Villagetown

Chances are, if you've been involved in the Meridian Community long enough, then you've heard about Villagetown. What is Villagetown? As I'm writing this, I fell like this will probably be a very long page.

Villagetown's Story begins in late 2015. Villagetown was created several decades before then in lore, but in real life, Villagetown was the reason the seed for Meridian was chosen. At the time, Meridian's seed, mamaMOOSE, was a record-breaking seed, because three villages had merged together at the spawn point. This resulted in the creation of a mega-village, inner connected together. It's location at the spawn point, and its geography made it in a very prime spot in Meridian, located on a delta, in which the entirety of the Cortica Waterways merged into a delta terminal. Villagetown's location was so ideal, that anyone travelling along the Cortica Waterways, would most likely past along the coast of Villagetown, making in very popular among travelers, and journeymen. This also made it an essential point in trade routes too, giving Villagetown a very wealthy economy. Villagetown became very rich, and it was constantly expanding.

One of the most debated topics of early Villagetown's day, was the creation of a wall to encompass it. Many people wanted a wall, due to Villagetown's accessibility by almost everyone in known Meridian. This is a fact that could easily bring malicious action to the great town. Others felt that Villagetown didn't need a wall, and that a wall would only restrict further expansion of the wealthy city. A wall began construction, but the project never got too far, and eventually the potential wall that was already built was only ruins.

During the days of Villagetown, there was no overarching government body. Villages, Towns, Cities, and even nations were all self-governed, and many ran themselves differently. Villagetown had a small localized government, but it was fairly ineffective, considering the large scale of Villagetown. This is when the Admins appear on the scene. Four children were born and raised in Villagetown, named MorningBugle1, kingbanan789, TumbletheCat, and MrDragon160, all grew up as close friends. MorningBugle1 was skilled with the way of the blade, and was learning the ways of fighting. kingbanana789 was very into engineering. Redstone, at the time, was only just coming into light, and not much was known about its possibilities, but kingbanana789, was able to figure it out to an extent, and was looking to become an engineer. He was also fairly skilled at archery. TumbletheCat was a demolitionist, and loved the art of destruction. He would often cause trouble among the townsfolk, and often blew up small natural structures outside of the city's border. MrDragon160 was into Meridian history, and was looking to become a historian. He was also looking into alchemy, and enchanting. This variation of skills and interests lead to an interesting friend group.

While these four members were growing up, and in their teenage years, when Villagetown was named the capitol of Meridian, but the majority of other known locations. This only brought more attention to Villagetown and made it expand further.

The Vanishing Point is an abandoned mechanism that was designed to use to rid Meridian of corruption, a world-destroying disease that slowly eats away worlds. The Vanishing Point is a supermassive substructure located in the exact center of Meridian. It is one of the most interesting locations in Meridian, and has much history behind it. However it is surrounded by swamps, and an Azalea Forest, the only one of its kind. The terrain is very dangerous, and given its close proximity to Villagetown, is blocked off from everyone is the city. The Vanishing Point's age, has also made it very overgrown, and has fallen into a state of disrepair. Once the four boys were young adults, they made the venture out to the Vanishing Point, to explore it. This was something no one of that age had done. They would get into trouble it they explored it, so they went out quietly, under the cover of night.

The Vanishing Point was truly out of its time. Lush vegetation had crept all into the stony bedrock walls of the structure. They descended into the behemoth depression by securing some thick vines. As they climbed down pieces of bedrock crumbled, and made loud noises as they hit the stone floor beneath them. The Equilibrium hovered in the exact center of the Vanishing Point, and blocked out much of the moon's lights, once they reached the bottom. Many caverns and caves lined the inside of the Vanishing Point. Some of the ruined aqueducts that once powered the location, had collapsed making way for other caves and caverns to be reached.

After navigating for a bit, they found a cartography room. A map of ancient Meridian laid flat on a faded wooden table. On it displayed five x's, a red, green, blue, purple, and white. Only upon reading some of the other materials in the rooms, were they able to figure out what they had stumbled upon. Much more on this journey can be found in the Admins page of the wiki. They had found the last recorded location of the Archon Beacons, the sources of power used to create the world of Meridian in the first place. MrDragon160 was the one who discovered what they had found. Based on the information in the Vanishing Point, and the knowledge he has as a historian, by studying the Songs of Shalom, they were able to piece the discovery together.

Summed up very quickly there are five beacons. Red = Creation. Green = Augmentation. Blue = Destruction. Purple = Nullification. Archon = Application. These five beacons are the containment units of the power found in Shalom, the ancient, uncorrupted, Edenic paradise that Meridian once was. After discovering these over the course of a few years, they eventually unearthed all of them, and revealed their findings to the government of Villagetown. They proposed that the five beacons should be turned into a power source for the city to thrive on. A pedestal of iron was created to safely use the power of the beacons, and it made the land of Villagetown very fruitful, which only added to its popularity. The four friends formed the Admins to protect and use the power they possessed, in the best way possible. They became legends across the known world, and news of what they had done reaches many other places, and enemies not yet known to them.

Eventually, Villagetown reached the point of overpopulation. This quickly became a problem, because there were not enough resources to go around. They Admins realized that something needed to happen, so they broke into four locations. MorningBugle1 stayed in Villagetown, and actually became the major of it at one point. kingbanana789 moved westward into the deserts, and created the city of Redstoneia. Redstoneia appealed to many of these who like engineering, and an era of ingenuity sparked in the area, with many new contraptions being created. TumbletheCat moved not very far north, to start the Adamas Bunker. On the surface, it was only a small iron room on a hill, but once it got going it became the hub for a military for Villagetown. Able-bodied people, who wanted to protect Villagetown were trained as soldiers to fight for Villagetown, and to patrol it. This was especially needed, because Villagetown didn't have a wall to protect from outside invaders. MrDragon160 moved a little east, to start Dragonvile. In the Songs of Shalom, and other ancient manuscripts, dragons were often mentioned, and a mythical realm named Shamayim. MrDragon160's fascination with the beasts led him to create Dragonvile, and the Meridian Historical Society. These cities took many of Villagetown's occupants with them, and it stabilized soon after the transition.

The Adamas Bunker sat on a hill just barely northeast of Villagetown, and could be seen from the northern side of town. Adamas was turned into an organization with two distinct parts. A scientific reserve, and a military, and Adamas Bunker served as a joint base between the two. Villagetown was reinforced by the addition of a protective agency, and it became the center of a bunch of new activities. Any ideas damaged by the overpopulation were cleaned up, and many problems were resolved. The Adamas Bunker came with a purification chamber at the door, and opened up into a large atrium, that acted as the center of the bunker. From there, entire farms were created underground. Storage facilities, and shelters for about 60% of Villagetown were created. Villagetown wasn't being attacked or hurt by anything soon.

Eventually the Admins' cities were very self-sustained, and they moved back to Villagetown. Redstoneia was destroyed several years later, when it was overrun and pillaged by terrorists. Dragonvile fell into poverty too, and after another set of years became abandoned.

Villagetown received a great boost of popularity when the taco appeared on the scene. The taco was invented by ObtuseTaco. No one knows the exact story of how they came to be, although there are many ideas and theories. Some say ObtuseTaco was in the kitchen and put meat on bread on folded it. Another is he cut loafs of bread into thin slices and created tortillas. Some even go as far to say that he created his own out of himself, however messed up that is. Only ObtuseTaco knows what happened, since he was there.

As for the ingredients of the famous taco, no one knows the answer either. It is known that the taco has evolved over the decades. In fact, a very few older tacos still exist and are treasured by collectors. The Taco's flavor is quite renowned, and is known on an international level. Visitors from all around the world have come to the various Taco cities and towns to try out these delicious treats. The ingredients are highly shrouded in secrecy, and remain as probably the most valuable trade secret in Meridian. The ingredients and founding story remain locked in a book, only held by the creator. People have tried to kill for these secrets, even going as far to commit international terrorism, but so far they have only failed.

Villagetown was where the taco was created. After some trial and error, the Taco was created, and a small shop was set up for business. The little stand was a huge success, and racked in so much money over time that ObtuseTaco decided to have a full on restaurant built. Tacos were the big hit in Villagetown, but this soon drastically increased. The world's first Taco Bell was constructed, and placed in the central block of Villagetown. This racked in so much money and fame, that people from other villages, towns, and cities came to try out this delight. Villagetown grew even more because of Taco Bell.

The Great Food FIght was an extensive event that took place in the heart of Villagetown. It all started with the creation of the Taco. After Dylan created a small Taco Stand in Villagetown, it became a huge success with the residents. Dylan raised enough money to buy a piece of property in the town's center and blew up fast. Dylan's Taco Bell also had the world's first bathroom, that he charged for people to use (however messed up that is) and Taco Bell racked up massive wealth.

This all changed with Desert Dessert opening up in the northern portion of town. This store sold deserts of many kinds and they were very professional, for a low cost. This store cut a large portion of Taco Bell's profit. This made Dylan angry, so he confronted Gianluca, the owner of the store. This confrontation turned competive, so the two stores vowed to put the other out of business. This sparked the Great Food Fight in Villagetown.

This battle took place over many months, and lead to some great choas in the town. This led to great vandalism between the two businesses, and great tension in the town. Eventually, people themselves began to join in on the fight, by choosing sides, and fighting fellow residents. This prompted several other food businesses trying to pop up and join the fight, including a chicken resturant, and a fruit shop, however both were shut down amist the chaos.

Eventually, Taco Bell won the fight, and shortly after had enough profit to move out of Villagetown, and create a Town Town with its followers. Dessert Desert remained operational but never fully recovered in Villagetown.

Villagetown was prosperous for a good amount of time, however that changed. During this time, the fiery realm of the Nether remained undiscovered from Meridian, but Meridian was not unknown to many of the residents of the Nether. The Nether is a war-torn of fire, death, and civil war. Fort Kaigetai was an outpost, and a base of operations that was built by a small band of wither skeletons, one of the races occupying the uncivilized Nether. When they heard of the Archon Beacon's power in Villagetown, they planned an attack on it. This attack was carried out, and this never before seen enemy crushed most of Villagetown. Around 70% of the population was slaughtered during the attack. Houses were burned, and the Beacon was badly damaged. Many of the Adamas forces were killed off too. The only way civilians survived, was by retreating to the Adamas Bunker, which was sealed off. Three of the five beacons were retrieved, and secured in the bunker, but three fell into the hands of the wither skeletons. Adamas was regrouped, and a counterattack was planned on Fort Kaigetai, which stood on the coast of the Selene Sea. Adamas took control of the fort, and came very close to discovered the portal to the nether, however it was shattered, and the obsidian shards were never pieced together. The Nether still remained a mystery. Even after much investigation, the puzzle was never solved. Eventually, Fort Kaigetai was just forgotten about, and is in ruins now.

Villagetown slowly began to rebuild, but the sheer aftermath of the attack killed off most of the people's spirits as well. Many of the houses were destroyed, and many lived out of the Adamas Bunker for months while Villagetown was cleaned up and rebuilt. It never quite got up as popular as it did before the attack, but it still was thriving again, after some time. The Archon Beacon was also restored back to full health, which did help the land it was built on. Adamas also regrouped, and returned to full strength soon enough.

There wasn't much activity in Villagetown for a while, and it was doing well. Really the next thing that occured was the Ardor Strip. Adamas was testing a new type of automatic weapon, nicknamed the "hellbringer." Four prototypes were brought outside of Villagetown, and were going to do a quick test on the Zerum Woods, and burn out a small piece of land. When the weapons were actually fired, they overloaded, shooting thousands of fireballs into the forest, incinerating literally everything in its path. The event created such a fire, that the flames could be seen in every direction for a long ways off. Eventually the fire was put out, revealing much charred land, but all in a single strip going south. The prototypes were decommissioned, and are the reason automatic weapons are banned in Meridian to this day.

Villagetown Revival

Rudy's Treehouse Town

Admin's Membership Decreasing

Minecraft's Got Talent is created and never used.

Dylan splits off and creates Taco Town

Rudy splits off and settles in Falcontown, later renamed to Tryphosa

Another group of people moves a little southeast to settle a new town named Eastwood.

Great Silence

Construction of Project Dirt House

Aether Experiments

Admins Fall Apart

Villagetown's Dark Age

Villagetown's Destruction

Sophron