Everglow Economic Nation

*"A faction dedicated to democracy and improving the servers economy in general."*

The Everglow Economic Nation (EEN) was a democratic, commerce-driven faction on the Trapped SMP.

## History

Following the release of the "How Would Societies Develop in Minecraft?" video and the beginning of the SMP, Mastermind was interested in playing an active role in the direction of the server. However, while most servers wanted to be the largest or most powerful, Mastermind wished to stand out in a different way. The result of this desire was the formation of the "Economic Faction." When the discord gained some traction, a democracy was organized, and SquallySubset suggested the name Everglow Economic Nation (EEN), which then won a basic poll among members. The next day, user FishyNish, an economy student interested in the project, joined the faction and proposed the idea of a server-wide currency with a bank based in the Economic Faction — The Everglow Bank.

The political structure of the nation was finalized on the 22nd of February, several days before the server opened, and that evening a twenty-four-hour election began while Mastermind served as the interim leader. The main contenders were Vitor Mellogon, designer of the national banner, and rabbid05, with the former being elected President at its end. He won with twenty votes, defeating the runner-up's fourteen. Representatives were also elected that would lead various groups within the nation: Security and safety department (led by Mastermind), Economic department (led by Nishthefish) and the development department (led by Windows7OS).

When the server opened, Everglow members spread across the map to gather as many resources as possible. The faction managed to obtain 2 villagers and a claim block and created the nation in the middle of the ocean, with a drained ocean monument as the focal point. The aforementioned villagers led to Everglow's first economic boom, with mending books being sold for stacks of diamonds. The trade business, chiefly organized by the merchant DeadlYrose, managed to offer the faction a foothold in the early political system of the server. While this was happening, Nishthefish was working hard on the bank system: Designing a website, a bank and thinking of a safe system to store data. Many people had faith in the idea while others were hesitant.

At its height, the EEN was a top-10 faction in both membership numbers and discord server member numbers. Its publicity was chiefly derived from the promotion of the EverDollar, which was used by some of the last remaining players all around the server. However, it never managed to reach its maximum potential due to the server closing down

## Structure

The EEN was governed by a system in which all citizens vote for a president, but citizens can also opt to gain membership in specialized departments who all also vote one representative each. Those representatives, along with the president and vice president, formed the national legislature; the president decided tied votes. Department representatives had two votes if the issue at hand directly concerned them.

## Foreign Policy

The Everglow Economic Nation pursued a policy of being neutral and friendly with all other factions by law.

EEN never participated in any wars, only fighting in small conflicts early on.

## Accomplishments

One of the first factions to defeat the wither and get a beacon.

One of the first factions with a full villager trading hall, which was used to turn a large profit.

Working bank system despite the death of the server.

Working democracy with little to no internal conflicts.

One of the longest reigning nations, staying active up till the closing of the server.

## Members

EEN and the bank peaked at having 300+ members in both discord servers and 50+ active members.