The Incomplete

The Samarran Revolutionary Front: SKNDR's Memoirs -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Prologue: When I set out to chronicle the history of Samarra, I struggled to find the appropriate medium to express it in a way that resembled the way I feel about the city's

history. I eventually decided that a diary-like recollection of the events will help replicate my thought process on the resistance, its origins, goals, aspirations, biases, and all. -SKNDR (Abu al-Khayl) Founder of the SRF

Beginnings: I arrived on the server after some hesitation, knowing full well how easily I would get sucked into it. I woke up in a strange place. Great, I was in an ice mountains biome. I headed in a random direction until I stumbled on a cobble road.

I followed the road to a large city. A sign read, "Welcome to Carbon." I shouted out a hello, but to no avail. The city seemed inactive. I grabbed some wheat, replanted and moved along. I found another road leading to a place called Mt. Augusta.

As I neared Mt. Augusta, I got in range of someone's chat. "Salaam," said GTA. Salaam? As an Arab, I was delighted to come across what I assumed to be another Arab on the server. GTA was providing coordinates to someone named Soccer, another newfriend.

I used the coordinates to find Istanbul, a psuedo-Turkish/Islamic/Arabic city. I was taken aback with the wonder of it all. The massive Independence Fountain, a huge government compound, a courthouse, and a elaborate-yet incomplete-Great Mosque. I knew

instantly that this is where I would settle. GTA, who turned out to be the Sultan, provided Soccer and I with available plots and left us to our devices. I was excited to contribute to the overall theme of the city, especially after taking an Islamic

Archaeology course at my university. I got to work at creating my Istanbul home as I got to know Soccer, who ended up being my neighbor there. It became clear rather quickly that Soccer was seeking to establish himself monetarily on the server.

He started out with the building of massive wheat farms. I, on the other hand, wanted to be a builder. However, it was difficult starting out because as I quickly learned, shit costs diamonds!