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| The name of Otori was taken from recent novels by Lian Hearn, whose books about Feudal Japan contain a clan with that name. In this era, honour, loyalty and revenge were highly respected traits.
| | Motto: "Hovering above the decaying ruins, we are Clan Otori. United as one spirit, we shall surpass all others!" |
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| == '''Credo:''' == | | == '''Origins''' == |
| | Otori was started by ashamalee (#89522) in 2004 and was derived from the series of novels by [http://www.lianhearn.com/ Lian Hearn] titled [http://www.theotori.com 'Tales of the Otori']. These novels bring Feudal Japan to life, an era where a strong leadership and traits such as honour, loyalty, revenge, and humility are highly respected. In addition to philanthropy, these are the traits by which Otori was to be defined (except maybe for the revenge thing.) |
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| Hovering above the decaying ruins, we are Clan Otori. United as one spirit we shall surpass all others!
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| | Otori’s first major philanthropic venture was to create buffbots to provide the Kingdom with buffs for a nominal fee. Initially there were three (sneaksie (#79826) the Accordion Thief, DragonSlayersAnon the Turtle Tamer (account since deleted) and leethal (#246325) the Sauceror (no longer a bot account), but after ascension was implemented Otori set to work creating the first super buffbot, Testudinata (#537858), who was able to provide every buff in the game. However, with the addition of more Accordion Thief songs, Testudinata fell short of providing every buff. Therefore, Otori created Binary (#322696) to fill that gap. These buffbots continue to serve the Kingdom to this day. |
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| == '''History:''' == | | == '''Otori Week''' == |
| | Otori Week began in August 2005 as a week to celebrate the birth of the clan. This was done by giving back hundreds of millions of meat in contests and celebrations to the community. In recognition of this achievement, Jick designed a custom item for them to give away: the [[Otorian Battle Scar]]. The winners of each contest received one of these custom items alongside other prizes. The custom item was also given to some of the most well-known heart players in the game. Today clan Otori still continues with the tradition of Otori Week, hosting one week of contests and giveaways each August. |
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| '''ashamalee''' formed Otori on 24th August 2004, after consultation with RL friends (segafreak1999 and Leon_Necredor) both of whom have since left KoL. The first in-game member to join the ranks was Moless, who was found lurking in /villa only hours after the clan was created. Following him, several members from Unholy Slayers found their way over, including '''ResiLiang'''. '''ResiLiang''' was the most active member, and continuously worked hard acquiring new members, with an ideal size of 100 members in sight. However, many of these new faces soon became inactive, as a large percentage of new members always seem to do. Booting came into play and numbers were cut back. However, those that stayed active and stuck around formed a very worthy core of this new clan. Recruiting continued, under such long-time KoLers as '''PumpkinEve''' and '''Rutabega'''. After a while, '''ResiLiang''' found a new game (Maple Story) and spent most of his time there for a number of months. He has recently returned to KoL, and has rejoined Otori.
| | In addition to Otori Week, Clan Otori has in recent years teamed up with the venerable clan [[Noblesse Oblige]] to host A N.Otori-ous Crimbo, celebrating the wonderful season that is [[Crimbo]] with contests and giveaways for all. |
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| An impressive army was built up using funds donated mostly by '''ashamalee''' and '''Leon'''. After a short period of time, they built up a force to be reckoned with and soon hit the leader board, quickly attaining 4th place for "Most clan warfare wins". Otori was, for a long time, prevented from improving on the fourth position they obtained in this way. More recently, however, Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail stopped taking clan warfare so seriously and Otori moved up into third place. Soon afterwards, Ubiquitous Toad Lickers reached 3000 wins and stopped taking part in clan warfare - this left the field clear for Otori to reach second place. Unfortunately, until head clan cease their efforts in the arena of clan warfare (or until the clan warfare mechanics are changed), there is no way for Otori to hit the top of this leaderboard. Nevertheless, they continue to carry out their battles, eight times daily, every day.
| | == '''Clan Warfare''' == |
| | | For many years now, Otori has held the top spot for the number of Clan Warfare wins, an interest for the clan that has never dwindled. |
| After the changes made towards the end of 2004 (in which clans with less than five members were kicked off the leaderboards), the members of Otori realised that they were only a short whisker away from the power leaderboard. Much shore-whoring followed, with the eventual result that Otori rose to the bottom of the leaderboard in mid-February. The drive didn't stop there, though - they had to maintain their position! It is worth noting that, although there used to be a minimum power requirement to be able to join, it was dropped in late February 2005. Despite this, Otori could be found on the power leaderboard in 12th-15th position, until ascension was implemented. Then they, along with most of the rest of the Kingdom, succumbed to temptation and stepped through the gash. However, they have fared similarly well in this endeavour and can now be found on the ascendingest board in approximately 11th position.
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| One thing which Otori has always been famous for were its philanthropic buffbots. In April 2005, '''Tagliatelle''' contacted '''holatuwol''' (of KoLmafia fame), to ask if he would create a buffbot engine that would do what was necessary. It took a whole month to iron out all the problems but, once this was done, the Otori buffbots ('''sneaksie''' the Accordion Thief, '''DragonSlayersAnon''' the Turtle Tamer and '''leethal''' the Sauceror) were stable and running almost 24/7. Once ascension was implemented, they had an even grander vision: a buffbot which could give all of the possible buffs. '''Testudinata''' was born. '''Badmojo''' and '''Slashor''' did most of the work of putting her through her 30 ascensions (starting in June), and she finally went public in early November 2005. At the time, she was capable of providing all Accordion Thief, Turtle Tamer and Sauceror buffs and is on a neverending quest to lower prices by levelling up. However, the recent additions to the Accordion Thief skillset mean that she is no longer the all-singing all-dancing buffbot. However, she is still by far the cheapest buffbot in the Kingdom for those buffs which she does offer.
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| However, the one thing that most players know Otori for is Otori Week. This was held from 24-31 August 2005, in celebration of the clan's first birthday, and was a week of contests and philanthropy. Otori is not a rich clan - there are not even any truly super-rich members, unlike other old-time clans - but every member dug deep and they collectively gave away hundreds of millions of meat, both in the form of meat and of items. In recognition of this achievement, [[Jick]] designed a custom item for them to give away, the [[Otorian Battle Scar]], and the winners of each contest received one of these unique items, in addition to the other prizes.
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| In early January 2006, '''ashamalee''' finally retired as leader of Otori, citing increased real life time pressures. He passed the mantle onto '''Tagliatelle''' but continued to advise on all matters for a while. However, ashamalee later moved out into a new clan, Seishuu, due to lack of time for KoL.
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| Later, as the clan's second birthday approached, their thoughts turned to holding another philanthropic celebration. After a large amount of planning and trading (special thanks go out to '''babyslave''' for the trading), Otori Week II: The Rise of the Machines took place from 24th-31st August 2006. Several contests were in a style which hadn't been seen before in the Kingdom (particularly the Reverse Riddle contest and the Player Name Scavenger Hunt) - these took a longer to judge but were fun for all concerned. With a few refinements, we may be seeing more of these in the future.
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| As a part of these celebrations, the buffbot '''sneaksie''' was finally retired and was replaced with a newer one, '''Binary'''. The idea was to finally have a buffbot who could offer any buff in the Kingdom - and also, one which would not get as backlogged as Testudinata. However, the introduction of [[Spookyraven Manor]] and its associated skills meant that Binary had one missing: [[Scarysauce_%28skill%29|Scarysauce]]. Still, he continues to run and provides a higher-priced but faster service than Test.
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| == '''Today:''' == | |
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| Otori has grown up from the baby clan it once was and is now seen as one of the major clans of KoL. However, they still have a way to go before they can truly claim to be equal to the likes of Noblesse Oblige or W23. Applications have picked up drastically since Otori Week but they still accept even relatively new applicants if they have the right combination of personality and outlook. As such, they are one of the only major clans which anyone can apply to.
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| Otori is a very active clan and requires its members to be active in chat and on the forums. Similarly, the ranking system is based on activity rather than karma. Although this may sound a bit dictatorial, it has worked well - everyone in the clan gets to know each other really well and new members are quickly assimilated. | |
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| Although Otori might variously be described as a philanthropic, powergaming or war clan, its members prefer to regard themselves as a very close community who also happen to do some cool things.
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| Otori continue to attack clans daily, even with the knowledge, that they, like many others, can never catch the clan above them. Futility? Bloody-mindedness? We prefer to call it dedication...
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| == '''Members, past and present:''' ==
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| '''ashamalee''' was the clan's founder.
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| '''Tagliatelle''' is the current clan leader, but shares leadership also with [[User:Slashor|Slashor]], '''Stickly_Man''' and '''Tichondrius'''. '''Badmojo''', '''jotajota''', '''Master Polka''', '''Lukifer''' and '''CMorrigu''' are the other members of the council.
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| '''Armak''', '''Macnchz''', '''Errosion''', '''GobbleGobble''' and '''Diabolical_Mastermind''' have all been leaders in the past, but have moved on to greener pastures.
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| The account Otori was created by ashamalee for safety's sake, and is now used as a clan mule. '''Testudinata''' is the one remaining buffbot and is currently run from the computers of '''Demius''' and '''Lukifer'''. Ivalice is the multi of '''holatuwol''', the creator of the amazing KoLmafia engine which the buffbots rely on.
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| For a long time, Innocent Bystander and JizmacTheAttentionLovingNinja were members of the clan. IB is the multi of Chrono Mage and Crazy Tourist - Otori has, as a result, enjoyed close ties with Iocaine Powder. Jizmac was the shared multi of '''Crapstorm''' and '''PumpkinEve''' and was used by them to duck into clan chat after they left the clan. The clan whitelist feature rendered these multis obsolete, and they have since moved on.
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| Current members (not mentioned so far in this section) include: aaNii, Alhanna, Arkohn, babyslave, Ben San Arizona, Bob the Tea, calamityjane, deedlee, Eggwhite, electricsushi, Fysk, Gamma_Ray, Gorblax, Hekatchu, hockeymax19, Ice_Nine, MarinaraMario, MaryOfDoom, neko chan, NevilDenJacobi, Pastaroni, Psyko, ResiLiang, scheijan, Spazmatic, spcaemaggot, SPNirology, Tibbiara, Toric, Trigger, Wiggin, Xarous and YaYaMcG.
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| Past members (not mentioned so far in this section) include: acidsoul, agent57, [[Akirasan]], l337_mo7ha, Capn, Capn Gnarly, Cartman69130, Covante, Crovax1234, Faerador, Frazzlehoon, Freak Nasty, H4nn3s, Kyle89, lil_stabby, Macbeth417, MasterNick, Matt the Fish, mosm, Nyarlathotep, Moless, Papa Zito, piff133, Riddick09, Rutabega, SeBulba, SpaceMonky, stile58, Tudlow, Volksen and Xenos_in_a_hat. Jump The Shark ascended 81 times and his account was deactivated. Close friends called him a noob of all kinds. Long hail the SHARK!
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| == '''External Links:''' == | | == '''External Links:''' == |
| | | [http://www.clanotori.net/ Clan Otori's Home Page]<br> |
| [http://www.otori.org/ Otori's website] | | [http://clanotori.net/forum/index.php Clan Otori's Forums (Public Access)] |
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| [http://www.otori.org/board/ Otori's clan forums] | |
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| [http://s93982788.onlinehome.us/KoL/otori.htm Chubbles's Official Clan History of Otori]
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Motto: "Hovering above the decaying ruins, we are Clan Otori. United as one spirit, we shall surpass all others!"
Origins
Otori was started by ashamalee (#89522) in 2004 and was derived from the series of novels by Lian Hearn titled 'Tales of the Otori'. These novels bring Feudal Japan to life, an era where a strong leadership and traits such as honour, loyalty, revenge, and humility are highly respected. In addition to philanthropy, these are the traits by which Otori was to be defined (except maybe for the revenge thing.)
The Buffbots
Otori’s first major philanthropic venture was to create buffbots to provide the Kingdom with buffs for a nominal fee. Initially there were three (sneaksie (#79826) the Accordion Thief, DragonSlayersAnon the Turtle Tamer (account since deleted) and leethal (#246325) the Sauceror (no longer a bot account), but after ascension was implemented Otori set to work creating the first super buffbot, Testudinata (#537858), who was able to provide every buff in the game. However, with the addition of more Accordion Thief songs, Testudinata fell short of providing every buff. Therefore, Otori created Binary (#322696) to fill that gap. These buffbots continue to serve the Kingdom to this day.
Otori Week
Otori Week began in August 2005 as a week to celebrate the birth of the clan. This was done by giving back hundreds of millions of meat in contests and celebrations to the community. In recognition of this achievement, Jick designed a custom item for them to give away: the Otorian Battle Scar. The winners of each contest received one of these custom items alongside other prizes. The custom item was also given to some of the most well-known heart players in the game. Today clan Otori still continues with the tradition of Otori Week, hosting one week of contests and giveaways each August.
In addition to Otori Week, Clan Otori has in recent years teamed up with the venerable clan Noblesse Oblige to host A N.Otori-ous Crimbo, celebrating the wonderful season that is Crimbo with contests and giveaways for all.
Clan Warfare
For many years now, Otori has held the top spot for the number of Clan Warfare wins, an interest for the clan that has never dwindled.
External Links:
Clan Otori's Home Page
Clan Otori's Forums (Public Access)
See Also
