Zothique

Zothique was a Ravenkraft world active during 2015 – Fall 2017.

Overview[edit]

The server's Golden Age — the most active and celebrated era in Ravenkraft history. The spawn city of Desovar featured dozens of skyscrapers and the residential district of Twin Pines. An extensive rail network connected major cities across tens of thousands of blocks, foreshadowing the Nether Express.

World Info
Era	2015–2017
Active	2015 – Fall 2017
Type	Vanilla Survival
Server	RVNK Event (Arcology archive)
Directory	`zothique`
Founded by	Wizardofire
Arcology	Arcology Dynmap

Cities[edit]

Narita[edit]

Coords: ~155, 67, 155

Built by Wizardofire, Narita was one of zothique's primary player cities. The city featured:

Narita Train Station (150, 71, 113) — rail hub connecting to Desovar and beyond
Narita Warehouse — a large shared storage complex with labeled chests for every material category
Narita Town Hall (125, 72, 149)
Diner, Pub, and Enchanter's Decanter shop (140, 72, 126)
Adjoining community farms and a cemetery

Direction signs at the city edge read: "TO DESOVAR <————"

Desovar[edit]

Coords: ~485, 75, 312 (Desovar Station)

Desovar was zothique's central railway hub and largest city. Its train station dispatched eight named lines:

Line	Direction	Destinations
NORTH MAIN	North	Windfjord Keep · Emerald City
NE SECONDARY	Northeast	Vixiiim's Place · Llama Sama's Place
RVNK MINE	—	The Travelling Circus Mine
WEST MAIN	West	Narita · Archea Junction
SOUTH MAIN	South	Rainbow District · The Oasis · Cangrejos
PINES JUNCTION	West	Twin Pines

Notable Desovar structures:

Ravenkraft Auction House — Est. 10/19/14 by RyanPhantom; 4th floor auctions; elaborate booth system (Booths 1A–4B by category)
Freedom Tower — built by Rottorz (blue beacon)
Polychromatic Reserve — built by Rottorz (orange beacon)
Rowsdower Library — originally built by Shimmy; later owned by RyanPhantom; operated a book donation program
Ghostbusters HQ — Mago De Fuego Ghostbusters HQ at ~305, 72, 385; featured a high-voltage ghost containment unit with authentic warning signs ("Do not cross the streams")
Ye Olde Wiz Road — a major named road running the length of Desovar (~X:380–540, Z:277–333)
Bonez's Brewery (566, 99, 272) — public DIY brewing station with community rules posted; Bonez signed every rule himself

Emerald City[edit]

Coords: ~530, 80, 110

Located north of Narita, confirmed by direction signs ("Emerald City ←— —→ Windfjord Keep" at 517/80/99). The Woolen Gentleman II wool shop (est. 10/3/15 by Ryan) relocated here after closing in Twin Pines. A sign at the site read "All Hail King Bonez" — suggesting bonerus held a ceremonial or political role in the city.

Rainbow District[edit]

Coords: ~497, 83, 469 (district center)

A planned urban district managed by Rottorz with strict residency rules: no PVP, buildings must be mob-proofed, one build at a time, terrain changes require approval, and plots may be forfeited after one month of inactivity. A railroad map at the district center showed all compass directions.

Named towers:

Tower	Builder	Notes
Freedom Tower	Rottorz	Blue beacon; 10+ floors with elevator chutes
Polychromatic Reserve	Rottorz	Orange beacon
Rainbow Tower	Rottorz	Contributors: Wizardofire, theoubre
Mattfu Tower	—	Named for MattFu
Omar Tower	TheWanderingFool	—
Auction House	RyanPhantom	Glass structure; ←— from district center
Biff's Pleasure Palace	RyanPhantom	—
Bonez Castle	bonerus	On a distant hilltop (sign: "<———")
Rot Tower	Rottorz	"———>" from Bonez Castle sign

New Player Welcome Center at 509, 118, 430.

East Rainbow Avenue and North Rainbow Avenue are named streets in the district.

Other Notable Locations[edit]

Twin Pines[edit]

Coords: ~320, 65, 466

A residential area with a park, roundabout, and community farms. Twin Pines had its own rail junction with eight lines departing in all directions. Notable businesses:

Bonerus' Summer Phishin' Shack (349, 64, 412)
Rot's Rainbow Tavern (349, 64, 430)
Shroom Room (underground)
mySnacks Snack Bar — owned by mycroft53 (449–451, 68–70, 479)
Woz' Wingdings Wachamacallits & Wacky Woods (449, 68, 488)
The Woolen Gentleman II — wool shop in all 16 colors, later moved to Emerald City

Cangrejos[edit]

Coords: 100, 73, 156

Church settlement. The sign reads: "Church Erected March 23, 2017 | Cangrejos Trust." Cangrejos was also a named political faction (listed as "Cangrejos (SPQR)" on the Neo-Taconia political board).

Windfjord Keep[edit]

Coords: 471, 92, 141

A named castle or fortress. Listed as a NORTH MAIN train destination from Desovar Station.

Vixiiim's Lands[edit]

Coords: 940, 83, 207

Vixiiim claimed a massive territory in northeast zothique spanning roughly X:883–1002, Z:115–218, marked by over 15 perimeter signs reading "LAND CLAIMED BY VIXIIIM."

Fort Phantom[edit]

Coords: 634, 113, 316

Built by RyanPhantom on June 14, 2013 — one of zothique's earliest structures. The fort was imported to the server from version 1.5 on December 15, 2014. It had at least 8 floors (Ground: Crafting, 1st: Dining, 2nd: Bedroom, 4th: Dirt, 5th: Wood, 8th: Skypath access). Jeffrey_starwars signed the guestbook on June 16, 2013.

The Halloween Tomb[edit]

Coords: ~35, 55, 200

An underground dungeon with "FEAR HIM" signs covering the walls. Entry signs: "THE HALLOWEEN TOMB" and "Press a button to begin!" A note at the entrance read "DO NOT ENTER UNTIL HALLOWEEN — NOT DONE!!!!"

The Cemetery[edit]

Coords: ~90, 67, 115

A community cemetery near Narita containing R.I.P. signs for over 20 players. Select epitaphs:

Mattfu — Derailment
Stalin77 — Derailment
Wizardofire — Banned himself. Choked on cheese toasty.
FelixdePortu — Overwhelmed by colonialism.
RawrSaysMeXD — Death by Ender Pearl 2K16.
Dinoglitch — Crushed by a Decepticon.
Rottorz — Slain by his aesthetic.
Bonerus — Murdered by Florida man.
MickyMack — Stabbed by Herobrine.
RyanPhantom — Run over by a DeLorean.
Antnachos — Drove his car into the ocean.
Mycroft — Missing in action.

Political Factions[edit]

A faction noticeboard at Neo-Taconia (559, 91, 288) listed the political entities of zothique:

Faction	Members / Notes
The Majestic City-State of Neo-Taconia	Major city-state
TechBro Union	mycroft53, Rottorz, Vixiiim, ShenangianSophie, Techsis Union, antnachos, Morius67, NightCloak27, LindseyPhantom
Cangrejos (SPQR)	Roman-themed faction
SPQR	Separate entry; Roman faction
Archean Empire	—
The Angry Owl Clan	—
The Oasis	—
Aradia	RyanPhantom (Independent)
Foxdale	Darkside_Dave
Various Independents	wizardofire, MickyMack, TheWanderingFool, ManoFok, bonerus, Jade1023, lgouda7 (Big Cheese), Koyuruhun (Zar)

Rail Network[edit]

Zothique had one of Ravenkraft's most extensive rail networks. Known lines from the Desovar hub and Twin Pines junction connected: Narita, Emerald City, Windfjord Keep, Vixiiim's Place, Llama Sama's Place, The Travelling Circus Mine, Rainbow District, The Oasis, Cangrejos, Twin Pines, The Arena, and Archea.

Notable Players[edit]

RyanPhantom (built Aradia; Ravenkraft Auction House; Fort Phantom est. 2013; made retro VHS-style server advertisements), Rottorz (explored the entire Dynmap solo before Elytras existed; built Freedom Tower, Rainbow Tower, Polychromatic Reserve, Rot Tower; managed Rainbow District), bonerus (Bonez Castle; Bonez Brewery; Summer Phishin Shack; Rainbow Tavern), MickyMack (built boat launcher towers in 1.9 before rockets), antnachos (built the Purpur Line railway), Wizardofire (built Narita; co-founded the server; "All Hail King Bonez" — community recognition), Fox_Girl_Storm (founded Stormvale on a southeast Taiga island), ComradeFeliks (joined 2014; called it the server's most vibrant period), Vixiiim (largest single land claim in the world)

Notes[edit]

At its height, over 1000 players had been active across the world's two-plus years of play. The server went offline in fall 2017 due to a declining player base, beginning the Dark Ages.

Location data sourced from Anvil region file scan (region_scan.py, May 2026).