Canaan

**Canaan** is a colloquial term for the areas settled and developed by desannak in the Middle East. The informal national capital is the walled cathedral in the Sinai Peninsula, also being the most populous city in the region.

The controller of the territory, desannak, has not outlined a specific government form for the settlements. However, insiders note the possibility of either a theocracy or monarchy system to be established, and for the nation to be subdivided into Kingdoms for easier organization.

## History and Expansion

The settlement of the Palestine region on a new map had been planned by desannak since S1. However, the claim was often contested by the user Siegfried, known as SanguineAngel on the server. As S3 was being planned, bids for general territories were being sent and organized, where the conflict came to a head. Siegfried renounced their claim and instead decided to settle Morocco.

In partial cooperation with Egypt on Day 1, the Suez Canal was created.

By Day 3, Canaan had already controlled much of the Sinai peninsula and Palestine. Day 2 saw the creation of the Chapel of Mount Sinai, as well as the staircase which leads to the peak of Mount Sinai, where Moses is said to have spoken to God through the medium of a burning bush.

By Day 8, Canaan controlled all of Palestine and the Sinai peninsula, including a small amount of territory in northern Syria for sand harvesting. Two days prior, explorers into Iraq had found a large and unexplained divot near the Euphrates river that held great amounts of clay. desannak had found special interest in the region as a potential holy site, being the possible location of the creation of the first of God's children, Adam. However, feeling that colonization efforts would not be rigorously pursued in the season, as well as an experienced general poverty in resources, desannak did not move to claim the area.

By Day 13, Canaan had claimed the Levant region up to Antioch.

Due to Gotlander expansion into Iraq on Day 16, desannak moved to claim the holy site found by the Euphrates. Gotland admonished the Canaanite expansion, but backdoor deals calmed tensions.

By Day 17, Canaan had reached the peak of it's individually developed territory. This is likely when work on the Cathedral had begun, and resources were found to be more prudently used in creating the Sinai city.

The Romans in Anatolia at some point had made a treaty with the Canaanites on the northern border, which was then soon after ignored by the Romans in Anatolia by settling a town just south of the agreed border. A deal was made to hand control of the town to Canaan, as well as to hand half of Canaanite Antioch to Rome.

On Day 23, the Romans in Italy released a tell-all report on the misdeeds of the DPL (Dope People's Land) with assistance in writing the report from desannak.

On Day 28, Rome used the Canaanite sand pit in Syria. desannak does not recall giving them permission to do so. This sand was then converted into sandstone, which was then used to created the Wall of Constantine, which separates the two nations. desannak likened the creation of the wall to "Judas' kiss."

By Day 38, Gotlander expansion had resulted in the creation of the Seleucid Empire, encompassing much of Iraq. The leader of the Seleucids, by this time, had been noted of hating the idea of building things to be able to claim all of Iraq, and instead opted to leave the area behind for new settlement elsewhere. Their territory was handed into joint control by Canaan and Vestfold, eventually resulting in Canaan annexing the territory into their control. Vestfold allowed this annexation on the condition that they are allowed a summer house in Iraq to visit.

The latest and only expansion after Day 38 comes from Canaanite development of Hejaz. While doing so, the Romans in Anatolia informed the Canaanites that they were building the Kaaba on the territory actively being developed. For compensation, the Romans in Anatolia allowed for Canaan to claim the structure, as the Canaanites viewed the building as the holy house of Abraham, a holy site for the Abrahamic faith.

## Geography

Despite desannak's strong desire to find flat land to build on as a result of struggles in S1, a large portion of the livable parts of Canaan are savanna mountainous, with the rest being desert plains and desert mountains.

## Economy

The Canaanites do not often trade with neighbors or other nations. Their internal economy is largely the bread and wool industry.

## Politics

The politics of Canaan are largely skeptical and Christian-focused.

### Nether Portals

Due to the Christian nature of the Canaanites, nether portals are implicitly banned in the controlled territory, as they are seen to be direct portal to Hell. Despite this, countries who wish for nether travel have forced nether portals to be created within Canaanite territory. One can be found in a desert in Iraq, and another near the Kaaba. The Canaanites, due to being generally resource-poor, struggle to destroy the portals quickly as a result of their largely outdated mining tools.

### Faith

Christianity and hermeneutics are guiding forces for the nation of Canaan. Oftentimes, the beginning of major settlements begin with the creation of a church, as can be seen with the chapel on Mount Sinai, the cathedral just north of the chapel, and another chapel near the supposed clay of Adam.

### Isolationism

The Canaanites are averse towards colonization efforts in the Middle East and bordering regions. Similarly, use of public utilities without express permission by foreign agents is frowned upon. For instance, QwasiCo was turned down from further development in the Middle East despite offering to pay desannak to temporarily lease the territory for five netherite ingots. desannak was said to have partially believed the deal to be a divine test, and compared the act to prostitution, something found to be a sin in the Bible.

## International Relations

The Canaanites do not often communicate with outside nations in a server setting outside of amenable conversation with members of the USSR and Vestfold.

### Valencia

The Valencians have said that they view the Canaanites as, "Syriacs (comedic in nature)," "the motherland," "uncivilized souherners [sic]," and "even more uncvilized [sic] southerners (muwabbites)."

### Romans in Anatolia

The Romans, due to violating a border treaty and stealing stand to build a wall between the nations, as well as building the Kaaba without informing the Canaanites within the region (despite being appreciated by the Canaanites), has tensions with Canaan.

## Holy Sites

The Canaanites have five major holy sites:

1. The Island of Patmos in Greece, reported to be where the Revelation of Jesus Christ was written.
2. The Cathedral in the Sinai peninsula, the largest of it's type.
3. The chapel of Mount Sinai, and the accompanying peak of Mount Sinai.
4. The chapel of the clay of Adam.
5. The Kaaba in Hejaz, understood to be the house of Abraham.

Further plans for another holy site in Medina are planned.