Chat

AshenReach has a multi-channel communication system with 4 main channels.

Switch between channels with /chat <channel>:

Channel	Command	Who Hears You	Tag
Global	/chat far	Everyone online	None
Dynasty	/chat dynasty	Your dynasty only	[Dynasty]
House	/chat house	Your entire founding lineage	[House]
Near	/chat near	Players within 100 blocks	[Near]

The default channel is global.

Player Names

Player names appear coloured by their house's dye colour. Hover over any name to see a tooltip with:

• Dynasty name
• House name
• Rank — Leader (gold), Lord (dark green), or Member (white)

Private Messages

• /msg <player> Send a private message
• /tell Same as /msg
• /w Same as /msg
• /reply or /r Reply to whoever last messaged you

Commands Reference

Every command is available under its plugin's base command. The aliases below are the recommended day-to-day usage.

Plugin-Namespaced Commands

Base Command	Subcommand	Description
/ashenreachchat	chat <type>	Switch chat channel
/ashenreachchat	msg <player> <message>	Send a private message
/ashenreachchat	reply <message>	Reply to last message
/ashenreachwhitelist	—	Check whitelist status

Dynasty & Claims

Command	Aliases	Description
/dynasty	/d, /house, /leader, /dleader	Show your house info, rank, members, chunks, banner production
/dynasty transfer <player>		Start a leadership transfer
/dynasty confirm <player>		Confirm a leadership transfer
/dynasty promote <player>		Promote a member to lord
/dynasty demote <player>		Demote a lord to member

Recruitment

Command	Aliases	Description
/accept		Accept a recruitment invitation
/decline		Decline a recruitment invitation
/recruit	—	Show recruitment help
/whitelist	/wl	Check whitelist status

Chat

Command	Aliases	Description
/chat global	/ch, /channel	Switch to global chat (everyone)
/chat house		Switch to house chat (your dynasty only)
/chat dynasty		Switch to dynasty chat (founding lineage + cadets)
/chat near		Switch to local chat (100-block radius)
/msg <player> <message>	/tell, /w, /whisper	Send a private message
/reply <message>	/r	Reply to the last person who messaged you

Aliases Quick Reference

Alias	Full Command
/d or /house	/dynasty
/leader or /dleader	/dynasty
/ra	/recruitadmin
/wl	/whitelist
/ch or /channel	/chat
/tell, /w, /whisper	/msg
/r	/reply
/arc or /asr	/ashenreach or /ashenreachcore

Disguise

Wearing leather armour gives you special buffs. Each piece has a different effect.

Armour Piece	Effect
Helmet	Your nametag is hidden
Chestplate	You become invisible
Leggings	You get a disguised skin; your skin changes
Boots	You get an alias; your identity is hidden on the tab list

Aliases

When disguised (wearing leather boots), you're assigned one of these aliases:

The alias replaces your real name in chat and on the tab list.

Invisibility

With a leather chestplate equipped, you receive the invisibility potion effect.

Mix and Match

You don't need the full set. Each piece works independently:

• Helmet only — your nametag is hidden, but your skin is still visible.
• Chestplate only — invisible player, but still obvious on the tab menu.

Detection

There's no counter-measure built in. If you suspect someone is disguised, look for:

• A name you don't recognise in chat or tab
• A player wearing visibly coloured leather armour
• Particles or movement that seem off

Dynasties

Dynasties (also called houses) are the core social unit of AshenReach. Every player belongs to a dynasty.

Founding Houses

There are exactly 12 founding houses. Each founding house starts with a blank banner in its unique colour. Founding slots are assigned by application, not race-to-claim.

Cadet Houses

A dynasty can split when one of its members recruits 5 or more people into their personal downline. This creates a cadet house — a new dynasty that's a child of the original. Cadet banners add one new pattern layer to the parent's banner.

Effects of a cadet split:

• The parent house permanently loses 4 banners/day (floor of 1).
• The cadet starts with 8 banners/day.
• The founder's downline resets to zero.

Cadet branches can themselves spawn further cadets.

Dynasty Ranks

Rank	Privileges
Leader	Full control. Transfers leadership, promotes/demotes lords.
Lord	Can craft banners from stockpile. Appointed by the leader.
Member	Default rank. Build in claimed territory, use containers, recruit new players.

Run /dynasty to check your rank.

Leaving a Dynasty

You can leave your current house by getting invited to another one. Your recruitment downline stays with your old house and cadet-split progress resets. This is the primary check on bad leadership.

Viewing Dynasty Info

• /dynasty — your own house info, role, members, chunks, production
• Hover over a player's name in chat to see their house and rank

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Ashenreach.

How do I join the server?

You need an invitation from an existing player. They right-click you with a white banner, and you run /accept. There's no other way in. (See Getting Started)

How do I start my own house?

You can't create a brand new founding house — there are only 12 slots, assigned by application. But you can split off as a cadet house once you've recruited 5 people under you. (See Dynasties)

How do I claim land?

Place a banner of your dynasty's colour on the ground. The chunk becomes yours. It must be adjacent to existing claims. (See Land Claims)

Why can't I craft banners?

All vanilla banner recipes are removed. Banners produce automatically into your house's stockpile. Only leaders and lords can craft from stockpile. (See Banner Economy)

Why am I not healing / regenerating health?

Stand near a lit campfire with no armour equipped. You'll heal HP per second. Each campfire gives 10 HP of healing before going out. (See Healing)

How do I hide my identity?

Wear leather armour. Helmet hides your nametag, chestplate makes you invisible, leggings change your skin, boots give you an alias. (See Disguise)

How do I talk only to my house?

Use /chat house. Switch back with /chat global. (See Chat)

Can I leave my dynasty?

Yes. Use /dynasty leave, then get invited by another house and /accept.

Can I overthrow my leader?

No. There is no voting or coup mechanic. If you don't like your leader, leave and take your recruiting potential elsewhere. Attrition is the check on bad leadership.

What's the point of recruiting?

Every player you recruit goes into your downline. At 5 downline you can form your own cadet house. Bigger downline = more political influence. (See Recruitment)

What happens if my house runs out of banner stockpile?

Production continues up to the 30-banner cap. If at zero, you can't claim land or recruit until more accumulate. (See Banner Economy)

How do I check my house's stats?

Run /dynasty — shows role, member count, claimed chunks, parent house, and production status.

Can I trade banners with other houses?

Yes. Banners are physical items you can give, trade, or sell to other players.

Getting Started

How to join Ashenreach and your first steps once you're in.

Joining the Server

When you first join AshenReach, you will be stuck in adventure mode. You can't begin to play without an invitation from a patron.

To get an invitation from a patron:

1. An existing player holds a white banner and right-clicks you.
2. A chat prompt appears — run /accept to join their dynasty, or /decline to refuse.
3. Once you accept, you're a full member. You can now log in freely.

To find a patron:

1. You can explore around the server for players looking to recruit.
2. Alternatively, look for recruiters in the community Discord. If you don't know anyone on the server, that's okay.

Your First Minutes

You'll spawn as a Member of whatever dynasty invited you. You can now begin your journey on AshenReach.

First Steps

1. Check your house — run /dynasty to see your house's name, your role, member count, territory size, and banner production.
2. Talk to your house — use /chat house to speak only to your dynasty.
3. Learn the land — walk around to see territory borders and explore the extents of AshenReach.
4. Begin helping your house — help build infrastructure, grind for loot, or whatever else is needed.

Quick Tips

• Run /dynasty often to check your house's banner stockpile.
• Don't wander into other dynasties' claimed territory without permission — they may be hostile!
• Campfires heal you if you take off your armour. (See Healing)
• Wear leather armour to hide your identity. (See Disguise)

Healing

This server features UHC Healing — there is no natural health regeneration.

This means fights will not be drawn out and can end decisively, and decisions while exploring must be made consciously. To compensate, campfires can be used for healing.

How It Works

1. Find or place a campfire and light it with Flint and Steel.
2. Take off all armour (helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots).
3. Stand within 3 blocks of the lit campfire.
4. You will begin to heal HP.

Each campfire provides 16 HP (8 hearts) of total healing before it extinguishes. Relight with Flint and Steel to use it again.

Why This Exists

• Force players to prepare before venturing out
• Make camps and forward bases valuable
• Give players a reason to build infrastructure in their territory
• Give an advantage to defenders who control their own turf

Tips

• Place campfires at strategic points in your territory.
• Carry Flint and Steel to relight campfires you find in the wild.
• Remove your armour before standing near a campfire.

Land Claims

Territory is claimed and controlled through banners.

Claiming a Chunk

1. Hold a banner of your dynasty's colour.
2. Right-click to place it on the ground.
3. The chunk is now claimed by your dynasty.

Requirements:

• A banner can only be placed by Dynasty Lords and Leaders.
• The banner must match your dynasty's colour and patterns.
• The chunk must be adjacent to an existing claim.
• Your house must have enough banner stockpile (see Banner Economy).

Protection

Action	Lords?	Members?	Outsiders?
Build/break blocks	Yes	Yes	No
Open containers	Yes	Yes	No
Use buckets	Yes	Yes	No
Interact with entities	Yes	Yes	No
Craft Banners from Stockpile	Yes	No	No
Claim/Unclaim Chunks	Yes	No	No
PvP damage	Yes	Yes	Yes

Unclaiming

Break the placed banner to release the chunk from your dynasty's control.

Territory Awareness

When you cross between chunks owned by different dynasties, a title appears with the house name and coloured particles burst around you.

Leadership

Every dynasty has one Leader (Head of House) and can have multiple Lords.

The Leader

The leader has full control of their house. They can:

• Transfer leadership to another member
• Promote members to lord
• Demote lords to member
• Craft banners from the house stockpile
• Kick players from the house

Transferring Leadership

1. /dynasty transfer <player> — starts the transfer process
2. /dynasty confirm <player> — confirms and completes the transfer

Leadership transfers are immediate once confirmed.

What Happens if a Leader is Inactive?

There is no automatic timeout or vote-kick. If a leader goes inactive, create a ticket and an admin can handle it. If leadership is bad and you aren't happy, you have the option of leaving, or splitting from the house and creating a cadet house.

Lords

Lords can craft banners from the house stockpile and can claim and unclaim chunks.

• /dynasty promote <player> Promotes a member to lord
• /dynasty demote <player> Demotes a lord to member

Recruitment

Every player on AshenReach is invited by someone else.

Steps for Inviting a Player

1. Hold a white banner in your main hand.
2. Right-click the uninitiated player.
3. One white banner is consumed.
4. The player receives a prompt to run /accept or /decline.

If they accept, they join your dynasty as a member and are added to your recruitment tree — you become their patron. The player can now freely interact with the world of Ashenreach.

Accepting an Invitation

• /accept Joins their dynasty, becomes whitelisted
• /decline Refuses the invitation, nothing changes

The Recruitment Tree

Every invitation creates a permanent record: who invited whom. This forms the recruitment tree — a family tree of every player on the server. The tree is visible in chat hover tooltips and via /dynasty commands.

Separation and Cadet Branches

Your house is everyone you recruited directly, plus everyone they recruited, and so on.

• 5 Descendants = you qualify to form a cadet house (see Dynasties)
• Losing members to other dynasties shrinks your cadet house
• Leaving a dynasty does not reset your Cadet House

Tips for Recruiters

• Recruit people you trust — they become part of your permanent lineage.
• The more people you bring in, the closer you get to founding your own cadet house.
• White banners cost stockpile to craft — recruit wisely.
• A big recruitment chain is political power, even before any house splits.