Gul

Gul
Return to Monke
General
Location	2300, -7500
Demonym	Monke
Activity level	Inactive (as of January 2021)
Alliance	DUMP
Government
Government	Tribal society
• Chief	CheezyJives
Formation
Foundation date	December 23rd, 2020
Culture
Motto	"Reject humanity, return to Monke."
Links
Website	[1]
Discord	[2]

Gul is a sparsely developed tribal nation in the fake jungles of the deep +,- on CivClassic, focused around a rejection of technology and traditional Civ-style gameplay and a return to a simpler existence. Accessible only by boat or on foot through dense jungle, the main settlement of Gulla sits in a deep valley surrounded by dramatic cliffs and waterfalls. Its inhabitants are known as "Monkes".

Like similar nations such as Nro'meagh, Gul rejects technology in favour of a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Monkes are prohibited from using factories, diamond tools and armour and agriculture, and Gulla currently has no significant exports to other cultures. Gul's diplomatic relations are limited, but it has a close friendship with neighbouring nation Eddie Murphy. It remains to be seen whether Gul will survive in the long run.

History

Founding

Gul was officially founded by CheezyJives on 23rd December 2020 with a claims post in the CivClassic subreddit.. Chief CheezyJives intended to create a "primitivist, ecocentric territory" where "diamond things are FORBIDDEN" and citizens could live in nature by returning to monke. The first settlement was known as Brokenlake, situated on the banks of a deep lake hidden under a mountain.

Gul's borders were expanded on 24th December 2020 in a follow-up post where the capital, Gulla was also established. Gulla was situated in a large, craterlike valley surrounded by large mountains and hills, and south of the initial settlement of Brokenlake.

Gul's finalized claims as of 24th December 2020, outlined in orange with its capital, Gulla, highlighted.

Promotional Video

Not long after the founding of Gul, Chief CheezyJives was contacted by Icenian content creator Kwikxilver, who wanted to assist the fledgling nation with their entrance onto the world stage. Over a few days in late December, Kwikxilver sent an alt camera account to Gulla and produced "Return to Monkecraft", a short, epic trailer chronicling Gul's founding which was warmly received by the subreddit. Unfortunately however, the difficulty of accessing Gul and the inactivity of the Christmas 2020 break resulted in Gul gaining zero new members from the promotion.

Following the video's release, CheezyJives became inactive for an extended period of time.

Overclaiming by Veldt

A meme referring to the Gul-Veldt claims conflict.

On 1st February 2021, former Hallow resident and ex-NATO fighter Camokool posted a claims post on the subreddit for a new, non-hostile nation called Veldt. The claimed area overlapped with Gul's claims at that time. When Chief CheezyJives responded pointing out the overclaiming, Camokool declined to recognize Gul. Camokool claimed that the land had been given to them following the NATO-Chanseatic State War and Gul was in fact, on their land. This immediately drew attention from CivClassics players across the map, who had been bored and hungry for conflict since the end of the Infinity War.

Media

Photos

The entrance to the eponymous Brokenlake, where the first settlement of Gul was founded.