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'''Acadia,''' officially the '''Federal Republic of Acadia''' ([[Tahar|Simplified Tahar]]: '''''Dorei'Nothlir o Akkadye'''''), was a nation on [[CivUniverse]] (as the 'Dominion of Acadia') and [[CivClassic]]. It was a parliamentary constitutional republic, emphasizing freedom and democracy, mostly catering to a casual playstyle. Acadia held ancestry from [[Adina]], [[Moloka]], [[Javaya]], and [[Norlund]], but was largely a newfriend nation, with a diverse and welcoming community. Acadia was founded prior to the launch of CivUniverse, roughly in October/September 2020, switched from CivUniverse to Civclassic in March 2021, where it existed until the end of the server in December 2021. On CivUniverse, Acadia was a vassal state of Javaya. It had one of the largest populations of the server and was a notable exporter of hand-farmed potatoes. On Civclassic, Acadia was an associate member of the [[UDF]] and a key player in the [[+,-|+,- quadrant]], mostly through having the largest population in the quadrant<ref>Acadia November 2021 Census: https://imgur.com/a/CsIPWW7</ref> and through its alliances, especially its close alliances with [[Columbia]], [[Kingdom of Fish|Fish]], and the [[Plus-Minus Concordat|PMC]] alliance. Acadia is expected to return for [[CivReign]].
== History ==
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While Acadia never had an official national religion, on CivClassic, with the increased influence from the Adina/Moloka/Javaya line Ashahari, a branch from [[Indoja]], become close to a national religion as it was by far the most dominant civ-religion in Acadia and become central to Acadia's national identity. Two prominent political parties were formed after Ashahari values, though neither of them argued for a theocracy or an official national religion. Followers of Ashahari believe in a monotheistic deity, Ashahari, who is one with the universe. While being a non-corporal all-encompassing entity Ashahari manifests through Avatars. Many Ashaharist tend to focus their worship on specific avatars, leading to the in Acadia dominant denominations of Peleism; where Ashaharist worship the Avatar Pele, the manifestation of Ashahari as a cyclical force of creation and renewal, Lunism; where Ashaharists worship the Avatar Luna, the manifestation of Ashahari as a watcher against the evils of darkness emphasizing unity and harmony, and Melonist Ashaharism; where, heavily influenced by Melonism, Ashaharists worship melons, believing them to be closest to Ashahari itself as entities of pure and total wholesomeness. Despite there being no lack of devotion, no Ashahari temple was eventually ever built in Acadia, although there have been multiple plans to do so, including a large castle build dedicated to the Ashahari People's Party featuring a temple by [[Kalipso]].
Apart from Ashaharism some Acadians also practiced Melonism, a simple religion based on the worship of melons based on their wholesomeness and believed universality, and [[Bezism]]
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====== Architecture ======
As many Acadians believed that everyone should have the freedom to build more or less wherever they want, even in the capital, but also supported an enforced Victorian build theme, architecture remained throughout Acadia's history a prominent and sometimes controversial topic of conversation, especially due to the fact that a majority of Acadians considered themselves buildfriends. Traditional Acadian architecture, to a small extent influenced by Norlundish architecture, was most accommodating to these beliefs as it was characterized by simple shapes, small dimensions, a love for the easily obtainable materials stone and brick, and a general 'less is more' approach especially regarding detailing. While this may sound unappealing on paper, it had an undeniable charm, as can be seen in (old) Turing, where this style was born and which was built within it for the most part.
Nevertheless, as this style never managed to get off the ground convincingly in New Turing, Acadians began to experiment with other styles and eventually moved toward larger and more detailed buildings, though a convincing approach was only found when [[TheGreatUniter]] introduced a new style at the end of Acadia's history on CivClassic; larger,
▲====== Miscellaneous ======
Perhaps one of the most visible examples of Acadian culture was the practice of g-posting and j-posting. G-posting was a cultural import from Columbia making way through Acadia halfway through CivClassic, when Acadia began to grow closer to Columbia, and Icenia, which also practiced g-posting albeit to a lesser extent. The first g was brought to Acadia by a group of Columbians after they had constructed their embassy in New Turing, building a large G out of dirt blocks. Not long after, a dedicated g-posting channel was added to Acadia's discord server. However, this cultural import was not universally embraced as a large number of Acadians would instead use the channel for j-posting in what quickly grew to be a large counter-movement. The rivalry between g and j would flare up many times throughout the rest of Acadia's history, leading to a lot of chaos on the Acadian discord, in-game demonstrations, and in one instance leading even turning violent.
For a while Acadia was home to an internationally popular video news network by [[Owain X|Owain
== Economy ==
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====== Economy on CivClassic ======
On CivClassics, Acadia kept much of the capitalist and individualist nature it had developed in CivUniverse, and while in the beginning Acadians often had to rely on mining and buying high value products in Icenia, 20 minutes away, some Acadians quickly established private production of prot, XP, and potions, with
== Government and Political Parties ==
''For an overview of election results, see: [[History of Acadia]]''
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====== Political System ======
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On CivUniverse, Acadia's political life was dominated by three parties; the '''Progressive-Snow''' party '''(P-S)''', a left wing party focussing on national progress within the established system, the '''Solidarity''' party '''(S)''', a left wing party focusing on system reform and increased government control, and the '''Libertarian Party''' '''(LP)''', also known as the 'GRILL party', a center-right party arguing for more laissez-faire policies, with the Progressive-Snow party generally being most politically dominant.
On CivClassic, Acadia saw a lot more political parties. The '''Ashahari People's Party (APP)''' (''Ashahara i'Dorei Farroth''), in politics similar to the Progressive-Snow party, was the result of the merge between the Progressive-Snow party and the influx of Javayans, who introduced the emphasis on Ashaharist communal values. The APP featured many prominent Acadians and was the dominant party for much of Acadia's history, until with the decline in activity from especially the Javayans its hold began to wane. During the decline of the APP a schism emerged after a disagreement on Acadia's role within a wider international movement of Adinan exiles seeking to return to their homeland, with the '''New Ashahari Party (NAP)''' (''Gwain Ashahari Farroth)'' preferring to emphasize national unity within Acadia. Vying for power with the APP in the earlier part of Acadian politics was the left wing '''Workers of Acadia Party (WAP)''' (''i'Cuin'Dorei o Akkadye Farroth''), flirting with abolishing private property and radical system reform to centralize and nationalize Acadian political and economic life. The WAP eventually came crashing down as the alt-raiding WAP-members [[The druid|Druid]] and [[JayTeeR]] brought embarrassment to the party and the party even ended up involved in a treason scandal after the First TNSC Crisis. The only party to eventually manage to rival and overtake the APP in power was the
== States, Territories, and Settlements ==
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On CivClassic, '''New Turing''' was the capital city of Acadia, situated on the island within Lake Elizabeth, featuring the Perseverance Square, the heart of Acadian life, the factory building, the skybunker, rail station, and ice road center. More than on CivUniverse, Acadia's social and economic reality revolved around the capital. Whereas Old Turing's architecture was low in height, New Turing increasingly featured larger buildings, with an ever developing skyline. Close to New Turing lay the State of '''Thompson''', a country-side de facto residential suburb of New Turing; The Territory of '''Nordvest''', a personal build project featuring Art Deco towers and an airport; the State of '''Babbage''' with the town of '''Lovelace''', a settlement focussing on commerce and industry, which thrived during Acadia's earlier beginnings but eventually fell prey to New Turing's magnitude; the '''Stonegate''' project, an early abandoned project to build a settlement consisting of a grid of bunkers; as well as '''Eden''', a mostly underground settlement with a medieval theme and a large statue.To the east of Acadia lay the Territory and town of '''Kanava''', built around canals, featuring a water tunnel connecting it to Lovelace; the Territory of '''Wilson''' with the village of '''Conway''', which was to become a victorian country-side village; and the Territory / State of the '''Lewis Islands''', with the settlements of '''Pajnitov''' and '''Mallorca'''. The Lewis Islands were widely believed to be cursed due to several separate incidents of Lewis Islanders committing treason as well as the fact that the islands are floating on water due to a world generation error. According to rumors, a number of [[NATO]] fighter accounts were logged in this area, and an old hidden Acadian bunker with great treasure was to be found on one of these islands. To the west of New Turing lay the State of '''Mana'Thalas''' with the old pre-Acadian town of '''Vanhoover''', as well as the remnants of the pre-Acadian settlements '''[[New Jerusalem]]''' and '''[[Holy Tree (CivClassic)|Holy Tree]]'''.
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''A selection of Acadias most significant buildings based on their (im)popularity and historical and symbolic significance.''
'''Landmark Buildings on CivUniverse'''
Perhaps one of the most loved and respected builds in all of Acadia was the '''Acadia Grand Central Station'''. It was the main transportation hub in Hyperborea, linking all settlements in Hyperborea with each other, and linking the continent to the rest of the server with a direct line to the motherland, Javaya. Built in typical traditional old Turing architecture with brick and stone brick, it's the main representative build of this style. The '''Aston Tower''', built by Cortwade, largely followed these same architectural conventions like most buildings in old Turing. Housing a number of newfriend apartments, it was the tallest building in all of Hyperborea, dominating the old Turing skyline. It represented a move towards urbanization as old Turing was growing quickly in its latest weeks. Another landmark came from the same urbanization rush; the '''Supreme Tribunal''' building by [[Huntwolf]], an example of Acadia´s occasional flirtation with quartz. So far it was the only Acadian government building that was ever finished.
[[File:New Turing screenshot.png|thumb|319x319px|The Community Center and the Columbian embassy in New Turing]]
'''Landmark Buildings on CivClassic'''
The '''Rainbow Row''', built by Bloof, was one of New Turing's most successful residential and commercial projects. As New Turing sat upon a large height difference with the surrounding lake, waterfront development was a challenge; however; the Rainbow Row´s visibility ensured its inclusion in commercial traffic. It eventually became associated with the later rainbow hot air balloon and the gaybar as monuments to Acadia´s LGBT community. Another important landmark was the '''National Arena,''' designed by Owain in antiquity inspired architecture, the first major break from traditional Acadian architecture. Situated between the early settlements of New Turing, Lovelace, and Kanava rather than in the capital, it was a monument to Acadia´s federalism on CivClassic. Unfortunately, perhaps partly due to its remoteness, it was never put to use. Another building that never quite hit its goal was the unfinished '''Capitol Building''', designed by Seekinq and part of what was Cortwade´s vision for New Turing. As time went on the building became a controversial symbol of inactivity, and it began to highlight struggles with city planning as it clashed with the skybunker and the boulevard descending to the building clashed with kick-back traps. Right before the announcement of the end of the server, a plan for urban renewal was formed which had this entire area removed and rebuilt. Symbol of the same wave of urban renewal was the new '''Community Center''' with the factories and large communal storage, built by Uniter. It was one of the largest and tallest builds in Acadian history. Finally, one of Acadias most controversial buildings; the '''Vegan Steakhouse''' by Spleef. Due to its lack of aesthetic value and the fact that it was hardly ever stocked, the Acadian government wished to derelict this building. However, given Acadia´s strong property rights, which did not allow for confiscation as long as the owner objected on Discord, and popular disapproval of what many saw as ´government overreach´, the building led to one of Acadias biggest storms of e-lawyerism. In the last days of the server, after the world download had already been made, the building was obby-bombed in a final act of protest.
== Gallery ==
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