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{{Infobox civilization|name=Otonabee|subheader=The Republic of Otonabee|image=Otonabee_Flag.png|alt=|location={{CR2Coord|2000|-4000|200}} (CivRealms) |activity_level=
The '''Republic of Otonabee'''
▲The '''Republic of Otonabee''' is a state within the [[Otona-Varathian Empire]] and the broader [[Carbon|Carbon Federation]] located in the eastern regions of the [[Khailsan Empire|Khailsan]] Plateau, in the central west of the continent. Otonabee was founded March 17th, 2020, and initially only comprised of a small parcel of desert adjacent to the [[Tribalfolk of the Great Mountain]]. The capital of Otonabee, [[Lynn]], is located in the northeastern corner of the nation, at the source of the [[Vesa River]]. Otonabee is bordered by [[Cantina]] to the east and their lake to the south, with [[Calormen]] and [[SPQR]] to the west. To the north lies [[Rhodesia]] and a small section of [[Columbia]], as well as [[Obsidian|Obsidian Holdings International]]. Finally across the north east lies [[Varathia]], in a union with Otonabee.
==History==
===Founding===
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===The Central Powers Alliance===
Following several months of a strong connection with their north-eastern neighbors in [[Varathia]], and the rapidly expanding nation of [[Mount Augusta (CivClassic 2.0)|Mount Augusta]], Otonabee joined the military alliance known as the [[Central_Powers_Treaty|Central Powers]] <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/gk3n83/announcing_the_central_powers/</ref> on the 15th of May 2020. This alliance would later be invoked during the [[Hell War]], and dissolved in mid August following the expiry of the initial agreement.
===The Laurentian Seas Alliance
Otonabee was a initial signatory of the [[LSA|Laurentian Seas Alliance (LSA)]], later invoking the alliance during the Hell War. Following the apparent lack of unity within the alliance, its failure to adequately assist [[Norlund]] during the [[Northern War]] and the conflicts between the member nations of [[Duckapore]] and the [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]], Otonabee later left the alliance.
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[[File:Hellwar bee.png|left|thumb|330x330px|Several
===The First Hell War===
''Main Article: [[Hell War]]''
With the attack on Varathia by the [[Hell Gang]] on the 19th of June 2020, their
===Expansion Islands===
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===Conflict with Olympia===
''Main Article: [[Lynn Massacre]]''
In mid August, as part of a push to deactivate leftover infrastructure from the Hell War, an old tunnel running the length of Otonabee was found to be used by members of Olympia for moving between the Hell Vault and the Ascension Vault, with the tunnel having been extended without consulting Otonabee <ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/igsj7e/otonabian_statement_on_olympian_aggression/</ref>. The Otonabian judge, IKEA_FRIDGE, quickly deactivated the illegal tunnel, plugging it with reinforced obsidian before later gloating about this action to a member of Olympia<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/igrz7p/otonabees_act_of_aggression/</ref>. While the status of the tunnel as private or public remained contested, Otonabee refused to remove the obsidian, and Olympia swiftly attacked IKEA and the president, Sadie in Lynn, pearling IKEA and retreating to Hell. While negotiations were underway, a group of Otonabians took to breaking Olympian bastions within their territory, before being attacked. The president, Sadie, was afkbreaking a bastion while at Costco and was swiftly pearled. The remaining members were chased down and also pearled by Olympia. Mere hours after this, Vanax, prawny331 and Sadie agreed on terms for the release of the pearls and the payment of reparations for the removal of the obsidian until an alternate tunnel was to be constructed within a week<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/ih8q6b/olympia_otonabee_peace_negotiations/</ref>.▼
▲In mid August, as part of a push to deactivate leftover infrastructure from the Hell War, an old tunnel running the length of Otonabee was found to be used by members of Olympia for moving between the Hell Vault and the Ascension Vault, with the tunnel having been extended without consulting Otonabee <ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/igsj7e/otonabian_statement_on_olympian_aggression/</ref>. The
=== Unification with Varathia===▼
''Main Article: [[Otona-Varathian Empire]]''
Following the complete obliteration of most of the entire active
===Second Hell War===
''Main Article: [[Second Hell War]]''
The strength of the new union was quickly put to the test as the ongoing Cantina-Olympia cold war rapidly approached a direct conflict. Skirmishes in the southwestern desert around the [[Ascension Vault]] turned into a full
This proved to be a mistake, as their broken treaty enraged Olympia, with the Olympians raiding and occupying the city of Lynn several days into the war. Sadie, the Beekeeeper at the time, was pearled, and the mantle of leader fell to prawny331, who was declared interim Beekeeper. This occupation was initially pushed out, but as the coalition continued to bleed pearls and looked to surrender<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/inv5sg/the_coalition_of_states_warring_olympia_raise_the/</ref>, the defense of Lynn was abandoned and the city was evacuated while Olympia resumed their occupation. Peace negotiations were difficult, with Olympia initially calling for Otonabee's complete subjugation <ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/ip9r21/an_update_from_the_interim_beekeeper_of_otonabee/</ref>. To prevent this and to provide extra diplomatic pressure with the raiding<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/io01z6/the_sad_truth/</ref> of coalition cities who had already surrendered, Otona-Varathia was formally integrated into the greater Carbon Federation, and a more balanced peace was achieved with the Treaty of Crystal Cove with Convoy's mediation<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d-dFYrOT25BCoTaZ9Bpxy3iEpAlgPnPgkGAQ0uPe_wM/edit?usp=sharing</ref>. In this treaty, the formerly Norlish mesa claims were handed to the new state of Neo-Bobanga as a portion of the larger state of Laconia. The interim Beekeeper, prawny331, stood down upon the signing of this peace, with binchymonkey later appointed as his successor.
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''Main Article: [[Barbary War]]''
Following the destruction of CivCorp and the ongoing hunt for those responsible, a group of Chungesians and Olympians (now Laconians) retreated to the New War to escape from bounty hunters and formed the [[Pirates|New World Pirates]]. They ended up choosing to settle within the claims of the Gallagher Territory, due to Otonabee's connection to Carbon, despite Carbon holding no say in the territory's operation. With some minor conflicts in Gallagher, Polaria and New Providence due to leaked discord messages with the Gallagher custodian, prawny331 and the Varathian emperor, Logiche, planning to supply [[Oasis]] fighters to take on the pirates, the conflict exploded into all
===The Great War===
''Main Article: [[Great War]]''
Concurrent to the Barbary war, the Great war raged on the mainland
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Following the gradual conclusion of the Great War, repairs following the Second Hell war finally began, with infrastructure projects resuming and Lynn gradually returning to its former self. This also was a time of territorial expansion, with territory lost in the Second Hell War returned to Otonabee from the new nation of [[Rhodesia]]. Territory promised by the long inactive Grand Imperium was also returned, and the Carbon vassal of Icios was absorbed (with some land going to the nearby [[The Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] exclave to clean up the map)<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivRealms/comments/jzc8cf/otonabee_claims_update_red_from_icios/</ref>.
===Inactivity
With the general downward trend of activity on the server in early 2021, activity in Otonabee scraped to a halt. Binchymonkey, having computer issues, passed on the role of Beekeeper to IKEA_FRIDGE. The only source of activity was in the expansion of the Dartmouth skybunker being converted into a full miniature vault, primarily to hold the pearl of Freestyle following his bombing of CivCorp, and the pearl of [[ChickenWingGeek]], who attempted to rescue him but made the ill-advised move of informing a member of WP that he was doing so.
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[[File:Bee parra.png|thumb|391x391px|Render of the cities of Lynn and Dartmouth at the conclusion of the Great war|link=Special:FilePath/Bee_parra.png]]
Otonabee
===Lynn===
''Main Article: [[Lynn]]''
Built around the two sources of the vast [[Vesa River]], the modern-styled city of Lynn
====Lynn Clock Tower====
The oldest standing tower in the city, the clock
====Lynn Spire====
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[[File:Lynnchristmas.png|left|thumb|437x437px|A Christmas tree erected in downtown Lynn in December 2020|link=Special:FilePath/Lynnchristmas.png]]
====The Great Pyramid of Lynn ====
Primarily a personal residence to the nation's founding president, the Pyramid has extensive public access to the interior gardens.
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===Dartmouth===
Built along the southern Dartmouth river, this residential town houses much of the nation's population.
===The Great Mountain===
Encompassing the nation's western region, and the nation's
===Gallagher Territory===
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|[[File:Logiche.png|frameless|100x100px|link=Special:FilePath/Logiche.png]]
|Emperor
|[[Logiche]]
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|[[File:IKEA FRIDGE.png|frameless|100x100px|link=Special:FilePath/IKEA FRIDGE.png]]
|Beekeeper
|[[IKEA_FRIDGE]]
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! colspan="3" |The Council of Bees
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|Minister of Public Relations
|[[prawny331]]
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||[[File:MrJeremyFisher.png|frameless|100x100px|link=Special:FilePath/MrJeremyFisher.png]]
|Defense Council
|[[MrJeremyFisher]]
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|[[File:Binchymonkey.png|frameless|100x100px|link=Special:FilePath/Binchymonkey.png]]
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|[[Binchymonkey]]
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The Republic of Otonabee
Internal politics are typically straightforward and simple, owing to the close friendships of many of the long-time citizens. All three prior leaders all retired of their own accord, and elections are infrequent and tend to favor the sitting leader. As per the signing of the Treaty of Lynn and the unification of Otona-Varathia, the Varathian Emperors have the final say on any laws passed by the council and the Beekeeper, but the Beekeeper holds veto power over Otonabee coming under the jurisdiction of new Varathian laws.
==Culture==
Otonabee maintained a unique attitude as a nation,
===Bees===
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===Currency===
[[File:Rial.png|thumb|The Rial.|link=Special:FilePath/Rial.png]]
As a strong ally of Varathia, initially Otonabee used the [[Currencies|Imperial Credit]], before switching to a stamina-backed fractional currency (one
===Farming===
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===Mining===
With access to an
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Being one of the larger nations in the South Western region, Otonabee maintains an extensive network of infrastructure.
====Roads
The Western Highway was built and maintained by Otonabee, running from Olendor to [[New Agral]]. The Northern Highway (later renamed the Hecc Memorial Highway) connects Lynn to the western regions of the continent, between the ex-[[Savaguard]] states, and the [[Wheatistan]] exclave of [[Tel Adam]]. Each of these highways have seen nearby conflict in first the Hell War, and then the Second Hell War in late August 2020. Extensive upgrades were made to the northern Hecc Memorial Highway following the conclusion of the Great War, but these were never completed.
====Rail====
The Otonabee Rail Corporation completed a rail line to Olendor soon after its incorporation
▲The Otonabee Rail Corporation completed a rail line to Olendor soon after its incorporation, and constructed the central station in Lynn. A rail tunnel was also completed to Roma in SPQR.
▲== White Elephants ==
Otonabee was a rapidly developing nation, and as such many plans were started, but not fully realised.
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Planned to take place in early June of 2020, The Otonabee Olympics was a
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Planned in the very early days of Otonabee, the HQ building was planned to be a large office tower housing the operations of the nation and other key infrastructure. The building was designed to minimize cost, using gray stained glass panes & terracotta, which could both be created by using the materials in the surrounding mesa biome. The tower was completed not long after construction began
==== Otonabee Market & Surrounding Developments
At the beginning of the construction Lynn, several large terracotta buildings were built by CAM_AL & Molliam. These towers were largely unreinforced due to the lack of resources at the time
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The Dartmouth Casino was an offshoot of the tourism plan enacted by CAM_AL related to the olympics. The casino was planned to be built between the tributaries of the Dartmouth river, just north of Dartmouth, off of the main road between Lynn & Dartmouth. This project used very expensive materials, such as concrete and dark oak, as such, progress was slow
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Lynn
==== Otonabee Public Farms
In the wake of Molliam's parting to Blackwater, and the lack of economic opportunity for newfriends in Otonabee, a plan was devised for the creation of public wheat, beetroot, and carrot farms in the Dartmouth & Vesa river valleys. Unfortunately, removing the reinforcements on the existing farms proved very difficult, and little progress was made on completing a full public farm. One aspect of this plan was completed, however, the public tree farms, built by Prawny331 were the only aspect to be fully realised. The farms close to Dartmouth remain under construction.
====Lynn
The Lynn Mall & Spire complex was a commercial development in the center of Lynn, meant to bolster economic opportunity in the city. The mall and spire housed several dozen vendor slots, but only 4 were ever filled. ▼
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Due to
▲The Lynn Mall & Spire complex was a commercial development in the center of Lynn, meant to bolster economic opportunity in the city. The mall and spire housed several dozen vendor slots, but only 4 were ever filled.
As the [[Great War (CivRealms 2.0)|Great War]] came to an end [[Sadie1373]] took it upon himself to revitalize Otonabee's two cities, [[Lynn]] and [[Dartmouth]]. He began this project by demolishing old and unused buildings in both cities to make room for a predicted revival of the somewhat inactive server - something which never occurred. After clearing out old buildings, Sadie began a project he would never truly finish by tearing up the majority of Lynn's road network in order to redesign the layout of the city, which had remained unchanged since the founding of the nation in early 2020.
▲Due to it's newfriend origins, Otonabee never established a full snitch network or bastion grid. Many different government members and citizens noticed this and attempted to correct the nations sloppy bastion grid, however none of their attempts ever saw completion; the snitch network(s) suffered a similar fate, being long neglected and poorly constructed to begin with.
==References ==
▲==== Lynn-Dartmouth revitalization ====
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▲As the [[Great War (CivRealms 2.0)|Great War]] came to an end [[Sadie1373]] took it upon himself to revitalize Otonabee's two cities, [[Lynn]] and [[Dartmouth]]. He began this project by demolishing old and unused buildings in both cities to make room for a predicted revival of the somewhat inactive server - something which never occurred. After clearing out old buildings, Sadie began a project he would never truly finish by tearing up the majority of Lynn's road network in order to redesign the layout of the city, which had remained unchanged since the founding of the nation in early 2020.<references />
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