I was thinking the other day, that nobody ever tells stories of events that have happened on the server that often, and not much is known to newer players about the days of old. Please share events you feel are noteworthy, or ones that had significance for the entire server. Screenshots also are welcome. May it be a build, or any other important milestone, post something about it here! Dates would also be greatly appreciated, so the posts can be chronologically archived.
-AttackTeam

In the beginning there was darkness. Our species slowly crawled out of the oceans depths, painfully inching our way up the food chain. For thousands of years our early ancestors waged war upon each other for the great land we now call home. Only during the somber peace of near extinction did we notice the power that lied beyond the realm of sight.

There was something surrounding us, an energy that bonded all life together. Many of us began to feel this grand Aura, and harness it's power. First we would focus Aura into our tools to make them stronger, and later on we began to imbue ourselves with it's might. While our species as a whole was growing stronger by taking in this new found force, there were a few who's power grew far beyond that of their peers, and became known as Gods.

With their incredible power they could create land from nothing and destroy entire armies of normal men. Recognizing their power, many people pledged themselves to the Gods for protection and after years of tension a new great war broke out to determine which God would rule the world. In the end, the land was left in ruins. A single Goddess was left to rule over the fallen world along with the broken men and women who walked it's surface.

Her rule was cruel. She often spent her days forcing the remnants of humanity to slave away building monuments in her honor, laughing at the pleas of her subjects for food, and slaying anyone who dared try to tap into the Aura to oppose her. Then one day, seemingly out of nowhere came another God named Craftos. He called out to the Goddess claiming he was here to free humanity from her tyranny. They fought in a long and epic battle and on the third day of fighting Craftos proved victorious, however he was mortally wounded.

With his last bit of energy he reached out and healed the land. With his dying words he asked the remaining humans to never again seek Godly power, for it would only ensure their destruction. As the world reformed, curves became lines, mounds of dirt turned to cubes, and Minecraft was born.

I made some research in the old forum. The Strangers Company was created in June 2015 by @LordPanfer and @AlwaysDrunkPunk , our first roster went online a few days later. I'm pretty sure that we are by far the oldest faction that is still arround, even about 5 months older then the famous Red Army (even if its not arround any more). We had some pretty places back then, however the faction got pretty inactive. We returned in 1.9, creating and losing dozens of towns, growing and being betrayed over and over again until we kinda got our shit together, revamped our inner structures and became with 50+ players the by far largest crew arround. We also abandoned like 2-3 places on the current map, however our latest town is stable and growing nicely since a few months now.
We might be not that active in the forums lately, however the Company is still arround and alive