The Old West

**The Old West** was a nation located in the west of the Empires world. It is bordered by the Illager Faction to the north and shares a maritime border with the Bear Kingdom to the east, past a river. It’s former population of 2 made it one of the most populous nations in the world.

The Old West first started out as a town created by Beaver, but everyone recognized it as its own nation. Having some of the most influential builds on the world at the time, the Old West became one of the most powerful nations in the world, having its own bank and economy, a bar, and a jailhouse to put criminals. However, pressure from The Lollie during The Problems as the bank was constantly robbed and the jailhouse ineffective. Beaver packed up for a ‘temporary stay’ in Vostoria, and later stayed there as the Arctic Axolotl, leaving The West abandoned. It was put under de facto rule by the Illager Faction until he disowned the land.

The Old West is currently a ghost town, with no inhabitants. It has no one living there at the time and no current resources. At the height of its power, it was a developing country with plentiful resources. Even though the nation is said to be disbanded, its flag is still represented at the United Nations.

## The Old West

* Flag
* Map

## History

### Formation

Soon after the Illager Nation was created, Beaver wanted to declare a nation of his own. With the newly built bar in the Old West, he declared the desert territory his, and a new nation rose, however he never stated The Old West was a nation, everyone recognized it as such.

Beaver began to build multiple structures there after the Bar was built, such as a Bank and a Jailhouse. He also planned ‘Westward Expansion’, expanding the West via sand placement across the river. This plan was the goal of The Old West, however it never actually happened and became abandoned over time.

### The Problems

Soon after The Old West became a nation, the Bank became open for customers to place their funds in. At first it was a great idea, with Beaver watching over it constantly and never allowing anyone past the gate. However, as Beaver began to build the Jailhouse, he left the Bank unguarded, allowing The Lollie to conduct a series of bank heists, stealing iron, gold, and diamonds, all of which were rare and in short supply at the time. This made Beaver try to survey the Bank more, but now he really wanted to get the Jailhouse done to put The Lollie in it to serve a sentence for his crimes. The Jailhouse was soon finished, The Lollie was apprehended and he was put in jail, only for him to break out only twenty minutes later. The Jailhouse was ineffective in the way it was made of wood, and the only obsidian was in the prison walls and roof, not the floor, allowing The Lollie to dig out. MangoJr later put The Lollie under house arrest in his nation, but now everyone saw how weak The Old West was.

### Leaving the West

Having had enough of the robbery and disrespect, Beaver packed up his things and prepared to leave to join Thtsupguy in the new nation of Vostoria. He gave BackwardComet ownership of the West and left for the mountains. This ownership was later taken by Thtsupguy.

Although BackwardComet owned the West, he didn’t do much about it and didn’t pay attention to it as much as he thought he would. He eventually abandoned the west and disowned it, leaving The West a ghost town. Today, The West continues to lie abandoned and idle. It has been threatened by the Arctic Axolotl many times that he would burn it down, although this hasn’t happened yet.

## Government

The Old West had a leader, Beaver, and his assistant, Thtsupguy, however no force of government was strictly enforced or documented in The West.

## Economy

The Old West had a sense of economy, opening a bar people could buy drinks using gold and iron. These drinks included potions, honey and water. The Bank was also good for keeping peoples valuables safe, however it became ineffective and useless later.

## Trivia

* The Old West claimed ownership of the Jungle south of it, but it never planted a flag there, thus making it not territory of The West.
* BackwardComet illegally mined there for a time.