Khazad-dûm

Khazad-dûm is a nation located in the Alps, the Upper Danube Valley, the Jura Mountains and the region between them. It is a three-member state, with it's two cities being it's capital Moria, and the eastern town of Innstadt.

## History

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Khazad-dûm was founded in Day 1 (year 1000) of the server by it's current leader, nukealt. It was originally centered around the narrow valley where Moria was founded, but has since expanded and developed in a wider region.

### Prehistory

All the lands in proximity to where Khazad-dûm now stands were uninhabited before the nation was founded. This was probably because of the impracticability of settling in the mountains at the start of the game.

### Origins and Migration

The Alps were not originally the first location to be settled by nukealt. Due to the 'core area' not appearing on dynmap, the city of Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde was founded in the Volga delta. Once it was realised that the claims made were invalid, the city was disestablished and nukealt migrated. The location to settle was chosen due to it appearing as the valley with the most "green space" in the Western Alps, as well as it's distance from players who could be a threat. Another point to be considered is that because Khazad-dûm is in the same location as Switzerland in real life, people may view it as a more neutral power and therefore conflict is less likely to occur.

### Ancient era

In the first few days of Khazad-dûm's existence, the area was underdeveloped due to movement being restricted to a small area, the valley being unable to support agriculture on a subsistence level and inactivity. Although there were some general ideas of what to build and where to expand, the majority of time was spent on getting the resources needed to etch out an existence in the harsh environment. The territorial control of Khazad-dûm did not expand past the valley.

### Construction era

Day 6 (year 1010) represented a turning point in Khazad-dûm's history. All efforts were now focused on the construction of Moria and the development of the surrounding regions. Control was extended up to the Jura Mountains, where farms were created. Large scale mining of stone commenced to build the Great Gates of Moria. The main staircase and most of the overground pathway of the Great Gates was finished, allowing for easy access to the lands north of the valley. *De jure* claims were extended northwards, with the ultimate goal of encircling a large amount of territory.

Day 7 (year 1012) was mainly a continuation of Day 6 (year 1010). Farms were expanded, along with the Great Gates. The increase of allowed chunks paved the way for *de jure* claims to be expanded along the Danube, and for *de facto* control to also be expanded alongside it. An expedition to the nation of Victoria was launched, however due to a lack of food, it ended with the death of nukealt, and the loss of a great deal of important items. nukealt participated in the fight against the Ender Dragon, and with nothing much else to lose, a cycle was created of him attempting to punch the dragon, dying and repeating about every 15 seconds. Due to this, he became the first player with over 100 total deaths. Afterwards, a very long underground canal was constructed from Moria to the Mediterranean Sea, greatly increasing mobility.

The main achievement of Day 8 (year 1014) was an expansion of the canal all the way to the North Sea. This consumed most of the time spent in the game. A benefit of this was the near unlimited amount of resources mined, which may mean that construction on Moria may continue unhindered. Construction on the Great Gates continued. A large wooden tower was also constructed, for no apparent reason.

### Diplomatic Era

On Day 9 (year 1016), diplomatic relations with Euskara Biscaya of the Occitanian Combine were improve when a large shipment of excess andesite was delivered, mined during the construction of the canal. An alliance was also officially established with the Kingdom of Middle Earth, due to both nations being themed around The Lord of the Rings. A failed expedition was launched to North Africa, with the intention of collecting jungle saplings. Due to the low drop rates of saplings, the expedition failed to sustain continued tree growth. Another important event was a delegation to the nationless town of Innstadt, proposing that it join the nation of Khazad-dûm. The owner, Emapping, responded by saying that they'll have to think about it first. The delegation was made due to the proximity of Innstadt to Khazad-dûm's *de jure* claims, and because of its location within Khazad-dûm's "natural borders." If the town were to join, it would allow the encircling manuever being performed to be completed in a shorter amount of time.

#### Annexation of Innstadt

Day 11 (year 1020) was an important date in the history of Khazad-dûm due to it marking the annexation of the nationless town of Innstadt. Upon joining the server, nukealt was asked by the mayor of Innstadt (Emapping) to invite the town to Khazad-dûm. nukealt sent the invite, and Innstadt accepted, thus Innstadt was annexed by Khazad-dûm. After annexation, nukealt took a trip to the newly ~~subjugated~~ invited lands, providing players with food. Due to the annexation, the encirclement being performed by the capital city of Khazad-dûm, Moria, was significantly reduced in required length. The annexation added 2 new players, bringing the total population of Khazad-dûm up to 3, and cementing it's place as a regional power.

#### Other Events

Other events on Day 11 (year 1020) included: Making the southern end of the Cool Person Canal more visible, making a lucrative trade deal with Monarchist Ukraine, and beginning the construction of The Dale Exchange, the first building in the district of Dale. On Day 12 (year 1022), construction continued on The Dale Exchange, but the main event was a border agreement between Khazad-dûm and Nueva Córdoba of the Occitanian Combine, demarcating the border between them. On Day 13 (year 1024), construction of The Dale Bank continued. On Day 14 (year 1026), nukealt travelled to the Sahara Desert to collect more sand to construct The Dale Exchange. *De jure* claims were extended along the southern side of the alps, continuing the encircling manoeuvre being performed. nukealt was also a witness of the Gloucester Rebellion, observing the full fight and siege of Gloucester. On Day 15 (year 1028), The Dale Exchange continued to be built, and nukealt recorded the movements of players in the Dacian-Bulgarian War. After the war, nukealt visited Femboy Hooters during an expedition and was slain by a Hoglin. Luckily, he was able to recover his items before they despawned, and he returned to Khazad-dûm.

#### Death Race

The Death Race is an unofficial conflict between Violett0126 and nukealt, with the aim of both parties being to have more total deaths than the other. Despite being the first to hit 100 total deaths, nukealt was quickly overtaken by Violett0126. On Day 17 (year 1032), nukealt decided to seriously increase his number of total deaths, with him hitting 250 total deaths. On Day 19 (year 1036), nukealt sped up the death process by placing a bucket of lava next to his bed. At first, this resulted in the bed being obstructed, so he had to travel all the way from spawn to get back. However, once he got back, he quickly hit a total of over 300 deaths in a very short space of time. On Day 20 (year 1038), nukealt discovered Titanium Ore, but because the Mechanisation Datapack ~~is fucking shit~~ was not being utilised by nukealt, there was uncertainty about what to do with it. On Day 21 (year 1040), the *de jure* borders of Khazad-dûm was extended to encircle a large piece of territory, a process which had been going on for quite a while. Some small-scale strip mining also occurred.

On Day 22 (year 1042), nukealt resumed construction of the Great Gates of Moria, by quarrying stone, expanding the clearance above players heads, and adding statues. A secret agreement was also signed, in which Khazad-dûm would support The Kingdom of Middle Earth in a war. Due to complications, it has not yet been decided if or when the war should occur. On Day 23 (year 1044), another expedition was launched to obtain sand for the construction of The Dale Library. On Day 24 (year 1046), nukealt died while failing to find an exit out of the unfinished Sudbury Railway Station. On Day 25 (year 1048), nukealt journeyed back from Victoria and continued work on The Dale Library.

### Progressive Era

On Day 26 (year 1050), the encircling of Moria's *de jure* borders was finished, to encompass its western "natural borders". On this day, nukealt finished the complicated details of The Dale Library, allowing the rest of the construction of the building to be relatively thoughtless, and thus be able to complete the construction of it quickly. nukealt also visited the city of Esgaroth for the first time ever, and looked at the progress on The Potatoist Cathedral. The period of consolidation had ended, and a period of progress had begun.

nukealt forgot to write down Day 27 (year 1052) on the day, so all that is known is that more sand was collected from the Sahara Desert. On Day 29 (year 1056), the eastern facade of The Dale Library. was finished with the exception of a few upside-down staircases. An alliance with Poland-Lithuania was also agreed upon, but not officially announced. Khazad-dûm also entered the Concordat for Neutrality, a group of nations who pledge neutrality in the Scornite-Dacian War. Day 30 (year 1058) brought the western facade of The Dale Libbrary up to halfway completion, but most importantly, Count Vladwick of Euskara gave nukealt a copy of the Epic of Euskara (as well as some cake). This is an incredibly rare and prized possession, and nukealt has placed both items in a special chest, to be transferred to a museum at some point in the future. On Day 31 (year 1060), nukealt participated in the Anthrax Challenge on 2 occasions, winning both times. This won him a netherite block and 4 netherite ingots, despite him only having iron gear. nukealt also killed and was killed by the Iron Golems in Victoria while visiting. On Day 32 (year 1062), nukealt visited Italy multiple times, and collected more sand for The Dale Library. On Day 33 (year 1064), a large expedition was launched to collect a large volume of sand, and this sand was used to make half of the roof of The Dale Library.

#### Dacian-Scorn War

Day 34 (year 1066) marked the Scornite-Dacian War. nukealt, despite pledging neutrality in the conflict, decided to join the war as a mercenary anyway. nukealt received supplies from Dacia at their capital, and was assigned to attack the southern fort in Rome. The attack and war lasted for hours due to modular armour making each player invincible, as long as they had food. When nukealt killed a player, he unintentionally picked up their items and threw his sabre, making him lose it. This forced him to return to Dacia to get another sabre, but decided to head back thinking that it would be better for him to fight with what he had. However, he was put at a disadvantage, so was forced to flee. A player, KainPathosCow, chased him halfway across the map, until nukealt fell into the end portal at spawn. The duel was long and tedious, and more can be read here. After nukealt fell into the void, he respawned at Dacia, got new gear, and headed to Rome. Seeing that the battle was not ending anytime soon, he decided to attack Scorn in their homeland. He was trapped again by KainPathosCow in the fort outside Iberus, but escaped and assisted TheNeonFish and lenalune in their fight against Alces101. Once the war was over, nukealt sat at the table of leaders in the peace conference, and received 10% of titanium, diamond and netherite from the 1/3rd taken from Scorn. nukealt was not satisfied with these gains, and along with TheNeonFish, hoped for at least 1 chunk along the coast of Scorn. As Khazad-dûm did not receive territory from Scorn, it seems as though the nation will look elsewhere to gain new territory, even if that means war. Also, before the war started, nukealt completed the roof of The Dale Library.

On Day 35 (year 1068), nukealt gathered more sand for The Dale Library, and received the war reparation promised on the previous day. He also gave 2 gunpowder to Gedania. More importantly however, land was surveyed for the possibility of creating a headquarter of a "United Nations" style organisation in Geneva, something that was felt necessary to regulate conflict. Day 36 (year 1070) was an important date in the history of Khazad-dûm, as nukealt finally completed the exterior of The Dale Library. Afterwards, nukealt participated in the Easter Egg Hunt in Gedania, however this resulted in his death and the loss of most of the items he had on him. Due to this, it was decided to halt progress for that day. nukealt then attended the Ballyquintin Trial of OnMacbook, and contributed to his prosecution and witnessed his imprisonment.

On Day 37 (year 1072), nukealt claimed the area north of the Po River that previously belonged to Turin, and remade the items he had lost in the egg hunt. After this, there was a temporary lack of activity in Khazad-dûm. On Day 41 (year 1080), nukealt transferred 3 chunks of coastal territory to the Occitanian Combine, as per a treaty. On Day 42 (year 1082), nukealt flattened an area in order to make room for his plot in the World Exposition.

### The One Week Plan

On Day 42, (year 1084), nukealt announced The One Week Plan, a plan to modernise Khazad-dûm that would take 7 days. It is as follows:

`The One Week Plan`

`Our glorious leader, nukealt, has formulated a plan with the objective of modernising the nation of Khazad-dûm into a technologically advanced state with a highly developed economy and professional military, and in doing so turning Khazad-dûm into Oilycraft’s cultural, economic and diplomatic centre. In doing this Khazad-dûm will become a Great Power.`

`This plan has been allotted one week to be completed, however if need be the time period may be extended. Each day will focus on a different aspect of the modernisation process. If the intended tasks on each day are completed, nukealt will focus on other matters for the rest of said day.`

`Day 1`

`Getting the resources and technology needed to accelerate the development of Khazad-dûm is the main task on Day 1. nukealt will focus solely on the obtaining of items that use mechanisation, such as ancient armour, energy sabres, elytras and drills. By obtaining these, the speed that the following tasks will be completed will be greatly increased.`

`Day 2`

`On Day 2, nukealt intends to expand the holdings of Khazad-dûm to its “natural borders” as much as possible. It has already been assured through agreements with other nations that no conflict will come from this. In order to solidify these claims, all the areas within Khazad-dûm’s de jure claims will be lit up with torches, which will finally alleviate the problem of hostile mob spawns. A colony will also be set up in North Africa.`

`Day 3`

`Day 3 will focus on emerald production. nukealt will set up a villager breeder so villagers can be produced. Large fields of crops and livestock will be cultivated, with villagers residing in farmhouses. This will be similar to the field layout in the nation of Victoria. Once these fields have fully grown, or animals have begun to overcrowd them, their produce will be harvested and sold to farmers or butchers living in the adjoined farmhouses, which will produce a large quantity of emeralds. Although it is not expected that all of the planned fields will be constructed during this day, eventually all areas not slated for other use will be under cultivation.`

`Day 4`

`Day 4 will see the completion of The Dale Library, including its complete exterior, access points and its interior. The purpose of this building is to have an area where every single enchantment book can be bought. Temporary facilities to purchase other items from villagers will be erected.`

`Day 5`

`Day 5 will mark the beginning of the actual main underground city of Moria - something that has been neglected far too long. This will see the construction of the main entranceway and some of its descent down.`

`Day 6`

`Day 6 will continue Day 5’s task, however it will finish the rest of the descent and will specifically focus on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm and the abyss that it straddles. If possible, some of the First Hall will be started on.`

`Day 7`

`Day 7 is the last day of The One Week Plan. This day is meant to obtain Khazad-dûm as the servers' diplomatic capital. This will occur by constructing the headquarters of the United Nations in the location of irl Geneva. This is not expected to be finished on Day 7, however players all meeting in Moria to discuss, regulate and mediate international diplomacy will surely mark Khazad-dûm’s ascent to the status of a Great Power.`

##### Preparation

On Day 44 (year 1086), nukealt prepared to commence this plan by collecting sugar cane, and decided to get a piece from the former location of Sarai, nukealt's first town, made on Day 1. He also visited Luxembourg for the first time. On Day 45 (year) 1088, nukealt brought this sugar cane back to Moria, along with some acacia saplings. On Day 46 (year 1090), it was decided that the plan should start on Saturday/Day 49 (year 1096). nukealt also visited Victoria, to observe the new townhouses built there. On Day 47 (year 1092), nukealt smelted stone in preparation for the World Expo. On Day 49 (year 1096), nukealt created a mechanisation guide to help with Day 1 of The One Week Plan. On Day 50 (year 1098), nukealt died for the 400th time with the help of Luxembourg, who created a grave for him. It was also decided that The One Week Plan would start the next day.

#### Day 1

Day 1 of The One Week Plan commenced on Day 51 (year 1100) of the server. The goal of this day was to get sufficient gear for the rest of the plan, as Khazad-dûm had historically only used iron tools. At first, an attempt was made to get netherite, but due to explosions being disabled, it was decided it was not worth the effort. Then, an expedition to the end failed miserably, as nukealt died and lost all his items on him at the time. Despite this, Khazad-dûm eventually obtained full diamond gear.

#### Day 2

Day 2 of The One Week Plan commenced on Day 52 (year 1102) of the server. It's goal was to expand Khazad-dûm to its "natural borders". It succeeded in doing this via *de jure* claims. This was followed up by an effort to place torches within the vast underdeveloped area outside Moria, however due to nukealt underestimating the amount of torches needed, it was decided to gradually place torches every day.

#### Day 3

On the third day of The One Week Plan, on Day 53 (year 1104) of the server, nukealt founded a colony in North Africa, that is primarily to be used as a location for planting acacia and jungle trees, as well as farming. On the stretch of land between the Rhone and Le Doubs rivers, large scale agriculture was set up. However, due to time constraints, the intended goal of that day was not finished, and was planned to be finished the next day.

#### Day 4

Day 4 of The One Week Plan commenced on Day 54 (year 1106) of the server. In it, nukealt finished tilling the land ready for planting in the area between the Rhone and Le Doubs rivers, as well as removing some stone that was showing slightly. However, due to time constraints, it was decided to put the plan on hold to work on the World Exposition. Also, a secret proposal was made with Vladwick in regard to making a nation in the next season of Oilycraft.

#### Pause in plan

On Day 55 (year 1108) of the server, The One Week Plan was put on hold in order to finish the World Expo. nukealt decided to construct a diorama of Khazad-dûm, which took a long while of planning to get the scale right. A basic outline was constructed, and the proposals to make a nation in s4 were continued. On Day 56 (year 1110), nukealt finished his plot for the World Exposition. His entry was not finished fully, but was covered by a mountain and showed the sights of Khazad-dûm to anybody who may be unfamiliar with the nation.

#### Restructuring of the plan

On Day 57 (year 1112), nukealt decided to restructure the plan - due to it taking longer than originally intended, and that the UN building would have to be completed in a week, it was chosen to remove the time limits on the plan, and instead just approach the days as separate stages. On the same day, nukealt also finished the wheat field, all that was needed to do was to plant the wheat. Farmhouses were also constructed, along with a fishermans hut by the Rhone river, that had a waterwheel. On Day 58 (year 1114), more work was done on the farmhouses. The same happened on Day 60 (year 1118); nukealt continued work on the farmhouses, and helped Poland locate some pillagers. Day 61 (year 1120) marked when nukealt began excavations for the UN building at the west end of Lake Geneva. On Day 62 (year 1122), nukealt continued the excavation work.

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### WW2 and Aftermath

It was decided that nukealt should join WW2 as a mercenary - this was due to the fact that nukealt believed that a Scorn dominated world would spell disaster for the server. He was stationed in the orange fort in Sarmizegetusa Regia. nukealt doubted the effectiveness of the falling sand trap, as he beleived it was too obvious, and also believed that having so many people enclosed in a small space would be dangerous. Despite this, it was clear that Scorn and its allies had cheated by using banned items, and mislead the side of Dacia into thinking only vanilla items were allowed. nukealt was killed, and given that the supply stash had been looted by Scorn, nukealt decided that he could no longer contribute, despite trying multiple times after his death. It is important to note that the nations of Scorn and its allies all have a history of their members breaking rules. This all occured on Day 63 (year 1124).

#### Aftermath

After the war, on Day 64 (year 1126), nukealt recovered his items, and worked on the farms some more. He finished the interior of the farmhouses and the fishermans hut, and began planting wheat in the wheat field. The animal pasture was enclosed with a hedge and any dark spots were lit up, and the pathway between the fields was fenced off from the outside to protect villagers. After this, Braden 3331 from the Hellenic League visited Moria. At this point in the server, nukealt had visited almost every nation on the map, with the exception of some small one-chunk states in Russia. Due to this, nukealt was bored and went on an expedition around Russia and the coast of Norway. He visited Circassia, and was impressed by the train station there. He then journeyed up to the former nation of New Russia, now an exclave of Occitania. He also visited Moskowpolis of the Greco-Rus Kingdom, and Moscow. After that, he then journeyed north to the White Sea, and then followed the coast down to Rogaland, to Jutland and then back to the farms.

An expedition occurred on Day 65 (year 1128), but further details are unfortunately lost. On Day 66 (year 1130), nukealt drove livestock to his pastures, which included sheep and cows. Day 67 (year 1132) is also lost to time, although it is known that it involved Braden. On Day 68 (year 1134) nukealt built a villager breeder, and a long period of inactivity followed.

### Khazad-Scornite War

On Day 69 (year 1136), while nukealt was inactive, Scorn declared war on Khazad-dûm. This resulted in a frantic burst of preparation as soon as nukealt was active again. On Day 75 (year 1146), nukealt began constructing one of the forts for the upcoming war. By Day 79 (year 1154), the fort was unfinished, and the war was due to happen. However, it was called off after it was found that OnMacbook did not have the authority to declare war. After this, nukealt went inactive again.

### Future

It is planned that Khazad-dûm will eventually expand to its "natural borders", but what those borders may be remain a secret. Eventually, it is hoped that the underground portion of Moria will be one of the most impressive manmade structures in the game. In the area between the Alps and the Jura Mountains, a more traditional group of buildings (Dale) are planned. The lowlands outside the urban areas are planned to be turned into farmland for all crops and animals, and some forested areas will become hunting reserves. Also, Khazad-dûm aims to be the predominant power on the map. So far, it seems that no other nation will hinder these plans.