Zaporjižzyya

Zaporjižzyya, officially "Monarchist Ukraine," dubbed "Zapo" for short, is a state in modern day Northern Ukraine. It lies west of the Dnieper River. It's monarch is Włodzimierz Żeleńskyy, and it's capital is Žytomjieŕz.

It originally planned to have 2 members, but ended up becoming 2 different nations, albeit being closely related. The other nation is Esgaroth. They are both deeply interconnected, and citizens of either have many permissions in the other nation. It later got 2 members, after zk97 joined the nation.

There is an Autovahn, aka Autostrada, connecting Esgaroth and Zaporjižzyya, and there is a road connecting Zaporjižzyya and Smolensk. The autovahn was built by Zaporjižzyya while the road was built by Smolensk. There is also a road within Zaporjižzyya, connecting a farm in Rzyszczów and a farm in Žytomjieŕz. This was built by Zaporjižzyya.

In 1056, it established an outpost in Sidi Omar, straddling the border of Libya and Egypt.

## Builds

Żeleńskyy castle began construction in 1042, the last year of King Żeleńskyy's reign.

A camper holding a meth lab began being constructed in the year 1052. This would replace the original meth lab in Esgaroth.

In 1053, Acacia trees were grown south of the autovahn.

## Culture

In Zaporjižzyya, it is not uncommon for people to kill themselves so they don't have to eat. This is because food supplies aren't sufficient, and famines are regular. However, under the reign of King Jesczyi, who sought lots of foreign aid, the amount of these deaths lessened, though they still occurred.

Due to the lack of buildings/shelter in Ukraine, people must sleep outside. This causes lots to die from mobs that spawn in the night.

## Final years

### Battle of the Sontsya

In 1058, King Jesczyi went on an expedition, into a territory known as "Sontsya Kordon." The heroic expansion was almost met with failure, when at a bit past midnight, the King, with his army of troops, were ambushed by mob hordes. This was no problem, as they had faced these before, and killed them with ease. But, when King Jesczyi threw his lightsaber, expecting it to return, it didn't. The King, after a few minutes of not having a lightsaber, panicked, and ordered his troops to look for his missing saber, to dismay. The King no longer had a weapon, and many of his troops perished afterwards. The battle that began between the ever growing mobs and the army of the King would be known as the Battle of the Sontsya. King Jesczyi was himself hit by the mob, and almost died, as food supplies ran out, causing soldier morale to be lost. Later that night, it began to rain, which protected the mobs from burning in the morning. This was a major letdown. In the mob ranks, there was also lots of infighting. Unable to defeat the ever growing mob, and missing his glorious lightsaber, King Jesczyi ordered a strategic retreat southwards. He wanted to search one last time for his lightsaber, however, and he did. This caused the loss of many more soldiers, to no success. At 7:30 am, it stopped raining, causing the mobs to burn up. However, without his saber, King Jesczyi couldn't kill passive mobs such as sheep for food or wool (which he had been collecting throughout the journey to complete Żeleńskyy castle). In the end, the disastrous battle did not hinder his colonization of Sontsya Kordon, however did give the seemingly regular journey an unexpected twist, with King Jesczyi getting a taste of death. Many of the surviving soldiers had PTSD from the event and had to be discharged. King Jesczyi was later diagnosed with PTSD and depression, and a symptom of this was that he rarely ate.

### Famine

In 1059, a famine began in Rzyszczów. The year prior, 75 wheat had been collected, but in 1059, only 38 wheat was collected. King Jeczyi's response was one of ignorance; he assumed the famine would fix itself. But it didn't. This caused his popularity to sink.

### Union with Esgaroth

A union with Esgaroth had been in discussion between the two states since 1057. In 1060, the nations officially united. The same year of the Unification, King Jesczyi resigned as head of state.

### Death of King Jesczyi

Due to the battle of the Sontsya, the former King Jesczyi was diagnosed with PTSD and depression. This caused him to rarely eat. He went in a downwards spiral afterwards. Late at night one day in 1063, while finishing up the meth lab, King Jesczyi fell off the roof of the lab, causing him to die. Insider reports say that health problems such as dizziness due to his refusal to eat, coupled with the darkness of night, caused the fall. Regardless, King Jesczyi died in 1063, while finishing the meth lab he began.