The Synergy

The Synergy
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Leaders	Eragon CD
Founders	Eragon CD
Founded	2004
Status	Closed (29 June 2008)
Members	N/A
Focuses	PvP Multi
Ideologies	Honour ARPK
Colours	Green
Heraldry	Green Cape
Motto	unknown

The Synergy (Syn) was the first exodus of WG, formed by Eragon Cd in 2004. Initially a rivalry began between the two clans, though a peace treaty and an alliance were established within the same year. Syn is considered to be one of the most successful of WG's exodi.

Formation

There are conflicting accounts regarding the formation of Syn - WG's historical record states the exodus occured around April 2004, while Syn's own historical record has the date of the clan's opening as 2 August 2004. It is unclear which is accurate - however, Syn's records are known to have several other errors, such as describing WG itself as an exodus of The Sabres as a result of His Lordship being unhappy with TS's leadership - this is entirely false. Eragon Cd is also seen in the chatbox of a screenshot from a WG raid in September 2004, though it is during a fight and unclear which side he is on.

Syn was formed by Eragon Cd and several other former WG members. Names mentioned include Sudeki Cd, Maddmurdok, Jjssvv, Kanchellsis, Deadly Dusty, Kurt of V, and Dragoneye 79. Syn also claims to have had unofficial help from Rick Hamm and Flame Reece, who were part of the WG council at the time. Rick Hamm also briefly left WG for Syn, but returned to WG after a few weeks. The founding members were mainly those unhappy with WG's leadership - in particular, Eragon Cd believed that WG's ARPK policy made the clan no better than the smaller clans and solo PKers which WG hunted.

Rivalry

WG history states that within two weeks, Syn had become approximately half as strong as WG. His Lordship attempted to allow multi-clanning between the two clans in order to help restore some of WG's lost numbers. However, at some point a fight broke out and the two clans became rivals. The hostilities lasted for three or four months throughout mid-2004, with no attempt at resolution.

Syn history states that a "silent war" was initiated by His Lordship which lasted nearly five months. This began with the hacking of Syn's forums - allegedly by His Lordship - before they were even open to the public. Eragon Cd retaliated by receiving intelligence from Rick Hamm and Flame Reece regarding WG's raids, and passing the information to stronger clans. In response, WG hunted Syn on almost all of the clan's early raids. A climax of the rivalry was when Eragon Cd managed to recruit Lord Xin - a former WG co-leader and the real life brother of His Lordship - to Syn. Lord Xin's RuneScape and forum accounts were then hacked, causing disarray in WG.

Alliance

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The 5-way iron war as part of WG's 2004 Anniversary, 7 january 2005. Zeonic Forces crashes, while Syn leader Wiz Ma Ter is seen in the chatbox.

It is unclear when hostilities ended, but it is believed to have been around late 2004 when Eragon Cd and His Lordship sat down for a discussion and overcame their differences. Given the two clans' similarities (ARPK in particular), an alliance was formed. Syn was invited to join WG on their weekly European raid, and took part in WG's first anniversary - taking part in two fun wars in December 2004 and January 2005.

Syn experienced several exodi of their own over the course of their lifetime. The first clans to break away were Death Jesters, Sleeping Dragons, Omega, and The Rune Titans over the course of January and February 2005, which resulted in a loss of nearly all of Syn's members. Eragon Cd also fell into inactivity around this time, and Wiz Ma Ter became the second leader of Syn. She was eventually replaced by Maddmurdok after internal disputes. In mid-2005, RT closed and members returned to Syn, as well as several from Omega, bringing stablity back to the clan with approximately 200 or more members.

Syn history also records a rivalry with the Death Legions, which resulted in a large scale war during or after April 2005. The allied ARPK clans were Syn, WG, The Sabres, SD and Kentai Shadow, and their opponents were DL, The Mighty Red Dragons, SCUM, Zeonic Forces, and possibly others (Echo of Silence) appears in one screenshot. Syn and allies claimed victory over DL after several hours of fighting, having cleared DL from the battlefield with over 120 members remaining. DL allegedly returned to the battlefield afterwards to try and claim a victory of their own. This war is not mentioned in any of WG's historical accounts.

At some point in mid-2005, Syn and WG were two of six clans which helped reform The Federation. The reiteration of the syndicate was considered significantly more active and successful than the first - however disputes arose, and WG withdrew on 30 September 2005, but maintained their alliance with Syn. The last mention of Syn in WG's history comes from early 2006, when WG was unfortunately paired against them in a fansite-hosted clan tournament, though further details of the battle or the tournament have not been recorded. Details regarding the termination of the alliance are unknown.