Dimension S-2012

Dimension S-2012, also known as the Sacred Dimension or Craftera, is the main dimension of the SerriCraft server. It came into existence in 2012 and has been stable ever since. Dimension S-2012 includes major nations such as Frozyland, USA and T-Town and is the main base of operations for the Library

## History

### Arrival from Aesir (10BA-0AA)

As far as we know, humans are not native to Dimension S-2012 and arrived as refugees from another dimension, Dimension A-2011, also know as Aesir. These refugees came from a settlement on Aesir known as Sisanctum. They were primarily a medieval society. One day, the Sisanctans were attacked by more advanced raiders from the faction Legends, who had access to flight and who bombarded the settlement of Sisanctum. The Sisanctans were forced underground where they hatched a plan to strike back at their attackers. During the night, while the raiders were mostly sleeping inside their sky fortresses, the Sisanctans built ladders to these sky fortresses to strike back. However, the raiders quickly realized they were under attack and defeated the Sisanctans. Only one attack party was able to take over one of the sky fortresses. These Sisanctans took flight and used the captured sky fortress to escape the atmosphere and travel to Dimension S-2012.

### New Sisanctum (0AA-100AA)

Once they arrived in Dimension S-2012, they settled New Sisanctum in a swampy area. In 2AA (After Arrival), there was a brief skirmish between New Sisanctum and a rogue Sisanctan called Henricus who had settled in the north and proclaimed himself King. New Sisanctum won this war and established itself as a Republic, with the first two consuls, Siberius and Christian, being elected into office. In 5AA, the city of Hadespoort was founded in the Nether after a string of discoveries leading to extensive trade with the indigenous people of the Nether. Consul Siberius took interest in Hadespoort and moved there permanently, after Consul Christian cut off the portal to the Overworld. With his rival stuck in the Nether, Christian gained more and more power with the help of prominent Senator Kevinius. In 10AA, Christian declared himself King Christian I of New Sisanctum. The city continued to grow and thrived on the knowledge of flight. Diamond walls protected the city from outside dangers and a golden palace was constructed for King Christian I. The New Sisanctans held on to many cultural traditions from Aesir, including their medieval-Roman architecture style and their worship of the Holy Mushroom, a large red mushroom that stood central in New Sisanctum's church. However, new cultures also developed, including a worship of Roman deities. Technology and trade flourished in New Sisanctum, as a large airfield was constructed on the southern tip of the city. Around 50AA, New Sisanctum was the centre of the world, with its diamond walls, its golden palace, its many temples, shops, a colosseum, a hypodrome and even a public bath house.

Around 50AA, the first signs of New Sisanctum's decline began to show up. First of all, the climate became colder and colder, covering the city in snow and making crop harvests less and less bountiful. As a result, large emigration movements started to favor warmer and more fertile grounds. New settlements sprung up in deserts, jungles and plains biomes and old New Sisanctan colonies grew much larger in size. Of some of these settlements, we know the name. For example, there was a town called Treetopia in a forest and a domed city in the desert, which had actually been founded by Consul Siberius before his exile, called Spabor. Of others, we know only that it was ruled by a king named Henry. Relations with these new settlements were initially positive, resulting in the construction of a large international exposition where people from all over the world could show their builds. A large rail network connected New Sisanctum to the world, resulting in even more trade. However, New Sisanctum continued to face a declining population and the final death blow was an earthquake in 79AA. The walls surrounding New Sisanctum's Golden Palace were largely destroyed and the Kingdom fell into anarchy. As the centre of the world fell into anarchy, so did the rest of the world. By 100AA, New Sisanctum was abandoned and humanity resorted to a nomadic lifestyle.

### The Dark Ages (100AA-250AA)

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After the fall of New Sisanctum, Dimension S-2012 entered a dark age. In the four corners of the world, new civilizations rose to replace the old. It is from this time period that the first written records of past civilizations originate. For example, we know of an underground civilization in the south called Hu Hé Lóng because we have records about the Treaty of Hu Hé Lóng where this civilization allied itself with several other civilizations against two of their common adversaries. Hu Hé Lóng was an underground city filled with beautiful pagodas. However, it also held control over several other areas, such as a harbor on its southern border and a desert town on its northern coastline. Hu Hé Lóng's territory was surrounded by a Great wall. In the north, it was separated from the Merchant Republic of Columbia by an ocean. We know relations between the two was tense, as the Treaty of Hu Hé Lóng was aimed primarily against Columbia and archaeological evidence has been found of large military installations on both sides of that ocean. A third civilization we know of is the Bokalian Empire. They were primarily centered around a large glass monument on top of a mountain. They were a signatory of the Treaty of Hu Hé Lóng. The Bokalian Empire claimed to be a descendent of New Sisanctum and proved it by building large walls out of diamond blocks on its southern border with Columbia. Another known civilization was the Kingdom of Kevin, a fortified kingdom to the west of the Columbian Merchant Republic, which it was allied with. During this time period, the civilizations of S-2012 went through alternating periods of war and cold war. In the end, all the warfare left the world behind in a state of chaos and anarchy, eventually leading to the downfall of many civilizations that had flourished during this time period. For the first time in the history of this world, ideas of an international court of arbitration were circulating, but never came to full fruition. Eventually, war, natural disasters, famine and disease made an end to the great civilizations of the Dark Ages.

### The Early Modern Era (250AA-600AA)

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250AA is generally seen as the end date of the Dark Ages because it was the founding date of Ingen City. Ingen City was founded on the spot where New Sisanctum once stood, now snow free as a result of climate change throughout the ages. Ingen City was a republic modelled after the Merchant Republic of Columbia and founded by shipwrecked prisoners of war from the Kingdom of Kevin, Columbia and Hu Hé Lóng. These three groups overcame their differences and turned Ingen City into a modern metropolis. In the meantime, to the east, a new empire simply called Empire was founded in the harsh snowy environment. Their medieval architecture reminded of the old Sisanctan architecture. In 262AA, the Kingdom of Frozyland was founded in the north, led by its first king, King Elias. To the southeast right next to what is today Alexandria, other descendants of the Merchant Republic of Columbia settled USA. Frozyland quickly grew in size, being helped by trade with Ingen City and a growing population. Its central castle soon became surrounded with a settlement, also in Sisanctan medieval architecture. However, tensions soon began to rise with USA and USA embarked on a journey to settle in new lands as the influence of Frozyland grew. USA soon found their new home underground in a jungle not far from where USA is located today. However, tensions continued to rise as the global population surged. In the meantime, the holiday resort known as Seaside Bay was settled, and an earthquake in Empire forced them to relocate to a different spot where the grounds were more stable and fertile.

In 334, a battle occurred between USA and Empire in the desert west of where T-Town is located today (see Battle of Ragthanatos). In 359, an incident occurred in Frozyland which would gradually lead to the end of the Early Modern Era. In that year, the statue of Piloswine that was built by King Cedric of Frozyland burnt to the ground. USA was quickly blamed as a scapegoat and war was declared (see Frozyland-USA War). Empire and Seaside Bay quickly joined Frozyland's side as they saw an opportunity to loot and sack USA's underground base. In the early stages of the war, things mostly remained limited to espionage, as the Allied forces tried to find a way into USA to overwhelm the enemy. In 362, they finally found a way and the Siege of USA began. Soldiers from Empire, Frozyland and Seaside Bay entered through a hole in the ceiling and infiltrated USA. Using TNT and setting houses aflame, the attackers were able to overwhelm USA's army and cornered them in the central town hall in the back of the underground base. When one visits the ruins of this once great base, one will see the results of the destruction. Today, this site is protected as cultural heritage under UN law.

In 363, the war was ended with the Treaty of Ingen City between Frozyland, Ingen City and USA. USA abandoned their underground base in the jungle and settled east where it still stands to this day. After the war, relations between USA and Frozyland improved and the first global metro line was built. The metro line, which still stands today and which forms an integral part of the local metro lines of Ingen City, USA and Frozyland, connects all major settlements in S-2012. In 375AA, the first SerriGames were held as a competition between the nations of the world. The SerriGames consisted of ten disciplines in which teams competed against each other. USA won that first edition. Since then, the global sports scene has steadily developed. By 415AA, a global highway was also completed, starting in Empire and ending in USA. As the world further globalized, Frozyland expanded its borders and several new settlements were founded, including Port Dover, Svartalheim and Strontheim among others. To the south of Frozyland and north of Seaside Bay, T-Town was founded and became the site of the largest museum in the world (see SerriGaming Museum). In between USA and Frozyland, Asgard was founded. While USA further urbanized, the Industrial Revolution began to shape the world and usher in the transition towards the Modern Era.

### The Modern Era (600AA-1000AA)

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In 600AA, the nations of Frozyland, USA and T-Town met in Frozyland to found the United Nations. The UN quickly established ground rules for international conduct. Since that day, a new nation also arose to the north of Frozyland, known as Kaiserreich. On the highway between USA and Frozyland, Serriland, a theme park celebrating the history of S-2012 and the tradition of the SerriGames, has also been constructed. By the 9th century AA (2020), Dimension S-2012 had also begun the colonization of other worlds (see Dimension S-2014 or Dimension S-2019), including the Nether. Around this time, the Library also began monitoring Dimension S-2020 and establishing an outpost in said dimension to uncover the causes of dimensional collapses. In 959AA, the Great Collapse occurred in S-2020, leading to an apocalyptic event and the relocation of the entire nation of Neo Boreopolis to Dimension S-2012. After this event, the Treaty of Jotunheim between Neo Boreopolis and Frozyland ensured a peaceful transition between dimensions for the former. In addition, refugees from other S-2020 nations scattered throughout S-2012 to found new nations, such as New Chiyesa in 961AA, or simply to relocate to existing nations. The 960s saw a large growth in population in Kaiserreich, mainly the result of Tomopolians resettling in the city.

### The Post-Modern Era (1000AA-present)

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After the Great Collapse and the transportation of Neo Boreopolis to Dimension S-2012, the Library made sure to double its efforts regarding the prevention of future dimensional collapses. Around 1065 AA (*2022*), they came across Dimension T-2022, a world in the middle of the Industrial Revolution, and began monitoring it. One T-2022 nation in particular, the Kingdom of Corellia, was advancing in the field of transdimensional sciences and was close to developping a device capable of travelling to other dimensions. However, in the context of an intercontinental cold war, enemy spies sabotaged the device, causing the collapse of T-2022. Fortunately, due to the transdimensional link used by the Library to monitor T-2022, the continent of Orwald was transported to S-2012 in 1090 and thus survived the collapse. Orwald, and the collection of nations which called the continent their home, was transported east of USA, at the edge of the known world, were they were able to adapt to the new world they found themselves in. The Library moved quickly to restrict access to transdimensional technology by permanently disabling the device used to destroy T-2022. However, the presence of large Skulk and Amethyst reserves in Orwald caused a new technological revolution transforming the world. Whereas the main source of power in the Modern Era was redstone-based, this new Post-Modern Era would be powered by sound-based energy.

The arrival of Orwald to S-2012 also led to new trade routes between east and west. The port city of Duynburg, located in the Kingdom of Duyn, experienced an unprecedented growth due to its position as intercontinental port connecting Orwald to USA and Frozyland. Coldram, the capital of Corellia, also experienced population growth and became a center of innovation for sound-based energy sources. However, other nations such as the Crimson Dynasty, the Principality of Inner Peria and the Golden Archipelago experienced population exoduses as they were all unable to cope with the changes. In the west, Frozyland and USA now for the first time had competitors to their position as global leaders. While the new nations of Orwald quickly joined the United Nations, the old nations in the west now lost their position as biggest voices on the international stage. In the 12th century AA, tensions between east and west grew because of the Library's restrictions around transdimensional travel. As a result, the Kingdoms of Duyn and Corellia initiated a military build-up by constructing shipyards in Duynburg and cloning facilities in Coldram.

Against the backdrop of these rising tensions, scientists from the Library further looked for echoes of S-2020's collapse. They were able to locate a particularly strong signal which matched the energy recorded when Neo Boreopolis was transported to S-2012. After a successful transfer of this energy into S-2012 in 1144, the remaining nations of S-2020 were recovered and relocated to S-2012, in their original relative position to the Pontificate. Because several generations had passed since the arrival of the Pontificate and the other diaspora cultures who had initially survived the Great Collapse, the new survivor states experienced a temporal shock. However, this also presented an opportunity since the diaspora's could now serve as the perfect diplomatic entry point to establish healthy relations with the nations of S-2012. Any remaining tensions of the Great War were quickly burried and plans were drawn up to discuss the future of the International Community and the United Nations. Since the Pontificate, a founding member of the IC in S-2020, had already joined the United Nations, they took the initiative to sway the other S-2020 nations to join S-2012's equivalent of the IC. In 1145, the former nations of S-2020 joined the UN by signing the Frozyland Accords.

## Civilizations

### Antiquity

* Legends

* New Sisanctum

### The Dark Ages

* Bokalian Empire
* Hu Hé Lóng
* Kingdom of Kevin
* Merchant Republic of Columbia

### The Early Modern Era

* Alexandria
* Asgard
* Empire
* Ingen City
* Kingdom of Frozyland
* Seaside Bay
* T-Town
* USA

### The Modern Era

* Kaiserreich
* New Chiyesa
* Pontificate of Neo Boreopolis

### The Post-Modern Era

* Crimson Dynasty
* Golden Archipelago
* Grenivik Chiefdom
* Kingdom of Corellia
* Kingdom of Duyn
* Principality of Inner Peria
* Republic of Balenj
* State of Ardai
* Republic of the Isles of Birillum
* Kingdom of Desonia
* Knights of Donnersmarck
* Duchy of Montecazzo
* Holy Lands of the Church of Praf
* Free Principality of Tomopolis
* Unified Tribes of Chiyesa
* United Avian Kingdom
* Wallaceian Empire
* Empire of Wineghem

## Books

1/45 | *History of the World* was written by SibCDC around in 900 AA (*2020*) and describes the history of S-2012 from Aesir to the discovery of S-2020. The book is stored in the Borges Library under the History section.