Flaming Rosebud
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| Flaming Rosebud at a Glance | |
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| Cobalt Ocean | |
| Monarch | None |
| Member crew(s) | Jolly Rogerers, Schroedinger's Cat |
| Organization | Oligarchic via Flag Forum |
| Founded | 1 May, 2008 |
| Allies | None |
| Wars | None |
| Last updated on 2 June, 2009 | |
 Flag Info
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Flaming Rosebud is a small, yet diverse flag on the Cobalt Ocean founded by Schroedinger's Cat in the year 2008 on May 1.
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Goal
Flaming Rosebud will be an eminent flag discovering new adventures, generally inaccessible to most pirates.
History
On May 1st, 2008 the Senior Officers of Schroedinger's Cat voted unanimously to create the flag Flaming Rosebud. The name originated from an infamous booch that cannot be shared in the public domain. All Senior Officers of the Cat are Royals in times of peace.
On the 18th October 2008 the Jolly Rogerers were invited to join Flaming Rosebud. Catfish and Theby became royal representatives.
On January 9th, 2009 the crew Hang On Sloopy joined Flaming Rosebud after its flag disbanded. Its captain Stabatha accepted a seat at royal council of peers.
Major Activities
On June 21st 2008, Flaming Rosebud fielded 55 stocked ships for the 3-round Diastrophe Island give-away Event Blockade. Severely out-jobbed and learning new aspects of the blockading game, they scored 43 points in field of 20 competing flags.
During the Typhoon Island Event Blockade on July 27th 2008, they fielded 2 Longships and a sloop paying jobbers 6000 poe/round and scoring over 50 points.
On August 9th 2008, they fielded a brig navigated by Blatfrig and Matinicus in the first 3 rounds to aid Thors Hammer in their ultimately successful attack of Prolix Purlieu. An alliance proposal sent to Thors Hammer was not accepted until after the blockade. Nevertheless, Schroedinger's Cat ships fired selectively, neutralised many The Art of War buoys, and scored 50-120 points per round in a closely contested blockade.
On November 17th 2008, Flaming Rosebud declared their intent to blockade Tigerleaf Mountain on December 6th 2008. On the announced date Flaming Rosebud won the isle in 3 rounds from Art of War with Abychtoo, Bettybounce, Blatfrig, Bobber, Estonian, Margaretta, Kirei, and Wentworth as first-time blockade battle navigators. Castawaykate acted as first-time Jobbing Contact, and Matinicus as first-time Traffic Control Officer. A brigade of 3 sloops was led by Stabatha of Eve of Destruction, an ally at the time. Tigerleaf Mountain was lost the following week in 3 costly, sinking rounds against Eleventy who drew about 140 jobbers to side against 90 pirates supporting the defence.
Alliances
Despite attempts to stay clear of excessive entanglements, Flaming Rosebud's experience with formal alliances have been largely negative. Thors Hammer cancelled an alliance in the fall of 2008 to join an exclusive alliance ring of flags, tracing their origins to Garnet island holders. In February 2009 both Super Awesomeness and Castaway Cove cancelled alliances to facilitate a sinking blockade between Super Awesomeness's ally Wench, and Castaway Cove. An alliance with Fate of the Phoenix was dissolved after they jobbed against Flaming Rosebud in their defence of Tigerleaf Mountain.
Wars
On May 15th 2008 Flaming Rosebud royals returned a declaration of war issued by Castaway Cove under a privately negotiated war convention. The crews: Crossbones lead by Snort and Jade Scorpions lead by Manta, were the main hunters and hunted, seeking sinking engagements. War goals included extending the training of all Officers to times of war, to continue new officer training and to maintain active pillaging as the essence of a pirating existence. The war was concluded June 7th 2008.
A hostile war declaration was issued on September 8th 2008 against the flag led by Yarrby for scamming jobbers out of their booty. Their crew and flag fell apart after a week of almost daily PvP.
Blockades
Wins
- Tigerleaf VII, 2008-12-06 - took control from The Art of War in a 3:0 non-sinking blockade.
Losses
- Tigerleaf VIII, 2008-12-13 - lost control to Eleventy in a 0:3 sinking blockade.
Blockades at a Glance
| # | Date | Blockade | Stance | Sinking | Contenders | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 December 2008 | Tigerleaf VII | Attacking | No | The Art of War vs. Flaming Rosebud | 0:3 | Won island |
| 2 | 13 December 2008 | Tigerleaf VIII | Defending | Yes | Flaming Rosebud vs. Eleventy | 0:3 | Lost island |
Flag Stalls
List of stalls run by Flag members
- Bobber's Apothecary Stall - Tigerleaf Mountain
- Margaretta's Weaving Stall - Terra Island
- Mizmo's Ironworking Stall - Tigerleaf Mountain
- Mizmo's Weavery Stall - Tigerleaf Mountain
- Stabatha's Tailoring Stall - Fintan Island
- Stabatha's Weaving Stall - Garden Cradle
- Stinkifish's Apothecary Stall - Tigerleaf Mountain
- Theby's Distilling Stall - Carmine Island
- Throatyjean's Distilling Stall - Carmine Island
- Throatyjean's Weavery Stall - Garden Cradle
- Valkala's Apothecary Stall - Dragons Nest
- Wentworth's Ironworking Stall - Kirin Island
