Teardrop Islands

**Teardrop Islands**, sometimes the **Teardrop Kingdom** or **TDI** for short, is a country in Higeki. It is run by Tri Fortnite. Teardrop Islanders have faced much xenophobic discrimination based on their accents, or being called derogatory terms like “pirates” or “toothchippers”. This discrimination has lessened over time, but is by no means gone.

## Name

Teardrop Islands was named after the strange soft substance the islands were entirely made from, as well as the teardrop-like shape. These land structures are known by locals scientifically as Water-islands, and they have been proven to be a non harmful form of quicksand thanks to scientific advancement.

## History

During the pre-history period, a group of explorers from The United Sadie Stan Republic discovered the first ever Water-islands, being forced to live there after their boat sunk. The natural resources meant there was a sustainable lifestyle there, and as generations passed, societies there grew more advanced, making ships and homes. Most used these skills for peaceful trade with the nearby United States of Canada, but some were more nefarious.

At some point during the Humble Beginnings arc, a group of soldiers from the poor northwest Water-island attacked a village on the largest island, desperate for resources. This caused the large islands government to declare war on the northwest island. Eventually, the southeast island was also thrust into combat, forcing many to flee to the peaceful northeast island, however, a few stuck behind on their home island, including Amoon Guss. Guss was an ex-convict who lived on the centre island, and he had the intention of changing the way everyone who lived on these islands was governed. Since most had already fled, Guss was easily able to take power from the weakened centre island government. Guss made all crime legal for all those on the Water-islands - obviously leading to all four islands falling into a crime-ridden nightmare of a nation. The residents would soon be nicknamed “pirates” by outside countries because they would constantly ambush and steal from each other and neighbouring countries such as USC, or the country now called Leonardland that was at the time unnamed.

This all came to the limelight after the Pirate Raiders Clan threatened and attempted to invade The USSR in January 2020, and one of their crew, Tri Fortnite, began living in The USSR to serve community service, relaying their country’s history to those interested. After the Election of 2020 and a brief stay in the Phantempire, Tri set out for Teardrop Islands, defeating their leader Amoon Guss II with the help of her trusty Garchomp, making her the new empress (And the Garchomp her second in command). Tri reunified the islands, but still allowed the plundering of other countries legally, an action not looked upon fondly by the rest of the world.

After Lyra began selling land from The USSR, Tri bought some land under Teardrop Island’s rule, being Naily Nation, 6 and 9. A modernised colony and two small northern islands.

## Geography

Teardrop Islands is the only large group of Water-islands legally recognised as its own country, with any others being recognised as part of the ocean. The terrain is described as similar to quick sand, and though northern islands have larger amounts of sand dunes, the islands tend not to have many large hills or mountains. They are home to a large number of tropical animals and fruits, most of which remain unnamed and undocumented due to the lack of globalisation this nation has faced. The nation is constantly warm, but does face tropical showers regularly, through every season. It is neighbour to the United States of Canada, Paingola and Leonardland, and shares much of its tropical biodiversity with Paingola.