Port-aux-Francais

The city as seen during the afternoon. Image provided by Eret on Day 81.

The city's castle as seen from the Dynmap.

**Port-aux-Francais** (pronounced /poor-tah-frahng-say/ is the de-jure capital of the Antarctic Empire within the Antarctic Ice Sheets. It is located roughly where the distorted Antarctic Peninsula is depicted in modern maps of the world. The castle at the heart of the city is owned and built by Technoblade and is situated next to the western terminus of the French Bridge. The imperial palace was shamelessly replicated from a Planet Minecraft post by user B1gFatTony.

The name is derived from Port-aux-Français, the capital settlement of the Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, in the South Indian Ocean. Geographically, the real Port-aux-Français is located near to Port Jean d'Arc.

## History

### Day 12

Technoblade began construction of his palace off stream.

### Day 18

The exterior of the castle's build was finished (also off-stream), though the pillars in the original build were not included. It is unknown if this was a deliberate action.

### Day 19

Technoblade started the castle's village with 3 villagers. Throughout the course of his stream, he bred the villagers, with the successful ones being named and put into limited cubicles, and the unsuccessful being sent to The Villager Adoption Agency. Due to Technoblade's decision to max out the librarians in order to get books, the number of failures skyrocketed. Philza helped in getting the villager with the mending book, with KaraCorvus, Sneegsnag, and Michaelmcchill joining in on some occasions to breed the villagers or deport them. Over the course of the next days, Technoblade and Philza continued to work on the village both on and offstream, getting more valuable villagers, improving the structure of the village and sending more failures to the Villager Adoption Agency.

### Day 20

Philza collected villagers from the Villager Adoption Agency and created an iron farm, providing Pete with an easy method to obtain the resources needed for the Antarctic Railway System.

### Day 26

The castle was broken into by Tommy on Day 26 while none of the Empire's members were offline. He used the resources in the castle to gain stronger gear (read: one lone pair of diamond boots).

## Attractions

### Technoblade's Palace

The centerpiece of the city's skyline. Construction began on Day 12 and continued throughout Month 1 and Month 2. Ph1LzA assisted with the interior furnishings of the palace. Technoblade claimed to have built his castle to "flex", but it was most likely built as a result of the Antarctic Animal Glitch which crippled their economy in the Ancient Stronghold.

### Wisp's Cow Farm

A former cow farm located in the forested area around the Port. All of its inhabitants were killed prior to Day 73, as discovered by AllanahVA.

### Dark Oak Forest And Tree Farm

A forest built next to the French Bridge which is utilized by the members of the Antarctic Empire for wood.

### Iron Golem Farm

Constructed by Ph1LzA on Day 20, it supplies iron to both the Antarctic Empire as well as allies. It features six villagers and a single zombie in a cauldron. A stone ceiling protects the zombie from sunlight and doubles as a spawning platform for the iron golems.

Below, an area with water currents that push the spawned golems into a lava-powered furnace, smelting them down into Iron and Poppies which are output through the storage chests below the smeltery.

### The Western Station of the French Bridge

This station was the first segment of the French Bridge constructed by VoiceOverPete

### The Sundial

An ARG-related area that was claimed by the Wilderness. Following the break-in of the Antarctic Empire, the interiors of the sundial were obliterated, leaving the outer shell intact.

### Outskirts

The former Villager Adoption Agency opened by Technoblade is situated to the southwest of the castle. It featured several dozen villagers in boats who had disappointed the Empire with poor trades. A sign was placed there which read, "villager adoption agency. please take them they all suck". A crafting bench is embedded into the southwestern corner of the agency.

Following The Antarctic Weapon Experiment, the Agency is abandoned, with only its walls remaining.

## Trivia

* The name, **Port-aux-Francais**, is often used to refer to Technoblade's Palace as well as the surrounding outlying regions.
	+ A donator named 'layley' advised Technoblade to capture the land on Day 2, though they believed this area corresponded to the real Port-aux-Francais which would have been located much further to the east.
	+ After reading a follow-up donation from the same donator, Technoblade remarked on Day 16 that he hated the fact that his castle had been declared French by the admins, referencing the Dynmap marker.
* This area used to be the site of an ARG-related sundial-like structure, in a plot of land claimed by an unknown, leaderless faction named the Wilderness.
	+ The structure's interior has since been dismantled following the break-in by the Antarctic Empire, though the outer shell remains north of the castle.

## Gallery

The imperial palace as seen at night. The Wilderness sundial is located at the foreground, protected from destruction.A view of the Imperial Palace taken by Eret during the aftermath of the Fourth Faction Reset on Day 81.Another view of the city at night time provided by Eret.

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