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===Joining===
Orinnari joined after a [https://old.reddit.com/r/worldpowers/ /r/WorldPowers]
===The Plantation===
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[[File:Old-commonwealth-district-map.png|thumb|District map of the Commonwealth showing The Plantation, Strassburg, and Southend.]]
Not long after, [[DarkyDu]] suggested joining him in the [[Commonwealth]] where he owned the area known then as The Plantation, now
===Hidden
===Commonwealth
===Strassburg===
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Orinnari and [[StrPlatinum]] decided to search for a place to settle a new borough on 25th June 2017, as while they both appreciated [[fadedsoul]]'s hospitality, they didn't agree with [[Strassburg]]'s direction. A few potential areas were explored but then Orinnari spotted the empty peninsular south west of the Capital District, now known as Southend. They explored and after finding it to be a roofed forest biome, Orinnari practically begged for them to settle there, and they did, and that's how [[Southshire]] was founded. [[StrPlatinum]] suggested calling it "Niro" ("Orin" backwards) however Orinnari suggested "Southshire", a play-on name of [https://www.wowhead.com/zone=6170/northshire Northshire] from [https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-gb/ World of Warcraft]. Orinnari then laid out most of what is now known as the [https://civclassic.miraheze.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Southshire.png Downtown Area]: the roads, the river, the train station and underground rail tunnel, the bank, the farms, the plots, and the factory building.
===Harassment from a
On 2nd July 2017, Tabby, a [[Commonwealth]] citizen, hired a bounty hunter to pursue an alleged griefer named [[DurianSmash]]. Durian had been given a plot within [[Southshire]] after being driven out of the capitol - which mirrored the experiences of Orinnari and [[StrPlatinum]] - but was interpreted by Tabby as [[Southshire]] protecting and perhaps even funding an unrepentant griefer. [[Zayshi]], the bounty hunter, arrived at [[Southshire]] and started behaving ominously, checking chests, minor griefing, and minor harassing. Tabby warned that Orinnari might "try stuff" if Durian was captured, and [[Zayshi]] soon went rogue and attacked Orinnari and attempted to break into his home.
===Southshire's
On 10th July 2017, after Orinnari had visited the Commonwealth's capitol, he took a liking to the canal design and began a reconstruction of [[Southshire]], replacing the dirt bank river with a network of canals though without the prohibition on bridges. The reconstruction resulted in the bank and factory being being sacrificed and moved respectively. It is also when Orinnari rebuilt his home.
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[[File:Southshire-new-factory-building.png|frameless]][[File:Southshire-coords-tree.png|frameless]]
=== The
Orinnari and [[StrPlatinum]] had been the only two members of the council, a body created by Orinnari to decide things together, or at the very least keep the other informed on any decisions made. Around mid July 2017 a new player called [[SamuelV]] joined [[Southshire]] and immediately showed a skill for building. After a few days, Orinnari and [[StrPlatinum]] both decided to extend an invite to [[SamuelV]] to join the council. This would lead to the start of the [https://civclassic.miraheze.org/wiki/Southshire#Building_Era Building Era.]
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However a new issue arose: the [[Commonwealth]] had been operating under the assumption that the pearl was held by [[Southshire]], and [[Southshire]] believed the opposite, and so when a vocal minority within [[Southshire]] began to conspire to break [[mrmamizoupie]] free and that the pearl wasn't being handed over, the [[Commonwealth]] assumed that [[Southshire]] had gone rogue. It turned out however that the pearl's owner, [[ThePayman]], wanted his own set of demands met before relinquishing the pearl. The [[Commonwealth]] managed to talk [[ThePayman]] down from these demands since an agreement had already been made and would otherwise create an international incident.
On 19th August 2017 when the situation was resolved and [[mrmamizoupie]] was going to be tried ([https://soundcloud.com/user-62544271/justice-discord-8-18-2017-10-24-59-pm-2 listen here]), Orinnari felt extremely exhausted since he had dedicated several days to this issue and the conversation surrounding it was extremely toxic and boiling over. Orinnari
===Oakhurst's creation===
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[[File:Oakhurst-southend-government-building.jpg|thumb|Oakhurst's government building and Orinnari's manor]]
Oakhurst was an area within [https://civstorage.github.io/orinnari/southshire/land-claims/ Southend]
===Returning to Southshire===
Orinnari's proclaimed desire to dissociate from [[Southshire]] did not last long. When [[JC]], Orinnari's successor, decided the step down on 28th August 2017, Orinnari knew this could be an opportunity to rejoin [[Southshire]]. He knew that his stepping down was a moment of weakness, that after a week he had rested and
During the discussions of Orinnari running for council, [[Charlameme]] brought up a potential conflict on interest because Orinnari was the leader of an autonomous territory of [[Southshire]] and running to become a council member of [[Southshire]], thus after some hours of negotiation and agreement, the following deal was struck:
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That kind of negotiating rejuvenated Orinnari's drive to be a legislator, but he also knew he wasn't a people person, which made the inevitable loss of the election even more impactful. He ran not as a John Doe, but as a co-founder, as a previous council member, as the builder of [[Southshire]], as a writer of its laws; he knew he wasn't popular but hoped that people would elect him on his ability rather than on popularity, but he ended up losing disproportionately to Callum.
===Oakhurst's
The complete and total loss of the election lead Orinnari to believe he wasn't welcome and that if he ever wanted to legislate again, he'd need to do so elsewhere, and so when the Oakhurst Agreement became null and void, Orinnari decided to focus on but also 'boroughify' Oakhurst, to put it on the same level as [[Southshire]]. He figured that if he could build and rebuild [[Southshire]], he could build Oakhurst just fine. However, opinions of Oakhurst and Orinnari began to sour; the boroughification was considered another tantrum, a power grab, an attempt to screw [[Southshire]] over. It drew the ire of [[Dr_Oracle]], the then owner of [[Southshire]]'s branch of [[Empty Promises]], though this was resolved when Orinnari sent him [https://civstorage.github.io/orinnari/oakhurst/oracle-essay/ an essay] detailing Oakhurst's history.
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Orinnari returned to [[Southshire]] in December 2017 after server activity was at an all time low due to [[Somber War|The Somber War]], where Orinnari and [[cinzar]] would often be the only players online. [[Cinzar]] became the new leader of [[Southshire]] and the Constitution of [[Southshire]] was abolished in favour of returning to the council system it had previously. Orinnari rebuilt the house he once had at the centre of the city but within the Dark Oak District in the northern part of city.
===Yoahtl
Becoming a town of [[Yoahtl]] had been a semi-serious meme within [[Southshire]] for quite some time. On 13th January 2018, serious talks began between [[Southshire]] and [[Yoahtl]] to become an autonomous town. These talks were leaked, which caused some drama within the obstinate meta-bound citizenry, but negotiations were productive and a treaty was drafted.<blockquote>After votes and negotiations, [[Southshire]] has decided to secede from the [[Commonwealth]] in order to join [[Yoahtl]] as an autonomous town as described in [https://civstorage.github.io/orinnari/southshire/ascension-of-southshire/ this document].
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=== Founding the Kingdom of Ashelor ===
[[File:Ashelor-first-borders.png|thumb|The Kingdom of Ashelor's borders]]
In November 2018, a player named [[ThirdOfFive]] became a citizen of [[Bloom]]. At first they gravitated towards each other as they both had a great enthusiasm for law making, however Orinnari quickly found himself
[[File:Aleh-ashelor-meme.png|thumb|Meme of Ashelor by Aleh]]
=== CivEx ===
On 28th January 2019, Orinnari received an invitation from [[bgbba]] to join [[Yoahtl]] on [[CivEx]] which after some exploration he accepted. [[dBeatzx]] had already become somewhat inactive and so when Orinnari and [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] moved over to [[CivEx]], Ashelor was effectively put on hold. On 17th February 2019 in a spurt of activity, [[dBeatzx]] attempted to revive the Ashelor by negotiating to become a state of [[Bloom]], however this was quickly prevented by Orinnari due to fears of interference by [[ThirdOfFive]] and other Members of Parliament, though this sadly made [[dBeatzx]] go inactive again. CivEx would however effectively die by the end of March 2019 due to bad admin public relations incorrectly stating that the lifespan of the server would only be about three months.[[File:Civclassic-civex-timeline.png|border|center|frameless|900x900px|Timeline]]
=== Returning to Yoahtl and Bloom ===
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In February 2019, the O.R.I.N. rail was completed in [[Bloom]], standing for Overland Rail in the North.
In May 2019, Orinnari, [[iOminous]], and [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] began constructing a new city in [[Bloom]] called New Haven, a successor to [[iOminous]]' Haven city, a trenched city in a northern territory of [[Bloom]]. The idea was to create a larger and closer version that could fit more citizens and be directly connected via rail. [[ThirdOfFive]] soon joined in to help in its construction, but also began proclaiming that New Haven would be the new capitol of [[Bloom]], despite the numerous protestations of the rest of the group. It was a particularly tenuous situation since Orinnari had spearheaded the blocking of legislation that would have privatised the government vault hole
Orinnari switched focuses between [[Yoahtl]] and [[Bloom]] pretty regularly, but on 23rd July 2019, Orinnari was a councillor for [[Yoahtl]] and suggested a structured mechanism for proposals which included the ability for the council reject blatantly populist or meme worthy proposals subject to any restrictions imposed by the Chief Justice of [[Yoahtl]]. But this wasn't taken well by [[Tigen]], a long time [[Yoahtl|Yoahtlan]] citizen, who went on to characterise Orinnari's entire personality and contribution to [[Yoahtl]] as being a busybody councillor coming out of the woodwork to
=== Reattempting Shen ===
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=== Restarting Ashelor ===
When Orinnari and [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] sought to reclaim Ashelor, they quickly found that in the year since its founding and subsequent abandonment, the territory was now owned by another: the [[Adina|Federation of Adina]]. It was lead by Kaly, who didn't take to Orinnari whatsoever given his [[Yoahtl|Yoahtlan]] citizenship, even going so far as to call him a "Yoahtl agent." However, the other citizens of [[Adina]] were amenable to the idea of Ashelor but only as a territory of [[Adina]]. Orinnari hoped he could work his way towards gaining Ashelor's independence like he did with the [[Kropotnia|Free Territory of Kropotnia]] though over a longer time span, however,
Under the [[Adina|Adinan]] constitution, autonomous territories are allowed to request opt outs of federal law, so as part of the negotiation process Orinnari read through [[Adina]]'s federal laws and noted any concerns. One concern was communal storage, the remedy for which was exempting Ashelor from that law on the basis that Ashelor would not have access to [[Adina]]'s communal storage and vice versa. Another concern of Orinnari was that of Koric Law, which appeared to be a set of religious doctrines that imposed some odd restrictions in the context of minecraft such as: the prohibition of the mutilation of dead bodies, the
On the next issue however - defence - Orinnari and Kaly clashed again, and it became clear that neither liked
=== Moving to Nyasaland ===
Around 24th December 2019, Orinnari went on a spree of joining Discords linked on the [https://ccmap.github.io/ ccmap], one of them being [[Nyasaland]]'s. The community seemed very active and welcoming, which was a surprise since he thought they were inactive or kept to themselves as his only interaction with [[Nyasaland]] had been their shop in [[Bloom]]. He was also drawn to them by the mutual liking of the game League of Legends, and would often watch streams of the game in voice channels. His intention was to move Ashelor to [[Nyasaland]] in hopes of it being more active and populated. By 30th December 2019, he had terraformed and constructed the canals, though the area was not independent or even autonomous, since the area was on [[Nyasaland]]'s main island and they were newcomers, but [[Nyasaland]] nonetheless accepted the idea of it being its own thing and not necessarily complying with the aesthetic of the town. It however became quickly apparent that a mutual liking for a game was not a substitute for the kind of affinity that smooths group dynamics when he often found himself treading on eggshells around certain longstanding members. He didn't want to cause upset or make waves, but this often meant double checking everything he said, writing disclaimers before writing anything political, and being extremely specific in conversations, which quickly became tiring and outweighed the benefits of staying, especially since playing League of Legends with the others meant playing on North American servers, thus having very high ping.
=== Ashelor's
On 10th January 2020 Ashelor was griefed for the second time within the span of a week by [[seanfpa]] and [[xVANCEx]]. Seeming that Orinnari was spending a lot of his time in [[Nyasaland]] and [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] was largely inactive, Orinnari decided to offer Ashelor as a state to [[Adina]] so that they could use the land for farms and such should Ashelor be abandoned. But over the coming days and weeks, this would never happen since Orinnari was already growing distant from [[Nyasaland]] and instead becoming more involved with [[Adina]]. Ashelor's
Around the beginning of March 2020, both Orinnari and [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] found themselves more active and so made an effort to be more involved with [[Adina|Adinan]] affairs, however, the cultural divide between Ashelor and [[Adina]] became more and more apparent, particular when Orinnari ran as a judge candidate on the principle of separation of powers: that the judge should - in their official capacity - be limited to judicial affairs. This as well as Orinnari's proposal to make the National Assembly more transparent clashed with the unwritten conventions of [[Adina]] thus framing Orinnari as an outsider. It was surprising then when Orinnari and [[pamaxwell]] tied and were brought into a private room and asked to choose between deciding the winner through random chance, or allowing the National Assembly to vote. After a short discussion, they both decided with the National Assembly vote since Orinnari didn't want to set the precedent of
=== Ashelor's secession from Adina ===
On 24th February 2020, [[ImperatorMendes]] approached the government of Ashelor with a proposition to build a vault within Ashelor's red desert. Orinnari and [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] immediately had concerns, mostly to do with its proximity and the implications that would have on the town of Ashelor, but also what it would mean in terms of borders, since it would mean a dramatic reduction in Ashelor's already small land claims. After some research into [[Adina]]'s laws to figure out the specifics of how a land transfer would occur, he found that there wasn't anything specific pertaining to land jurisdiction with the exception of the "Ashelor Integration Act" which stated that Ashelor would retain its borders, thus implying that those borders meant something. This was backed up by the fact that [[Adina]] was ''requesting'' Ashelor for the land rather than acquisitioning it, thus implying that Ashelor could in fact refuse.
On 25th February 2020, Ashelor passed "Land Negotiations with Adina" which empowered the Governor - an newly formed governmental role created under the requirements of statehood of [[Adina]] - the power to negotiate the desired area of
- [[matanic]], President of [[Adina]]</blockquote>Ashelor came up with the price of 64 emerald blocks, but after some discussions of a zero-interest payment plan, [[Incentives]] offered to pay bill in full himself, so it seemed like construction would start in a matter of days.
On 14th March 2020, which was only two days after the elections in [[Adina]] (thonking), the mood suddenly changed when [[matanic]] sent Ashelor a rather scathing message which stated in no uncertain terms that the government of [[Adina]] was disappointed with the request for compensation; that they understood that Ashelor (supposedly) didn't feel [[Adina|Adinan]]; that other states do feel [[Adina|Adinan]] and thus would give up their land if it were them; that Ashelor should start acting like a state; that Ashelor doesn't deserve to be a state; that if Ashelor citizens wished to exercise their [[Adina|Adinan]] rights then they should act like [[Adina|Adinans]]; that [[Adina]] will be "clarifying" its laws to give powers to the federal government to be able to take land from states without asking.
As you can imagine this wasn't taken well, but civil discussions began nonetheless about how to transition Ashelor to a different type of territory within [[Adina]] that granted more autonomy. However they were soon made privy to the fact that [[Adina]] was updating its constitution so that autonomous territories would no longer get voting rights on the federal laws they'd still have to follow. This was seen by Ashelor as a blatant attempt to coerce them into handing over the land as a good little state would, or to accept a form of self-imposed and federally enforced isolation from [[Adina]], giving credence to the idea that Ashelor wasn't really [[Adina|Adinan]]. It was also not lost on Ashelor that the federal government could, in theory, pass legislation requiring Ashelor to relinquish the land anyway, so in an
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=== Ashelor's first execution ===
On 20th March 2020, a player by the name of [[MrWiggles|Mr__Wiggles]] entered Ashelor and began breaking chests. Still skittish over the raid in January, Orinnari called in reinforcements. [[Onederful]] from [[Adina]] offered to help. [[Mr Wiggles|Wiggles]] was pearled and [[Onederful]] was compensated for his troubles. It turned out that [[MrWiggles|Wiggles]] thought that Ashelor was abandoned because while wandering around for a few minutes, he didn't see any activity. Orinnari only noticed the raid because he was up late and AFKing in his home. [[MrWiggles|Wiggles]] was then sentenced to five days exile
=== Ashelor's township of Yoahtl ===
The general decline of Civclassic saw a reduction in players in and around the +,+ often leaving Orinnari AFKing for days on end without seeing someone at all. With his continued and ongoing citizenship of Yoahtl and their reasonable though mostly meta-bound activity convinced Orinnari to offer Ashelor as a non-autonomous town of Yoahtl via the [https://civstorage.github.io/orinnari/ashelor/yoahtl-treaty/ Treaty of Terestai], signed 7th August 2020.
=== Bloomification of Ashelor ===
A little over a month later on the 11th October 2020, Orinnari convinced many of the Bloomeans to migrate to Ashelor, spawning a large set of law and treaty changes including secession from Yoahtl, though not for any hostile purposes but simply as a means of self-determination as the circumstances had changed from the accession. Indeed within a week, Ashelor had gone from one active citizen to sixteen. Among the many changes to Ashelor was the abolition of the Royal Prerogative, which put Ashelor's laws into disarray, requiring many proposals through the Citizens' Assembly to piece Ashelor's laws back together in a form that the Bloomeans consented to. The day after (12th October 2020) Slushhi was elected as Prime Minister, and soon after came the beginnings of the trenched city now known as Denver, the new capitol of Ashelor, the idea being that the city would offer reasonable security to all citizens who resided within it, thus avoiding some of the issues that open planned cities often fall prey to.
=== Founding the Admiralty of Wesbury ===
On the 10th January 2021, Orinnari sought a new project. Ashelor was firmly established but was quickly turning inactive again. Ashelor had the disadvantage of being remote so travelling to and from other nations took a long time. Nor did Ashelor have any neighbours or allies or foes. Once people had built their houses there wasn't much left to do. Slushhi became the last bastion of activity, so once he decided to take a break, the last few who logged in here and there went dormant too. This issue was compounded by the increasing popularity of Icenia with its promises of juicy drama and government positions, but also the launching of Devoted Hell. Either way, Orinnari felt it would be inappropriate to start making changes to Ashelor without the consent of the citizens and so began considering a small project nearby other nations. He noticed the sickle shaped area named Brodre on the map, where upon visiting discovered was abandoned to the point where the reinforcements were so decayed as to break on the second hit. On the 26th January 2021, Orinnari officially published the preliminary borders of the newly found nation: the Admiralty of Wesbury.
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