Bonerus

Bonerus (also known as Bonez; later username: ParadigmPlague) is a veteran Ravenkraft player active from Alpha Centauri IV through the Bankrekka era. His original in-game name was Bonerus; he played under ParadigmPlague from the Bankrekka era onward. Both names refer to the same player.

Alpha Centauri IV (2012)[edit]

Bonerus was among the earliest players on Alpha Centauri IV, Ravenkraft's founding world created in March 2012. He is noted in cross-world player records as one of the server's original cohort alongside justin1423, Mattfu, Shammon, Stalin77, and theoubre. During this era he designed and built a dedicated PvP games area, including a Spleef arena and a "paint gun" arena — organized competitive infrastructure at a time when the server was still finding what it wanted to be.

Zothique[edit]

Bonerus was King of Desovar during Zothique — the major northern city home to dozens of skyscrapers and a sprawling residential district called Twin Pines. A sign at 601, 98, 109 reads All Hail King Bonez. His civic footprint extended beyond Desovar: he is also referenced as the Mayor of Rushmore in the nether portal station signage: "Welcome to Rushmore! — Mayor: Bonerus — WANTED: Manager and Residents."

Bonez's Brewery and Beerhall[edit]

A public DIY brewing facility at approximately 570, 97, 275, Bonez's Brewery operated on posted community rules: leave it as you found it, do not use excess public ingredients, put a brew on display. A Famous Brews display board and signed note — "Have fun! -Bonez" — document the spirit of the operation. The adjacent Bonez's Beerhall & Inn at 575, 87, 299 completed the establishment.

TechBro Union[edit]

Bonerus appears by his in-game name on the Neo-Taconia Community Hub membership registry alongside wizardofire, MickyMack, felixdeportu, RyanPhantom, and the full cross-section of Zothique's active builder community.

Chateau du Bonez[edit]

Bonerus built a private estate — Chateau du Bonez — in region r.2.1, near Haven (theoubre's city-state). It is the only named private estate he is documented to have built outside of Desovar.

Diaspora[edit]

Bonerus co-built The Drunken Stone with Wizardofire and felixdeportu on November 16, 2019 — one of the earliest structures in Diaspora and the earliest confirmed social structure of that era. Signage reads: "Wiz, Felix & Bonez — 11/16/2019." A guestbook is at 116, 65, 1105.

When ComradeFeliks and Wizardofire sent invitations for Diaspora's launch, Bonerus was among the veterans who answered. Server history names him in the wave of returning players who settled in New Ravenport, the spawn capital.

Bankrekka (as ParadigmPlague)[edit]

By the Bankrekka era, Bonerus was playing under the username ParadigmPlague. He built Noir — a major underground city at 540, 19, −640 in region r.1.-2, founded July 4, 2022. Noir spans 126 vertical blocks — from a decorative subterranean passage at y=−22 to the elevated pony pens of The Shaq at y=104. The NBT scan recovered 91 signs across all districts.

Noir — Vertical Layout[edit]

Level	Y Range	Contents
Deep Underground	y=−22	Decorative subterranean passage; "To: Surface" waypoint
XP Grinder Floor	y=14–24	Noir Grow-op, lever-operated XP grinder, enchant shop
Sushi's Emporium	y=51–57	SushiBaked's Soup and Copper shop
Surface Entry	y=72	Ground-level approach; founding date marker
Main City Level	y=80–95	West Market, Garden District, B 'n' B Inn, Public Stables, Message Board, Pony Passway
The Shaq	y=96–104	Elevated pony pen complex; She-nay-nay; graded enclosures

The enchant book shop at 553–561, 20–21, −600 to −623 carries one of the most complete enchant inventories documented in Bankrekka. SushiBaked operates Sushi's Soup and Stolen Copper Emporium at y=51–57. The main city level is organized around a district directory with West Market, Garden District, Nether Portal, and Pony Passway. A visitor message board at 557–560, 88–91, −664 contains entries from Wizardofire, Linatic, Fox_Girl_Storm, HarmonyRose, and others.

The Shaq, accessible via Pony Passway, houses a graded pony pen complex centered on She-nay-nay, with enclosures ranked from Breeding Ponies down to Really Sorta Not That Okay Ponies.

He is also referenced in Aradia (Zothique) via a sign: "Merry Christmas! Love you stan! Lina & bonez."

Patreon[edit]

Listed as a Patreon supporter in the October 2023 community newsletter under the username ParadigmPlague, alongside justin1423, F_Z_Bunny, Wizardofire, theoubre, thewanderingfool, HarmonyRose, linatic, bhelley, and others.

MickyHats[edit]

Bonerus is commemorated in the MickyHats resource pack at CMD 25 — the "Bonez Egg."