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=== The Invasion of Norlund ===
At 4:30 GMT on the 19th of July 2020, Norlund was invaded by the forces of Blackwater, with backing from Yggdrasil. The Norlish colonisers were ambushed in the freshly set up bunker in the colony, and the mainland was invaded shortly after. According to reports, a few people were pearled, who were solely non-combatants, public utility buildings have been damaged, and goods were stolen from homes and communal storage facilities in some Norlundic cities. At 10:00 GMT, the Norlundic Government has issued a statement regarding the invasion.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/hty536/a_note_from_the_norlundic_federal_government/
=== The Events of the Invasion, and the Ceasefire ===
As the day went on, and people from Norlund who hadn't been initially pearled during the events were either waking up or coordinating efforts, resistance against the invaders grew more and more, despite the majority of the nation viewing the events with a pessimistic attitude. With the remaining forces of Norlund grouping up and coordinating efforts to resist, namely the majority of the Federal Council, the remnants of the military/colonization efforts, and the brave efforts of the civilians of Norlund, Blackwater and Yggdrasil began facing increasingly difficult odds, with their PR taking a giant plummit as the international community condemned them for their aggressive actions, but despite this, the ceasefire was not called until the near end of the day of the invasion, because of a few certain actions.
First, was the aggressive actions of Okx, who managed to take on one of the invasion forces top PVPers on a one vs one, and not only managed to temporarily trap them, but was able to continue forward as a one-man army.
Secondly, was the actions of the Federal Council, mainly the Prime Minister Jacob Grox, and the King, Leobonet, both with direct negotiations with the invasion force, and the behind the scenes actions with several international communities to garnish military support for a possible retaliation against the invasion.
With these combined actions, Blackwater and Yggdrasil agreed to a temporary, 48 hour ceasefire, where the invasion force withdrew, and began unpearling anyone who happened to get in their way, and Norlund began to regroup as negotiations began. At first, it wasn't exactly sure why the invaders had first attacked the islands, and then the mainland (though that just made the outrage even worse), it was soon discovered that Blackwater had been hired by ComradeNick, an Imperial Federation senator and former Norlish citizen, who had wanted Fortuna, Norlund's colony, for the IF, and despite Norlund bargaining for the lands, had hired Blackwater to kick them off. When Norlund refused to take off the claim for Fortuna, some sources say that Blackwater had offered to attack mainland Norlund, with Nick taking the offer, sparking the attack, while others say that ComradeNick, after Norlund refused to surrender the claim, ordered the attack on the mainland, to which Blackwater complied.
Yggdrasil, on the other hand, had merely joined to support their allies, which was Blackwater, with Grave thinking that the Treaty of Kannin wouldn't apply to Yggdrasil, and merely apply to Ansgar, despite Ansgar making up a major portion of Yggdrasil, and most of the invasion force from Yggdrasil belonging to Ansgar. However, they weren't the only contributors. A Yoslan PvPer, without permission from Yoslan, joined in on the invasion, despite being an outspoken voice against Ansgar formerly.
=== Events of the Ceasefire ===
Norlund, was in mass chaos, despite their best attempts to reorganize. Most of the military was scrambling about, trying to re-arm, despite a good majority of their gear being destroyed during the events of the colony attack, and citizens, during the invasion, had fled all over the place, many taking refugee down south, in dangerous journeys that could've easily taken their lives and stuff. However, as the ceasefire was called, and the summon for all Norlish citizens to come home was summoned, people's views were mostly grim, willing to return and fight for their home, but knowing that the fight wasn't likely to go in their favor.
However, despite this grim attitude, most of Norlund participated in gathering resources for the military and federal council, with mass harvests and collection of materials and gear beginning across the nation, and soon, bunkers were full of crops for xp, mainly from the efforts of TheGreatUniter, ArnasZakas, C*ntJesus, and many others. During this time as well, propaganda and memes attacking the invasion force, especially Yggdrasil, were posted in the subreddit, not only by Norlish citizens, but also by others in the international community, making it explicitly clear who the community supported, which aided with negioations.
Suffice to say, negotiations were rife with anger and hostility, mainly from the Norlish, who were understandably upset from the action of the two nations. Blackwater maintained their position that they were only hired and taking orders from ComradeNick, which Norlund would reluctantly agree meaning that Blackwater couldn't be punished severely without it being just, but Yggdrasil wasn't able to maintain the same level, having joined in on the invasion from their own volition.
During the negotiations, peace was beginning to be discussed, when GraveKeepersGod, the King of Yggdrasil, and ScubaSteve/ShamelessShamus, both stepped down from their positions of power, allowing the new King, Aeth/Grettir, to take power, alongside his council. While Grave's actions weren't entirely clear, Shamus admitted he had wanted to stop this endless cycle of toxicity between the two nations, noting that the secession of Ansgar, which had been spurned on by part by Shamus, had started this trend of hatred by the two sides, and knew that him stepping down would be an essential peace to allowing the two sides to begin to heal from one another's wounds. Along with this, he noted that this toxicity had begun to seep into his own life, and has chosen to begin to retire from CivRealms, but not before tying up what loose ends he had left, and seeking forgiveness where he could.
With this mentality in place, a treaty was drafted between the two sides, with Yggdrasil allowing all territories remaining in Norlund to go back to Norlund, with the caveat that some of the more southern farms, located next to Tallum, be allowed to be public to both sides. Along with this, a vault that had been terrifyingly close to the two nation's borders was rendered useless, foreign snitches and bastions were removed from Norlish territory, and Norlish colonization efforts would be honored by Blackwater, as long as it didn't combat Blackwater's own colonization efforts.
(see treaty here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHi545RSonsObhgnZ0TihiBrmsOA9DVTLD-H6O47Yb4/edit)
With this, the sides agreed to a white peace until the treaty was signed by all parties, and upon this writing, has yet to be accomplished, (mainly because a couple parties are currently away from CivRealms and are unable to sign), but the treaty is unofficially been agreed upon, with both sides reconciling, and even having a coronation ceremony for Grettir and Leobonet in Tallum, where all were welcomed to party alongside them.
(Video to be uploaded by daddy1015)
However, while the ceasefire was expanded indefinitely until all parties had signed, some controversy came from the treaty, which erupted in the Norlund's discord in their House of Commons, where a citizen argued against the treaty, and accused the Council of violating the House, which was met with backlash not only from the Council, but several other citizens, who protected the Council, especially considering the fact that the Council had both been under great deal of stress at the time, and had informed many citizens beforehand about the treaty. It culminated in a motion to remove Jacob Grox as Prime Minister, which failed unanimously, and then, as the Custodian attempted to put down the hostilities from all parties involved, resulting in the temporary closing of the house of commons, the motion for the removal as Imic from Custodian began as well, which, like the previous motion, failed miserably.
== Administrative Divisions ==
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A moderately sized Canton with a population of 6 according to the last census, Florentia is a Christian-Socialist municipality. Like Veria, the population holds everything in Common, and has abolished private property. In accordance to the teachings of the Bible, capitalism is the root of Pride and Greed, and socialism is the way to solve those issues. They are friendly and amiable, and are frequently seen discussing laws and current affairs in the Norlund Discord. Presently, there is no significant aboveground settlement within the borders of Florentia, due to their grand goal of eventually building a grand cathedral and holy site. Bill 20, the Bill that created the Constitutional Assembly, was proposed by a Cardinal of Florentia, Ahri, who now represents Florentia in the assembly.
=== Tallum and the Vatican City ===
Tallum is the 3rd oldest Canton in Norlund, and boasts a decently sized population of 7 as of the last census. A relatively quaint settlement, Tallum sits on the coast of Lake Vatican, and is known for its lighthouse and verdant farmland. It is a low density settlement, with a large footprint due its homes and places of business. It has a relatively large cathedral near its northern border.
The Vatican City is
==== Vatican City ====▼
▲The Vatican City is a Cantonal settlement sharing it's borders with Tallum. Even if it still is it's own municipality, there are talks about merging with Tallum once Prime Minister Knoxmoor steps down. It sits on the island of Sanctuary within the namesake Vatican Lake, and is known for being a major site for Norlundic Christendom. Headed by Pope Leobonet, the Vatican City the site of significant development. While the full plan for the Vatican has not fully been realized, it's still a site to behold. One of the, what will be, the largest buildings are under construction here: the cathedral of Saint Lucia.
=== Buryatia ===
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==== Yoslan ====
Yoslan was a Canton of Norlund up until the events following the 7th of July, leading to the secession of Yoslan as an independent state with close ties to Yggdrasil.
Paris was a Canton of Norlund, barely, ruled by RainofPain125, a founder of IWW, and a controversial figure of not only Norlund's history, but server-wide history. Before the events that led to his pearling by King Shamus the First, the channel dedicated to Paris was mainly just posts from Rain supporting their ideological beliefs, and the occasional debate between other Norlish citizens. While entertained during Terry's reign out of fear of IWW's possible retaliation, during the new government, Paris was one of the many cantons under fire for being unable to come up with the minimum number to be able to sustain a canton, and was eventually removed from cantonal status, which then sparked the conflict between Rain and the new government, eventually ending by them being pearled by Shamus.
However, in more recent times, newfriends MaiNai and MadBaronofUrga were searching for a new place to call their home, discovered Paris, and under consideration of the Federal Government, were allowed to settle down there, renaming it to Kärme, and have hopes of restoring it to cantonal status (without the toxicity that was formerly accompanied with the region), but in the meantime, are content remaining as a territory and settlement.
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The executive branch of government is the Federal Council, which apart from its executive powers has limited legislative powers (issuing decrees, taking part in the constitutional amendment procedure). Its composed of the Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence and Minister of Economic Cooperation. The Council cooperates on solving present issues, initiating economic, infrastructural and defensive projects, handles diplomacy and foreign treaties, recruitment and coordinates the cooperation between Cantons.
The judicial branch of government is the Federal Court. Led by the Head Judge, its an organ composed of representatives from each of the Cantons. The Federal Court internally decides its procedures and assembles whenever a case is filed. It serves as the criminal, civil, administrative and constitutional court of Norlund.
== Notable Figures ==
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'''Raptor -''' Leader of Palaisance
'''Leobonet -''' Current King of Norlund, Pope and co-leader of Tallum
'''Cortwade -''' Current Minister of Interior and former Custodian of the House of Commons
'''A_M_A_Z_E -''' Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head of Colonization, and mayor of Illyria
'''Zamoradin -''' Current Minister of Defence
'''Joadgr''' - Current Minister of Economic Cooperation and co-leader of Tallum
'''KannonKyle -''' Current Minister of Foreign Affairs
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