Republic of Eliland

## Overview

Flag of Eliland

Seal of Eliland

The Republic of Eliland was the nation that all cities, territories, and states in all OBWs are located in. The nation has been often praised for its national unity in times of crisis, military strength, low taxation, and its relative ease of economic success. The nation has also been often criticized for its crackdowns, totalitarian decrees, harsh sentences, limited freedoms, racism, and its wealth inequality. The nation was sanctioned by all UN member states due to its ongoing violations of human rights, political instability, and total currency devaluation.

### New Eliland

At the start of OBW 5 4.0, BrokenHerobrine threw a coup d'etat and ascended to the Kingship and created New Eliland, abolishing the old government. He was able to do this because of his status as new owner of the server.

### Eliland Caliphate

On June 17, 2022, TipsyKermit threw another coup, ousting the previous General Secretary, BrokenHerobrine and declared himself Crown Prince of the Eliland Caliphate. This was done due to the General Secretary being on a foreign trip with most of his upper cabinet, and military, leading to an easy takeover of the state.

## Government

While the official capital city of Eliland is Silver Valley City, no official national government infrastructure was ever built. However, the City Hall acted as a meeting place for public officials in the government. With no presence of nationally binding laws, every city's governing structure would be based around its own City Council. Led by a speaker, citizens would vote on laws and mods to be added onto the server.

Elijah920 acts as the totalitarian dictator for the nation. He has drawn frequent criticism for bending the rules and laws to his favor, though his actions are generally not overly egregious and he respects the decisions of the Council.

Elijah920, president of Eliland.BrokenHerobrine, City Council Speaker
## Military

Eliland operates no official military, but operates police forces that enforce laws passed by local councils. Many different forces exist, such as Federal Investigations and Police Force (FIPF), Birch Ridge Government Investigations Office (BRGIO), and the Eliland Federal Investigations Bureau (EFIB). While some forces operate in a single city, like the BRGIO, others have overlapping jurisdictions and duties, such as the FIPF and EFIB. All officers employed are subject to background screenings and are often under intense supervision by Elijah920. Those who are arrested are typically sentenced to prison without trial.

Additionally, there are numerous militias and armed forces that operate within Eliland. For example, the Church of Home Depot and Lidels Transcendentalists are two nuclear-armed religious extremist groups who went to war. Quasi-governmental military forces also exist, an example of which being Site-45, which maintained and deployed its nuclear arsenal in conjunction with the government during OBW 5. A large portion of arms used in wars, crackdowns, and firebombings were supplied by government defense contractor Black Ridge.

Several secret societies and a deep state also existed, though the extent of their influence is up for debate.

## History

### OBW 1

Ores Before Whores, as it was, was conceptualized in February of 2019 by the Founding Fathers. The three wanted to create a server to play Minecraft together. After several random servers of messing around, the three organized a more formal server with a complete, tornado survival-oriented modpack. The three initially settled in the Old Village, but later moved to what would become Birch Ridge as a result of the annoying sand storms.

Birch Ridge started as a small town, but quickly grew in size as the server became more official and more players joined. As the city boomed, a City Council formed to vote on laws and new mods; this concept would become a cornerstone of future servers. Eventually though, players started to get bored of the server, and lag issues compounded with dwindling engagement brought the server to a close later that year.

### OBW 2

After some time, Ores Before Women started in late 2019. The server was largely a reboot of the original OBW, with a similar modpack and tornado survival theme, and the town of Plainsview quickly formed. However, the reboot failed to significantly expand on the original OBW, quickly leading to boredom. Additional strife and fighting led to the Civil War of Plainsview effectively destroying the city. After the war, the server was left to expire in early 2020.

### OBW 3

After the failure of the second server, OBW 3 in mid-2020 attempted a new formula to the co-op survival genre. Players built individual cities such as the Capital, San Paul, Lote, and more on a massive continent-style map. New mods were also introduced to keep the server fresh and change up the genre. Initially, players enjoyed the novel concept, but the lack of cooperation due to sheer distance between players was a detriment. Several short weeks after the server started, it was accidentally deleted in the Great Server Removal, effectively ending it.

The Republic of Eliland was first conceived around May of 2020, with the Capital morphing into the Republic of Eliland.

### OBW 4

Due to the abrupt ending of OBW 3, players wanted another OBW soon, and within the same summer, OBW 4 was created on August of 2020. Due to BrokenHerobrine refusing to play, morale for the server was already low, and a lot of players think that the server's failure was because of his absence. With a weak governing structure, players were unmotivated to build anything in the city of Lakeview. The stripped down nature of the server back to barebone mods similar to OBW 1 was a stark contrast to the feature-rich gameplay of OBW 3, which caused some players to run out of things to do, especially after defeating the ender dragon.

### OBW 5

OBW 5, which began in December of 2020, tried to recreate the greatness of OBW 1. Players initially settled Desertview, but quickly moved and built Silver Valley City. Several iterations, each introducing new mods and elements, broken up by respite periods of months in between, kept the server feeling fresh and novel for the players. However, by the end of OBW 5 3.0, all players were at end-game level stages and burnt out on building. Regardless, OBW 5 is widely considered a success, the grandeur of Silver Valley City testifying to this fact.

Unofficially, on April 1st, 2022, BrokenHerobrine restarted the server on a world download, and began playing on the server again with TipsyKermit. All former players were invited to rejoin this unofficial reboot. The server aimed to tie up loose ends, while having a much more casual pacing of city development without the month-long time commitment that a paid server would have. OBW 5 4.0 lore was later made canon by Elijah920.

## Theoretical History

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All three founding fathers have proposed their own takes on the history of Eliland, with some piggybacking off of each other.

* Broken's Theory, proposed by philosopher and philanthropist, BrokenHerobrine
* Tipsy's Theory, proposed by a privately funded think-tank under TipsyKermit.
* Elijah's Theory, proposed by OBW founder and president, Elijah920.
* Miscellaneous Conspiracy Theories

## Wars

Numerous wars have been waged, sometimes causing the destruction of entire cities. Over its history, Eliland has been witness to three major military crises:

* OBW 3 Cold War
* Civil War of Plainsview
* OBW Holy War

* One-Hour War (Non-Canon)

Additionally, there has been intermittent fighting between cities and groups, a prime example being the 7/13 Terrorist Attacks. Wars have also been nearly averted, such as in the Judicial-Diplomatic Crisis of OBW 1.

## Relationship to the United States

Several United States flags have been seen throughout the servers, notably on the Moon as well as in City Council chambers. Though no official relationship to the US exists (such as Eliland being a state), players owe allegiance to the US in an alternate timeline which the players are a part of. Thus, Eliland exists in the same physical location as the US does in an alternate reality.