Virunum
| Virunum | |
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| Place | |
| Name: Virunum | |
| Alts: Verillium (as of 2017) | |
| Status: Rebuilding | |
| Formed: Summer 2015 | |
| Members: pippenger, ostrich1414, JavelinFury, indy64, peppy42, brntrogdor, worldruler086 | |
Virunum was a base founded by pippenger in the Summer of 2015, under his alt The_Fulgurator. One of pippenger's last major projects before his temporary, albeit lengthy, hiatus from the server, Virunum was a city that hosted the creative construction from a large variety of skilled players. The site of major battles and destruction, Virunum also served as a turning point for the server, as much changed in the little time it had existed.
In the Summer of 2017, the United Alliance annexed Virunum for their own and placed worldruler086 in charge as the Senior Commander; he later changed the city's name from Virunum to Verillium, which it remains today. Here, he focused on major rebuilding and renovations, making very good progress.
History
Not-So Humble Foundations
In Summer 2015, established player pippenger was looking to begin a new mass-scale project on SimPvP; this project eventually became "Virunum", which was named after an ancient Roman city of the same name. However, rather than use his usual main account, pippenger used his brother's account, The_Fulgurator, as a secret alt; at the time, very few truly knew who The_Fulgurator was. As he conceived the idea behind Virunum and plotted the location for its construction, pippenger began to invite some of his most trusted allies to the location in order to assist him in his next big project. Some of these players included ostrich1414, JavelinFury, indy64, peppy42, and brntrogdor.
Once the location was chosen, which happened to be a plains biome far from spawn, pippenger built a small, temporary granite village on the outskirts of the city for the new arrivals to stay in before construction commenced. When everybody arrived at this location, pippenger was ready to begin work.
- VirunumVillage.png
Birth of a City and ostrich1414's Hiatus
Virunum quickly flourished as construction began at a rapid pace; every player contributed their work in unique ways, and the city soon became a hub of creativity, as well as practicality. Some additions to the city were iron and gold farms, canals, a massive center plaza, and various buildings with distinct purposes and functions. Though the city grew quickly and looked astounding even in its early days, it received very poor record-keeping and not many pictures were taken. Unfortunately, one of the only surviving pictures of early Virunum is of ostrich1414's shitty house:
Shortly after Virunum's foundation and initial construction, ostrich1414, who only built his atrocious house and worked on city maintenance, went on a long hiatus in August 2015. Missing much of Virunum's progression and the following battles and bloodshed that occurred there, ostrich1414's hiatus lasted from mid-2015 to January 2017, where he returned to a griefed Virunum.