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{{Infobox civilization|name=Lazuli|subheader=The Republic of Lazuli|capital_city=Lazuli|location=(+,-) quadrant}}
= Lazuli =
=== History ===
Originally prided as the 'garden city of civcraft', Lazuli is a large, abandoned region located in the (+,-) quadrant. It was founded by [[SomethingSaucy]] not long after the demise of the nearby historic city of [[Rift|Rift]]. Older parts of the city have a complex and uneven system of roads, while more recently developed areas adopted a similar grid-style transport network similar to Columbia.
Lazuli experienced explosive population growth during the early summer of 2012, leading initially to dramatic suburban sprawl. The government's solution to this was to make all new residents settle in planned subdivisions, which alienated new residents. As most of the government grew inactive and its residents quit the server, Lazuli rapidly fell into decline and is now almost entirely abandoned. Travellers to the area today report an eerie sensation exploring the area as the capital city is still very much intact - but strangely deserted.
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=== Trade and expansion ===
Lazuli was the capital city of the Republic of Lazuli, which included the Greater Lazuli Region, the ice-mountains of [[Glaciem|Glaciem]], the industrial underground mines of Sable (later renamed and revived as [[Ouroborealis]]), the knights watch of Castle Black in addition to the Lazuli Mining Outpost located on the edge of the world.
Due to its proximity to first [[Rift|Rift]] and then [[Atlantis|Atlantis]], Lazuli was initially an important center of trade in the (+,-) quadrant and remained that way for many cycles. However, as the development on the server shifted towards the (-,-) and (-,+) quadrants, its location became more of a hindrance than a benefit.
Following the attacks by several raiding groups, Lazuli underwent a substantial change in government and policy focus, bringing Lazuli into its golden age. Under the new government (headed by long-time resident [[Ttocs_is_Awe]]), vast infrastructure projects were completed, providing citizens with a multitude of benefits. One of Security Councillor [[Nate_Magic]]'s most notable achievements was the implemetation of a snitch-block network surrounding Lazuli Central in order to immediately detect any intruders entering the city's proximity and to log any greifer activity within the vicinity of the wall that the network was topped by. The successful completion of this security network was another major selling point for the city's promotional board - then headed by International Relations Councillor [[Lem0nland9111]].
As councillor responsible for land use and allocation, [[Logic_Man]] is credited with building Lazuli's international-class Senate while reigning in Lazuli Central's previously out-of-control urban sprawl and unequal development. The latter was carried out by pre-planning real-estate options in somewhat restrictive subdivisions. These subdivisions successfully solved the crises they were designed to fix, however they later caused issues of thier own.
The most popular development in the city quickly became the impressive Lapis Arena which hosted several international tournaments during the golden age of Lazuli.
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=== Pumpkin Jacks' Raid ===
Lazuli was the subject of one of the most notable battles on the server, that of the [[Pumpkin Jacks]]' raid.
From the Jacks' perspective, here is an account of the raid<ref>http://redd.it/thgjq</ref>
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The second warning sign was a combination of a scarcity of land available (due to the physical limitations of the wall, the time-consuming development of subdivisions to meet demand and the monopoly that the municipal government had on selling land) and an increasingly vocal 'homeowners association' attitude towards newer residents from older residents - particularly where percieved inferior buildings were being created next to more expensive properties.
The collapse of Columbia is seen as the catalyst for change on the server, and indeed the catalyst for migration out of Lazuli. Cities were not the safe haven's they once were and thier leader's so bogged down by politics that positive upheavel was nigh-impossible. A
=== Trivia ===
* The region is named after the Lapis Lazuli vein that was discovered beneath its territory by early settlers.
* Before the development of the 'Parched Fathoms' subdivision, Lazuli residents had manually mined over half of the neighboring desert biome to rock. The desert was returned to much of its former 'glory' upon the creation of Lazuli's first sand generator (developed by [[Tyrothalos]]).
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