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The Commonwealth is a nation based in the southwest(-,+) - a conglomerate of city states comprised of members from many former Civcraft Nations. Peter5930 is the current King. Formerly a member of the [[Western Alliance]] members, it is now a member of [[SATO]]. The Commonwealth provides free transportation throughout the western world though Union Station in Westminster, and promotespromoting trade through Shopside, the subterranean marketplace surrounding the station. Each of the city states, known colloquially as boroughs, retains local political and economic independence while referring federal matters of state to the King and Council. Leadership, architectural style, political ideology and economic specialization are unique to each borough.
 
== History ==
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Soon after the move, many different settlements appeared near the capital and became boroughs of the Commonwealth. One such settlement was [[Southshire]], founded by Orinnari and StrPlatinum on 25 June 2017, roughly 800 blocks away on a peninsula in the south.
 
Meditat was settled by ZeeTip and mike0war on a [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/6ld1cn/the_claims_of_meditat/ desert] far to the northwest of Westminster 5 July 2017 - a dense city surrounding a remote oasis in the Harakur desert, neighboured by a complex of various [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/6px8pg/introducing_meditat/ factories and xp farms]. The desert city is home to a number of temples to a number of religions, as well asand a new religion which emergedemerging from the translation of recently discovered carvings by local scribes, on tablets of clay excavated from the ruins of an ancient structure, buried deep beneath the sand by the oasis.
 
On 6 July 2017, a rail line was connected to Hexcorp and became a borough soon thereafter.
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As the capital grew in size, so did raids in frequency; the city dwellers, largely untrained in combat, retreated to their homes at the sound of the armoured raiders' approach. Attacks on citizens were common and frequent, prompting Sintralin, queen of [[Lexington]], to request occupation of the city by her armed forces to aid in their eradication.
 
Though the presence of Lexington troops had quelled raider activity in Westminster, their occupation, coupled with the lack of administration over land development, brought with it new problems: when restless Lexington soldiers with few targets to engage began harassing citizens in the streets, tensions between the nations began to arise. On 21 July 2017, [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/6orti4/huge_attack_in_commonwealth_right_now/ six Lexington citizens alt-raided CommonwealthWestminster]. It was the first major attack on the server, andleaving wasthe extremelytown devastatingin to the townflames. The altraids continued for many days thereafter. [https://www.reddit.com/r/CivCommonwealth/comments/6rq5zt/total_repayment_value_of_raiders/ Short sentences] were given to captured raiders.
 
On 13 August, [https://imgur.com/aTOQgKn sintralin pearled Bewsiej] and handed his pearl to the Commonwealth as part of the aforementioned deal, but mistakes in coal allocation allowed him to be released early,. onOn the 22nd of August, and he, along withescaped and was granted asylum in the Lexington bunker. This resulted in Commonwealth officials removing the bunker.
 
In late August, tensions rose in Westminster when ZeroRussia, CarrieUnderwear, and GeneralWindu raided ThePayman's and Ez2Crew's factory building. [https://www.reddit.com/r/CivCommonwealth/comments/6w1zvz/here_to_arbitrate_between_zerojaaerkzoltan/ Arbitration was offered], but Payman and Ez2Crew eventually left the Commonwealth to join Lexington. Both parties have since become inactive.
 
At the September elections in Southshire, Saren_Solaris became an elected official in Southshire, and it eventually became one of the most active cities on the server. It became known for havinghad more orderly canals than Westminster, and a stronger focus on building and aesthetics, eschewing the cumbersome security infrastructure found in the capital. However, during mid-September, sintralinSintralin contacted the Chancellor of Southshire, StrPlatinum, to offer Southshire secession to Lexington. It was almostnearly accepted, however,but withprevented brilliantlast-minute negotiationthrough fromnegotiations sashimii,made aby possibleformer warCommonwealth wasMinister avertedSashiimi.
 
On 21 September 2017, Westminster was attacked by Bewsiej, XyngSnow and Posedion. Peter5930 was pearled but eventually got out at the cost of a beacon.
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