WVF - The Return

	WVF LEADERSHIP
	GloryHogg Delvin P.”GloryHogg” Ross was the only choice to succeed the universally-loved Red Keith as WVF Leader. Delvin earned his nickname while fighting in Vietnam for the 63rd Batallion. After finishing two tours leading the top 1% of the top 1% in an elite SOCOM unit known as the Fighting Pigs, Delvin found fitting in back in the States more difficult than anticipated. Adjusting to a life without the glory of leadership he previously enjoyed proved tough for Delvin at first. He settled in Omaha, where he tried his hand at everything from auto mechanic, to cowboy bar bouncer to high-rise construction. It was only after years of therapy did Gloryhogg find a calling that brought him peace. Using his military training, Delvin turned Glory Hoggs, Inc. into the second largest privately held pig farm in Nebraska. His pigs are now the pride of Central Nebraska, his latest prize-winning piglet Ooli shown here. The Head Pig-In Charge is always willing to lend a helping hand to any other players out there who work on a farm.
	Hej Chaim Rabinowitz, AKA Hej, the other half of Hej Hogg, is a classically trained Orthodox Rabbi. Studying at Yeshiva University in New York City, Chaim was torn between the draws of the world outside the Yeshiva walls. While researching kashrut – the Jewish dietary guidelines – Hej realized the perfect way to fulfill his destiny of becoming a Rabbi and also enjoying many of the things Orthodox Jews traditionally had passed on. Chaim successfully studied to become the foremost authority in kosher winemaking and now works as a consultant to wineries up and down the West Coast. His status as Rabbi allows him to officially certify a winery as kosher, but only after sampling significant portions of the vintage. Chaim’s travelling schedule allows him to log on at all sorts of odd hours, and his experience running his own business makes him a whiz at gettertools.
	Carebears Janko (pronounced Yahn-Koh) Svetozar Markovic, AKA Carebears is the leader of this account, more than a player on it. For years he worked in a shirt-button factory in the small Serbian town of Kostunici, but Janko and his wife Heidy had witnessed the damage that war had done to their homeland and wanted to devote their lives to helping others. The couple decided that instead of starting their own family, they would adopt as many Serbian boys as they could support. Not long after internet came to Kostunici, Janko heard about Travian and immediately figured it would be a great way to bond with his 14 adopted Serbian children. Since they can’t afford gold, Janko keeps his adopted army raiding 24/7. Ironically they picked the account name “Carebears” because Serbian television translated the title into “Army of Terrible Bears”. Janko would like to point out that his one vice is American beer, so if you can ship him and Heidy a 12 pack of Bud Dry, he will promise to stop raiding your village.
	Ranger Smith Ranger Smith, AKA Art Bennett, has played dozens of servers worldwide from his home office in Huntsville, AL. Art is a self-proclaimed “Christian Crusader,” who built the family values website www.temande.com from the ground up. It was actually an ad on his own website for free internet games that led Ranger Smith signing up for Travian. A shameless promoter, you may have seen Art on one of a dozen other U.S. and international server with the user name Temande. When not speaking to local school children about the evils of premarital sex, Art can be found updating his site with his left hand and raiding with his right. Due to his campaign to rid sexual innuendos in common society, Temande is the mortal enemy of the Purple Dragons. If you encounter any other pornographic references in game, please forward them to Art so that he can refer the offender to his webpage.
	Pied Piper Together, Lee, Kwon and Il-Song make up the Pied Piper account. Despite their Asian Fraternity brother appearance, Lee, Kwon and Il are actually serious entrepreneurs who own their own business leasing out server farms. After graduating from CalTech, The Pipers worked briefly on the extendable arm of the Mars Rover before realizing that there was more money to be made running their own business. Their clientele is universities and community colleges looking for scalable server load balancing solutions. After closing a deal, they never miss an opportunity to hit fraternity row and reclaim a little bit of the partying days they lost as youngsters due to the demanding schedule their old-school Korean families placed on them. The Pipers have graciously volunteered their sales skills to WVF as the Official Alliance Recruiters. Whether you need to lease server space on the cheap or want to know what it takes to get into WVF, the Pied Pipers are your guys.
	Slingy Heather Solange, AKA Slingy lives comfortably in a plush Dallas suburb as a pampered trophy wife. Shortly after meeting her wealthy husband while working at the Austin Hooters, she dropped out of graduate school and married. Aside from organizing the occasional family outing to their VIP box in the new Cowboys Stadium, Heather’s main responsibility is to make sure the wait staff and family chef are functioning smoothly. While Heather does immensely enjoy Travian, she keeps her duals well stocked with gold so that she never has to miss the spa days and pampering that every rich oil tycoon’s wife deserves. Heather promises that one day she will return to the University of Texas and complete her post-graduate thesis in Classical Civilizations.
	Gimli Eric Arthraxx, AKA Gimli, was identified as a guitar prodigy at age 11, spending every waking minute practicing his complex heavy metal riffs. Currently touring with his band Dwarven Madness, Eric always finds time away from the backstage parties and groupies to check on his troops and make sure his duals have everything under control. Due to the intricate chords and progressions Eric performs he avoids the typical drug and alcohol-related pratfalls of many rock bands and instead prefers to hunt and fish in the Smokey Mountains when not in studio or touring. Eric has tried to no avail to get his band mates to join him in WVF, but like most Travian players’ friends, they’re afraid to try. If you’ve never seen a Heavy Metal group perform live, send an IGM to Gimli and ask him when he’ll be on tour near you. If you promise to buy his next album he may even decide not to cat you.
	Zman Zayenne Z. Zanzer, AKA ZMAN has been a professional roadie since he ran away from home at 16 years old. Working the sound system at the Hollywood Palladium before one of Dwarven Madness’s shows, Gimli caught Zman checking his Iphone for incomings, and the rest was history. Zayenne has been Gimli’s trusted Head Roadie ever since then, and the two frequently handle WVF leadership duties on the tour bus together. Zman is a master of transcendental meditation, a tool he learned to help ease the stress of life on the road and come down after a particularly loud show. Every summer he leads a group of famous rock musicians on a two-day retreat into the heat of Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon, where the musicians learn to focus their creativity and talent. His clients are such a sworn secret that not even WVF Leadership knows.
	Tha_Crew Kirsta B. Rile, AKA Tha_Crew, is an animal lover who turned her affinity for dogs and friendly demeanor into a lucrative dog-walking business. Kirsta’s territory extends from Malibu down to Venice where she can be seen walking up to a dozen dogs at a time, always with a smile on her face. By night Kirsta is a big-time club-hopper, the kind who never has to wait in lines while hitting all the hipster joints in Santa Monica, West LA and Hollywood. As charming as she is beautiful, “Tha Crew” refers to all the lucky guys that Rile has picked up through the years in bars and clubs. These eager young gents are constantly competing with each other to build the biggest hammer and prove themselves worthy of dating the young Travian vixen.
	Legend Chris Doleman, AKA Legend, is a retired Minnesota Vikings football legend. The defensive end terrorized NFC North division foes for years, finishing his career with eight Pro Bowl selections and 3 First-team All-Pro picks, racking up 150? career sacks. Still a purple-blooded Vikings fan, the Legend keeps a low profile these days. During his playing days Doleman gained a reputation as one of the league troublemakers, getting caught up in gambling and strip club shenanigans on a regular basis before a stint in jail threatened his career and eventually forced him to settle down and become serious about football. His off the field experiences as a youngster makes him a perfect and candidate to be the Lead Speaker in the NFL’s annual rookie symposium aimed at keeping rookies away from the temptations that inevitably come with newfound money and fame. Doleman lives in the pleasant Minneapolis suburb Eagan, where he likes to barbeque and sip fine wine with his dual, James “Endo” Rakinkowski.
	THX Alexander P. Cross, AKA THX is WVF’s Chief Spy, currently manning the Mad_Hatter account in the Purple Dragon alliance. Before Travian, Alexander sought to supplement his part term computer consulting income by volunteering for numerous clinical trials. His family is currently working on a lengthy drawn-out lawsuit, as the last drug trial left THX a recluse, unwilling to leave his house or talk to even his closest friends. His only friend now is his tabby cat Dr. C, who he futilely tries to teach Travian. Deep down, Alex misses human contact and has recently given his family a ray of hope of continuing the Cross name, admitting in the WVF Leadership Room that he is currently researching mail order brides from North China.
	Seether Tyler Fersberg, AKA Seether, leads the Southeast alliance CSA home to such game legends as Whiskey Jack, Sweet Annie, KTB and Beburos . Despite his youth, Seether is an accomplished alliance leader and is looking to bring together some serious talent and finally grab a CSA win. Travian, however, is not Tyler’s first love. He tours the U.S. and Western Canada working the Junior Rodeo circuit. Seether finished 2nd in last year’s 12-14 year old calf-roping championships, and is working hard to take home the champion spot this season. In the past two years, Tyler has broken four ribs, a forearm, three separate fingers and his clavicle twice. Being out of rodeo competition for stretches allows Tyler the time he needs to keep all the enormous Travian egos in line and get CSA ready to claim the SE WWs.
	Will P. Dudameister Will P. Dudameister, AKA Sir William, is the head of the Purple Dragon gaming guild, bringing the PDs back to server 2 after two rounds off. Better known as the internet sensation “Magic Missile Guy”, William is a founding member of the Maryland LARP (Live Action Role Playing) Society, where he and his buddies gather monthly to reenact artifact thefts and Natar clears from their Round 1 victory. Will is happily wedded to the Purple Dragon High Priestess Caesara, whom he met at the 2004 MLS LARP Summer Kickoff Festival. If Travian were indeed real life, Sir William would be a force to be reckoned with. To view Sir W. in action, just click on this link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oWAb5NVALw - or go to youtube and search for “Magic Missile Guy”
	Janie Rose Janie Rose, AKA Morning Glory, is the Supreme Mistress of the S&M Alliance. To S&M, the alliance is merely another forum to practice the rigorous discipline usually reserved for behind closed doors. Entrance to the S&M is gained in a real life set of tests at their secret Wisconsin lair. Despite being out in the boonies, Morning Glory’s S&Mers must maintain the strictest order, or answer to Janie personally. Last round’s leader Boxy held a non-winning WW and is allowed out of Janie’s basement only under limited circumstances, and even then is forbidden to show his face in public.
	Trillo333 and Eukara Trillo333 and Eukara, AKA Trillo and Eukara Chen, the rulers of AoF, are another married couple running a powerful Travian alliance. Trillo is a pizza delivery driver by morning, Global Foods, Inc. distributor by afternoon, Preacher by evening, and wedding photographer on the weekend. Disguised as a housewife to most of the outside world, Eukara takes advantage of California’s Prop 215 and legally grows medicinal marijuana from her San Francisco greenhouse. Using marketplace trades to arrange sales, Eukara has helped make Travian a more, shall we say, blissful place for AoF. Rumors have occasionally wafted over to the MH of Eukara’s alternative market motivations, but her account remains in good standing.