran is permanently held by
Diffract_, who earned it by winning the original Great PVP Tournament in 2025. Champion of Nordran is held by
SFRricraz63, who won the Second NorthernEmpires PVP Tournament in 2026. Neither title can be reassigned or taken away by a future tournament result; once won, it stays with that player permanently.
Festivals
NE joins in server-wide seasonal events, most notably the Winter Wonderland Contest, where NE has entered both solo and group builds. In 2025 NE swept all three top placings, won by
HanSolo20, the staff team's group entry, and
MKguinea.
City Styles
Each city in NE has its own look, set by its Mayor rather than a single village-wide standard. Central Nordran follows a typical beta-town layout like any standard village, with builds simply placed along roadsides rather than following a stricter plan. Lucaria is built in a European style around an old town and river. North Bay mixes simple wooden houses with Gothic stone buildings on a sandy coast. City of Champions is built around arenas and minigame infrastructure rather than housing. Corwyn stays simple and beginner-friendly, prioritizing farms and shops over fancy builds. Road paving follows the same pattern, with each city picking its own materials (see Roads, above).
Pixel art is banned in Nordran proper to keep its look consistent, and is instead restricted to the Art District north of town.
Monuments
A graveyard recognizing significant contributors to the village is located next to the Nordran Cathedral.
Foreign Relations
Foreign Embassies to NE
The following villages have built an embassy to NE in Nordran's Embassy Row:
| Village | Owner | Embassy opened |
|---|---|---|
| RMCURA |
|
to be determined |
| PumpkinWood | to be determined | |
| Mitéria | to be determined | |
| Isometrycality |
|
8 January 2026 |
IronMonkAwesom0NE Embassies in other villages
NorthernEmpires is represented by embassies in the following villages:
| Village | Owner | Embassy opened |
|---|---|---|
| RMCURA |
|
to be determined |
| Mitéria | to be determined | |
| DogTown | to be determined | |
| Zeno | to be determined |
Relations with other Villages
ℹ️ Notice: [clarification needed: much of this section predates the April 2026 introduction of nations. Several of the villages listed below, such as DogTown and RMCURA, may now be member villages of IUN rather than genuinely external parties — their status needs to be reconciled with NorthernEmpires (Nation).]
DogTown and NorthernEmpires are immediate neighbors, separated by an agreed undeveloped buffer zone where their claims meet directly. The two are strong allies, sharing several members, a direct road connection, and the same railway network — the Metro of NorthernEmpires and DogTown — with the Nordran Line serving as the direct connection between the two towns. This network also links to the Concord Railway via Chum Haven station.
The Sicilian Necropolis, owned by
KiKi57435, is located northwest of Nordran, roughly opposite of DogTown. Relations are friendly. Plans to connect the two towns by road were discussed but abandoned as of January 2026, leaving the buffer zone between them undeveloped.
The village of Osehn (formerly known as OshenLake), owned by
5osi, joined NorthernEmpires on 19 January 2025, becoming its first city. However,
5osi left the assistant team on 22 November 2025, after which Osehn became independent (see Former Cities, above, for its history as a former NE city).
NorthernEmpires maintains good relations with the village of RMCURA, founded by longtime NE member
Q0AL. A stargate connects the two settlements, as the distance between them makes a railway impractical. Following
Q0AL's departure from the server in February 2026, RMCURA has been owned by
Spencer199.
NorthernEmpires and Fieldland have a trade agreement for ore. [clarification needed]
The small village of Arenosa has previously [specific date needed] invaded NorthernEmpires' territorial waters, threatening its sovereignty. However, the situation was peacefully resolved and the towns are now in good relations.
Relations with Sebastion are considered "bad", according to
SFRricraz63.
Other Notable Events & Lore
The Dog Massacre
ℹ️ Notice: Being a dramatized retelling of actual events, this section contains much truth but should also not be taken entirely seriously.
The Dog Massacre of 19 January 2025 is a tragic event in the lore of the Minecraft town NorthernEmpires, marked by the actions of a griefer known as
SKMartin. The incident involved the deliberate killing of dogs belonging to residents
SFRricraz63,
QueenOfAsh, and
3368, as well as the destruction of property beneath
QueenOfAsh's home.
On 19 January 2025,
SKMartin infiltrated NorthernEmpires, targeting three of its prominent residents. The griefer killed several dogs that had become symbolic companions within the town, sparking grief and outrage among its citizens. In addition,
SKMartin griefed the area beneath
QueenOfAsh's house, leaving destruction in their wake. Despite the best efforts of the server's administrators, the dogs could not be restored, and their loss was deemed irreversible.
One of the most troubling aspects of the event was
SKMartin's use of a powerful VPN, which allowed them to bypass the server's security measures and evade bans. As a result, their true identity and whereabouts remain unknown, and they are considered an ongoing threat to the server.
The Dog Massacre has since become a defining moment in the history of NorthernEmpires, remembered as a significant tragedy. Memorials were established to honor the lost dogs, and the event has been woven into the town's lore as a reminder of the fragility of peace. The community remains vigilant, with increased efforts to fortify the town against future attacks.
The massacre serves as both a cautionary tale and a unifying moment in the town's history, ensuring that the memory of the event — and its victims — will not be forgotten.
Credits
| Player | Contributions |
|---|---|
 Diffract_ |
Railways & Customs and Festivals sections, other rewriting & pictures |
 Overallsteak748 |
Work on Corwyn section |
| Lucaria section including screenshots | |
| Art District & Dog Massacre sections | |
| Remainder of the article |
