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== History ==

 

=== The King Terry dynastic era Norlund ===

 

Near the start of the server, Norlund was concentrated around its capital, Kannin, which was little more than a hamlet at the time. The foundations of the iconic Kannin Castle had been laid and there were only a few houses. However, Norlund quickly industrialized. Factories were built within the castle followed by public factories for use in Kannin. A general store was created and bronze and iron tools became a major export. Thanks to the dedication and cooperation of early Norls, mithril was first introduced into the economy around late November to early December 2019. The first international rail was also built around this time.

Shortly after the introduction of mithril, Kannin began to develop from a tiny hamlet into a quaint village. The area around the Kannin Peninsula developed into a dense urban center. Agriculture also became a mainstay of the economy as carrots became a significant part of the country's exports. New farms and agricultural outposts were developed all across the country. Iconic builds such as the Poppy, the pre-renovation Kannin castle and the first Christian churches were founded around this time.

 

==== The Talamh Uprising ====

In January 2020, the settlement of Talamh was founded as a small hamlet around Lake Vatican by former Wheatistanis to manage the farms in the area under a tribal government. Soon after, the citizens of Talamh began an insurrection, claiming they had migrated to the region to reclaim their ancient homeland. The uprising was quickly put down and the tribal inhabitants left for the IWW. In late January, Pope Leobonet founded the Vatican City on the island within the lake. In Early February, Talamh was refounded as Tallum and quickly modernized and converted to Norlish architecture by Knoxmoor, who would later become Prime Minister.

With the upcoming addition of a new shard to the server, Norlund set out to establish a colonial presence there. The Federal Council assembled the Norlundic Expeditionary Corps, which was tasked with locating, exploring, and colonizing the new world. As the new world's launch loomed, a player deduced what map it used based on screenshots shared by server staff. The early reveal of the map set off a frenzy of "crayon claims" resulting in the Berlin Conference, a meeting in which nations of the server pre-emptively divided up the new world among themselves before it even existed yet. Norlund was blocked from participating in the conference but managed to negotiate for a section of territory there anyways.

 

 

Hours after arriving and establishing their base, the Norlish colonists were attacked by members of Blackwater in a fight that ultimately ended in the Norlish bunker. Most Norlish colonists were captured, killed, or left stranded in the new world as the events following the attack proceeded. In the future, Norlund would learn the attack was made by Blackwater at the command of ComradeNick, who hired the mercenaries to remove the colonists from the land to take it for himself. He would later rename the lost colony "Fortuna."

A [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHi545RSonsObhgnZ0TihiBrmsOA9DVTLD-H6O47Yb4/edit treaty] was drafted between Yggdrasil, Blackwater and Norlund. The terms attested that all Yggdrasil held property still in Norlund would be turned over to the country in order to avoid future conflicts of interest over property. A vault that was close to the two nations' 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. The treaty was signed in Tallum at a dual coronation for King's Leobonet and Grettir of Yggdrasil.

 

 

Shortly after the white peace granted by the Second Treaty of Kannin, King Grettir of Yggdrasil came forward with a proposition for a new alliance between Norlund and Yggdrasil. Despite initial hesitation after the Northern War, the Federal Council agreed to the treaty, and Norlund and Yggdrasil became the first signatories to the [[Northern Defensive Pact]].

''Main Article: [[The War of the Isles]]''

 

 

After the battle, Norlund retreated and Okx, a military councilman, was appointed Minister of Defense pro tempore. Norlund called on its Yggdrasilian allies and volunteers from Paradise for support. SPQR and Sesoria publicly denounced the actions of the Isles. As reinforcements arrived, a counterattack was mounted and the Isles surrendered unconditionally in the Battle of New Kannin. A white peace was signed in which the Isles recognized Norlish sovereignty and Norlund promised not to interfere with the internal affairs of the Isles.

The results of the brief war proved politically costly to both sides. As the IF sank into a new non-democratic government, a Cantina alligned state called Raindrop was formed from the combination of Paradise and the IF. This led to the Imperial Federation Civil War and the eventual collapse of the IF. In Norlund, the members of the Federal Council who went to the war reported their actions to the country only to be met largely with anger that they had secretly taken the nation to war since declarations of war must be passed through the house of commons. As the situation in the IF got worse, remorse and regret spurred arguments about further intervention. At the same time, Norlund was expelled from the Fars Seas Alliance when it was revealed they had recieved land for their part in the attack. These combined pressures resulted in Prime Minister Jacob Grox stepping down and resigning his position.

=== The Interim Federal Council ===

 

This period was troubled by bandit raids, notably on the city of Tallum which took the brunt of griefs. Pets were killed, chests were popped and people felt threatened. Other members of the NDP were also troubled by the same bandits, and an unified effort in getting rid of these was organized. A bandit hideout was found in the western Tallum mountains, but got disabled by a large unified NDP army, with members from all signatory nations. Eventually the raiders, known as the Goodfellas, got found out to be funded and members of Blackwater, which then due to being defeated in the north by the NDP and international pressure, signed a peace treaty - in which they payed very large reps to the victims, amounting to around 2000 stamina in total (albeit some of it was paid in XP rather than stamina, with varying, but mostly good rates). The reps paid to Norlund, was after being discussed between the King and federal council with the bandits, paid to a large Norlish convoy in Varathia with the motivation of: breaking a previous agreement not to raid, killing livestock, killing pets, popping civilian chests with invaluable items (like eg. books and collectibles), raiding the Tallum bank, actively fighting inside Veria and Tallum, petty griefing, re-griefing newly repaired stuff from the previous griefs, erecting hostile military infrastructure inside Norlish territory and ultimately scaring newfriends and established civilians alike. After the threat of the Goodfellas were eliminated, a new snap election was held for the prime minister, which in turn became the "3 and 1/2 federal council". Elections proceeded normally as per schedule after this point.

Minister of Foreign Affairs: A_M_A_Z_E - 39 votes (95,1%)

 

 

Minister of the Interior: Leobonet - 37 votes (90,2%)