Prussia

Little Prussia, officially The Kingdom of Prussia, informally Prussia, is a sovereign Kingdom in the +,- quadrant. The nation has a long, outstanding history within the Civcraft series of servers and joined this latest iteration in early March 2019. Prussia seeks to be more relaxed than in former iterations by remaining focused on its own matters, building smaller towns, and not taking itself too seriously while remaining a trusted and dependable nation on the world stage when the need arises.

History
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Biomes and Geographic Features
Little Prussia was founded on a small peninsula in the shallow +,- quadrant dubbed Sigmaringen Peninsula, named after its settlement, Sigmaringen. The Prussians settled the southern half of the L-shaped land, which was surrounded by a narrow bay to the east, south, and west. To the north, the land connected to the Gensokyo mainland. The entire peninsula is composed of a forest biome, some beaches, and the oceans surrounding it.

After a few weeks of growth, more land was gifted to Prussia on the mainland, increasing its size by roughly 750% and it now included a sizable swamp biome with rivers to its north and east.

The Sigmaringen peninsula features several shallow sandy banks along its coasts, making for easy polder building. The eastern sandy bank was turned into a sizable farming and flower polder in the first week in order to gain more land and resources for further construction. The peninsula also featured numerous pointy outcroppings made of dirt and stone, which were termed "Hinkelsteine". The outcroppings were not large enough to build upon but were a slight nuisance during the ongoing construction of Sigmaringen. One solution to the problem was to use the major ring of outcroppings in the center of the peninsula as a "tub", flood the space between them with water, which was in turn turned to stone by dumping lava on it, layer by layer. This turned the tub of outcroppings into a single, monolithic plateau upon which Sigmaringen Castle is being constructed. Several original outcroppings still remain on the peninsula and are under the strict protection of the Freunde der preußischen Landschaft und vorpreußischen Bauten e.V., (FdpLuvBeV) (  Fellows of the Prussian Landscape and Pre-Prussian Constructs, Registered Organisation.  ). The organization also protects the last know naturally-generated pine tree on the peninsula.

Despite being mostly a forest biome, vegetation was sparse upon settlement. An artificial forest was planted, covering most of the unfarmed and unused land along the peninsula. The expansion of the forest to the mainland is being considered.

Neighbors
Formally, Prussia is within the lands of Gensokyo, where the bulk of its territory lies northwest of Prussia. Gensokyo's capital city of Taozi is approximately two kilometers northwest of Sigmaringen. Directly south of Sigmaringen, across the bay, is the country of Verda with its towns of Sovia, Craiggrad, Heinlau, and Crowsroost, all of which are easily accessible by road or boat. The Omerican Federal Republic lies east of Little Prussia and the territory of Panem a bit to the west over the bay.

Public Infrastructure
Prussia currenly only maintains a single north-south road through its own lands, from Sigmaringen to its swamp farms. The road extends southwards into Verda via a newly-constructed bridge.

A full national and international rail system is currently under development, as well as plans for an extensive road network.

The Monarchy
Formally, the Kingdom of Prussia is an absolute theocratic monarchy. All power resides with the God-King. His rule is all-reaching, none shall question His swift decisiveness, and His words are absolute.

However, the God-King is a chicken and cannot speak, so a clause was introduced aeons ago to allow for the existence and administration of a constitutional body.

Due to Castle Sigmaringen being incomplete, no God-King has been born yet and the nation is in a state of complete and utter misguidance.

The Consitutitional Body
The Consitutitional Body of the Kingdom of Prussia derives its authority over the state from the Code of Prussia. The governing documents of Prussia have gone through many variations, with the Code being newly-written for Civclassics. The Code was ratified by common agreement among the old Prussians and the five most active Prussians on the server on 1 May 2019. These five most active players also form the governing constitutional body of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The goal of the Code was to create a simple framework with as little gibberish as possible through which the consitutional body can govern matters within the Kingdom. Trust among the Prussians is high and their goals are generally the same. It will mostly serve as a tie-breaker in stalemates regarding construction and architectural matters.

Prussianisms
Prussian culture encompases a vast array of manners, styles, and memes.

t
The most prominent and noticeable mannerism - if you are in or near Prussia - is "t-ing." Upon logging into the server, a good Prussian will notify their surroundings of their graced presence with a swift t into the chat. All nearby Prussians of proper hearing will swiftly respond with a t into the chat. Everyone is, of course, more than welcome to join and t themselves. The initial t may also be written when a player wishes to find out who is nearby via the t responses.

Architecture
For all of Civcraft history, Prussia has been known for its unrivalled architectural style and achievements. In 1.0, the city of Danzig was considered the jewel of the southeast despite having been founded by what was essentially a grifer group. Its most notable constructs included the castle, the university, harbor, and factory, as well as numerous splendid houses, each designed by the Prussian living in it. In 2.0, the Prussians chose to build upon the praise and built the magnificient and giant Breslau. Breslau's most notable constructs included the more organic roads it was built upon, the rathaus (town hall), cathedral, harbor, numerous ships, university, palace, and palace gardens.

International Relations
Prussians have always enjoyed an upstanding reputation in the Civcraft series since their reform from being a raider group. Prussians, most notably _dbb_, have served as mediators and negotiators in numerous international incidents. Combined with not interfering in international matters, their attractive cities and welcoming spirit, the good name of Prussia rings far.

Gezo
Gezoerksel, known most commonly as "Gezo," is a true national treasure. He leaves his famous "Gezo was here !!!" signs everywhere he goes. Gezo has been everywhere.

Despite never having spoken publicly, it is believed that Gezo has the smoothest, most velvety voice known to mankind.

Church of t
The Church of t is the national church and religion of Prussia. It has no single date of foundation, but rather developed naturally throughout the Civcraft series. There is no central body or written text, but its spirit lives on vibrantly.

See "t" above.

Economy
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