Almmore

"House Almmore"

Almmore is a state that was founded in the Tortugan Sphere of Influence by BlakeHasCorona on November 20th, 2021. After a short stay, the Almmori people moved northwest in order to join the Kingdom of Thalassii as a duchy, but have since declared independance as of December 11, 2021. Currently, the state is a constituent nation of the Kartek Empire. At the moment Almmore is also going under a huge reform led by Blake Almmore I

Almmore is currently ruled by the King Blake Almmore I

## Geography

Almmore is a constituent nation of the Empire of Kartek, so Almmore won't be visible on the world maps in the main stoneworks server.

Almmore is located in the the northeast part of the sparwood continent. Almmore shares a border inside kartek with the Kingdom of Gertek to the south.

## Capital city

Almmoria is the capital of Almmore, located east of the Thalassian islands on the Almmore Peninsula, Almmoria is architecturally inspired by 18s and 19s centuries' architecture styles. The city currently is under construction and contains a Town Hall, Church, a housing district, an public farms(xp and crops) and a shopping district.

The current owner of the Capital City is Blake Almmore I

Almmore, and since his takeover, the city has seen big improvements to it.

## Politics

Almmore is a monarchy, with the current King being Blake Almmore I.

In addition to the King, Almmore also has a council. The council works as a second hand for the King, helping the nation and King by discussing ideas. If requested the councilors have to help the city with construction projects and other activities besides helping with the politics.

## History

Almmore was founded in mid-November of 2021 in the Tortugan sphere of influence, where the first colonists remained before moving to eastern Sparwood, under Thalassii control.

The capital city of Almmoria began construction shortly afterwards. Projects were undertaken such as the creation of the first Church of Deus Helios in Almmore, as well as citizen townhouses and businesses. Very quickly Almmore was pulled into the Kartek Wars as their relocation to the region labded them in the kiddle of several land claims made by Thalassii, Rohel and Kartek. Almmorians served bravely alongside Thalassii and Rohel infantry at the battles of Moonburg, Roseport, Gertek and Buktenfjall.

When the Kartek wars ended Thalassian claim to the region was solidified. Construction continued in Almmoria, and the town of Rito was founded by Zeth “Mercrio” Almmore. However, shortly afterwards, Almmore faced a new conflict of the internal nature. On December 2nd, 2021, Duke Blake Almmore I mysteriously vanished along with the rest of the Almmore Family, leaving the duchy in shambles. A small group of Almmorian upperclassmen gathered together to piece together their national government. A new duke was appointed: Duke Mercrio, and a council was organized based on the structure of the Thalassian government. Rito was abandoned, with focus placed on construction and expansion of the capital city.

On December 11, 2021, it was revealed that some citizens of Thalassii had commited treason and secretly joined a group who wanted to take control of Sparwood. Due to this, King Chorboi exiled the High Chancellor, Llyre es vel Volaerys, General Noodle, and several others. To keep the citizens safe, Mercrio elected to declare independence from Thalassii and help the group out. Soon after, the whole nation of Almmore joined the efforts, uniting under Loic. Through their alliance with Rohel, Almmori land was restored to their control, and the area has been relatively stable as the Holiday Truce begins.

On December 31st, King Mercrio abdicated the throne, and two of the High Council Members, Elijah and Llyre, were selected as Diarchs to rule the city.

On January 05th, Elijah and Blake were exiled for attempting to seceed, as well as stealing upwards of 2 million. The items were quickly recovered by the Almmori military, and the two were executed, with their heads put on pikes outside the town hall.

On January 06th, Refugio, formerly a town in Thalassii, joined the Freehold as a province, while discussions began with Thalassii in regards to praceful integration. Shortly afterwards, the Freehold became a protectorate of the Kartek Empire.

In mid-January, King Chorboi of Thalassii and the Warden began talks for integration, with the island becoming a vassal of the Freehold, and eventually plan to join fully as a province.

On February 01, Warden Llyre O'Valmen stepped down from the position, soon after disappearing from the city after passing control to Arthur Edishield-McSpeigel and Moncie Se Aldfrith.

On February 07, Due to the discovery of Warden Moncie plotting against Almmore's overlords, he stepped down from the position of Warden of Almmore. This event resulted in King Arthur E. McSpiegel becoming the only leader and ruler in Almmore.

On March 13, Alfonso E. McSpiegel became the owner of Almmore's capital, consequently becoming a member of the High Council of Almmore. After Alfonso becoming, the owner of the town he started making huge changes and the city went through a huge wave of progress. We can see the progress Alfonso made in the residential district, the public farm and the xp farm.

Almmore Public FarmAlmmore public xp/cactus farmSatelite image of AlmmorePhoto of the Almmori housing district
On March 25, Arthur E. McSpiegel nominated Alfonso E. McSpiegel as the heir to the Kingdom of Almmore.

On May 5th, Alfonso found a squatter claim to east of Almmore. After asking Arthur's advice on the matter both of them engaged in diplomatic talks with the squatter claim. After some days of negotiation, the Almmore government managed to convince the squatters to remove their claim.

After the retirement of Alfonso on October 8th, The first ruler of Almmore, Blake Almmore I, became king once more. He completely reformed the government, and led Almmore into its golden age. A much more gothic and evil theme consumed all of the buildings, and a large Castle was to be constructed in the heart of the capital. Almmore was prospering under the vision Blake had, and all seemed to be going well. That is until a single bandit arrived on the doorstep of the castle. The bandit approached the council innocently, but quickly attacked the council, winning a 5v1 and running away with many of the councils belongings. The next day, 2 bandits arrived and once again attacked 2 members of the council. They got away with small amounts of items. During this time, Almmore was in negotiations with an upcoming town called Bombaska so that Bombaska would become a city under Almmore. The next day these negotiations became final and Bombaska was now a duchy under Almmore. They would be located on a small island off the coast of Almmoria. Later that same day, Almmoria was once again attacked by bandits, however, Almmores council was able to hold them off. It was clear Almmore would need to upgrade their weapons and armor. Bombaska was attacked a few hours later and 2 Almmore council members came to the rescue.

After a conspiracy surrounding Arthur E. McSpiegel, Arthur along with the rest of the members of House McSpiegel were banished from Kartek, and are to be killed on sight if they are ever seen again. Around this time, the Baron of Bombaska was banished from the land as he was caught using dark magic. A new Baron was appointed by King Blake Almmore I by the name of BadCat and is currently reforming the Bombaska city government.

## Religion

Even though The Empire of Kartek follows the Cult of Caligo as its main religion, the most common religions of Almmore are The Will of Deus Helios and The Lutherian Church of Thalassii. Freedom of religion is required by Almmori law, but many citizens are encouraged to be members of the religious communities in the region.

## Culture

Almmori culture places strong emphasis on community, with most citizens sharing resources and dividing labour. All citizens are equal in the eyes of the law, and the Lords are still held to the same standards as the common folk.

There is also an equal, if not greater, ethemphasis placed on military strength, and following the Usurpation of the Almmore Family, the High Council ordered the formation of a volunteer-based militia and began to fortify the defenses of the otherwise peaceful settlement of Almmoria.

## Past leaders

The order of this list goes from the oldest to the newest:

* Duke Blake Almmore I. His title was Usurped
* King Zeth Almmore I. Abdicated
* Overseer Elijah An Scha Fiadh. Executed as punishments for his crimes
* Warden Llyre es vel Volaerys. Abdicated
* Warden Moncie Se Aldfrith. Forcelly abdicated due to the discovery of him ploting against Kartek
* King Arthur E. McSpiegel. Abdicated
* King Alfonso E. McSpiegel. Abdicated

## Members

**This is a work in progress, if you do not see your name on here or would like an update, please dm PatinhoLilo#8600 on discord.**

* King of Almmore:
	+ Blake Almmore
* High Council:
	+ Zeth Almmore
	+ Tristan Almmore
	+ “Panther”
	+ Caradoc Almmore
	+ V. E. Reiss
	+ ”Rust”
	+ Sebexar Almmore
	+ Harlan OldoaK
	+ “Snow”
	+ ”Tuff”
	+ Nehemiah Almmore
* Former Members:
	+ Phasmosis, Former Lord Defender [Defected to Thalassii during the War for Independance
	+ Warden Llyre es vel Volaerys, The Right Eye of Almmore (foolscrow) [Abdicated and went into hiding in the Viodoxan Union. Whereabouts unknown.]
	+ Elijah An Scha Fáidh (ElijahSchaffer) [Former Overseer, attempted to seceed, as well as wanted for grand theft and treason.]