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'''Johnny Zero'''<br />This sequined assailant flies the night skies searching for new debauches. Spends an inordinate amount of time frightening bystanders with eerie impersonations of Rip Taylor. Suspect is armed with an array of feather boas.
 
'''Johnny Zero'''<br />This sequined assailant flies the night skies searching for new debauches. Spends an inordinate amount of time frightening bystanders with eerie impersonations of Rip Taylor. Suspect is armed with an array of feather boas.
   
'''[[User:Maya_Muldrake|Maya Muldrake]]'''<br />It isn't very well know or understood even to the Court, but it was Maya and not Francis Bacon that secretly wrote all the plays of William Shakespeare.
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'''[[User:Maya_Muldrake|Maya Muldrake]]'''<br />It isn't very well known or understood even to the Court, but it was Maya and not Francis Bacon that secretly wrote all the plays of William Shakespeare.
   
 
'''The Widow Ching'''
 
'''The Widow Ching'''

Revision as of 01:21, 17 October 2010

Court of Violets
Flag-Court of Violets
Headquarters Arcadia
PurpleFlag
Founded unknown
Organization type Aesthetic
Leaders
- Grand Artist
- unknown

Shining One
Treader of Air
Membership 5,700
unknown

The Court of Violets is a political entity originating from a region to the east of Skytopia referred to as the Courtlands. The Courts of Skytopia and the Courtlands are generally referred to as the Western Court and Eastern Court respectively.

The Court seems to place a large emphasis on art, and all of the representatives have expressed a very poetic form of dialect, often leading to cryptic messages, doubled meanings, or insightful analogies during discussions.

There have been three representatives: Shining One, Treader of Air and Great Reflection.

Game description

The following text appears in the Embassy on Arcadia when you click "Faction".

Arcadia was instantly focused on by the Court of Violets. They saw great beauty in the branches of the great tree reaching out towards the sky. They have since begun to settle and teach their way to the people of Arcadia.

The pursuit of art is paramount to the betterment of one's self. Perfection is more than just an abstract ideal, it is a goal to be sought in every aspect of life. The touch of brush against canvas, the addition of phrase to discussion, the application of bullets into the hull of your enemy. Each of these things must be performed with utmost care for the final result. Through this, we may create wondrous works and continue on our path to most supreme Excellence. - Shining One

Do you seek excellence? Does the path of art call to you? Would you know yourself and others better? Follow. Watch. Listen.

At other skylands, the following is displayed:

This skyland is following the path of the Court of Violets. The people are seeking to find artistry in all things. Here's more about them...

The Court of Violets is new to Skytopia, having arrived from skies to the East of here. Their people seem to follow a philosophy of seeking personal excellence and perfection in all things. Painting, sculpture, poetry, diplomacy, trade, war -- to the Court, all these things are art and means to reaching perfection. They are lead by the enigmatic Shining One, called their Grand Artist. They are an unnerving people... yet incredibly charismatic.

In all things, excellence.

History

The Court of Violets was founded by He Who Had Found the Way (who may be Shining One referring to himself in third person) after he united the disparate skylands of the east.

Arrival in Skytopia

The Court of Violets discovered Skytopia while hunting for the source of the Hidden Fleet. After meeting the inhabitants of Skytopia, they chose to stay and teach their ways to any who sought it.

Culture

Names

The Eastern Court uses artistic/descriptive titles in place of what Skytopians regard as names. What the cultural significance of this is not known, but Shining One considered Skytopia's use of names to be strange. In real life, while word names are uncommon in the English speaking world, they are commonplace in East Asia.

Skytopia's Courtiers, meanwhile, are free to follow the Court's naming practice or keep their own name.

Terminology

Apart from their usually flowery speech, Eastern Courtiers call the Great Upheaval the Great Breaking and refer to skylands as gardens of the sky.

Organization

The leaders of the Court of Violets are known as Incarnations.

  • Incarnations of the Lower Court are the leaders of the various Paths, which represent various skills.
  • Incarnations of the Higher Court are the leaders from the Ways, which are groupings of similar Paths.
  • The Incarnation of Art, also known as the Icon or Grand Artist, is the leader of the Court of Violets and chosen from the Incarnations of the Higher Court.

Apart from the Incarnation of Art, the Eastern and Western Courts have separate Incarnations.

Themes

Remember: You don't have to follow any of a faction's themes if you don't want to.

Apart from perfection, the dominant theme of the Court tends towards modernism and the avant-garde. Due to the difficult to understand and often seemingly absurd nature of modernism, most players tend towards romanticism and/or eastern philosophy.

Art

The most obvious element of modernism is their flag, based on De Stijl art movement, from which the Court also takes many of its ideals. Their ties to a more traditional sense of art are present in their chosen capital of Arcadia and its Great Tree.

Of course, modernism and romanticism are merely the most obvious themes; all forms of art are present throughout the Court.

Philosophy

The Court's trend towards spirituality and eastern philosophy is typically cited in similarities to Buddhism, especially in regards to the theme of enlightenment and that craving (or desire) causes suffering.

This would also imply that the Court is intended to stand in contrast to the Earthen Order, which was introduced at the same time and is shaped after Christianity and western religion.

Notable Courtiers

Ellington
Current record holder for longest time spent without pants.

Brulak
An advanced robot and collector of many things; his proudest trophy was the preserved heart of wing mate Blue Vast.

Floyd Dam Dau
Is suspected of being a non-anthropomorphic chicken simply wearing a suit. Despite constant claims that it is obvious, most people regard it as nothing but crazy talk.

Aeauna
The Drunken Walress of Arcadia does her best to maintain order on her Gubernatorial Skyland. She effects her rule through a subtle blend of bribery, White Russians, and lead pipe cruelty.

Atomsk
Became a little too comfortable being confused with Aeauna in chat.

Arikatas
Possessing a gift of sight to see from one skyland to another unaided, Arikatas made a small fortune in Cidade sports books betting on Jordan races.

Skylark Cunningham
Skylark Cunningham was a secret playable character in the legendary Uurwerkian game "Unstoppable Fighter Revolution" whose special attack (involving many flashing fluorescent colored unicorns) was deemed a public health hazard.

Sildar
Sildar appears to be everywhere at once. How he manages to find out all of the information he has is nearly incomprehensible, but rest assured he could be lurking in every shadow.

Pietro DiFiume
Perfumer extraordinaire, Pietro is the maker of "Night DiFiume". Look for it in the finest shops of a Skyland near you!

Navaras
Although killed before the Great Upheaval, She has been regularly releasing new albums with no signs of stopping for the last 300 years.

Mani Redlyn
Accomplished chef, Mani has brought to Arcadia many recipes for gourmet akachan.

Malantha
Bon Vivant and friend to Wesley Roberts, she was last seen stealing the secret snow cone recipe form a Jade Hand stronghold. Currently laying low to avoid Jade Hand bounty hunters.

Talon Karrde
A year after joining Violet, Talon blinked so hard that he has yet to be able to open his eyes.

Technocrat
Was once attacked by a rabid animal. Although escaping, his shirt had caught the disease and soon infected his entire wardrobe.

An-Zu
A pillar of sanity among the mad, An-Zu is one of the few Violets capable of linear thinking. He is frequently on extended mercy missions to the Tortuga Rum Works for his fellows.

Pen
Despite his nom de plume, Pen is effectively illiterate.

Zabrak!
Was last seen after attempting to outdo her infamous Wing Shots Poetry Night. If found please approach with caution, as no one can quite remember anything of that night except that it involved unicorns, alcohol, and at least three squadrons of Romeo's First Air Defense Group.

Bali
Soldier, legend, philosopher. Bali's treatises on warfare are renowned in Skytopia for their insight and ruthlessness. He was last seen on Alpha 5, making preparations for his crowning ambition.

Alessan
During a single night of debauchery, Alessan managed to destroy every plane in the Crimson Armada before crashing into a tavern on Tortuga.

Thugnificent
Bard, smuggler, diplomat. Few can match Thug's gift for language, his persuasive manner, or his penchant for courtly manners. A born mediator, he currently fostering hope and understanding with the Azure League.

Suino Rosso
Actually hates pork products but possesses a rare verbal disorder causing him refer to chicken as such.

KarHallarn
Possess lungs of such capacity that he can blow down entire skylands and hold his breath for 6 hours.

Rudolf
Once ate a magic bean and grew to 100X his normal size, becoming the first person able to walk on the planet's surface since the upheaval. He may appear to be blue under certain lighting conditions.

Wesley Roberts
Became a dread pirate lord after realizing that a degree in modern dance has limited career options.

Buttercup Roberts
Wife of the Dread Pirate Wesley. They met in a bizarre accident at a hamster ranch on Gonk. Infamous for her daring aerial bombardment of the Fuseli during the Stroganoff Wars.

Kits Vulpetuous
is more scared of you than you are of her.

HungryHungry Hippo
Responds well to food rewards. Surprisingly light on his feet for a plus-sized Skyrate.

Avie
A child prodigy gone awry, Avie was the youngest to graduate from Flightschool at the tender age of 6. She is currently using her virtuoso violin skills to make avant guard music and is rumored to be working on a weapon powered entirely by sound. Current whereabouts unknown.

Johnny Zero
This sequined assailant flies the night skies searching for new debauches. Spends an inordinate amount of time frightening bystanders with eerie impersonations of Rip Taylor. Suspect is armed with an array of feather boas.

Maya Muldrake
It isn't very well known or understood even to the Court, but it was Maya and not Francis Bacon that secretly wrote all the plays of William Shakespeare.

The Widow Ching

Aspiring tombak player, novice chef and master of horticulture. Bereft of no one and beholden to none — following the timely and fortuitous terminal offing of her oft-philandering (seldom philanthropic) patron, one Hidalgo C. Picaroon IV — The Widow Ching pilfered Hidalgo's CR-4P, pocketed his mother's surname and emigrated from the Courtlands in pursuit of hedonistic enlightenment and the finest nip Arcadia's emerald lustre had to offer. Speculation as to the origin of The Widow Ching's curious moniker "Widow" is rampant as she (he!?), by most accounts, has never married.

References

  1. Meeting Between the Court and the Skytopians
  2. The Path and the Way of the Court of Violets