Solitude

[b]Solitude[/b] is the name given to a transitional rogue affiliation (TRA), though it is also something of an umbrella term since Solitude has appeared in various forms under differing names, all of which are at least slightly related to each other. It was first created by former Vox Populi revolutionary and former member of their Senate, Gatherum. It is currently dormant.

Solitude (1st)
Being the first ever incarnation, and not a rogue affiliation, this was a personal AA worn by Gatherum (under the pseudonym, Ventus ex Gutter) as a method of self-imposed exile without the danger inherent in residing on None. Gatherum, as he, himself, stated, "needed a break from politics."

Gatherum, as one part of a small, informal team of Voxians that used every possible method of weakening their enemies on the front line, including coordinated assaults, coordinated spy operations, and, most controversially, mass aid scamming via deceptive technology dealing, would have been prone to Tech Raiding at this time since he was under no charter or government that prohibited these actions. There is no record of him engaging any affiliated nations, however. He was eventually destroyed by the gods.

Blissful Solitude (1st)
This AA was created and used by Gatherum's friend and fellow former spy, Francesca, sometime during the Sileath-BTA War, and it also included a fledgling Bird of Passage. It was a transitional AA, something that Francesca wore while searching for a new home, which had eluded her since the disbandment of Vox Populi.

The AA's only notable action was an announcement of moral support to Sileath regarding the aforementioned war. It was met with mixed reactions.

Francesca, Sileath, and seven others, including the unholy ghost of Gatherum himself, would go on to found the Crimson Guard.

Solitude (2nd)
Having left the Crimson Guard for various reasons, the Bird of Passage revived the original Solitude in its unaltered name, complete with a declaration of existence and a flag:



This is arguably the most well-known incarnation, due to its status as a one-man alliance, yet its bold, irrational moves that amounted to impossibilities. In this sense, it could be argued to have been something of a lulz alliance.

This is most exemplified by its Fourth Call, in which it declared war on the Viridian Entente in support of the Federated Allied Independence League, which was supporting the Global Defense Initiative in the VE-GDI War. This was done under the powers theoretically granted by the New Moldavi Doctrine. This was compounded by surrender terms offered by Solitude to Viridia.

Because Solitude had no official treaty with FAIL, Viridia enacted their Impero Doctrine, essentially amounting to a one-time Zero Infrastructure sentence against Solitude. Solitude fought an even battle with Viridia before being exposed to the latter's nuclear arsenal, at which point, Solitude succumbed.

When both GDI and FAIL disbanded during or due to the war, Solitude proposed white peace between itself and Viridia once the wars expired. Viridia was disinclined to agree, yet consented anyway because they had no one else in attack range.

This Solitude was an alliance also known for its faith in Rebel Virgina, the leader of FAIL. It also informally considered the Crimson Guard its "blood ally."

It eventually died away without a disbandment notice not long after the Eighth Call, when the Bird of Passage applied to the Realm of the Rose. He did not pass the application process and eventually resorted to tech raiding, something that caught the eyes of Bel Air, who invited him to join. He accepted.

Akatsuki
Akatsuki was a recent, announced, insurrection against The Sweet Oblivion by Francesca and an unknown second conspirator, the latter of which is said to have planned the operation extensively. Both were nuclear-capable when it began, yet also vastly under-developed in comparison to most nuclear nations, thus giving them an advantage over the Oblivion's lower tiers.

The affected Oblivion nations suffered massive casualties. However, Akatsuki was severely weakened and eventually thwarted by a combination of counterattacks by the Oblivion and outside threats.

It should be noted that the name "Akatsuki" was not constant as an AA. Others used before and during the operation include "Blissful Solitude" (making this a second incarnation of that AA and thus related to Solitude overall) and "\m/" (after the alliance that disbanded two years before as a result of the Unjust War).