New York City (Mors Somnia)

New York City is one of the largest cities in Merica, and a important center of trade and culture. It is still being rebuilt after over 50 years of being abandoned, and it hasn't reached its former level of importance, but it is quickly catching up to other cities like Boston (The largest city in Merica), Philidelphia, and Todeleo.

## History:

### Prehistory

The land that would become New York City was once part of the interior desert of Pangea 230 million years ago. When Laurentia was pulled apart from Pangea, and North America from Laurentia (the rest would become Eurasia) it became a coastal swamp. Eventually after the Pleistocene Ice age the Hudon river would flow through the area, creating many islands and tributaries (including Manhattan).

### Early Days

Not much is known about the native era, but we know the Alogoqinian tribes settled the area, they hunted, farmed, and practiced native religion. The first documented visit into New York Harbor by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano in the service of the French crown. He claimed the area for France and named it Nouvelle Angoulême. The first major person of note in NYC's history is Henry Hudson, who claimed this region for the Netherlands as New Amsterdam while trying to find a route to the Orient. Hudson's first mate described it as an area rich in resources, especially bountiful fisheries. The Duch established a permanent settlement in 1624, and in 1626 Manhattan island was bought by Peter Minuit for around 900 US Dollars. Eventually the settlement extended for Battery Park to Wall Street, and had a population of 6,000. In the Second Anglo-Duch War, the settlement was captured by the Brittish, renamed New York (After the Duke of York), and incorporated into its American possessions in the Treaty of Breda. Though it would lose lots of its population due to deseases and native wars for a time, it continued to grow and gain importance in the Colonies and become the capitol of the New York colony. It was a time of opportunity and promise, but this period has a darker side in the form of disease and slavery, which accounted for a big part of its economy.

### Revolution and Expansion

The colonies eventually got tired of paying taxes to the Crown on everything for the expenses of The French and Indian War. The colonies were always a refuge for people who didn't give a damm about the monarchy, and this new encroachment by the goverment scared many people. Militias like the Sons of Liberty started to organize for war, and after a very long chain of events, the war started in 1775. NYC was caught up in the action, and became a site for much bloodshed. The largest battle of the war, the Battle of Long Island, took place in what is now called Brooklyn, and was a horrible American defeat. After the loss, the town became a hub of Loyalist forces, and a stronghold for the British. Shortly after the British captured the city, in ominous foreshadowing, a quarter of the city was burned down in the Great Fire of New York. After the Americans won the war, New York was for a time the temporary Capitol of the feeling United States. It became a city of historical importance when George Washington was inaugurated for his first term here, and became the first home for the House of Reperesentatives and the Senate. Though the capitol would be moved to what is now called Washington DC, the city would continue to grow and develop, and with the construction of the Erie Canal to Canada, the city became the most important city in the country. Over the 19th Century the city would turn the Entire island of Mahantan (minus Cental Park, a haven of wildlife and nature) and the surrounding area into the biggest city on the continent. It became a hub of literature in the 1830's and 40's, nurturing legendary writers like Edagr Allen Poe. The city rapidly indistrialised, and became a melting pot of immigrants, most notably 200,00 Irish fleeing the Potato Famine, and Germans, Italians, and Slavs. Like all other periods in the cities history, it had is bright and dark sides, the city was a safe haven for imigrants and blacks, sweatshops and civil unrest, like the Draft Riots of 1863, gained an infamous reputation.

### The Light of the West

By the turn of the century, NYC was the most influential city in the US, but by the 21st century, it became the most influential city in the world, being romantically called the Big Apple. While Europe was eating itself alive, NYC thrived. It was the home of such events as the Harlem Renesance, the Stock Market, and the Art Deco explosion, which created such architectural masterpieces as the Woolworth Building, Christer Building, and Empire Satate Building, at the time the tallest building in the world. In the 30's it became the first city in human history to reach 10 million people on its metropolitan area, becoming the first megacity in human history, but during this time The Great Deppresion hit the city hard. In the 50's the city, like the rest of the US, experienced a huge boom in the economy, and became the headquarters of the United Nations, and became the capitol of modern and postmodern architecture. In the 70's the city was hit by hard times, crime increased, and there were much drugs. The city narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 1975, but it splendidly recovered from the 70's, becoming the most diverse and welcoming city in the States, and a huge tourist draw. The city was struck be tragedy in September 11, 2001, when two plaines were hijacked by Islamic terrorsts, crased into the iconic Twin Towers. This attacker was a major part in the US launching many wars on the middle east to avenge the lost lives. On the site, as a part of a postmodern boom, the World Trade Center complex was opened in 2014, with its highlight being 1 WTC, the tallest building in the western hemisphere. As another part of the boom, countless supertall skyscrapers were built overlooking Central Park.

### The Green Apple

After the Covid 19 Pandemic of 2020 - 2023, the mayor Bill de Blasio set a for NYC to become a haven of Green Energy to fight climate change and encourage jobs on his "Green Apple" plan. Unlike its cousins in other cities that were crushed by oil barons and tech CEO's, the Green Apple plan was a successful, New York implemented many improvements in the 2030's like banning non electrical cars, rooftop gardens and solar pannels, and a huge levy called the "Staten Barrier" to hold against rising sea levels. Many people, rich and poor, moved into the city, and it seemed like the city would thrive once again, but hen due to the Twates Glacer collapsing and releasing of Methane deposits, a horrid storm season hit in 2075, and the Barrier broke after a huge storm that devastated the entire east coast, called the "norEaster". The city was engulfed in a flood, countless people died, and trillions of dollars were lost.

### The Fall

After this the city, like the rest of the world, entered a state of decline. The rich and commerce moved up to the higher ground of the Bronx and Long Island, while large parts of the city became slums and ghettos. Many people here are once a day, and drank mud. Combine this with increased humidity, the population being crammed into small spaces and sewers, and a corrupt government controlled by Oligarchs, this created the perfect conditions for the now dreaded disease called Siamese flu. The disease rapidly spread in the city, countires, and the world, the disease was so deadly that in just one block that formerly contained 1,400 people, only 50 survived. Billions of people died around the world, nd society was on the brink of collapse. The city couldv'e recovered and regained its former status with the help of the rich if it wasn't for the last nail in the coffin: raiding Canddian tribes in 2087 fought the Oligarch army of New York during its great crusade in the Battle of Kingbridge. Due to the Oligarchs pure laziness and idocy, the battle was a huge defeat, and the city was stormed by the army, and every last person either fled via bridges and tunnels, or were brutally killed, used as target practice, and their corpses were mutilated. The army then raised the Bronx, and left to continue raiding. Old New York City was dead.

### Decay

After the city was abandoned, nature for 50 years roamed untamed. The streets became huge rivers, and skyscrapers became houses for plants and eagles, and huge monuments to humanities bitter fall. The city was occasionally raided by nearby communities (City of Newark and Duchy of Connecticut) for scraps and old technology. There were many attempts to restore the area, but most of them failed.

### Rebirth

In 2142, a fort was built in what was Downtown Manhattan by the Barron Ralph Alemer for The Duchy of Newark. It originally was to defend against rivals Conneticut and Quebec, but when he discovered a huge library (New York Public Library) with much old knowledge that had been covered up by flora, it became his life mission to defend the library. The city also grew due to its advantageous location (as it had when it was first settled.) But a roadblock came when a group of the Gothic barbarian tribe settled at the verry tip of northern Manhattan, and also discovered the library. This started tensions that almost lead to a full on war in 2152 when a member of the settlement called Amy Longhorn, the daughter of a well to do merchant, wandered away from their treehouse hideout in what is now Broadway into the camp. When she tried to help a boy who was struggling to Smith a weapon, she was killed by a member of the camp that thought that she was a spy. When the news hit, Alemer had to make a hard decision, would he avenge the death of a child, and risk a huge war, or go to the camp, and trust that the barbarians wouldn't kill him while he was negotiating a treaty. In the end he decided that latter, and he went to meet the barbarian leader, Yegi Hancork. These two figures not only negotiated abtreatly, but started a long friendship. Unfortunately his overlord in Newark said that the treaty was void, and to continue tensions. The two then meet in 2155, and started to plot their independence.

### The New York Confedracy

Two years later, in 2157, NYC, after much preparation, declared independence from Newark. Newark immediately sent its navy to invade and shell the city, but NYC's navy (which seized around 1/3 of Newarks 50 boat fleet and made 5 more boats) and confronted them at Bergen Point. This resulted in the battle of Bergen Point, where after much bloodshed, NYC was able to defend the pass, and repel the navy. They were ready for a counterattack, but they didn't even had to do it as just 2 days later Mexicyan pirates staged a raid of the city, and Newark sent its navy to fight them, and forgot about the city. New York was independent. After winning the war, they established the New York Confederacy between the settlements of NYC, Brooklyn, Astoria Hieghts, Morissana, and the outposts in the upriver of Crotonville and Nyac. Alemers and Hancorks first move was to establish good relations with it's two most important neighbors, Conneticut, and Mamacc.