Foxborough

*This article is about the city of Foxborough. For the metropolitan area, see Metropolitan Foxborough.*

**Foxborough** is a sprawling metropolis and the largest city in Leedonia, hosting a population of 1.1 million. It currently stands as the third-most-populous city in the world. Being in the center of Abenaki, it is a cultural and economic hub for the province. In late 2019, the city of Foxborough was officially founded by KingCrafterino, being the first settlement in the new nation of Leedonia. It was the capital of Leedonia until the government relocated to Nouvarcha in Ellerton in order to be more centralized.

## Etymology

The origin of the city's name can be attributed to the fact that when Crafter arrived to the site of the city, there were many foxes roaming about the land. After spotting the foxes, the name "Foxboro" came up, though PaintedBlue suggested to add on to the end of the name and make it "Foxborough" instead. Crafter liked the idea, and the name stuck around.

## History

Foxborough began as a small rural village in the middle of a spruce forest. KingCrafterino encountered this village when he was searching for a Stronghold. He saw opportunity in this settlement and built the first roads there, Main St and L-1. There was another nearby village in a canyon by Foxborough village, so he expanded the L-1 Highway to connect with this village. PaintedBlue was helping to build up and expand the town, and that's when he saw the perfect spot for an airport. Located right next to the canyon village, it was a flat plains biome with enough room for a runway. With that, Foxborough was officially connected with the rest of the world. But Crafter had more ambitious plans. He was going to build the L-1 Highway all the way to Lawashiba. This is also around the time when he found an ocean biome near Foxborough village, so he made a new settlement called Port Valletta. Eventually, L-1 was constructed to Lawashiba. Before that, Crafter decided that that canyon village would be the downtown of Foxborough, since it was right next to the airport. Foxborough would go on to be one of the world's top developed cities, and would quickly become a rival of Lawashiba.

## Lore History

### Early History

The area around modern-day Foxborough was first inhabited by the nomadic Oheban peoples in the 1000s BC. They lived there peacefully until the Getarians and Lacatans started attacking them in the 300s and fully conquered the region by the 400s. The Getarians set up a village called Havinla in what is now modern-day Cannondale, and the Lacatans set up a village called Ulana. These villages were allied towards each other, frequently trading and fighting against the Oheban rebellions until eventually they either fully assimilated into these societies or were massacred. In 1345, the village of Ulana was officially named Foxborough, after the many foxes found in the area.

### Bilurian Invasions

In 1584, the Bilurians started invading the area around Foxborough, and took over almost the entire landmass that makes up the city area today before being stopped by the Leedonian army after a fierce battle.

In 1635, the Bilurians once again attemped to take the city of Foxborough, and they were successful, taking away control from Leedonia and establishing the the town of Villa Zorro in its place. In 1645, 10 years after they successfully invaded, Leedonia attempted a long and brutal campaign to conquer the city back. By 1652, 7 years after the campaign started, the Leedonians finally won a key battle which forced the Bilurians to abandon Villa Zorro, and the city reverted back to its name of Foxborough.

In 1660, Leedonia decided to relocate the capital from Makheria to Foxborough in order to establish closer relations with the Vortesians and to ensure that the Bilurians would have a hard time attacking the city again.

### Industrialization

In 1769, the ideas of industrialization spread to Foxborough, quickly converting the city to a powerhouse on the global stage in a matter of decades.

In 1805, the first rail link was made between Vortesia and Leedonia via Foxborough, making trade extraordinarily easier with them.

### Modern Era

In 1895, the first successful run of the Foxborough Subway was made, going from the historic Ulana area to Royal Oaks.

In 1943, in compliance with the terms of the new Leedonian Constitution, the status of Foxborough as the nation's capital was revoked, and instead given to the new city of Nouvarcha.

In 1960, Foxborough received a new freeway network due to the National Highway Act of 1960, which devastated the neighborhoods of Charleston Heights, Royal Oaks, and parts of Downtown. The construction tore down hundreds of homes in these neighborhoods, and displaced many residents. A freeway was planned to run straight through the middle of Downtown and connect to Plainsview, but after mass protests by the citizens and some members of the city government, the plan was cancelled.

## Geography

The city and metropolitan area of Foxborough is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges and on the fourth side by the Valletta Sea. However, the city of Foxborough itself only touches one of these mountain ranges that separates it from Plainsview, which is de jure a part of the metropolitan area, but isolated from the region of development. The city of Foxborough is surrounded on its other sides by the cities of Port Valletta, Montesulo City, Chico Valley, and the cities of Alder County that are part of the metropolitan area, Cannondale and Fox Beach.

### Neighborhoods

Foxborough is home to 6 main neighborhoods, some of which even host sub-neighborhoods, such as Little Mizu in Charleston Heights.

#### Cedarwood Park

Cedarwood Park is an empty area located in between Foxborough City Airport and Royal Oaks. This neighborhood is served by the A Line.

#### Charleston Heights

Charleston Heights is a new planned development that is intended to fill the gap between Downtown Foxborough and Royal Oaks. It is also home to a large Mizuteikoku diaspora, mainly residing in the Little Mizu sub-neighborhood.

#### Downtown

Downtown is the heart of the city, filled with high rise buildings, some of which host apartments, nightlife, shopping, entertainment, or whatever else. Downtown is served by every existing FTC rail line, and even has its own dedicated streetcar, the FTC D Line. It also hosts Foxborough City Airport and intercity trains at Union Station.

#### Lometa

Lometa is a neighborhood of Foxborough, located next to where Foxborough first began development. It is planned to be completely overhauled.

#### Ulana

Ulana is home to where the entire city began.

#### Royal Oaks

Royal Oaks is a very large neighborhood of Foxborough, being almost self sufficient enough to be its own city. It has houses, a military base, the International Airport, and overall great development compared to some neighborhoods. It was originally home to the Leedonian palace until it got moved to Nouvarcha. After the move, a mall is now being constructed in place of the palace.

#### Southside

Southside is located south of Union Station. It is home to Kings Arena, home of the Foxborough Kings spleef team.

### Climate

Foxborough's climate is defined by warm summers and cold winters.

## Demographics

As of the 2023 census of Foxborough, the city had a total of 1.177M residents, with those residents divided into a diverse amount of ethnic groups. About 60% of the population is made up of descendants of the Getarian and Lacatan peoples. About 20% are made up of Bilurian descendents, who mainly live on the west side of Foxborough in Lometa. About 10% of Foxborough is made up of Vortesians and other Bluelandic peoples, 3% are Mizu, and 7% are a mixture of all kinds of groups.

## Dialect

In Foxborough, most citizens speak the distinct Foxborough dialect of English. One of the most prominent feature of the dialect is the labalization of the /r/ sound. Usually, it would be pronounced as /w/.

### Example

 'drive'
 'real'
 'party'
 'Foxborough'

## Sister Cities

* Lawashiba, Blueland
* Ocean City, Englancia
* Narokai, Idalia