Mamacc (Mors Somnia)

Mamacc was a small Duchy in what was Northern New Jersey that existed between 2103 and 2210 CE. It was a important part of the Appalacian trade routes, and the home of the Mamacc religion, after which it was named.

## History

### Early Days

What was Mamacc was first inhabited by the Lenape native american tribe, they fished, hunted, and gathered. The first visits by Europeans were fur Traders who came from the colony of New Netherland to trade axes and guns with the indians for fur. Eventually tensions rose, and in 1643 a seires of wars occured that destroyed the two groups relations. This state of tension lasted to 1660, when New Netherland was conquered by the British Empire, and was renamed to New York. After this tensions between the British and indians settled down. As the colonies population increased, people moved inland to claim new farmland. The first settlement in what would become Mamacc was pompton Plains in 1695, and in the early 19th century, many iron mines and forges, first at Whippany in 1710, then at Succasuna in 1713. By 1750 native americans had disappeared from the region due to invasion and disease, and the region continued to be settled by the Europeans. The country became the site of Washington's 1777 winter camp, as well as Jockey Hollow in 1779 - 1780. What became Mamacc after the revolution was part of Morris, Passac, and Essex counties of New Jersey. Both the counties population and industry grew steadiy over the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. After the 2030's, the country went green, but after the mid century the regions fragmented into countless isolated settlements fighting amongst one another.

### The Coming of The Mamacc

In the year 2093, in the middle of the chaos, in the small community of Parisspany, according to legend, a creature came to the leaders of the town while they were in a meeting. The creature stranded about 8 feet tall, and was humanoid in shape, with black pok-a-dots on top of yellow. The Mamacc introduced itself, and have the leaders supernatural wisdom. The Mamacc said that it would come every 50 years to distribute wisdom to the town as long as they give him tribute of flowers, and name "...all that you have after me...". After this the Mammac went into the forest, and disappeared. Due to being reinvigorated by the Mamacc, a crusade was called in the creature's name, and to spread the doctrine of th he new religion. First the settlement slowly but steadily conquered the western shores of lake Boonton, and converted the settlement of Lake Hiawatha on there side to conquered the town of Booton, and brought Bontoon under their control. After this initial expansion that ended in 2103, the Mamacc's focused on consolidating their gains, and to flesh out the practices of the Mamacc religion. The leaders settled on a Theocratic Duchy with a strong council, and anointed Rhalph Forstmün as their first prophet king.

### The Rise of The Forstmün's

Since Forstmün loved trade, and wanted to become wealthy, his main project was restoring Highway 80 as a trade route, and the construction of major buildings in the Duchy's Capitol (renamed from Parisspany to Mamacc). The restoration of his section of the Highway took 6 years, but once it was complete, tradevstarted to proper, and a second wave of conquests began. This crusade conquered all land among Highway 80 as far east as the town of Totowa. They didn't conquer farther because when th he tried to conquer the town and castle of Paterson in 2131, they suffered a draw due to the army retreating to the castle. They then went north from there, eventually conquering the towns of Wayna and Pequannock, the later after which the built Fort Hillview onto of the ruins of a school.

## Attractions

* The Mamacc Capitol was the main seat of the Mamacc Council and High Court. It is built in a mix of Baroque and Neo-Gothic style, and overlooked Boonton Lake. After the fall of Mamacc it became the residence of a local baron.
* Boonton Lake, or more specifically, Boonton Reservoir, is a lake created by the daming of the Rockaway River. It supplies water for all of the region, and is a hub of recreation.
* Fort Hillview was an imposing feature on the landscape, and the main attraction of Pequannock. In 2267 the fort was demolished to build even bigger fort.
* Mamacc was most known for its many golf courses, which was not only a great recreational draw, but was codified in the Mamacc Religion. After it's breakup many golf courses continued to be used, while others were reclaimed by the forest, or demolished for farmland.