Polabia

### Allies

Friso - Danskian Empire • Potatoism • Khazad-dûm • North Sea Defense Alliance • Concordat for Neutrality • The Great and Almighty Gods

Polabia is a solo - city state which has been established after the disbandment of The Holy Potatoist State of Eire. Polabia is located in the North of Germany, specifically in the province of Mecklenberg, to the north of the Elbe, with territory that expands from Rugen to Holstein. It was at first it's own nation, with the name "Polabia", and it's main city was named "Kortizbergr", after the fabled author of the Korvămotkă Chronicle. Polabia's one and only member is Violet, and he is currently a town of the nation of Frisia, and he retains high autonomy, able to have freely carry out diplomatic actions. Polabian architecture is in the form of "*Dirtwave*", an architectural style present only in Eire and Polabia. Polabia follows a unique religion, commonly referred to as "*Shapiroism*". Polabian expeditions have reached far and wide, from the Mount Elbrus, to the Tigris, from the Elbe, to the Nile, and from Iceland to the Zagros. Polabia maintains a large list of alliances, and is part of the Friso - Danskian Empire, a nation which is commonly considered a secondary power.

## History

Polabia has quite a vibrant history, having sedentary, adventurous, rural, and urban phases. The sedentary phase ranges from Day 13 to Day 15(17th to 19th), the rural ranging from Day 16 to Day 22(20th to 26th), then from Day 23 to 24(27th to 28th), an adventurous one. From Day 25 to Day 28(29th to 2nd), there was a second sedentary phase, but from Day 29 to Day 35(3rd to 10th), there was an expansionist phase, and from Day 36 to Day 46(11th to 22nd), there was an urban phase.

### Establishment

After the disbandment of Eire, Violet had considered two options - he was either going to move to Crete to prevent the colonization of Greece by his mythical Cypriot enemy - Braden. Or he could move to Polabia, to showcase the existence of the great Polabian civilization, even after the Divine Mountain Eruption, which was said to have wiped out a majority of the Polabian population. After considering his options, Violet had chosen Polabia, because of how quickly one could reach it from spawn. As well as the fact that Crete was lacking in organic materials(Trees), so he would likely be unable to survive there - or even reach there in the first place, the mountains in Greece were some of the highest in the world, and being able to survive the elevated nature of the mountains of Greece, Dacia, the Alps, were not very easy to say the least. Thus, the nation of Polabia was created on 16 / 03 / 2023, or Day 12. However, Polabia was unable to join Frisia, as it was a nation, and not a town, so Polabia was disbanded altogether on the night of the 17th, or Day 13, and became the town Kortizbergr, admitted into Frisia, and had thus been officially renamed to "Polabia".

### Sedentary Phase

Before the night of the 17th, the first sign of development was the building "House Spouse", and on the next day, the second building was built, named "Jamal". On the 18th(or Day 14), Indronil would get stuck in Jamal, and was unable to get out, because there was no exit, Indronil had run through Jamal, even though he was constantly warned not to, and Indronil starved to death inside Jamal. However, after his death, Indronil had respawned inside the House Spouse, even though he was warned not to set his spawn there, and so another house was built with the help of A.D.T's wool materials. and so Indronil was spawn trapped for the next few hours, until he was set free using a boat glitch, with the help of Chris and Vera. However, Indronil would once again get trapped in Polabia the next day(Day 15 or the 19th), when he set his spawn on the new house, wanting to demonstrate the glitch they used. Once he got trapped, Indronil would summon Shiplord, and instructed Shiplord how to carry out the glitch ingame, but Violet dug up the dirt blocks near the new house, and Indronil was unable to get out, so Indronil had to be freed by Violet himself. The buildings built during this phase were: Jamal, House Spouse, and Unnamed Dirt Hut.

### Tribal Phase

On Day 15(or the 19th), the first expansions took place in Polabia since its establishment. Violet had expanded to the south as well as the west, in order to secure more territroy for Jamal. On the same day Violet started construction of the Ho Chi Minh tower. Initially, there were supposed to be two Ho Chi Minh towers, and they'd be given the name "Ho Chi Minh Twin Towers". however that idea was scrapped because of the long construction and materials needed to complete the two towers. On Day 16(or the 20th), Violet had expanded to the southwest, and on the day after(Day 17 or the 21st), expansion had occurred to the north west, and finally, on Day 18(or the 22nd), the greatest expansion occurred, giving Polabia territory from Rugen to a large part south, and then a bit of the west. During the Rural Phase, there was quite a small adventure, where Violet had traveled to the North West of Europe - to Iceland, putting a sign right next to Noorullah's and Shiplord's signifying his adventures, and he had excavated the ultimate dirt block. However, the ultimate dirt block was lost when it was in a bundle of 4 dirt blocks - with each having a chance of being the ultimate block that was under the ice that covered the sign of Noorullah the Traveler. On the 23rd, the construction of the Synagogue of Saint Shapiro had begun. This Synagogue would be the birth of a new religious movement, officially named "Judeo - Potatoism", but colloquially known as "Shapiroism". The Synagogue would finish it's construction on the 25th, when the two floors had their construction finished. The creation of the Synagogue and the legend of Saint Shapiro would find its way to cause the second expedition, which would be from Day 26 when Violet would put the sign of the Saint on the legendary Elbrus. There was also an "efficient" dirt farm built by Violet from 20th to 22nd, but it turned into an unconventional structure, giving signs of a castle, but it was neither a caste, nor a house, but a farm. It was certainly a strange structure whose modern form does not match the disgusting shape of the previous form. The adventure occurred during the 20th or Day 16. The buildings that were constructed during this phase include the Ho Chi Minh Tower, and Jamal, and the Synagogue of Saint Shapiro, as well as the unnamed strange structure. The areas explored during this time include Iceland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.

### Age of Exploration

The age of exploration in Polabia was started during the Tribal Phase, however, it is commonly said to have occurred from the 20th to the 28th. During this phase, Violet traversed the world, he had covered a considerable distance, at first travelling to Iceland, with nothing but a boat, and coming back by travelling through rough and cold waves of the North Sea, finding his way back through the Isles, then to the coast of Norway, and finding his way to the coast of France, and the great Frisian coast. He had first started his journey by travelling by boat through the Danskian coasts, and then found himself going down to Ljouwert, and from there, he had gone completely north, finding himself in the middle of the north sea, and so he explored by staying near the coasts of Sudbury, the great coastline of Jorvik, and he found himself going completely North towards Iceland. And so, in the westward part of Iceland, he climbed through the steps left by the great travelers, and harvested materials from the nearby parts, and so he had placed his sign on Iceland, and then harvested the dirt block of Noor. He went back by travelling Southwards to Nariño, where he navigated his way through their northern coastline, and then went east, going towards Wales, and then he found himself going south east towards Euskara, and then he navigated his way through the Basque coastline, then went up to the Occitanian coast, and then he found himself going even more north once he had reached Ljouwert, and so he reached Norway, after that he went south towards the Danskian isles, and found himself going back to Polabia. This was the first expedition to the North by the Polabians. The Second Expedition was a result of the construction of the Synagogue, Violet would travel all the way to the east, to the Mount Elbrus. It was started by Violet going South, however he had ended up finding a biogen(an item which crashes the server), and was unable to play for a few hours. When the issue was resolved and he was able to play once again, he went through the mountains of Romania, and once he reached New Plodiv, he raced his way through their roads to Istanbul. From Istanbul, he would build a few boats, and he would find his way travelling through the Black Sea to Georgia, where he would have to place the sign. Violet climbed these impossibly high mountains, but mistakenly put his sign on the wrong peak, as he thought that was the peak of Elbrus - and so he went back to his little settlement on Georgia, when he came back and figured out that was the wrong place, he would jump and create his own path, and once he found the previous expedition paths, he would connect them with his dirt paths, and then found his own way to the Elbrus. Once he reached there, he mined the stone Nuke's sign was on, and he went back later on. His way back would find him adventuring to the Crimea, where he would place signs of his appearance next to Noor's sign, and he would see the coasts of Turkey. He had also seen the beauty of the Ukraine, and the coasts of Sarmizegusta. On the next day, Violet would go back to Istanbul, and he would see the towering and powerful mountains of Macedon, and he would go through the mountainous, but beautiful Ottoman Empire, where he would see houses of unparalleled magnificence. He would see to it that would travel through the rest of the East, and when he went back, he had gone through the many islands of the Aegean Sea, and he would go through the coasts of Italy, where he would see the undeveloped Republic of Venice, and the powerful Kingdom of Safineis, and the beautiful nature reserves of Sardinia, and he knew Italy was the place where the Sun would not set - because the Sun was like the Italians - He did not care about Italy. Violet would find himself going south, traversing through the desert like terrain of Tunis, where he would place signs of his appearance. He would find himself renaming the River Nile after himself, and then he would see to it that the ancient land of Israel was once the land of Polabians, as indicated by his signs. He would then traverse the the harsh deserts of the Arabia, and once he reached Iraq, he would place signs of him renaming the River Tigris after himself. He would make a small settlement next to Persia, where he had seen signs from the Kingdom of Oppland, and he would see the marvelous and large mangrove trees of the Persis. He would then place a sign indicating the extent of his travels, proving that he had reached the world border - A feat not many could replicate. Finally, at the advance of the husks of the desert, Violet deleted his bed, and would respawn back in Vienna, and found his way back to his trusty home - Polabia.

### Second Sedentary Phase

The Second Sedentary Phase began on the next day, and Violet would begin the proselytization of the Shapiroists, gaining a follower. Violet would then construct the Hustlers University. Hustlers University in theory was going to be a massive university, but it ended being quite a large chore, and the boring repetitive process of gathering many materials would tire Violet, who would construct a mob farm. In this mob farm, Violet would have many a sheep, but it was not efficient - Violet had gathered wheat from the farm - castle he made, but, he had not created a platform to be on top to feed the sheep, and ended up opening the fence gate many a time to feed the sheep, and this repetitive process would find light when he was gifted "jeb\_", a magical sheep of the LGBT variety, trained by the greatest trainers of Poland, and gifted by Dragon. However, the real challenge was gathering leather to make books, and the even harder challenge was to gather ink sacs, and Violet did not have a chicken farm to gather quills either. It was quite an inefficient process, and Violet dropped the idea when he set the whole farm free, and now all over Polabia, there are sheep of many colors, running around, with no master at their helm. And so, until the 33rd, there were no major constructions or such. The only and incomplete construction of this phase is Hustler's University.

### Expansionist Phase

Violet had an ambition - to free Crete. Ever since the abandonment of Eire, Violet had been seeking to take back Crete from it's thieves. However - there was a problem. The Venetian army had marched into Crete ever since the 19th, and claimed a small portion of the northern island - it was undeveloped, unindustrialized, and was not even an agricultural society. Having been tired by the daily needs of life to build Hustlers University, Violet left for Crete, he had travelled through the Slovenian hills, through the Romanian Mountains, and then he travelled to Albania, from where he would make his way to Crete. When Violet reached Crete, he had founded an outpost, and he would begin a project that would shock the world. It was **the** Crete flattening Project. The first few days were filled with little to no problems - until the Venetian army responded. The Venetians were enraged over the colonization of Polabia, and they had decided to claim a large portion - till the so called "Violet Mountain". The first day in Crete would see the development of a staircase to the East, and the flattening of a small portion of land. The next two days would see the destruction of Polabia's side of Violet Mountain, seeing the destruction of its bottom half in the north. It would also see the development of small staircases in the west of the east. This was when Violet expanded further to the East, where he would flatten the portions of "Damn Mountain", and he would create a peak which would carry on until close to the Mountain. The next day would see Dragon as the visitor, and he would give Violet a mangrove seed, which he requested for as there was a low quantity of resources like wood in Crete. It was also the day when the Damn Mountain would cease to exist, and the creation of staircases to it's north east. The next two days would see the creation of a small farm, as well as the creation of more staircases across the Polabian side of Crete. However, there was a new spirit in Violet - he would now colonize the Morea. Thus, Violet would sail from Crete, and navigate through the harsh cold water of the Aegean, and find his way in Morea, where he would claim the lower part. However, some time later, the ancient mythical evil - Braden would colonize the surroundings of Violet's outpost in Morea, and build a wall surrounding the outpost, and he would caption the image as "Greek Expansion in the Morea, fear me, I am the Great Braden!". Then, Bapo would request Violet to leave the Morea, and in response to this - Violet would establish colonies all across the West of Greece, from Albania, to the Morea. Before the day ended, Braden would talk freely about his declaration of war - "Greece declares war on Violet, after knowing that Frisia will not get involved, at the same time Greece thanks Frisia for not defending her members blindly and promises to stop when Frisia asks.". Violet and Braden would try coming up with a common time for the war, until the great Pope would interfere, and lambasted the claims of Braden, and when Braden explained, he came up with an ultimatum - "Violet, leave the Morea, you can stay in Crete, if you do not leave, you know the consequences.", and thus, hearing the words of the great Pope, Violet would come to a decision to leave the Greek Mainland, and this would come into effect a few days later. On the next day, the Crete flattening project was complete, and the Greek colonies were abandoned, but now, a new challenger approached - it was now time for the Crete destoning project. This was when Violet would announce the sale of Crete for a measly little price of 10 drills, and that number would later shift to 5. So, on the next day, Crete would be completely destoned, and Violet would announce his next project - The Ultra Flattening Project. This project seeked to flatten the entireity of Eastern Crete, to the sea level. This was ambitious, but could not be completed, as on the next day, Violet would flatten the western portion of Eastern Crete, and then he would sell it to Braden, who had now owned Crete. Violet would log on the next day, seeing his bed removed, as Braden had then proceeded to sell it to Venice - for free. So, Violet used a boat to travel the waves of the Mediterranean to reach Venice, and from there, he was trapped - he had no way of getting past the mountains there, and he tried many times, having lost a lot of loot to Venice's unforgiving mountains, made even more unforgiving knowing that they were claimed and he could not build or mine to find his way out. So, Violet went towards the west, to Occitania, finding the road system from Turin to Occitania very useful, and from there, he had used the powerful laid out cobblestone path to Frisia, and from there, he would finally reach Polabia - home sweet home.

### Urban Phase

The urban phase was the phase which would see the maximum development of roads. It began with the expansion of roads westerward, and would see itself connecting the towns of Ljouwert and Polabia. The roads were at 90 degree angles, and were completely straight - rejecting the notion of curvy roads. The roads would at first reach till the middle of the forest. It was in this phase that Violet would first use a carpet to shear sheep, and he would use the sheared wool to build new towers - some made of wool, some dirt, and some cobble. Violet would also have some trade activities with Vladwick during this phase. Violet would trade his drills, one by one, the first going to Vlad, who would give it to Summerium, the second going to Iwwi, the third is lost as of now, and no one knows where it disappeared to, the fourth would be lost by despawning when Violet was building his dirt fortress. The dirt fortress is a unique building which was built during this phase. The phase would also see the second road renovation project in the server, and would see the construction of Towers and Pillars, and much more, including the legendary "Shithole".

## Culture

Polabia has a unique culture, being the second nation to carry out the "*Dirtwave*" legacy. It is also the first Judeo - Potatoist state, as well as the first state to achieve over 500 deaths. Polabia has a minority Femboyist population, and its demographics are divided between Femboyists and Shapiroists. Polabia has a rich and unique history, being a pilgrimage site for Shapiroists, and a maintains a powerful position within the Potatoist Church. Polabia's population is usually given the demonym "Polabian", and the followers of the Judeo - Potatoist religion are given the demonym "Shapiroists".

### Buildings

Polabian buildings are very unique, usually not just sticking to the "*Dirtwave*" style, but being traditional Polabian architecture with a tint of Dirtwave applied to it. Polabia as of now has a variety of buildings, ranging from a fortress, to a public toilet, to a synagogue, to dirt huts, and farms, and so many more! The first building to have been built in Polabia was built with the help of IgnGath, a member of Tavastia, leading to good relations between both Violet and Gath. The first building went by the name "House Spouse", and it was a building which could be sold to any other member, it was basically Oilycraft's "love hotel". It is also the main home of Violet, who lives in it. The interior has a furnace above a crafting table, and the exterior is made out of mud blocks, and has chests arranged on top of it, above planks. The second building made was a feat of engineering that could never be replicated, it was named "Jamal", the name was contributed from Renato. Jamal is basically a cemetary that was terraformed, made almost entirely out of dirt, with a mixture of stone, and clay, and it has legs that extend out in a square like shape, and it has peaks, which are said to be tombstones. As of now, the only labelled tombstone is the buried body of Indronil, who died there, becoming the first "Indronil Farm". Right next to Jamal is the Unnamed Dirt Hut, that was made with the help of Arnold. The Unnamed Dirt Hut was made at first as alternative to the House Spouse as Indronil got trapped there, thereby being the second Indronil Farm. So, thanks to the contribution of Arnold, Violet was able to make a bed inside the Unnamed Dirt Hut, but it would also soon become another Indronil Farm. The next building to be built was the Ho Chi Minh tower, and its first three floors are named after German towns - Poopenfartern, Cummenpissen, and many more. The Ho Chi Minh tower has six floors, and the first three are made out of dirt, and the other three are made out of cobblestone. The top of it is diamond - shaped, and it forms a small terrace. There is also a water elevator next that you can use to get on top of, as well as to get to the bottom of the Ho Chi Minh tower. There is also an unnamed dirt farm, that has portions destroyed and created over time. At first, it looked like a normal efficient dirt farm, with holes on top of the top, and the holes would be connected by a water elevator, and to make sure the water elevator doesn't flood, there were multiple doors made to separate each water elevator. The dirt farm would then create extensions, which would then go above, and then create a new top surface, and many extensions would be made, making it a very strange building. However, with the course of time, the special features which made it look strange would be watered down, and as of today, it looks like a normal efficient dirt farm, with there being no roof, and the farm was exposed to sunlight. The next building to be built was the Synagogue of Saint Shapiro. The Synagogue would have two floors, each being quite identical. There were seats made out of staircases, with atleast 3 to 4 seats per row. The Synagogue does not have any door as it would interfere in the prayers of the Shapiroist followers. The Synagogue would have dripstone blocks in the middle, with torches lit up to the corresponding side. The Synagogue would also have a prayer podium, where the priests could recite the sermons, while the followers could sit on the seats. The second floor also looked similar, with a staircase one could climb to get to it. The architecture of the Synagogue is a mix of cobblestone and dirt, with minaret towers on each side. The base was made out of dirt, and the floors were separated by cobble. The minarets have their base made a H - Shaped dirt block combination, with the gaps covered by stone, and above it, their high base would almost be completely made of stone, and the top of the minarets would be completely made of dirt. To the west of the Synagogue is Hustler's Univeristy, a University dedicated to the Hustler Tate, it is a combination of dirt, stone, and dark oak, with the stone covering the base, the dark oak covering the exterior, and dirt covering the roof. It is a largely unfinished building, and it has different rooms, a cafeteria, a reading room, and a classroom. To get inside, you need to go through the doors. Right next to these buildings, are random towers of dirt, with some being the highest towers in the server, and these towers were made by the followers "lena", and "amyee", who were greatly dedicated to their faith, and had created it after a sermon. And right in the middle of the towers is the Ranch, which is a dark oak building, with fences around it. It used to be the home of many sheep, but it was very primitive, needing a fence gate to open, and many a sheep and cow would leave. Once all animals had left, the ranch had been upgraded with a carpet, and is now no longer primitive and quite advanced. There is also a powerful building that has invoked emotions from many a man in Polabia named the "Shithole", and acts as a public toilet, with its architecture made out diorite, even having flushes as slabs. It has two sections, one for women, and one for men. Going to the east, we have the tower sector, an area where there are many minarets, some made purely out of dirt, others a combination of dirt and cobblestone, and others made out of wools of different types. And finally, one of the most notable buildings of Polabia is the dirt fortress, a work in progress that encompasses three floors, with an outside base of cobblestone, with the dirt forming a texture, the bottom bases of the two floors are dirt, the floors are separated by cobblestone, while the third is separated by dirt, and the base is made out of dark oak. It is a work in progress as of now, and is a promising build.

### Religion

Polabia is a very religiously diverse society, with three main religions in it. The state religion is Potatoism, of the Judeo - Potatoist variety, followed up by Femboyist believers, who are then followed by believers of The Old Gods. There are many types of Potatoists in Polabia, some are followers of the Ummayahen denomination, others followers of Eastern Potatoism, and the majority being Shapiroists. The Old Gods are traditionally said to be the oldest religion to be present in Polabia, having their chief deities being "Olab", his son, "Polab". The Old Gods have been declining ever since the conversion of Polabia by Saint Shapiro the "Armenian". The Legend of Polab is recorded in the literary work "Polab's Hymn", an old song dictating the life of the son of Olab, and his adventures across the world and the founding of Polabia. Some regard the Polabian folklore to be the work of infidels, especially the Femboyists, who are very harsh and proselytize to a high degree, even taxing their non believers. However, the Shapiroist sect is very free, and believes in the Two Gods, Yahweh - God, and the Potato - the Stub. The Shapiroists are very peaceful, and the doctrines are set not to commit genocidal acts, and it is generally a very free and non controlling sect. However, officially, the Shapiroists also believe in the holiness of the Pope, that he was chosen as the representative of the Potato on Earth. The Shapiroist doctrine of great asceticism makes it quite unpopular though. The Shapiroists believe that Saint Shapiro was chosen by the Gods to preach Shapiroism to the world, and he was murdered by his own people, the Armenians, because they believed him to be a threat to their indigenous religion. However, Shapiro embraced the role of a good adventurer, creating creations that would marvel people, and his name would forever be recorded in the Elbrus peaks. The Femboyists believe in a caste system which divides them into four castes - The Femboys, the Tomgirls, the Tomboys, and the untouchable caste - Boys who are not overtly feminine, and Girls who are not overtly masculine. Thus, the femboyist religion has been a major problem since its existence. The Femboyist doctrine is quite underdeveloped, with an emphasis on feminization of boys, and masculinization of women. The Femboyists are the only religion looked down upon by the Shapiroist Church. The Shapiroists have positive relations with all types of Potatoism, some believe Judeo - Potatoism is a branch of Ummayahen Potatoism, while some also believe Shapiroists to be a main branch of the Potatoist Church, as they believe in the spiritual authority and guidance of figures like the Pope and the Cardinals. The Shapiroists have positive relations with the Penisist religion, because of similar stories of their exile, and their similarities with real world religions like Judaism. The Shapiroist relation with The Old Gods is quite complex - the Shapiroists believe that the Old Gods are misguided in their beliefs, but also share similar beliefs in their approach to multiple Gods. The Shapiroists have also embraced their old culture, mass producing literary works like "Polab's Hymn", as well as the fact the Shapiroists used to be under the hegemony of Frisia - followers of The Old Gods. The Shapiroists also have positive relations with Nocturnalists, as they have gifted many things to the Shapiroists, and contributed to the advancement of their technology and faith. Shapiroists also believe in the idea of two heads of religion, the Pope and the Temporal Head - Saint Shapiro. Saint Shapiro is said to have travelled through many peaks, and is said to have come to Polabia, and delivered light, even when it was the middle of the night, he made it rain when it was a drought, he brought food during famine - the food being the Potato, the basis of the reasoning of the Shapiroists being regarded as a sect of Potatoism.