Elliomer Land Reclamation Project

The Elliomer Land Reclamation Project is an ambitious landscaping and terraforming project set in the lands to the north and east of Elliom Capital, the capital city of the Kingdom of Elliom. The project is being led by LimitedHistory, the city and kingdom's founder; it is being carried out primarily by him but has also seen significant contribution from Bowmanium, the kingdom's royal engineer and founder of the Royal Engineer Company, and minor contributions from Vectronr and Masons. Bowmanium has expressed some protest to the project at different times, with sizeable stretches of the Elliom Roadway Network being deemed inoperable during two distinct periods, one even following repair, and with roughly half of the Elliom Wall being torn down for expansion followed by a request to rebuild said sections. LimitedHistory has expressed his apologies for the Elliom Wall incident but has not apologized for the Elliom Roadway Network's lack of usability. The project has had two distinct phases, both focusing on similar areas but for different reasons.

## Project Phase 1

The first phase intended to reclaim the dangerous lands to the north of the city locally known as "the wastelands," with this name being given due to the immense amount of hostile entities that originally used to spawn in the area due to the floating islands above. As the problem has since been made obsolete due to the entirety of the area coming under direct Elliomer jurisdiction, progress towards the first phase of the project came to a standstill on September 1st, 2023, and the phase was formally considered completed on September 17th, 2023, in preparation for the second phase.

Before the project, the wastelands were entirely mountainous and covered in giant mushrooms. The vast majority of these mountains, hills, and mushrooms were damaged beyond repair by creepers or were covered in dirt and grass as travelers built large towers to the floating islands above or to escape monsters. At the conclusion of Phase 1, the north of Elliom Capital had become a flat plain and was claimed by the city to become the Elliom Suburbs, an area primarily managed by Masons and used for agriculture and baking. A potato farm was also been built in this land to replace the one removed from within the walls of Elliom Capital to preserve space and expand the residential capacity of the city. The outer northern wastelands were eventually annexed into the Elliom Border Settlements which drove away the hostile entities that once inhabited the lands.

To the east of the city, portions of the large river running along the city and below a bridge of the E-1 and E-2 were instead drained and also annexed by Elliom Capital as part of the Elliom Suburbs. The flow of the river was altered to allow for safe passage of water and fish and consequentially created a small island resulting from the canal. This island has been named Pelee Island, and a small bridge is planned to link the island, which now contains The Face of Elliom statue built by Bowmanium, to Elliom Capital proper.

Additional plans of the original project were further integration of the wastelands to protect citizens and travelers, to expand the Elliom Wall to encompass Goomy Tower, and to expand vertically to the floating islands above and transform them into a dedicated military base connected to the city proper by way of a spiral staircase. In actuality, the wastelands were integrated in a way not previously considered, that being through the creation of the Elliom Border Settlements, while it was decided that the Elliom Wall would be kept the same size to preserve the suburbs as their own administrative subdivision and that the military base was unnecessary with the invention of the elytra streamlining Elliom's military campaigns. Many of these intended outcomes manifested in different ways during Phase 2.

## Project Phase 2

Interested in expanding the influence of Elliom Capital proper, LimitedHistory called upon Bowmanium to help expand the Elliom Wall and encompass the entirety of the Elliom Suburbs. This would include destroying sections of the wall separating the Elliom Suburbs from Elliom Capital proper and would require the reclamation of significant portions of the western mountains, northern wastelands, and eastern territories. Between Phase 1 and Phase 2, Vectronr had begun his own reclamation efforts in Arbreton as part of his development of the region for his residence. However, going inactive during The Dark Age, this portion was never finished. As such, these eastern lands were expanded well beyond what Phase 2 originally had intended and now allow for easy passage and development several-hundred blocks away from Elliom Capital proper. Portions of the western mountains were pushed back to allow for the expansion of the Elliom Wall to protect the former Elliom Suburbs. The wall was then brought across the newly-reclaimed northern territories that had originally been the outer northern wastelands left only partially reclaimed at the conclusion of Phase 1. Phase 2 saw the northern wastelands entirely reclaimed and removed, concluding what Phase 1 had started. Finally, the eastern portion of the Elliom Wall was expanded to encompass Goomy Tower and the Great Jungle Arch. Arbreton, which had originally been far outside of the walls, now lies directly outside of the eastern wall. As such, Arbreton is now considered to be part of the new Elliom Suburbs.

## Post-Project Complications

Overall, the conclusion of Phase 2 expanded Elliom Capital proper by over 250% and has resulted in significant changes to Elliom Capital's original subdivisions, with much of the Elliom Border Settlements now actually being reclassified as the Elliom Suburbs. This has resulted in much confusion for the Kingdom of Elliom's residents, with one example being that Masons was originally the keeper of the suburbs, an area that is now actually part of Elliom Capital proper and therefore under direct administration of the Elliomer crown. As such, significant changes will need to be made to Elliom Capital's subdivisions to resolve any conflicts.