Silver Dawn

Silver Dawn at a Glance
Midnight Ocean
Last Monarch	Alucarda of Runnin Free
Member crew(s)	Dragon Marauders, No Rules- just Booty, Roundhouse Rum Runners, Runnin Free, Silver Armada, The Undead Legion
Organization	Republic
Founded	23 December, 2003
dormant as of 27 February, 2012
Flag Info

Silver Dawn was a large, active flag on the Midnight Ocean. It currently consists of nine crews and once controlled Cleopatra's Pearls in the Pearl Archipelago. Its member crews are very diverse in scope, running the gamut from straight merchants to straight pillagers, with all the shades of grey between.

Formed on December 23, 2003, Silver Dawn was the result of the merger of Sanctioned Insanity and Compass Rose, two flags whose histories date back to Azure.

Government

Main article: Silver Dawn/Government

Silver Dawn is governed by a royalty council, with one representative for each crew; the representatives are chosen by each crew independently. The monarch is the chair of the council and is chosen in an election by the whole flag. The monarch also appoints heads to the various offices of the monarch's cabinet, each office having a different duty. Titled members are chosen by the royalty council in recognition of a flag member's service to the flag. Governors of islands that Silver Dawn holds are chosen in general elections.

History

Main article: Silver Dawn/History

After the merger which formed Silver Dawn in 2003, the flag began to prepare for colonization of an island, eventually deciding on Eta Island as its target. This selection led to the formation of RAWR, an alliance of those holding or desiring islands in the Ruby Archipelago. In July 2004, Silver Dawn successfully colonized the island, and began to develop it.

In March 2005, the conflict now known as the Scallywag War began, and involved the flag in blockades on Eta and neighboring Jorvik Island against the flag Scallywag Syndicate. Silver Dawn ultimately retained control of Eta, and began a long period of peacetime.

The flag Heartless Shadows was invited to merge into Silver Dawn in July 2006, and with it they brought the island Cleopatra's Pearls. After the two flags declared intent to transfer the island to Silver Dawn, Notorious Fandango dropped a war chest, requiring Silver Dawn to fight for the island. Soon after, Black Sheep Brigade attacked Eta, which was successfully defended. However, Notorious Fandango came for Eta in October, setting off a succession of blockades which caused Silver Dawn to ultimately lose Eta to Dies Irae.

Blockades at a glance

#	Date	Blockade	Stance	Sinking	Contenders	Score	Result
1	24 July 2004	Eta I	Attacking precolonized	yes	none vs. Silver Dawn	0:7	Won island
2	9 November 2004	Eta II	Defending colonized	yes	Silver Dawn vs. Silver Dusk , Merciless Exploit of War	0:0:7	Defended island
3	1 May 2005	Eta III	Defending colonized	yes	Merciless Exploit of War vs. Scallywag Syndicate	0:3	Lost island
4	8 May 2005	Eta IV	Attacking colonized	yes	Scallywag Syndicate vs. Silver Dawn	1:3	Won island
5	22 October 2005	Jorvik XI	Event blockade	no	Death's Banner vs. Silver Dawn	1:3	Didn't win island
6	13 August 2006	Cleo V	Attacking colonized	yes (rounds 2 & 3)	Heartless Shadows vs. Silver Dawn , Notorious Fandango	0:3:0	Won island
7	20 August 2006	Eta V	Defending colonized	no	Silver Dawn vs. Black Sheep Brigade	3:1	Defended island
8	29 October 2006	Eta VI	Defending colonized	no	Silver Dawn vs. Notorious Fandango	2:3	Lost island
9	5 November 2006	Eta VII	Attacking colonized	yes	Notorious Fandango vs. Silver Dawn	1:3	Won island
10	11 November 2006	Eta VIII	Defending colonized	yes	Silver Dawn vs. Dies Irae , Notorious Fandango	2:3:0	Lost island
11	10 March 2007	Cleo VI	Defending colonized	no	Silver Dawn vs. Incredible	3:1	Defended island

External links

http://www.silver-dawn.com - Silver Dawn homepage and forums