Violet Road

The Holy Violet Road is a major road network within Abexilas. Beginning in the city of Staslovia in the Holy Kingdom of Staslov|Holy Kingdom of Staslov [HKS] and (currently) terminating along the borders of Flanderia and Beepeck, it is one of the first major infrastructure projects on the continent of Talasi.
== Background ==
=== Inception ===
The Holy Violet Road’s construction is attributed mainly to the work and strong-willed ambition of Tobok Lap’iwe (tonok), a current member of The HKS High Council and a High Priest in the Spirits of the Violet Sun|Church of the Violet Sun. Noticing the rampant hunger and civil strife in the early days of settlement in the West Reaches of Talasi, Tonok believed that connecting the region with the HKS and the wider continent would greatly aid those suffering within the area. He also felt such a road would encourage the exchange of knowledge and technology between those connected, bringing broader peace and prosperity.
=== Proposal ===
In the summer of the 3rd year after the comet (AC), Tobok, a monk at the time, brought forth the idea of a road to the Staslovic King, Teg Staslov, and the members of the High Council and the church. Expunging his ideas previously listed, he also reasoned that road construction was their duty as servants to the Violet Sun. This, combined with a promise from Tobok to finance and build the road himself with volunteers from the nation and church, led to the project being approved.
== Construction ==
=== Initial Road (4-7 AC/VE) ===
Despite having no experience laying roads, Tobok took up the task with pride, first interconnecting the various towns on the island of Mikh'oth and Ketsłrok, the HKS’s only settlement on the wider Talasi mainland at the time. Starting at his own settlement of Staslovia and continuing around Kado Moltols—a mountain on the island—in two ways and making its first termination on the mainland just past Ketsłrok. It is likely that members from other claims also assisted Tobok in the construction, though exactly who and to what extent is unknown. At this time, the road was made of path blocks, due to the difficulty in redstone highway construction during this early period.
=== Interregional Expansion ===
As he expanded beyond the kingdom, it is known that Tobok was assisted by the players Nasib Gloveth (Number5tation/TripleNickel35) and Blistern. Nasib, an extraterrestrial who arrived in the HKS, is believed to have assisted Tobok due to the aid he had provided Nasib in learning what might have happened to his brother during the comet and his conversion to the church. Blistern, on the other hand, was Tobok’s younger brother, having followed him into Abexilas from the old world and profoundly caring for him and the church.
The two did play significant roles in the construction, such as Blistern designing the Four Moons Bridge in Bardonia. However, Tobok still took up most of the work, continuing the road expansion in the nation of Levanesse|Levan before finally finishing the roadway at the borders of Beepeck and Flanderia. The road’s constructions connected the western reaches of Talasi and served as the HKS’s first diplomatic contact for many of the surrounding nations.
== Current Day ==
The Holy Violet Road still serves as a major roadway and political tool for both the HKS and its surrounding neighbours. Plans for further expansion are still being developed, though the road only serves the nations in the Western Reaches of Talasi. Within the HKS borders, the road is currently being converted into a redstone highway, though this process has proven slow. However, the Road is still held in high regard both by the HKS and the Church of the Violet Sun, serving as a major symbol of the Holy Kingdom’s power and influence.