THEM
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Historical Group |
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This group was still active when the city of Malton went dark for the last time |
| Teaching Haslock's Enemies Manners | |
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| Abbreviation: | THEM |
| Group Numbers: | 20ish (active) |
| Leadership: | Communal |
| Goals: | Defense of the Haslock Building and the maintenance of the revive point at Curton Mansion |
| Recruitment Policy: | N/A |
| Contact: | Stop by the Haslock Building, visit our Discord, or swing by our forums. |
Purpose
THEM (Teaching Haslock's Enemies Manners) is a survivor group dedicated to defending the Haslock Building [69,5] in Chancelwood as well as the surrounding area. Along with the freelance defenders of Haslock and their allies, THEM also helps to maintain a successful revive clinic next door in the Curton Mansion.
THEM's philosophy as a group revolves around the use of real-time defensive tactics, coordinated using forums, IRC, and most recently, Discord, to protect our beloved home. Seasoned by a months-long defense against the zombie hordes of Extinction that began in September 2007, THEM became the first survivor group to emerge victorious against a siege by the feared Militant Order of Barhah in January 2008.
We also make delicious pies.
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Pieshop |
| This group operates one of the finest Pieshops in Malton, and provides its members and affiliates with free pie. |
Organization
- Area of Operations: Eastern Chancelwood.
- Group Structure: Communal; everyone plays a part in group decision-making.
- Duties and Responsibilities: Teach Haslock's enemies manners! Defend the Haslock NT Building at all costs; maintain the revive point at Curton Mansion; keep St. Louis's Hospital [66,5] lit; generally aid the survivor cause.
History
In early 2007, the zombie horde Extinction began its march to conquer Malton, beginning in the northwest corner of the city. Survivors in this region fled as entire suburbs fell. In late March, the young Yagoton-based survivor Commie Woman travelled from her suburb as it fell under Extinction threat and arrived at the Haslock Building in Chancelwood. Determined to make a stand as the wave of ferals travelled east, Commie reached out to other survivors who had come to Haslock for safety. They decided they would not let their new home become another notch in the belt of the hungry zombie horde, and resolved to band together. They decided to call themselves THEM, a name coined by group co-founder Bbez – "Teaching Haslock's Enemies Manners".
After a slow summer dominated by anxiety about the coming storm, Extinction arrived at Haslock in the first week of September 2007. With nearly a hundred ferals in tow, a slow-burning siege began at Haslock, marked by frequent zombie break-ins and PKer attacks. Haslock remained resilient, however, responding to threats in real-time thanks to coordination across the globe on THEM's IRC channel. As autumn became winter, Haslock developed a local reputation as a safe haven against the zombie horde, which stubbornly hammered on the barricades. But by the end of the year, the horde began to fade. On New Year's Eve, the last feral zombie outside Haslock shambled off. It seemed as if THEM had triumphed, at last.
But they were not to enjoy their victory for long. Almost two weeks later, a surprise break-in by the Militant Order of Barhah heralded the start of a new siege. Jorm, Prophet of the Militant Order of Barhah, declared Haslock as the horde's primary objective. With their own real-time tactics now pitted against those of THEM, the MOB wrecked Chancelwood, Earletown, Raines Hills, and Pashenton, all in the name of claiming Haslock as their prize. Two weeks of sleepless nights on IRC, round-the-clock, shift-based defending, and organized supply runs between Haslock and distant malls kept the MOB from taking Haslock as their own. THEM stubbornly used the tactics of organized horde zombies against the MOB, relying on ?dump to counter ?rise, using ?fixgen to keep the building powered, and organizing their response in teams that countered the MOB's elite strike squads.
As the third week of January approached, the MOB realized it would not be able to break Haslock, and conceded defeat. Two days later, zombie cade-blocking was introduced, but the horde chose not to return immediately. Instead, the massive second Big Bash arrived in Earletown and danced across the border to overwhelm Haslock's defenses, ruining it in hours on the morning of 13 February 2008. This was THEM's first defeat, but Haslock recovered quickly, and in the nearly two decades since, faced off against numerous other hordes while staying classy, coordinated, and diligent.
Allies
DNR List
The "Do Not Revive" list of people considered by THEM, for one reason or another, to be undeserving of assistance:
Basic Reviving Guidelines
1. Check the group association of the zombie you're about to revive. If they're a member of any known hostile group, do not revive them.
2. If the zombie has no human skills, do not revive them.
3. Do not revive indoors, unless it's in a designated revive point (such as Curton Mansion)
4. Do not attempt to revive any zombie with Brain Rot.
Barricade Plan
THEM supports the Chancelwood Barricade Plan. Discussions on the plan should be held on that page. For reference, the Chancelwood and Earletown plans are reproduced below:
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Haslock is the NecroTech (NT) building on the eastern edge of Chancelwood.
Sandbox / Workspace
An area to experiment with Wiki layout, logos, etc.
