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Relocating Shmoneyism from Kalros (The Ravioli Deli) to Garama (Southern Valyria)

jakeman5

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Over time, it’s become clear that the religious site in Kalros has accumulated a bit too much baggage. This no longer reflects the true spirit or intended ideals of Shmoneyism. A number of past players particularly the more toxic individuals that have been tied to our religion makes it hard for us to keep building on our spiritual foundation - getting shmoney.

To address this, I’m proposing that the religious seat be formally relocated from Kalros to Southern Valyria within the deserts of Garama.

This relocation serves two major purposes:
  1. Narrative and Cultural Reset
    By moving the faith’s center away from Kalros, we create clear in-lore distance between the religion itself and the figures who previously led and misrepresented it. This allows the faith to evolve and free itself from those past actions and individuals, without removing history or erasing conflict.
  2. Expanded Lore Opportunities
    Establishing the religion in Southern Valyria opens the door for:
    • New myths surrounding the migration itself
    • Sacred shrines to have pilgrimages to
    • A deeper history that frames the religion as something older, resilient, and adaptive
Importantly, this isn’t about deleting what happened in Kalros as it becomes part of Loka's history. The relocation can be framed as an exile, giving weight to the decision and cementing the move in server lore. This kind of shift is not without precedent. In real history, early Christianity was centered in Jerusalem. As the faith grew and circumstances changed, its seat of authority moved to Rome, and later to Constantinople. However, Jerusalem was never abandoned as a sacred place to Christians but the faith itself was allowed to evolve, expand, and define its future elsewhere.

This shift is also a large part of something I would love to see within Loka. This community is almost entirely PVP focused and I would love to see it move toward a healthier balance that includes lore building, religious development, exploration, diplomacy, and long term storytelling like we used to see in years past.
 
Over time, it’s become clear that the religious site in Kalros has accumulated a bit too much baggage. This no longer reflects the true spirit or intended ideals of Shmoneyism. A number of past players particularly the more toxic individuals that have been tied to our religion makes it hard for us to keep building on our spiritual foundation - getting shmoney.

To address this, I’m proposing that the religious seat be formally relocated from Kalros to Southern Valyria within the deserts of Garama.

This relocation serves two major purposes:
  1. Narrative and Cultural Reset
    By moving the faith’s center away from Kalros, we create clear in-lore distance between the religion itself and the figures who previously led and misrepresented it. This allows the faith to evolve and free itself from those past actions and individuals, without removing history or erasing conflict.
  2. Expanded Lore Opportunities
    Establishing the religion in Southern Valyria opens the door for:
    • New myths surrounding the migration itself
    • Sacred shrines to have pilgrimages to
    • A deeper history that frames the religion as something older, resilient, and adaptive
Importantly, this isn’t about deleting what happened in Kalros as it becomes part of Loka's history. The relocation can be framed as an exile, giving weight to the decision and cementing the move in server lore. This kind of shift is not without precedent. In real history, early Christianity was centered in Jerusalem. As the faith grew and circumstances changed, its seat of authority moved to Rome, and later to Constantinople. However, Jerusalem was never abandoned as a sacred place to Christians but the faith itself was allowed to evolve, expand, and define its future elsewhere.

This shift is also a large part of something I would love to see within Loka. This community is almost entirely PVP focused and I would love to see it move toward a healthier balance that includes lore building, religious development, exploration, diplomacy, and long term storytelling like we used to see in years past.
I don’t see why not. Make it a NPC villager at spawn that cost orbs or something for all I care. I strongly +1 this considering the putrid evil background that the former leader of shmoneyism was, I like the idea of a clean slate moving it to SV.
 
erm the guys in this town said something really mean to me like 6 years ago, so I'm gonna have to be an idiot and -1




































just kidding holy cow. Anyone with a brain will understand that it's not that deep lmao. The world gonna keep spinning if we move ts (this stuff) guys +10000000
 
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