Duchy of Aldebaran

The Duchy of Aldebaran (also known simply as "Woj City") was a nation in Wojcraft 4 founded on the 16th of January by Gondola, Chungus and 0ller. The Duchy was comprised of three cities, Woj City, Antella and Baddennum, each home to a respective tribe and political party.
The Duchy's political structure was a direct democracy. Every citizen was permitted to vote in the legislative assembly, called the Senate. Party leaders were even able to submit absentee ballots for members who could not make it to the meetings. The three main political parties were the National Unity Party, headquartered in Woj City, the Free Woj Party, headquartered in Antella, and Traditionalist Primitivist Agrarian Party, headquartered in Baddennum.
At it's height, the Duchy was the largest and most powerful nation on the server. It was also one of the few nations to survive the Nuclear Apocalypse, with former foreign minister Chungus establishing the Duchy Emercency Government in the ruins of Woj City.
== Geography ==
The Duchy was situated to the southeast of spawn near a dense forest, a field, and a swamp, but had transformed the region into a large urban area. To its west was Wojberry Processing and Lobster and to its east was Terra Nova. Although the tall towers in Aldebaran and Antella made the Duchy easy to defend, the forestation around it provided good cover for any enemies and raiders waiting to attack the city.
The Duchy functioned as one large city divided into various boroughs with independent administrations. The main area in Aldebaran was simply named Woj City. Woj City was home to the headquarters of the National Unity Party, and primarily comprised of government buildings and monuments. The largest of these monuments was the Black Sun Square, which became the base of operations of the Duchy Emergency Government. The industrial sector was named Antella. Due to the multitude of factories, power plants, and storage buildings, as well as its proximity to the water, Antella quickly became the wealthiest township in the Duchy. The least developed borough in the Duchy was Baddennum, comprising of only a few wooden houses on the outskirts of a swamp, connected by a dirt road to the rest of the Duchy. Fittingly, Baddennum was where the Traditionalist Primitivist Agrarian Party operated.
== Foreign Policy ==
Internationally, the Duchy was seen as a great power, and heald great influence in foreign affairs due to its multitude of resources and relatively large population. The Duchy's primary diplomatic goal was to keep the peace around the server while maintaining a strong global presence. Aldebaran would often negotiate deals with other nations and mediate when an international crisis was afoot. It would also intervene in numerous wars, including the Wojberry Wars, the Northern Civil War, and the Bamboo War.
== Antellan secession crisis Woj Civil War ==
The Duchy was not as united as it appeared on the outside. Under the Duchy, there was a lot of tension between Woj City and Antella. As stated previously, Antella controlled much of the Duchy's industry, and was mostly run by a consortium of wealthy businessmen. Although these businessmen did not directly interfere with domestic affairs, they were known to send mercenaries to serve in foreign conflicts without the Senate's consent. This, along with other crises such as the Euratom Power Plant Incident, resulted in the National Unity Party establishing an anti-property plank in their platform. This greatly angered the Antellans, who had previously enjoyed Laissez-Faire capitalism. In response to the NUP's posturing, the Free Woj Party began printing propaganda to smear their rivals. However, the NUP maintained a majority in the Senate. 
When the time came to vote for the NUP's proposal to restrict property rights, the FWP fortified Antella, seceded from the Duchy with the organisation SALA (Secret Army for the Liberation of Antella), and declared war on the Duchy. The territory of Antella was now officially renamed to the Free Woj Republic. The Woj Civil War lasted for hours, resulting in the destruction of much of both nations and heavy depletion of material like ammunition and armor. The conflict ended when Ambassador Chungus contacted Don Rigatelli about a ceasefire. Most of the Duchy troops layed down their arms but due to a misscommunication the Antellan forces annexed deep into Duchy territory.
== Treaty of Woj City ==
On the 17th of February the Duchy announced that it would recognize the sovereignty of Antella and the Free Woj Republic. The Duchy, now defacto led by Ambassador Chungus, motivated this action with "After it was clear that Antella could not be reintegrated to the Duchy without large amounts of continued mutually assured bloodshed and destruction (Which the Duchy decided was not worth it when compared to what would be gained.), the Duchy of Aldebaran reached out to the seperatist group SALA to start negotiations."
The Treaty of Woj City was signed by Ambassador Chungus and Boss Don of the Free Woj Republic.
The Treaty of Woj City included the following. 1. A return to pre-war borders 2. The establishment of relations and diplomacy 3. Recognition of eachother 4. The united construction of a cross-nation monument
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