Sovian (Ethnicity)

Sovia is a group/nation in CivClassics which is one of the biggest groups and has one of the most influential cultures on the server. Almost one person from nearly every active nation has been in Sovia at some point. While Sovia spent the majority of the server without a city or land, they are now one half of the Sovian-Verdan Oligarchy.

Formation
Sovia was formed on Devoted 2.0 on the 1st of May 2016 by Henry_VIII and Laikalike. The nation was mainly composed of newfriends, until a brewer called Pirater from the cities of Vegas and Red Sand decided to help them and join. Due to the admins setting one of the spawn regions near Sovia, Sovia had a rather large population of over 20 people at its peak. What made Sovia unique is that there was no cohesive theme for the city, and it was originally a mix of Medieval and Communist architecture (despite being a Monarchy). A distinctive landmark of Sovia was the Obsidian Tower, with the trench and bastions provided by ashnwill and the tower built by Pirater. Originally, Sovia was renowned for its seed industry (which eventually was replaced with the string industry by Pirater in Civclassics 2.0).

Now led by Pirater and squareblob, Sovia is one of the most relevant and marvelous nations on the Server. A common misconception is that Sovia is named after the Soviet Union - it was actually named after a butterfly genus. Sovia has a diverse culture, influenced by the many types of people in the group today. As of the 16th of February 2019, the Sovian Illuminati group chat has over 150 total members - one of the biggest groups in the server.

End of Devoted
Due to Pirater's meteoric rise in popularity during the Fractured Nation Era - some Sovians were afraid that the country would soon become a dictatorship. As an Oxeyean, Pirater abdicated to Oxeyean Skyland (very close to Sovia city, but to the north) from Sovia City. Gathering support, the Skylandic citizens under Pirater launched a battle in Sovian Kingdoms - pearling many of the Sovian leaders who hadn't already quit the server at this point. After a few hours of skirmishes in the Sovian streets - Pirater became leader, improved living conditions by tearing down communal housing, and also built castles and luxurious housing. The surviving Sovians agreed to form one nation - which became the Sovian Republic. Sovia eventually went underground during the great war of the server (Pirates vs Agora) - and they all ended up quitting or living in the Sovian Underground Bunker (due to a tip off that some of the people on the non-Pirate side were hunting Pirater). Sovia fell into slight activity around now, because Pirater thought it would be funny to join the pearled people's nation of Swedend and jumped into a trench calling someone gay. This got Pirater pearled for a few weeks, but once Pirater was freed - Sovia immediately began mining, amassing a large wealth of almost 2 stacks of diamonds. Injured by raiders, Sovia eventually had to join the neighboring nation of Arbosia in a union. The server ended with Pirater as the last Sovian (in exile near Pirate Bay), willing to continue the legacy of Sovia as far as the Civ Genre would last.



Civcraft 3.0
While Sovia did not have an actual nation on here by the name of Sovia, they had a small Illuminati which was fairly active - however it was not yet as big as the Illuminati we all know and love. Pirater was in Aegis near the start of the server, however decided later on to move to Mt. Augusta, where Pirater and Tomw9981 (another active Sovian) decided to construct a really huge house. This annoyed a lot of people, which drove Pirater into exile in the house due to fear of getting murdered. Here, Pirater began some of the most influential books and devised some of the most influential ideas in Civcraft history. The idea of the Piraterocracy was groundbreaking, and eventually found its way into Sovia. The nation of Fremdberg was a Sovian Front in the Shrek Shard, and this is where Pirater lived after Mt. Augusta. People such as The_Hobbyist and many others tried to get Pirater kicked out of Mt. Augusta due to the fact Pirater was part of Aegis earlier on and they don't like the huge house built by the two remaining Sovians. Eventually, the server closed and Sovia moved to Devoted 3.0.



Civclassic 1.0
Sovian Illuminati members Pirater, Magmus and Tomw9981 decided to establish the city of Fjalland on this server. Fjalland was a beautiful nordic-style mountain city, made by Pirater and Tomw9981. They had lots of awesome things, like a floating ship and fancy houses. While fairly inactive, Fjalland still managed to remain more active than the rest of the server since everyone else was busy playing the other server. Due to the fact that nobody else was playing the server, Fjalland declared victory. This was Sovia's first ever victory royale on a Civ Server. This is also where the Sovian Illuminati first became a widespread group.

Devoted 3.0
Early on in Devoted 3.0, the two Sovians, Pirater and Tomw9981 decided to settle in the small town of Yoahtl. They had a really cool brewery that was built into the face of a cliff using CastleGates.Later on, Pirater joined the USR/COAC. Eventually, StateApparatus found them some land, and the Sovian Commune was established. The commune was an anarcho-communist nation, however, it still supported the idea of Piraterocracy (a key aspect of Sovian culture). The Sovians (now including OliScrat), decided to build houses on the Archipelago where the commune was located. While Sovia didn't really do much on this server due to Pirater's almost year-long inactivity, this was their third city. Sovia remained fairly undeveloped and a humble archipelago until the end of the server. The only real achievement of Sovia on there was overthrowing the Liechtenstein regime.

Civclassic 2.0
Here is where Sovia became the Sovia we all know and love today. The original Sovian Settlement was underground, and ran by Pirater and Swaggy_, it was known as "The Rift". However, after Swaggy_ was prison pearled by known hackers and her pearl was sent to a vault (which shouldn't have been allowed), she quit, leaving just Pirater. Around this time, the SovianIlluminati group from CivClassic 1.0 was revived, and many other people were added. The first few members were Pirater, Swaggy_, Neptun3 and Magmus.