Nariño

Nariño is a nation located from in Northern and Central parts of Ireland along with Central Scotland, the Isle of Mann, and Wales. It has three towns, the first established being Ballyquintin with giant\_isopoda being the mayor. The second being New Idaho with Yeavis being the mayor. The third being Bofferington with Cornd being the mayor. The kingdom is divided into 5 sectors, Ballyquintin, New Idaho, Bofferington, New Polloster and Blodau. Nariño borders the nations of Eiré and Munster to the south, York to the northeast, and Victoria to the east. Due to negotiations with Victoria, Nariño is set to become a highly autonomous part of Victoria, with independence mostly being kept. It is currently in a trading, defensive, and coordinative alliance with Eiré and Ríocht Mhumhain under the name of Comhairle na Ríthe (CnR). The closest the nation ever got to a war was arguably self-induced as they ventured far more into Scotland than advised, leading to a border crisis with Jorvik. Most of Nariño's current economy is through trade, fishing, and begging.

## History

### Formation

Nariño was originally created as an agricultural and fishing nation, almost exclusively controlling Ballyquintin. This idea would rapidly change as Yeavis joined the group, beginning the way for the Pan-Irish Road and the IRSP. Nariño quickly became a mercantile nation as trade with Victoria began increasing, with potatoes being brought to Ireland through the use of trade between Nariño and Victoria. By Day 5 (year 1008), Nariño was fully formed with the creation of its second town, New Idaho, which was created around Derry and houses a majority of the potatoes.

### Victorian Talks

From days 6-7 (year 1010-1012), talks were held with Victoria on the status of Nariño, in which it was concluded that Nariño would become a highly autonomous part of Victoria with the ability to leave Victoria should their idea of autonomy not be correctly met. However, the process to fully join Victoria was delayed for a bit which resulted in a temporary compromise in which Nariño would act as an ally to Victoria until the full process of integration was completed. On Day 11 (year 1020), the full process was completed, and Nariño became a part of the British Confederacy, though with the same if not higher degrees of autonomy of Jorvik, which was almost completely independent.

### Inland Torch Attacks

Somewhere between Day 8 (year 1014) and Day 10 (year 1018) an unknown assailant traveled to Ireland, entering the claimed land of Nariño and Eiré and destroyed a large chunk of the inner torches, leading to a large amount of mobs spawning. Even torches in places like New Idaho which were fully settled were destroyed. The assailant was discovered to be the leader of Poland. After this though, relations were not hindered just slight banter in the in-game chat on the situation. The reason for the attack was boredom.

### War on Flowers

On Day 11 (year 1020), shortly before the Eiré Warcrimes were discovered, Nariño began a War on Flowers after they began hindering projects too much, and because water could destroy them absurdly quickly and other nations were willing to trade them for very valuable recourses. The War has so far consisted of mass destruction of Flower areas with water, and the storing of many of the Flowers into 3 separate double chests.

### Eiré Warcrimes

In reaction to the Eiré Warcrimes committed by Indronil, Eiré and Nariño agreed that Nariño would have fully authority over the remains of the country. This led to the Southeastern Agreement, in which Nariño and Ríocht Mhumhain divided up the remains of Eiré, with the former promising to rebuild Polloster into an even more prosperous town. Since this, Nariño has recognized the Eiré Warcrimes of happening and agrees with the actions emplaced on Indronil as a result.

## "Public Projects" of Nariño

### Flower Genocide

One of the main projects of Nariño is the "Flower Genocide," mostly due to the absurdly large number of flowers in the isle of Ireland. The flowers have often gotten in the way of many of their projects such as the Pan-Irish Road or the Ballyquintin-Polloster Road. By Day 9 (year 1016), hopes were dashed of ever completing it after the filling up of an entire double chest with flowers and yet only ~2% of flowers having been removed. Yet by Day 11 (year 1020), the project officially resumed with the discovery that water speeds the process up along with using the carnage of flowers as trade with the Occitanian Confederation.

### Pan-Irish Road

The Pan-Irish Road was a project created by Nariño to connect the nations of Nariño and Eiré via a paved road. It was also part of the broader Irish Road Systems Project (IRSP). After two days of work, the Pan-Irish Road was finished and resulted in formal diplomatic relations between Eiré and Nariño. There were two recorded deaths during the construction, both due to skeletons. Mobs continued to lurk and stalk the Pan-Irish Road until Day 8 (year 1014), when Nariño began lighting up the road, the ambushes are still very common in the night.

### Ballyquintin-New Polloster Road

The Ballyquintin-New Polloster Road was another project by Nariño which connected the capitals of Nariño and Eiré together via a path along the eastern coast of Ireland, passing through the Dublin area. The road was one of the most dangerous to travel until Day 8 (year 1014), when it was mostly lit up, though some torches have been removed. One the road reaches the River Liffey, a 2-block wide bridge can be seen, and beyond there a direct paved road connected the two. On Day 11 (year 1020), it was renamed from the Ballyquintin-Polloster Road to the Ballyquintin-New Polloster Road, as the former area of Polloster was renamed New Polloster.

### Irish Road Systems Project

Attempting to prevent the constant fear off mobs among the island, Nariño and Eiré agreed to begin work on the Irish Road Systems Project (IRSP). The IRSP was created not only to protect against mobs, but to provide safe, reliable, and fast navigation of the island. The most dense centers of the IRSP are near the capitals of Ballyquintin and Polloster, where many small and complex roads intersect and merge constantly. The IRSP is mostly an umbrella term for a large amount of smaller and larger roads which connect the island. The IRSP has no set due date, though the project is about 30%-40% complete.

### Nariñense Canal

After landing in Scotland and setting up Bofferington, preparations for a canal from east-to-west were planned through a skinny pass in Scotland. On day 10 (year 1018), work begun with Cornd, Yeavis, and giant\_isopoda being the main workers until they hit a mountain which was to be dug out later. On day 11 (year 1020), giant\_isopoda and Cornd began finishing it up, leading to the creation of a tunnel and an angled climb up until they were able to shoot straight into the river, creating the prefect canal to get from the North Sea to Ireland in a jiffy. The project was most especially meant to help people who wanted to get to Ireland form Europe, as it could take forever to get to Ireland through the English Channel. There is a joke tax that is enforced, in which everybody who passes by must leave one dirt block. This joke tax is never enforced, and it is up to the visitor if they wish to.

## Relations

Nariño also has slightly hostile relations with Zetland due to the sudden and unannounced entrance into Scotland for the sole purpose of setting up a town and creating a canal in the area. However, diplomacy has temporarily eased the situation with Zetland being allowed the highlands and Nariño deciding to confine to its current borders. Due to their relations with those they border, Nariño formed the Comhairle na Ríthe with Eiré and Ríocht Mhumhain to prevent further attacks, such as the Umayyad Cross incidents, the Inland Torch Attacks, and general diplomatic crisis. The CnR was also formed in part to coordinate the goals of each member nation and to begin industrializing and create a team-based Ireland.

## Leaders

The kingdom has been known for its continuously lasting monarch of George O'Bush