I started in January 2004 with a nation called "TryThisGame" or something along those lines. lol
A few months later I made Darkesia and... several other nations. I decided that this game was a puzzle of unspoken and unwritten rules that I had to figure out. And to me, the only way to figure it out was to put a nation in almost every region of consequence.
Not long after that, Dilber taught me how to use a proxy. I spent quite a few years perfecting my acting skills as several different personas.
Darkesia has held several positions in many regions. Some of the more fun and memorable regions:
TWP (of course)
Gatesville
The Pacific
The East Pacific
Lemuria
The North Pacific
LWU
Nasicournia
The Liberty League (I think that was the name of it)
I was part of the RLA but can't remember what region I used as a base to get in. I distinctly remember Stars, but I'm not certain if that was Darkesia I had there. There is also a western themed region started by JAL that I remember being fun. But can't remember the name of it. I am pretty certain that I didn't have Darkesia in Invaders or TBH, but the people there knew it was me... I think. Well, they knew one of them was me. Heh...
God I'm old.
EDIT for the addition of RL
Oh! Real life... IRL, I went to Indiana University for an MS in Optical Physics. So, obviously my favorite football teams are Notre Dame and Ohio State. I own a thriving home healthcare company and I can't remember how to do Fourier Transforms.