Current Events

#### 2

* Thornia begins its transition to democracy and federalism. All provinces have been granted nominal self-governance. However, the almost total domination of the country by the Order of the Golden Trident and the Thornian Army means that the real transition to both democracy and federalism are yet to occur. It is likely that a future annexation of the member states of the League of Palus and enforced elections will allow this transition to actually take place.

### September

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* Thornia reverses the order to cede its claims over the Shantouxian Area and the Jungle Territory. It controls these territories as the Protectorate of Smarna.

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* Clarence drops his claim to the office of Hegemon of the League of Palus. The Thornian State once again recognises Wey Yao as Hegemon. However, Thornia's Chief of State will retain the office of Warden of State of the League, reigning as a regent in the Hegemon's absence.

#### 21

* As work on the Agora of Elysia nears completion, work on the new Elysia-New Ume line begins. In addition to this rail line, a new rail line connecting the inner settlements of Elysia Island, Elysia Peninsula, and Thuron is being considered. The 'stackable' design of the pillared rail lines allows multiple lines to be built over each other.

#### 18

* Work begins on the Agora of Elysia, which will contain large marketplace on its ground floor, a railway station on the first (the Elysia to New Ume line), and additional floors above for workshops. Elysian architecture has begun its shift to using Palusian-style stone brick walls but with Mesapedian-style curved spruce roofs.

#### 17

* Great Thornia's government publishes the Palus Plan III and re-recognises the Palus Capital Territory.

#### 16

* Thornian Army lands on Petrinonisi and establishes the fortified settlement of Erimeros on a mountain plateau after finding no suitable coastal areas for settlement.

#### 15

* Territorial changes in **Great Thornia**
	+ The Provinces of Chamos and Meros in Aphthonis have been annexed by the Province of Petrodis.
	+ Claims over the North Gnokka/Gnora/Ganora Islands have been dropped.
	+ Guardian Island Station now considered abandoned and will no longer be shown on maps.

#### 13

* Thornia's Chief of State, Clarence, claims the title of Hegemon of the League of Palus after it is clear that Hegemon Wey Yao had neglected his duties as leader of the League.
* Work begins on The Neck Highway in the Borough of the Neck in the Province of Elysia. This would be the second major highway system in the province and in Great Thornia overall. The road connecting Adanon to Renos has been completed, with the next road link to be between Adanon and Raiga. Extensive surveys of the region have found even more rivers that allow easy access from the east to west coasts, as well as extensive relatively flat plains to allow for extensive agriculture.

#### 12

* *The second wave of colonisation in Galinisia begins:* Thornian Army lands in the Trianisi Islands for the first time and establish the settlement of Foliazo.
* The Province of Elysia annexes the Province of Volovna and the Province of Altium as the Borough of Volovna and the Borough of Altium. The Galinisian Islands have been separated into the new Borough of Galinisia.
* **Second Pillager War** - Second Battle of Adanon: Adanon attacked in a raid by several small waves of pillager forces.

#### 10

* Alternative name index created. Important settlements and regions will have their names translated into the three major languages (Umic, Xandunese, and Tyavylian) of the world. All Umic translations to be done in Cataractan Umic and Thornian Umic.

#### 4

* **Second Pillager War** - Battle of Elysia: Pillager forces attack the city centre from the South Elysia River. The Thornian Army nearly lost control of the city before engaging the enemy from the rear.

#### 1

* **Second Pillager War** - Battle of Adanon: Pillager forces counterattacked and raided Adanon. The Thornian Army repelled this invasion force.

### August

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* **Second Pillager War** - Battle of Adanon: The Thornian Army captured the pillager stronghold near Adanon.
* A Thornian Army maritime survey of the Galinisian Sea makes the first landing on the eastern continent.

#### 30

* **Second Pillager War** - Battle of the Elysia River: The Thornian Army faced off against pillager forces east of Elysia City. Some iron golems were lost but civilian losses were minimal compared to the Massacre of Elysia.

### 29

* Great Thornia suffers an extreme Phyrric victory against the largest pillager force seen in history at the Massacre of Elysia. Most of Elysia's population has been exterminated by the pillager forces, severely crushing Thornia's economic strength in Goruid. This event marks the beginning of the Second Pillager War.

#### 27

* The Golden Trident restores Thornia's numerous pre-2020 arrangements with the international community:
	+ Thornia's membership in the League of Palus has been restored (only Goruid will be within the League's boundaries, as stated in the 2019 Treaty of Palus). It has also brought Xandu back into the League, though it does not have separate membership (it is technically co-governed by a non-League member in the form of the Dark Realm of Han).
	+ Thornia will allow Palus Urbem to resume its status as capital of the League of Palus.
	+ The cancellation of Tyavyli's debt to Thornia has been upheld.
	+ Ume's 2016/2017 border arrangements with the former Huang dynasty of Xandu have been somewhat restored albeit with Aphthonis' 2020 borders. Thornia's claims over the Shantouxian Area and the Jungle Territory are now shared with Xandu (therefore somewhat restoring Huang era borders).

#### Mid to late August 2020

* The Golden Trident reverses its decision to annex Xandu and the remnants of the League of Palus. It has largely restored the pre-plague world order.
	+ It has also restored the ancient Umic-Xandunese border arrangements to recognise the Chen dynasty as an equal partner in the governance of the Jungle Territory and the Shantouxian Protectorate. This has effectively restored the former Xandunese Empires borders, albeit with a strong Thornian influence.

#### Early to mid August 2020

* The Great Plague effectively paralyses all governments around the world as extreme death rates and famine cause uprisings all over.
* The government of Great Thornia had shut its borders early enough to block the spread of the plague into the country. However, a popular but bloodless uprising overthrows the monarchy and the NRSP from power. A new **Thornian People's Transitional Council for Public Safety and Responsible Governance*'*** *(TPTC, also known as the **Golden Trident***) has been formed to act as a provisional government. This council is effectively a front for a military junta.
	+ The TPTC claims Xandu (which it already occupies) and the remnents of the League of Palus as provinces of the new republic.
	+ Aphthonis and Goruid will be converted into provinces (with existing provinces downgraded to counties).

### May

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* The Crown of Great Thornia declares the end of Thornia's occupation of Xandu and of its contribution to its development. The occupation authorities had withdrawn Xandu from the League of Palus, leaving it a neutral state under the Chen dynasty's security umbrella.
* The Province of Palus has withdrawn from the League of Palus, leaving the League without its namesake city and capital.
* The Thornian Army conducts the second Petrodis-based expedition deeper into Aphthonis. This expedition made contact with seven villages: Paramethoria, Dytikavounou, Anatolvounou, Katamikos, Potamos, Ochthimou, and Apotinammo. Most of these villages encircle the Southern Aphthonic Mountains.

#### 8

* The end of the Pillager War has allowed Great Thornia to practically exercise its neutrality. It has taken advantage of this by re-annexing the former provinces of Scovia and Aldeby, and adding their territory to Aphthonis. Aphthonis has been upgraded to the status of 'country', and the four southern provinces of Thornia have been grouped into the new country of Goruid.

#### 7

* The Crown of Great Thornia has announced that the Pillager War would be wound down to a nationwide policing operation and that an official state of emergency would be declared across the country and in Thornian-occupied Xandu.

#### 2

* The Thornian Army conducted an expedition further in-land from their base in Petrodis. The expedition discovered the villages of Agroktima and Perapefori. The expeditionary party reached Turma (along the border with Septia) before turning around to the south coast, stopping at Fylakasanisi for supplies, but ended up coming across a pillager stronghold where the force managed to capture the stronghold briefly before being overwhelmed and annihilated.

### April

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* Great Thornia re-annexes the Palus Socialist Republic as the Province of Palus, and the province shall retain its membership in the League of Palus. The Coral Islands have become a district of the Province of Meridia. The Commonwealth has been made defunct.
* Construction work begins on the Royal Lodge in Petrodis, making it the third palace belonging to the House of Thornia (the other two being a mansion in Ume City and the Royal Residence in Palus Urbem), the fifth residence of the monarch overall (the monarchy has residences in every province except Meridia), and the first in The Great North or Great Northern Expanse. The Petrodis palace is the largest of the three complete with an integrated horse stable and greenhouse. The government lodge in Sabara was intended to be a palace but was abandoned after Petrodis became the new provincial capital.

#### 29

* The monarchy of Great Thornia has returned to power, albeit the state is now a *constitutional socialist monarchy*. The Commonwealth of Socialist Republics has been renamed to the *Commonwealth of Socialist Realms*. The Palus Socialist Republic will not be changed into a formal monarchy, but the monarch of Thornia shall rule as Lord of the Republic.

#### 27

* An island on the Thornian side of the mouth of the river valley dividing Aphthonis and Septia has been named Fylakasanisi. A settlement of the same name has been established on the island.
* Petrodis, almost exactly in between Fylakasanisi and Sabara, has been chosen to replace Sabara as the capital of the province of Aphthonis as an expedition to the town has found it to be significantly larger than Sabara. Its placement in a savanna gives it much more immediate access to resources like coal and dirt (for agriculture).

#### 24

* The Commonwealth lifts visa requirements for all travelers into Great Thornia and the PSR via land/sea/air, the nether, or waypoint teleportation. The Commonwealth government also confirms that no tarrifs will be imposed on any trade. Residency permits will be issued if requested, and free housing in Elysia, Volovna, or Palus Urbem will be offered as well. Residency permit holders will be required to pay taxes. Only residents can apply for citizenship (the Commonwealth allows citizens to call for a public assembly).
* Great Thornia ends its 3-day occupation of the south-eastern sector of the Northern Jungle as part of the Thornian Army's Expedition to the Northern Jungle (*Operation Bamboo*).

#### 21-22

* Great Thornia's first independent expedition into the Northern Jungle successfully finds panda colonies along the border with Septia. The expedition also succeeds in giving Thornia bamboo, but ultimately the expedition lacked the resources to bring some pandas back.
	+ The rapid growth rate of bamboo has allowed the Thornian Army to procure a significant enough yield to plant bamboo barriers for the purpose of anti-mob defenses around villages. Sweet berry bushes (coincidentally a symbol of Thornia) are also planted around the bamboo barriers.

#### 19

* Great Thornia's government expresses interest in normalising interest with the Democratic Federation of Tyavyli (DFT). The Commonwealth of Socialist Republics also expresses interest in establishing formal diplomatic relations with the DFT and the League of Palus.

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* Volovna becomes self-sufficient after the town's new vertical farms come into operation.
* *Great Thornia territorial reduction decree of April 2020*
	+ Great Thornia abandons claims over the provinces of Scovia, Aldeby, Darrowby, and Yamna.
		- The Thornian Defence Forces performed exercises in the Sabaran, Meros, and Goruid Seas, and the outcome of the exercises informed the decesion to abandon the aforementioned territory.
	+ East and West Aphthonis have been merged back into a single province. The town of Meros, the former capital of East Aphthonis, is being considered as a secondary capital of the province.
	+ The towns of Port Meridia and Forest Town in the remnants of Meridia have been renamed to Porta and Zvaaten, respectively. Porta has been made the new capital of Meridia, replacing Baoratovia.

#### 17

* The server's Neutral Zone has been reduced to the plains surrounding the former UN building at spawn point. This leaves a vast stretch of forest unclaimed, bordering Xandu, the Dark Realm, Umia, and Tyavyli. The Dark Realm already has loose control over the northern sector of the forests but has dropped formal claims over the territory.
* The new NRSP regime in Great Thornia forgives Tyavyli's debts and lifts the trade embargo on East Tyavyli. The NRSP also officially confirmed that it will continue the former Crown's development program in Xandu, and will be open to funding the manufacturing of new iron golems rather than station the Thornian Army in Shanjing. The new government will also provide aid to all nations of the world as part of its neutrality campaign.

#### 14-16

* *Volovna Incident* - Volovna is attacked by a small pillager force, the first such attack in the North Coast district in Galinisia. The Thornian Army managed to repel the attack swiftly. This was the first armed engagement fought under the rule of the NRSP.
* Great Thornia finally switches to using shields with the banner of Great Thornia. Previously, Thornian forces used shields with the banner of Ume.
* Volovna has been made the sole capital of the Thornian province of Galinisia (Adanon previously served as co-capital). Volovna is increasingly being seen as the 'second city' of Great Thornia (a position previously interchangably held by Elysia and Palus Urbem).

#### 12-13

* The Commonwealth is revived as the Commonwealth of Socialist Republics (CSR), with Great Thornia and the Palus Socialist Republic (PSR) becoming member states. The PSR will retain its membership in the League of Palus. The CSR will cease contributing militarily to the League and will abandon its defence of Shanjing. However, it will continue the Crown of Great Thornia's efforts to aid the development of Xandu.

#### 11

* The NRSP decides to re-institute the state of Great Thornia, dissolve the Commonwealth and Aphthonis, withdraw all of Great Thornia from the League except for the Palus Urbem region (now the Palus Socialist Republic), re-annex all of Aphthonis' provinces, and make Elysia, Sabara, and Baoratovia co-capitals of the new socialist republic of Great Thornia. The old flag of Great Thornia has been restored. However, NRSP rule will continue instead of resurrecting the Crown.

#### 10

* The Crown of Great Thornia has been dissolved as members of the monarchy convert to socialist ideals. The Northern Revolutionary Socialist Party (NRSP) has been founded and has taken over the government of the Commonwealth and Aphthonis with immediate effect. Aphthonis has been renamed from the 'Kingdom of Aphthonis' to the 'Aphthonic Socialist Republic', and has also received a new flag. The Meridian Empire became the 'Meridian Socialist Thalassocracy'.

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* *April Declaration* - Clarence abdicates from the monarchy of Great Thornia (the Crown of Great Thornia continues to rule as the monarchy of Aphthonis). Instead of naming a successor, a new nation meant to supersede Great Thornia and the entirety of the largely dysfunctional League of Palus was declared. The new nation is being provisionally called the '*Commonwealth of the Shires*', after the new government system surrounding shires rather than states. The government exists concurrently in opposition to the government of the League.
	+ The recently formed Federal Guard now pledges allegiance to the Commonwealth.
	+ The Commonwealth government ignores the old borders of the League, and has significantly reduced the borders.
		- Internal border changes:
			* Southern Xandu, southern Septia, southern Cataracta, and northern Umia have been merged into the Shanjing Shire.
			* Palus Urbem, northern Cataracta, Goruid south of the Neck, and northern Septia have been merged into the Palus Bay Shire.
		- Extraterritorial changes:
			* Northern Xandu (the northern mountain ranges) is recognised as part of the Dark Realm of Han.
			* Great Thornia's Meridian region, the Coral Islands, and southern Umia have been reorganised into the puppet state of the Meridian Empire
			* Galinisia and the area north of the Neck of Goruid (around the Rai River) has been ceded to the Kingdom of Aphthonis.

### March

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* *Battle of Shanjing* - Xandu is dragged into the Pillager War after a crippling, massive offensive on Shanjing by pillager forces. The Thornian Royal Iron Guard was stationed in the city at the time repelled the pincer attack on the city on both sides of the Shanjing River.
	+ The Royal Iron Guard is renamed to the Federal Guard and made a League-wide institution.
	+ The construction of an official federal garrison begins in Shanjing as part of the already-running uplifting of the city.

#### 20

* A large scale revamping of Shanjing begins with Thornian architects helming the project and the Great Thornia government funding it.. This would be considered the third major building boom in the city, with the last being when Shanjing's player population doubled (it has since reduced and many projects were subsequently abandoned).
	+ The city has largely been greenified with pockets of vegetation and small forest areas within existing undeveloped areas of the city.
	+ New mid-rise housing similar to those in Elysia are being constructed throughout the city. Existing or abandoned housing projects built during the Huang Dynasty have been furnished.
	+ The villager population has grown significantly enough that the city is now the second-most populated city in the world behind Elysia, and has overtaken Palus Urbem.
	+ The Thornian government has offered to carry out similar development projects in other states like Septia and Umia, though neither government has accepted or replied to the offer.

#### 12

* Elysia's building boom continues with the construction of a new grocery store (belonging to the Thornian government). Plans for a new inner-city rail system akin to the Shanjing Metro and separate from the Great Thornia Metro system are being considered.

#### 11

* East Tyavyli agrees to cooperate with the federal government of Tyavyli to repay its loan to the Central Bank of Paludumia. Governor Dimithri rebuked Great Thornia's criticism of the Tyavyli rail network, and also accused the Crown of Great Thornia of being unable to differentiate fact from fiction.
* The Crown of Great Thornia consecrates the first Black Sun sect Church of Aiwa in Elysia and also formally adopts Black Sun Aiwanism as the state religion of Great Thornia and the Kingdom of Aphthonis.
* Work on the Elysia-Carcea line of the Great Thornia Metro has resumed.
* Updated versions of the Ume sun flag (the official flag of the League of Palus) are flown in Elysia for the first time. The new sun flag has a larger sun disc with sun rays. The new flag has not yet been formally adopted by the Citizen's Assembly of the League. It is unlikely this new flag will be used on shields as the shield stockpile already uses the current official flags.

#### 10

* *East Tyavyli debt crisis* - The Prime Minister of Tyavyli, Tarn, is made aware of East Tyavyli's debts to the Central Bank of Paludumia. The Prime Minister stated, "*What for? Was it worth it? Either way, full focus on resolving this debt.*" The Governor of East Tyavyli, Dimithri, immediately responded by making a public statement saying that the debt is the responsibility of the federal government. Great Thornia issued a statement that states that the loan was granted to East Tyavyli and not to the federal government. It also immediately imposed a trade embargo on East Tyavyli. The League of Palus' Hegemon, Wey Yao, is yet to officially respond to the growing debt crisis. He is noted to have expressed shock at the accumulated interest value.
	+ The Crown of Great Thornia's response to East Tyavyli:
		- "*Great Thornia wishes not to include the state of East Tyavyli in future trade deals with the Democratic Federation of Tyavyli. Great Thornia strongly condemns East Tyavyli's borrowing practices and irresponsible behaviour around the repayment of debts, especially in regards to expecting its federal government to repay it on its behalf. Great Thornia will look towards boosting trade with the states of Snuldavich and West Tyavyli instead.*" - The Crown of Great Thornia.

#### 9

* The Central Bank of Paludumia's loan of 2 stacks of iron ingots (32 emeralds) to the Democratic Federation of Tyavyli is now worth 9 stacks of iron ingots (144 emeralds) due to accumulating interest.
	+ Breakdown:
		- 10% interest/week rate during the first week that interest rates were active added 12.8 iron ingots (3.2 emeralds).
		- 20% interest/week rate from 4 December 2019 to the present (roughly 17 weeks) adds 435.2 iron ingots (108.8 emeralds).
		- Total amount that would have to be paid as of 9 March 2020 is 576 iron ingots (9 stacks of ingots; or 144 emeralds).
	+ Great Thornia (the party owed the loaned value) has considered converting the loan into a purchase of yet-to-be-determined goods. However it will only be able to regain the principle amount of 2 stacks of iron ingots or 32 emeralds (if the loan is repaid). The accumulated interest will (by banking rules) go to the Central Bank or to the League (federal) government (as it is the sole owner of the bank).

#### 2

* Clarence resigns as Warden of State of the League of Palus. No successor has been chosen, thus the role is technically defunct.
	+ This comes as Great Thornia begins making changes to its foreign policy, especially in regards to its relationship with the League of Palus. The Crown of Great Thornia has also announced that it will no longer participate in expeditionary or aggressive armed confrontations (unless it is a pre-emptive attack with evidence for a motive), but will participate in and fund activities related to defense.
	+ Great Thornia is considering carrying out a development aid program (known as the **Elysia Plan/Program**) designed to help build up the infrastructure of other states in the League of Palus, and even extending into Tyavyli. This program may see the Crown offering to build up portions of settlements surrounding the Bay of Palus, then eventually Shanjing. The treasury has already started an initiative to build up reserves of building materials for such an initiative since February. The recently annexed external provinces of Great Thornia will also be a major source of building materials and resources.

### February

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* Clarence declares himself **Warden of State** (provisional head of government) of the League of Palus in recognition of the inactivity of other arms of the league's government. The league is once again under a provisional government akin to the November Government. Wey Yao has not been asked to step aside and is thus still the Hegemon (head of state).
	+ As his first act as Warden, Great Thornia assumes Goruid's membership of the league. However, only Goruid, Meridia, and the imperial provinces will be within the league's protection area. Great Thornia's colonial possessions will remain Great Thornia's responsibility.
	+ The Palus Capital Territory has been dissolved and Cataracta and Palus Urbem have been named 'honorary special districts', though Catarcta is now viewed as a part of Umia, and Palus Urbem being a part of Great Thornia.

#### 21

* *Birthday Annexation* - Great Thornia re-annexes much of the desert and plains lands, previously within the Sabara Territory, abandoned by the League of Palus. It also expands into the northern half of the abandoned Xandunese Shantouxian Territory. This makes Great Thornia the largest country in the world, even without its territories within the League of Palus. These new acquisitions are temporarily within the Aphthonis territory of Great Thornia. These territories were previously visited during the February 2020 Northern Expedition.
	+ The Second February 2020 Northern Expedition establishes Great Thornian control of the township of Sabara. A new settlement called West Port is established on the north-western coast of Goruid as a resupply port for Thornian travelers traveling north from Elysia and Palus Urbem.

#### 17

* Palus Urbem falls to pillager forces after multiple raid waves on the city. For the second time in the Pillager War, a player-built city has been lost.

#### 15

* Elysia overtakes Palus Urbem as the largest city of Great Thornia, and becomes the largest city in the world by NPC population, and second-largest by metropolitan area. Economically, it is now regarded to now be on-par with Shanjing.

#### 11

* Great Thornia conducts an unintended expedition to The Great North, on what was supposed to be an expedition to find bamboo in the abandoned Jungle Territory of Xandu and the League of Palus. The expedition was the furthest north an post-Umic civilization had ever been, even reaching what is presumed to be the Xandunese Sea (the northernmost known sea). The expedition also rediscovered areas in Old Xandu's Shantouxian Territory, though Shantouxian village itself was not found.

#### 2

* Elysia is granted city status by the Crown of Great Thornia, making it the first city on the Goruid peninsula and the world's eastern-most city.

### January

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* The Thornian government continues its expansion of the Great Thornia Metro deeper into central Goruid. Land surveys are being conducted to see if a town should be built somewhere between Carcea and Thuron as a midway station, and to serve as an agricultural station.
* Elysia's Great Ravine is in the process of being converted into a major mining and processing centre. A rail system that allows quick movement from sea level to the ground level of the ravine was completed.

#### 27-30

* Pillager War - The security forces of Thornia fight several battles against pillager raids, 2 within Elysia and 1 near Raiga. Both battles in Elysia were largely Goruidian/Thornian victories, though the town suffered some civilian casualties. Thornian forces attempted an offensive of pillager-held territory and an outpost near Raiga with the Thornians managing to briefly hold the outpost before being forces to retreat.
* Wild fox population in Elysia has been largely replaced by partially tamed or domesticated foxes. The foxes are slowly expanding their reach beyond Elysia Island.

#### 26

* Elysia Town imports foxes from the Goruid taiga forests to aid with eliminating free roaming chickens in the town (which have become a nuisance). Sweet berries have also been imported and are now growing widely across the town on rooftops and on window sills.

#### 21

* *Goruid Act* - The Goruid Act is passed by the government of Goruid which formally recognises suzerainty of the Crown of Great Thornia and the Secretariat of the Joint-States of the East over Goruidian affairs within the League of Palus. This only formalises pre-existing arrangements but makes it clear that from now on, the League of Palus has no legal right to interfere with the territorial integrity of Goruid's territory.

#### 20

* The government of Goruid decides not to abandon South Goruid (all territory on the Goruid peninsula south of the central swamps and the eastern extreme hills). Instead, focus will shift on establishing control via the east coast rather than through the west coast.

#### 19

* January 2020 Grand Survey of the Areas around Goruid
	+ A survey expedition conducted by the Great Thornia re-confirms the existence of the long-forgotten village of Baoratovia on the southern-tip of the Goruid peninsula. The village has been known as Daga or Meridia on newer maps.
	+ Field reports determine that Goruid's current jurisdiction is far too large with maximum authoritative reach being the swamps south of the taiga hills of central Goruid.
	+ The islands off the south-west coast of Goruid are visited for the first time and named the Coral Islands, after the large colourful coral reefs present in the middle of the vast archipelago. The largest island, named Guardian Island, is briefly taken over by the Goruidian security forces after the annihilation of a pillager army on the island. This made the island the most remote territory actually controlled by Great Thornia for a short period of time.
	+ The expedition was abandoned after it was determined that it would take too long to return to Elysia by sailing north through the Goruid sea to Galikoilada.

#### 16

* Title of *King of Great Thornia* is created, with Clarence becoming the first monarch of Great Thornia. Great Thornia is still not legally a unified state, but the monarchy functions as the unifying symbol of the personal union between Goruid, Aphthonis and Galinisia, and Palus Urbem. As of January 2020, no common citizenship for Great Thornia exists (citizens of Palus Urbem and Goruid are by right citizens of the League of Palus; Aphthonis and Galinisia has a separate citizenship).

#### 10

* Iron golems carry out an insurrection against the Governor of Goruid during renovation works in the Elysia settlement. The Goruid government cracks down and executes all iron golems in the settlement using rockets.

#### 6

* The position of Governor-General of Great Thornia has been created. Aphthonis' monarchy has been replaced by a Governor. The police forces of all component territories have been consolidated into the *Guard of Great Thornia*. The Pillager War has been declared as an emergency throughout all of Great Thornia.

#### 5

* The Secretariat of the Joint-States of the East forms the political union of **Great Thornia**. It is described as "*not a unified nation or state*" and is largely a bureaucratic extension to the secretariat when it comes to cooperation between the states. The secretariat has guaranteed that Goruid and Palus Urbem will remain in the League of Palus and that Great Thornia is by no means an attempt to insight nationalist sentiment or encourage the secession of Goruid or Palus Urbem.

#### 4

* Goruidian forces conduct the first elytra trial flight across the Bay of Thornia. First artillery (rockets) battles occur in Elysia and in North Goruid near the newly-discovered village of Adanon.
* The banner of the Secretariat of the Joint-States of the East is officially inaugerated as the banner of Palus Urbem, Goruid, and Aphthonis.

#### 1

* The administrations of Palus Urbem, the State of Goruid, and the Grand Principality of Aphthonis (all within a personal union under Clarence's rule) are streamlined under a new organisation - the **Secretariat of the Joint-States of the East**. Palus Urbem and the State of Goruid remain within the League of Palus.

## 2019

### 31

* All players are to receive a free elytra, maxed-out XP, and wither skulls as part of a new year gift pack.

#### 30

* The United Principality of Sabara and Staio is renamed to the **Grand Principality of Aphthonis**, with settlements across Aphthonis and even in the State of Goruid being renamed to their native Aphthonic and Goruidian Aphthonic names.

#### 29

* The Goruidian district of the Staio Islands and the federal districts of Sabara, Carmelia, and the Eastern Frontier form the independent **United Principality of Sabara and Staio** (UPSS), leaving the League of Palus. The principality is in personal union with Goruid (where Clarence continues to rule as Governor). This relationship is akin to the Dark Realm of Han (DROH) and the State of Xandu. Sabara and Staio will both serve as joint capitals.
	+ Prince/Governor Clarence has asserted that he will continue to share resources between Goruid, the UPSS, and Palus Urbem.
* Hegemon Wey Yao rules that neither the UPSS nor DROH may manufacture and sell weapons in their territory as a condition for continued recognition as independent states.

#### 27

* Clarence retires as Hegemon of the League of Palus. A rotation system between state leaders has been established, though Weihan and Shuxian decided to skip their turns. Wey Yao accepted the position and officially succeeded Clarence as 2nd Hegemon of the league.
* The Free State of Xandu has split back into the **Dark Realm of Han** and the **State of Xandu**, with the Dark Realm of Han leaving the League of Palus to become a neutral independent state.
* League of Palus state leaders agreed to redraw their internal borders and redistribute districts (see the League of Palus history for more details).

#### 26

* The Three Commissions of the League of Palus have been abolished. The Hegemon and state leaders are now responsible for carrying out their own projects or contracting it to other citizens.

#### 25

* Palus Urbem suffers a major security breach as pillagers perform multiple raids of the city. The city guard are forced to fight in close quarters in skyscrapers whilst the Hegemon began deploying iron golems and snow golems on a massive scale.

#### 19

* The Despotate of Thornia has begun investigating the possibility of re-establishing the South Seas Company as the **Thornia Maritime Company** (TMC) to trade in and colonise the far eastern continent and south of Tyavyli, outside of the League of Palus' direct supervision.

#### 16

* The Paludumian Republic is abolished and replaced by a new federation called the League of Palus. This brings a formal end to the continuously existing government that started in Ume City in 2016.
	+ The November Government's cabinet system is in the process of being streamlined into the *Three Commissions* (inspired by the former Council of Three of Ume City). The head of state will no longer have executive power, with power being delegated to the Three Commissions and the Citizen's Assembly.
	+ Military command will no longer be centralized and will instead be divided between four states of the league. The position of head of state will be called the Hegemon, and this position will be rotated between these four commanders. Clarence will continue his interim leadership as Hegemon until 25 December (roughly), when another session of the Citizen's Assembly will select one of the remaining three commanders.
	+ The districts of the Marshes and South Coast in Thornia have been divided (the non-swamp areas of the Marshes will remain under Thornian control while the plains area of the South Coast will go to the Western Forest State, and the dark forest portion of the South Coast will be merged with Cataracta). The districts of the Marshes and Cataracta will become the Palus Capital Territory (PCT).
	+ The Governate of Ume has been divided into the separate states of Umia and Birca. Wey Yao will continue to be Governor of Birca (in his own right rather than by appointment). Umia, Meridia, and the PCT will all be federal territories under supervision of the Three Commissions.
	+ States will be granted the same rights as they were under the Holy States, whereby the Federal Government (consisting of the Three Commissions and the Citizen's Assembly) cannot change the borders or ownership of a state unless its leader(s) give their consent.
	+ The Free State of Xandu will be granted a referendum on its future in the League, with Weihan being offered governorship of either Umia or Meridia if Xandu/DROH is to leave the League.

#### 13

* Clarence resumes powers as Provisional President of the former Holy States. He has introduced a new constitution that will revive the Holy States with a stronger central government, taking away the influence of the Grand Temple, and equalizing the autonomy of states. This reformed country will temporarily take the name of the Paludumian Federation. A federal territory centered around the capital of Palus Urbem will eventually be introduced.

#### 9

* Dimithri stands-down his campaign for the Prime Ministership of the Tyavylian federation. Tarn automatically wins the election and becomes Prime Minister (head of government) of the Democratic Federation of Tyavyli. It is unclear who is head of state.
	+ Former Tyrant of Tyavyli, Jason, made a gaffe by accidentally calling on Tarn to fail rather than hailing him. This was quickly corrected.
* Forces of the Despotate of Thornia are victorious at the Second Battle of Elysia Island against a second offensive wave by a pillager army.
* Thornian forces evacuated the Jungle colony, and the Thornian government annexed the Sabara colony. The Goruid colony and the State of Ume become governates (with Goruid being renamed to Meridia), making them directly subservient territories under the Despotate of Thornia rather than of the rump Paludumian Empire.

#### 8

* Dimithri declares himself caretaker Prime Minister (making him the first Prime Minister of Tyavyli). Tarn declared his candidacy for the Prime Ministership in the coming election. Former player, Bella, is declared Queen-presumptive of Tyavyli, though candidate Tarn discredited the move declaring it absurd to have a former player as a head of state.
* Emperor Clarence of Paludumia abdicates, starting an Interregnum in the Paludumian Empire. He then declares himself Despot of Thornia, turning Thornia from a largely dictatorial republic into a lordship.
* The military forces of the Despotate of Thornia are forced to fight off large-scale attacks from pillagers and hostile mobs on villages in the Elysia district, sparking the Pillager War. The settlement of Elysia is particularly affected with the death of around 20 villagers. The conflict marks the first time players are fighting alongside iron golems, as well as the first conflict on the server with extensive use of the crossbow.

#### 7

* Mobs are re-enabled on the server.
* Ray declares Xandu to be dissolved. The Free State of Xandu will succeed the former Xandunese state but as a constituent part of the Paludumian Empire. The Xandunese treasury will be inherited by the free state. Other formerly Xandunese regions outside of Greater Shanjing have been divided between the State of Thornia and a new Colony of Shantouxian.
* The Paludumian Imperial Assembly votes to cancel the creation of the Colony of Shantouxian and abandon the region. The Northern Frontier district of the Colony of Sabara will also be abandoned. The Western Forest and Western Border districts of the State of Thornia shall become their own state under the governorship of Shuxian (under the provisional name of the *Western Forest*).

#### 6

* The Paludumian Empire has reformed the Dark Realm of Han's vassalage and will make it a part of the new component territory of **Free State of Xandu**. Weihan has been appointed as President of the free state. The empire has claimed Greater Shanjing as part of the Free State of Xandu with Shanjing as the de jure capital. However, the free state's administration shall remain in Fort Han for the time being (as it is the Dark Realm's capital).

#### 5

* The Holy States is abolished and replaced by the **Paludumian Empire**. Clarence is proclaimed Emperor of Paludumia, King of Thornia, King of Sabara, Lord Protector of the Umic States, and Lord Proprietor of Goruid. The Dark Realm of Han is now a vassal state of the empire. All ministerial positions lose direct executive power and now require the Emperor's approval for every decision. The Citizen's Assembly has also lost the power to directly legislate without the Emperor's approval on all decisions, proposed bills, and amendments.
	+ The Dark Realm of Han re-establishes control of Fort Han. The Imperial Paludumian Army has also increased patrols on the border with Tyavyli. The Settlement is abandoned and the Dark Realm withdraws from the former UN Common Zone.
* **Democratic Federation of Tyavyli** is established, unifying the Democratic Republic of Tyavyli and Snuldavich. An election was called by Interim President Dimithri to decide on who would be the first Prime Minister of the federation. Jason will be succeeding Dimithri as President while Dimithri will stand for election.

#### 4

* **Southern states**
	+ Tyavyli and Snuldavich begin negotiations for the formation of the **Democratic Federation of Tyavyli**.
* **Holy States**
	+ Transportation
		- Detour to Elysia along Ume City to Palus Urbem nether route now open.
	+ Politics
		- The State of Thornia annexes the State of Colisia as part of a Paludumian government effort to reduce inter-state bureaucracy.
		- State of Thornia authorities discover the indigenous town of **Septium** in the state's former northern border with the State of Colisia.

#### 3

* Wey Yao is appointed as Infrastructure Minister of the Holy States, as well as of Paludumia.
	+ The Infrastructure Ministry completes construction of the Trans-Nether tunnel link between Palus Urbem and Ume City. This tunnel link was built with the aim of aiding more convenient transit between the two cities (especially with the recent push to migrate to the Bay of Palus).
* Paludumia opens up applications for immigration from Tyavyli and Shanjing.
* Snuldavich and Tyavyli consider forming an alliance or union of states.

#### 2

* **Snuldavich**
	+ Tarn returns to the server and establishes the new nation of **Snuldavich**. It is located south of the Dark Realm of Han, and west of Tyavyli.
* **Holy States**
	+ The migration section of the Palus Plan goes into effect. League of Ume authorities order the evacuation of Ume City, with residents beginning to settle the Bay of Palus. The League of Ume was also dissolved and its constituent states were annexed by Paludumia.
	+ Palus Urbem becomes the legal capital of the Holy States.
	+ Wey Yao, the Governor of South Ume gains the mayoralty of Cataracta and the position of District Chief of the larger Cataracta District in the State of Thornia.
	+ The State of Thornia carries out its first formal infrastructure expedition into the Goruid region where it rediscovers two villages (Thuron and Carcea) and builds a highway between them and also links it with the new colony of Elysia. A state government liaison office was established in Carcea. The three settlements form the second urban corridor (with the other being the settlements around the Bay of Palus). The Bay of Palus and Goruid Corridor metropolitan regions together form the wider Bay of Thornia metropolitan region (with settlements being connected by rail, road, and sea).

#### 1

* President Clarence of the November Government announces his intention to step down. A session of the Citizen’s Assembly will be called to decide on a successor (as President of the Provisional Government rather than High Priest). The President states that he has already considered 2 possible candidates.

### November

#### 28

* As an extension to the Palus Plan, the November Government violates the Constitution of the Holy States and forcibly merges Ume City, North Ume, and South Ume, as well as the unorganised Umic colonies in Goruid, into a sub-confederation called the League of Ume. The government of the Holy States had previously avoided interfering with the sovereignty of its member states but saw that the severe economic decline of the original Umic homeland has allowed it to become a 'sitting duck' in a geopolitically important region.
* The November Government issued a statement clarifying that it wishes "not to interfere any further in member states' matters, especially in regards to the Dark Realm of Han, but that under the current martial law enactment such measures may be taken to ensure economic stability.

#### 26

* The **Central Bank of Paludumia** (CBoP) is founded as the central banking authority of both Paludumia and the overall Holy States. The provisional government has temporarily vested responsibilities of its governorship in the President. The former city administration building of Palus Urbem has been converted into the headquarters of the CBoP.
	+ The interest rate for the period between 26 November and 26 December 2019 has been set to **10% per week**. This applies to all currently unfulfilled debts loaned by the Paludumian state and the Holy States.

#### 25

* A lack of a response by Holy States' leaders has led to its provisional government deciding to carry out the Palus Plan without the approval of leaders of other constituent states. Martial law was declared to prepare for the orderly implementation of the proposed reforms.

#### 24

* **Palus Plan** - The office of the President of the Holy States has announced his intention to establish a central bank authority and a jointly consumer and business bank as part of wider economic reforms. In addition to economic reforms, the President intends on incentivising Holy States citizens to move to the area surrounding the Bay of Palus.
* Work on a rail link between the city of Palus Urbem and Hill Town, both in Paludumia, has begun (on the suggestion of the President of Tyavyli). The Holy States provisional government envisions this new rail link as an incentive for moving to the Bay of Palus as its accessible public transportation would make trade easier.

#### 23

* Paludumia's official name is shortened to ***Paludumia***. The office of *First Citizen of Paludumia* has been renamed to *Chief Executive of Paludumia*. The position of provisional leader the Holy States has been renamed from merely *Ezgeriet* to the *President of the Provisional Government*. This change was made to clarify that the current arrangements are only for a transitional period.

#### 21

* Leaders of the Tyavyli and the Paludumia (formerly Thornia) (who is also the Ezgeriet, or temporary dictator, of the Holy States) discuss Tyavyli's potential membership in the Holy States. Both leaders have expressed interest in uniting the world under the banner of the Holy States. If Tyavyli joins, Shanjing shall be the last independent state.
	+ Statements from the respective leaders:
		- "The President of Tyavyli seeks to work with Opposition Leader Jason to build a strong, free and Democratic Tyavyli. No more tyranny, no more Recessions, no more corruption. The world sees us now. It’s time to act!!" -- **Dimithri, *President of the Democratic Republic Tyavyli***.
		- "I shall remain in power for as long as necessary for the stability of the Holy States and to handle the transition of the confederation from world power to *the world*." -- **Clarence, *Ezgeriet of the Holy States* and *Primo est Civis of Paludumia***.
* Paludumia has gifted Tyavyli a stack of redstone blocks for its public transport project. More importantly, it has loaned Tyavyli two stacks of iron ingots to kickstart trade with other states (of the Holy States and Shanjing).
* Structural work on the Palatium Populus in Palus Urbem (formerly Marsh Town, and now the emergency capital of the Holy States) has completed. The main chamber of the building will house the sessions of the College of States.

#### 20

* Paludumia's regions were reorganised into four: Thornia, Colisia, Carmelia, and Septia.

#### 1

* Thornia annexes its neighbours, Plantation Province and The Great North. The Thornian government issues the November Proclamation which sees this enlarged state renamed to Paludumia (derived from Latin that describes the marsh land around the capital of Thornia).
* Clarence (First Citizen of Paludumia) seizes control of the government of the Holy States, reasoning that the lack of participation from the citizenry to elect a High Priest has meant that no one has assumed control of the confederal government to coordinate the policies of member states.