Alabast-Zania

## Info

### Scratch Studio

https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/25297986/https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/26187840/

## National Qualities

### Colors

Monza Red (#C8090D), Curious Blue (#299BD6)

### Governance

Representative Democracy

ABZA is a federation between the states of Alabastion Nova and Zania. They are a Representative Democracy with governors leading the two states. Currently, @ArcanisHD is the governor of Alabastion Nova, while @KaratePotato42 is the governor of Zania, as well as being the leader of the country. The country holds territory in the continents of Akkadia and South Nurich.

ABZA's flag consists of a red, white, and light blue vertical stripes, with a 4-segment black shield emblazoned in the center. The red and light blue colors represent the colors of their respective founding states, the white represents their unity & peace, while the black shield represents the enforcement of said peace. The four segments stand for "Law, Order, Civility, and New Beginnings."

ABZA's Archetype is a Building-Economy hybrid, with a greater emphasis on building & infrastructure. It is one of the largest nations in terms of population and land/infustructure.

Currently also under the union of ABZA are Canadia and Nurture.

## History

### Alabastion Nova

When the server was created, @ArcanisHD of Old ScratchCiv has founded the server's first nation, Alabastion Nova, named after the country he ran prior to New ScratchCiv named Alabastion.
On April 3rd, 2020, Rosa was the first city built on the server, its first structure being the 0,0 randomized teleporter, which was meant to randomly teleport a player within a 2000 block radius. This limit was then briefly changed to 7000 blocks, before the change was reverted.

Kingsby Hall was promptly built afterwards, serving as the home place of the monarch until the formation of the federation.

Once the government plaza was adequately finished, the New Kingsby Station, named after the train station of the same name in Old ScratchCiv Alabstion, was constructed, serving as the central point for all the overworld rail stations on the server. The first rail line, however, was not built until midway into April, when Apesia had settled further south. Rails have been built henceforth, extending southwards to western Nihon into Apesia, and extending eastwards further into the continent of Akkadia, where a connection to Indigeen, Azuronia has been made.

The construction of Old Town Rosa soon ensued, which sought to add housing to the city.

### Zania

Zania was founded on 4/5/2020 by @KaratePotato42, the second mod on the server. After building the Zan City town hall, the nation fell into inactivity for a short time, until the Bertese Framing Incident occured. The town hall had been griefed, and though the mess had been cleaned, its effects sparked the production of the first Grief Laws, which soon evolved into the official ScratchCiv War Rules. After such happenings, Zania once again returned to activity, constructing new buildings among other things.

Zania's archetype is Building/Economy.

### ABZA Federation

After contacting @ArcanisHD through a private connection, he and @KaratePotato42 signed a document that formed the constitution and the marking of the new nation, Alabast-Zania, or ABZA. Little citizen support was given, but there were no accounts of rebellious citizens disagreeing with the union agreement.

In the ScratchCiv April 2020 Census, ABZA was ranked an S tier nation and was the most populous civilization on the server, with a population of 10.

### Nurture

Sometime during Mid-April, @soillcallhimsquishy, or better known as squishy, had joined the ScratchCiv server and played as a nomad. After a period of inactivity, squishy had rejoined the server Late-May and assimilated with the federation of ABZA, forming his own state which used to be a part of Alabastion Nova. Governor @ArcanisHD granted the land to squishy, and thus the new state of Nurture was established.

The flag of Nurture consists of a magenta base with a wide vertical black stripe on the left. An insignia of a white peep is depicted on the top right corner. The peep itself is posed and is holding an RPG-7, symbolizing the jovial and carefree attitudes of the people of Nurture.

The capital of Nurture is Squishyville.

Nurture was later absorbed into back Alabastion Nova.

### Canadia

@PotatoAnimator, resident of Zania, had been speculating the control & creation of a new state of ABZA. Initially named Canada, PotatoAnimator wanted to found a state based on the culture and identity of its real-life namesake. However, that idea was scrapped by Potato himself, and thus a variation of the country's name, Canadia, was adapted.

On May 30th, 2020, governor of Alabastion Nova, @ArcanisHD, set temporary claims on land south of Zania. Later that day, Potato confirmed the decision to claim the territory.

The capital of Canadia is Potania.

Viverra

Viverra is a nation founded by @Cartoonimator with a population of 12ish. Cartoon accepted KaratePotato42's invitation to join ABZA.

## Attractions

### Rosa

The city of Rosa is one to behold on the server. Home to many tall buildings & large, intricate structures, the capital of ABZA deeply prides itself on its construction. There are connections to Rosa from Apesia, Azuronia, Creata and Galaxoria by rail to New Kingsby Rail Station. Rosa is also the spawn for all players upon joining the server for the first time, which is why it was constructed using Creative Mode.

It has a rail converting station that converts 64 powered rails to 64 rails at x=78 and y=9.

### Normandy

A city in Alabastion Nova, the village of Normandy is home to the Normandy Arena, featuring a walled arena with a track and a faux-moat. The town is a hike north from Rosa, or much faster by boat. This arena will likely be used for server events in the future.

### The Bertese Maison

The Bertese Maison is a historical museum that arose as a fragment from the Bertese War. Entry is free & all visitors welcome.

### Zan City

The Harbor at Zan City is still a work in progress, but it features an elaborately crafted boat, named the AZS - Creative Mode, parked in its dockyard. Zan City is accessible through boat. It features many houses, buildings, and a town hall.

### The Beta Tower

The Beta Tower is a massive, imposing black tower located in Vega, Zania. It is currently not serving a purpose but might be used in the future. It is one of the largest manmade structures on ScratchCiv.

### Meractus

Meractus, Viverra, has elaborately designed and built structures, which are things of beauty to behold.

## Trivia

* ABZA is the one of the countries led by Mods.
* Rosa is the spawnpoint for all new players.
* Canadia is named after it's real life counterpart, Canada. This was aptly named, since the governor of Canadia, @PotatoAnimator, resides in Canada.