Acadia

Acadia, officially the Autonomous Republic of Acadia, is a centralized federal constitutional republic situated on the northeast coast of the continent of Hyperborea. It was founded prior to the launch of CivUniverse, roughly in Early October, Late September 2020. Early Acadia was characterized by a strong independent attitude, a search for partners to settle alongside, and friendly diplomacy with pre-launch juggernauts such as Byzantium, a nation which never saw launch day. Acadia is officially a dominion of Javaya, which affords Acadia significant rights over its internal sovereignty, and limited rights towards foreign affairs. Post-launch, Acadia has become known as a newfriend nation, and as such is one of the largest nations on the server. It prides itself on its democracy, freedom, and emphasis on building. Acadia, while lacking many higher tier factories, is still capable of considerable industrial output. Acadia is the largest producer of potatos in the world, and has a fledgling alchohol industry.

Pre-Launch
Acadia was founded roughly around the time of the merger of CivSeasons with other ongoing civ-server projects into CivUniverse in late September-Early October 2020. Founded on the principles of democracy, freedom, political pluralism, and building, Acadia immediately strove to being recruiting. In an aggressive campaign, it sought to merge with other proto-nations at the time, including Runeterra (now the CivU Cartel) and Lustria, in an effort to become a viable nationstate. These groups were offered statehood and positions in the Acadian senate. However, none of these efforts came to fruition. With few day-1 citizens, the Prime Minister at the time, Cortwade, entered into an agreement with the Empire of Javaya to become a Dominion of Javaya. In return for granting military access and special privileges, Javaya would grant protection to Acadia and not interfere with Acadia's internal politics.

Launch
Acadia settled quickly after launch, quickly finding the continent of Hyperborea and settling the capital city of Turing. On Day 1, a Javayan, JustSharky, and one of their colleagues, joined Cortwade and began building Turing. Before the day was out, Turing featured the start of its potato farm, a public works and factory building (now the East Turing Storage), and a mine. However, progress after this point would become slow and laborious. Over the next month, Turing gained several small houses, and the town of Serena was founded as an outpost. Work began on Acadia Grand Central Station, but work quickly came to a crawl as a lack of activity brought most of Acadian life to a standstill. However, with a new recruitment initiative, several new members of Acadia joined over a week-long period, bringing new energy and life into Acadia. The potato farm was quickly expanded as it became properly managed, the central station was completed, and new buildings began popping up both in Turing and Serena.

First Newfriend Influx
With a new CivUniverse recruitment initiative, many newfriends opted to join Acadia due to its status as a calm, chill, and friendly nation. Notable members such as Stevee and Schmilly joined at this point. Turing and Serena both boomed, to a point where both towns were almost unrecognizable after just a week of development. Quickly, structures such as the Aston Tower and Supreme Tribunal were built, and Serena developed into a proper town in its own right. Acadia became an active and thriving nation as individuals joined the nation. Shortly after the influx, the first elections were held on schedule with Cortwade winning a second term. The introduction of partisan politics also began during this point. The development of an intra-Acadian rail was a paramount issue during the election, with many Solidarity candidates campaigning for an overground rail, and claims that the Progressive-Snow candidates were dragging their feet on the issue. Progressive-Snow candidates in turn were campaigning for the construction of an underground rail. In fact, as the election was ongoing, Interim Minister of Homeland Affairs Bloof completed the Serena-Turing rail.

Second Newfriend Influx and Activity Slump
As thing settled into normalcy, many newfriends recruited during the First Newfriend Influx became inactive or otherwise busy with real-life affairs. Several members moved to other nations. With another CivUniverse recruitment initiative, Acadia experienced a small influx in newfriends, but it was barely comparable to the First Influx and did little to dent the national slump in activity. Despite this, progress was still made. Factories were moved away from the exposed public works and into a more secure location, the acquisition of Laconia was approved, and the Lionsgate Stadium began construction. Eventually, the slump reached a stable point. Acadia became a moderately active nation, but still less active than the high point of the First Newfriend Influx.

Participation in the First Coalition War
As a Dominion of Javaya, Acadia was an active participant in the First Coalition War against the City of Gotham/New Vegas. While few Acadians were frontline fighters, Acadia actively supported the production of wartime materials through a War Bond exchange system. However, industrial output was sluggish as a result of the decline in activity, and, despite their bravery, Acadia could not properly supply its fighters, leading to heavy casualties on the battlefield. With the Status Quo peace of the First Coalition War on 10, March 2021, Acadia has established Remembrance Day as a national holiday.

Structure
Acadia is officially a centralized federal constitutional republic, with considerable powers being afforded to the executive branch. It is guided by the Charter of Acadia. Acadia's head of government is the Prime Minister, who is elected on a 2-month term. The Prime Minister is in charge of most executive duties, including but not limited to, chief representative to Javaya, holder of the namelayers, and executor of passed laws. The Prime Minister presides over the Senate, a legislative upper body composed of the Prime Minister and all other Ministers. The Senate may pass laws without the consent of the lower house, the National Assembly, but these laws may be overturned. Ministers are the head of Ministries, which are specialized government organs established by the National Assembly. The Senate also presides over all civil and criminal judicial cases in what is known as the Supreme Tribunal. The National Assembly is composed of all willing citizens, and can pass laws, impeach elected officials, and amend the Charter of Acadia. Despite this well thought out government system, the Emperor of Javaya (also known as the Maharaj) still is the official Head of State, and may exercise limited power. The Emperor may declare a state of emergency at the request of the Prime Minister, and may appoint an Interim Prime Minister if the elected Prime Minister is incapacitated or otherwise unable to execute their duty.

Elections
Acadia holds elections once every two months, in accordance to the Charter of Acadia. Several political parties have formed and run candidates. Thus far, only one election has been held.

Turing
The largest city in Hyperborea, Turing is the capital city of Acadia. Housing notable structures such as the National Bank, Supreme Tribunal, Acadia Grand Central Station, and Aston Tower, Turing claims to be one of the most beautiful cities on the server. Its style has been described by the Minister of Public Relations and Human Resources as "Victorian Longhouses," due to the emphasis on brickwork rowhouses and few freestanding structures. Acadia Grand Central Station is the largest rail station in the southern hemisphere, and Aston Tower claims to be the tallest inhabitable structure in Hyperborea. Turing is in the process of constructing the Lionsgate Stadium, a multipurpose entertainment complex to be primarily used for competitive PvP events, such as Gladiatorial Combat, Boat Jousting, and Spleef, among others. Turing, despite security measures, is sometimes prone to unorganized raiding. While these attacks typically do minimal damage, in part due to Hyperborea's position as a newfriend spawn zone, it has fostered a sense of paranoia in many active Turans as it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

Serena
Serena is a small city located on the south coast of Acadia. It is populated by a close knit pattern of log cabins sitting in a massive snowy wood. This seclusive area is known as the "small town" end of Acadia and has seen recently accelerating development. However, due to the increasing frequency of unorganized raiders, Serena has seen a noticeable drop in activity. Despite this, several Serenans are still active in discord and ingame, and the town is still largely considered to be active. Serena is the birthplace of the now-defunct Solidarity party, with the Solidarity headquarters featuring prominently.