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[[File:Tom Arch May.png|thumb|A political map of the Thomas Archipelago as of MayJune 2020.]]
'''The Thomas Archipelago''' is a chain of Islands located far off the northwest coast of the Main Continent of [[CivRealms 2.0]]. The Archipelago hasis amainly humidcomprised climateof andTaiga biome, is mostlyhome covered withto dense forests and mountains, and has a cold, humid climate. The Thomas Archipelago is home to the countriesnations of [[Odresh]] and, [[TChadTchad]], alongthe withsemi-autonomous aregion of [[Bloemfontein]], [[Wheatistan|Wheatistani]] colonyand [[Mount Augusta|Mount Augustan]] outposts, and the [[Alexandria|Alexandrian]] colony of [[Solitude]]. ThereA isportion alsoof anthe unclaimedArchipelago's arealand ofis themanaged Archipelago,by whicharea's thepermanent nations ofin thea islandsjoint have agreedagreement to leavereserve untouchedwith in orderrespect to preservepreservation of the natureArchipelago's ofunique thenatural state as well as future expansion islandspurposes.
 
== Geography ==▼
The Thomas Archipelago is comprised of two major islands (with the West Island being home to [[Odresh]] and the East Island being home to [[Tchad]] and [[Solitude]]) as well as five minor islands (the two southernmost of which comprise [[Bloemfontein]]). Heavily-forested with various snow-capped mountain ranges, the Archipelago is largely unfriendly to agriculture; the rough terrain makes infrastructure development difficult and limited natural resources available on the islands highlight a consistent opposition between settler activity and the geography present.
 
== History ==
AlthoughThe Thomas Archipelago was originally released to CivRealms on July 1st, 2019. Known at the Thomastime as the "expansion island", the Archipelago hasremained existeduncharted territory for many months,. itThis wasstate notpersisted officiallythrough claimedthe remainder of the year until afterland within the Archipelago began to be officially claimed following the Alexandrian Expedition, whena itmapping was mappedexpedition by Thomas the Cartographer [[TWINKIEminer|(TWINKIEminer)]], which brought new light to the island chain.
 
=== Creation ===
The Thomas Archipelago was originally released by the admins on July 1st, 2019. Then known just as the Expansion Island, the archipelago was unmapped for many months, before the Alexandrian Expedition.
 
=== Pre-Thomas Settlements ===
Before formal cartography of the Archipelago was available, a few scattered outposts were present across the islands. These outposts were minor remnants of isolated exploration and none amounted to more than rough dwellings which likely acted as one-off shelters for curious ocean-goers. The Alexandrian Expedition saw the Archipelago void of activity, confirming the abandoned appearance of these settlements. Tchadian, Bloemfonteinian, Odreshi, and Alexandrian settlers came to know each other as the sole active representatives of island presence and abandoned settlements around the Archipelago were left for a time before largely being removed to facilitate infrastructure and development.
Before Dr. Thomas Winkie Miner formally mapped the Archipelago there was a few scattered settlements across the islands, it is doubtful these settlements had more than one person with most only having a single house. It seems all of these settlements were abandoned well before TWINKIEminer mapped the Archipelago. ''(More info needed)''
 
=== The Alexandrian Expedition ===
On March 27th, 2020, Dr. Thomas Winkiethe MinerCartographer [[TWINKIEminer|(TWINKIEminer)]] set off on an expedition towith the goal of exploring, documenting, and mapping the Archipelago.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/uTCFTMN</ref> HeShortly mappedfollowing allthis ofexpedition, theofficial Islandscartography inof the Archipelago and(including releasedofficial theclaims map,on alongbehalf withof anAlexandria) officialwas Alexandrian claimposted on the nextCivRealms editionreddit as part of hisa worldmap mapsupdate. HeIn alsointerest madeof growing curiosity surrounding the distant islands, a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QAzP3IiJQ8_K5MRYKQqvHNqykNl5dBHeWN7GkPH-2II/edit?usp=sharing Geographygeography Reportreport] which hewas released alongin tandem with his newthe map and named this new island chain the name ''Thomas Archipelago'' was officially coined in homage to the explorer, Thomas the Cartographer [[TWINKIEminer|(TWINKIEminer)]].<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QAzP3IiJQ8_K5MRYKQqvHNqykNl5dBHeWN7GkPH-2II/edit</ref>
 
=== The Scramble for the Archipelago ===
Following the addition of the Archipelago to official maps, existing settlers began to submit official claims. Along with Alexandria's claims included by [[TWINKIEminer]] on the initial map, claims representing [[Bloemfontein]], [[Odresh]], and [[Tchad]] were submitted. Mainland interest in the Archipelago also rose, and parcels of land were negotiated and delineated by the Archipelago's permanent residents for the establishment [[Wheatistan|Wheatistani]] and [[Mount Augustan]] outposts. Following the unexpected arrival of a [[Norlund|Norlundian]] citizen looking to establish a farming outpost, [[jfkvius]] worked to negotiate a further subdivision of allotted land in order to facilitate this development. Following the secession of [[Yggdrasil]] from [[Norlund]], this land was ceded back during a discussion with [[jfkvius]].
Following the release of the new map, many nations scrambled to colonize the archipelago. Alexandria was the first ones to officially submit their claimed colony, and they were followed shortly by the new nations of [[Odresh]] and [[Tchad]] along with [[Wheatistan|Wheatistan's]] colony. Later on, [[Norlund]] and [[Mount Augusta]] also created colonies of their own.
 
=== Alexandria Dispute ===
Given the Archipelago's limited supply of land, the rough rate of return on agriculture, and the relative difficulty of important and exporting materials, the importance of an adequate land for permanent nations on the Arrchipelago was immediately evident. Though claims were uncontested during initial settlement, following Tchad's development of almost all of their claim, they began to feel frustrated at Alexandria's vast swath of claimed land. While Alexandrian claims represented the largest claims in terms of land area by farm, the Alexandrian colony of Solitude was less developed than Odresh, Tchad, and Bloemfontein. Rumblings of a desire to re-allot land were present but never officially discussed, but when Solitude leader [[Jaydon]] posted some of Alexandria's claims for sale to the highest bidder on the CivRealms discord, this issue was forced to come to a head.
Seeing the scarcity of overall land, and seeing that they had developed almost everything in their territory, the people of Tchad were annoyed that Alexandria had done little to develop what was the largest claim on the archipelago. This came to a head when it was discovered that Jaydon, the leader of the Alexandrian colony, had put their land up for sale in the main CivRealms discord. A dispute broke out on discord as Tchad argued that Alexandria was simply trying to profit from the islands as much as possible, and were angry that they hadn't consulted the Archipelago Union beforehand. Alexandria claimed that they recognized that they should reduce their total land size, and said that by selling their land they would be doing just that. To settle this, a meeting was planned for later that day, in which much more organized explanations took place. A new plan was quickly developed, with Alexandria ceding about half of their land to be a joint claim, while giving a smaller portion directly to Tchad.
 
Seeing Jaydon's attempted sale of an entirely-undeveloped crayon claim as an action in opposition of the previously-ratified cooperative agreement signed by the Archipelago's permanent nations, a Discord discussion between [[Tchad]], [[Bloemfontein]], and [[Alexandria]] was mediated by [[lokilog]] of Odresh in order to come of a consensus on the issue. While Alexandria defended their right to sell the land, opposition from other nations led to the cancelling of the sale. Alexandrian claims were reduced in accordance with the consensus of the Archipelago's residents; some additional land was transferred to [[Tchad]] and other portions of land were reserved for future development.
▲== Geography ==
The Thomas Archipelago consists of two major islands and five minor islands. It is heavily forested with a few relatively small snow-capped mountain ranges along the sides of the main islands and in the center of some of the minor islands.
 
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