EveSMP

The **EveSMP**, officially the **Republic of the EveSMP**, is a country located in Southeastern Unova on the Atlantic coast, bordering Astoria in the north and west. Its capital EveSMP is homonymous with the nation, and located in the mid-north. English is the official language, and the Unovian dollar (UND) is the currency used all across the country.

## Geography

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the EveSMP has a total land area of 40,572 km², including bodies of water (3,251 km²). It encompasses a great diversity of landscapes and climates, with some areas being low relative to sea level and others over the height of 700 meters. The southern part of the country is flat for the most part, with some low hill ranges in the central parts.

The coastline of the EveSMP is straight, and the beaches mostly rocky, cliffy and unappealing. Although the general climate is temperate and there is not much precipitation throughout the year, the Northwestern Mountains have gained the colloquial title of "the Arctic" due to high elevation, strong wind (over 50 km/h), and tundra climate. Taiga climate is found in the northeast portion. At the southernmost tip, hints of a subtropical climate can be spotted, with hotter summers and milder winters.

The more populous part of the country is the mid-north, with greater open landscapes, deciduous forests, and low elevation. Most of the major forestation consists of oak and maple trees, while pines and spruce can predominantly be found in the taiga forests of the northeast.

River Ichtulpa springs from the Northwestern Mountains and flows in the direction of southeast through the capital. The hydrographic network includes many small lakes interspersed across the central and mid-southern areas.

### Regions

The EveSMP is divided into five unofficially named regions: northeast, northwest, centre, south, and the EveSMP capital region. No cities are found in the tundra and taiga (NW and NE), only villages with basic infrastructure such as wooden houses and unpaved gravel or dirt roads amongst evergreen trees.

The biggest village, although small, is called Inspellus, a cottage which represents the outskirts of the capital in the east. Other communities include Southern Lake, a town in the south characterized by lightly forested plains, grasslands, and a green and lush environment with a faint otherworldly hint.

The same-named capital, EveSMP, is the most populous city in the country, with a population of around 17,000 people (as of 2022). It lies in-between the central and northern regions, slightly closer to the northeastern taiga. It is of low elevation, with the exception of a hill where the Blackstone Castle used to be located before its destruction. A large oak forest borders the city, and a river cuts through the city and the forest.

The south of the capital used to be divided into several small, barely populated villages, and is now a deep crater which has not technically belonged to the nation since the insurrection in 2020, proclaimed "no man's land" by the current government. It is, however, still connected to the capital with a bridge for easier access.

## Politics

Since the "Rockrose" Revolution in 2021, the EveSMP has been a parliamentary democratic republic, where the nine-member State Council (Parliament) is the head of Government and legislative power, with the President in executive power. The Council adopted the newly written Constitution of the EveSMP in December 2021, and it has not been amended since. The first parties developed in January 2022 right before the first official elections, and their agenda reflected major social changes due to recent revolts and the overthrowing of the Monarchy.

The President of the EveSMP (Grace Escott) is the head of state and the commander in chief of armed forces, directly elected to serve a four-year-term. She came into power on January 26th, 2022, after which the new State Council was separately elected.

The legislative body of power (the State Council) is capable of putting a new law in action only when over 50% of citizens have voted for its implementation. The law, before release to the public, must be agreed upon by every member of the Council. It is composed of nine representatives of different ministries: Foreign Affairs, Defense, Justice, Finance, Health, Education, Culture, Labor, and Science.

The intended function of the government system since the implementation of democracy consists of maintaining order, basic rights of every citizen, providing public services (healthcare, education), and providing security. As stated in the Constitution (2021), every individual has the right to freedom of speech and press with no punishment, every individual is equal in the eyes of Law, and every individual's constitutional rights must be respected and consistently maintained, regardless of their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc. The new EveSMP government is founded on liberalist values, and promotes civil rights.

## History

### Monarchy

Upon its foundation and official international recognition in 1995, the EveSMP was a monarchy ruled by the Davidson dynasty of Kings. It used to be a part of Astorian territory, but declared independence due to the clash in different forms of government and culture between the two nations. Although political tensions were high at the time, the conflict was resolved without war, and the official Testimony of Independence was signed in the EveSMP capital on March 17th, 1995.

The first King, George Davidson I (1995-2010), ruled a peaceful land in spite of the tensions between the EveSMP and Astoria, and was applauded as a fair ruler amongst the people. His most notable accomplishments were the EveSMP "Globus" Hotel opened in 2001, the organization of the military system, and the Act of Equal Rights in 2005. He died two years after he had given up the throne (2012) from an unspecified illness.

After his fifteen-year-long reign, his son George Davidson II (2010-2021) was crowned the new King of the EveSMP. Immediately upon coming to power, the monarchy became stricter and centralized, while the levels of poverty and unemployment began to rise. Although the general appearance of the country was calm on the outside, the shift in political climate was undoubtedly noticeable amongst the people as years went by. Taxes were high, inflation rates rose, and an air of dissatisfaction began to brew.

The centralization and newly imposed high tolls, as well as clear inequality in the eyes of Law, acted as catalysts for an insurrection in 2020, after which the monarchy had begun to descend. A newly formed micronation under the name of L'Celsburg declared its independence on May 20th, 2020, and many EveSMP citizens joined the rebellion led by William Ashwell to earn their own territory and democratic rights.

Although King George II attempted to quell the rebellion, a full-scale war for independence broke out instead. The EveSMP lost a portion of their southern territory to the revolution when L'Celsburg officially separated itself on July 27th, 2020. Davidson lost power soon after and was replaced by King Light Kealey in the autumn of 2020, becoming the young King's royal Advisor.

Despite the general tension between the two nations, the EveSMP did not attempt an annexation, and L'Celsburg seemed to collapse in on itself without external forces pushing it to its end. Territories lost to the insurrection became a crater after the L'Celsburg explosions, but they were not taken back under EveSMP jurisdiction.

On August 23rd, 2021, King Light announced a law which prohibited revolutionary ideologies, called the Crown's Loyalty act. It was stated that the punishment for any conspiring against the Crown would be immediate public execution without trial, and a guillotine was installed in center town soon after the Law was implemented. The law was not put into motion until September 4th, until the outbreak of a revolution - once again led by Ashwell - which aimed for overthrowing Kealey and establishing a democracy.

Ex-King George Davidson II quelled the revolution, and sentenced Kealey to execution on the charges of treason, gross incompetence, disregard for the law, and dishonor to the Crown. This marked the beginning of the age of tyranny in the EveSMP, also known as "the dark ages". Davidson appointed himself the acting regent of the monarchy, although he carried the title of "the Advisor" instead of a King. Since the law was put into motion with Kealey's execution, public executions became more common, many of them unjust. Kealey was banished from the country, and so were all the revolutionaries.

The reign of terror and dictatorship in the absolute monarchy instilled fear in the citizens, and dissatisfaction grew alongside taxes. In the capital city, royal guards stood at almost every corner, and anyone who raised suspicion was accused of conspiring with revolutionaries and betraying the Crown, henceforth sentenced to the guillotine. Even the former general Eve Everyrest, famous for her utmost loyalty to the Crown, was imprisoned for treason in October, 2021, and the Prince George Aspen Davidson betrayed the monarchy to join a community named the Sheepcote.

The Advisor's era met its end on November 13th, 2021, when a group of revolutionaries stormed the castle and staged a false execution, led by allied leaders Ashwell and Daze Whitlock (the Sheepcote), and imprisoned the tyrant instead of sentencing him to execution. The Crown's Loyalty act was abolished on the same day, and the "Rockrose" Revolution finally brought democracy to the EveSMP.

### Democracy

After the monarchy was disbanded, a new government system needed to come into place. With Ashwell and Everyrest at the head of a temporary government, the first instance of the State Council was announced on December 1st, 2021, consisting of nine members dedicated to separate branches of ministry. Will Ashwell acted as a temporary Councillor of Foreign Affairs, while ex-general Eve Everyrest held the position of the Defense Councillor.

Every law that had been established during the Advisor's monarchy was immediately revoked, a democratic system was put in place, and a newly drafted Constitution was soon accepted. The death penalty was abolished, progressive and revolutionary ideologies were legalized, balance was beginning to be restored with the return of ultimate equality in the eyes of Law, less money was invested in elite guards and military, and investments were focused on the purposes of education instead.

On December 24th, 2021, six of the new State Council members were assassinated, and the Blackstone Castle was burnt down. Ashwell and Everyrest stepped down from their positions the next day, as well as Harvey Valentine (ex-Ministry of Education), and the first ever EveSMP elections were announced. The person behind the assassinations was never discovered, but many theories have formed about the participants of the Christmas Eve massacre and the Burning of the Blackstone Castle.

## Trivia

* The first EveSMP Pride was hosted on December 10th, 2021.
* The EveSMP is known as the center of magic, hybrids, and mysticism.