Cortana

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**Cortana** officially the **United Emperium of Cortana** is a country bordering the Blueland Union, Leedonia, Simbia, Apetria, Caroken, and the microstate of Cacedonia. The country is mainly focused on its military industry, but also real estate, as it has the fourth largest city in the world in terms of population. They are also focused on the oil industry and agriculture. An important part of the country was recently connected to the outside world by land on July 16th, 2022, via the L-4 and Route 4. Its capital city is Margaritaville, and its largest city is Nimitz City.

## Allies

* Geministan

* Caroken
* Nucia
* Blueland Union

. **• Leedonia**

## History

Stubbledorb80 joins the server in early December 2021, as a new player. He immediately insisted on building a military base in JeremiahLJ9978's country of Geministan. (Off to a great start, aren't we). On that same fateful day, he met PaintedBlue and KingCrafterino, who he immediately annoyed by prompting them to allow him to nuke Marslavia (now Naroslavia).

Stubbledorb80 went on to build a spy agency known as Hail-Fire, which was almost immediately destroyed because of a gameshow room that lagged the whole server. A few weeks later, and that bunker became Geministan's first military base.

Stubbledorb80 finally believes that he has what it takes to become a real president, and asks to have a country, to which PaintedBlue responded "Yeah, I've got a good spot in mind, just give me a name and a flag."

With visible confusion, stubbledorb80 decided on Cortana, Created a flag that was ok, and set out into the world. Stubbledorb80 went on to create a country with notoriously bad roads, which are still around today. The first city was called "La Grace", and the second "Farmsbrooke"

Stubbledorb80 heard something about a guy who, like, griefed a sign or something, and promptly declared war on the island state of Jasonvile in response.

After about a week , the previous owner just gave up, and stubbledorb80 kept the island, renaming it, "Cacedonia". Afterward, KingCrafterino gifted Stubbledorb80 the Kirkland Islands

Stubbledorb80 then created Nimitz City.￼ From them on, it was mostly peaceful, until September of 2022. A terrorist syndicate attacked both Yellow and Lakeland. Cortana joined the coalition to attack Naroslavia, the nation harboring the MARCELO terrorists. The war was shortlived, however, because the "The Great Spike" crashed the server, banishing Stubbledorb80 from it for months.

During that time, Stubbledorb80 watched from the outside, as the world evolved, until he was told that he was able to rejoin. Stubbledorb80 then moved the capital to Margaritaville (a name suggested by his grandfather), and founded the cities of fair harbor and later, Clearwater.

Soon, Cortana was no longer isolated to the world, as highway L-4 connected it to Leedonia, which was connected to the rest of the world.

## Lore history

In the beginning of Cortanan civilization, there were two separate clans, separated by a river, the Igerians and the Landonions. These two were rivals, with the Igerians being quicker to become an agricultural society, but the Landonions had superior stone weapons (circa 70). The Landonions lived in large dirt structures next to sheep, while the Igerians lived in riverside wooden huts, beside their farms.

(Circa 170) The Landonions were beginning to starve out, while the Igerians were prosperous, the two clans agreed to become one people, renaming themselves Alexandria.

( Circa 380) The introduction of a highlands tribe showed the Alexandrians how to find metal, and smelt it into ingots.

(Circa 700) the introduction of the Jeremites allows for extensive mining and to begin.

(Circa 770) the Alexandrians people began to construct a great wall, solidifying their isolated city-state stature.

(Circa 830) the Kenzites integrated, beginning a cultural revolution around both superior arms and astetic.

(Circa 900-1200) technology stagnates, and dark ages begin.

(Circa 1350) Alexandria gains new weaponry with the addition of the first firearms.

(Circa 1400) Alexandria is discovered by Geministan, who takes the young nation under its wing.

(1450) Alexandria learns of more people, beyond the great sea. The people do not know how to react, and most want to stay isolated. The king, however decides that it would be beneficial to attempt to trade with the outside nations.

(1470) The king's brother a launches a coup, and the original city-state burns to the ground in the attack.

(1471) The rebels continue to fight against what is left of the king's guard. The king's guard defeats the insurrection at the "Battle of the Great River", by surrounding the rebels, and pushing them into the river, where a new unit, known as the Rangers used Long - rifles to pick them off from merchant boats on the river. The survivors of the war (only 60% of people survived the onslaught) went on to found a new government, renaming the country Cortana.

(1483) The government decides to turn the current tent city, known as La Grace, into the capital of Cortana.￼

(1500) To mark the turning of the century, the new government decides to found a new city, Nimitz City.￼

(1517) In response to an ongoing food crisis, settlers found the city of Farmsbrooke.

(1600's) The government focuses on art, culture, and agriculture, making the 1600's a time of unprecedented peace in Cortana.

(1755) A young man by the name of Miles Grant points out the flaws in the way the government is run, with one, possibly corrupt individual having all the power. The Kind Edward attempts to silence Grant, but this attempt fails miserably, outrage spreads throughout the city.

(1756) A protest in La Grace is attacked by Edward's Guard, which turns this campaign of protests into a full blown war.

(1757) The rebels are losing to the King's guard, and are outnumbered 3 to 1, the odds are certainly not in their favor.

(1758) Miles Grant leads a midnight surprise attack on the capitol building, setting up riflemen outside, and breaching with swords. The king is captured, and the nation's government switches to a Judicial Emperium, with Miles Grant as the first Judge.