Venice

Venice is a nation and pirate city-state that lies in the south east of the continent. It was founded in early June 2020 after Alexandria gifted land to be used and an independent nation was created. Venice was founded with the intentions of rekindling Shadup Gahar, a trenched micronation in Civcraft 2.0 known for its XP production, as well as its close ties and alliance with then Mount Augusta. Likewise, Venice is a private (for now) trenched micronation with a strong focus on industrial production and trade and places a big emphasis in diplomacy. Key tenets that Venice were founded on is a cohesive citizenry, strong governance, and to make friends out of old and new. Venice's neighbours include Alexandria and Blackwater/Bobanga, as well as the Yamato territory of Port Paradis.

History
As Venice is still a relatively new nation and kept very isolated at its beginning - and continues to do so -, it does not yet have a wealthy history. The start of Venice can be attributed to between the 6th and 10th of June, where immediate work was set about on transforming the land by founders djmeffy and Matchachamomile (also known as Vicccyy). They called on other Shadup Gahar leader and long-time associate, _chess, out of a long hiatus to help begin this work as well as other sporadic friends. As the group joined fairly late into the server, with help and loans from new and old friends alike they were able to gather a fair amount of wealth, though initially playing time was sporadic and development was halted. Regardless, in this time Venice developed and laid the foundations for the future of the nation, including infrastructure as well as governance for both its citizens and its emperors. Included in this was the formation of a council of purely advisory roles that discuss national issues when necessary, as well as the introduction of a 14-day soft-trial for citizens where they can invest themselves in the nation at their own pace but are expected to be active.

The early developments saw progress soon accelerated by the arrival of chosentwicelol and AbyssalShire, two players who djmeffy invited due to past relations on civservers, as well as xineFed, a new player who was eager to help build the nation. Slowly, Venice, seeing the potential and keen to work with more citizens, started to take in more players from Mir such as Walkers, Magier, Invictus and more. As a nation, the group begun forming a hardworking unit until present time.

Emperors
Venice is governed by three emperors, which, at the time of writing, are as follows:

Matchachamomile – Master of Military and Defence

djmeffy – Master of Economy and Trade

_chess – Master of Politics and Culture

Whilst each post has its primary duties, these are not exclusive to the post. Any of the three emperors can help or strategize another post. Primarily, the posts attain a spokesperson and guideline for that section of Governance from which foreign forces can interact with. These positions are permanent until relinquished either by occupier or 2/3 of the emperors.

Council
The council is comprised of multiple members at any time and act as a source of counsel and advice. Typically, council members do not have overarching authority or political power in Venice, though this can change on the individual. Currently, the council is:

Garking

Ladezkik (advisory role and Friend of Venice)

Citizens
Citizenship of Venice is appointed by the emperors and is subject to a maximum of 14-day trial period. Whilst citizens do not have an authoritative voice in Venice proceedings, they are expected to be active and encouraged to give their opinion on all issues.