CivcraftImport:Cities/mary jane

= Mary Jane =

Mary Jane (-10500, -3200) was a small settlement created by Thurs in the late winter/early spring of 2012. A handful of other residents shaped the city into what can be found today. The settlement is largely untouched. Mary Jane was abandoned when a huge increase in the server's popularity made it difficult to connect or play without large amounts of lag for extended periods of time. After the server's hardware was upgraded a few months later, Thurs rejoined the server and created the active city of Fort Chief about 1km north of the settlement.

History
Mary Jane was created by Thurs, who was quickly supported by the efforts of BlackRevolution and Prof_Buildstuff. The remote location of the settlement allowed it to thrive under little concern for conflict or block destruction. Libraries, farms, and vaults were built in short order for the personal use of the handful of citizens. 9fingerjeff arrived in the late relative history of the settlement, and an underground rail line was created to his home at Hogleg Canyon. The town was created in the center of an immensely tall box canyone which surrounded the land from all sides. Two natural arches allowed access to the canyon, and the landscape overall is responsible for an appreciable amount of the town's charm and layout. Some issues with the nether portal filled a small field outside the town with the remnants of half a dozen nether portals, which remain untouched. The settlement was suddenly abandoned when the server was overworked, causing Thurs to give up on Civcraft for a few months. In this time period, 9fingerjeff took control over the town for preservation purposes. Today, the town is still sporadically visited, for either historical purposes or mining expeditions. The discovery of mineral veins in the periphery mountains of the settlement has led to an increase in activity for the area.

Preservation
Mary Jane's remote location and geographic obscurity has sheltered its largely-unfortified blocks from being removed. For many months, the town was almost completely untouched, but a small griefing event occured sometime between September and October. There are still a number of chests filled with building material. The most noticeable damage is to the farm, fortress, and vault. The IRO vault has been compromised and a majority of the chests removed. The fortress's lava moat and lava features have been largely filled-in or removed. The massive farm has only few blocks of tilled land left. Other than these features, most blocks are intact. 9fingerjeff's preservation efforts has resulted in the construction of a few features not native to the settlement. Most obvious are the &quot;H&quot; symbols for Hogleg Canyon scattered around the outside of the town, but a few massive dirt cylinders are also preservation projects.