Golden Archipelago

Flag of the Golden Archipelago

Map of the Golden Archipelago

The Golden Archipelago was a civilization in Dimension T-2022 which was later transported to Dimension S-2012 followed the Kojiman sabotage of the Device. It was located on an archipelago to the northeast of the mainland of Orwald.

## History

In the early 16th century, there lived an ambitious young child from Kojima named Golgrave D. Techno. He dreamt of being the pirate king one day, and thus by the time he was 16, he journeyed from Kojima with his boat towards the open seas. One by one, he gathered his crew while plundering and killing others. When he was just 23, he made a name for himself in this world as being a ruthless pirate with a pirate force of more than 50 ships and 2500 men. By the time he was 34, there was no port in the world that did not recognise his jolly roger and no man in the world that didn't know his name. With a force of more than 200 ships and 10000 men, he could truly be called the pirate king. Among them was his wife, an Orwald Native born on the north eastern island of Sanctum Peninsula. When he turned 40, having spent a few years as the pirate king, he decided to retire with his wife and 2 kids on the Sanctum Peninsula while disbanding his force. Unlike the main continent of Orwald, the north eastern islands were not as badly affected by the zombie plague and they lived a relatively happy and peaceful life. By the late 16th century, Golgrave D. Techno turned 60, he invited many people to the island for a celebration which brought trouble that changed both his fate and the fate of the island. The 20 long years of peace on the island was brought to a halt when sightings of a zombie was detected on the southern beach of the island. Rapidly, the zombie plague spread across the island. In order to protect his wife and now 4 kids and 3 grandkids and other people in his town. Golgrave D. Techno decided to distract all the zombies away from the main population up north and into a cave. Once most of the zombies are inside, the cave was sealed and filled with molten magma, killing everything in it including Golgrave himself. The remaining zombies were cleaned up by his wife and the few pirates that came to his celebration.

To celebrate and remember Golgrave D. Techno forever, the island was renamed the Golgrave Peninsula in 1686. After the passing of his wife, his eldest child was appointed chief and thus leader of the Peninsula. He quickly took control and revolutionized and grew the island with his father’s abundant riches and with the help of many people, the island quickly grew in strength, numbers and resources. In 1780, The eldest grandchild of Golgrave D. Techno took the crown and began colonizing the neighboring islands and soon forming the Golden Archipelago consisting of more than 20 islands. In 1800, the king signed a legislation that deems the Archipelago as a neutral party in regards to all kingdoms. In 1845, The grandchild of Golgrave D. Techno died and his son and current leader of the Golden Archipelago, Golgrave D. Blaster took over rule and focused the archipelago’s resources on innovation and research during a time when the other nations of Orwald emerged as independent countries following the Great Kojiman War.

The Golden Archipelago quickly turned into a mercantile empire focused on industrialization. After a successful attempt at industrial espionage in 1851, the Golden Archipelago acquired a steam engine from the Empire of the Setting Moon. After reverse-engineering it, the port town on the Golgrave Peninsula grew to an industrial center famed for its iron forges. In 1852, an expansion of the harbor further solidified the Archipelago's central position in maritime trade on Orwald's eastern ocean. However, after the events of involving the collapse of T-2022 and the transportation of Orwald to S-2012, maritime trade shifted away from the eastern ocean as the railway connection between Duynburg and Coldram steered away trade to Duynburg's intercontinental trade, now being used to ship and receive goods to the western nations of USA and Frozyland. As a result, the Golden Archipelago experienced an exodus of traders towards the Grenivik Chiefdom and the Kingdom of Duyn. Nonetheless, the Golden Archipelago joined the United Nations in 1090 AA (S-2012 date).