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ERISIAN LIBERATION FRONT
Faction Infnordmation

THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE ERISTOCRACY

VERSE
Mine brain has meditated on the spinning of The Chao;
It is hovering o'er the table where the Chiefs of Staff are now
Gathered in discussion of the dropping of The Bomb;
Her Apple Corps is strong!

CHORUS
Grand (and gory) Old Discordja!
Grand (and gory) Old Discordja!
Grand (and gory) Old Discordja!
Her Apple Corps is strong!

VERSE
She was not invited to the party that they held on Limbo Peak;
So She threw a Golden Apple, 'sted of turn'd t'other cheek!
O it cracked the Holy Punchbowl and it made the nectar leak;
Her Apple Corps is strong!

TAG: [ELF]
IFF: Freelacer
ID: Pirate ID
ZoI: Shifting

Of how the ELF came to be

The Erisian Liberation Front, originally a Lane Hacker subgroup, was were the Temporary Autonomous Zoners Founder, Malaclypse the Thrid, first belonged. It was during that time that he was approached by Eris, Goddes of Discord, and told by Her to go to the place now known as Baffin and start the POEE (Church of Eris Esoteric). They took the flag of the Zoner Movement, thrilled by the freedom this social phenomena represented. For years Mal led the TAZ Popes and they worked hard to keep the Balance of the Chao, not only in Baffin but the whole of Sirius too.

But the wheel of Chao is a tricky ride. One day you are in the top, the Fnords pass by and you take them like a Curacao Surfer takes the waves that crash daily on the planet´s pristine beaches. But the Wheel never stops spinning, and the fall is steep when it goes down. The disappearance of Mal, who was supposedly sucked into a vortex anomaly, marked the beggining of an era of great turmoil, known to Discordians as The Verwirrung. Malaclypse had prophetized this time would come, and he even got to see the Gallic War Machine starting its deathrolling engines to trample over the Sirius Sector, with Baffin in the frontline. More problems followed, such as the Orderly Crisis, when many TAZ Popes were forced to exile Baffin, and which made them retreat their flagship, The Persephone Leviathan Warship, to Omega-52, were the Sirius Coalition, close in ideology to the Onthological Anarchists of TAZ, offered them asylum.

There was one Pope who picked another destination for his compulsory vacations though. Young reporter Gypsie Skripto, who once interviewed Junker Congress Arbiter James Trenton, asked that man permission to retreat to Puerto Rico instead. For a couple of months he hid among the nameless hordes of scrappers and smugglers and learnt the ways of the Sirius underdwellers, flying one of the legendary Junker Salvagers, which he took with him when things settled in Baffin and returning became safe. Back in Baffin, and in view of his great diplomatic success with the Congress, Gypsie was named Anointed Goldentoungue, a role also known to the cabbage population as TAZ Ambassador.

It was under his ward that the TAZ schemed and executed the Great Hoax known as Operation Staged Casualties, which allowed for them to decieve those groups who shared an alliance with both Order and TAZ and make them think that The Persephone had become lost in hyperspace after attempting to jump to Baffin in order to submit to a Nomad Infestation Inspection demanded by Admiral Golanski himself. Gypsie also pushed forward the construction of a huge space station in the Barrier Nebula, in Baffin, called Brunswick Shrine, which came to be the biggest trading hub in all Sirius and Gallia.

The Verwirrung is a vile tempest that cares not for the achievements of the followers of the Goddess, and one day, after waking up from a very vivid dream imvolvng a redhead Mollie girl assasinating the Discordian Deity, Gypsie Skripto recieved a letter signed by the King Kong Kabal (a rather secretive sect within the TAZ that had not surfaced in years), demanding the immediate removal of his persona of TAZ and Baffin. His revolutionary ideas were not welcome in the KKK, and they were willing to end the young reporter´s life before seeing the status quo of Baffin change. Gypsie asked for help once again in the Congress, where his friend Arbiter James Trenton allowed for him and other Popes who had also recieved threatening notes to rally in Puerto Rico to regroup and think what step to take next. One thing was for sure, the Wheel of Chao needed additional wardens, some who would take care of the Eristic Principle rahter than the Aneristic one, and Gypsie and the others soon started planing on incorporating a more militant way to practice their religion and move forward on the Onthological Anarchism career towards Utopia.

Who on Eris are the ELF?

The Erisian Liberation Front, is a growing caravan of Discordian Gypsies, Anarch Tramps and Juggalo Thieves who wander space while getting involved in illicit activities such as piracy and smuggling, always for the benefit of their own fight for a fairer Sector and that of those who the ELF also consider Freedom Fighters. As Temporary Autonomous Zoner Splinters, the ELF worship Eris, Godess of Discord too. They are living avatars of her will. They also align with Onthological Anarchy as their ideology, but they put in in practice by other means. They will take the Onthological Anarchist concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones to a next step, living as nomadic libertarians in continuously location-shifting Pirate Utopias. ELF Caravans never stay in on same Temporary Autonomous Zone for too long, just enough to make some profit that later can be shared among those in need.

How do they roll?

The ELF will move to one place and locate their caravan there, temporarily. While at The Zone, they will try to anthagonize Orderly Corporations and Agents, by stripping the former off all wealth and ambushing the latter to death. The booty collected will be sold to raise a Flax Fund For Freedom Fighters (The Law of Fives Prevails), and help out factions who fight for freedom and against some tyrant's oppression through power and control.

In their wanderings they spread the Word of Eris too, introducing new Popes by lecturing them in space about Her Wonders and other not so orthodox methods. Inside of every Golden Apple is the home of a Beloved Golden Worm.

Goals: To Keep the Wheel of Chao Balanced and Spinning. To spread the Word of Eris because she is your Goddess. To intercept corporative traders and sabotage their operations, re-distributing the spoils for the greater good. To keep the Caravan rollin. To research and grow a market-viable strain of natural marijuana by contacting farmer syndicates and collecting existing strains to be able to breed an own one.

Diplomacy

The ELF relate to others in 5 different ways. There are other Discordians, with whom we share a Mother's Womb. There are those who are friendly, who support the ELF by either giving them shelter, selling them equipment or buying their loot. There are those who are allies, the ones who benefit from the ELF's profit in Piracy, Smuggling and other shady dealings. There are also those who don't matter to us, they are fighting a wrong fight but it doesn't involve us. Then there's prey.

Zone of Influence

The Zone of Influence of the ELF is determined by where the Caravan is settled at any given point. ELF ships will pirate in any system that is Five systems away tops from where the Caravan is settled. The Law of Fives prevails. This allows for activities to run smoother by not drifting too far from where the Temporary Center of Operations is. For the matter of smuggling and other endeavours, there is no Zone of Influence and ELF ships on diplomatic, transportation, booty selling or special missions can go anywhere.

Pilgrim Liners

Pilgrim Liners have gained fame for being ships chosen by Slavers. As part of the Counter-Slavery operations run by ELF, the faction buys these liners (usually wrecks and shells auctioned in Inverness by the Junkers), and cleanse them of the haunting spirits of the victims that lost their lives in their cargo holds. After re-fitting them for Piracy and Smuggling purposes, the ELF use these ships on their noble endeavour as tools in the fight for a fairer Sector.

Pilgrims are the bulk of the ELF Caravan. Whenever the Caravan moves, Pilgrim Liners flock together, housing escorting snubs in their ample docking bays. After the Caravan settles in one place, these liners start functioning as Smuggler Ships and Booty Retrievers. Some of them are even armored and prepared for combat situations.

Naming of ships

Snubs: Name or nickname of Character.
Other: Discordian / Anarch related name. Can be funny but not lulwutzy.

The Erisian Liberation Front is a Role Playing focused faction, despite being a pirate one. We aim to give our victims a nice roleplay experience rather than an economic loss frustration.

For the time being recruitment is dealt either through PM or Skype.

To stop any questions before they start, the shifting ZoI will be explained in the faction information write up once that happens.

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