JJ Arçanüm
Background
JJ is a new generation militant dating back to 2017. He is mostly known for being an Imperian officer, but he has also served as an officer other guilds.
Origins
JJ first started playing Graal Online Classic around late 2014 to early 2015. He would spend his first few years completing quests, and towering at Old Castle. He would get banned every now and then and eventually quit, for he no longer found the game fun. It was not until 2017 when he returned, and would first join the military community. He saw a man at Graal City recruiting for his guild, the name of this military guild is unknown. JJ would be there for a short period of time, but he thoroughly enjoyed the guild. He was fascinated by the uniforms, and training ethics. Curious as always, JJ asked if the guild’s theme was based off of the anime Bleach, since the guild had white uniforms and ranks such as Captain and Lieutenant. The leader disliked JJ’s comment, and he was kicked. Shocked yet frustrated, JJ begged to rejoin the guild, but it was of no use. He would search for other military guilds across Graal City, but he simply could not find any. JJ would then quit Graal again, as he no longer had anything else to do.
History
The First Kingdom of Akkadia
In early May of 2019, JJ decided to reinstall Graal. A man named Sau Lyaz approached him, and asked him to join his guild. Seeing as it was a military guild like the one from years back, JJ gladly accepted the offer, and he once again, had a purpose for playing Graal. The Kingdom of Akkadia was great, and JJ would (for a while) become extremely loyal to its leader Sau. Later that day, JJ was promoted to Sergeant after acing a promotion exam. JJ’s time in Akkadia would be short due to Sau getting sick, but it was this kingdom that introduced him to Imperia. After Akkadia’s fall, JJ would be transfered over to Arcadia.
Ordo Magnus
JJ disliked Arcadia, and so, he decided to hop around the Imperian tags. He eventually joined Ordo Magnus. Ordo Magnus is where JJ started to make friends, notably Isiah and Harriskar. He enjoyed the guild and was quickly promoted to Sergeant. He would soon leave to join one of Sau’s new guilds (Rhodinia). Rhodinia fell, and JJ rejoined Ordo Magnus. During a war at Delta, JJ refused to PK because he was at 100 AP. Frustrated, Grandmaster Grey kicked him out of the guild.
The Kingdom of Elysia
Realizing his mistake, JJ still wanted to help Imperia during the war, so he joined The Holy Imperian Empire. However, he joined and wore the Elysian uniform out of mistake (previously being in Elysia during his Imperian “expedition”). Commander of the Guard T Magnus and Emperor Xinke Magnus would then exchange the following words:
T Magnus: “Is JJ being transferred?”
Xinke Magnus: “Sure I’ll transfer him.”
T Magnus: “That’s not how it (transferring) works.”
And so, JJ. was transferred over to Elysia.
Elysia is where JJ grew and became known within Imperia. During his first few days he was made a Sergeant due to his past experience, and he eventually achieved the rank of Knight within a few weeks. JJ would become great friends with everyone in Imperia including its High Command. During November of 2019, JJ was appointed a Paladin by Zearos D. S'ahlesius. He wore his Paladin title with great pride, and Paladin meetings would be arranged every now and then. Around early December, Elysia would adopt a Japanese theme. The former German themed kingdom was now known as The Elysian Shogunate. This is where JJ was promoted to the rank of Daikan, a special rank that was worn only by him.
The Second Kingdom of Akkadia
During late December of 2019, Sau Lyaz rejoined Imperia and spoke to JJ about relaunching Akkadia. JJ was hesitant, he did not want to leave Elysia, as he grew fond of its leader, Azrael Kusan, as well as its members. Elysia was the guild where JJ felt he truly belonged. Elysian officers such as JT Caelestius, Sergei Nikolai, and Bobi Rogers knew of JJ’s importance within Elysia, and so they did not want him to transfer. Regardless, JJ joined in on the plans and was brought into the Lyaz family. The time came, and Akkadia was relaunched. JJ was given the rank of Marshal. Within the first week, Akkadia was at 30 members and activity was steady. As time went by, JJ would come to realize that Sau was no longer as active as he once was. Despite JJ’s once unwavering loyalty to Sau, he would soon rejoin Elysia due to his unhappiness in Akkadia. Once Sau got the news that JJ had left, he mass kicked the guild, and left Imperia shortly after.
The Elysian Papacy
As the days went by, Elysia grew inactive. Azrael decided it was time to adopt another theme. And so, The Elysian Papacy was born. This era of Elysia was based off of the Swiss guard. This is also where Azrael convinced Fyre Xavi (A Maverian Chancellor at the time) to join Elysia. With him, Fyre brought his fellow Xavi family members, and Elysian activity once again boosted. JJ’s starting rank was Lieutenant (he was the first Elysian Lieutenant). Sadly Elysian activity only lasted a few months, and Imperian activity as a whole began to decline. JJ grew bored, and Sergei Nikolai approached him, speaking about plans for a new Kiev. JJ let a few of his close friends know of his departure that was soon to come, and one of them quickly went to Azrael to notify him. During those days, Azrael showed signs of irritation, but he did not do anything to prevent JJ from leaving. JJ would then leave peacefully shouting the famous “Visi Krusa Imperia” motto.
Castle Blackfyre
Not much can be said about Castle Blackfyre, it was a guild led by Odin. JJ was placed in Blackfyre alongside many others in order to try and poach members for Kiev. After a while, Odin planned on taking a break and handed leadership over to James Von Kazakov. After some heavy convincing, James gave Blackfyre leadership to Sace (who was working with Kiev at the time). Sace then handed Blackfyre leadership over to JJ. JJ then officially announced that Castle Blackfyre had been conquered by Kiev. However, Naz and Zenfur quickly retaliated, bringing a portion of Blackfyre over to their guild. The rest remained under Kiev control until Kiev officially launched. Once Kiev launched, JJ mass kicked the remaining Blackfyre loyalists.
Kiev Grad
While offered the rank of Captain, JJ chose to start off at a lower rank in Kiev, that rank being Lieutenant. JJ believed that if he wanted to achieve a higher rank, he would have to prove himself worthy of it. After hard work, JJ would soon be promoted to Major. Kiev then entered the Anti-Imperian Alliance, which JJ fought in. The battle would result in a win for Kiev and other known militaries, as well as a massive blow to Imperia. JJ felt somewhat guilty for having fought and partaken in nullifying Imperia, his old guild. After this war came a series of mass kicking from Naz, for Naz claimed he wanted revenge for what had happened to Blackfyre. Kiev soon died out, and JJ left. Many officers such as Sace and Isaac quickly followed in his footsteps, telling him they left for the same reason, inactivity.
Imperia
In an attempt at redeeming himself, JJ rejoined Imperia. He joined Ordo Caelestius under Azrael. He was rank capped at Squire for about a month, and was then made a Sergeant immediately after his rank cap had ended. He worked extremely hard, he recruited daily, and he even hosted 19 training activities in one week at some point. JJ would remain in Imperia until its official disbandment. To his surprise, Xinke Magnus thanked JJ for his contribution in Imperia, and added that he was a memorable person.
Xinke’s statement (Shortened):
August 30, 2020:
“Sup there JJ, I have some stuff to say because believe it or not, you are memorable...anyways, beyond that, I appreciate your time and effort that you put into this guild. I also appreciate the fact that you've always been positive, even with a lot of people shitting on you for various things. I hope you'll keep that part of yourself going forward. One thing I'd recommend, from simp to simp, be careful not to let yourself be tricked too easily. You have a good heart, and sometimes parties will want to exploit that for their own benefit. Take care of yourself on Classic, and if you ever need help or whatever with school, just shoot me a message”. - Xinke Magnus.
JJ was in Imperia for over a year, and it is by far the most successful guild he has ever been a part of in terms of fame, size, fun, and overall success.
The Kingdom of Corinth
After the fall of Imperia, Aiken L. Neplion, a former Imperian officer as well as JJ’s friend approached him. He spoke about making Corinth, a guild that was originally supposed to launch as an Imperian kingdom. JJ accepted the offer and joined Corinth, receiving a position in Corinth’s high command (first a Consul in Corinth’s Senate, and later on a Minister in its Ministry).
It was during Corinth that JJ became a member of the Kazakov family. He requested the name from James, with James granting his request.
JJ would enjoy his time in Corinth, but eventually the guild grew inactive. After a month of the guild’s inactivity, he and Sace began making plans for Levia.
The Royaume de Levia
After a few weeks of pre-launch, JJ would convince the leaders of the Kingdom of Novenia and Octavia to merge within Levia. On January 3, 2021, King Sace launched Levia, and JJ was placed as Marshal (the highest rank after the King). JJ was a part of Levia’s high command which consisted of Sace LeQue, Truth Verrin, and himself respectively. Within a week, Levia was able to fill two 50 member tags, and JJ was made the Duke of Levia.
Levia was constantly at war with Sarovia, and Levia would officially declare that a state of war existed between the two nations.
A month went by and Levia’s activity decreased. Officers began to get lazy, and many other officers left to other guilds. Previous reforms had failed, and so, Levian high command decided to disband. JJ would proceed to join the Abaddon Stronghold as a Warlord, and a high commanding officer.
Current Day
As of March 2021, JJ is a Nekronian officer on Classic, and is a member of the Belmont cabinet on Ol’ West. As an administrator, he has been working on editing, and updating the Graal Military Wiki to the best of his capabilities.
Notable Achievements and Titles
- Marshal and Lieutenant in the 3rd Magnusian Imperia.
- Member of the Kazakov family.
- First Duke of Levia.
- Member of the Graal Historical Society.
- Graal Military Wiki administrator.