❁  일화  ┆ ✧   announcement nine.

Jang Eundal has read this.

1. 7 characters is the max.
2. The political roles have shifted due to the Queen allowing the lower classes more freedom.

boram and yang minkyung have read this announcement!

1. 7th characters is the max number of muses for each mun, no more than that. also no bubble rping allowed.
2. sangmin and cheonmin can now have political roles!

hong areum, yoon hayun, moon hyewon, oh jiyeon, and gyeonghui have read this announcement!

1. 7 characters is the max you can get, and there will be no more than that.
2. both sangmin and cheonmin are allowed to take up positions in political roles.

jin onhui has read the announcement

1. 7ths are the maximum number of characters each mun can have. this will be the final spot and no more increases shall be made.
2. political roles are now more inclusive and there are positions for classes outside of yangban/jungin to participate in

oh jiyong, son jaeyeol, jin haeun, and seol sayuri have read this announcement.

1. the 7th character spot is open and will be the last one given to the ton.
2. political roles have been updated to allow sangmin and cheonmin to take up positions.

geum hangyeol and choi sunwoo have read this announcement.

1. political roles have been refreshed and updated and the social statuses taking them are expanded.
2. the 7th character per user will be granted but the ceiling limit.

yang seoyul, cheon suho, cha kiwoon, kang danwoo, song jiyoung have read this announcement.

1. political roles have been updated and now allows those of sangmin and cheonmin ranks to take up positions in the queen's court. this is to allow for more diversity and adhere to the commitments and promises of queen min.
2. 7th are now granted and will be the maxed amount of characters allowed to everyone. wishes for more will not be considered going forward.

Knight alts: Oh Sejin, Moon Hyeongwon, Seol Riah, Min Seokjin, Kang Wolrim and Jabami Ryuji have read this announcement.

1. The seventh spot will be the last character granted to the mun. If you want more slots, make a priv! Or join other rps!
2. More roles are now available for other societal classes. Era of inclusivity.

Happy sixteen months! Ilhwahae!

dracaris alts, namely: cha kihyun, choi siwoo, geum hari all have read this announcement.

1. the political roles are fixed and more open for diversity of societal status.
2. bubble roleplaying must be ceased in an instant and connect with more characters/users within the rp.
3. seventh character is granted and this will be the limit.

happy sixteen months, ilhwa.

Choi Jinyoo has read this:

The political roles are now more open to the commoners (sangmin and cheonmins)

No bubble roleplaying and have a vast connection with more characters around.

User tsujikiri and her asylum of alts has read this and would like to summarize two points of this announcement as follows:

The political roles have been revamped and are now giving more people from different classes the opportunity to take on an "official" job in the kingdom. The updated document can be found in the political roles room as per usual again.

The 7th character slot now granted will be the final slot for all muns and everybody is heavily encourage to use it wisely.

Happy 16 months ilhwazens, on to 1m posts in October (spooky, let's touch grass) let's all create amazing storylines and put kdrama writers to shame

MOBILE VER.

dearest ilhwazens, 

it is near our 16th month since the emergence of ilhwa. we are bound to hold fond memories of the old, while searching for novelty in the new. overseeing the burgeoning desire to embark on new journeys within hanseong, the cabinet gives you all an extra opportunity to weave a new tale to pass on your descendants in the form of an extra character slot.

however, please use this ticket wisely, lest you get swept by a tempestuous wind of greed. as of this seventh alt, we firmly draw the limit of our generosity. if you wish to gather more characters under your arsenal beyond the constraints given to you within ilhwa, we suggest putting that energy into private roleplays tangentially related to this universe or building characters in other roleplays.

unfortunately, coupled with the bright and auspicious days divined by the geomancers, there has been a cluster of dark clouds dawning on us as well. along with the petitions for more characters, we also received grievances of cliquiness, romance chasing, and the hasty pursuit of endgames. in addition to bubble rolepaying, which violates the rules of the land, these echoed issues we experienced several months ago. it saddens us to hear that our transition to being a more tight-knit community came with melancholic blights, fostering a feeling of being ostracized and a sense of learned helplessness amongst others.    

before we move forward on the best course of action, we want to clarify and expound, even redefine to an extent, on what aligns with our view of these ongoing issues. bubble roleplaying occurs when most, if not all, of your threads only appear to be with one mun or one character, especially one who is a romantic interest. romance chasing can occur in both the writer’s corner and to a certain extent, in roleplaying rooms. this aligns with bubble roleplaying, where you solely interact with one character, except it involves out of character matters and can make others uncomfortable or less willing to interact with you and other writers as well. cliquiness is self-explanatory.

within our capabilities, the cabinet can issue disciplinary notices (i.e. warnings or strikes) to the parties who not only explicitly break our rules but also display inappropriate behavior warranting multiple complaints on a case by case basis as per usual. rules are still expected to be followed and expectations are set even with the advent of laissez faire policies after our transition. however, we would like to reiterate to not expect us to play the middle man in personal affairs or to break the fourth wall by approaching personal accounts for grievances instead of the ilhwamun platform. if more concerns are brought to us in this manner, we cannot guarantee the mode of action we choose to take on your behalf. please remember that the cabinet listens to you all as both friend and admin.

as much as the team is exerting our efforts in addressing these concerns and to ensure a comfortable environment for everyone, these are issues inherent or unsalvageable in the state we transitioned to and limits in how many problems we can mitigate.

given our insular community and the conscious decision to put the roleplay-wide storyline to rest, we also ask for our members to communicate amongst themselves without the need of our intervention regarding more menial complaints. you cannot expect the admin team to draw lines in the sand on your behalf.

on a lighter note, within our ongoing journey to declutter the old to make way for the new, we recently revamped our political roles. due to the decrees passed by her majesty, allowing for commoners (namely sangmin and cheonmins) more freedoms, we naturally adjusted to honor the wishes of our queen. updates will be seen in the political roles room prior to the publishing of this announcement.

despite our initially expressed disappointment, we owe you all our gratitude once again for these 16 months together. throughout our ups and downs, the undulating waves of the sea, the bond and stories we share will never be washed away and will be retold over the annals of time.


yours truly,
queen min’s cabinet

(p.s.: to show explicit acknowledgement of this announcement, we ask you all to write two pointers from the written material in your own words.)