Halcyon is a Lands PvP server with a strong medieval vibe. It is run by a postgraduate medievalist and it aims for an old school survival feel while still being on vanilla Minecraft 1.21.11.
The server is based in Australia but players show up from Europe the Americas and Asia. It often has around 10 to 40 players online at a time.
The world is handmade and the rules are set up to make the game harder and slower. Night cannot be skipped and healing is slow and only works in certain conditions. The idea is to push away meta tricks and heavy automation so players win by being clever brave and social.
There is no teleportation so travel is a big deal. People build roads waystations and even secret underground railways. Crops and saplings only work in certain biomes so trading matters and different areas start to feel unique.
There is no forced lore and no pre made adventure. You just play and let stories happen when other players get involved. People have already been making art books myths and superstitions on their own.
