Dulston Alliance/3rd Anniversary

Dulston Alliance - 3^rd Anniversary

The history of the Dulston Alliance is a rich one composed of sweet victories and bitter defeats. But in all honesty, mostly victories. Here to share some words on this historical day is none other than Officer Murphy, who is known as the original architect of the Dulston Alliance. The following are his words to his fellow Alliance members:

"Just a tad over three years ago Lairth, Lefty, Prvt Jimmy, and myself formed Dead vs Blue. We gathered an estimated 75 members and after carefully studying each 'burb we decided Dulston was the best place to be from all standpoints, especially with the resources it had in its possession.

Shortly after moving into the 'burb, I noticed the decent number of other survivor groups in the area and decided to send out messages in attempts to form an Alliance. I created a gmail account and went to forums, if a group had one, searched for any/all email accounts, while myself and other members of DvB spoke to any group representatives we could locate in-game. Quickly, other groups such as FOXHOUND, the Friends of the Featherstone Library, Dante's Guard, and the RCDC agreed with the idea and we eventually began talks via mass emails. Deciding on the layout of the organization, coordinating efforts, reporting criminals, alerting each of about zombie break-ins, and voting on new members to the Alliance. From all this effort the Dulston Alliance was born! The Black List was created, there were wars with the likes of The End, DORIS, the RRF, the Drunken Dead, and even our eventual "friends"... the Shamblin' Crooners (I still miss those guys). Not to mention legends being born like the unforgiving bounty hunter Shotgun Ed, the egomaniacal surgeon Deathwire, the irrepressible BIG BOSS N00bert, the noted NecroTech scientist Caleb Usher (aka Mobius), and many others... some of whom are no longer with us. God rest their souls (in Malton).

As the Alliance's numbers grew, Lefty eventually started the Alliance's forum, as a gathering place for all our members, and from there it's been a steady trend of living and dying throughout the years. Groups have come, and gone, but the Alliance has always held together in the long run. We've had our battles...received our scars and celebrated our victories. Times may be exceptionally tough right now, tougher than I have ever recalled, but we will still stand in the face of death, have a drink, and laugh just before unloading a clip into it. Celebrate now 3 years of THE GREATEST GATHERING OF SURVIVORS MALTON HAS AND WILL EVER SEE!

Here's to three years of the Dulston Alliance! Drink up guys as the work will never go away! Cheers!!"

Later, local historians managed to locate noted NecroTech scientist Caleb Usher in a pub where they inquired further about the historical background of the Dulston Alliance. Caleb Usher had been heavily drinking at the time, but he had this to say:

"So you want to know about how the Dulston Alliance got started do you? Well I may not have actually been here when it happened. And I may not actually be sober. And I may or may not be wearing pants, but I'll try and see what I can remember. Hmmmm. Well back around early 2006 times were tough. Survivors had no zombies to harvest in the empty streets of Dulston so many had turned on their fellow man, killing wantonly and speaking the strange foreign language of 733t-speak and pwnage. These were dark times for the people of Dulston. Of course there was hope, groups like the Dulston Defense Death Squad, FOXHOUND, and Dead vs Blue were in the suburb and working to put a stop to the killing or at least bring as many of the culprits to justice. Of these groups Dead vs Blue was the youngest, but also the largest, and it was from within their ranks that talk of a suburb-wide alliance was first discussed.

It was also around this time that a spirited and extremely intelligent young scientist named Caleb Usher, that's me, was making his rounds through Dulston and Pescodside. Yes, the man you know today as the most noted NecroTech scientist 'Caleb Usher' was back then still forging the legend that would later be told from parent to child in the years to come. But enough about me. You see, it was during my quest to embolden the survivors of Dulston that I happened upon Larith, from Dead vs Blue, and he told me about the plan to unite Dulston's survivors in a single alliance... a 'Dulston Alliance' that would bring together all the suburb's survivor groups. It was an inspiring idea. If it had any flaw at all it was that I myself had not come up with it. Of course while I encouraged Larith in this noble endeavor this was the last time we would speak before the fateful day I departed Malton forever.

Even with me gone, Dead vs Blue somehow managed to march on ahead, possibly motivated by me in spirit, and eventually they forged the first alliances, starting with FOXHOUND and the DDDS. Other groups, like the safety Patrol, would join, but later pass on into history as they were claimed by the eternal war that is Malton. As the months passed other groups from adjacent suburbs eventually joined the alliance as well, the RCDC and the Friends of the Featherstone Library being among the first. Of course many other groups joined in later months. And as these months turned to years, the Dulston Alliance bid farewell to some of its member groups and welcomed others. But let it be said, for so long as there is even a single survivor group within the Dulston Alliance, the Dulston Alliance will live on. So let's grab some beers and shoot some zombies, it's time to celebrate! Hey look, a beer. How convenient."

Party Photos

While one might rightly imagine that a group with the name "Dulston Alliance" would choose to celebrate their anniversary in a pub in Dulston, this did not turn out to be the case. The reason being that while the Dulston Alliance was originally formed and named after their home suburb of Dulston, the Alliance spans all four northeast suburbs, namely: Rhodenbank, Dulston, Rolt Heights, and Pescodside. With this in mind Alliance members were given the chance to vote for their preferred pub of choice. While many votes were cast, the final winner turned out to be the Burchell Arms in Rolt Heights. The reason? Why it also happened to be the home to one of the Alliance's closest allies, the Burchell Arms Regulars. The BAR was of course more than happy to host the event. In fact the Alliance is fairly sure that when a group chooses to make their headquarters a pub they pretty much look for any reason to celebrate, and this reason was probably better than most.

The following are photos of the event, contributed by Alliance members who were present during the festivities and were mindful enough to snap a few quick shots with their camera. So for anyone who wasn't there, here's your chance to see what you missed out on (i.e. better luck next year).

Photographs taken by Yonnua Koponen of Dead vs Blue: