Roblox Night Wing

The Roblox Night Wing, or RNW for short, is a somewhat large clan, currently on the 6th page of groups. RNW is a swords based clan since their newest fort Outpost Origins II was released. RNW is not extremely known among the clan world, but its reputation continues to grow as it is allied with several well-known clans.

History
RNW was created in mid 2010 (exact date unknown) by Verdade, LordCopper, Destroyer280, dwd1106, and meffrey123. Dwd did not take part in naming the group like the others, but he was the most loyal high rank for a very long time. It was created originally to rebel against a now long-lost group named "Fungus Corp", which the founders were all a part of. RNW has always been generally well liked by superpowers and other large clans, mainly due to the open and friendly nature of the leaders. Still, some clans regard RNW with hostility, which can never be avoided.

Some time in 2011, while exploiting was very prevelent and not much could be done about it, RNW had their base (Fort Fraunaxx) stolen by a small-time semi-famous base stealer by the name of FreeFranneh4U. LordCopper, the charismatic leader at the time, did not freak out when he heard that Fraunaxx had been stolen. Instead, he messaged FreeFranneh4U and calmly asked him to take it off of free models. Mostly due to LC's cool manner, the two conversed for quite a while over PM. FF4U's real account was GeneralN0torious, which he revealed to LC during the messaging. LordCopper invited him to join RNW and gave him the rank of General (now non-existant) which was the third highest rank, succeeded by Advisor and Leader.

RNW played a part in the Axis/Allies war on the Axis side (Sleet Clan, TGI, LSF, etc.) against the Allies. (Cryonix Empire, UCR, RAA, etc.) RNW also became known for fiercely supporting John's Cobras in the UN vs GSC war.

Leaders
RNW has had many leaders over time, some recurring.

Verdade
The creator of RNW and leader of the rebellion against Fungus Corp. Verdade owned RNW for around 4-5 months, and under him the clan gained its first 200 or so members.

Meffrey123/Destroyer280
Official statement from meffrey123:

"''I was one of the three founders of the original RNW. When the first RNW fell it had barely 300 members (if I'm remembering correctly). As the history page says, Cheesepuff48(Verdade), Monkeycheese13, and I started the group. Eventually Cheesepuff got upset at the lack of maturity and the fighting amongst HRs and left the group, leaving it in my hands. I had no clue what to do with it and I ended up becoming an abusive leader. I didn't leave the group because I did not want it anymore, I left because I was not wanted anymore. I foolishly left the group in the hands of Uziza, who was not very mature, and the group fell to shambles, ending the original RNW. (Destroyer280 held the clan for I think less than a week, I held it for about 2 months.) I can't recall the time between the end of old RNW and the beginning of the new, but it was quite a while. Many were very excited when Copper decided to revive the group. Cheese and I jumped at the opportunity to restart the group, and our roles are not documented very well on the history page. Cheese, if I'm remembering correctly, left rather quickly, he didn't like the direction Copper was taking RNW. I however fell in love with the new RNW, and with my 2IC rank I was very active in it. I had a custom leader uniform, bases made for me, it was wonderful. But I was not ready for a powerful position and I "left" (I was basically kicked out) RNW because I was not meant to be there.''" -meffrey123

Uziza
Meffrey gave the group to uziza, (which he recalls was a poor choice) and the group slowly died. After a long time, LordCopper was made owner.

LordCopper (first term)
Perhaps the most famous of all RNW leaders, LordCopper gained ownership of the group when he asked Uziza for it. Uzi saw nothing wrong in giving the group to a founder of it, and at that time RNW wasn't even all that great, so LC did not have to do much persuading. When he first got the group, he began to recruit HRs that he knew, and in turn they recruited more members. He also appointed itunes500, his cousin, as Second in Command. LordCopper was best known as a people person, having good relations with many major influences in his time period such as SONICTHEHEDGEHOGXX, Pragmatic, brickster1234 (now Castellian), and sasuke987654321555. Using his charm and good grace, the aforementioned and many others helped LC out and started shaping RNW into a real clan. With SONIC's help in recruitment, RNW gained about 3000-4000 members. Sasuke built the foundations of RNW's most famous and liked base, Fort Fraunaxx. Pragmatic and brickster1234 (Castellian) who had influence in many areas of the clan world, repeatedly backed and supported LordCopper, who returned the favor. Times were good until a conflict with Roblox Defense Mechanisms occured. At the time led by fordo800, RDM was RNW's mortal enemy for the longest time. RDM and RNW constantly attacked and hated each other. Both clans steadily climbed the group page, each always within 300 members of each other. Eventually, at about 6000 members, RDM fell behind, and RNW moved on. LC's earlier choice in making GeneralN0torious a high rank soon showed to be a good one. GeneralN0torious soon became the official builder for RNW, with the most notable project being the revamping of Fort Fraunaxx many times over and introducing RNW to new tech, where they were previously lacking. Over time, GeneralN0torious replaced itunes500 as Second in Command of RNW, and was LC's right-hand man during the last months of his first term leadership. At the time of his departure, RNW had around 9000 members due to many ads that General had run.

GeneralN0torious (first term)
After nearly two years of leading RNW, LordCopper finally decided to retire from the increasingly tedious job of being leader. General, who had become increasingly popular among the members of RNW and slightly known as a C&Ger on the ROBLOX forums, gained support from many of LordCopper's friends and thus was welcomed into leadership by many. He made multiple reforms to RNW such as two rank reforms, new high ranks, a new training center, and a new fort, Fort Nocte. At the end of LordCopper's ownership, RNW went to war with APN (Alversian Peoples' Navy) for a month. The war carried over into General's term, and he cut it off after a week due to the respect he had for APN. Since the end of the war, RNW has been allies with APN, and they are RNW's oldest ally (removed by accident once, so they do not appear to be the oldest). He also continued to run many ads and got the group past 10,000 members. Although General had a lot of support from everyone around him, ROBLOX soon became boring to him (as many have experienced) and he realized he was becoming inactive. Not wanting RNW to have an inactive leader, he left RNW and ROBLOX on a hiatus, giving ownership of the group to his Second in Command, itunes500. This turned out to be a rather poor decision, however. GeneralN0torious's first term lasted approximately two months.

Itunes500
Itunes originally had good intentions, as he had been in RNW for two and a half years at this point. However, he did not do a very good job at keeping RNW active and mainly focused on his personal career. For 2-3 months, RNW slowly died away as the high ranks such as TheOrigins and WowMan2 struggled to keep it active. When LordCopper got wind of this, he was none too pleased and demanded RNW back from itunes. Itunes, being quite indifferent, handed it over. No members gained in this era.

LordCopper (second term)
After LordCopper got RNW back from itunes, members were quite pleased to see him return. However, LordCopper didn't really have intentions of staying, and so he searched for an appropriate leader for RNW. During his first term, while he and General were patrolling Fraunaxx, they met TheOrigins. Both men quickly took a liking to TheO, and in no time, (approximately 1 and a half weeks) TheOrigins had become Fourth in Command of RNW. Now, seeing that TheO was still quite loyal to RNW, LC decided to give it to him. During this intermission period, LC owned the group for about 2 weeks.

TheOrigins
LordCopper's decision to give the group to TheOrigins did not prove to be a bad one. TheO is generally unknown as a major leader of RNW, but to those who remember his term, he was regarded as a tactitian and strategist. Possibly the smartest of all RNW leaders still to this day, TheO's biggest action during his leadership was war with TGI. Castellian, seeing neither LordCopper or GeneralN0torious as the leader, and who had no relations with TheO, did not regard RNW as the ally he had before; and then began launching attacks on RNW. This is eventually what led to the war in which both sides fought fiercely. However, at some point, RNW was banned from TGI's fort which brought a stop to the war. TheOrigins led RNW for about 1 month before he gave it to WowMan2, the oldest veteran at that point. TheO left RNW due to stress, boredom and depression in real life. Few members were gained during this era.

WowMan2
WowMan2, oldest surviving member of RNW since the very beginning of LordCopper's era, now gained ownership. WM2's era is quite controversial, due to his many good and bad decisions. During the beginning of his reign, GeneralN0torious resurfaced, back from his hiatus. WM2 and General had become good friends during LC's first term, so WM2 readily agreed to make General his Second in Command. As usual, General began running ads again.

The good

WM2 was fiercely loyal to RNW and he spread his loyalty to John's Cobras and the United Nations during the huge conflict, the UN vs GSC war. During this time RNW also allied with Team Domino, a fellow United Nations supporter. WowMan let General take all RNW places onto his profile, since he was the better builder, and he made many updates to their new Fort Corvus, which was a hit among raiders due to it being very fair. RNW was frequently raided by RSF and TGI, along with many small clans, which boosted activity. WowMan2 also proved to be a very compassionate leader, caring what the members felt and making reforms accordingly.

The bad

Unfortunately this compassion was also his downfall, and he soon became a rather weak leader, constantly crumbling to the will of others. In his final months he was described as quite a pushover, and eventually most members began to see GeneralN0torious as the true leader, while WM2's ownership was just a facade. Due to this negative attitude towards him, he began to make decisions that people were not fond of, such as unallying old allies and declaring war on many large superclans in the heat of the moment. These actions only brought more positive reception to General, and in June it was all too clear that WM2 had lost nearly 80% of his support.

Finally, in the afternoon on June 13, 2013, General created a rebellion group against WM2's reign. However, it did not last long because WowMan approached General with an offer: His Dominus Vespertilio for RNW. General quickly accepted, handed over the dominus, and he was made leader of RNW once again. At the end of WM2's era, RNW had approximately 13000 members.

His quitting post: http://www.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=108553920

GeneralN0torious (second term)
GeneralN0torious led RNW again after he got it from WM2, and made many reforms. A "brother clan" alliance was made with Shadow Nation in the early days of ownership, where SN gained their own private rank in RNW, but the brotherhood has since been disbanded. These reforms included a new rank structure, (6 LR, 6 MR, 4 HR, 2 HC, 1 Diplomat) two new forts, (Fort Phantom, now retired, and Outpost Origins II) and the most notable, making RNW a swords-only clan. On August 3, 2013, the former Second in Command, godphantom555, left RNW to pursue his career as a scripter. TheOrigins replaced him. General once again found roblox to be boring and time-consuming, thus relieving command to TheOrigins and going on another hiatus. At the end of this era, RNW had around 15,000 members.

Provolone (TheOrigins) (Second Term)
As of October 1st, 2013, General has gone on another hiatus (extended vacation). He has given the group to TheOrigins, who is currently using the account provolone.

Official Forts
RNW has had many different forts during many different time periods. If it was official for more than one week, it will be posted here. Forts are posted in order of creation, not order of use.

Ranks
The ranks of RNW are based off of US Military ranks.

Private: The starting rank of RNW, which makes up the bulk of RNW members.

Private First Class: You get ranked up to PFC by completing the RNW Official Obstacle Course, on GeneralN0torious's profile. After receiving the badge you must message whoever is listed (currently General himself) and tell them you have receieved the badge.

Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Warrant Officer, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Major, and Captain: RNW has no definite promotion system - it is entirely based on how active, loyal, sophisticated, skilled, and mature you are. You can breeze through these 9 ranks if you possess all of these qualities. If not, the process will be slightly slower. Attending trainings, raids, defenses and doing well at these (regardless of grammar) will also get you through these ranks.

Lieutenant Colonel: Lieutenant Colonels are picked from the Captains if they are the best fighters and most mature in RNW, but they do not necessarily have to have a grasp on grammar and spelling.

Colonel: Colonels are promoted if they possess all qualities of being a high-rank. During time as a Colonel, you are watched closely by all high ranks. If you prove to be an excellent soldier overall, you can be promoted by Lieutenant Generals or the High Command to Brigaider General.

Brigaider General: Brig. Generals can be selected by Lieutenant Generals and up if they think they are worthy. Normally, the LT. Generals and the High Command will discuss the choice with each other, but it is not required. Brigaider General is HR-tester rank, they are only allowed to host trainings and command soldiers at the fort, nothing more.

Major General: Major Generals are only allowed to be promoted by the High Command, and they are the Brigaider Generals who have proven themselves worthy of being true high ranks. Maj. Generals can host raids and meetings, but the downside is the probability of being promoted to Major General is virtually non-existant if the HR ranks are unbalanced. (i.e. More Maj. Gens than Brig. Gens)

Lieutenant General: Lieutenant Generals are hand-picked by the High Command like Major Generals, but more thought goes into the choice as Lt. Generals can do everything Major Generals can do along with promoting regular members at their own will.

Advisor: Advisors are chosen by the current leader to be part of his High Command. They can do absolutely anything, including exile. Due to this perk, Advisors are rarely selected. Months may pass with no change in this rank.

General of the Army: GeneralN0torious's personal rank. As leader, he can do anything, though he usually converses with his Advisors before any major decision is made.