Civcraft2Import:Towns/orion

Orion is a capitalistic state and city located close to the middle of the (-,-) and has been one of the largest, most populated and most active states for more than a year.

A prime place for visiting, trading and living, as it is the main transportation HUB on the Minus Minus quadrant, giving access to every major city in the server with more than 5 rail lines beeing connected in the Grand Central Station.

= Notable Aspects =


 * Largest state on the server and one of the most populated
 * Prime place for newfriends to establish a home and develop their wealth
 * First plot is free
 * Close to Haven, Aytos, Sennisten, Etherium, Sandy Shores, Ancora
 * Member of the UMM - United Minus Minus
 * Access to one of the largest farming districts in Civcraft: Harvest (formerly known as the city of Ulaan Bataar)

= Politics Of Orion =

The City of Orion was the capital city of the larger State of Orion which included Sennisten, Etherium, Ñ, and Sandy Shores. It was a capitalistic constitutional direct democracy led by a tripartite Executive Council. Laws were passed through direct democracy of the citizens and court cases were handled by the Justice department. The government also employed citizens to do specific jobs such as, maintenance, managing the market, selling plots, and organizing defense. When this was written the members of the Orion government included:

Executive Council

 * Itaqi
 * RoelNL
 * KwizzleHazzizle

City Plot Salesmen/women

 * KwizzleHazzizle
 * Norami
 * RoelNL

Director of Defense

 * xriptidex

Official Maintenance Directors

 * Baragoiun
 * Norami
 * GodMinos
 * nightwinga

Chief Justice

 * nightwinga

City Justices

 * rangerheart
 * pending justice from Sennisten

Legislative Department
All citizens

Town Idiots

 * Filetophil

= History Of Orion =

Origins of Orion
The Origins of Orion starts in a small anarcho swamp town in Civcraft 1.0 known as &quot;The Fens&quot;. Few people visited and few people stayed, however it was the hometown of many of the founding members of Orion including seldomshock, pzpzp2, and silverwill. The Fens was small town with a atmosphere of fun and creativity. There were fireworks nights on the weekends and many builds constructed during the week. The HCF conflict left The Fens almost unaffected due to the remote location of the town in the northern part of the map. The seclusion of the small village came to an end when Extra land and the City of Fire were built nearby. These Cities eventually came to be known as &quot;The Extra Crispy Fens&quot; (due to The City of Fire's tendency to burn down&quot;. This trio brought Itaqi to the server. The cities maintained the alliance through the end of 1.0. With the advent of Civcraft 2.0 the cities sought to find a way to continue the friendship.

UCS
The UCS was created in order to foster a relationship between differing styles of government. With differing view the UCS original members split off with those from Extraland going to Carson and the small remaining group of just Seldomshock and Itaqi staying to make the UCS work. seldomshock and Itaqi created the city of Concord to be the capital of the UCS. However Concord was not well recieved by the rest of Civcraft. Itaqi went through campaigns to bring more citizens to the UCS before 2.0 went live, however most turned him down saying the city would be in ruins within a few weeks of the server. Eventually the name was switched to Orion due to the comparison of the UCS to a constellation. The first elections were held with seldomshock as President, Itaqi as Vice President, and MinisterAtmos as minister of foreign affairs. With these new positions a constitution was drafted. The UCS grew with the new members of Ulaan Bataar, Eslenti, Keiname, and Atlas.

Beginnings of Orion
The location of Orion was Originally a forest biome on a river next to a plains biome. The first base was simply a hole in the ground with beds, chests and factories. This base is still intact beneath the capitol building in Orion preserved for posterity. A land claim of around 200 blocks and 15 by 15 plots were created. Many new citizens started appearing, and the first structures such as the Samuel L Jackson Bridge, the Magnum Building, and Orion 101 were built.

Belthazor
Belthazor was a war hungry player in early Orion. He was the founder of the failed town of Eslenti and an instigator of the Ellesmera conflicts. Eventually admitting to cheating, he stated that he would be going on one last griefing rampage with his old griefing crew before being banned from the server. He promised not to harm Orion or any other UCS cities. Before he could do so he was pearled by kappi forces. His chests were filled with the stolen goods of many Orionites. Belthazor lost all standing he still had with those in Orion. He was a primary member of the Black Knights and his actions in Orion eventually led to the near destruction of the city as a whole.

OCPD
The Orion City Police Department was a largely unsuccessful attempt to centralize the military, legal, and defensive power of the state of Orion. The organization was allotted for in the first few constitutions of the state of Orion. Plagued by corruption, incompetence, and inactivity, the OCPD generally failed to do anything constructive. They did however manage to do many negative things such as, harassing random visitors, instigating violence, and pearling people on petty charges. The presence of those who could pvp in Orion made the OCPD redundant and unnecessary. The OCPD has since been abolished and has not been reinstated in the most recent constitution. The OCPD station that previously sat in the center of Orion has since been removed and replaced by the Orion Security Bunker.

= Tourism - Sightseeing =

Orion had some of the most impressive buildings in the Minus Minus quadrant. There were plenty of buildings worth taking a look at, taking selfies and usies. Here's a list of some of the most notable constructions to see:


 * Capitol Building
 * Reflecting Pool
 * Grand Central Station
 * Hunter's Island and the Orion Soldier Statue
 * Luxury District
 * Defiance Tower
 * Glitch HQ
 * Orion Piano Shop
 * Gurubashi HQ
 * Harvest - Farming District
 * Olympic District

= Useful Links =


 * Orion Subreddit
 * UMM - United Minus Minus Subreddit