So you maybe asking yourself now what is Operation Golden Eagle? Who are the Cult of Herostratus. So for the sake of the fact that today is the first day after the siege of Jerusalem ended, here is a a tell-all about the plans and achievements of this group and much more.
Who is Saladin?
Saladin, who you may or may not know by now was a Kurdish Muslim who led the opposing Muslim forces against the Crusaders occupying the Holy Land in the Third Crusade. He was the founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty and furthermore as a result Sultan of Egypt and Syria. One of his most memorable moments was his victory at the Horns of Hattin as well as his recapture of Jerusalem (also Palestine) from the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Saladin in history is well known for his generosity and his chivalry as shown when he granted amnesty as well as free passage to many Catholics and the remnants of the defeated Christian Crusaders after their defeat.
Operation Golden Eagle: The name derives from the Golden Eagle which is the emblem of Saladin as well as the coat of arms in many other Middle Eastern countries nowadays including Iraq and Yemen. During the process of voting for the codename of our plans, the other side won and for a change and differentiation from our first codename (which was a person) it was decided instead that we would do a animal being the Golden Eagle given it's association with Saladin.
Phase 1- Rising Sun: The Rising Sun is golden and associated with yellow. Also, the rising sun has usually been something of a metaphor for hope. Certain members believed the name was appropriate for their actions as it described their actions as a way of providing hope to the eragon fandom by attacking certain 'unworthys' (these include suethors, mpreggers, bad slashers and many other badficcers) During Phase 1- Rising Sun, the Cult of Herostratus prepared itself by marshalling it's troops and resources on every single front. There was of course warnings in the form of the phrase 'The sun is rising and so shall the Cult. When the Golden Eagle spreads its wings…Jerusalem shall fall' but given the fact that you fools didn't care which meant that it left you unable to fight back at what was to come later on.
Phase 2- Jerusalem Siege: This is where the action begins. As you know already, the codename and the entire Herostratic War had a Saladin theme. And as you may or may not know many years ago on the 20th of September, 1187 a man named Saladin who on that very day when Brisingr was released took his army to the city of Jerusalem and besieged in for many days. At Jerusalem, Saladin moved in many siege weaponry like siege towers, mangonels, catapults as well as the nasty Greek Fire. And Jerusalem fell! And Balian fell! Saladin then took the city back and purified several holy sites.
As such, to mark the anniversary of this event as well as complete individual agendas the Cult of Herostratus after gaining the golden knowledge, the ultimate weapon began the second phase. From Alpha to Omnicron, members of the Cult began it's own siege, it's own jihad. A siege declared against the eragon fandom and for seven days I as well as other members fought spreading the word striking fear with our weapon and burning down the sacred temples that was the 'enjoyment of others'. And on the last day, we began our Final Assault a even greater bombardment then the other six days and an even more glorious battle! But if you are tired of our techno-babble and want to know what the golden knowledge is….it's
Golden Knowledge
OPERATION GOLDEN EAGLE: PHASE 2- JERUSALEM SIEGE
OROMIS DIES!! THANKS TO GALBY!!
GALBY IS STRONG CAUSE HE LEECH SEEDS DRAGON HEART OF HEARTS
DRAGONS ARE NOT EXTINCT
BROM IS ERAGON'S FATHER
ERAGON GETS NEW SWORD CALLED BRINSINGR
SLOAN IS SENT TO ELVES AND BARRED FROM MEETING DAUGHTER FOR REST OF LIFE
NASUADA CHALLENGES HER MOM'S COUISIN TO EMO FEST
ELVA KEEPS HER POWER
SELENA IS ABLACK HAND
Next time, FAQs
A/N: Not a story but who cares given the achievement and magnitude of everything else behind this. Would have been more appropriate if this was posted yesterday but we were busy celebrating the victory by playing the campaign on Age of Empires 2. R.I.P Ensembles Studio.