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Orinnari joined Civclassic in July of 2017 having played no prior iteration and currently has citizenship of [[Yoahtl]], [[Ashelor]], [[Southshire]], [[Nyasaland]], and the [[The Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] (maybe), but resides in [[Yoahtl]] and [[Ashelor, which is a town of Yoahtl]].

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]]

Soon after Orinnari stepped down from the council in [[Yoahtl]], he sought out an external project to focus on and remembered Shen, the island that was used for Oakhurst. He asked the [[Ashelor]] people to join him however they didn't seem interested since they sensed that it was Orinnari's project rather than a group project. He wanted to expand the size of the island, transforming it from a small sliver into something more respectable and workable. However the sheer scale of the project worked to demotivate Orinnari, especially since he was determined to fill in the expansion rather than leave it as a shell or hollow island. The expansion plan was soon abandoned, but managed to commission [[alzdadog|Aleh]] to design a bridge to connect the island to the mainland for rail purposes.

However, around the beginning of September, both [[Sventhar]] and [[SpaceVolcano]]'s toxicity became quite acute, so much so that within the next month, [[Sventhar]] would be sued twice for toxicity and harassment. It got to the level of intolerability, and after [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] had mentioned exploring old [[Ashelor]] for nostalgia's sake, they both sought to reclaim [[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|Ashelor's]] independence like he did with the [[Kropotnia|Free Territory of Kropotnia]] though over a longer time span, however, disaster struck during negotiations.

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 prohibition of TNT'ing trees, state protection of burial grounds, state protection of foetuses, etc. This is not to say that there weren't any aspects relevant to minecraft or agreeable to Orinnari, far from it, he very much respected the right to be free from discrimination for example, but such things would already exist within [[Ashelor|Ashelor's]] constitution. The request for an opt out however was interpreted by Kaly as a slap in the face, a fundamental insult to the very fabric of [[Adina|Adinan]] society, and so broadcast this to [[Adina]]. [[ImperatorMendes]] then acted as a mediator, offering [[Ashelor]] the compromise of being subject to Koric Law but under a strict system of Judicial Review, that only qualifying cases would be accepted, and [[Ashelor]] begrudgingly acquiesced.

On the next issue however - defence - Orinnari and Kaly clashed again, and it became clear that neither liked nor trusted the other. Orinnari feared that this would become the ongoing relationship with the federal government, that it would always be hostile and at odds with [[Ashelor|Ashelor's]] wants and desires. Orinnari made the decision on 12th September 2019, two days after negotiations started, to relocate Ashelor to the eastern coast of Dithmarschen, [[Maltovia]]. The exact location and borders of Ashelor were negotiated on 7th October 2019 but only revealed a month alter on 3rd November 2019 to prevent any invitation of raiders.

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.

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|Ashelor's]] accession to statehood also brought with it the federalisation of a version of [[Ashelor|Ashelor's]] Habeas Corpus laws. [[Adina]] passed the "Ashelor Integration Act" on 17th January 2020, and [[Ashelor]] responded by passing the "Recognising the Ashelor Integration Act" on the same day. On 24th January 2020, [[Ashelor]] passed "Integrating into the Republic of Adina" which officially transitioned [[Ashelor]] into a state of [[Adina]].

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 choosing winners randomly. Orinnari was not surprised however when the National Assembly chose the incumbent who campaigned on extrajudicial promises.

On 24th February 2020, [[ImperatorMendes]] approached the government of [[Ashelor]] with a proposition to build a vault within [[Ashelor|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|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 red desert with [[Adina]], thus negotiations began. At first there were discussions of a land exchange, but [[Ashelor]] quickly stated that a land exchange should be mutually beneficial, that it shouldn't be land area for land area but rather useful land for useful land, but that caused that line of negotiation to end pretty quickly. [[Adina]] then bragged about having sold [[Phylon]], an area they had recently been gifted, to [[Odresh]] ([[Odresh-Phylon Conflict|uuuh]]) for 192 diamonds. This inspired [[Ashelor]] to suggest a land purchase and while [[Adina]] understood, they felt it wasn't within their budget.<blockquote>"yeah i totally get why you guys do want to be compensated, we just may have to move location if it is too pricey"

- [[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 abundance of caution, [[Ashelor]] pursued independence.

On 20th March 2020, the Salisbury Gazette published a heavily one sided and propagandised article about the recent dispute between [[Ashelor]] and [[Adina]] using more dramatic and selective quotes which deliberately left out discussions from voice chats and other channels, as well as curiously making sure to mention how Orinnari and [[Alzdadog|Aleh]] [closely] lost the election, which could imply certain untrue things to readers. Orinnari posted a [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/flnlse/salisbury_gazette_ashelor_leaves_adina_after/fkzozwn/ rebuttal] to the article's subreddit post, but it was then that he began to view the Salisbury Gazette as a tabloid rather than a prestigious and unbiased news source.

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 pearl, as well items known to be taken from neighbours in similar raids confiscated and returned. However, in [[Ashelor|Ashelor's]] laws, someone who is sentenced to pearl time must be ceremonially executed. [[MrWiggles|Wiggles]] was executed by guillotine on 25th March 2020. ([https://civstorage.github.io/orinnari/ashelor/wiggles-execution/ Watch here])

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.

A little over a month later on the 11th October 2020, Orinnari convinced many of the [[Bloom|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|Ashelor's]] laws into disarray, requiring many proposals through the Citizens' Assembly to piece [[Ashelor|Ashelor's]] laws back together in a form that the [[Bloom|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.

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.