Events of SD78

The **Events of SD78**, also known as **The Great Fucking** and the **Velvet Requiem**, were a series of disputes within the server that led to a number of members leaving the server. It was one of the most calamitous moments in the history of the server.

## Causes

### Leadup

On SD77, Carrow of the Seleucid Empire claimed the territory of northern somaliland for the purpose of establishing a sandstone mining colony, asserting her interest in claiming further land in Ethiopia. Shortly after, the Mujahideen built a base immediately to the south of the territory, shortly before allegedly threatening an invasion of al-Andalus. The mujahideen claims the comments were a joke.

The Atlantine Commonwealth quickly mobilized internally and called a meeting to discuss what to do regarding the situation in Somalia. After some deliberation, it was decided that the Commonwealth would convert the mosque built by the Mujahideen in Ethiopia into a synagogue, in order to establish their control over the region. The synagogue incident proceeded, and Atlantine vice-consul Nissin was attacked by the group in the territory, claiming it to be an anti-semitic islamic terror attack. With that, the Commonwealth mobilized for war; though that sentiment quickly fell through once Carrow declared that she would be leaving the server due to the events taken place.

### Carrow's departure

Upon announcing her departure, the Commonwealth shifted gears away from actual in-game conflict towards an appeal to server cohesion, claiming the Mujahideen had bullied a member off the server and had to be stopped so as to prevent them from souring the experience of the playerbase. Nissin quickly anounced he would become inactive, which would be followed by Brittany threatening to leave the server were the Mujahideen to not be banned. Nissin proclaimed that if Brittany left, he would also leave, and soon Dipie threatened too to leave if Nissin left. Brittany placed a one-hour deadline for the banning of the organization, after which she formally left the server, soon followed by Nissin and Dipie.

## Aftermath

### Collapse of the Atlantine Commonwealth

Shortly after the events of SD78 and the departure of some of the largest members of the server, the Atlantine Commonwealth dissolved on SD79. It would later form for a second time in the SD90s, and dissolve again in the SD120s.

### In Europe

Despite not seeing direct conflict, Europe was one of the most heavily effected by the Events of SD78. The Collapse of the Atlantine Commonwealth, upon which the security of Europe and especially the unity of the former EUSS bloc hinged, utterly destroyed the newly built political foundations of the region. Brittany ceased to exist, as did the German, Dutch, and Yugoslav Socialist Syndicates of the EUSS.

### Nations affected

Several nations ceased to exist, due to their leaders leaving the server in protest of the disputes. These nations were:

* Seleucid Empire
* Xonoña
* Nikeia
* Brittany

Luckily, after a short period of vacancy, the leaders these returned to the server. However, the events of SD78 remain one of the most troubling periods in the server's history, and are believed to have led to the SD79 Iceland-Jihad War.