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Ravenkraft is a long-standing Minecraft community, established in 2012, focused on semi-vanilla gameplay, collaborative city-building, and interconnected transit networks. We run two live servers — '''[[Worlds|Ravenkraft Nations]]''', the permanent survival world where cities grow and rail lines expand, and the '''[[Worlds|RVNK Event Server]]''', a rotating venue for modpacks, seasonal events, and experiments. A decade of archived worlds from 2012–2022 lives on through the [[Worlds|RVNK Arcology]]. This wiki is a living record of the history, cities, and players that have made Ravenkraft what it is.
Ravenkraft is a long-standing Minecraft community, established in 2011, focused on semi-vanilla gameplay, collaborative city-building, and interconnected transit networks. We run two live servers — '''[[Worlds|Ravenkraft Nations]]''', the permanent survival world where cities grow and rail lines expand, and the '''[[Worlds|RVNK Event Server]]''', a rotating venue for modpacks, seasonal events, and experiments. Over a decade of archived worlds from 2011–2022 lives on through the [[Arcology|RVNK Arcology]]. This wiki is a living record of the history, cities, and players that have made Ravenkraft what it is.


== The World ==
== The World ==


=== Cities & Landmarks ===
=== Cities & Settlements ===
[[Bankrekka]] is home to dozens of player-built settlements, from the sprawling capital Ravenport to distant frontier outposts.
[[Bankrekka]] is home to dozens of player-built settlements, from the sprawling capital Ravenport to distant frontier outposts.


* [[Cities]] — 59 settlements with coordinates and map links
* [[Cities]] — 72 settlements with coordinates and map links
* [[Landmarks]] — Natural features, dimension portals, and community attractions
* [[Landmarks]] — Natural features, dimension portals, and community attractions
* [[Nether Express]] — The nether highway network that ties the world together
* [[Nether Express]] — The nether highway network that ties the world together


=== Servers & Worlds ===
=== Servers & Worlds ===
* [[Worlds]] — Both live servers and ten years of history via the RVNK Arcology
* [[Worlds]] — Both live servers and over a decade of history via the [[Arcology|RVNK Arcology]]


== Community ==
== Community ==
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* [[Events]] — Upcoming and past in-game events
* [[Events]] — Upcoming and past in-game events
* [[Staff]] — The admins keeping Ravenkraft running
* [[Staff]] — The admins keeping Ravenkraft running
* [[Patreon]] — Supporters who help keep the servers online
== Lore ==
Community stories, traditions, and in-world history that have built up over the years.
* [[Cheese Toasty Day]] — The holiday Wizardofire accidentally invented
* [[Shadowmelt]] — The server's mythical mascot


== History ==
== History ==


Ravenkraft has been running — with a few storied hiatuses — since 2012. What started as an anarchy experiment became one of the longest-running community-focused survival servers in Minecraft's history. A niche community of city builders and transit junkies, as the saying goes.
Ravenkraft has been running — with a few storied hiatuses — since 2011. What started as an anarchy experiment became one of the longest-running community-focused survival servers: builders, transit nerds and world-builders.  We will soon be embarking upon our RPG Journey with the help the in-progress quests and lore plugins.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Era !! Period !! Notes
! Era !! Period !! Notes
|-
|-
| ''Apples of Discordia'' || 2011 || The founding anarchy server — no rules, pure community. The social origin of Ravenkraft.
| ''[[Apples of Discordia]]'' || 2011 || The founding anarchy server — no rules, pure community. The social origin of Ravenkraft.
|-
| ''[[Earth (The Lost World)|Earth]]'' || 2011–2012 || The first structured world. Spawn capital: [[Hellspawn]]. Maps lost.
|-
| ''[[Alpha Centauri IV]]'' || Late 2012–Mid 2013 || First orderly world. Veterans like Mattfu, ParadigmPlague, and Shammon joined here.
|-
|-
| ''[[Alpha Centauri IV]]'' || 2012 || First orderly world. Veterans like Mattfu, ParadigmPlague, and Shammon joined here.
| ''[[Ouroboros]]'' || 2013–2015 || Between Alpha Centauri IV and the Golden Age. Details to be documented.
|-
|-
| ''[[[[Zothique]]]]'' || 2015–2017 || The Golden Age. Desovar, the great rail network, Ravenkraft's largest player base.
| ''[[Zothique]]'' || 2015–2017 || The Golden Age. Desovar, the great rail network, Ravenkraft's largest player base.
|-
|-
| ''Dark Ages'' || 2017–2019 || Server goes offline. The community stays in touch.
| ''Dark Ages'' || 2017–2019 || Server goes offline. The community stays in touch.
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| ''[[Diaspora]]'' || 2019–2021 || [[ComradeFeliks]] rebuilds the community from scratch alongside [[Wizardofire]]. Spawn capital: New Ravenport.
| ''[[Diaspora]]'' || 2019–2021 || [[ComradeFeliks]] rebuilds the community from scratch alongside [[Wizardofire]]. Spawn capital: New Ravenport.
|-
|-
| ''Bankrekka'' || 2022–present || Ravenkraft relaunches on 1.18 under its original name. 59 cities, a continent-spanning highway network, and counting.
| ''[[Bankrekka]]'' || 2022–present || Ravenkraft relaunches on 1.18 under its original name,  Now comprises of dozens of cities, and a continent-spanning highway network.
|}
|}


Full history: [[Ravenkraft History]]. Ten years of archived builds are explorable through the [[Worlds|RVNK Arcology]] on the Event Server.
Full history: [[Ravenkraft History]]. Archived builds from every era are explorable through the [[Arcology|RVNK Arcology]] portal network on the Event Server.


== New to Ravenkraft? ==
== New to Ravenkraft? ==
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* [[About_This_Wiki]] — Purpose, contribution rules, and formatting guidelines
* [[About_This_Wiki]] — Purpose, contribution rules, and formatting guidelines
== Featured Article ==
'''[[Zothique]]'''
The Golden Age of Ravenkraft. Desovar rose from bare land into a skyline of skyscrapers. Rail lines stretched tens of thousands of blocks across the continent. Rottorz mapped the entire world solo before Elytras existed. ComradeFeliks found his home here. If you want to understand what Ravenkraft is reaching for, start here.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [https://ravenkraft.org Community Hub] — live server status, announcements, events, and shops
* [https://ravenkraft.org Community Hub] — live server status, announcements, events, and shops
* [https://map.ravenkraft.org Ravenkraft Dynmap] — interactive live world map
* [https://map.ravenkraft.org Ravenkraft Dynmap] — interactive live world map
* [https://arcology.fourz.org Arcology Dynmap] — ten years of archived worlds, explorable
* [https://arcology.fourz.org Arcology Dynmap] — over a decade of archived worlds, explorable


[[Category:Ravenkraft]]
[[Category:Ravenkraft]]

Latest revision as of 02:04, 9 May 2026

Welcome to the Ravenkraft Lore Wiki[edit]

Ravenkraft Pixel Art Logo

Ravenkraft is a long-standing Minecraft community, established in 2011, focused on semi-vanilla gameplay, collaborative city-building, and interconnected transit networks. We run two live servers — Ravenkraft Nations, the permanent survival world where cities grow and rail lines expand, and the RVNK Event Server, a rotating venue for modpacks, seasonal events, and experiments. Over a decade of archived worlds from 2011–2022 lives on through the RVNK Arcology. This wiki is a living record of the history, cities, and players that have made Ravenkraft what it is.

The World[edit]

Cities & Settlements[edit]

Bankrekka is home to dozens of player-built settlements, from the sprawling capital Ravenport to distant frontier outposts.

  • Cities — 72 settlements with coordinates and map links
  • Landmarks — Natural features, dimension portals, and community attractions
  • Nether Express — The nether highway network that ties the world together

Servers & Worlds[edit]

Community[edit]

  • Players — Notable players who have shaped Ravenkraft across every era
  • Events — Upcoming and past in-game events
  • Staff — The admins keeping Ravenkraft running
  • Patreon — Supporters who help keep the servers online

Lore[edit]

Community stories, traditions, and in-world history that have built up over the years.

History[edit]

Ravenkraft has been running — with a few storied hiatuses — since 2011. What started as an anarchy experiment became one of the longest-running community-focused survival servers: builders, transit nerds and world-builders. We will soon be embarking upon our RPG Journey with the help the in-progress quests and lore plugins.

Era Period Notes
Apples of Discordia 2011 The founding anarchy server — no rules, pure community. The social origin of Ravenkraft.
Earth 2011–2012 The first structured world. Spawn capital: Hellspawn. Maps lost.
Alpha Centauri IV Late 2012–Mid 2013 First orderly world. Veterans like Mattfu, ParadigmPlague, and Shammon joined here.
Ouroboros 2013–2015 Between Alpha Centauri IV and the Golden Age. Details to be documented.
Zothique 2015–2017 The Golden Age. Desovar, the great rail network, Ravenkraft's largest player base.
Dark Ages 2017–2019 Server goes offline. The community stays in touch.
Diaspora 2019–2021 ComradeFeliks rebuilds the community from scratch alongside Wizardofire. Spawn capital: New Ravenport.
Bankrekka 2022–present Ravenkraft relaunches on 1.18 under its original name, Now comprises of dozens of cities, and a continent-spanning highway network.

Full history: Ravenkraft History. Archived builds from every era are explorable through the RVNK Arcology portal network on the Event Server.

New to Ravenkraft?[edit]

  • New_Players — How to apply, connect, claim land, and find your way around

About This Wiki[edit]

External Links[edit]

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