Livonia (Old)

*This article is about a Suppressed Feature, no longer available on the server.*

## Founding

One of the first nations, Livonia's capital Riga was established on the Founding day of this world, and shortly after the nation was proclaimed upon reaching 5 members.

Livonia is lead by Ratka, and founded with the players General\_Garathex, LeSeven and Shyguy13. Later arrivals include Illuminati4628 and Wojaren

## Members

#### Grobin

* General\_Garathex
* Tmasher
* HawkV
* HairyHaggisFPV
* AdmiralAqua1

#### Sarajevo

* Dreummm13
* Tasting\_Toast
* THE\_MASTER\_New
* Zombie\_Invasion

#### Visby

* RetrogMGXII
* Nepretzels
* Deluxeloy
* Master\_Mysral
* Shiratangu

#### Taiwan

* Rokiie
* stonks7575

#### Riga

* Avald
* Fredreich
* Illuminati4628
* Knifepony
* Shyguy13
* Ratka
* Valentin11499
* Wojaren

## History

### September 10th;

Upon spawning in, Ratka and General\_Garathex sailed their way from the Nile to the coasts of Ukraine through the Bosphorus strait, at which Ratka continued alone to the future site of Riga. General\_Garathex and LeSeven were then TPed and contributed to the initial founding through resource collection. The groundwork for the Capitol building was formulated around this time.

### September 11th;

Major civilisation advancements were made with the establishment of road networks spanning much of the future territory of Livonia, large swathes of arable land were procured, and city planning became the primary focus of its members.

Livonia was founded as a country upon the introduction of Illuminati4628 and ShyGuy13, and major territorial acquisitions were made to secure Pax Livonica in territories of strategic interest and development.

The town of Copenhaga and it's leader Loskie were assimilated into the Livonian faction as a result generous donations made by Ratka.

### September 12th;

Many members were acquired on this day; Drake\_Amius, Fredreich, Knifepony, Tmasher and Wojaren, allowing Livonia to spread its borders to most unprecedented levels ever seen in the world, and the establishment of Grobin by General\_Garathex and Caerdydd\_Newydd by Drake\_Amius allowed Livonia to expand without worry of it's capital city becoming overextended.

All was not well however, as the Cartel conspired with members of Deutschland to harrass members of Livonia in order to cause a geopolitical incident, which resulted in the deaths of Ninless and General\_Garathex, and a prolonged siege of a Rigan stronghold on the western coast of Livonia, which ultimately resulted in nought but wasting equipment durability and gauging relative combat strength. The Cartel used deceptive peace talks in order to slay General\_Garathex, and this has strained relations between the sides.

### Late September;

Though the Cartel yearned for the riches of Livonia, they were unable to make them yield, and so quietly withdrew their demands. Grand construction projects sprung up across the empire, and Grobin was fortified as a potential first-contact site of future battles.

The establishment of Gdansk on the 21st of September was meant as a beachhead against the Germans, though the founder ExPendTencion is considered MIA; last seen in the forests of Tuetoburg. His disappearance was to be a herald of things to come, as most members of Livonia withdrew from active participation in nation affairs, and much construction was left unfinished, including the Grand Cathedral of Riga, and the Church of Nourishment and Wealth in Grobin.

*As fortune would have it however, this coincided with a general slump in the server population, leading to the collapse of their former rivals in Deutschland...*

### October;

The 5th of October marked the return of activity to Livonia; General\_Garathex, upon learning of the demise of Deutschland, considered the threat posed by the nations of the world to be irrelevant to Livonia, and so embarked on a journey of wealth accumulation and philanthropy to nurture future partners on the national stage sympathetic to a future Livonian Hegemony, establishing ties with Taiwan, Sarajevo, and the members of Yakuza among others.

The fall of Deutschland was not absolute however, as a moderate amongst the Germans; Hero200 (aka Hanz), was ready to shoulder the title of custodian of Germania once more across the continent of Europe....

#### Siege of Grobin

The return of Hanz was at first met with enthusiasm in Livonia, as his neutrality during the first war with the Germans was a factor in the ceasefire, and his general ambivalence towards the nation had led to the fostering of friendship amongst several members of Livonia. This soon soured however, as after a lull in the internal activities of Livonia once more, Hanz singlehandedly laid siege to the fortified settlement of Grobin on the night of the 28th of October...

* **Day 1**

Upon learning of this, General\_Garathex sortied from Grobin in full netherite armour in order to secure control of the banner. Hanz was taken by surprise at such a rapid response, and half-heartedly made an attempt to contest, leading thrice to his death and control of the banner was secured.

unfortunately, ignorant of the mechanics of war sieges, Garatex abandoned the siege in order to better prepare his equipment for full-scale warfare, leading to a counterattack by Hanz that successfully captured the banner without resistance at midnight, leading to a massive surge of points for the attackers closing the first stage of the conflict with a decisive, if unearned, German victory...

* **Day 2**

Though the ongoing conflict seemed peaceful during the early afternoon, it was becoming obvious that Hanz was devising a plan to counter Garatex's significant defensive advantage conferred by his enchanted netherite armour. as evening fell in Europe, Hanz again sailed forth to attack! Garatex had wisely stocked up on Gapples, and indeed, this was a most wise decision, for upon encountering Hanz upon the shores of Grobin, their fight was perhaps the most intense exchange of blows experienced in the server's history! Neither side showing any weakness, yet to the eyes of Garatex, Hanz possessed only simple enchanted iron armour?! His use of an item that allowed for repetitive grappling was also troubling, and seemed to bode ill for the defender, inexperienced as he was in the intricacies of Slimefun.

After yet another a furious exchange of blows intermitted with gapple-eating, Garatex seized the opportunity and lunged forward, striking Hanz repeatedly and darting around to obtain the coveted critical hits he would need to turn the tide. Hanz wildly lashed out, trying to hit his foe... and was kicked for killaura! Upon his relog he was immediately killed, spilling the contents of his inventory out for the victor to claim as his own!

#### Aftermath

Hanz begrudgingly accepted defeat upon the loss of his equipment, and Garatex was free to probe the secrets of Slimefun that Hanz had researched. Discovering the Protection IX Unbreaking IX enchants Hanz had on his armour, Garatex realised Livonia was gravely ill-equipped moving into this new month, and the future propagation of Slimefun technology

And so General\_Garathex made a vow, that he would see Livonia become a true powerhouse; in conquering the tech tree of Slimefun, and developing technology to secure the safety, security and prosperity of the Livonian Empire!

### November;

The beginning of the new month marked the return of diplomatic relations between Livonia and Germania, leading to the Peace of Sarajevo; in which Hanz and Garatex, under the supervision of Zombie\_Invasion, exchanged money and the wartime spoils of Hanz were returned (after much scrutiny and investigation). A monument was thus erected in Sarajevo to commemorate the occasion, and funded by Garatex. Garatex and Hanz tentatively agreed not to directly engage one-another for the foreseeable future as both would be busy researching Slimefun technology for future engagements.

#### Cultural Exchange

In celebration of their long-term relations, Kojic25\_ surprised Garatex with a present of precious materials, gold, diamonds, netherite ingots and flasks of knowledge. Shocked by their generosity, Garatex struggled to gift a present of value expected of such a great empire as he wished Livonia to be seen as, and offered Kojic a great bounty of 20 precious Slimefun metals per type, as well as a full behive, two protection 3 unbreaking 3 diamond chestplates, 4 gapples, and 2 circuit boards. A grand offering, and Kojic25\_ was in awe of its generosity, refusing to accept it without offering several shulker boxes as a counterweight to such a one-sided display of extravagant benefaction.

#### Mid-November

Work continued on the deciphering of the arcane mysteries of Slimefun, intermittent was construction at the surface of Grobin, though down below a secret gigantic automatic Melon farm was proving to be extraordinarily taxing on the resources of Livonia, even with the selling of resources by other nations was the project able to achieve but half of it's intended automated scale, with the rest being slowly added to over time.

A flag was commissioned for Grobin, its artisan the shrewd arbitrator of the Peace of Sarajevo; Zombie\_Invasion. After many failed attempts to perfect the colour scheme, a flag was created that would be displayed across the 3 dimensions of Ancar as the symbol of triumph through adversity; the Grobin Coat of Arms. Heralded by this new flag, Grobin experienced major growth as a settlement, receiving many new buildings and a beacon array planned to host 9 whole beacons at once as a display of the renewed vigour Livonia was experiencing. A fight with 7 whole withers was planned, but due to secret projects 4 wither skulls were used in the process, and another 3 were used in order to have dedicated beacons for speed, jump, and haste effects during the ongoing construction.

A new member was added to Livonia; RetrogMGXII, who would prove a most valuable addition during this period of renewed national vigour, as he would invite several more members to settle the island of Gottland to the west, and quickly grow to be one of the strongest and best equipped players on the server with little aid.

#### Battle of the Five Withers

It was upon the examination of Retro's rapid progress that Garatex once again uncovered his plans to face down a horde of withers at once. spurred on by the addition of 3 wither skulls by an expectant new member; LordSkeletor, the total number of possible withers to be spawned was 5.

Armed with the finest equipment in the land, Retro and Garatex travelled to the deepest dungeons of Livonia and set upon the sand of souls 15 wither skeleton heads in a sacrifice to summon an almighty horde of the greatest of demons unto the land! Garatex, a seasoned veteran of wither fights stood prepared with a sharpness 5 netherite sword, with Retro possessing a sharpness 4 netherite axe, a weapon perhaps ill-suited to the quick pace of a brawl against a wither. Nonetheless, both were at an immediate and glaring disadvantage, as the environment they chose to summon their foes in had a high ceiling, and bombs soon rained down from the distant roof as withers floated loftily and carefree while the combatants struggled to so much as land a single blow. Finally, as fortune would have it, Retro had coaxed a wither into a corner where he was easy picking for the pair of them! Garatex turned, and lept up to greet the next victim of their blades, making short work of another wither naïve enough to enter the corner and grave of its demonic comrade.

The combatants were already weary, having eaten multiple gapples through the heavy bombardment their airborne foes shelled them with, and the withers themselves bore little damage that they had not already healed from. Nonetheless, upon splitting up Garatex was able to fatally wound another of his enemies, but was reduced to a mere heart of health as he hastily hid in a stream of water and consumed another gapple. Retro was again abusing the ignorance of the newborn withers and lured another into the fateful corner, and with the arrival of Garatex their enemy was reduced to merely one. It did not stand a chance against the targeted focus of two disgruntled warriors, and with that the battle was decisively won!

#### Livonian Expansionism

Concurrently with the events leading up to the Battle of the Five Withers, Livonia in quick succession offered a place in its nation to the towns of Lyon, GreenFeild, Sarajevo, and Taiwan, becoming by far the most populous nation on the server, and greatly expanding their influence among active players.