Post by Lucklife on Jan 2, 2023 9:42:03 GMT
| FA Report Aug - Dec 2022 │ 1st Jan 2023 │
Council of Hawks
Commander-In-Chief Red Back
Colonel Miravana, Overseer of Talon Corps
Major Drexlore, Co-Overseer of Terra Corps
Major Lucklife, Co-Overseer of Terra Corps
Lieutenant Wascoitan, Overseer of Blade Corps
Council Advisors
General Ever-Wandering Souls
Colonel Raionitu
Major Steak
FA Report August-December 2022
COUNCIL STATEMENT
2022 has been a great year for TBH and raiding as a whole! After a slow 2021, the hard work to revive raiderdom paid off big this year. The revival of [region]The Brotherhood of Malice[/region] along with the ever-strengthening pile force of [region]Lone Wolves United[/region] established a strong coalition that was brought together on numerous occasions, alongside other friendly faces, to absolutely dominate the R/D world this year. From [region]A Liberal Haven[/region] and [region]The Mystical Council[/region] in the winter, to the amazing record setting tag runs of [region]Lily[/region] this summer, all the way to [region]Moon[/region] in the fall, Raiderdom and raider-aligned folk have enjoyed a year of great success stories. It has been our absolute pleasure to help lead raiderdom forward this year, and to watch as a new generation of raiders made their mark on the game. We are excited to see what 2023 brings for our young and inspired kin, and to learn what new friends the new year might bring us!
Sincerely,
- The Council of Hawks
(Hawks On the Moon)
TAGGING and OPERATIONAL STATS
The Black Hawks have been active since the last FA report. During the past 5 month period from August to December 2022, we went around conducting our signature activities, such as stealing cookies, manufacturing cheap merch goods to sell at a profit, and watching anime with friends. Oh and did I mention forced entry into competitor warehouses to spray paint them? We did big on that this half-year, let me show you some of my favourite paintings that we sent around. They’re truly works of art.
In total, we have conducted a total of 47 runs in the past 5 months, achieving a total of 976 hits! Apart from all the Hawkies that made this possible, we would also like to thank our friends for coming along and participating. Every hit, every miss, every target hustled together etches the feelings of that moment into our souls, a bond that we share together. The boredom of waiting through a GCR break, the anxiety of tightening jumps, the joy of hits, the sadness of misses, they are all experiences we share, and we hope to have more allies along together in 2023 to play together with and create new memories.
(A wish for a smooth sailing 2023)
In addition to our daily hustle, we do occasionally gather everyone for a huge shootout with the do gooders in this town. The ones who wear blue and pretend to protect law and order. The Black Hawks is proud to have engaged and supported allies in multiple shootouts in districts such as [region]Equestria[/region], [region]Realm of the Whispering Winds[/region] and even on the [region]Moon[/region]. Most of them have been conducted successfully, with districts razed, goods smuggled out and maximum disruption to daily life.
(Hawks doing bosswalk while patrolling an occupied zone)
In a recent poll conducted among Hawks to find out their favourite operation of the year, responses were varied but Hawks rated The Mystical Council as their favourite operation of the year, with Panasian Union following close behind.
But shootouts in the city districts with the do gooders aren’t the only things we do. By operating in the darkness and shadows, we meet the occasional lurking blemish that needs to be cleaned. Dark corners like [region]Anti Anime Alliance[/region], [region]The Western Commonwealths[/region], and the brief firefights with [region]New Western Atlantic[/region]. It’s a dirty job, and sometimes it falls to those in the underworld to eliminate what lurks in the dark.
That’s why this year, we’ve restarted our tradition of distributing feathers, to all those that have helped out in our notable operations! The complete gallery of all 2022 feathers can be viewed below.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Now, the military requires manpower to be run. Training, sleepers, HR and paperwork, it’s a whole bureau here. That’s why, we’re pleased to announce our new Sergeant additions to help with this mountain of tasks! On the 4th of August, we introduced Sergeant Rushalor (intro) to all of you, but more recently on the 17th of November, we welcomed Sergeant Bronyleader and Sergeant Qekitor to our ranks! We’ll let you meet them soon!
There is a time for welcomes, and a time for farewells. This November, Major Kingsteak stepped down from active council to the council advisory board, due to increasing commitments in the outside world. We truly thank him for his service and wish him fair winds in his life.
News from the Nest
The wellbeing of our Hawks and fledgings are very important, so it has been a goal to make all Hawks have a good, healthy sleep schedule. If it could be added to the terms and conditions in invisible ink, we would’ve done so, but we just couldn’t find the materials for invisible ink, so we gave up.
So get an accurate grasp of how Healthy our hawks were, we asked the Hawks two simple questions. What time did they think that they should sleep at and What time did they actually sleep?
The responses were shocking, appalling, and overall a nightmare. We deduced that we might need to buy better beds and pillows, or failing that, resort to violence to make hawks sleep. A good knock on the head usually solves most problems.
To start off, 2/3 of the Hawks replied normally, that sleeping before midnight was the ideal, specifically 10pm was a great time to sleep. This was a great expectation, and we hoped to see as little variation as possible between expectations and reality.
However, this was not the case. In stark contrast, 2/3 of the Hawks slept from 1-6am, with the remaining 1/3 of Hawks sleeping before midnight.
Hawks have a reputation of being Violent, Cranky and have a tendency to set things on fire. This is undoubtedly due to a lack of sleep. When further quizzed about reasons why hawks slept late, the key culprits were of course, Watching Anime, Movies, Youtube and the like. “Just one more episode” - Most Hawks.
The second most popular response was a simpler one “Playing NS”. This was easily solved when Nationstates went down, which should have reset all of these individuals' sleep schedules. To help solve the youtube problem, we have given a call to the sharks to attack the undersea wifi cables more frequently after midnight. Other solutions to force Hawks to sleep early are currently being researched by our Hawk scientists working overtime and late into the night. Do expect results soon.
In true festive spirit, we also asked Hawks if they believed in Santa. A resounding 60% of Hawks love and believe in Santa, with only 40% of them being Santa Haters. We have submitted those names to the naughty list, and Santa will deal with them.
(One of Santa’s Minions with a gun)
The underground anime association is also pleased to report that membership numbers have been maintained, with an exact 66% of Hawks continuing to support anime. This is clearly evidenced by the amount of anime merch passing through our underground anime channel, along with the Arknights watchalong that we conducted over December. The amount of rare anime art pieces have also been moving steadily with the seasons, and we have seen an astonishing amount of coats and mufflers, along with guitars and Starbucks drinks this half of the year. More anime watchalongs are being planned as part of the conversion masterplan, and we continue to hope to produce more anime fans in 2023.
Thank you for working with The Black Hawks this year, and we hope to continue with your support in 2023!
Commander-In-Chief Red Back
Colonel Miravana, Overseer of Talon Corps
Major Drexlore, Co-Overseer of Terra Corps
Major Lucklife, Co-Overseer of Terra Corps
Lieutenant Wascoitan, Overseer of Blade Corps
Council Advisors
General Ever-Wandering Souls
Colonel Raionitu
Major Steak
FA Report August-December 2022
COUNCIL STATEMENT
2022 has been a great year for TBH and raiding as a whole! After a slow 2021, the hard work to revive raiderdom paid off big this year. The revival of [region]The Brotherhood of Malice[/region] along with the ever-strengthening pile force of [region]Lone Wolves United[/region] established a strong coalition that was brought together on numerous occasions, alongside other friendly faces, to absolutely dominate the R/D world this year. From [region]A Liberal Haven[/region] and [region]The Mystical Council[/region] in the winter, to the amazing record setting tag runs of [region]Lily[/region] this summer, all the way to [region]Moon[/region] in the fall, Raiderdom and raider-aligned folk have enjoyed a year of great success stories. It has been our absolute pleasure to help lead raiderdom forward this year, and to watch as a new generation of raiders made their mark on the game. We are excited to see what 2023 brings for our young and inspired kin, and to learn what new friends the new year might bring us!
Sincerely,
- The Council of Hawks
(Hawks On the Moon)
TAGGING and OPERATIONAL STATS
The Black Hawks have been active since the last FA report. During the past 5 month period from August to December 2022, we went around conducting our signature activities, such as stealing cookies, manufacturing cheap merch goods to sell at a profit, and watching anime with friends. Oh and did I mention forced entry into competitor warehouses to spray paint them? We did big on that this half-year, let me show you some of my favourite paintings that we sent around. They’re truly works of art.
In total, we have conducted a total of 47 runs in the past 5 months, achieving a total of 976 hits! Apart from all the Hawkies that made this possible, we would also like to thank our friends for coming along and participating. Every hit, every miss, every target hustled together etches the feelings of that moment into our souls, a bond that we share together. The boredom of waiting through a GCR break, the anxiety of tightening jumps, the joy of hits, the sadness of misses, they are all experiences we share, and we hope to have more allies along together in 2023 to play together with and create new memories.
(A wish for a smooth sailing 2023)
In addition to our daily hustle, we do occasionally gather everyone for a huge shootout with the do gooders in this town. The ones who wear blue and pretend to protect law and order. The Black Hawks is proud to have engaged and supported allies in multiple shootouts in districts such as [region]Equestria[/region], [region]Realm of the Whispering Winds[/region] and even on the [region]Moon[/region]. Most of them have been conducted successfully, with districts razed, goods smuggled out and maximum disruption to daily life.
(Hawks doing bosswalk while patrolling an occupied zone)
In a recent poll conducted among Hawks to find out their favourite operation of the year, responses were varied but Hawks rated The Mystical Council as their favourite operation of the year, with Panasian Union following close behind.
But shootouts in the city districts with the do gooders aren’t the only things we do. By operating in the darkness and shadows, we meet the occasional lurking blemish that needs to be cleaned. Dark corners like [region]Anti Anime Alliance[/region], [region]The Western Commonwealths[/region], and the brief firefights with [region]New Western Atlantic[/region]. It’s a dirty job, and sometimes it falls to those in the underworld to eliminate what lurks in the dark.
That’s why this year, we’ve restarted our tradition of distributing feathers, to all those that have helped out in our notable operations! The complete gallery of all 2022 feathers can be viewed below.
{Spoiler}A Liberal Haven
Layem
Japan
Anti Anime Alliance
The Western Commonwealths
Moon
Panasian Union
Layem
Japan
Anti Anime Alliance
The Western Commonwealths
Moon
Panasian Union
MILITARY INFORMATION
Now, the military requires manpower to be run. Training, sleepers, HR and paperwork, it’s a whole bureau here. That’s why, we’re pleased to announce our new Sergeant additions to help with this mountain of tasks! On the 4th of August, we introduced Sergeant Rushalor (intro) to all of you, but more recently on the 17th of November, we welcomed Sergeant Bronyleader and Sergeant Qekitor to our ranks! We’ll let you meet them soon!
There is a time for welcomes, and a time for farewells. This November, Major Kingsteak stepped down from active council to the council advisory board, due to increasing commitments in the outside world. We truly thank him for his service and wish him fair winds in his life.
News from the Nest
The wellbeing of our Hawks and fledgings are very important, so it has been a goal to make all Hawks have a good, healthy sleep schedule. If it could be added to the terms and conditions in invisible ink, we would’ve done so, but we just couldn’t find the materials for invisible ink, so we gave up.
So get an accurate grasp of how Healthy our hawks were, we asked the Hawks two simple questions. What time did they think that they should sleep at and What time did they actually sleep?
The responses were shocking, appalling, and overall a nightmare. We deduced that we might need to buy better beds and pillows, or failing that, resort to violence to make hawks sleep. A good knock on the head usually solves most problems.
To start off, 2/3 of the Hawks replied normally, that sleeping before midnight was the ideal, specifically 10pm was a great time to sleep. This was a great expectation, and we hoped to see as little variation as possible between expectations and reality.
However, this was not the case. In stark contrast, 2/3 of the Hawks slept from 1-6am, with the remaining 1/3 of Hawks sleeping before midnight.
Hawks have a reputation of being Violent, Cranky and have a tendency to set things on fire. This is undoubtedly due to a lack of sleep. When further quizzed about reasons why hawks slept late, the key culprits were of course, Watching Anime, Movies, Youtube and the like. “Just one more episode” - Most Hawks.
The second most popular response was a simpler one “Playing NS”. This was easily solved when Nationstates went down, which should have reset all of these individuals' sleep schedules. To help solve the youtube problem, we have given a call to the sharks to attack the undersea wifi cables more frequently after midnight. Other solutions to force Hawks to sleep early are currently being researched by our Hawk scientists working overtime and late into the night. Do expect results soon.
In true festive spirit, we also asked Hawks if they believed in Santa. A resounding 60% of Hawks love and believe in Santa, with only 40% of them being Santa Haters. We have submitted those names to the naughty list, and Santa will deal with them.
(One of Santa’s Minions with a gun)
The underground anime association is also pleased to report that membership numbers have been maintained, with an exact 66% of Hawks continuing to support anime. This is clearly evidenced by the amount of anime merch passing through our underground anime channel, along with the Arknights watchalong that we conducted over December. The amount of rare anime art pieces have also been moving steadily with the seasons, and we have seen an astonishing amount of coats and mufflers, along with guitars and Starbucks drinks this half of the year. More anime watchalongs are being planned as part of the conversion masterplan, and we continue to hope to produce more anime fans in 2023.
Thank you for working with The Black Hawks this year, and we hope to continue with your support in 2023!
Helpful TLDR: New people join the nonstop Hawk Hustle, Hawks blow up stuff in 2022, Hawks actually have bad sleep schedules, Anime is booming.
