Venne



The Vennish Republic, aka Venne, is a recently founded state in the former Mt. Augusta region. As of May 6th, 2021, the nation consists of the capital city of Venera, the small island territories of Berrybury on the border of Wesbury, a large land claim to the island's South flanked by CSA to the East and South Augusta to the West, as well as a Nether island mining facility to the North East of the capital.

Venice and the Jeffersonian Confederacy
Venice, the floating city upon which Venera is built, was originally constructed by user Macndeeze (formerly known as TheOnlyMatt) shortly after his joining of CivClassics in 2018. Originally traveling to Mount Augusta (CivClassic), he was exiled from the city due to his involvement in an incident of civil unrest. For a while after this, he found himself living as a hermit in southern MtA, until he came into contact with an individual who owned an incredibly small chunk of land off the coast. Convincing the user to sell it to him for "like 10 iron ingots or some ridiculously cheap amount," Macndeeze sailed off to stake his claim. The island itself was roughly a 5x5 square of sand upon which Macndeeze would construct his city.

With his newly acquired island and an inventory full of resources, matt got to work. To begin, he leveled the island and built his home, which now stands as the guard tower, Venne's oldest building and one of its protected historical landmarks. He then set up the essentials for the time, such as a farm and a mine which is in use by the residents of Venne to this day. Over time, he would expand the area to include apartments, a general store, a town square, and more. With the city's expansion came the need to define its shape, and thus he began using the cobblestone he had acquired to construct a wall around the city, hoping to restrict builds and create a densely populated metropolis along the lines of Yoahtl's capital of Nixotlan, claiming that, "This would resolve the issue MtA had where it was absolutely massive and difficult to traverse."

Around the same time, the region was seeing the growth of the Jefferson Confederacy, a union of smaller nations clustered nearby to Mount Augusta. Seeking support and resources, Macndeeze applied to join and was graciously accepted into the Confederacy on October 12th of 2018. As a part of a joint venture during this time, they built an outpost nearby to a nether island North East of the city, which serves as the basis of Venne's modern claims in that area.

Dereliction and Griefing
While sporadically coming on to engage in projects such as the rail to Brodre, JC (now Wesbury) or the general maintenance of the city itself, Macndeeze's activity on CivClassics eventually faded in favor of the newly arising CivEx, which the Jeffersonian Confederacy largely shifted over to due to beliefs at the time that CivClassics may soon go down for good. Effectively abandoning Venice in favor of the construction of "NeoJefferson" on CivEx, Macndeeze entrusted the care of Venice to CryptoBlok, a founding member of the Jeffersonian Confederacy in early January of 2019. During this period, Venice would weather the throes of the server, being griefed at least one confirmed time and almost certainly many other incidents that went unreported.

Rediscovery
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Resettlement and Founding
On April 8th, 2021, thatguynick15, a long-time inactive player, rejoined the server in the hopes of taking a more active role in the world by joining one of several developing nations. While previously a resident of Yoahtl, thatguynick15 wanted to start fresh in somewhere not as developed and without as much history. However, once he was joined by two other citizens of Yoahtl, MagicMaya583 and Shadowvdark, the three set out to found a nation of their own.

Not wanting to travel far from the city, the three were lead by Shadowvdark back to 'Venice' and immediately continued refurbishing and repairing the buildings that had been griefed during the inactive period. During this time, the city saw vast changes as many buildings were repurposed for the trios needs, most notably the modern factory building which was originally an apartment complex. This time period also saw the wheat farm replanted and the construction of the city's berry farm. Seeking to rebrand the city and make it their own, the name Venne was formed, with the city itself being renamed Venera.

In their pursuit of expanding the limited land available to the nation, a small island off of the coast of Wesbury was given to Venice by its leader, Orinarri. The city was affectionately named Berrybury in order to pay respect to its origins and now acts as the nations' primary berry farm.

After a few weeks were spent establishing their presence, Shadowvdark announced the nation's claims on April 20th, 2021, officially creating the nation of Venne.

Accession of CSA Tundra
In Venne's early days, it consisted of exclusively Venera's core and Berrybury. As such, farms were a major limiting factor, not to mention pure building space. Soon, though, Shadowvdark was approached by multiple neighbors with the idea of Venne acquiring a portion of CSA's new tundra territory, which Venne had in fact intended to claim a part of in their initial debut. One of these neighbors happened to be SandFalls, premier of the CSA at the time, who offered a slice of the territory roughly drawing the border vertically down from Wesbury's western border. After this was accepted, Venne more than doubled in size and gained what is now the mainland portion of Venera, the capital region.

The Vennish High Council
The government structure of Venne is that of a direct democracy. The Vennish Constitution, ratified on June 1, 2021, was signed by all current citizens of Venne at the time. The document consists of a variety of rules and creates the Vennish High Council. The Vennish High Council is a body of three members, directly elected by Vennish citizens, that are in charge of governing the nation. This body is in charge of negotiating with foreign nations and can make other decisions with 2/3 approval of the council members. The High Council also considers proposals submitted by Vennish citizens. If the council majority approves of a proposal, it will be put up for vote by all Vennish residents. If the proposal fails, it can be amended and vetoed by the Council three times before it can no longer be proposed. Elections for the Vennish High Council are held on the first of every month.

As of June 1, 2021, the current members of the Vennish High Council are: thatguynick15, Shadowvdark, and MagicMya583