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Originally the citizenry was small-scale, with most notable citizens being Jamietech as the Queen, BritishWanderer as Chancellor {Appointedas appointed in June 2018} and Tvman999 as the initial explorer of the lands that would become Gabon. Soon after the founding of the state however, the prospect of grand new lands, the potential for wealth and influence in an upcoming nation attracted citizens from across the server, most notably of these was [[House of Gobbonia|Gobblin]], who travelled from MTA to assist in the digging of the quarry and was crucial in planning the initial constructions of Salisbury. ComradeNick from the HJE was also a noteworthy figure who visited Salisbury in its early days and gifted the government diamond tools which greatly aided in the excavation of the quarry and in bringing Salisbury off the ground.

One of the earliest structures to be built was the factory building, with the first factory, abeing compactor being donated by [[Mount Augusta]], created by Mayor Ahrimanne in particular. Following this, Salisbury's train station was slowly dug underground around 20 metres from the quarry itself with the first completed rails to Bloom and Varkonia within this time period. This underground rail construction was overseen by Chancellor BritishWanderer who is also credited with the construction of the original Bakery, Storehouse and Mckinley gardens which were the projects built around the quarry and were the start of what we now know as the Capital of Salisbury. The Bakery built atduring this time is the oldest building within the Chancellery of Gabon.

As Queen Jamietech enriched the lives of her and the royal family, the privy council ''{Made up of BritishWanderer, Gobblin & Tvman999 at this time}'' was appointed by Jamietech to better the life of much of the citizenry. The council followed through excellently with the construction and renovation of the Grand Station and Royal Factory,. positionedPositioned on the wide Balmoral avenue and Worchester road respectively, these buildings provided ambitious entrepreneurs the foundations needed to improve the quality and quantity of their goods while providing a transport network from withwhich to exportimport and importexport to the international stage. Rail connections to Salisbury were expanded to include Alpoko in the south, Westmore in the north and the excavation of a rail line to MTA.

The construction of thesethe Grand Station & twoRoyal buildingsFactory set the tone and direction from which Salisbury would take while under the Monarchy, followingwith toa improvefocus on improving architecture and infrastructure underfor the policysole purpose of productivity for the local economy while the concerns of the local citizens were to be brushed aside. The roads during this time were constructed as medium sized 5 block wide, straight plain passages out of stone slabs built solely for the sole reason of passing wagons and large amount of citizenry, leaving no room for greenery or public spaces. These roads would make up the three main avenues of Salisbury named as, Worchester Road, Balmoral Avenue and Warwick Drive.

In late June, with vast construction underway to the southeast and within the capital of Salisbury, council concern was placed on the damage that many citizens were committing on the native flora and fauna when collecting resources. This opened a fierce debate within the Salisbury privy council, some councillors stating that protecting the native habitat from any further construction would hamper any economic growth and throw Salisbury and it's surrounding area into turmoil while others believing it necessary to protect the wildlife on a land that was not always theirs to begin with and could not be recreated in the future. This led Her Majesty to make a tough decision, ultimately siding with the native wildlife andsigning by letters patent createdcreating defensive measures to protect the natural wildlife from any further destruction. The Queen later conceded a compromise to quell a minority of the councillors by allowing members of the privy council of Salisbury from time to time to authorise the destruction of any particular instance of flora so long as saplings of the respective fauna waswere planted elsewhere. This patent is generally regarded as saving the once rapid decline of the irreplaceable natural trees around the capital and set a track for development that is still followed to the present day.

From late July to August, Salisbury's leading government ministers and monarchy especially that of Jamietech and BritishWanderer had been playing an instrumental role in drafting the original Charter for the United Northern Congress,. The UNC whichCharter reflected upon the capital of Salisbury with the document being signed by each contracting party at the location of Balmoral Castle., Thisthis was displayed at the bottom of the Charter alongside the date. The Gabonese Lord High Chancellor, BritishWanderer served the United Northern Congress for 118 days as the Alliance Spokesperson and was the last serving Spokesperson at the alliance's disbandment on 13th July 2019.

As of September 2018, the government was in crisis due to the fact that the capital government was currently in debt to Varkonia and other neighbouring countries and was struggling to find the payment even after implementing measures to cut all unnecessary expenditure, all construction projects had been halted the previous month due to the lack of resources and lack of active councillors. In order to assist in the payments, the council implemented the royal tax which was a strict diamond tax levied on all Gabonese citizens and their wealth every month. Out of all the laws passed to remedy the situation, the royal tax would end up being the most controversial of these. These unfavourable factors in Salisbury led to many citizens leaving to spend this durationtumultuous period in Varkonia or other provinces.

Of those who stayed, their taxes were used to fund projects such as Balmoral Castle and the surrounding area, foreign trips and material imports on behalf of the royal family. Very little was left to the council to pay off the outstanding debts that were owed by Salisbury. Understandably the citizenry were beginning to become discontent with the royal family's practices and their apparent apathy towards Salisbury's situation,. althoughAlthough republicanism was not uncommon within Salisbury, it was especially heightened during this time.

[[File:SalisburyDefensiveStructure.png|left|thumb|369x369px|This picture was released from the Government via a freedom of information request. Displays the defensive structure designed by MrLlamma for the Government of Salisbury to defend against petty outlaws. '''Circa October 2018''']]October 2018 was perhaps one of the least active periods in Salisbury's history, the streets were said to be desolate and streets became overrun with brigands with looting and griefing becoming common place during this time. In response to this, the Privy Council reached out to MrLlamma, Leader of [[Coventhia]] for assistance in constructing a defensive structure to store valuables and act as a noticeable repellent to any bandits who would see fit to attempt to strike Salisbury.

This defensive structure was funded in part by [[Coventhia]] and [[Varkonia]] who both had a vested interest in protecting the base of quadrant from looters entering and stopping them from coming any further north.

After being settled in and becoming an integral part of the Varkonian Senate, BritishWanderer, still Chancellor of Gabon returned home to Salisbury to continue to work on the city alongside Councillor Gobblin. It did not take long for numerous issues to arise, internally Salisbury was suffering deep neglect with royal duties being off-loaded onto the already over-encumbered Council of which half were inactive at the time. The peaceful green flag protests occurred during November, where much of the remaining citizenry held up green banners on their person and blocked roadways and other crucial infrastructure, the protestors demanded an end to the royal tax and an overviewoverhaul ofto the current system of governance.

Chancellor BritishWanderer put an end to the royal tax in late October by pushing through a successful council vote to abolish the controversial levy. TheHer QueenMajesty, Queen Jamietech, was insulted by the fact she had not been consulted over this matter, although HerThe MajestyQueen did not push it any further than publicly voicing her displeasure.

After the quelling of the citizenry, Gobblin & BritishWanderer set about constructing and renovating current building projects within the centre of Salisbury. The underground portion of the train station was updated to a modern standard and granted the title of `''International''` by the Government of Varkonia. Homes were planned and built up around the small central fountain in Salisbury with priority given to househousing councillors and active citizenry. Councillor Gobblin encouraged excavation of nearby areas in search of minerals, with a focus on diamonds to fund the purchase of resourcesbuilding materials for Salisbury. Meanwhile Chancellor BritishWanderer sought out those without a home from far and away to come to Salisbury and assist in the construction and to participate in the start of a new era, most notably of all those who came as a result of this is ChrisFa99, who would play an instrumental role in the foundation of Gabon's culture.

Her Majesty, Jamietech, unhappy with the current state of affairs, demanded that the royal tax be readministered to the local citizenry in order to fund the continued construction of Balmoral. The Council rejected her proposals in favour of supporting the growth of Salisbury rather than the monarchy. Tensions between The Queen and her councillors had reached its boiling point, when the council rejected numerous independence votes put forward by Her Majesty who felt that Varkonia was being too controlling and dictatinginfluencing internal policy away from the Monarch. [[File:CoupofSalisbury.png|thumb|349x349px|This picture was taken of the rebel forces and the assisting Varkonian legion after securing the Capital city of Gabon during the Civil War period. '''Circa November 9th''']]On the 9th of November The Queen branded her Chancellor and thehis fellow Councillors as traitors and declared a civil war in order to restore the absolute power of the monarchy andsubsequently declareddeclaring independence from Varkonia. Citizenry within Salisbury were split down the middle with regards to political support of either side, most of those residing in poorer sections of Salisbury supported the rebels who were led by BritishWanderer and supported by [[Varkonia]] & [[Hjaltland]], while those living closest to Balmoral felt a deeper connection and inevitably supported the Monarchy. Her Majesty allowed the military forces of Gabon to commit any acts they must for a victory, an order which the military used to commit brash violence inon small skirmishescitizens throughout the city in alleyways and parks. Many rebel sympathisers tried to hide from the loyalistsroyalists however most were found, arrested or murdered in cold blood. Gabonese rebel forces led by BritishWanderer and a Varkonian Legion led by S4NTA entered Salisbury from the west in order to take back the city and put a swift end to the civil war.

Following the orders of the Red Duke Mickale of Varkonia to show no mercy, many loyalistsroyalists suffered brutality at the hands of the Varkonian Legions. The devastation and the horrific scenes that they witnessed was said to have putshocked the Gabonese rebel forces into a shock upon their entrance tointo the city.

The end of the Civil War in Gabon brought about a much-needed period of growth to the nation. The Government was reformed into thea entirelydirect democraticdemocracy as the ''Grand Mercantile Republic of the Autonomous Free Sovereign State of Gabon, the Abode of Peace''. The Head of State from this point onwards was the Lord High Chancellor, BritishWanderer accompanied by his Vice Chancellor of Gobblin. The elected Council during this time was made up of the Chancellors, and Councillors Tvman999 & ChrisFa99. [[File:DecemberMa.png|thumb|This picture was taken of an overhead view of the Capital city, Salisbury. The Suburb of Winchester is located just east of Balmoral with Melbourne to the north. Also pictured is a faint outline of the wall which would eventually encompass the Capital. '''Circa December 2018'''|alt=|left|335x335px]]The construction industry was once again given the go ahead once again with Vice Chancellor Gobblin leading the efforts onto constructingconstruct new suburbs and settingset up new resource trade routes with foreign countries and individuals. The impoverished housing suburb of Melbourne was built to house those left homeless by the Civil war, the messy-style apartment buildings were built in a close knit fashion to allow as many citizens to inhabit as humanly possible. The apartments were snug and purely funded by the Gabonese treasury allowing residents to forego any worry about housing payments. Foreign labourers were brought in from the neighbouring [[Bloom|Republic of Bloom]] to construct the buildings at a low cost as much of Salisbury's citizenry were busy cleaning up damages dealt by the civil war. Those in Melbourne tend to live an impoverished lifestyle with the only available work at the butchers or the local bed & breakfast.

GrantsGovernment grants were also provided to the suburb of Winchester to provide more environmental benefits to the local housingresidences and businesses. In the early period of Salisbury, Winchester was widely regarded as one of the prettier parts of Salisbury, earning the name as the jewel of Salisbury mainly thanks to the additions of the BnB and the Gloriana Cafe, both constructions overseen by the Vice Chancellor, Gobblin.

In late December, the Council came together to formalise and negotiate the funding and construction of a sturdy wall, 12 metres in height and 6 metres in width, surrounding Salisbury. The negotiations took 13 hours and ended with a fully funded wall, with slight changes werebeing made to the design which made it overall more defensible. The wall had the main goal of outlining the city boundary of Salisbury while providing a defensive benefit to all of Salisbury's citizenry. Around the same time, plans were drawn up by the Chancellor and his Vice counterpart to further increase the security of Salisbury alongside the wall and as such, 30% of the Sovereign Fund was used to fund snitch and bastion coverage across the entire capital borough of Salisbury. [[File:JanuarySalisbury.png|thumb|400x400px|This picture was taken by the Vice-Chancellor of the Capital, displaying Balmoral under construction in the distance with the neighbouring Winchester and Melbourne suburbs and the central portion of Salisbury prior to the filling in of the hole. '''Circa January 9th 2019''']]During this period, the council of Gabon was approached by Cincius wishingwho wished to constructionconstruct the town of Venice in the northern territory of Gabon, after some intense discussions among the Councillors it was decided that Salisbury would cede a portion of the SalisburyCapital borough to create a new Venice borough of Venice under the overseeing viewoversight of Councillor Cincius. Although Cincius mainly kept to himself, he was able to construct a vast town in a short period of time and handilypersonally dugexcavated rails to Salisbury's International Station and Varkonia City. Cincius became an integral part of the Council from this point forward, contributing to automated rail systems while continuing to build up Venice.

Throughout December post civil war, Books and art were heavily encouraged by the Chancellor, of which such works of 'Tender Night in Gabon' & 'Gabon in Spring' were written by ChrisFa99 during this time. 'Tender Night In Gabon' especially proved as a popular book internationally and was sold out twice during the height of publication. ChrisFa99 would continue to author many pieces of Gabonese literature, many of which are still held in high regard and form an integral part of Gabonese culture.

While construction projects were well underway with the near completion of both the Winchester and Melbourne suburbs, Vice Chancellor Gobblin commissioned a nature walk lined with natural flora and fauna to lead north from Salisbury towards to the international border with the Republic of Bloom, this culminated in the construction of the friendship bridge by both nations. Encouraging visitors and diplomatic ties was an important direction taken by the Chancellor BritishWanderer, aiding in Vice Chancellor Gobblin's vision of a strong economical city. The Military Camp of Willywhacker was also built during this time, a military complex tasked with the goal of training, equipping and housing those who would defend Salisbury and the country of VarkoniaGabon. [[File:Boroughs.png|left|thumb|416x416px|The Boroughs of the Chancellery of Gabon.

'''Created January 2019''']]On the 10th of January, the Government of Gabon reformed away from the "'''G''rand Mercantile Republic of the Autonomous Free Sovereign State of Gabon, the Abode of Peace'''''<nowiki/>''"'' into "T''he'''The Chancellery of Gabon'''"'' and while not having any major consequences for the day to day of Salisbury, it did make the position of Lord High Chancellor and Vice Chancellor permanent onlyfixtures beingonly openvacant for election upon death or retirement. This change would cement BritishWanderer and Gobblin as permanent figures to represent Gabon for the foreseeable future. This change also came with a shift in the Council which waswould be made up of {''BritishWanderer, Gobblin, Tvman999, ChrisFa99 and Cincius''}.

With the expansion of Salisbury, surrounding towns and the ceded borough territory to Venice, local governance slowly ceased to exist as the Capital was no longer the only settlement on the mainland and as such the Councillors of Salisbury merged into the same position of Councillors of Gabon. The borough of Salisbury would remain the largest and most populated borough, with the neighbouring boroughs of Bakerswood [2] {Southeast}, Venice [4] {North} and Highgrove [3] {South}.

Under official Chancellery decree in mid January, one of the larger envisioned projects was allowed to go ahead. whichThis involvedproject would entail promptly filling in Salisbury's defensive structure and the surrounding hole with incredible amounts of stone, sand and topsoil. This refill of the hole paved the way for a grand square to be set up in the centre of the Capital, with the now famous Great Tree as the centrepiece of the square. This was later joined on January 15th by the St Varkanos Cathedral which involved all government members in its construction, the cathedral was the tallest building in Gabon at its completion and still retains the title as of September 2020 atwith a height of 145m.

The citizenry of Salisbury carried on business as usual, the sovereign fund allowed for the absence of both Chancellors and gave the citizenry the ability to fund their businesses or personal projects during this quiet period. The streets were relatively peaceful with no reports of crime during this time due to the security measures in place by both Gabon and Varkonia.

This hibernation period continued throughout the majority of March until the 28th when the Lord High Chancellor returned, it wasand decreed that the train station should have the available rail-lines expanded from 8 to 12 slots in order to accompany future diplomatic projects whereshould Salisbury desireddesire to expand international rail connections. Apart from this construction, it was still quiet on most fronts and business as usual for all citizens of Salisbury.

Fortunately the period of hibernation was not lengthy and with the return of The Vice Chancellor in early April, it was decided to reboot the government and continue to build on previous progress,. OstenVonStolz, a model citizen who had been hard at work constructing the Capital walls was promptly appointed to the position of Lord's Councillor in place of the late ChrisFa99. The government wasted no time and immediately set itself three enormous tasks, namely the Capital Depository, the shoreline district of Portsmouth, with a heavy focus on shopping in the harbour. and a renovation of Salisbury International Station,. theseThese projects were chosen due to a chancellery decree to expand the diplomatic outreach of Salisbury via rail connections and economical growth.

Portsmouth's blueprints were gradually laid out as foundations across the eastern bay of Salisbury by Vice Chancellor Gobblin, who had the vision of creating ana modest economic community within the Capital to hopefully attract business from across the quadrant. Initial progress was slow as on April 11th it was leaked that allegedly the GabonianGabonese Government had poorly budgeted the cities stone supplies and overstated the amount of stone in storage,. While the stone whilecrisis started as gossip, the government did later confirm the rumour and city-wide projects including the Salisbury city wall were halted as government ministers sought a new source to make up for the lack of stone was sought.

Around the same time, Councillor OstenVonStolz, undaunted by the Capital wall project took it upon himself to finish the remainder of the wall, this was no small feat as the wall only covered the north side of the city at the time. For his efforts in completing the entirety of the wall of his own volition, a small ceremony was held in a meeting of Lord's Council where Councillor OstenVonStolz was awarded a sizable portion of forested land south of the Capital, within the borough of Salisbury. It was this parcel of land that Councillor OstenVonStolz would transform into the quaint town of South Shields, boasting a pub, church, and blacksmith. This settlement was the first to be constructed outside of the capital in the borough, making it the second oldest settlement in the borough of Salisbury. With the success of South Shields, the Lord's Council would grant OstenVonStolz further land to the far west, upon which Osten would settlefound the port settlement of Tynemouth. [[File:Victoryarchsalisburyrow.png|left|thumb|329x329px|This picture was taken at the beginning of construction of the Victory Arch and Patriotic Row '''Circa Late May 2019''' ]]The wave of constructions continued with immense progress undertaken on the foundations of the new suburb of Hackney in the south of Salisbury. This suburb would go onto house working class, and lower middle class individuals who would form the backbone of Salisbury's service and minor industrial economy. The suburb of Hackney would house the Nox Theatre until the suburbs were redrawn in November 2019. The erection of Hackney was partly overseen by Dr_Oracle, diplomat of Mount Augusta at the time. Dr_Oracle was appointed as an health inspector for the duration of his visit, allowing him to visit construction sites and interact with the locals of Hackney. The diplomat from MtA was taken on a tour by the Vice Chancellor, the tour included places such as the famous Melbourne public toilet, widely known as the first toilet in the -,-, the new monasterial grounds, and additionally the inspector checked active building sites such as the Portsmouth south-end expansion, and Balmoral Castle.