Ticonderoga

## Ticonderogan Empire

A stylized digital depiction of the former Ticonderogan city of Stencil near sunset, taken at the foothills of Star Plateau.

**Ticonderoga** is a major and extensive Graphitan nation. It spans all of the continent's South, stretching from Baxham Port to Golf City, and with an area comparable to that of Greece or North Korea, which is incredibly vast from a Pencil perspective. Ticonderoga is ruled and inhabited by the long-standing pencil species of the same name. Until 2050, it was the **Ticonderogan Empire**, and before the unification of its states in 381 (following the GPW), the **Ticonderogan Federation**. Ticonderoga had an estimated population of 120,140 as of 2330.

## Overview

* Official Name: The Sovereign Presidential Post-Imperial Countrified Meganation of Ticonderoga
* Anthem: March of Triumph
* Motto: Vitaɻos æreles̞e; "Resilience in adversity"
* Capital City: Ticonderoga City
* Government: Direct Democracy
* Climate: Mediterranean (mainland), Oceanic (islands)

* History
* National Symbols
* Geography
* Demographics
* Rulers
* Trivia
* See also

## History

### Founding and Early Growth

Around 120 PY, Dixonian rebels settled along the shore of the freshwater Crystal Lake, establishing the Town of Ticonderoga. However, few wished to leave their comfortable life in Dixon. But that was until the invention of the Pok by Ticonderogan blacksmith Ai Craftsman in 134 (see Pok for further details). Previously, merchants bartered food, shells, wool, and whatever else they could get their hands on. But the Pok introduced Graphitus to the practical concept of a universal currency. And this attracted hundreds; pencils rushed to trade for Poks in Ticonderoga, fueling both cities' economies.

The next century, known as the United Era, was one of peace and harmony, with Dixon and Ticonderoga continuing to thrive. Furthermore, in 187, Ticonderoga declared independence from the Nurembergs, establishing the Ticonderogan Federation. Opposition was expected but the Nurembergs did not retaliate, knowing full well the strength of the Ticonderogan militia. In celebration of their newfound freedom, Ticonderoga constructed the city of Roadly. Then, the Staedtlers and No. 2s, in 225 and 234, respectively, left Dixon to start their own societies. The Nurembergs, afraid of their dwindling population, decided to join Ticonderoga as its fifteenth and sixteenth states of Dixon and Merr Hemotes, marking the end of an era.

### Great Pencil War

During the Great Pencil War, the No. 2s, Staedtlers, and even some of Ticonderoga itself allied to take down Ticonderoga, who was defeated at the Battle of the Haggars in 380.

### Industrial Era

In the following decades, Ticonderoga became a hub of innovation, most notably with the creation of Paper by Paperius Matus and of the Printing Press by Terko. Other revolutionary inventions made by or in part by Ticonderogan innovators included the pendulum clock, phonograph, and canning.

### Climate War

*Main Page: Climate War*

In 519, Ticonderoga's greed for the No. 2's abundant wood and sandstone escalated into an all-out war. Ticonderoga unleashed its newly designed flamethrowers, also made in the Industrial Era, burning entire cities to the ground. In response, the No. 2s devised snow cannons, with which they devastated Ticonderogan infrastructure during the Great Clash of 521. Ticonderoga's military pushed back the No. 2s, but by then, thousands had perished in the crossfire. The war was finally terminated when Staedtler launched missiles to destroy the Ticonderogan cities of Roadly and Fraxburg, forcing surrender.

### Timber Era

The Timber Era was a 200-year-long period of peace throughout Graphitus. The dead trees of the Corrupted Forest, which had burned in the Climate War, provided an abundance of wood, which was transported to Stencil and distributed across Graphitus, hence this era's name. Ticonderoga employed the timber in the construction of New Ticonderoga and fortification of all their cities. Ticonderogan explorers also discovered Lanigar Cay. But a series of serial killings in Staedtler, the testing of the first nuclear weapons, and rising tension between the three superpowers in its final few decades signaled at what was to come.

### Partitional Era

The Partitional Era is the current Graphitan era, during which Ticonderoga participated in the Napolean War and Epic Stencil War.

### Famous Ticonderogas

* Tyler Sandrews
* Mike Platoon
* Mark Robertson
* Rosetta Lee
* Tesko Miller

## National Symbols

### Coat of Arms

Ticonderoga does not possess a national flag, rather a coat of arms known as "the Draconian emblem." Its blue background represents water, the source of life, as well as the habitat of the Dracosaur; the rising sun among the snow-capped mountains represents hope; and the revered Dracosaur represents sheer power and formidability. Earlier editions, such as those used during the Lee Dynasty, also depicted the sun, but it was not until 1936, after the Dracosaur defeated the Barbarians, that the aquatic beast was included.

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### Other

Other significant national symbols of Ticonderoga include:

* The Juniper, a tree formerly cultivated for its berries and thus, a symbol of abundance and prosperity.
* Their national color yellow, their skin color.
* Sea turtles, which symbolize caring for loved ones.
* The number 13, signifying cooperation and victory. Originally the number of Lee kings and queens before Tosquarian conquest and later the number of knights who served emperor Xalgrivorn the Red.

*See also*: Ticonderogan Border

Ticonderoga is situated in southern Graphitus and comprises three provinces plus Bic Island, used for scientific and military projects, and Lanigar Cay, to house criminals.

### Nuremberg Region

The westernmost province and where the Nurembergs first settled. It contains the historic city of Dixon, Baxham Port, Ommuta Valley, the surrounding towns, and formerly, Hemotes.

### Ticonderoga Region

Located east of the Nuremberg Region. Its three most populous cities are Stencil, Ticonderoga City, and Roadly.

### New Ticonderoga Region

Contains New Ticonderoga and Golf City. Notably, Golf City was originally a Ticonderogan military outpost but did not become a part of Ticonderogan territory until the establishment of this province in 522, when New Ticonderoga began construction

## Demographics

### Demonym

Officially, inhabitants of Ticonderoga are referred to as Ticonderogas, while inhabitants of Ticonderoga City are called Ticonderogans, although the two terms are often used interchangeably.

## Rulers

### Ticonderogan Period

* King Ticonderoga
* ???

### Lee Dynasty

* Lyrahn Lee
* Vexin Lee
* Crontis Lee
* Tysander Lee
* Achran Lee
* Orinex Lee
* Bronco Lee

### Tosquarian Dynasty

* Tosquaria I
* Tosquaria II
* Xalgrivorn the White
* Xalgrivorn the Red
* Draximor
* Viskalorn I
* Syldravius the Wicked

### Golden Age

* Kasai Arashiro
* Haruki Takemura
* Surya Pencilworth
* Jahan Abhiram
* Aurelius Lysander
* Navid Rashidov

### New Dynasty

* Kaelis I
* Kaelis II
* Kiphatir the Mythical
* Jaxon I
* Jaxon II
* Jaxon III
* Maximillian I
* Maximillian II
* Maximillian III
* Maximillian IV
* Rhys I
* Rhys II
* Dripod Hensley (1842 - 1947)
* Benjamin Hensley (1947 - 2099)

### Post-Benjamin Era

* Banana Banana (2194 - 2235)
* Tiffany Smith (2235 - 2290)
* Broiler Hutchins (2290 -)

## Trivia

* The real-life counterpart of Ticonderoga is the office and art supply maker *Dixon Ticonderoga*, after which the city of Dixon is named.