Castle Wurst

Castle Wurst
Place
Name: Castle Wurst
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Status: Griefed
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Formed: 2013
Abandoned: {{{abandoned}}}
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Coords: Spawn Region
Members: 4Pilot, Wyborne, OverFloyd, _DKC, Lobster2337
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Beginning

Castle Wurst is a base in the greater spawn region that has stood the test of time. The original castle was built sometime in the early history of the server by unknown players around the year 2012 to 2013. By the time Porkington arrived there were little more than ruins remaining, but he repaired the walls and added new buildings within them. The castle stood intact from the years 2013 to 2020, receiving only minor griefs, and it became a sanctuary for newer players.

The year 2020 is very important to this castle, as this is when a group of players, including OverFloyd and Wyborne, decided to establish themselves here, and repaired the castle to pristine condition. Then, late in the summer of 2020, Azdin would wreak havoc on this castle, mining every block of it, until in the end the castle was no longer there, almost as if the chunks it was built on had been reverted to their original state.

A render made by Wyborne of the original castle before the additions:

Rebirth

In late November of 2021, about 1 and a half years after the castle had any sort of activity, 4Pilot who had begun to play the server a year before, decided he would begin the project of rebuilding the castle to its former glory. After three days of hard work the castle was back, and restored as if it was never removed. Because 4Pilot enjoyed rebuilding the castle so much, he wondered why call it quits when he could expand the castle and add new walls and buildings. Over the next month 4Pilot would add 5 extra additions. The first addition spanned from November 21st to the 23rd. The second addition spanned from November 23rd to November 25th, this addition included houses, sheds, and various fields of wheat and carrots. The 3rd addition began on November 25th, and this was the biggest addition yet. During the building stage this is where Wyborne, an old friend of 4Pilot's, would rejoin the effort and began constructing a tower in the giant hole next to the castle that previously had provided stone for Suit's tower. In this addition, it included a mob grinder modeled after the one found at Tamarisk. Next to it was a church inspired by the church found at Kudzu. Another building would be constructed that included a bridge. This is also when a group called The 88 joined in the effort and made their own addition to the castle. Here _DKC built a school and a house with aid from Lobster2337. They stood out, as the roofs were made of oak wood, as traditionally everything else was made of spruce wood. This large addition was eventually deemed complete on November 29th. The same day the 5th addition began, though the castle was seeing lightning progress it quickly died overnight, 4Pilot began building the walls for the 5th addition, but quickly lost interest. During this time Wyborne would work on perfecting his tower, it eventually became the largest and tallest building within the walls. Around May 30th, 2022, 4Pilot began on finishing the walls of the 5th addition where he added a building in the center, that planned on being surrounded by a garden. The walls were finished, but filling up the terrain inside the walls with buildings never came to be. Sometime around the week of June 20th, 2022, the castle was blown up by an unknown player. It lasted 8 months untouched, though visited by various newcomers and people who stumbled upon it. It would not last forever. In 4Pilot's biased opinion it, not by size or land area, but by looks, was the prettiest and best-looking castle spawn has seen.

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