Grundeswald-New Danzilona relations: Difference between revisions

Dated July 26, 2014</ref>Leaving the U3P as the only major regional alliance left after the UIA's dissolution, Killer_Chris approached the organisation, asking for a roadmap to rapprochement if not outright Grundeswegian admittance to the U3P.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/UnitedProvinces/comments/2bsd05/future_cooperation/</ref>The Grundeswegians were told that while admittance was unlikely, friendly relations could still be established if the Grundeswegians visited the U3P's member nations and made genuine relationships with its residents. The Grundeswegians failed to do so and instead looked to expand their own political empire, [[Annexation of New Detroit Treaty|annexing the city of New Detroit]] (which bordered [[Mount Augusta (Civcraft 2.0)|Mt. Augusta]] to the east) on August 5, 2014. Jist a couple weeks prior to the annexation, the town of [[Riverford]] was admitted into the Danzilonan Federation.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/2bb3yl/vote_can_the_riverton_territory_join_the/</ref>Coincidentally, Riverford and Gensokyo bordered each other, creating a new area of tension between Grundeswald and New Danzilona.

 

''Main Article: [[Riverford War]]''

 

 

Gensokyo and Riverford were both founded as independent newfriend nations in the summer of 2014, and their capitals were established on the opposite sides of a landmass east of Mt. Augusta. Over the course of June and July, Gensokyo quickly expanded in population and began to push its border eastward toward Riverford, and Riverford, while struggling to maintain a population of more than 5 residents, expanded westward toward Gensokyo through the conquest of other newfriend nations, like [[Sack of New Syngrad#Background|Syngrad]] and Vend.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/2bc3dl/on_riverford_and_vend_15d_bounty_on_razukie_and/</ref>The two borders eventually met by late July, with Riverford claiming most of the landmass between them, much to the dismay of Gensokyo.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivcraftUED/comments/2bwbt4/border_ridiculousness_claims_by_riverford/</ref>Negotiations began between the leaders of the two towns over their border, and a draft concept for a new border was drawn up by an Augustan citizen.<ref><nowiki>https://i.imgur.com/sexQ5l6.jpg</nowiki></ref>However, talks stalled when neither party was willing to budge, with each insisting that they were owed more land than they had given each other in their negotiations.<ref>https://pastebin.com/eqNVM5PH</ref>It was eventually reluctantly agreed that the draft concept border would be adhered to until January 1, 2015. The can was simply kicked down the curb, and Gensokyo remained unhappy. Gensokyo and Riverford then joined Grundeswald and the Danzilonan Federation, respectively, making the border a greater issue in wider Grundeswald-NDZ relations.

 

Dating back to the first day of 2.0, the city of [[Istanbul]] had previously been the centre of pre-Grundeswegian culture, largely involving the same people as Grundeswald before twice moving and ending up in their final location in what they dubbed "voortreks." Since the first voortrek at the end of summer 2013, Istanbul (located on Mt. Augusta's northern border) laid dormant, occupied only by temporary newfriend residents or Augustan citizens who deemed the land theirs but still remained legally claimed by Grundeswald. On August 17, 2014, a former non-Grundeswegian citizen of Istanbul, GTAIVIsBest, announced his intentions to reclaim and revive Istanbul as an independent political entity once again.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/2dtz0y/reclaiming_the_city_of_istanbul/</ref>GTA cited the fact that most of his signs and infrastructure he built while a citizen and minister of the former Istanbulite government were still there, whereas actual Grundeswegian presence in the area was minimal. GTA garnered the support of most of the server's nations, including New Danzilona<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/2dtz0y/reclaiming_the_city_of_istanbul/cjt3lca/?context=3</ref> who saw their independence as an opportunity to undermine Grundeswegian authority in general. NDZ foreign reps built an embassy in Istanbul just a few hours after their declaration of independence, becoming the first nation to officially establish diplomatic ties with them.<ref><nowiki>https://i.imgur.com/zgEKLib.png</nowiki></ref>Over the following 24 hours, Grundeswegian leadership largely collapsed as an official consensus on their response to Istanbul's independence could not be formed.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Civcraft/comments/2dy9rd/official_grundeswegian_statement_on_istanbul/</ref>Some Grundeswegian and [[Prussia|Prussian]] players reportedly placed pro-Grundeswald signs on the outskirts of Istanbul, but were prevented from entering the city. by the presence of foreign delegates. Istanbul had secured its independence as a Danzilonan ally in an area where border tensions remained high.

 

 

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