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== Culture and Religion ==

 

Jah, aka Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy professionally known as XXXTentacion was a lyrical miracle and a god among men before his death on June 18, 2018. Since his death, he has become the sole deity in the Icenian faith Jahaism, a sect of Judaism/Christianity . The religion is primarily practiced within Icenia, however there are a small number of other worships outside of the country.

 

Jahaism is loosely structured but primarily follows the beliefs outlined by Judaism, with the exception of god being recognized as Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy instead of 'God' as described in the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam). The religious head of Jahaism was RabbiCroc, who operated a synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of Icenia before being removed. Today the head of the faith is Rabbi Pastor President-For Life Doctor [[ChrisChrispie]]. Hallowed symbols and artifacts include:

 

* Airpods

* Poems and hymns written by XXXTentaction himself.

 

Jah Day occures on June 18, in remembrance of our lord and savior Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy's assassination. In Icenia, Jah Park becomes the center of the celebration.

 

* Red torches.

*Burning a Hantzu effigy in solidarity of those lost in the Infinity War and the death of Chanada at the hands of Hantzu.

 

Septic tanks are a key feature in Icenian culture. Brought to popularity by [[Figasaur]]'s daring escape from MtA and Spicyboy's trial (in which he claimed he couldn't have committed a murder in MtA due to bathing in the cities septic tanks), many homes in Icenia now posses this key feature. Icenia City also has a large public septic tank that has been home to several celebrations including Jah Day.

 

Icenia has an ongoing debate between whether "g" or "Barkey" is the superior statement. There is a dedicated g-barkey channel in the discord along with a highway and road named after the two legendary phrases. Currently, barkey has fallen out of favor for "g" after Icenia and Columbia became closer allies.

 

== Foreign Relations ==

 

Historically, Icenia maintained positive relations with [[Sovia]]/[[New Sovia]], and much of the Pre-Constitution era was defined by a peaceful co-existence between Icenian's and Sovians in the nation. Many 'first wave' citizens in Icenia were avid players of /pol/andcraft, and were brought into Icenia by Sovians creating a strong early culture in the nation and several 'districts' with Ram Ranch being the most notable. The land Icenia was built upon was also at one point owned in part by Gamephobic, who's first house on the server was flattened recently in the Southeastern region of Antietam Island, where Icenia City is located.

 

 

The UDF currently consists of fellow shallow -,- nation Imperial Truidence, as well as [[Columbia]], [[Yoahtl]], and [[Southshire]]. This alliance was created in late July after the UNC collapsed after the Evocator/Corvus scandal and Varkonia's decision to form the Entente. Icenia wrote much of the original draft of the UDF charter and the first spokesperson of the UDF was [[Vend3tta]], the Icenian Minister of Foreign Affairs (June-July 2019). Currently, Icenia holds the Defense Secretary position within the UDF with their Defense Minister, [[SoundTech]], serving in the position. The UDF was been the source of much controversy within Icenia, primarily between the IFP (Icenia First Party) and the IDP (Icenia Defense Party).

Icenia was part of the GNA during Civcraft 2.0, and with the UNC being a spiritual successor during CivClassic, as well as neighbors [[Bloom]] and [[Varkonia]] maintaining member status, it was only natural for Icenia to join. The UNC gave early support to the establishment of Icenia in Civclassic, with Varkonia contributing city bastions and materials for basic factories. Bloom also paid early attention to Icenia, and even requested that Icenia join Bloom as a separate city within their nation.

 

By the time the UNC disbanded, Icenia had established relations with Imperial Truidence and Bloom, and the UDF was created in the wake of the implosion of the UNC, leading to an era of Icenian history known as Pax-Icenia-a time comparable to the 1990's in the United States.

 

Afterrescinding its application to join the UNC, Icenia opted to attempt to join [[SATO]] due to mutual connections to many of the alliance's previous leadership being associated with nations that [[ChrisChrispie]] had connections with in Civcraft 2.0, notably [[Bgbba]] through Chanada, who was now leading [[Yoahtl]]. SATO was also the only alliance outside of the UNC that was relatively stable in the world at the time, as [[NATO]] was engaged in an ongoing and stalled war with Mir, and joining the [[NCA]] was out of question. SATO was hesitant to admit Icenia given its reputation for being rowdy in server politics and the fact that Figasaur and Cr0codile, members of the JQ, resided in Icenia and were accepted there as members of Icenian society. However, despite these reservations, SATO voted to bring Icenia on as an associate member believing that if the JQ was to be contained, it was best contained in Icenia.

 

Today Icenia is on very good terms with SATO as the majority of SATO nations are now in the UDF.

 

Originally, Icenia stood against Entente due to the fallout created by the disbanding of the UNC in Bloom. This was due to an overarching fear that Entente was simply created by more militaristic nations in the UNC as a way to stand unopposed to Mirian combat in the -,-. These fears quickly subsided though when the War of the Coalition broke out and the UDF and Entente began fighting a common enemy. After the War of the Coalition, relations between Entente and Icenia continued to flourish and today, although both groups have slightly differing views on pearling and sentence length, the two remain good friends and continue to fight side by side for the safety and security of the -,- region.

 

When it was founded, Icenia leaned in a pro-NATO direction due to lingering mistrust of UNC members who had played a part of the destruction of Icenia in Civcraft 2.0. While Icenia never offered NATO outright help in the Infinity War during this era, they did offer NATO the ability to trade and travel within Icenia. Relations with NATO soured due to general concern over NATO's actions in Corvus and Laconia. Eventually Icenia would be openly hostile to NATO after it was revealed that Ransakistan had been allowed to set up within snitch range of HJE, and after Icenian ally Bgbba was pearled while traveling along the GOR in Mount Augusta. Subsequently, Icenia joined the Infinity War and aid in the dismantling of the NATO alliance.

 

== Military Involvement ==

After the War of the Coalition, Icenia and the UDF would for a short time join the ongoing war between Entente against Corvus and Laconia. This was done due to Laconia taking in some of the obby bombers from Ransakistan and Corvus doing the same thing. Ultimately Laconia and Corvus would fall under Coalition assault.

 

After months of tensions between NATO and the UDF, it slowly became clear that UDF entry into the Infinity War was inevitable, especially after the pearling of Icenian ally Bgbba on the GOR near Mount Augusta. In the closing weeks of January 2020, it became increasingly clear that NATO was allowing Ransakistani's into their ranks and as a result, an executive order was issued in Icenia to allow military action in Pinkerton. Shortly after Pinkerton fell, NATO released leaks showing that UDF members were at the break, resulting in a full alliance for to declare war on NATO. The vote passed.[[File:Skybridge.jpg|thumb|698x698px]]