Rivia

Rivia is a town directly inspired from the city of Rivia, capital of the Rivian kingdom, in the Witcher games. As such, it is a dense, dark-fantasy inspired, medieval town.
==Rules of Rivia==
# Server-wide rules apply to Rivia.
#You shall not steal or destroy anything that does not belong to you.
#The community storage is shared between each and every member of the town.
# All storage containers are considered private, if not stated otherwise.
# If you made a creeper explode, you are responsible to fix the damage to what it was before. Use materials from town storage if needed.
# If you live within the town centre, you are only allowed to extend downwards.
#All redstone farms/unaesthetic builds are to be kept underneath your house.
#Public farms are to be replanted/repopulated every time you use them.
#If a criminal (blacklisted individual), is seen in the town area, they are allowed to be killed on sight without asking for permission.
#Without allowance, you are not to enter any of the private property.
#Practice good lighting.
==History of Rivia ==
===The foundation of the town===
Gr4nd and LilRedLeopard officially founded Rivia on the 12th of July 2020. It is unknown for how long this town was in the plans. However, a phenomenal building streak ensued, as the town grew to 14 highly detailed buildings in barely a week. It is said that Gr4nd intended Rivia to be "a new haven for Spudists", but it never truly happened, as the town was entrenched in deep turmoil shortly after its creation.
===The auction===
Gr4nd and LilRedLeopard left the server the same day, the 17th of July 2020, for undisclosed reasons. Gr4nd being unreachable all of a sudden, LilRed took the initiative to give the town to xAleckay, who, unwilling to manage it, organized an auction to determine the next mayor. This auction was originally supposed to be held between the 21st of July and the 23rd of July. Then, until the 26th of July. Then, until 24 hours would be reached without any bid. As the auction dragged on, many people pulled out of the auction. It was finally won on the 29th of July by Wungus, co-leader of 2b2town, for 500 diamonds. However, Wungus did not pay the bid. As such, the winner became the second highest bidder. xSweety, co-leader of Dustpeaks, got ownership of Rivia on the 12th of August for 350 diamonds. Whether he paid for the bid or not is unknown. Regardless, Sweety left the server soon after. After this complicated turn of events, Rivia was declared a ruin.
===The revival===
When Lareno arrived on Townscraft, he visited many towns and ruins, including Rivia. He fell in love with the town and eventually RinKiwa asked him whether he would try to revive it. Their friends joined in, discussions followed, and on the 20th of November, Rivia officially became an active town again, with ASikke, HungrySoviet, Lareno, and RinKiwa as co-mayors. The town struggled to take off, though, even after TheAsianMate blessed the town with the castle defining of the town in the Witcher lore. For months, even seasoned players thought (wrongly) that Rivia was a newly-established town, and did not know where it was.
However, things truly changed in early April of 2021, with the release of an ad on Reddit that month. For a reason that still amazes the brightest minds in the land, nearly a third of the players who arrived from that ad joined Rivia. Thus, the town saw a massive boom in activity, as houses were built and occupied, shops were opened, and the McDonegal's Corporation chose to set its headquarters there. By the end of the month, it was not unusual to see a majority of Rivian tags in the chat, when at the start of it, only Lareno and bad_gamer had one.
What will happen now ? Will Rivia continue to rise ? Will it fall back in the shadows ? Will I have to write another paragraph, titled "Rivia in the limelight" ? Historio came back after all, so anything is possible. If you join Rivia, you'll know what's up. :)
==Gallery==
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