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'''The Commonwealth''''s iteration on [[CivMC]] is the continuation of the monarchy which was first founded in [[CivCraft 2.0|Civcraft 2.0]] by [[Sashimii]], and later on [[CivClassic|Civclassic]] by [[Cowguypig]]. The third iteration was founded on [[CivMC]] by [[Reffelruz]], who joined the nation and the game in the early days of the Classic Era. [[Peter5930]] hasremains beenking, deifiedand asall eternal godking,ranks and Hisprocedures crownhave isbeen worncarried onover to the servernew by his strongest imagermap, chosenbut byrecontextualized thein Architecta [[Reffelruz]] - currently,new Bowillaway.

The Commonwealth focuses on attracting citizens and tourism through cultural work, social events, as well as accommodation of interstate travel and trade via Shopside, as is a tradition for the nation going back to 2.0. The Commonwealthcity resides in the multi-level jungle valleys surrounding Mount Olympus, on the equator west of the world-centre; the 2.0 formula of boroughs being right next to each other has been reenacted.

Continuity with previous Commonwealth governments has been achieved through a system of houses that recontextualizes legacy roles as a form of ancestor worship, with King Peter as the most absent as well as highest venerated ancestor; 'powers in heaven' refers to the old council, now the House of Elders, - veterans of the [[Somber War]] - some of whom have become a diaspora of Commonwealth oldfriends dispersed throughout the Civ world; these remain influential voices in the Commonwealth community, maintaining the discord and wiki, and giving sage advice to their descendants from time to time: angels.

The royal parliament 'on earth' is constructed to mirror the one 'in heaven': in 2022, [[Bowilla]] was chosen to wear the crown and represent [[Peter5930|Peter]] on the world stage, due to his qualities as a player most closely resembling those of Peter out of any in the city. The authority wielded by heaven and earth are identical, except that heaven overrules earth where applicable.

The Architect is a mediator role that shares characteristics with noshamans paralleland religious leaders; they lead from a narrative perspectivedescription, placing contemporary history within the context of an ongoing mystery that began with [[Peter5930]] and continues to unfold today. The Architect moves between 'heaven' and 'earth', weaving history into myth, and myth into history, holding the worlds together: he takes a backseat leadership role, and invokes the powers in heaven.

The name 'Architect' comes from the role given directly to reffelruz from King Peter, who tasked him with the construction of a new city called Victoria on the square patch of land that used to be his farm before the [[Somber War]]; Peter destroyed much of the city upon returning when the war was over, and much of what was left was built by reffelruz; likewise, the strongest CWers remained standing after the war, and the rebuilding was slow, but superior to what was destroyed. This whole story is recontextualized in the CMCworld Eraof CivMC: the world was destroyed, and the Architect iswas left to rebuild the King's city.

The candidates were total opposites: Mokuno was an oldfriend, councilor, and active player with lots of experience and strong plans; he. AwesomeDracula was a new player who did not necessarily have the experience to back up his plans, but was a strong speaker - he and his campaign manager Oakshelf started the Common Front Party, amde upconsisting mostly of newfriends from North Africa. Finally, AwesomeDracula believed in the king, and Mokuno did not, declaring himself the true heir at the midnight hour of the election. The candidates were at a tie, and reffelruz gave the final tie-breaking vote to Dracula, out of his desire to guard the sacral kingship, even though on all else, he wished to vote for Mokuno. Dracula was the first newfriend leader the CW had ever had, and signaled a movement of the nation into the hands of a new generation of players. Mokuno was not seen again.

Soon after, his Minecraft account disappeared, along with his discord account, and he was never heard from again, until late January of 2024, when signs started popping up around the city, signed by the ghost of Oakshelf - some say he's out there still.