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Nostra:America

2026-08-06T04:20:55Z

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{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|100px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Bachinuni
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=thearbysworker
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
|event1date=April 19, 2026
|event2=Constitution
|event2date=April 27, 2026
|event3=First election
|event3date=May 9, 2026
|event4=Treaty of Philadelphia
|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on [[Terra Nostra]]. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions and 167 municipalities for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Prehistory ===
Throughout the entire server's history, North America has been home to several superpowers, such as the two iterations of Cascadia on [[Cascadia (Nova)|Terra Nova]] and [[Cascadia|Terra Aurora]],

Despite the fact that the country of America was not created at the start of Terra Nostra, plans to create what would become the modern day Commonwealth of America existed since March of 2026 according to the age of the American Discord.

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===
In the two days between the server's opening to premium members and the country's establishment, what is now America's territory was home to several states, notably the Confederacy of the Ohio River, Minnesota, and Pan-America. The United States Empire, a nation that was once favored to take over much of the continent, also claimed important territories such as Virginia and Maryland, however their plans to take control of this region were never fulfilled, and as such it has largely become a rump state based in the Deep South.

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

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[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]

Nostra:America

2026-08-05T19:36:20Z

519281851441872906:

{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|100px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Flippizzacake
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=Bachinuni
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
|event1date=April 19, 2026
|event2=Constitution
|event2date=April 27, 2026
|event3=First election
|event3date=May 9, 2026
|event4=Treaty of Philadelphia
|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Nostra. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions and 167 municipalities for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

[[Category:Nostra]]
[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]

Nostra:America

2026-08-05T19:34:58Z

519281851441872906: 519281851441872906 moved page Nostra:America to America over redirect

{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|100px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Flippizzacake
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=Bachinuni
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
|event1date=April 19, 2026
|event2=Constitution
|event2date=April 27, 2026
|event3=First election
|event3date=May 9, 2026
|event4=Treaty of Philadelphia
|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Nostra. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

[[Category:Nostra]]
[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]

Nostra:America

2026-08-05T19:34:42Z

519281851441872906:

{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|100px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Flippizzacake
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=Bachinuni
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
|event1date=April 19, 2026
|event2=Constitution
|event2date=April 27, 2026
|event3=First election
|event3date=May 9, 2026
|event4=Treaty of Philadelphia
|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Nostra. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

[[Category:Nostra]]
[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]

Nostra:America

2026-08-05T19:34:33Z

519281851441872906:

{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:AmericaEmblem.webp|200px]]
|image3=
|full_name=Commonwealth of America
|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Flippizzacake
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=Bachinuni
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
|event1date=April 19, 2026
|event2=Constitution
|event2date=April 27, 2026
|event3=First election
|event3date=May 9, 2026
|event4=Treaty of Philadelphia
|event4date=July 11, 2026
}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Nostra. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

[[Category:Nostra]]
[[Category:Nations (Nostra)]]
[[Category:America (Nostra)| ]]

Nostra:America

2026-08-05T19:34:19Z

519281851441872906:

{{Nation
|color=gold
|title1=America
|image1=[[File:AmericanFlag.webp|200px]]
|image2=[[File:File:AmericaEmblem.webp|200px]]
|image3=
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|motto=''"With Liberty and Justice for All"''
|population=1,152 (1st)
|chunks=12,219 (4th)
|towns=167
|capital_city=Milwaukee
|largest_city=[[Chicago]]
|formed=April 19, 2026
|region=North America
|political_system=Unitary constitutional presidential republic
|leader1name=President
|leader1=Flippizzacake
|leader2name=Vice President
|leader2=Bachinuni
|leader3name=House Speaker
|leader3=Sayerleft
|leader4name=Chief Justice
|leader4=TheeHawaiian
|executive=Executive Council
|legislature=Congress
|economic_system=Social market economy
|language=English ''(de facto)'', None ''(de jure)''
|religion=None ''(de jure)''
|constitution=[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9h8yzoFW0J6sdQ7-udRvsP6zzk5dG_5M1EYMMKjKyw/edit?usp=sharing Commonwealth Constitution]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/kARec5FrGU Link]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Establishment
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|event2date=April 27, 2026
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|event3date=May 9, 2026
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}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Nostra. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

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}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Nostra. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being [[Chicago]], Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

== Etymology ==
While America's short name is common between several of its historical nearby neighbors, such as the former USA based in Delaware and the United States Empire based in Atlanta, its official name does not begin with the prefix "United States", as it does not possess a federal system. Instead, it is officially the ''Commonwealth'' of America due to its roots as a social democratic state.

People from the Commonwealth of America are typically referred to as Americans, however sometimes the term "Commonwealther" is used, either to distinguish them from other nations that use the same demonym, or as a pejorative, such as during the [[Nostra:American Civil War|war between the Commonwealth and the USA]].

== History ==

=== Founding and early Commonwealth ===

''TO BE WRITTEN''

=== American Civil War ===
{{Main article|Nostra:American Civil War}}

=== Recent history ===

On August 2nd, about twenty days after the official victory against the USA, much of its playerbase quit, and its land was put up for sale. The USA was promptly placed under "new management" as a puppet of the United States under player 4KayP7. For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the USA as an independent state distinct from the Commonwealth. Lancaster was retroceded to the Commonwealth by purchase on the same day, followed by Pennsylvania City, Pennsylvania on August 4th, and Baltimore on August 5th.

== Government ==
According to its constitution, the Commonwealth of America is a self described "unitary, constitutional, presidential, and social democratic republic" with a government system that takes place from several pre-existing democratic states on the server such as [[Terra Aurora]]'s [[Cascadia]]. Despite its official unitary nature, municipalities within the country have significant rights to govern themselves as long as their governance does not conflict with laws set by America's national government.

A presidential state, the Commonwealth has a three-way separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and juridicial branches of government. The legislative branch, Congress, is unicameral, consisting of a sole House of Representatives. The 15 members of the House of Representatives are directly elected from three electoral districts: Eastern, Great Lakes, and Western, with each district having a proportional amount of seats to its part of the national population (albeit at a minimum of two representatives per district). The executive branch consists of the Executive Council, led by the president, who is the head of state and chief of government of the Commonwealth of America.

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}}The '''Commonwealth of America''', commonly known simply as '''America''', is a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Nostra. It has a geography characterized by the Great Plains and the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Great Lakes and the Ohio River Valley in the nation's heartland, and extending through the Appalachian uplands of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia to the Mid-Atlantic coast of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to its contiguous territory, the nation holds several non-contiguous exclaves, including strategic coastal corridors along the Chesapeake Bay and New England. With a total active population of 1,152 as of August 4, 2026, America is the most-populous nation in the world, constituting over a third of the population of North America. The capital of the Commonwealth is Milwaukee, with its largest cities being Chicago, Philadelphia, and Fort Wayne. It is the third oldest nation in North America.

The Commonwealth of America operates as a unitary social democratic republic under the Commonwealth Constitution, with executive authority vested in a president directly elected on a monthly basis. The president of the Commonwealth is one of the most visible and influential elected political offices on Terra Nostra. The Constitution establishes a separation of powers among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Congress is the unicameral national legislature consisting of the House of Representatives, elected via proportional representation. The Commonwealth is divided into 27 regions for administrative and statistical purposes.

A developed country, America consistently ranks high in measures of activity, wealth, and opportunity. It is the third-largest economy on the server, with relatively low wealth inequality. Shaped by many different communities and groups, America is a diverse nation, and is a member of various international agreements such as the Memphis Accords serving to maintain peace in Eastern North America.

Osoyoos (political faction)

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''This Article is about a former political faction in Cascadia. For the now defunct town, see [[Osoyoos]].''

''It should be noted that political factions in Cascadia are almost always unofficial, and often informal. While Osoyoos was a coherent political faction, and very centralized, it was not a political party officially in any way.''

''It should also be noted that ideologies mentioned here are in the context of Minecraft, not the real world.''
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|chairperson=Flatvent_one KARN4 Alucart
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|ideology=Ultranationalism Cascadian irredentism Collectivism Corporatism< Fascism ''(alleged)'' Christian nationalism''(faction)''
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|succeeded=[[Wagner War|Wagner Group]] ''(majority)'' Communist Party of Cascadia (xHydrist) ''(minority)''
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|dissolved=October 22, 2023
}}'''Osoyoos''', also known as the '''Osoyoos movement''', the '''Hivemind''', or the '''Osoyoos Grand Fleet,''' were a hyper-accelerationist political faction and movement in [[Cascadia]] that existed between August 9 and October 22, 2023, dying out when most of the faction seceded following the results of the October 2025 presidential election. Their ideology followed nationalism, imperialism, jingoism, accelerationism, hivemind collectivism, and have often been compared to fascism. The faction started from the friend group that settled under the town of the same name, however grew quickly, eventually encompassing around a third of Cascadia's active population, quickly obtaining political prominence in Cascadian politics, acting as a third position challenging the traditional two factions of the Cascadian Populist Era, namely the Social Democrats and the Populists. In the August 2023 presidential election, Osoyoos-aligned [[PhantomXYZ]] from the town of Sierra-Vista, won the most first-preference votes, although lost to the incumbent center-left president EmpressCorgo. The Osoyoos political machine reached their height in October of 2023, where in that month's elections their presidential candidate, [[Flatvent_One]], tied with incumbent [[EmpressCorgo]], with exactly 40 votes each according to final preference votes. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, a majority of Osoyoos's figures left the nation, and unclaimed their towns for gold, deleting them, and admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power and secede as they did. Osoyoos left a legacy of causing Cascadia to go into a short but chaotic era in which the nation was extremely politically unstable and toxic, particularly concerning their feuds with the Frontier, another political faction within Cascadia at the time. After their secession, they would go on to form the nation of [[Chad]], who would eventually start the [[Wagner War]] just two months later, and some members such as Karn4 would even go on to fight in the [[Great American War]] under North_Paso's Texas.

== Foundation and Early History ==

=== Beginning and Political Emergence ===
Osoyoos was originally a town owned between a group of friends, founded on July 3, 2023. They had a whole discord of around 40-50 members to bring with them, although not all of them would join EarthMC. They were not politically active for their first month of activity, mostly due to having other priorities such as building up their town and colonies. Eventually, they would branch out and form what they'd refer to as "colonies", being towns formed by Osoyans, still connected to the main friend group. These include the towns of, but are not limited to Baroque Works, founded by Flatvent_One, Grande_Furry, founded by Nephi_UwU_oWo, and Mt. Constantinople, founded by Thither138(Now CookiesWithGeorge). They had additionally formed town alliances in the south with YoOscars Sierra-Vista, which was one of the largest towns in Cascadia around this time.

This political inactivity changed around the time then Secretary of Defense RealLimpopo stole around 4,500 gold from the nation in a betrayal through a buyout of the [[Rocky Mountain Federation]] gone wrong. The Osoyans were incredibly angered by these actions at the time, leading them to urge the then President, [[EmpressCorgo]] to take military action through the proposal of founding a siege town called "PoopTown" on Banff's border, though the Corgo Administration opted to instead attempt to negotiate a repayment of the gold stolen. This eventually resulted in the unpopular Treaty of Walterston, a treaty to pay back those who donated to Cascadia for the purchase gone wrong at a rate of 50 gold per week. Regardless, Osoyans would continue to urge the Corgo Administration to "Grab them by the Rockies" and take military action on the RMB. Most of the communication between the Corgo Administration and representatives of the Osoyoos faction occurred in a group chat known as "True Based Cascadian Patriots".

Early in their political history, there was a scandal that started surrounding their discord server they brung along with them when they joined EarthMC, named "Town of Morioh" at the time. The server had a few NSFW channels inside. The real issue outsiders took with this, however, was the insufficient security surrounding them. The only security to keep possible minors from viewing the content inside, according to Osoyan officials themselves was Discord's official protection, which only verifies that the user had set their account's age to over 18, alongside a "minor" role that the leaders would place on anyone they had suspicion of was a minor. The problem with both of these is that they did not prevent someone from lying about their age whatsoever, and as a result other Cascadians took issue. This culminated in a group chat argument between Osoyans and members of the Corgo Administration, who were asking that they either put up better security or just delete said channels. While Osoyans defended the security levels behind the NSFW channels, they eventually surrendered and deleted the NSFW channels later that night, particularly because only one person in their discord had actively been using it. Regardless, this scandal would follow them throughout the rest of their time in Cascadia and even after their secession, particularly with Frontiersmen who had used this to claim Osoyoos was deliberately showing NSFW content to minors, even though this was a case of negligence and not legitimate malice.

=== August Elections and Term ===
After this, Osoyoos would make their entrance to Cascadian politics in the August 2023 Elections. This election cycle was very unique, as in a total of eight candidates ran for president, the most ever, a record not met until the July 2025 elections. What made this election cycle unique for Osoyoos however is that not a single one of them had been in Cascadia long enough to run for President, including the oldest member, Karn4. As a result, they chose to back candidate [[PhantomXYZ]] from the town of Sierra-Vista, who would then go on to become a front-runner in the election and get the most first-preference votes, however was beat out by incumbent Social Democrat EmpressCorgo. This was extremely unexpected to the rest of Cascadia, as it was predicted that PhantomXYZ would actually be one of the worst performing candidates in the election, due to being considered by many to be inactive.

Throughout the August 2023 term, Osoyoos would focus on the Rocky Mountain Brotherhood, as well as growing their faction outside of the original friend group. It was during this time that they gained extra members, including xHydre, Rodekeel, Orbit2510, YoOscar, Aurivia, GreshamBTW and others. They also grew closer with the Frontier faction, often spending time together in voice chats on the Frontier discord. Much of the term was marked by tensions with the RMB, the unpopular Treaty of Walterston, and Project Nation Shop. As a result, the rest of the August term was relatively uneventful and quiet, however political stability still had declined since before the botched RMF buyout.

== Late History and Secession ==

=== September Election ===
Unlike the August Elections, Osoyoos was able to put up their own presidential candidates this election, so as a result they put up Flatvent_One as their candidate. They also put up more representative candidates, most of which won, giving them decent portion of the seats in the House of Representatives. However, Flatvent_One would go on to lose the election to EmpressCorgo a second time, in a similar manner to the last election cycle, with Flatvent having the most first-preference votes, then being beat out by EmpressCorgo's final-preference votes, much of which was from the Frontier Faction, who had become wary of Osoyoos by this point. The silver lining for Osoyoos though is that two of them got to be in Corgo's cabinet, with Flatvent_One as the Secretary of Home Affairs, already having been an advisor beforehand, and Karn4 as the Secretary of Defense.

=== Feuds with Frontier and Jefferson ===
Immediately after the September elections, Osoyoos publicly scorned the Frontier as political enemies, accusing them of betrayal. They claimed that the Frontier violated a pact they made, that they would put each other's presidential candidates, Flatvent_One and Beamz30 in second-preference, which would boost both factions electorally above the Social Democrat faction of Cascadia. Frontier-supporting voters did not do this, mainly putting EmpressCorgo as their second preference vote instead of Flatvent. The Frontier denied such a pact ever being agreed to, and as it would have it, no evidence for such a deal has come up since. Regardless, Osoyoos supporters and leaders immediately started to spar with Frontier ones, in arguments in Cascadia's international general chat that would last thousands of messages over a couple days.

Both factions would appeal to the Corgo Administration to take their side, however EmpressCorgo elected not to take a side, at least at first. By this point, both factions were still neutral or even friendly with the Social Democrat faction. Regardless of this, EmpressCorgo sympathized with the Frontier side of the feud, believing Osoyoos's accusation to be erroneous and their agitation to be arbitrary. As EmpressCorgo's cabinet included both Frontiersmen and Osoyans, her cabinet would be ideologically split this term, and entrenched, toxic arguments would spring in the cabinet chat, something that was and continues to be extremely rare in Cascadia's cabinet chats. Eventually, EmpressCorgo had enough and fired Flatvent_One from her cabinet on October 5th, replacing him with GreshamBTW, who was another Osoyan, but less agitating to the other cabinet members.

In an incident on September 30, one or more Osoyans visited the Jeffersonian capital of Fresno, where one Osoyan criticized the quality of the builds there, possibly outright shit-talking them. In response, Rocksthunder, the leader of the nation, snapped back by referencing Town of Morioh's unsecured NSFW channels. Osoyoos took grave offense to this, believing it to imply that they were pedophiles. As a result, Osoyoos considered Jefferson to be an enemy because of this, and believed that Cascadia should declare war on and conquer the nation. They even drafted a bill to declare war on Jefferson entirely, however this failed to pass the House of Representatives by a wide margin, with the President likely to veto it even if it did. This was in contrast to the official relations between the two nations, as Cascadia and Jefferson were close allies and both governments regularly convened. Both the Social Democrats and Frontiersmen believed Osoyoos's grudge to be ridiculous, and it was one of the main contributing factors to the Corgo Administration finally growing tired of the faction, and choosing to fully oppose them later on.

Throughout October, both sides would take shots at each other's reputation, with the Frontier slinging accusations of Osoyoos being filled with "creeps" and "sexual deviants", citing Town of Morioh's now-deleted NSFW channels. Frontier would also refer to Osoyoos as ideological extremists, particularly accusing them of fascism, leaking recordings of voice chats to the Corgo Administration where Osoyan leaders said to "get the cringe people out", in an attempt to get the Corgo Administration on their side. Osoyan leaders would also leak to the Corgo Administration plans by the Frontier to secede from Cascadia assisted by North_Paso, which was leaked by North_Paso himself. However, the Corgo administration didn't take offense to the gesture, as the plan was several months ago by this point and had been abandoned very quickly. By the week of the October 2023 Elections, the Corgo Administration was fully on the side of the Frontier, believing Osoyoos's imperialist ideas and hints at authoritarianism to be a threat to the nation, alongside being tired of needing to hold back the faction from escalating relatively minor incidents with other groups.

=== October Election and Secession ===
The buildup to the October Election was tense, and extremely chaotic, as the nation was divided between Osoyoos and a coalition between Social Democrats and Frontiersmen. Osoyoos championed being for invading Jefferson, making a better deal with the RMB, whom they were friendly with by this point, and heavily criticized the Frontier and Social Democrats for being "cowardly". On the other hand, the Frontier's candidate, Beamz30, simply went with the usual Frontier policies of the time, although being vehemently Anti-Osoyoos. The Social Democrat candidate, incumbent EmpressCorgo, also continued her usual policies of economic development, however adding pacifism, heavily criticizing Osoyoos for their imperialism and anti-democratic hinting, praising her and the Frontier's presidential ticket as "a vote for sanity". Heated discussions plagued the election, with Osoyan leaders hinting at undemocratic ideals, however possibly sarcastic. There was also another presidential candidate, named YoOscar, who was Osoyoos-Aligned, however did not gain traction and would go on to only get a tiny fraction of the vote.

On the night of October 22, the voting period had passed, and Sayerleft started to count votes. By XX:XX PM ET, she had completed the counting, and around 20~ people gathered in a nation-wide voice chat to watch the election results, including members from all factions. The election results were revealed by live messages in a dedicated channel, and Sayerleft had started the process of this at 8:00 PM ET. In the presidential results, first-preference votes had Osoyoos with a near majority of the vote, with EmpressCorgo and Beamz30 trailing behind. YoOscar's small voting pool was then redistributed, with one vote going to Flatvent_One, and one going to EmpressCorgo. Then finally, Beamz30 was eliminated, with every single vote of his going to EmpressCorgo, bringing EmpressCorgo and Flatvent_One to a perfect tie, requiring a house vote for one candidate to win.

Osoyoo's immediate reaction was of extreme anger, and they decided to hold a speech in their hometown of the same name, of which around a dozen came. It was revealed by Milgorn123 however that the platform the audience stood on was actually a carpet trap. Because of his actions, only a single person died to the trap, and he was later awarded with the Cascadian Medal of Freedom. In the voice chat, Osoyan leaders in extreme anger denounced Cascadia, complained about Cascadia's electoral system, the [[Nonpartisan proportionality|Single Transferable Vote]], and announced their secession from Cascadia to start a nation in Africa, later known to be Chad, which happened immediately after.

Alucart, a leader within the movement, is widely known for declaring in a well known quote:

"Alrighty ya'll it's been fun while it lasted but imma be real, that election proved that some of you people are fake fellas. I'm out. Good luck on y'all's next election cuz you guys are gonna need it!"

The Osoyoos Secession happened throughout the night and into the next day. At 12:07:45 AM, the first town to secede, Mt. Constantinople led by Thither138 left. 30 seconds after at 12:08:11 AM, Baroque Works, Flatvent's town left the nation followed by Osoyoos itself just 3 seconds later. They were then followed by Grande Furry a minute later at 12:09:14 AM. At 12:22:20, Orbit2510 left the nation under Fairview. At 12:25:41, Alucart founded the first town of what would become the main metropolitan area of Chad, named "Akenuts" at the time of founding. After this, Rodekeel's town of Windhelm and Sierra Vista under YoOscar would leave later on.

A few Osoyan towns temporarily joined Nuevo_Leon, however most would very quickly leave to start the nation of Chad in central Africa. YoOscar under Sierra Vista seceded, however did not join Chad. A few Osoyoos-aligned players and mayors who were not as deep within the faction would stay, most notably xHydre, who would go on to found the Cascadian Communist Party with xStoicx, and later secede with NWT, fighting in the [[Cascadia-NWT War]]. Osoyoos proper would be rolled back a few days later by EMC Staff as per Karn4's request. By October 24th, the secession was completed, and Osoyoos would begin to build the nation of Chad.

== Aftermath of Secession ==
Most of those within Cascadia were jubilant in response to Osoyoos's secession, believing them to have been a major threat to the nation's democracy and even security, as Flatvent had admitted they were planning to steal the entirety of the nation's bank if he had won, as they were seceding. Cascadia's population and activity experienced a significant dip, with Cascadia's population experiencing a low of 178 from 280~, not experienced since the foundation of the nation itself. The fact that Osoyoos not only seceded, but left the region entirely, was seen as a major positive to Cascadia, as it prevented Cascadia from going into civil war and losing territory, such as with the RMF's secession. The secession was said to be the second best possible outcome for Cascadia concerning Osoyoos, behind them quitting the server entirely. However, these views were not expressed by the government publicly as to avoid foreigners from viewing the events as government repression. Osoyoo's short but storied existence is often considered to be Cascadian Democracy's greatest test yet, one which Cascadia narrowly passed.

Though the nation kept growing after the secession, activity was lower and as a result, the October term was relatively uneventful excluding the merger of Jefferson into Cascadia and the fallout from the [[Hanse Library Robbery]]. This would actually lead to Chad, who were made up of the seceded Osoyans, surpassing Cascadia in population for a very short period in December. However, by the time of the [[Wagner War]] Cascadia's population and activity increased back to pre-secession levels, and would continue to grow after that.

Many of the towns within Chad followed similar naming practices to their towns in Cascadia, with a capital called Osoyoos, Flatvent_One founding a town named Baroque Works again, and the same so for Thither138 and his Mt. Constantinople. The majority of Osoyoos who founded Chad would later seek revenge on Cascadia, accusing Sayerleft of having rigged the election results in favor of EmpressCorgo, albeit unfounded. This resulted in them starting the [[Wagner War]], eventually leading to multiple other nations such as Texas joining in. Chad would permanently decline in activity during the later stages of the Wagner War, eventually disbanding some time in spring of 2024. After this, they would resettle in [[Aurora:Germany|Germany]], eventually scattering or quitting the server throughout the rest of 2024. Two Wagner members, Flatvent and Karn, would later join Texas and fight against Cascadia during the Great American War. Karn especially was greatly trusted in Texas, and as a result, had access to their fortunes. However, Karn grew gradually more annoyed with North_Paso, eventually deciding to take much of Texas's fortunes and leaving, while also selling a town he had sniped from Cascadia back to the nation for four dollars and a grilled cheese.

== Ideology & Organization ==

=== Organization ===
Osoyoos was very collectivist, and as a result, tended to be more organized than the two other major political factions at the time. They voted in a very unified manner, employing heavy vote whipping from the discord they brought along with them when they originally came to Cascadia, even requiring some members to screen share themselves voting to leadership in order to make sure they voted correctly. As a result, SayerQT remarked about it during revealing the October election results, saying "Shout out to Osoyoos for all voting the same though, made it faster to calculate,". This vote whipping gave them a boost over the Social Democrat and Frontier factions in first preference votes, who did not do this, or at the very least not at nearly the same scale Osoyoos did. This is also what led to Osoyoos performing so comparatively poorly in final preference votes, never gaining more than two votes ever by then. Generally, Karn4 and Flatvent_One were the two main leaders of the faction, however Flatvent would be the one to run in Presidential elections. Outside of this, other lower, but still important leaders within the party included Alucart, Orbit2510 and Thither171(CookiesWithGeorge) earlier on.

=== Imperialism ===
Osoyoos was very imperialist, generally supporting the military expansion of Cascadia into an empire. This was particularly shown in their altercations with Jefferson, who was Cascadia's southern neighbor at the time. Osoyans hated it's leader, Rocksthunder, and wanted to conquer his nation. However everyone outside of Osoyoos completely rejected this idea, simply suggesting that the status quo be upheld, being a close alliance to Jefferson. Regardless, altercations between Osoyans and Jeffersonians were not uncommon in the later days of Osoyoos, and harassment of Rocksthunder in global chat was commonplace among Osoyan leadership. Osoyoos also generally supported raising a PvP army to protect Cascadia from hunters, as well as help in war, such as against Jefferson.

=== Ultranationalism ===
In combination with imperialism, Osoyoos was very nationalistic, not just for Cascadia, but for their in-group as well. They, as a result, would put those not within their group down, including Frontiersmen, and occasionally Social Democrats. They also disliked those who did not use microphones in voice chats, believing it to be harmful to the activity of Cascadia. This was one of their main criticisms of EmpressCorgo, the President throughout their existence and prominent Social Democrat, who refused to use microphones in voice chats, opting for [[Milgorn123]] to act as her voice at debates. They also had a distrust toward those they would refer to as "Discadians", Cascadians who were mainly active on discord instead of ingame, whether perceived or real. This was particularly levied at people such as EstiQT and [[SayerQT]], who fit the term's description. The term, which was invented by them, would later become part of the political lingo of Cascadia in 2025, introduced by [[Explosivefirewk]].

Osoyoos took insults to the nation and especially their in-group to heart, escalating conflicts very quickly, such as with Jefferson and the Frontier.

=== Christian Nationalist Faction ===
A section of Osoyoos, nearly all of which residents in the now-defunct town of Mt. Constantinople were devout Orthodox Christians. As a result, these people, mainly Thither138 and Ayashii, would promote a christian take on the Osoyan Ideology, mainly to promote Orthodox Christianity within Cascadia. However, due to the fact that enforcing theocratic principles is both unconstitutional and impractical in the settings of Cascadia and Minecraft, this would lead to very little in terms of actual difference of policy, although the town would be accused of homophobia at some points.

== Election Results ==

=== House of Representatives ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Election Month
!Results
!+/-
!Position
|-
|August 2023
|3/15
|New
|3rd
|-
|September 2023
|4/15
|1
|2nd
|-
|October 2023
|6/15*
|2
|2nd
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>All six representatives resigned by leaving the nation during the election's results, most almost immediately.

=== Presidency ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Election Month
! rowspan="2" |Candidate
! colspan="3" |First Preference Vote
! colspan="3" |Final Preference Vote
|-
!Votes
!%
!Position
!Votes
!%
!Result
|-
|August 2023
|PhantomXYZ
|22
|35.5%
|1st
|23
|37.1%
|Lost
|-
|September 2023
|Flatvent_One
|17
|31.5%
|2nd
|19
|35.2%
|Lost
|-
|October 2023
|Flatvent_One
|39
|48.8%
|1st
|40
|50%
|Lost*
|}
''*Due to the tie, under the Representation of the People Act, the election was decided by the newly-elected House of Representatives between Flatvent_One and EmpressCorgo. EmpressCorgo would win this with nine votes to Flatvent's one, partly due to the fact that 5 of the Osoyan representatives, and Flatvent himself, had resigned and left the country by this point.''

Osoyoos (political faction)

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''This Article is about a former political faction in Cascadia. For the now defunct town, see [[Osoyoos]].''

''It should be noted that political factions in Cascadia are almost always unofficial, and often informal. While Osoyoos was a coherent political faction, and very centralized, it was not a political party officially in any way.''

''It should also be noted that ideologies mentioned here are in the context of Minecraft, not the real world.''
{{PoliticalParty
|color=#ffbd5f
|title1=Osoyoos
|image1=[[File:Osoyoos Flag.png|80px]]
|chairname=Leaders
|chairperson=Flatvent_one KARN4 Alucart
|hq=Osoyoos, Cascadia (Today King County, Cascadia)
|ideology=Ultranationalism Cascadian irredentism Collectivism Fascism''(alleged)'' Christian nationalism ''(faction)''
|position=Syncretic
|colours={{Color box|#000000||}} (official) {{Color box|#ffbd5f||}} (customary)
|succeeded=[[Wagner War|Wagner Group]] ''(majority)'' Communist Party of Cascadia (xHydrist) ''(minority)''
|founded=August 9, 2023
|dissolved=October 22, 2023
}}'''Osoyoos''', also known as the '''Osoyoos movement''', the '''Hivemind''', or the '''Osoyoos Grand Fleet,''' were a hyper-accelerationist political faction and movement in [[Cascadia]] that existed between August 9 and October 22, 2023, dying out when most of the faction seceded following the results of the October 2025 presidential election. Their ideology followed nationalism, imperialism, jingoism, accelerationism, hivemind collectivism, and have often been compared to fascism. The faction started from the friend group that settled under the town of the same name, however grew quickly, eventually encompassing around a third of Cascadia's active population, quickly obtaining political prominence in Cascadian politics, acting as a third position challenging the traditional two factions of the Cascadian Populist Era, namely the Social Democrats and the Populists. In the August 2023 presidential election, Osoyoos-aligned [[PhantomXYZ]] from the town of Sierra-Vista, won the most first-preference votes, although lost to the incumbent center-left president EmpressCorgo. The Osoyoos political machine reached their height in October of 2023, where in that month's elections their presidential candidate, [[Flatvent_One]], tied with incumbent [[EmpressCorgo]], with exactly 40 votes each according to final preference votes. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, a majority of Osoyoos's figures left the nation, and unclaimed their towns for gold, deleting them, and admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power and secede as they did. Osoyoos left a legacy of causing Cascadia to go into a short but chaotic era in which the nation was extremely politically unstable and toxic, particularly concerning their feuds with the Frontier, another political faction within Cascadia at the time. After their secession, they would go on to form the nation of [[Chad]], who would eventually start the [[Wagner War]] just two months later, and some members such as Karn4 would even go on to fight in the [[Great American War]] under North_Paso's Texas.

== Foundation and Early History ==

=== Beginning and Political Emergence ===
Osoyoos was originally a town owned between a group of friends, founded on July 3, 2023. They had a whole discord of around 40-50 members to bring with them, although not all of them would join EarthMC. They were not politically active for their first month of activity, mostly due to having other priorities such as building up their town and colonies. Eventually, they would branch out and form what they'd refer to as "colonies", being towns formed by Osoyans, still connected to the main friend group. These include the towns of, but are not limited to Baroque Works, founded by Flatvent_One, Grande_Furry, founded by Nephi_UwU_oWo, and Mt. Constantinople, founded by Thither138(Now CookiesWithGeorge). They had additionally formed town alliances in the south with YoOscars Sierra-Vista, which was one of the largest towns in Cascadia around this time.

This political inactivity changed around the time then Secretary of Defense RealLimpopo stole around 4,500 gold from the nation in a betrayal through a buyout of the [[Rocky Mountain Federation]] gone wrong. The Osoyans were incredibly angered by these actions at the time, leading them to urge the then President, [[EmpressCorgo]] to take military action through the proposal of founding a siege town called "PoopTown" on Banff's border, though the Corgo Administration opted to instead attempt to negotiate a repayment of the gold stolen. This eventually resulted in the unpopular Treaty of Walterston, a treaty to pay back those who donated to Cascadia for the purchase gone wrong at a rate of 50 gold per week. Regardless, Osoyans would continue to urge the Corgo Administration to "Grab them by the Rockies" and take military action on the RMB. Most of the communication between the Corgo Administration and representatives of the Osoyoos faction occurred in a group chat known as "True Based Cascadian Patriots".

Early in their political history, there was a scandal that started surrounding their discord server they brung along with them when they joined EarthMC, named "Town of Morioh" at the time. The server had a few NSFW channels inside. The real issue outsiders took with this, however, was the insufficient security surrounding them. The only security to keep possible minors from viewing the content inside, according to Osoyan officials themselves was Discord's official protection, which only verifies that the user had set their account's age to over 18, alongside a "minor" role that the leaders would place on anyone they had suspicion of was a minor. The problem with both of these is that they did not prevent someone from lying about their age whatsoever, and as a result other Cascadians took issue. This culminated in a group chat argument between Osoyans and members of the Corgo Administration, who were asking that they either put up better security or just delete said channels. While Osoyans defended the security levels behind the NSFW channels, they eventually surrendered and deleted the NSFW channels later that night, particularly because only one person in their discord had actively been using it. Regardless, this scandal would follow them throughout the rest of their time in Cascadia and even after their secession, particularly with Frontiersmen who had used this to claim Osoyoos was deliberately showing NSFW content to minors, even though this was a case of negligence and not legitimate malice.

=== August Elections and Term ===
After this, Osoyoos would make their entrance to Cascadian politics in the August 2023 Elections. This election cycle was very unique, as in a total of eight candidates ran for president, the most ever, a record not met until the July 2025 elections. What made this election cycle unique for Osoyoos however is that not a single one of them had been in Cascadia long enough to run for President, including the oldest member, Karn4. As a result, they chose to back candidate [[PhantomXYZ]] from the town of Sierra-Vista, who would then go on to become a front-runner in the election and get the most first-preference votes, however was beat out by incumbent Social Democrat EmpressCorgo. This was extremely unexpected to the rest of Cascadia, as it was predicted that PhantomXYZ would actually be one of the worst performing candidates in the election, due to being considered by many to be inactive.

Throughout the August 2023 term, Osoyoos would focus on the Rocky Mountain Brotherhood, as well as growing their faction outside of the original friend group. It was during this time that they gained extra members, including xHydre, Rodekeel, Orbit2510, YoOscar, Aurivia, GreshamBTW and others. They also grew closer with the Frontier faction, often spending time together in voice chats on the Frontier discord. Much of the term was marked by tensions with the RMB, the unpopular Treaty of Walterston, and Project Nation Shop. As a result, the rest of the August term was relatively uneventful and quiet, however political stability still had declined since before the botched RMF buyout.

== Late History and Secession ==

=== September Election ===
Unlike the August Elections, Osoyoos was able to put up their own presidential candidates this election, so as a result they put up Flatvent_One as their candidate. They also put up more representative candidates, most of which won, giving them decent portion of the seats in the House of Representatives. However, Flatvent_One would go on to lose the election to EmpressCorgo a second time, in a similar manner to the last election cycle, with Flatvent having the most first-preference votes, then being beat out by EmpressCorgo's final-preference votes, much of which was from the Frontier Faction, who had become wary of Osoyoos by this point. The silver lining for Osoyoos though is that two of them got to be in Corgo's cabinet, with Flatvent_One as the Secretary of Home Affairs, already having been an advisor beforehand, and Karn4 as the Secretary of Defense.

=== Feuds with Frontier and Jefferson ===
Immediately after the September elections, Osoyoos publicly scorned the Frontier as political enemies, accusing them of betrayal. They claimed that the Frontier violated a pact they made, that they would put each other's presidential candidates, Flatvent_One and Beamz30 in second-preference, which would boost both factions electorally above the Social Democrat faction of Cascadia. Frontier-supporting voters did not do this, mainly putting EmpressCorgo as their second preference vote instead of Flatvent. The Frontier denied such a pact ever being agreed to, and as it would have it, no evidence for such a deal has come up since. Regardless, Osoyoos supporters and leaders immediately started to spar with Frontier ones, in arguments in Cascadia's international general chat that would last thousands of messages over a couple days.

Both factions would appeal to the Corgo Administration to take their side, however EmpressCorgo elected not to take a side, at least at first. By this point, both factions were still neutral or even friendly with the Social Democrat faction. Regardless of this, EmpressCorgo sympathized with the Frontier side of the feud, believing Osoyoos's accusation to be erroneous and their agitation to be arbitrary. As EmpressCorgo's cabinet included both Frontiersmen and Osoyans, her cabinet would be ideologically split this term, and entrenched, toxic arguments would spring in the cabinet chat, something that was and continues to be extremely rare in Cascadia's cabinet chats. Eventually, EmpressCorgo had enough and fired Flatvent_One from her cabinet on October 5th, replacing him with GreshamBTW, who was another Osoyan, but less agitating to the other cabinet members.

In an incident on September 30, one or more Osoyans visited the Jeffersonian capital of Fresno, where one Osoyan criticized the quality of the builds there, possibly outright shit-talking them. In response, Rocksthunder, the leader of the nation, snapped back by referencing Town of Morioh's unsecured NSFW channels. Osoyoos took grave offense to this, believing it to imply that they were pedophiles. As a result, Osoyoos considered Jefferson to be an enemy because of this, and believed that Cascadia should declare war on and conquer the nation. They even drafted a bill to declare war on Jefferson entirely, however this failed to pass the House of Representatives by a wide margin, with the President likely to veto it even if it did. This was in contrast to the official relations between the two nations, as Cascadia and Jefferson were close allies and both governments regularly convened. Both the Social Democrats and Frontiersmen believed Osoyoos's grudge to be ridiculous, and it was one of the main contributing factors to the Corgo Administration finally growing tired of the faction, and choosing to fully oppose them later on.

Throughout October, both sides would take shots at each other's reputation, with the Frontier slinging accusations of Osoyoos being filled with "creeps" and "sexual deviants", citing Town of Morioh's now-deleted NSFW channels. Frontier would also refer to Osoyoos as ideological extremists, particularly accusing them of fascism, leaking recordings of voice chats to the Corgo Administration where Osoyan leaders said to "get the cringe people out", in an attempt to get the Corgo Administration on their side. Osoyan leaders would also leak to the Corgo Administration plans by the Frontier to secede from Cascadia assisted by North_Paso, which was leaked by North_Paso himself. However, the Corgo administration didn't take offense to the gesture, as the plan was several months ago by this point and had been abandoned very quickly. By the week of the October 2023 Elections, the Corgo Administration was fully on the side of the Frontier, believing Osoyoos's imperialist ideas and hints at authoritarianism to be a threat to the nation, alongside being tired of needing to hold back the faction from escalating relatively minor incidents with other groups.

=== October Election and Secession ===
The buildup to the October Election was tense, and extremely chaotic, as the nation was divided between Osoyoos and a coalition between Social Democrats and Frontiersmen. Osoyoos championed being for invading Jefferson, making a better deal with the RMB, whom they were friendly with by this point, and heavily criticized the Frontier and Social Democrats for being "cowardly". On the other hand, the Frontier's candidate, Beamz30, simply went with the usual Frontier policies of the time, although being vehemently Anti-Osoyoos. The Social Democrat candidate, incumbent EmpressCorgo, also continued her usual policies of economic development, however adding pacifism, heavily criticizing Osoyoos for their imperialism and anti-democratic hinting, praising her and the Frontier's presidential ticket as "a vote for sanity". Heated discussions plagued the election, with Osoyan leaders hinting at undemocratic ideals, however possibly sarcastic. There was also another presidential candidate, named YoOscar, who was Osoyoos-Aligned, however did not gain traction and would go on to only get a tiny fraction of the vote.

On the night of October 22, the voting period had passed, and Sayerleft started to count votes. By XX:XX PM ET, she had completed the counting, and around 20~ people gathered in a nation-wide voice chat to watch the election results, including members from all factions. The election results were revealed by live messages in a dedicated channel, and Sayerleft had started the process of this at 8:00 PM ET. In the presidential results, first-preference votes had Osoyoos with a near majority of the vote, with EmpressCorgo and Beamz30 trailing behind. YoOscar's small voting pool was then redistributed, with one vote going to Flatvent_One, and one going to EmpressCorgo. Then finally, Beamz30 was eliminated, with every single vote of his going to EmpressCorgo, bringing EmpressCorgo and Flatvent_One to a perfect tie, requiring a house vote for one candidate to win.

Osoyoo's immediate reaction was of extreme anger, and they decided to hold a speech in their hometown of the same name, of which around a dozen came. It was revealed by Milgorn123 however that the platform the audience stood on was actually a carpet trap. Because of his actions, only a single person died to the trap, and he was later awarded with the Cascadian Medal of Freedom. In the voice chat, Osoyan leaders in extreme anger denounced Cascadia, complained about Cascadia's electoral system, the [[Nonpartisan proportionality|Single Transferable Vote]], and announced their secession from Cascadia to start a nation in Africa, later known to be Chad, which happened immediately after.

Alucart, a leader within the movement, is widely known for declaring in a well known quote:

"Alrighty ya'll it's been fun while it lasted but imma be real, that election proved that some of you people are fake fellas. I'm out. Good luck on y'all's next election cuz you guys are gonna need it!"

The Osoyoos Secession happened throughout the night and into the next day. At 12:07:45 AM, the first town to secede, Mt. Constantinople led by Thither138 left. 30 seconds after at 12:08:11 AM, Baroque Works, Flatvent's town left the nation followed by Osoyoos itself just 3 seconds later. They were then followed by Grande Furry a minute later at 12:09:14 AM. At 12:22:20, Orbit2510 left the nation under Fairview. At 12:25:41, Alucart founded the first town of what would become the main metropolitan area of Chad, named "Akenuts" at the time of founding. After this, Rodekeel's town of Windhelm and Sierra Vista under YoOscar would leave later on.

A few Osoyan towns temporarily joined Nuevo_Leon, however most would very quickly leave to start the nation of Chad in central Africa. YoOscar under Sierra Vista seceded, however did not join Chad. A few Osoyoos-aligned players and mayors who were not as deep within the faction would stay, most notably xHydre, who would go on to found the Cascadian Communist Party with xStoicx, and later secede with NWT, fighting in the [[Cascadia-NWT War]]. Osoyoos proper would be rolled back a few days later by EMC Staff as per Karn4's request. By October 24th, the secession was completed, and Osoyoos would begin to build the nation of Chad.

== Aftermath of Secession ==
Most of those within Cascadia were jubilant in response to Osoyoos's secession, believing them to have been a major threat to the nation's democracy and even security, as Flatvent had admitted they were planning to steal the entirety of the nation's bank if he had won, as they were seceding. Cascadia's population and activity experienced a significant dip, with Cascadia's population experiencing a low of 178 from 280~, not experienced since the foundation of the nation itself. The fact that Osoyoos not only seceded, but left the region entirely, was seen as a major positive to Cascadia, as it prevented Cascadia from going into civil war and losing territory, such as with the RMF's secession. The secession was said to be the second best possible outcome for Cascadia concerning Osoyoos, behind them quitting the server entirely. However, these views were not expressed by the government publicly as to avoid foreigners from viewing the events as government repression. Osoyoo's short but storied existence is often considered to be Cascadian Democracy's greatest test yet, one which Cascadia narrowly passed.

Though the nation kept growing after the secession, activity was lower and as a result, the October term was relatively uneventful excluding the merger of Jefferson into Cascadia and the fallout from the [[Hanse Library Robbery]]. This would actually lead to Chad, who were made up of the seceded Osoyans, surpassing Cascadia in population for a very short period in December. However, by the time of the [[Wagner War]] Cascadia's population and activity increased back to pre-secession levels, and would continue to grow after that.

Many of the towns within Chad followed similar naming practices to their towns in Cascadia, with a capital called Osoyoos, Flatvent_One founding a town named Baroque Works again, and the same so for Thither138 and his Mt. Constantinople. The majority of Osoyoos who founded Chad would later seek revenge on Cascadia, accusing Sayerleft of having rigged the election results in favor of EmpressCorgo, albeit unfounded. This resulted in them starting the [[Wagner War]], eventually leading to multiple other nations such as Texas joining in. Chad would permanently decline in activity during the later stages of the Wagner War, eventually disbanding some time in spring of 2024. After this, they would resettle in [[Aurora:Germany|Germany]], eventually scattering or quitting the server throughout the rest of 2024. Two Wagner members, Flatvent and Karn, would later join Texas and fight against Cascadia during the Great American War. Karn especially was greatly trusted in Texas, and as a result, had access to their fortunes. However, Karn grew gradually more annoyed with North_Paso, eventually deciding to take much of Texas's fortunes and leaving, while also selling a town he had sniped from Cascadia back to the nation for four dollars and a grilled cheese.

== Ideology & Organization ==

=== Organization ===
Osoyoos was very collectivist, and as a result, tended to be more organized than the two other major political factions at the time. They voted in a very unified manner, employing heavy vote whipping from the discord they brought along with them when they originally came to Cascadia, even requiring some members to screen share themselves voting to leadership in order to make sure they voted correctly. As a result, SayerQT remarked about it during revealing the October election results, saying "Shout out to Osoyoos for all voting the same though, made it faster to calculate,". This vote whipping gave them a boost over the Social Democrat and Frontier factions in first preference votes, who did not do this, or at the very least not at nearly the same scale Osoyoos did. This is also what led to Osoyoos performing so comparatively poorly in final preference votes, never gaining more than two votes ever by then. Generally, Karn4 and Flatvent_One were the two main leaders of the faction, however Flatvent would be the one to run in Presidential elections. Outside of this, other lower, but still important leaders within the party included Alucart, Orbit2510 and Thither171(CookiesWithGeorge) earlier on.

=== Imperialism ===
Osoyoos was very imperialist, generally supporting the military expansion of Cascadia into an empire. This was particularly shown in their altercations with Jefferson, who was Cascadia's southern neighbor at the time. Osoyans hated it's leader, Rocksthunder, and wanted to conquer his nation. However everyone outside of Osoyoos completely rejected this idea, simply suggesting that the status quo be upheld, being a close alliance to Jefferson. Regardless, altercations between Osoyans and Jeffersonians were not uncommon in the later days of Osoyoos, and harassment of Rocksthunder in global chat was commonplace among Osoyan leadership. Osoyoos also generally supported raising a PvP army to protect Cascadia from hunters, as well as help in war, such as against Jefferson.

=== Ultranationalism ===
In combination with imperialism, Osoyoos was very nationalistic, not just for Cascadia, but for their in-group as well. They, as a result, would put those not within their group down, including Frontiersmen, and occasionally Social Democrats. They also disliked those who did not use microphones in voice chats, believing it to be harmful to the activity of Cascadia. This was one of their main criticisms of EmpressCorgo, the President throughout their existence and prominent Social Democrat, who refused to use microphones in voice chats, opting for [[Milgorn123]] to act as her voice at debates. They also had a distrust toward those they would refer to as "Discadians", Cascadians who were mainly active on discord instead of ingame, whether perceived or real. This was particularly levied at people such as EstiQT and [[SayerQT]], who fit the term's description. The term, which was invented by them, would later become part of the political lingo of Cascadia in 2025, introduced by [[Explosivefirewk]].

Osoyoos took insults to the nation and especially their in-group to heart, escalating conflicts very quickly, such as with Jefferson and the Frontier.

=== Christian Nationalist Faction ===
A section of Osoyoos, nearly all of which residents in the now-defunct town of Mt. Constantinople were devout Orthodox Christians. As a result, these people, mainly Thither138 and Ayashii, would promote a christian take on the Osoyan Ideology, mainly to promote Orthodox Christianity within Cascadia. However, due to the fact that enforcing theocratic principles is both unconstitutional and impractical in the settings of Cascadia and Minecraft, this would lead to very little in terms of actual difference of policy, although the town would be accused of homophobia at some points.

== Election Results ==

=== House of Representatives ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Election Month
!Results
!+/-
!Position
|-
|August 2023
|3/15
|New
|3rd
|-
|September 2023
|4/15
|1
|2nd
|-
|October 2023
|6/15*
|2
|2nd
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>All six representatives resigned by leaving the nation during the election's results, most almost immediately.

=== Presidency ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Election Month
! rowspan="2" |Candidate
! colspan="3" |First Preference Vote
! colspan="3" |Final Preference Vote
|-
!Votes
!%
!Position
!Votes
!%
!Result
|-
|August 2023
|PhantomXYZ
|22
|35.5%
|1st
|23
|37.1%
|Lost
|-
|September 2023
|Flatvent_One
|17
|31.5%
|2nd
|19
|35.2%
|Lost
|-
|October 2023
|Flatvent_One
|39
|48.8%
|1st
|40
|50%
|Lost*
|}
''*Due to the tie, under the Representation of the People Act, the election was decided by the newly-elected House of Representatives between Flatvent_One and EmpressCorgo. EmpressCorgo would win this with nine votes to Flatvent's one, partly due to the fact that 5 of the Osoyan representatives, and Flatvent himself, had resigned and left the country by this point.''

Rosey

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders.)]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026 (professional)
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in North America and among the Cascadian diaspora)
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''' is an objective-based team PvP sport played primarily in North America and originating in Terra Aurora's [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "home zone," located on opposite ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to tackle or "down" an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. Rosey has often been considered a mix of various elements of different sports, including rugby, basketball, gridiron football, cricket, and baseball, as well as mini-games like capture-the-flag.

Governed by the Rosey Federation, the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the [[Rosey Federation League]], or RFL, consisting of 8 teams, 7 of which are located in North America (4 in America, 1 in Cariboo, 1 in Texas, and 1 in Acadia), and 1 of which in Europe (Switzerland).
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Terra Aurora [[Victoria]]'s Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey pitch is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team.

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a wooden bat with Knockback I. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball.

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the try and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as the Hole during a Try, one point is awarded to the defending team. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket. This is known as a hole batted in, or HBI.

===Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Positions===
There are not set positions in Rosey, however several positions have emerged as descriptors of certain roles players can fall into.
*'''Forwards''': A forward is a player that is predominately the scorer. Their role is typically to simply run through the defense and avoid attacking defenders. A player that is a forward typically will have a high offensive value and a relatively low defensive value in their statistics.
*'''Backs''': A back is a player that predominately acts on defense and is notable for their PvP skills. In conventional rosey strategy, a back typically tries to clear defenders on offense to allow their forward to score.
*'''Power forwards''' and '''Power backs''' ('''Powerbacks''') are forwards and backs that have the skills of both a forward and a back but are specialized as either a back or forward. The 'power' in the name indicates their flexibility and their two-way skill.
The Rosey Federation uses the metrics of Offensive Value Above Replacement (O-VAR) and Defensive Value Above Replacement (D-VAR) to determine the positional classification of a player. The table below represents the classification criteria:
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Positive oVAR
!Negative oVAR
|-
!Positive dVAR
|If oVAR higher, '''Power forward'''
If dVAR higher, '''Power back'''
|'''Back'''
|-
!Negative dVAR
|'''Forward'''
|If oVAR higher, '''Forward'''
If dVAR higher, '''Back'''
|}

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

====Penalty====
Penalties are typically enforced via 9-meter changes in a team's launching position. The only offenses resulting in such a punishment are false starts and unsportsmanlike conduct. Illicit substance usage also results in such a punishment, however also leads to the ejection of the offending player.

==History==
Rosey has a long history, originating in the various athletic and game clubs present in early Cascadia on Terra Aurora. Rosey, originally known by names such as Rose game, Rosebat, or Whackbat, is believed to have gradually evolved in 2023, with the rules finally being codified by an established governing body in December 2025, with [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation, becoming the first commissioner of the sport. The sport was heavily promoted in late 2025 and early 2026 as a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

Throughout its history, it has been also called Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first major stadium was planned to be built.

The first professional match was a friendly between the Astoria Athletic Club (now [[Fighting Salish|Salish]]), and the Grouse Athletic Club (now the [[Neverland Pirates]]).

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosey Federation became the organizing of the first professional league, which was announced as the Rosey Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

Following the successful first season ending shortly prior to the closure of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra, the various clubs were either relocated to new locations on Terra Nostra, or sold to new owners.

====Rule changes====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides=====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

======Removal======
The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone.
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = North America and Western Europe
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 210 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, America
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Summer 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season II]]}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in North America and Western Europe. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is one of two major sports league in North America (along with the EFL), the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. The RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 9 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season II]] began on May 30, 2026, and is expected to conclude in late July 2026 with the second edition of the league's grand final, the Ranger Cup.

=== Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as the Swiss Redeyes, representing a whole country, and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 7 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit. In the past, several clubs had been owned by local governments but have since been sold.

Starting in the second season, each team plays 9 regular season games, competing once against every other club in the league once, plus two games determined based on place in the standings. Each club plays as close as possible to half away games and half home games, although the clubs with a better record in the previous season have one more home game than the others. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Club
!City
!Homepark
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Chicago, America
|Wrigley Field
|''I, II''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Halifax Havaikans'''
| Halifax, Acadia
|Valedux Memorial Stadium
|''I, II''
|GuyWithALife
|-
|'''Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit'''
|Detroit, America
|Manicouagan Park
|''I, II''
| [[HawaiianDPG|TheeHawaiian]]
|-
|'''St. Louis Pioneers'''
| St. Louis, America
| Prairiedog Park
| ''I, II''
|[[KayP7]]
|-
|'''[[Neverland Pirates]]'''
|Neverland, Texas
| Pirates Park
|''I, II''
| JoeJoe77
|-
|'''Swiss Redeyes'''
|Zürich, Switzerland
|New Redeyes Field
| ''I, II''
|Bachinuni
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|Cincinnati, America
|Kingdome
|''I, II''
|Joesheisty
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|Comment Field
|''I, II''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

=== Popularity ===
Rosey is largely considered the most popular sport in Eastern North America and the Pacific Northwest. In the Southwest of North America its popularity is second to that of Gridiron football and the [[EFL]] (EarthMC Football League), which dominates Texas and California, although RFL nonetheless has presence in Texas with the RFL's Neverland Pirates. It has also gained some popularity in Western Europe, with the Swiss Redeyes bolstering Rosey to be the second-largest sport in Switzerland behind F1 Racing, and has garnered limited popularity in France and North Africa.

RFL is the most-viewed sports league on EarthMC, with the second-highest average attendance. It has the fourth-highest estimated fanbase and playerbase, and is one of the fastest growing organized sports.

RFL players consist of various nationalities. As of June 2026, 31% of active professional rosey players on RFL rosters are American, 21% are Acadian, 10% are Swiss, and 7% are Texan. 14% are from nations in the Pacific Northwest (Cascadia, Cariboo, Montana), 6% are from other nations in Eastern North America (Massachusetts, New York), and the remainder are from other nations around the globe such as France, Mauretania, and Australia.

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs prior to a professional season.

====January 2026 RFL draft ====
Six players were entered into the draft.

For the first draft, clubs were given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rated the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players was then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player drafted the player, with the exception that a club could only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players were also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
! Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
| Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
|Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
| 5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
| [[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==== May 2026 RFL draft====
19 players were entered into the draft. All returning professional players from the previous season were immediately placed into the draft, with the exception that each club could maintain their manager if their manager was a player-manager, and each club could reserve up to one non-managerial player to not enter the draft. Reserving either a player-manager or a non-managerial reserved player resulted in a penalization of one order placement in the draft per reserve.

The draft operated under a modified traditional model, incorporating the aforementioned penalties for player reservation. Clubs that were never eliminated from playoff contention at any point in the season were given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its win-loss record in the previous season. Above these clubs, the teams that were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention at some point in the season were ordered based on their record after their elimination. For clubs that had the same record, their position in the draft order for each round rotates in some way amongst the clubs with tied records. From this position, the club can either select a player or trade its position to another team for other draft positions, a player, or players, or any combination thereof. The round is complete when each team has either selected a player or traded its position in the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
!Player
!Pos.
!Club drafted to
!Experience
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|PF
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|1x RFL Season MVP, Ranger Cup MVP, RFL Top Point Scorer, All-Star, 183 pro career attempts with Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|Beamz
|PB
|Cincinnati Royals
|1x All-Star, 85 pro career attempts with Oakwood Oakwardens
|-
|3
|Weirdguy
|B
|Halifax Havaikans
|1x All-Star, 111 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|4
|DinoNuggiez1029
|
| Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|5
|Swat907
|F
|St. Louis Pioneers
|40 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|6
|SergioTheCrafter
| PF
|Fighting Salish
|41 pro career attempts with Manicouagan Golden Bears
|-
|7
|DrPogFoot
|B
|Neverland Pirates
|n/a
|-
|8
|Oce_
|F
|Swiss Redeyes
|59 pro career attempts with Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|9
|SausageQT
|F
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|53 pro career attempts with Sandrift Phoenixes
|-
|10
|sometexan
|
| Halifax Havaikans
|n/a
|-
|11
|Xultimate
|F
|Cincinnati Royals
| 4 pro career attempts with Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|12
|Asp1rit
|B
|St. Louis Pioneers
|n/a
|-
|13
|TheNick2
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|14
|xBest_Name_Everx
|
|Neverland Pirates
|Participation in exhibition match
|-
|15
|Golfistayt
|
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|n/a
|-
|16
|IKEA_1
|
|Swiss Redeyes
|n/a
|-
|17
|CodeData
|
|Cincinnati Royals
|n/a
|-
|18
|Capitanfra
|
|Halifax Havaikans
|1 pro career attempt with Halifax Havaikans
|-
|19
|RIP1C
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|}
Salish would have had the 15th pick, but passed.

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and directly administers RoseyTV, which broadcasts RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosey Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Bachinuni
|February 1, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|-
|GuyWithALife
|since February 13, 2026
|-
|Flippizzacake
|since March 1, 2026
|}

Second RFL season

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = Second Rosey federation season
| image = [[File:RFLLogo.webp|100px]]
| league = [[RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
| sport = [[Rosey]]
| duration = May 30, 2026 – August 9, 2026
| matches = 39
| teams = 8
| views = 50+
| color = green
| season = Regular season
| title1 = Ryzenix sword
| title1winner = TBD
| mvp = TBD
| topscorer = TBD
| playoff_spots=4
| finals=[[2nd Ranger Cup]]
| finals_winner=TBD
| finals_runnerup=TBD
| previous=[[First RFL season|Spring 2026]]
| next=[[Third RFL season|Next]]
}}The '''Second Rosey federation league season''' is the current season of the [[RFL|Rosey Federation League]], the highest level of competition in the sport of [[Rosey]].

The league includes 8 teams. 7 of them are in North America (4 in America, 1 in Acadia, 1 in Texas, 1 in Cariboo), and one is in Western Europe (Switzerland). With one match per team a week, each team will play a total of nine regular season matches, one against every other team in the league, and two additional matches based on standing position. The top four teams of the eight by win-loss record will advance to a postseason playoffs, determining the two teams that competed for the Ranger Cup.

All clubs either relocated, rebranded, changed ownership, or did all three ahead of this season. This season is the first to be held following the launch of Terra Nostra. The Eureka Warriors and Sandrift Phoenixes were put into league administration following the conclusion of the Spring season, and were bought by KayP7 and Joesheisty respectively, moving the franchises to St. Louis and Cincinnati. The Grouse Bombers were sold to JoeJoe77 and were moved to Neverland, Texas to become the Pirates, and the Manicouagan Golden Bears were sold by the Manicouagan County government to TheeHawaiian on the condition that the clubs retains Manicouagan in the name. The club was branded the Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit.

The May 2026 RFL draft was held on May 9, 2026 in anticipation of the season, and saw 19 players selected by league clubs. Several of these players were prominent players released under strict draft rules by their original clubs. Major moves in the offseason saw reigning top point scorer and Ranger Cup MVP Flippizzacake go from Salish to Detroit, and prominent backs such as Beamz and Weirdguy move from Oakwood to Cincinnati and Eureka to Halifax, respectively.

The regular season began on May 30, 2026, with the Halifax Havaikans defeating the Swiss Redeyes 83–48 in the first match of the season. This result was the first franchise loss for the Redeyes and the first contested franchise win for the Havaikans. The season is expected to conclude.

This was the only season of the RFL conducted on Terra Aurora.

==Teams==
[[File:RFLSeason2Teams.webp|thumb|403x403px|Locations of teams for the Summer 2026 RFL season]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!Location
!Stadium
!Manager
|-
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|Detroit, Michigan, America
|Manicouagan Park
|TheeHawaiian
|-
|Swiss Redeyes
|Zurich, Switzerland
|New Redeyes Field
|LadyEsquimalt
|-
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|Comment Field
|The_Last_Comment
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|Cincinnati, Ohio, America
|Kingdome
|Joesheisty
|-
|Fighting Salish
|Chicago, Illinois, America
|Wrigley Field
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|Halifax Havaikans
|Halifax, South Nova Scotia, Acadia
|Halifax National Stadium
|GuyWithALife
|-
|St. Louis Pioneers
|St. Louis, Missouri, America
|Prairiedog Park
|KayP7
|-
|Neverland Pirates
|Neverland, Texas
|Pirates Park
|JoeJoe77
|}

==Standings==

===Federation League===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Rosey Federation League
! rowspan="2" |Team
! colspan="4" |Record
! rowspan="2" |DIFF
! colspan="2" |Offense
! colspan="3" |Defense
|-
!W
!L
!Pct.
!GB
!PPA
!WIK%
!TKW
!WS
!STOP%
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|1
|0
|1.000
|–
| +51
|2.82
|.438
|19
|2
|.900
|-
|Halifax Havaikans
|1
|0
|1.000
|–
| +35
|3.20
|.632
|8
|5
|.500
|-
|Chicago Fighting Salish
|0
|0
|–
|0.5
|–
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|0
|0
|–
|0.5
|–
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|St. Louis Pioneers
|0
|0
|–
|0.5
|–
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Detroit Mariners
|0
|0
|–
|0.5
|–
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Swiss Redeyes
|0
|1
|.000
|1.0
|–35
|1.45
|.417
|1
|7
|.190
|-
|Neverland Pirates
|0
|1
|.000
|1.0
|–51
|0.52
|.333
|5
|9
|.410
|}

====Forfeited games====
There have been no forfeited games so far.

==Regular season player statistics==

===By Power Rating===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+RFL Season II — Player power ratings
!Player
!Club
!Power
!NPV
!WAR
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
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===By defensive production===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+RFL Season II — Player takeaways, saved wickets, and STOP%
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!TKW
!WS
!STOP%
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===By offensive production===
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!Club
!Pts.
!PPA
!RUN%
!WIK%
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==Match scores==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official matches
!Week
! colspan="5" |RFL Season 1 — Regular Season
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|1
|'''Halifax 83''' Redeyes 48
|'''Cincinnati 62''' Neverland 11
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First RFL season

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = First Rosey federation season
| image = [[File:RFLLogo.webp|100px]]
| league = [[RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
| sport = [[Rosey]]
| duration = January 23, 2026 – March 29, 2026
| matches = 31
| teams = 8
| views = 800+
| color = green
| season = Regular season
| title1 = Ryzenix trident
| title1winner = [[File:LoonLakeRedeyesLogo.webp|10px]] Loon Lake Redeyes (7-0)
| mvp = [[File:FightingSalish.webp|10px]] Flippizzacake
| topscorer = [[File:FightingSalish.webp|10px]] Flippizzacake (378)
| playoff_spots=4
| finals=[[1st Ranger Cup]]
| finals_winner=[[File:LoonLakeRedeyesLogo.webp|10px]] Loon Lake Redeyes
| finals_runnerup=[[File:FightingSalish.webp|10px]] Fighting Salish
| finals_MVP=[[File:FightingSalish.webp|10px]] Flippizzacake|10px]] Flippizzacake
| previous=''None''
| next=[[Second RFL season|Summer 2026]]
}}The '''First Rosey federation league season''' was the inaugural season of the [[RFL|Rosey Federation League]], the highest level of competition in the sport of [[Rosey]].

The league included 8 teams entirely from the [[Aurora:Cascadia|Republic of Cascadia]]. With one match per team a week, each team played a total of seven matches, one against every other team in the league. The top four teams of the eight by win-loss record advanced to a postseason playoffs, determining the two teams that competed for the Ranger Cup.

The regular season began on January 23, 2026, with the Grouse Bombers defeating the Manicouagan Golden Bears 62–42 in the first match of the season. The season ended on March 7, with the Loon Lake Redeyes being awarded the league's first Ryzenix trident with a 7-0 record. The postseason began on March 14, with two playoff games being held on that day, with Loon Lake defeating Oakwood 65–39, and the Fighting Salish defeating Grouse 73–66. The [[first Ranger Cup]] was held on March 29, 2026 between Salish and Loon Lake, in which Loon Lake defeated Salish in their rematch 47–45.

This was the only season of the RFL conducted on Terra Aurora.

== Teams==
[[File:RFLSeason1Teams.webp|thumb|403x403px|Locations of teams for the first RFL season]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!Location
!Stadium
!Manager
|-
|Manicouagan Golden Bears
|Fort Golfi, [[Manicouagan County]], [[Cascadia]]
|Golfi Stadium
|IKEA_1
|-
|Loon Lake Redeyes
|Loon Lake, Marseilles County, Cascadia
|Loon Lake Rosey Grounds
|LadyEsquimalt
|-
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|Oakwood, Comment County, Cascadia
|''(Travelling)''
|The_Last_Comment
|-
|Sandrift Phoenixes
|Sandrift, [[Missouri County]], Cascadia
|''(Travelling)''
|MagicallyEnvious
|-
|Fighting Salish
|[[Victoria]], Cascadia
|The Moxiedome
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|Hermosillo, Maricopa County, Cascadia
|''(Travelling)''
|Ahea
|-
|Eureka Warriors
|Eureka, Jefferson County, Cascadia
|''(Travelling)''
|[[BergenFly|Bergenfly]]
|-
| Grouse Bombers
|[[Grouse]], Cariboo County, Cascadia
|Grouse North Sporting Complex
|[[mjap04]]
|}

==Standings==

===Federation League===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Rosey Federation League
! rowspan="2" |Team
! colspan="4" |Record
! rowspan="2" |%
! colspan="2" |Offense
! colspan="3" |Defense
|-
!W
!L
!Pct.
!GB
!PPA
!WIK%
!TKW
!WS
!STOP%
|-
|Loon Lake Redeyes
|7
|0
|1.000
|–
|228.4
|3.69
|.822
|76
|16
|.644
|-
|Fighting Salish
|6
|1
|.857
|1
|130.4
|3.57
|.781
|54
|26
|.435
|-
|Grouse Bombers
|5
|2
|.714
| 2
|135.7
|3.55
|.713
|46
|40
|.446
|-
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|4
|3
|.571
|3
|108.8
|3.09
|.663
|49
|31
|.415
|-
|Eureka Warriors
|3
|4
|.429
|4
|92.6
|2.55
|.559
|36
|26
|.414
|-
|Manicouagan Golden Bears
|2
|5
|.286
|5
|66.0
|2.18
|.686
|21
|22
|.279
|-
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|1
|6
| .143
|6
|52.3
|2.15
|.383
| 6
| 15
|.140
|-
|Sandrift Phoenixes
| 0
|7
|.000
|7
|45.8
|2.39
|.605
|3
|13
|.104
|}

==== Forfeited games====
In week 1, Sandrift forfeited their match against Eureka. In week 5, Manicouagan forfeited their match against Loon Lake. In week 6, Havaikan forfeited their match to Eureka, and in week 7, Sandrift forfeited to both Manicouagan and Havikan. These forfeited games resulted in a recorded score of 19-0 and a win for the non-forfeiting team, however this does not count when calculating RUN% or PPA.

In addition, in week 5, the Hermosillo Havaikans forfeited at half-time to Grouse, resulting in the final score being only the score after the first inning.

==Regular season player statistics==

===By Power Rating===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+RFL Season I — Player power ratings
!Player
!Club
!Power
!TPI
|-
|4Floppa
|Salish
|4.33
|13 pts.
|-
|Flippizzacake
|Salish
|3.49
|496 pts.
|-
|Bachinuni
|Loon Lake
|3.02
|369 pts.
|-
|Beamz
|Oakwood
|3.01
|205 pts.
|-
|Bubu
|Loon Lake
|3.00
|306 pts.
|-
|JoeJoe77
|Grouse
|2.65
|310 pts.
|-
|Charles_Berk
|Sandrift
|2.00
|24 pts.
|-
|PavTheYT
|Grouse
|1.97
|183 pts.
|-
|LadyEsquimalt
|Loon Lake
|1.82
|51 pts.
|-
|Barles_Cherk
|Oakwood
|1.58
|30 pts.
|-
|swat907
|Eureka
|1.38
|55 pts.
|-
|ka_tie
|Oakwood
|1.34
|106 pts.
|-
|StarSlayer0818
|Oakwood
|1.33
|136 pts.
|-
|Hawaiian
|Manicouagan
|1.33
|88 pts.
|-
|Weirdguy
|Eureka
|1.23
|137 pts.
|-
|SausageQT

|Sandrift
|1.21
|64 pts.
|-
|SergioTheCrafter
|Manicouagan
|1.15
|47 pts.
|-
|KayP7
|Salish
|1.13
|54 pts.
|-
|Oce_78
|Hermosillo
|1.02
|50 pts.
|-
|Xultimate
|Loon Lake
|1.00
|4 pts.
|-
|Mjap04
|Grouse
|0.97
|61 pts.
|-
|Setrus
|Salish
|0.86
|98 pts.
|-
|FRAMEMOGGIN
|Salish
|0.36
|9 pts.
|-
|GuyWithALife
|Hermosillo
|0.30
|19 pts.
|-
|ejsj1
|Manicouagan
|0.16
|5 pts.
|-
|Bergenfly
|Eureka
|0.11
|3 pts.
|-
|Yellow_Clover
|Hermosillo
|0.00
|0 pts.
|-
|EIGHTH888WONDER
| Oakwood
| -0.14
| -5 pts.
|-
|John__Lenin
|Sandrift
| -0.14
| -4 pts.
|-
|TylenolEC
| Manicouagan
| -0.50
| -33 pts.
|-
|MagicallyEnvious
|Sandrift
| -0.64
| -32 pts.
|-
|Ahea
|Hermosillo
| -1.24
| -46 pts.
|-
|ProKARB56
|Sandrift
| -1.48
| -37 pts.
|-
|Toastermannalz
|Hermosillo
| -2.00
| -4 pts.
|}

===By defensive production===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+RFL Season I — Player takeaways, saved wickets, and STOP%
!Player
!Club
!TKW
!WS
!STOP%
|-
|4Floppa
|Salish
|2
|0
|.667
|-
|Beamz
|Oakwood
|36
|7
|.571
|-
|Bubu
|Loon Lake
|43
|9
|.457
|-
|Flippizzacake
|Salish
|43
|15
|.345
|-
|Weirdguy
|Eureka
|30
|16
|.328
|-
|Bachinuni
|Loon Lake
|33
|7
|.293
|-
|JoeJoe77
|Grouse
|29
|11
|.285
|-
|Hawaiian
|Manicouagan
|16
|5
|.273
|-
|PavTheYT
|Grouse
|15
|23
|.260
|-
|Charles_Berk
|Sandrift
|2
|2
|.233
|-
|John__Lenin
|Sandrift
|3
|8
|.221
|-
|Barles_Cherk
|Oakwood
|4
|0
|.211
|-
|FRAMEMOGGIN
|Salish
|4
|0
|.160
|-
|SergioTheCrafter
|Manicouagan
|3
|7
|.141
|-
|Bergenfly
|Eureka
|2
|4
|.129
|-
|StarSlayer0818
|Oakwood
|6
|14
|.114
|-
| GuyWithALife
|Hermosillo
| 4
|6
| .102
|-
|EIGHTH888WONDER
|Oakwood
|2
|3
|.086
|-
|KayP7
|Salish
|1
|7
|.079
|-
|Setrus
|Salish
|5
|10
|.079
|-
|Oce_78
|Hermosillo
|1
|7
|.078
|-
|swat907
|Eureka
|3
|0
|.075
|-
|Mjap04
|Grouse
|2
|6
|.070
|-
|ejsj1
|Manicouagan
|0
|5
| .065
|-
|ka_tie
|Oakwood
| 1
|7
|.048
|-
|MagicallyEnvious
|Sandrift
|0
|3
|.024
|-
|Ahea
|Hermosillo
|0
|2
|.022
|-
|ProKARB56
|Sandrift
|0
|1
|.016
|-
|SausageQT
|Sandrift
|0
|2
|.015
|-
|TylenolEC
|Manicouagan
|0
|2
|.012
|}

===By offensive production===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+RFL Season I — Player points (total and average), Wicket rate, Run rate
!Player
!Club
!Pts.
!PPA
!RUN%
!WIK%
|-
|Flippizzacake
|Salish
|378
|2.66
|.570
|.815
|-
|JoeJoe77
|Grouse
|293
|2.50
|.530
|.823
|-
|Bachinuni
|Loon Lake
|247
|2.02
|.426
|.865
|-
|StarSlayer0818
|Oakwood
|203
|1.99
|.471
|.583
|-
|ka_tie
|Oakwood
|151
|1.91
|.430
|.676
|-
|Bubu
|Loon Lake
|139
|1.36
|.275
|.964
|-
|SausageQT
|Sandrift
|121
|2.28
|.509
|.704
|-
|Setrus
|Salish
|118
|1.04
|.219
|.800
|-
|Mjap04
|Grouse
|112
|1.78
|.429
|.519
|-
|Oce_78
|Hermosillo
|102
|2.08
|.510
|.440
|-
|swat907
|Eureka
|98
|2.45
|.600
|.542
|-
|KayP7
|Salish
|98
|2.04
|.500
|.500
|-
|PavTheYT
|Grouse
|89
|.96
|.204
|.632
|-
|SergioTheCrafter
|Manicouagan
|84
|2.05
|.439
|.722
|-
|Hawaiian
|Manicouagan
|78
|1.18
|.258
|.765
|-
|LadyEsquimalt
|Loon Lake
|77
|2.75
|.679
|.526
|-
|Weirdguy
|Eureka
|70
|.63
|.135
|.733
|-
|Beamz
|Oakwood
|65
|.96
|.191
|1.000
|-
|GuyWithALife
|Hermosillo
|57
|.90
|.222
|.429
|-
|TylenolEC
|Manicouagan
|51
|.77
|.182
|.583
|-
|EIGHTH888WONDER
|Oakwood
|29
|.78
|.189
|.571
|-
|Bergenfly
|Eureka
|26
|.93
|.250
|.286
|-
|Charles_Berk
|Sandrift
|25
|2.08
|.417
|1.000
|-
|Ahea
|Hermosillo
|23
|.62
|.189
|.143
|-
|Barles_Cherk
|Oakwood
|21
|1.11
|.263
|.600
|-
|ProKARB56
|Sandrift
|20
|.80
|.240
|.167
|-
|MagicallyEnvious
|Sandrift
|18
|.36
|.100
|.200
|-
|ejsj1
|Manicouagan
|12
|.39
|.097
|.333
|-
| Xultimate
|Loon Lake
|8
| 2.00
|.500
| .500
|-
|John__Lenin
|Sandrift
|7
|.25
|.036
|1.000
|-
|FRAMEMOGGIN
|Salish
|6
|.24
|.080
|.000
|-
|4Floppa
|Salish
|5
|1.67
|.333
|1.000
|}

===By down totals===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+RFL Season I — Player down totals and differential
!Player
!Club
!+
!DIFF
!-
|-
|Bubu
|Loon Lake
|95
| +76
|19
|-
|Bachinuni
|Loon Lake
|77
| +61
|16
|-
|Flippizzacake
|Salish
|79
| +58
|21
|-
|PavTheYT
|Grouse
|50
| +47
|3
|-
|Beamz
|Oakwood
|46
| +40
|6
|-
|Weirdguy
|Eureka
|63
| +34
|29
|-
|Hawaiian
|Manicouagan
|28
| +11
|17
|-
|FRAMEMOGGIN
|Salish
|8
| +5
|3
|-
|JoeJoe77
|Grouse
|45
| +4
|41
|-
|Barles_Cherk
|Oakwood
|6
| +4
|2
|-
|Setrus
|Salish
|19
| +3
|16
|-
|4Floppa
|Salish
|2
| +2
|0
|-
|Charles_Berk
|Sandrift
|4
|
|4
|-
|Yellow_Clover
|Hermosillo
| 0
|
|0
|-
|KayP7
|Salish
|10
| -1
|11
|-
|LadyEsquimalt
|Loon Lake
|0
| -1
|1
|-
|Bergenfly
|Eureka
|6
| -1
|7
|-
|Xultimate
|Loon Lake
|0
| -1
|1
|-
| Toastermannalz
|Hermosillo
|0
| -1
|1
|-
|swat907
|Eureka
|5
| -2
|7
|-
|ejsj1
|Manicouagan
|5
| -2
|7
|-
|ka_tie
|Oakwood
|10
| -4
|14
|-
|Oce_78
|Hermosillo
|10
| -4
|14
|-
|John__Lenin
|Sandrift
|11
| -4
|15
|-
| StarSlayer0818
|Oakwood
|26
| -5
|31
|-
|GuyWithALife
|Hermosillo
|10
| -8
|18
|-
|EIGHTH888WONDER
|Oakwood
|10
| -8
|18
|-
|ProKARB56
|Sandrift
|2
| -10
|12
|-
|Mjap04
|Grouse
|11
| -12
|23
|-
|SergioTheCrafter
|Manicouagan
|11
| -12
|23
|-
|MagicallyEnvious
|Sandrift
|4
| -15
|19
|-
|SausageQT
|Sandrift
|2
| -16
|18
|-
| TylenolEC
|Manicouagan
|2
| -17
|19
|-
|Ahea
|Hermosillo
|2
| -23
|25
|}

==Match scores==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pre-season friendlies
!Date
!Home
!Score
!Away
|-
|January 2, 2026
|Astoria Football Club
|33–13
|Grouse Football Club
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official matches
!Week
! colspan="5" |RFL Season 1 — Regular Season
|-
|1
|'''Grouse 62''' Manicouagan 42
|'''Salish 74''' Hermosillo 30
|'''Eureka 19''' Sandrift 0
|'''Loon Lake 92''' Oakwood 30
|
|-
|2
|'''Loon Lake 90''' Hermosillo 9
|'''Salish 90''' Grouse 67
|'''Oakwood 77''' Sandrift 68
|'''Eureka 69''' Manicouagan 60
|
|-
|3
|'''Oakwood 86''' Hermosillo 55
|'''Loon Lake 75''' Grouse 27
|'''Salish 85''' Eureka 81
|
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|-
|4
|'''Salish 73''' Oakwood 65
| '''Manicouagan 68''' Hermosillo 67
|'''Loon Lake 70''' Eureka 44
|'''Grouse 126''' Sandrift 27
|
|-
|5
|'''Grouse 53''' Hermosillo 24
|'''Loon Lake 19''' Manicouagan 0
|'''Salish 77''' Sandrift 41
|'''Oakwood 60''' Eureka 37
|
|-
|6
|'''Salish 77''' Manicouagan 52
|'''Oakwood 88''' Manicouagan 11
|'''Grouse 84''' Oakwood 51
|'''Loon Lake 76''' Sandrift 53
|'''Eureka 19''' Hermosillo 0
|-
|7
|'''Manicouagan 19''' Sandrift 0
|'''Hermosillo 19''' Sandrift 0
|'''Grouse 75''' Eureka 55
|'''Loon Lake 69''' Salish 52
|
|}

Rosey

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player (PavTheYT) breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders (ka_tie and Beamz)]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026 (professional)
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in North America and among the Cascadian diaspora)
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''' is an objective-based team PvP sport played primarily in North America and originating in Terra Aurora's [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "home zone," located on opposite ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to tackle or "down" an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. Rosey has often been considered a mix of various elements of different sports, including rugby, basketball, gridiron football, cricket, and baseball, as well as mini-games like capture-the-flag.

Governed by the Rosey Federation, the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the [[Rosey Federation League]], or RFL, consisting of 8 teams, 7 of which are located in North America (4 in America, 1 in Cariboo, 1 in Texas, and 1 in Acadia), and 1 of which in Europe (Switzerland).
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Terra Aurora [[Victoria]]'s Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey pitch is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team.

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a wooden bat with Knockback I. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball.

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the try and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as the Hole during a Try, one point is awarded to the defending team. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket. This is known as a hole batted in, or HBI.

===Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Positions===
There are not set positions in Rosey, however several positions have emerged as descriptors of certain roles players can fall into.
*'''Forwards''': A forward is a player that is predominately the scorer. Their role is typically to simply run through the defense and avoid attacking defenders. A player that is a forward typically will have a high offensive value and a relatively low defensive value in their statistics.
*'''Backs''': A back is a player that predominately acts on defense and is notable for their PvP skills. In conventional rosey strategy, a back typically tries to clear defenders on offense to allow their forward to score.
*'''Power forwards''' and '''Power backs''' ('''Powerbacks''') are forwards and backs that have the skills of both a forward and a back but are specialized as either a back or forward. The 'power' in the name indicates their flexibility and their two-way skill.
The Rosey Federation uses the metrics of Offensive Value Above Replacement (O-VAR) and Defensive Value Above Replacement (D-VAR) to determine the positional classification of a player. The table below represents the classification criteria:
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Positive oVAR
!Negative oVAR
|-
!Positive dVAR
|If oVAR higher, '''Power forward'''
If dVAR higher, '''Power back'''
|'''Back'''
|-
!Negative dVAR
|'''Forward'''
|If oVAR higher, '''Forward'''
If dVAR higher, '''Back'''
|}

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

====Penalty====
Penalties are typically enforced via 9-meter changes in a team's launching position. The only offenses resulting in such a punishment are false starts and unsportsmanlike conduct. Illicit substance usage also results in such a punishment, however also leads to the ejection of the offending player.

==History==
Rosey has a long history, originating in the various athletic and game clubs present in early Cascadia on Terra Aurora. Rosey, originally known by names such as Rose game, Rosebat, or Whackbat, is believed to have gradually evolved in 2023, with the rules finally being codified by an established governing body in December 2025, with [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation, becoming the first commissioner of the sport. The sport was heavily promoted in late 2025 and early 2026 as a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

Throughout its history, it has been also called Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first major stadium was planned to be built.

The first professional match was a friendly between the Astoria Athletic Club (now [[Fighting Salish|Salish]]), and the Grouse Athletic Club (now the [[Neverland Pirates]]).

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosey Federation became the organizing of the first professional league, which was announced as the Rosey Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

Following the successful first season ending shortly prior to the closure of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra, the various clubs were either relocated to new locations on Terra Nostra, or sold to new owners.

====Rule changes====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides=====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

======Removal======
The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone.
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = North America and Western Europe
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 210 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, America
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Summer 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season II]]}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in North America and Western Europe. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is one of two major sports league in North America (along with the EFL), the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. The RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 9 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season II]] began on May 30, 2026, and is expected to conclude in late July 2026 with the second edition of the league's grand final, the Ranger Cup.

=== Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as the Swiss Redeyes, representing a whole country, and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 7 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit. In the past, several clubs had been owned by local governments but have since been sold.

Starting in the second season, each team plays 9 regular season games, competing once against every other club in the league once, plus two games determined based on place in the standings. Each club plays as close as possible to half away games and half home games, although the clubs with a better record in the previous season have one more home game than the others. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Club
!City
!Homepark
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Chicago, America
|Wrigley Field
|''I, II''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Halifax Havaikans'''
| Halifax, Acadia
|Valedux Memorial Stadium
|''I, II''
|GuyWithALife
|-
|'''Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit'''
|Detroit, America
|Manicouagan Park
|''I, II''
| [[HawaiianDPG|TheeHawaiian]]
|-
|'''St. Louis Pioneers'''
| St. Louis, America
| Prairiedog Park
| ''I, II''
|[[KayP7]]
|-
|'''[[Neverland Pirates]]'''
|Neverland, Texas
| Pirates Park
|''I, II''
| JoeJoe77
|-
|'''Swiss Redeyes'''
|Zürich, Switzerland
|New Redeyes Field
| ''I, II''
|Bachinuni
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|Cincinnati, America
|Kingdome
|''I, II''
|Joesheisty
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|Comment Field
|''I, II''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

=== Popularity ===
Rosey is largely considered the most popular sport in Eastern North America and the Pacific Northwest. In the Southwest of North America its popularity is second to that of Gridiron football and the [[EFL]] (EarthMC Football League), which dominates Texas and California, although RFL nonetheless has presence in Texas with the RFL's Neverland Pirates. It has also gained some popularity in Western Europe, with the Swiss Redeyes bolstering Rosey to be the second-largest sport in Switzerland behind F1 Racing, and has garnered limited popularity in France and North Africa.

RFL is the most-viewed sports league on EarthMC, with the second-highest average attendance. It has the fourth-highest estimated fanbase and playerbase, and is one of the fastest growing organized sports.

RFL players consist of various nationalities. As of June 2026, 31% of active professional rosey players on RFL rosters are American, 21% are Acadian, 10% are Swiss, and 7% are Texan. 14% are from nations in the Pacific Northwest (Cascadia, Cariboo, Montana), 6% are from other nations in Eastern North America (Massachusetts, New York), and the remainder are from other nations around the globe such as France, Mauretania, and Australia.

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs prior to a professional season.

====January 2026 RFL draft ====
Six players were entered into the draft.

For the first draft, clubs were given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rated the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players was then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player drafted the player, with the exception that a club could only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players were also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
! Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
| Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
|Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
| 5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
| [[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==== May 2026 RFL draft====
19 players were entered into the draft. All returning professional players from the previous season were immediately placed into the draft, with the exception that each club could maintain their manager if their manager was a player-manager, and each club could reserve up to one non-managerial player to not enter the draft. Reserving either a player-manager or a non-managerial reserved player resulted in a penalization of one order placement in the draft per reserve.

The draft operated under a modified traditional model, incorporating the aforementioned penalties for player reservation. Clubs that were never eliminated from playoff contention at any point in the season were given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its win-loss record in the previous season. Above these clubs, the teams that were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention at some point in the season were ordered based on their record after their elimination. For clubs that had the same record, their position in the draft order for each round rotates in some way amongst the clubs with tied records. From this position, the club can either select a player or trade its position to another team for other draft positions, a player, or players, or any combination thereof. The round is complete when each team has either selected a player or traded its position in the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
!Player
!Pos.
!Club drafted to
!Experience
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|PF
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|1x RFL Season MVP, Ranger Cup MVP, RFL Top Point Scorer, All-Star, 183 pro career attempts with Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|Beamz
|PB
|Cincinnati Royals
|1x All-Star, 85 pro career attempts with Oakwood Oakwardens
|-
|3
|Weirdguy
|B
|Halifax Havaikans
|1x All-Star, 111 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|4
|DinoNuggiez1029
|
| Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|5
|Swat907
|F
|St. Louis Pioneers
|40 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|6
|SergioTheCrafter
| PF
|Fighting Salish
|41 pro career attempts with Manicouagan Golden Bears
|-
|7
|DrPogFoot
|B
|Neverland Pirates
|n/a
|-
|8
|Oce_
|F
|Swiss Redeyes
|59 pro career attempts with Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|9
|SausageQT
|F
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|53 pro career attempts with Sandrift Phoenixes
|-
|10
|sometexan
|
| Halifax Havaikans
|n/a
|-
|11
|Xultimate
|F
|Cincinnati Royals
| 4 pro career attempts with Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|12
|Asp1rit
|B
|St. Louis Pioneers
|n/a
|-
|13
|TheNick2
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|14
|xBest_Name_Everx
|
|Neverland Pirates
|Participation in exhibition match
|-
|15
|Golfistayt
|
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|n/a
|-
|16
|IKEA_1
|
|Swiss Redeyes
|n/a
|-
|17
|CodeData
|
|Cincinnati Royals
|n/a
|-
|18
|Capitanfra
|
|Halifax Havaikans
|1 pro career attempt with Halifax Havaikans
|-
|19
|RIP1C
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|}
Salish would have had the 15th pick, but passed.

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and directly administers RoseyTV, which broadcasts RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosey Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Bachinuni
|February 1, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|-
|GuyWithALife
|since February 13, 2026
|-
|Flippizzacake
|since March 1, 2026
|}

Rosey

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player (PavTheYT) breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders (ka_tie and Beamz)]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026 (professional)
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in North America and among the Cascadian diaspora)
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''' is an objective-based team PvP sport played primarily in North America and originating in Terra Aurora's [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "home zone," located on opposite ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to tackle or "down" an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. Rosey has often been considered a mix of various elements of different sports, including rugby, basketball, gridiron football, cricket, and baseball, as well as mini-games like capture-the-flag.

Governed by the Rosey Federation, the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the [[Rosey Federation League]], or RFL, consisting of 8 teams, 7 of which are located in North America (4 in America, 1 in Cariboo, 1 in Texas, and 1 in Acadia), and 1 of which in Europe (Switzerland).
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Terra Aurora [[Victoria]]'s Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey pitch is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team.

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a wooden bat with Knockback I. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball.

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the try and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as the Hole during a Try, one point is awarded to the defending team. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket. This is known as a hole batted in, or HBI.

===Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Positions===
There are not set positions in Rosey, however several positions have emerged as descriptors of certain roles players can fall into.
*'''Forwards''': A forward is a player that is predominately the scorer. Their role is typically to simply run through the defense and avoid attacking defenders. A player that is a forward typically will have a high offensive value and a relatively low defensive value in their statistics.
*'''Backs''': A back is a player that predominately acts on defense and is notable for their PvP skills. In conventional rosey strategy, a back typically tries to clear defenders on offense to allow their forward to score.
*'''Power forwards''' and '''Power backs''' ('''Powerbacks''') are forwards and backs that have the skills of both a forward and a back but are specialized as either a back or forward. The 'power' in the name indicates their flexibility and their two-way skill.
The Rosey Federation uses the metrics of Offensive Value Above Replacement (O-VAR) and Defensive Value Above Replacement (D-VAR) to determine the positional classification of a player. The table below represents the classification criteria:
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Positive oVAR
!Negative oVAR
|-
!Positive dVAR
|If oVAR higher, '''Power forward'''
If dVAR higher, '''Power back'''
|'''Back'''
|-
!Negative dVAR
|'''Forward'''
|If oVAR higher, '''Forward'''
If dVAR higher, '''Back'''
|}

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

====Penalty====
Penalties are typically enforced via 9-meter changes in a team's launching position. The only offenses resulting in such a punishment are false starts and unsportsmanlike conduct. Illicit substance usage also results in such a punishment, however also leads to the ejection of the offending player.

==History==
Rosey has a long history, originating in the various athletic and game clubs present in early Cascadia on Terra Aurora. Rosey, originally known by names such as Rose game, Rosebat, or Whackbat, is believed to have gradually evolved in 2023, with the rules finally being codified by an established governing body in December 2025, with [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation, becoming the first commissioner of the sport. The sport was heavily promoted in late 2025 and early 2026 as a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

Throughout its history, it has been also called Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first major stadium was planned to be built.

The first professional match was a friendly between the Astoria Athletic Club (now [[Fighting Salish|Salish]]), and the Grouse Athletic Club (now the [[Neverland Pirates]]).

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosey Federation became the organizing of the first professional league, which was announced as the Rosey Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

Following the successful first season ending shortly prior to the closure of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra, the various clubs were either relocated to new locations on Terra Nostra, or sold to new owners.

====Rule changes====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides=====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

======Removal======
The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone.
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = North America and Western Europe
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 210 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, America
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Summer 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season II]]}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in the Republic of Cascadia. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is the major sports league in Cascadia, the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. The RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 9 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season II]] began on May 30, 2026, and is expected to conclude in late July 2026 with the second edition of the league's grand final, the Ranger Cup.

=== Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as the Swiss Redeyes, representing a whole country, and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 7 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit. In the past, several clubs had been owned by local governments but have since been sold.

Starting in the second season, each team plays 9 regular season games, competing once against every other club in the league once, plus two games determined based on place in the standings. Each club plays as close as possible to half away games and half home games, although the clubs with a better record in the previous season have one more home game than the others. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Club
!City
!Homepark
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Chicago, America
|Wrigley Field
|''I, II''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Halifax Havaikans'''
| Halifax, Acadia
|Valedux Memorial Stadium
|''I, II''
|GuyWithALife
|-
|'''Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit'''
|Detroit, America
|Manicouagan Park
|''I, II''
| [[HawaiianDPG|TheeHawaiian]]
|-
|'''St. Louis Pioneers'''
| St. Louis, America
| Prairiedog Park
| ''I, II''
|[[KayP7]]
|-
|'''[[Neverland Pirates]]'''
|Neverland, Texas
| Pirates Park
|''I, II''
| JoeJoe77
|-
|'''Swiss Redeyes'''
|Zürich, Switzerland
|New Redeyes Field
| ''I, II''
|Bachinuni
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|Cincinnati, America
|Kingdome
|''I, II''
|Joesheisty
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|Comment Field
|''I, II''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs prior to a professional season.

====January 2026 RFL draft ====
Six players were entered into the draft.

For the first draft, clubs were given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rated the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players was then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player drafted the player, with the exception that a club could only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players were also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
! Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
| Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
|Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
| 5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
| [[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==== May 2026 RFL draft====
19 players were entered into the draft. All returning professional players from the previous season were immediately placed into the draft, with the exception that each club could maintain their manager if their manager was a player-manager, and each club could reserve up to one non-managerial player to not enter the draft. Reserving either a player-manager or a non-managerial reserved player resulted in a penalization of one order placement in the draft per reserve.

The draft operated under a modified traditional model, incorporating the aforementioned penalties for player reservation. Clubs that were never eliminated from playoff contention at any point in the season were given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its win-loss record in the previous season. Above these clubs, the teams that were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention at some point in the season were ordered based on their record after their elimination. For clubs that had the same record, their position in the draft order for each round rotates in some way amongst the clubs with tied records. From this position, the club can either select a player or trade its position to another team for other draft positions, a player, or players, or any combination thereof. The round is complete when each team has either selected a player or traded its position in the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
!Player
!Pos.
!Club drafted to
!Experience
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|PF
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|1x RFL Season MVP, Ranger Cup MVP, RFL Top Point Scorer, All-Star, 183 pro career attempts with Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|Beamz
|PB
|Cincinnati Royals
|1x All-Star, 85 pro career attempts with Oakwood Oakwardens
|-
|3
|Weirdguy
|B
|Halifax Havaikans
|1x All-Star, 111 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|4
|DinoNuggiez1029
|
| Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|5
|Swat907
|F
|St. Louis Pioneers
|40 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|6
|SergioTheCrafter
| PF
|Fighting Salish
|41 pro career attempts with Manicouagan Golden Bears
|-
|7
|DrPogFoot
|B
|Neverland Pirates
|n/a
|-
|8
|Oce_
|F
|Swiss Redeyes
|59 pro career attempts with Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|9
|SausageQT
|F
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|53 pro career attempts with Sandrift Phoenixes
|-
|10
|sometexan
|
| Halifax Havaikans
|n/a
|-
|11
|Xultimate
|F
|Cincinnati Royals
| 4 pro career attempts with Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|12
|Asp1rit
|B
|St. Louis Pioneers
|n/a
|-
|13
|TheNick2
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|14
|xBest_Name_Everx
|
|Neverland Pirates
|Participation in exhibition match
|-
|15
|Golfistayt
|
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|n/a
|-
|16
|IKEA_1
|
|Swiss Redeyes
|n/a
|-
|17
|CodeData
|
|Cincinnati Royals
|n/a
|-
|18
|Capitanfra
|
|Halifax Havaikans
|1 pro career attempt with Halifax Havaikans
|-
|19
|RIP1C
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|}
Salish would have had the 15th pick, but passed.

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and directly administers RoseyTV, which broadcasts RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosey Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Bachinuni
|February 1, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|-
|GuyWithALife
|since February 13, 2026
|-
|Flippizzacake
|since March 1, 2026
|}

Rosey

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player (PavTheYT) breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders (ka_tie and Beamz)]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026 (professional)
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in North America and among the Cascadian diaspora)
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''' is an objective-based team PvP sport played primarily in North America and originating in Terra Aurora's [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "home zone," located on opposite ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to tackle or "down" an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. Rosey has often been considered a mix of various elements of different sports, including rugby, basketball, gridiron football, cricket, and baseball, as well as mini-games like capture-the-flag.

Governed by the Rosey Federation, the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the [[Rosey Federation League]], or RFL, consisting of 8 teams, 7 of which are located in North America (4 in America, 1 in Cariboo, 1 in Texas, and 1 in Acadia), and 1 of which in Europe (Switzerland).
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Terra Aurora [[Victoria]]'s Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey pitch is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team.

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a wooden bat with Knockback I. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball.

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the try and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as the Hole during a Try, one point is awarded to the defending team. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket. This is known as a hole batted in, or HBI.

===Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Other rules ===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

==== Penalty ====
Penalties are typically enforced via 9-meter changes in a team's launching position. The only offenses resulting in such a punishment are false starts and unsportsmanlike conduct. Illicit substance usage also results in such a punishment, however also leads to the ejection of the offending player.

==History==
Rosey has a long history, originating in the various athletic and game clubs present in early Cascadia on Terra Aurora. Rosey, originally known by names such as Rose game, Rosebat, or Whackbat, is believed to have gradually evolved in 2023, with the rules finally being codified by an established governing body in December 2025, with [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation, becoming the first commissioner of the sport. The sport was heavily promoted in late 2025 and early 2026 as a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

Throughout its history, it has been also called Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first major stadium was planned to be built.

The first professional match was a friendly between the Astoria Athletic Club (now [[Fighting Salish|Salish]]), and the Grouse Athletic Club (now the [[Neverland Pirates]]).

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosey Federation became the organizing of the first professional league, which was announced as the Rosey Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

Following the successful first season ending shortly prior to the closure of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra, the various clubs were either relocated to new locations on Terra Nostra, or sold to new owners.

====Rule changes====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides=====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

====== Removal ======
The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone.
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = [[Cascadia]]
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 210 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, America
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Summer 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season II]]}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in the Republic of Cascadia. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is the major sports league in Cascadia, the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. The RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 9 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season II]] began on May 30, 2026, and is expected to conclude in late July 2026 with the second edition of the league's grand final, the Ranger Cup.

===Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as the Swiss Redeyes, representing a whole country, and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 7 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit. In the past, several clubs had been owned by local governments but have since been sold.

Starting in the second season, each team plays 9 regular season games, competing once against every other club in the league once, plus two games determined based on place in the standings. Each club plays as close as possible to half away games and half home games, although the clubs with a better record in the previous season have one more home game than the others. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Club
!City
!Homepark
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Chicago, America
|Wrigley Field
|''I, II''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Halifax Havaikans'''
|Halifax, Acadia
|Valedux Memorial Stadium
|''I, II''
|GuyWithALife
|-
|'''Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit'''
| Detroit, America
|Manicouagan Park
|''I, II''
|[[HawaiianDPG|TheeHawaiian]]
|-
|'''St. Louis Pioneers'''
|St. Louis, America
|Prairiedog Park
|''I, II''
|[[KayP7]]
|-
|'''[[Neverland Pirates]]'''
| Neverland, Texas
|Pirates Park
|''I, II''
|JoeJoe77
|-
|'''Swiss Redeyes'''
|Zürich, Switzerland
|New Redeyes Field
|''I, II''
|Bachinuni
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|Cincinnati, America
|Kingdome
|''I, II''
|Joesheisty
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|Comment Field
|''I, II''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs prior to a professional season.

====January 2026 RFL draft====
Six players were entered into the draft.

For the first draft, clubs were given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rated the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players was then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player drafted the player, with the exception that a club could only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players were also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
! Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|Fighting Salish
|-
| 2
|[[Bachinuni]]
|Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
| 3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
| 4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
|5
|Swat907
| Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
|[[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==== May 2026 RFL draft ====
19 players were entered into the draft. All returning professional players from the previous season were immediately placed into the draft, with the exception that each club could maintain their manager if their manager was a player-manager, and each club could reserve up to one non-managerial player to not enter the draft. Reserving either a player-manager or a non-managerial reserved player resulted in a penalization of one order placement in the draft per reserve.

The draft operated under a modified traditional model, incorporating the aforementioned penalties for player reservation. Clubs that were never eliminated from playoff contention at any point in the season were given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its win-loss record in the previous season. Above these clubs, the teams that were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention at some point in the season were ordered based on their record after their elimination. For clubs that had the same record, their position in the draft order for each round rotates in some way amongst the clubs with tied records. From this position, the club can either select a player or trade its position to another team for other draft positions, a player, or players, or any combination thereof. The round is complete when each team has either selected a player or traded its position in the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Pick no.
!Player
!Pos.
!Club drafted to
!Experience
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|PF
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|1x RFL Season MVP, Ranger Cup MVP, RFL Top Point Scorer, All-Star, 183 pro career attempts with Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|Beamz
|PB
|Cincinnati Royals
|1x All-Star, 85 pro career attempts with Oakwood Oakwardens
|-
|3
|Weirdguy
|B
|Halifax Havaikans
|1x All-Star, 111 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|4
|DinoNuggiez1029
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|5
|Swat907
|F
|St. Louis Pioneers
|40 pro career attempts with Eureka Warriors
|-
|6
|SergioTheCrafter
|PF
|Fighting Salish
|41 pro career attempts with Manicouagan Golden Bears
|-
|7
|DrPogFoot
|B
|Neverland Pirates
|n/a
|-
|8
|Oce_
|F
|Swiss Redeyes
|59 pro career attempts with Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|9
|SausageQT
|F
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|53 pro career attempts with Sandrift Phoenixes
|-
|10
|sometexan
|
|Halifax Havaikans
|n/a
|-
|11
|Xultimate
|F
|Cincinnati Royals
|4 pro career attempts with Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|12
|Asp1rit
|B
|St. Louis Pioneers
|n/a
|-
|13
|TheNick2
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|-
|14
|xBest_Name_Everx
|
|Neverland Pirates
|Participation in exhibition match
|-
|15
|Golfistayt
|
|Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit
|n/a
|-
|16
|IKEA_1
|
|Swiss Redeyes
|n/a
|-
|17
|CodeData
|
|Cincinnati Royals
|n/a
|-
|18
|Capitanfra
|
|Halifax Havaikans
|1 pro career attempt with Halifax Havaikans
|-
|19
|RIP1C
|
|Oakwood Oakwardens
|n/a
|}
Salish would have had the 15th pick, but passed.

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and directly administers RoseyTV, which broadcasts RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosey Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Bachinuni
|February 1, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
| since January 6, 2026
|-
|GuyWithALife
|since February 13, 2026
|-
|Flippizzacake
|since March 1, 2026
|}

Rosey

2026-05-05T19:09:22Z

519281851441872906:

[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in North America and among the Cascadian diaspora)
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''', formally known known as '''Rosey football''', and also known as '''Cascadian football''', is an objective-based team PvP sport and variant of football played primarily in North America, originating in Terra Aurora's [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "Home Zone," located on the ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to "down" (kill) an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. While Rosey doesn't use a ball, it is often also considered an EMC offshoot, variant, or code of '''rugby'''.

Governed by the '''Rosey Federation''', the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the '''Rosey Federation League (RFL)''', consisting of 8 teams, 7 of which are located in North America (4 in America, 1 in Cariboo, 1 in Texas, and 1 in Acadia), and 1 of which in Europe (Switzerland).
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Nanaimo's Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey field is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team!

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a basic fishing rod. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the "Try" and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

====Penalties====
In Rosey, penalties serve as both a regulatory measure to ensure fair play and a secondary method of scoring for the non-offending team. Unlike many traditional sports where penalties merely result in a change of field position, certain infractions in Rosey provide an immediate numerical advantage on the scoreboard.

=====Illicit substance use=====
The most severe infraction in the sport is the use of "Illicit Substances." Per Federation rules, players are restricted to a single stack of bread for sustenance. The use of any prohibited items, including potions, golden apples, or enchanted equipment, results in the immediate ejection of the offending player and the turnover of possession.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as "The Hole" during a Try, one (1) point is awarded to the defending team. This is most similar to the concept of the safety in Gridiron football. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket.

=== Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

==History ==
Rosey was invented in late 2025 by [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation. It was created in order to have a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

In early development, the game was known by the names of Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first stadium was planned to be built. Some other names considered were Rosebat and Rosebud.

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosary Federation became the organizing of a league, which was announced as the Rosary Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

Following the successful first season ending shortly prior to the closure of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra, the various clubs were either relocated to new locations on Terra Nostra, or sold to new owners.

====Rule changes ====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides =====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone. {{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = [[Cascadia]]
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 210 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, America
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Summer 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season II]] (upcoming)}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in the Republic of Cascadia. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is the major sports league in Cascadia, the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. The RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 9 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season I]] began on January 23, 2026, and concluded on March 7, 2026. The postseason began on March 14, 2026, with the two Ranger Cup semi-final matches, and concluded with the [[first Ranger Cup]] on March 29, 2026, in which the Fighting Salish were defeated by the Loon Lake Redeyes to become the first champions of Rosey football. RFL Season II, the first on Terra Nostra, is expected to start in mid-May 2026.

===Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as Salish, representing broad regions (the Cascadian Metropolitan region), and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 7 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit. In the past, several clubs had been owned by local governments but have since been sold.

Starting in the second season, each team plays 9 regular season games, competing once against every other club in the league once, plus two games determined based on place in the standings. Each club plays as close as possible to half away games and half home games, although the clubs with a better record in the previous season have one more home game than the others. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Club
!City
!Homepark
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Chicago, America
|Wrigley Field
|''I, II''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Halifax Havaikans'''
|Halifax, Acadia
|Valedux Memorial Stadium
|''I, II''
|GuyWithALife
|-
|'''Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit'''
|Detroit, America
|Manicouagan Park
|''I, II''
|[[HawaiianDPG|TheeHawaiian]]
|-
|'''St. Louis Pioneers'''
|St. Louis, America
|Prairiedog Park
|''I, II''
|[[KayP7]]
|-
|'''[[Neverland Pirates]]'''
|Neverland, Texas
|Pirates Park
|''I, II''
|JoeJoe77
|-
|'''Swiss Redeyes'''
|Zürich, Switzerland
|New Redeyes Field
|''I, II''
|Bachinuni
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|Cincinnati, America
|Kingdome
|''I, II''
|Joesheisty
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|Comment Field
|''I, II''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs.

For the first draft, clubs are given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rated the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players was then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player drafted the player, with the exception that a club could only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players were also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.

====January 2026 RFL draft====
Six players were entered into the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Pick no.
!Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
| Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
|5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
|[[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and cooperates with ''The Cascadian Independent'' in media broadcasts of RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosary Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Bachinuni
|February 1, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|-
|GuyWithALife
|since February 13, 2026
|-
|Flippizzacake
|since March 1, 2026
|}

Rosey

2026-04-29T20:54:01Z

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in North America and among the Cascadian diaspora)
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''', formally known known as '''Rosey football''', and also known as '''Cascadian football''', is an objective-based team PvP sport and variant of football played primarily in North America, originating in Terra Aurora's [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "Home Zone," located on the ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to "down" (kill) an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. While Rosey doesn't use a ball, it is often also considered an EMC offshoot, variant, or code of '''rugby'''.

Governed by the '''Rosey Federation''', the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the '''Rosey Federation League (RFL)''', consisting of 8 teams, 7 of which are located in North America (4 in America, 1 in Cariboo, 1 in Texas, and 1 in Acadia), and 1 of which in Europe (Switzerland).
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Nanaimo's Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey field is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team!

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a basic fishing rod. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the "Try" and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

====Penalties====
In Rosey, penalties serve as both a regulatory measure to ensure fair play and a secondary method of scoring for the non-offending team. Unlike many traditional sports where penalties merely result in a change of field position, certain infractions in Rosey provide an immediate numerical advantage on the scoreboard.

=====Illicit substance use=====
The most severe infraction in the sport is the use of "Illicit Substances." Per Federation rules, players are restricted to a single stack of bread for sustenance. The use of any prohibited items, including potions, golden apples, or enchanted equipment, results in the immediate ejection of the offending player and the turnover of possession.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as "The Hole" during a Try, one (1) point is awarded to the defending team. This is most similar to the concept of the safety in Gridiron football. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket.

=== Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

==History ==
Rosey was invented in late 2025 by [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation. It was created in order to have a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

In early development, the game was known by the names of Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first stadium was planned to be built. Some other names considered were Rosebat and Rosebud.

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosary Federation became the organizing of a league, which was announced as the Rosary Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

Following the successful first season ending shortly prior to the closure of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra, the various clubs were either relocated to new locations on Terra Nostra, or sold to new owners.

====Rule changes ====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides =====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone. {{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = [[Cascadia]]
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 105 Government Street, [[Victoria]], Cascadia
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Summer 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season II]] (upcoming)}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in the Republic of Cascadia. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is the major sports league in Cascadia, the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. The RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 9 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season I]] began on January 23, 2026, and concluded on March 7, 2026. The postseason began on March 14, 2026, with the two Ranger Cup semi-final matches, and concluded with the [[first Ranger Cup]] on March 29, 2026, in which the Fighting Salish were defeated by the Loon Lake Redeyes to become the first champions of Rosey football. RFL Season II, the first on Terra Nostra, is expected to start in mid-May 2026.

===Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as Salish, representing broad regions (the Cascadian Metropolitan region), and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 7 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit. In the past, several clubs had been owned by local governments but have since been sold.

Starting in the second season, each team plays 9 regular season games, competing once against every other club in the league once, plus two games determined based on place in the standings. Each club plays as close as possible to half away games and half home games, although the clubs with a better record in the previous season have one more home game than the others. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Club
!City
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Chicago, America
|''I, II''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Halifax Havaikans'''
|Halifax, Acadia
|''I, II''
|GuyWithALife
|-
|'''Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit'''
|Detroit, America
|''I, II''
|[[HawaiianDPG|TheeHawaiian]]
|-
|'''Minneapolis Stars'''
|Minneapolis, America
|''I, II''
|[[KayP7]]
|-
|'''[[Neverland Pirates]]'''
|Neverland, Texas
|''I, II''
|JoeJoe77
|-
|'''Swiss Redeyes'''
|Zurich, Switzerland
|''I, II''
|Bachinuni
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|Cincinnati, America
|''I, II''
|Joesheisty
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|''I, II''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs.

For the first draft, clubs are given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rated the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players was then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player drafted the player, with the exception that a club could only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players were also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.

====January 2026 RFL draft====
Six players were entered into the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Pick no.
!Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
| Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
|5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
|[[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and cooperates with ''The Cascadian Independent'' in media broadcasts of RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosary Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Bachinuni
|February 1, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|-
|GuyWithALife
|since February 13, 2026
|-
|Flippizzacake
|since March 1, 2026
|}

Rosey

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in [[Cascadia]])
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''', formally known known as '''Rosey football''', and also known as '''Cascadian football''', is an objective-based team PvP sport and variant of football played primarily in [[Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "Home Zone," located on the ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to "down" (kill) an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. While Rosey doesn't use a ball, it is often also considered an EMC offshoot, variant, or code of '''rugby'''.

Governed by the '''Rosey Federation''', the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the '''Rosey Federation League (RFL)''', consisting of 8 teams located entirely in Cascadia, contributing to the sport's foreign nickname of ''Cascadian football''.
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Nanaimo's Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey field is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team!

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a basic fishing rod. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the "Try" and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

====Penalties====
In Rosey, penalties serve as both a regulatory measure to ensure fair play and a secondary method of scoring for the non-offending team. Unlike many traditional sports where penalties merely result in a change of field position, certain infractions in Rosey provide an immediate numerical advantage on the scoreboard.

=====Illicit substance use=====
The most severe infraction in the sport is the use of "Illicit Substances." Per Federation rules, players are restricted to a single stack of bread for sustenance. The use of any prohibited items, including potions, golden apples, or enchanted equipment, results in the immediate ejection of the offending player and the turnover of possession.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as "The Hole" during a Try, one (1) point is awarded to the defending team. This is most similar to the concept of the safety in Gridiron football. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket.

=== Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

==History ==
Rosey was invented in late 2025 by [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation. It was created in order to have a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

In early development, the game was known by the names of Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first stadium was planned to be built. Some other names considered were Rosebat and Rosebud.

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosary Federation became the organizing of a league, which was announced as the Rosary Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

Following the successful first season ending shortly prior to the closure of Terra Aurora and launch of Terra Nostra, the various clubs were either relocated to new locations on Terra Nostra, or sold to new owners.

====Rule changes ====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides =====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone. {{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = [[Cascadia]]
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 105 Government Street, [[Victoria]], Cascadia
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Summer 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season II]] (upcoming)}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in the Republic of Cascadia. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is the major sports league in Cascadia, the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. The RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 9 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season I]] began on January 23, 2026, and concluded on March 7, 2026. The postseason began on March 14, 2026, with the two Ranger Cup semi-final matches, and concluded with the [[first Ranger Cup]] on March 29, 2026, in which the Fighting Salish were defeated by the Loon Lake Redeyes to become the first champions of Rosey football. RFL Season II, the first on Terra Nostra, is expected to start in mid-May 2026.

===Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as Salish, representing broad regions (the Cascadian Metropolitan region), and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 7 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit. In the past, several clubs had been owned by local governments but have since been sold.

Starting in the second season, each team plays 9 regular season games, competing once against every other club in the league once, plus two games determined based on place in the standings. Each club plays as close as possible to half away games and half home games, although the clubs with a better record in the previous season have one more home game than the others. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Club
!City
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Chicago, America
|''I, II''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Halifax Havaikans'''
|Halifax, Acadia
|''I, II''
|GuyWithALife
|-
|'''Manicouagan Mariners of Detroit'''
|Detroit, America
|''I, II''
|[[HawaiianDPG|TheeHawaiian]]
|-
|'''Minneapolis Stars'''
|Minneapolis, America
|''I, II''
|[[KayP7]]
|-
|'''[[Neverland Pirates]]'''
|Neverland, Texas
|''I, II''
|JoeJoe77
|-
|'''Swiss Redeyes'''
|Zurich, Switzerland
|''I, II''
|Bachinuni
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|Cincinnati, America
|''I, II''
|Joesheisty
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|Oakwood, Cariboo
|''I, II''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs.

For the first draft, clubs are given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rated the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players was then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player drafted the player, with the exception that a club could only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players were also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.

====January 2026 RFL draft====
Six players were entered into the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Pick no.
!Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
| Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
|5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
|[[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and cooperates with ''The Cascadian Independent'' in media broadcasts of RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosary Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Bachinuni
|February 1, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|-
|GuyWithALife
|since February 13, 2026
|-
|Flippizzacake
|since March 1, 2026
|}

Grouse Bombers

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Neverland Pirates

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{{SportsTeam
|outline=black
|fillcolor=#cc0000
|name=Neverland Pirates
|logo1=[[File:GrouseBombers.webp|140px]]
|logo2=[[File:GrouseRCLogo.webp|60px]]
|founded=January 2, 2026
|location=[[Aurora:Grouse|Grouse]], Cariboo County, [[Cascadia]]
|homefield=Alliance Field
|league=[[Rosey Federation League]]
|team_history=• Grouse RC ([[First RFL season|I]]) • Grouse Bombers (I) • Neverland Pirates (II)
|team_colors=Red, white, black
|nickname=Bobmers, Gooners, Israel ''(former)''
|owner=JoeJoe77
|manager=JoeJoe77
|majortitle1=Ranger cups
|majortitle1_number=0
|majortitle2=Ranger cup appearances
|majortitle2_number=0
|majortitle3=Ryzenix Tridents
|majortitle3_number=0
|majortitle4=Playoff appereances
|majortitle4_number=1 ([[First RFL season|I]])
}}The '''Neverland Pirates''' are a professional rosey club based in Neverland, Texas. They were founded in January 2026 as Grouse RC (later the '''Grouse Bombers'''), in preparation for the first professional season of the RFL, and its only season Terra Aurora. Following the first season, they were bought by JoeJoe77 and rebranded to their current moniker based in Neverland.

Rosey

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in [[Cascadia]])
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''', formally known known as '''Rosey football''', and also known as '''Cascadian football''', is an objective-based team PvP sport and variant of football played primarily in [[Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "Home Zone," located on the ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to "down" (kill) an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. While Rosey doesn't use a ball, it is often also considered an EMC offshoot, variant, or code of '''rugby'''.

Governed by the '''Rosey Federation''', the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the '''Rosey Federation League (RFL)''', consisting of 8 teams located entirely in Cascadia, contributing to the sport's foreign nickname of ''Cascadian football''.
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Nanaimo's Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey field is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team!

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a basic fishing rod. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the "Try" and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

====Penalties====
In Rosey, penalties serve as both a regulatory measure to ensure fair play and a secondary method of scoring for the non-offending team. Unlike many traditional sports where penalties merely result in a change of field position, certain infractions in Rosey provide an immediate numerical advantage on the scoreboard.

=====Illicit substance use=====
The most severe infraction in the sport is the use of "Illicit Substances." Per Federation rules, players are restricted to a single stack of bread for sustenance. The use of any prohibited items, including potions, golden apples, or enchanted equipment, results in the immediate ejection of the offending player and the turnover of possession.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as "The Hole" during a Try, one (1) point is awarded to the defending team. This is most similar to the concept of the safety in Gridiron football. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket.

=== Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

==History ==
Rosey was invented in late 2025 by [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation. It was created in order to have a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

In early development, the game was known by the names of Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first stadium was planned to be built. Some other names considered were Rosebat and Rosebud.

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosary Federation became the organizing of a league, which was announced as the Rosary Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

====Rule changes ====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides =====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone. {{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = [[Cascadia]]
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 105 Government Street, [[Victoria]], Cascadia
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Spring 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season I]] (concluded)}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in the Republic of Cascadia. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is the major sports league in Cascadia, the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. Each RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 7 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season I]] began on January 23, 2026, and concluded on March 7, 2026. The postseason began on March 14, 2026, with the two Ranger Cup semi-final matches, and concluded with the [[first Ranger Cup]] on March 29, 2026, in which the Fighting Salish were defeated by the Loon Lake Redeyes to become the first champions of Rosey football. RFL Season II is expected to begin sometime following the launch of Terra Nostra.

===Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as Salish, representing broad regions (the Cascadian Metropolitan region), and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 5 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner, 2 are owned by a municipal or county government, and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit.

Each team plays 7 regular season games, competing once against each other club in the league. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
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|+
!Club
!City
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''[[Fighting Salish]]'''
|Victoria, Cascadia
|''I''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Hermosillo Havaikans'''
|Hermosillo, Cascadia
|''I''
|Ahea
|-
|'''Manicouagan Golden Bears'''
|Winter Oke City, Cascadia
|''I''
|IKEA_1
|-
|'''Eureka Warriors'''
|Eureka, Cascadia
|''I''
|[[BergenFly]]
|-
|'''[[Grouse Bombers]]'''
|Grouse, Cascadia
|''I''
|PavTheYT
|-
|'''Loon Lake Redeyes'''

|Loon Lake, Cascadia
|''I''
|LadyEsquimalt
|-
|'''Sandrift Phoenixes'''
|Sandrift, Cascadia
|''I''
|SausageQT
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|[[Aurora:Oakwood|Oakwood, Cascadia]]
|''I''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs. Clubs are given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rates the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players are then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player has drafted the player, with the exception that a club can only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players are also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.

====January 2026 RFL draft====
Six players were entered into the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Pick no.
!Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
| Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
|5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
|[[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and cooperates with ''The Cascadian Independent'' in media broadcasts of RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosary Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Club Outreach
|Mjap04
|January 6, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Minun61
|January 14, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|}

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The early origins of the Fighting Salish can be traced to the first rosey match ever played on [[Terra Aurora]] between the Grouse Football Club ''(today the [[Grouse Bombers|Neverland Pirates]])'' and the Astoria Football Club, the predecessor of the Fighting Salish. In the match, played on January 2, 2026, Astoria defeated Grouse 33–13. Upon further organization of the sport, the modern Salish club was incorporated. Throughout the [[First RFL season|first Rosey season]] (the only one on Terra Aurora), Salish was widely seen as one of the sport's most dominant teams, and had a strong following in the traditional Cascadian metropolis around the puget sound and Coastal Pacific Northwest, with a core fanbase in cities such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, and Astoria. Upon the launch of Terra Nostra, the Salish were relocated to Chicago, but kept the historic Salish name. Despite being moved to the Midwest, Salish remains the club representing the Pacific Northwest in professional Rosey in addition to now serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

They are the only cooperatively owned club in the RFL, with it being owned directly by fans. Since January 2026, Setrus has been their player-manager. In March 2026, at the conclusion of the [[first RFL season]], the Fighting Salish lost the [[First Ranger Cup|first Ranger Cup grand final]] to the Loon Lake Redeyes (today known as the Swiss Redeyes) 47-45.

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}}'''Salish''', also known as the '''Fighting Salish''', the '''Chicago Fighting Salish''', or '''Chicago Salish''', known officially as the '''Salish Metropolitan Rosey Football Club of Chicago''', is a professional Rosey club based in Chicago, with its origins in metropolitan [[Cascadia]] on Terra Aurora. They compete in the [[RFL]], the top competition of [[Rosey]]. The team considers Wrigley Field in Chicago to be its home field, although on Terra Aurora it considered Moxicodone Memorial Sportspark in Victoria, known as the ''Moxidome'', to be its home field.

The early origins of the Fighting Salish can be traced to the first rosey match ever played on [[Terra Aurora]] between the Grouse Football Club ''(today the [[Grouse Bombers|Nanaimo Owls]])'' and the Astoria Football Club, the predecessor of the Fighting Salish. In the match, played on January 2, 2026, Astoria defeated Grouse 33–13. Upon further organization of the sport, the modern Salish club was incorporated. Throughout the [[First RFL season|first Rosey season]] (the only one on Terra Aurora), Salish was widely seen as one of the sport's most dominant teams, and had a strong following in the traditional Cascadian metropolis around the puget sound and Coastal Pacific Northwest, with a core fanbase in cities such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, and Astoria. Upon the launch of Terra Nostra, the Salish were relocated to Chicago, but kept the historic Salish name. Despite being moved to the Midwest, Salish remains the club representing the Pacific Northwest in professional Rosey in addition to now serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

They are the only cooperatively owned club in the RFL, with it being owned directly by fans. Since January 2026, Setrus has been their player-manager. In March 2026, at the conclusion of the [[first RFL season]], the Fighting Salish lost the [[First Ranger Cup|first Ranger Cup grand final]] to the Loon Lake Redeyes (today known as the Swiss Redeyes) 47-45.

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The early origins of the Fighting Salish can be traced to the first rosey match ever played on [[Terra Aurora]] between the Grouse Football Club ''(today the [[Grouse Bombers|Nanaimo Owls]])'' and the Astoria Football Club, the predecessor of the Fighting Salish. In the match, played on January 2, 2026, Astoria defeated Grouse 33–13. Upon further organization of the sport, the modern Salish club was incorporated. Throughout the [[First RFL season|first Rosey season]] (the only one on Terra Aurora), Salish was widely seen as one of the sport's most dominant teams, and had a strong following in the traditional Cascadian metropolis around the puget sound and Coastal Pacific Northwest, with a core fanbase in cities such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, and Astoria. Upon the launch of Terra Nostra, the Salish were relocated to Chicago, but kept the historic Salish name. Despite being moved to the Midwest, Salish remains the club representing the Pacific Northwest in professional Rosey in addition to now serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

They are the only cooperatively owned club in the RFL, with it being owned directly by fans. Since January 2026, Setrus has been their player-manager. In March 2026, at the conclusion of the [[first RFL season]], the Fighting Salish lost the [[First Ranger Cup|first Ranger Cup grand final]] to the Loon Lake Redeyes (today known as the Swiss Redeyes) 47-45.

Fighting Salish

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The early origins of the Fighting Salish can be traced to the first rosey match ever played on [[Terra Aurora]] between the Grouse Football Club ''(today the [[Grouse Bombers|Nanaimo Owls]])'' and the Astoria Football Club, the predecessor of the Fighting Salish. In the match, played on January 2, 2026, Astoria defeated Grouse 33–13. Upon further organization of the sport, the modern Salish club was incorporated. Throughout the [[First RFL season|first Rosey season]] (the only one on Terra Aurora), Salish was widely seen as one of the sport's most dominant teams, and had a strong following in the traditional Cascadian metropolis around the puget sound and Coastal Pacific Northwest, with a core fanbase in cities such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, and Astoria. Upon the launch of Terra Nostra, the Salish were relocated to Chicago, but kept the historic Salish name. Despite being moved to the Midwest, Salish remains the club representing the Pacific Northwest in professional Rosey in addition to now serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

They are the only cooperatively owned club in the RFL, with it being owned directly by fans. Since January 2026, Setrus has been their player-manager. In March 2026, at the conclusion of the [[first RFL season]], the Fighting Salish lost the [[First Ranger Cup|first Ranger Cup grand final]] to the Loon Lake Redeyes (today known as the Swiss Redeyes) 47-45.

Fighting Salish

2026-04-27T18:41:59Z

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The early origins of the Fighting Salish can be traced to the first rosey match ever played on [[Terra Aurora]] between the Grouse Football Club ''(today the [[Grouse Bombers|Nanaimo Owls]])'' and the Astoria Football Club, the predecessor of the Fighting Salish. In the match, played on January 2, 2026, Astoria defeated Grouse 33–13. Upon further organization of the sport, the modern Salish club was incorporated. Throughout the [[First RFL season|first Rosey season]] (the only one on Terra Aurora), Salish was widely seen as one of the sport's most dominant teams, and had a strong following in the traditional Cascadian metropolis around the puget sound and Coastal Pacific Northwest, with a core fanbase in cities such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, and Astoria. Upon the launch of Terra Nostra, the Salish were relocated to Chicago, but kept the historic Salish name. Despite being moved to the Midwest, Salish remains the club representing the Pacific Northwest in professional Rosey in addition to now serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

They are the only cooperatively owned club in the RFL, with it being owned directly by fans. Since January 2026, Setrus has been their player-manager. In March 2026, at the conclusion of the [[first RFL season]], the Fighting Salish lost the [[First Ranger Cup|first Ranger Cup grand final]] to the Loon Lake Redeyes (today known as the Swiss Redeyes) 47-45.

Fighting Salish

2026-04-27T18:40:14Z

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The early origins of the Fighting Salish can be traced to the first rosey match ever played on [[Terra Aurora]] between the Grouse Football Club ''(today the [[Grouse Bombers|Nanaimo Owls]])'' and the Astoria Football Club, the predecessor of the Fighting Salish. In the match, played on January 2, 2026, Astoria defeated Grouse 33–13. Upon further organization of the sport, the modern Salish club was incorporated. Throughout the [[First RFL season|first Rosey season]] (the only one on Terra Aurora), Salish was widely seen as one of the sport's most dominant teams, and had a strong following in the traditional Cascadian metropolis around the puget sound and Coastal Pacific Northwest, with a core fanbase in cities such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, and Astoria. Upon the launch of Terra Nostra, the Salish were relocated to Chicago, but kept the historic Salish name. Despite being moved to the Midwest, Salish remains the club representing the Pacific Northwest in professional Rosey in addition to now serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

They are the only cooperatively owned club in the RFL, with it being owned directly by fans. Since January 2026, Setrus has been their player-manager. In March 2026, at the conclusion of the [[first RFL season]], the Fighting Salish lost the [[First Ranger Cup|first Ranger Cup grand final]] to the Loon Lake Redeyes (today known as the Swiss Redeyes) 47-45.

Great American War

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| name = Great American War
| image = [[File:CascadiaReachesHouston.webp|270px]]
| caption = Cascadian forces arriving in Houston, Circa August 2024
| date = June 24 - September 16, 2024 (2 months, 23 days)
| location = North America
| result = OFN Victory
| changes = Texan withdrawal from California & Mexico; First complete North American borders treaty agreed to (Treaty of Vancouver)
| beligerent1 = [[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] '''[[Texas]]'''
| beligerent2 = [[File:OFN.png|25px]] '''[[Organization of Free Nations]]:'''
*[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] [[Cascadia]]
*[[File:VermontRepublicFlag.webp|25px]] [[Vermont]]
*[[File:HavaikiFlag2.png|25px]] [[Havaiki]]
*[[File:PilbaraFlagResized.png|25px]] [[Pilbara]]
*[[File:Vinland Flag.png|25px]] [[Laurentia]] (until 7/17)
*[[File:Wollaston.png|25px]] [[Wollaston]]
*[[File:MWU.png|25px]] [[Midwestern Union]]
[[File:1024px-Flag of Mexico.svg.png|25px]] [[Mexican Empire]] 
[[File:Soviet_Union.png|25px]] [[Rossiya]]
| leaders1 = [[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] '''[[North_Paso]]'''
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[Bill 'Rocky' Moor]]
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[Lukedcool]]
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[JoeJoe77]]
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[Samisol]] †
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[Bonzzil]] †
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[Karn4]]
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[Ewhy_]]
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[LivingHumanBeing]]
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[TheAmazingMoe]] †
*[[File:TexasFlag.webp|25px]] [[Sometexan]]
| leaders2 = [[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] '''[[Raptormm4]]'''
[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] '''[[Lovelyfurball]]''' (until 7/23) 
[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] '''[[Setrus]]''' 
[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] '''[[Paradox_1080]]''' (until 8/30) 
[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] '''[[Paper1emur]]'''
*[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] [[FieryMatter]] (after 7/2)
*[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] [[Dracnoian]] (after 7/11)
*[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] [[Akeboun]]
*[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|25px]] [[RAWRyoutube]]
[[File:VermontRepublicFlag.webp|25px]] '''[[SergioTheCrafter]]''' (until 7/5) 
[[File:VermontRepublicFlag.webp|25px]] '''[[Purplepunch]]''' 
[[File:VermontRepublicFlag.webp|25px]] '''[[Mikesworldus]]'''
*[[File:VermontRepublicFlag.webp|25px]] [[Princeling]]
*[[File:VermontRepublicFlag.webp|25px]] [[Xeocas]]
*[[File:VermontRepublicFlag.webp|25px]] [[Farosh_]]
[[File:HavaikiFlag2.png|25px]] '''[[Zqben]]''' 
[[File:HavaikiFlag2.png|25px]] '''[[FoxClient]]''' 
[[File:HavaikiFlag2.png|25px]] '''[[Ahea]]''' 
[[File:PilbaraFlagResized.png|25px]] '''[[Kobikraft]]'''
*[[File:PilbaraFlagResized.png|25px]] [[Panth_r]]
[[File:Vinland Flag.png|25px]] '''[[TylenolEC]]''' 
[[File:1024px-Flag of Mexico.svg.png|25px]] '''[[CMW]]'''
}}The '''Great American War''', also known as the '''Great North American War''', or as the '''Texas War''' in Cascadia, was a large intercontinental conflict on Terra Aurora between the [[Cascadia|Republic of Cascadia]] and its [[Organization of Free Nations|OFN allies]], and the [[Aurora:The Kingdom of Texas|Kingdom of Texas]]. It is considered a significant part of North America's history.

== Background ==

=== Cascadia-Texas Tensions ===
In November 2023, a player named Hersheylr arrived in Texas, having previously spending time in Cascadia and contributing to the end of the [[RMF Wars]]. While in Texas, Hershey obtained perms to the Texan capital of Houston and Texas at large. He severely damaged the Texan capitol and kicked towns from Texas, which was a considerable loss in materials and power for the nation. On December 18, 2023, Texas declared war on Cascadia, claiming that Cascadia was involved in planning and backing the attack. A Discord announcement by the Texan King, [[North_Paso]], would become infamous due to the way it compared several notable Cascadians to the Christian [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|seven deadly sins]]. This would mark Texas' entry into the [[Wagner War]], with Texas and other Cascadian enemies, notably [[Chad]] (aka [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos]]), planning on using the server's then-new overclaim functionality to take chunks from Cascadian towns and force them to submit to the rule of the Reformed Republic of Cascadia. Ultimately, the war became inactive after [[Wagner]] was able to only take one chunk of Cascadian territory from the town of [[Chaeronea]], and ended de facto in March 2024 after the [[San Francisco Offensive of 2024]]. Notably no official peace treaty was ever signed and the Wagner War is considered by some the start of the later and larger conflict, the Great American War.

During the spring of 2024, the Cascadian government typically treated Texas with reserved resentment, and generally nothing more than a distant threat. Due to Texas being the closest remaining Wagner-aligned nation to Cascadia, it was still treated with particular concern by the Cascadian Department of Defense, and the newly formed [[National Security Agency]]. On May 23, 2024, the NSA received an offer from former Cascadian and [[Michoacán]] leader [[CMW]] to have him spy on Texas in exchange for Cascadian support of a revived Michoacán/Mexico. At the time, Texas controlled a significant area of Northern Texas and the Yucatan. The NSA accepted the offer, and CMW would provide intelligence from the Texan legislature and cabinet until his Cascadia-backed secession on June 16.

On May 28, Cascadian officials were alerted to the beginnings of a chain of Texan towns moving in the direction of California. At the same time, prominent mayors in California alerted defense officials that [[Ewhy]], who now owned the town of Sacramento in Northern California, was attempting to get them to secede with him and join Texas. It was at that point that the Cascadian Department of Defense began to put together war plans in preparation for a Texan invasion. The possibility of Texas using towns meticulously placed within and nearby Cascadian territory to launch another attempt at a mass overclaiming campaign was the primary concern of Cascadian defense officials. North_Paso was banned by 32Andrew on May 29th, 2024 for using forged evidence in a ticket, however he was quickly unbanned.

=== OFN Crises ===
In the [[Organization of Free Nations]], a couple of crises were ongoing amongst the member states. In Cascadia, officials were attempting to negotiate an non-aggression pact and border treaty with the [[Aurora:North Sea Republic|North Sea Republic]] (NSR), who controlled San Francisco. Tensions between the NSR and Cascadia had been high since San Francisco joined the NSR after the Wagner War, to the point that the rivalry between the two has been labelled the [[Cascadia-NSR Cold War]]. Although Cascadian and NSR officials had been somewhat opposed to negotiations for some time, in late May 2024, [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]] began to mediate negotiations in an attempt to end the tensions between their two allies. A non-aggression pact was quickly agreed to, though negotiations nearly fell apart as the two sides debated a border agreement. The NSR, pushed by NFISH, desired an agreement where the NSR would be allowed to claim almost any territory in North America outside the Cascadian Metro. Cascadia, in response, pushed for an agreement where the NSR would only be tolerated to claim territory in California and Nevada. During this debate, Cascadian President [[Raptormm4]] would remark that the NSR (whose capital was on the island of Ireland) was a government "From fucking Ireland." This became known as the [[Aurora:"Fucking Ireland" Incident|"Fucking Ireland" incident]]. Negotiations between the two continued for over a month, held together by both sides wishing to please Vermont and not be the first side to break off negotiations. The negotiations would not end until the Treaty of Los Angeles, with NSR settlement limited to the areas south of Nevada's northern border. The final agreement was agreed to by Cascadian officials in order to focus dealing with the increasing threat of Texas.

In [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], the [[Zealandia Civil War]] was brewing. The war began on May 29, 2024, when a mayor named Bacon seceded from Havaiki after Havaiki refused to adopt certain amendments to its constitution. Bacon, who was mayor of the north New Zealand town of Port Jason, and a small number of other mayors, declared independence as the nation of [[Zealandia]], and came into open conflict with Havaiki. While Havaiki received strong support from most of its OFN allies, especially Cascadia and Pilbara, Vermont attempted to blame Havaiki for the conflict. [[Princeling]], who at this time was still a major figure in Vermont, would refuse to condemn Zealandia, and would ultimately be one of many voices calling for peace in the region. The war ultimately came to an end with a recognition of Zealandian independence and a ceasefire line on June 15.

In the [[Caucasian Republic]], the OFN came into a crises between one of their member states and the nation of [[Turkey (Aurora)|Turkey]]. The Caucasian Republic joined the OFN on May 11, 2024, having transitioned into a democratic republic in April. However, in late May, the Caucasian Republic's leadership came into a disagreement over their borders with neighboring Turkey. On June 4, Turkey overclaimed the Caucasian Republic's capital of Don Host. The Caucasian Republic's leader and founder, PastaMaster, resigned five days later due to the crisis. In the process, he declared Don Host surrendered to Turkey.

=== Internal Texan Crises ===
During June 2024, Texas entered into a series of internal crises. This began on May 29, when Paso was banned for conspiring to fake evidence in a ticket that led to the banning of former Cascadian [[EstiQT]]. Paso attempted to calm worried citizens in the aftermath of his ban, saying that "I want to reassure people that despite this, I will be unbanned. This is nothing to worry about. If worse comes to worse, [[LivingHumanBeing]] will take over." 8 days later, on June 6, the Texan President, Saddam, resigned in the wake of Paso's ban. Following Saddam's resignation, a power struggle arose in the Texan senate, with Texan Senator Luke declaring that as Saddam's "#2" he should immediately become president. At the same time, [[Bon Kranch]] began pushing for the abolition of the presidential system and for him to become dictator under Paso. In an attempt to gain legitimacy and popular support, CMW, alongside Texas Senator [[Sometexan]], proposed that an immediate nationwide election be held to choose a new President. All 3 of these factions put respective votes before the Texas Senate, with the choice of an election winning with near-unilateral support. Elections would begin later that night, with notable candidates including Sometexan and [[Bill 'Rocky' Moor]], who choose CMW as his Vice President. Rocky was declared the winner on June 9, the same day that North_Paso (and EstiQT) would be unbanned from EMC. Out of fear of leaks to anti-government factions, the Texan cabinet was kept particularly secure, with only 5 members initially having access to it: Bon Kranch, CMW, Rocky, K S, and Sometexan.

On June 8, a number of West Texas towns, upset by Paso's reign as king and seeing his ban as an opportunity for revolution, seceded to form the [[Texan Union]]. The revolutionary nation was based in the large town of Dallas, and took around 3 other towns with it. The revolutionaries demanded that Texas become a democratic republic and do away with the monarchy in the process. Before they officially seceded, the revolution's leaders, Morflux and Violent_Vision, attempted to reach out to the OFN for support. While some OFN members attempted to support the Texan Union, usually through strategic advice, OFN and Cascadian support for the rebellion quickly dwindled as its leaders would discuss their war plans in local chat, quickly leaking it to Texan reconnaissance. Due to the scale of the infighting in the Texas, Cascadian intelligence would remain interested for some time in the prospect of fermenting a larger revolt against Paso, proposing tactics such as spreading propaganda books about Paso's past to Texan mayors and sending propaganda DMs to Texans on Discord. Ultimately, none of these plans would be put into action. The [[Dallas Uprising]] would continue until Morflux's resignation in late June, with the Texan Union's second President, Violent_Vision, surrendering to Texas on June 21.

== Prelude to war ==

=== Events in Mexico ===
Beginning in 2023 with the slow decline of the [[First Mexican Empire]], Texas had gradually increased its own influence over Mexico. This was especially evident in northeast Texas, near the Rio Grande, and in the Yucatan. In an attempt to avoid a conflict, the [[Aurora:North American Union|NAU]]/Mexico agreed that these areas could be under Texan sovereignty, though they were prepared to oppose Texas if they ever decided to threaten the few remaining major towns, notably [[Hermosillo]]. It is generally agreed that Paso's goal in the settlement of Mexico was to conquer most of the country in order to form an empire similar to that of Nova's [[Rio Grande|Rio Grande Empire]]. Paso was, however, hesitant to move too quickly in Mexico, fearing retaliation from the veteran leadership of the NAU. In late May 2024, Paso began to encourage industrial specialization and development in the several districts of Texas, including an upgraded casino at the Texan capitol and new farms in the rapidly developing Yucatan.

By June 9, 2024, CMW had begun to work towards reviving Michoacán in southwestern Mexico, while remaining in Texas. This would briefly cause some tensions with Saph and the remnants of the Mexican Empire, as Michoacán was outside the area Texas had officially claimed up to that point. In order to avoid a conflict, Paso ordered CMW to join Mexico while remaining in the Texas government, since he believed that "Saph only cares about the color on a map." This decision was also apparently made to avoid more problems on top of the internal crises that Texas was facing at the time. Paso's plan was to have CMW secretly recruit Mexican towns while in Mexico to eventually rejoin Texas as the State of Michoacán. While CMW would begin speaking to other Mexican mayors, Paso was not aware that it was to bring them into a stronger, independent Mexican nation, not Texas. Unfortunately for Cascadian intelligence, this plan would greatly speed up the time they had with CMW in Texas, as CMW would now need to declare independence as a set time rather than waiting for Texas to collapse in on itself.

Around June 11, Texas was struggling from even more internal struggles and further difficulties in Mexico. Saph had forced Texas to kick 2 towns in Baja, and the continued game of cat and mouse between Texas and Mexico kept the foreign affairs of the Texan government quite occupied. It should be noted that the events from June 10-14 took place while EMC was down for maintenance. Internally, Texas was also facing yet more division. On June 11, CMW described the situation to Cascadian intelligence with 5 different factions: The Michoacán, led by CMW and Thinkfast in Mexico, the lower senate, consisting of non-government senators growing gradually more opposed to the Rocky Administration, the Rocky Administration, which was backed by Paso, the Rocky opposition, led by Sometexan and possibly backed by LivingHumanBeing, and the Dallas Rebels, who were in the process of being destroyed. By this time, CMW had been replaced as Vice President due to his attempts to side with Sometexan's opposition faction. On June 12, Rocky passed the Diplomatic Regulations Bill, which made it illegal to conduct negotiations without government permission or to discuss Texas foreign policy with foreigners. This was in response to Saph getting a hold of a Texan claim map which violated Mexican sovereignty, though to this date it remains unknown who provided it to her. During this incident, Sometexan was interrogated as a possible suspect, in the process revealing the opposition and its membership, effectively destroying it. This led almost immediately to secession amongst the various opposition members, with Sometexan fleeing to Nebraska where he would shortly thereafter become a Texas state.

On June 15, Michoacán declared independence from Texas, declaring itself completely free of Texan rule and criticizing the policies of both Paso and the Rocky Administration. The secession was backed by Cascadian funding that had been secretly transferred to Michoacán earlier that day. On June 18, Paso proposed a new claim map in Mexico, which had almost all of Mexico within Texas territory. This map was completely rebuked by Mexican officials, though by that point there was little they could do. Critically, the map included the territory of Michoacán as Texan.

=== Communist Oklahoma ===
On June 7, 2024, [[Moxie|Moxiecodone]] began receiving DMs from Ewhy_ recruiting her to join Texas. Not having any interest in joining Texas, Moxie and Cascadian Vice President [[Setrus]] decided to perform a non-government sanctioned private psychological operation (psyop) on Texan leadership. Moxie told Ewhy that her and Setrus were getting tired of Cascadia and were considering leaving, prompting North_Paso to start DMing Setrus. The two decided to tell North_Paso that they were interested in leaving Cascadia, saying that Cascadia "Wasn't gay enough". Setrus and Moxie would then begin to rant about their plans, including the foundation of a gay and socialist nation closer to Texas. This rant eventually led to the pair presenting a map of where they wanted to settle, choosing to settle in a location marked in Oklahoma. Setrus also said he'd be getting upwards of 70 active players from a 580 member discord server he owned, providing the link to said real server to Texas, who by now had talked about the group within their upper government. Texas, seeing that the server was in fact real with some server members playing into the bit, immediately became quite concerned by this possibility.

Thus, Texas officials attempted to organize a voice call to discuss the rebellion and how they could work alongside Texas. Instead, Setrus and Moxie ghosted them until June 9, when they said that they decided for sure to form a nation in Oklahoma, wishing Texas good luck. On June 11, Setrus put together a fake constitution for the fake nation named the Queer Cummunocracy of Oklahoma. Eventually, concerned about the concept of a large, gay, socialist nation popping up on their northern border, Texas began to push for the group to join the Texas meganation and settle further northwest, in Colorado. On June 11, a VC was held between Setrus, his non-EMC friend posed as a co-founder, and Texan President Bill 'Rocky' Moor, with Rocky informing the duo that "If you settle somewhere else, or you are not under Texas, we will have a problem. And I have no reservations about going to war after the fact, if you decide to violate this agreement. Now under the Texas government you would be able to have an N-spawn, but every other town must be under Texas...." After Setrus agreed to speak to his people on Rocky's proposal of settling further northwest, Rocky gave the [["I Do Not Give A Shit"|now-infamous response]], "Good, and if it don't work with your people I do not give a shit. If it's a democracy, whip the Goddamn votes. Call a vote, call another one, and call another one, until it passes. And if it don't pass, don't come to me with that as an excuse." On June 18, another VC was held, with Setrus trying to gain more information on what was happening in Texas before they would supposedly join. After this call, Paso broke off the negotiations, saying "We're done here." Cascadian intelligence would find that the psyop was treated completely seriously by the Texan government, and was one of the many crises (alongside the events in Mexico and internal divisions in Texas) that kept Texas from going forth with their invasion plans during early June. The psyop would continue to be used to spread paranoia in Texas until it finally began to wither out in early July.

=== Invasion of California ===
By June 2024, Ewhy was the owner of the town of Sacramento, holding the California nation name. The town and nation had long been a problem in northern California for Jefferson and Cascadia. On June 7, 2024, Ewhy began trying to poach both Jeffersonian and Cascadian mayors in California, including Moxie, telling her: "Moxie why don't you guys just join Texas? If you don't like Cascadia government. Texas is good." These early attempts at poaching were not successful, but did make it clear to Cascadian officials the intention of Texas to begin making their way into California, especially with a line of Texas towns quickly expanding west. On June 18, Sacramento officially joined the Texas nation, marking the first time that Texas had undisputedly invaded Cascadian territory. Almost immediately following this, the Cascadian government began to make final preparations for war to begin, and issued warnings to the OFN that the security situation in California was rapidly devolving, and for other OFN members to make preparations. Havaiki, Cascadia's closest ally at this point in time, was specifically informed that a war with Texas was imminent, and to take proper preparations.

On June 22, Raptor ordered Secretary of State [[Milgorn123]] to issue to Texas a diplomatic complaint regarding their actions in California and demand a conversation with them. This would be the last attempt at a peaceful resolution to the conflict. On June 23, Milgorn issued the complaint, and shortly thereafter a GC was created for negotiations between Raptor, Milgorn, North_Paso, and President Rocky. Cascadian officials directly informed Rocky of the attempts at poaching Cascadian mayors and the direct violations of the Cascadian claim map. The demand was made that Texas respect Cascadia's territorial sovereignty. The ultimatum was given a deadline of 9:00 AM PT (11:00 AM CT). The next morning, at 9:24 AM PT, Rocky refused to "cede Texan towns against the will of said towns without just compensation." Raptor would request an authorization of military force against Texas from the House of Representatives 6 minutes later. The resolution passed at 8:07 PM PT, June 24, 2024, officially marking the beginning of the war. Before news reached of the Cascadian declaration, Texas unilaterally declared war on Cascadia on their own accord, at 9:16 PM PT (11:16 PM CT). Technically, Texas never considered themselves at peace with Cascadia after the de facto end of the Wagner War, but made an announcement nonetheless. The OFN was informed shortly after the AUMF was issued that Cascadia had activated Article 5 of the OFN Charter, declaring that they were being invaded by Texas and activating the mutual defense clause of the OFN. Havaiki, Vermont, Pilbara, and Laurentia would thus declare war on Texas shortly thereafter. Vermont, notably, declared war through an executive order issued by President [[SergioTheCrafter]], as there was no set war powers in their constitution at the time. Rocky would raise the argument in his war speech that they had been contacted by towns in California seeking to escape the "tyranny and injustice that lays within Cascadian Walls" and join a "True Republic." Texas would continue to maintain that Cascadia were the aggressors in the conflict until the end of the war.

== Course of the war ==
The Cascadian plan at the outset of the Great American War was to invade Texas from all possible fronts until eventually winning an outright victory, forcing Texas to withdraw from the lands west of the Rockies. On a large scale, Cascadian planners intended to use Cascadia's many allies to surround Texas. From the west, Cascadia would hold their ground in California and move towards Texas. In the east, Vermont would be amongst the first to arrive in Texas proper. In the south, Mexico would begin to combat Texan claims in south of the Rio Grande and hunt Texans outside claims. And in the north, Cascadian Intelligence intended to use a propaganda campaign to revive a pro-democracy rebellion in Texas who could apply more pressure on Paso. At the onset of the war, Cascadian officials also attempted to convince the NAU to enter the war against Texas, citing that Texas would likely come for them next. The NAU declined. While Cascadia had set in motion many of these initial war plans, it declined to inform the OFN of them, making the assumption that such actions would have either been common sense or would come into being shortly.

The first war plan attempted by Cascadian was Operation John Brown, a plan to overclaim a significant portion of Sacramento. This plan was originally going to be put into place on June 24, but was delayed as Raptor and Cascadian diplomats awaited the passing of the AUMF. Once the AUMF was passed, the operation faced further delays as no one was able to withdraw gold and get it to an online holder to undergo the overclaiming. Ultimately, the operation would be cancelled the next day, after Sacramento realized their weakness and enabled overclaim shield. The second plan worked out by Cascadian leadership came to be known as Operation Alamo, and focused on the invasion of Texas proper. The plan, put into place on June 26, was to place 3 towns in the core of Texas' territory: San_Antonio, in Central Texas, USS_Lexington, off the coast of Houston, and an unnamed town in northeast Texas. The goal was to use these towns as an outpost to hunt Texans, impress Cascadia's ability to wage war upon Texans, and to eventually overclaim underpopulated Texan towns, notably Port Lavaca and eventually Houston. Ultimately, Operation Alamo would also be cancelled as Cascadia lacked the holders at the time to properly organize the plan. Milgorn, a Texas native who volunteered to provide a holder for USS_Lexington, would be asked about the issue until mid-July, when the plan was effectively abandoned.

=== The Texas Western Offensive ===
At the onset of the war Texas would launch two major offensives, both focuses on poaching and overclaiming enemy towns. In the west, this effort was focused on Cascadia, especially in California and the Cascadian Metro. On all fronts, most of these efforts were commanded by [[Samisol]], the mayor of Rio Grande. Samisol was noted for his ability to sway and control others, especially younger and more easily convinced players. He was also noted on the Eastern Front for his PvP abilities and using them to extort mayors into joining Texas. Across the Western Front, Texas saw very little success poaching Cascadian towns, with Cascadian mayors long adjusted and prepared for the threats of poachers. In California, Texas instead succeeded in poaching towns which were already hostile to Cascadia. Sometime after July 17, 2024, the Norcallian towns of Silicon Valley, San Diego, and California (town) joined Texas. Eventually, a break-up in the friend group of [[Ghostyuu]] and Bonzzil would lead to the towns formerly beloning to the New California Republic in Nevada would also join Texas at Bonzzil's suggestion. On July 18, the town of South Lost Coast was poached by Samisol, who then used it to overclaim and hold at ransom the historic district of Lost Coast proper. In an attempt to get back his items and historic buildings, [[Rocksthunder]] and many other [[Jeffcadians]] would join Texas.

Further north, Samisol raised town holders to place claimblock towns across the Cascadian Metro. This included OBLOCKFENTGANG, which claimblocked [[Oceanside]] (now Astoria) on June 25. The former RMF towns of Catalina, Bakhmut, I_WANT_GOLD, and Astoria (Bon_Kraunch) also joined Texas shortly thereafter. Texas' Western Offensive reached its furthest point on June 30, when Mackenzie_CFOB was founded just north of [[Corgo's Pass]]. The towns of SodaGang and TK_ville would also be founded near the northern border of Vancouver on July 13 and 15.

Although the Western Offensive was successful in penetrating the Cascadian homeland, it ultimately failed to significantly dent Cascadia's morale or ability to respond. The most significant incidents from the Western Offensive were the successful claimblockings of Oceanside (which continues to the present), Corgo's Pass, and Vancouver. In Corgo's Pass, a large lesbian pride flag was built to overshadow Mackenzie_CFOB. The Western Front during this phase of the war also saw the beginnings of the invasion of Texas proper, with Cascadia successfully reaching the gates of Houston on July 6. A chain of towns which had begun to be set up shortly before the war would culminate in the establishment of Texas (town), and the Pilbaran siege town of Weezer2 outside Houston and Port Lavaca. These towns were originally designed to be the beginning of the larger Operation Alamo counteroffensive, but would instead be the only OFN towns in Texas proper until the Cascadian Summer Offensive. Until then, Cascadian efforts on the Western Front would be focused on securing unclaimed areas in Cascadian territory through homestead grants.

=== The Texas Eastern Offensive ===
On the Eastern Front, Samisol saw much greater success with poaching, hunting, and placing towns. The initial Cascadian plan for the Eastern Front was for Vermont to provide general assistance, mostly through funds and gear, to the war effort, before eventually mobilizing their large population to lead their own invasion of the Texas homeland from the east. Cascadian officials were not aware at that time that Vermont was relatively poor, and their citizens unprepared for any kind of conflict. Texas launched the Eastern Offensive around the beginning of July, creating a chain of towns approaching the Vermont Metro. Alongside this, Texas had already begun a large-spread campaign of hunting and threatening Vermont mayors (especially those in the American South). By July 3, Vermont Assemblyman LyoshaFury pushed the government into the first of many rounds of negotiations with Texas leadership. The threat of hunting and overclaim was already considered too much by many Vermonters, and anti-war sentiments had begun to worsen across the nation. These sentiments were only worsened by the opinions of Vermont's pacifist founder Princeling. During the first round of negotiations, Texas demanded Vermont's unconditional surrender, aiming to take them out of the war quickly and focus on Cascadia. Vermont refused this offer, insisting on a negotiated peace that returned towns Texas had poached from them in the American South. The first round of negotiations went no further. Princeling insisted that the Vermont government should assist Cascadia without actually being at war itself, viewing the compromise as a way to both support its allies while also keeping Vermont out of harm's way from a war many felt wasn't their's to fight. Others, notably Vice President PurplePunch, wanted to accept Texas' offers for peace and become allies. President SergioTheCrafter, themselves a former Cascadian president, continued their support for the war. In the evening of July 3, the Vermont General Assembly voted to overturn the president's declaration of war. Texas declined to accept this withdraw, saying their war with Vermont would not conclude until a treaty was agreed to.

On July 4, Samisol used a loophole in the rules and Vermont's nation spawnpoint to have their name removed under Rule 2.1 (Nation named after inappropriate location). Evidently, the Vermont nation spawn was not in the U.S. state of Vermont, despite most of the capital town being in Vermont. With Vermont's name removed, Samisol created the nation of Vermont himself, declaring it to be the true Vermont, and joining Texas as a state. Shortly after this move, Texas proposed a treaty with Vermont which would have all of southern Vermont annexed into Texas, with Vermont itself contained into New England and Canada. Texas also demanded 1.2k in gold from Vermont to make up for Texas' expenditures in their Eastern Offensive. Both Sergio and Prince rejected this deal, despite LyoshaFury's increasingly desperate cries for peace. LyoshaFury would also claim in OFN channels that Vermont had no part in the war, and that Cascadia had "done nothing." This was quickly rebutted by Cascadian leadership, who stated they had already begun placing towns in Texas and were actively trying to help Vermont get its nation name back. When asked what they could do to help Vermont more, Princeling requested gold, and on July 9 the Cascadian Legislature issued a loan of 750g to be given to Vermont so long as they remained in the war. Vermont never accepted the gold due to their ongoing peace negotiations. On July 5, with anti-war sentiments mounting, the General Assembly voted to impeach Sergio, making PurplePunch president. With Sergio gone, Vermont entered into a 3rd round of peace negotiations. Texas demanded good relations with Vermont, that Vermont explicitly say they had surrendered, and the border agreement and gold payment from the previous round of negotiations. These terms were seemingly agreed to at first by President PurplePunch, though less supported by Princeling and others. Samisol then added that they could not "let Cascadia fuck this up" and that "The town of Weezer2 needs to be kicked from the nation tonight or the price of surrender goes up." Weezer2 was still in Cascadia at this time. On July 6, Vermont's nation name was returned to them by EMC mods and PurplePunch proposed a bill to surrender to Texas and agree to terms. The bill failed, likely due to lobbying from Princeling and others.

Outside peace negotiations, Texas continued its offensive into Vermont territory by capturing more towns, notably the anti-war town of Philadelphia. By July 17, nearly all of the American South was predominantly under Texan control, with Vermont pushed back to New England. On July 14, Princeling (who by this time was considered by many to be the de-facto leader of Vermont) published an OP-ED regarding the war to [[TBI]], which he used to justify Vermont's actions in the war thus far, including the anti-war sentiments in Vermont, his feelings regarding Texan aggression, and his thoughts on Vermont's new alliances with the NSR. Notably, the OP-ED criticized Cascadia and directly referred to them as a bad ally, going so far as to suggest that the war was entirely Cascadia's fault and that Vermont was beholden to their treaty agreements with Cascadia. On July 22, Vermont agreed to a ceasefire with Texas, with both sides promising not to place more siege towns, many towns poached from Vermont being given permanently to Texas, and Vermont paying 200g. Neither of these developments were taken lightly by Cascadia and other OFN allies, notably Laurentia and Havaiki (the latter of which still recalled Vermont's actions during the Zealandia Civil War). Vermont's actions leading up to this point even led Laurentian founder and former Cascadian President [[TylenolEC]] to post a vote to expel Vermont from the OFN on July 14. According to Tylenol and [[MasterEWild]], Vermont had not only been attempting to escape OFN obligations, but also their treaty obligations with their former nation of Laurentia. The vote would fail as most OFN members agreed it was better to keep working with Vermont even as they tried to leave the war. After the July 22 ceasefire, activity on the Eastern Front would mostly slow to a halt by late July, though sporadic Texan hunting against Vermonters would continue to keep Vermont engaged until the end of the war.

=== The 7/23 Nuking ===
On July 21, 2024, Raptor's term as President of Cascadia came to a close, and Lovelyfurball succeeded him. Furball had been Raptor's preferred choice, due to his involvement in the war up to that point, his recruiting skills, and his experience fighting wars in the Middle East as King of [[Aurora:Israel|Israel]]. Around 10:05 PM PT (12:05 AM CT; 1:05 AM EST) on July 22, Furball was attempting to add the "cesspool" role to Samisol shortly before going to bed. By accident, he instead gave Samisol the "admin" role, giving Samisol complete access to the Cascadian discord. Samisol then alerted a GC of high-ranking Texans and allied leaders. A plan of action was quickly formulated in-call: first, channels deemed 'noteworthy' would be downloaded via Samisol's modified discord client and packaged into a .rar file for later review. Samisol himself, alongside 8set using an alt account named 'jp.f' (whom did the majority of deletion), would complete the nuking. Nearly 300 Cascadians were banned or kicked, almost all roles were deleted, and all but 2 channels were deleted. To the amazement of Cascadian officials, these were the passed-laws and passed-resolution channels, the only channels needed to keep the institutions of the nation intact. The total 'active time' in the nuke was around 30min, and Cascadian response was delayed due to it being extremely early in the morning. Among the final changes was the name and icon of the server changed to "Total Texan Victory". As Cascadian leadership scrambled to figure out what had happened, Furball was removed from many government channels for fear of him being a Texan spy, and the government began to discuss how to reassure confidence amongst Cascadians after the nuking of the Discord. [[Arcadian]] and experienced Discord admin [[Dracnoian]] was given admin powers in the immediate aftermath of this incident, in order to help rebuild the discord from scratch. By morning on July 23, most channels and roles had been restored.

The personal security threat of the Texan nuking was also deemed extreme by many. Texas at this time was associated with players who had been accused of (and in some cases, banned for) doxxing, most notably Bonzzil. Cascadian leaders were advised to change passwords on their accounts and check their personal internet footprints for leaks. The fact that Furball, who up to this point was still a major suspect in the nuking, had access to the casual GC with personal information of Cascadian leadership was also concerning. Rocksthunder, in an attempt to protect his personal information from being doxxed, would leave the GC and swear further fealty to Texas. At 11:03 PM PT, July 22, the cabinet declared Furball (who was asleep by that time) inable to exercise his powers as president, making Vice President Setrus Acting President. Furball, embarrassed by the incident and recognizing it would be difficult to recover from, officially resigned from the presidency at 10:41 AM PT on July 23. Texas would declare victory over Cascadia at 11:15 PM PT (1:15 AM CT; 2:15 AM EST), July 22, citing the nuking of the Cascadian discord and the capture of most of California. Cascadia immediately rejected the declaration of victory that same day, with Milgorn stating that "Cascadia firmly rejects the declaration of victory by Texas. The Texan bastards will pay for their action. We will never surrender, even if it is us against the world." An additional Cascadian response would be issued on July 26, making note of recent Texan bans (including some for doxxing), and promising the continue the war.

The nuking drew widespread reactions from across the international community. Nunavik, who effectively succeeded Laurentia around July 17, condemned Texas and demanded that they return the download of the Cascadian discord to Cascadia. Pilbara, whose involvement was limited to the placement of Weezer2, effectively withdrew their active involvement from the conflict due to Vermont's ceasefire and the nuking. In the aftermath of the 7/23 Nuking, the war would enter into a period of relative inactivity. Many in Texas believed that the war was effectively over, and that they had won it. Samisol's activity would begin to dwindle after the nuking, until he eventually quit and never returned in early August. The wartime presidencies of Rocky and Lukedcool (the latter of whom presided over the nuking) would fade into the activity and economic-focused presidency of JoeJoe77. For Cascadia, the 7/23 Nuking was a major milestone in both the war and the nation's history. It is considered by many to have been the most significant attack against Cascadia in the nation's history. It wouldn't be until several weeks later that Cascadia began to operate normally again, and counteroffensives returned as an option. Despite the loss of nearly 2 years of national history in the nuking, the event would eventually become a symbol of Cascadian resilience, often compared to the [[Battle of Oceanside]]. The 7/23 Nuking is also considered to have been the turning point of the war. As Raptor would say of the attack, quoting Winston Churchil like a total chud, "The darkest hour is just before dawn."

=== The Cascadian Summer Offensive ===
WIP

=== The Fall of Texas ===
Throughout the Summer of 2024, many significant Texan figures and close friends of North_Paso were banned including LivingHumanBeing, BonZZil, and TheAmazingMoe. Ghostyuu, then leader of the nation [[Aurora:USA|USA]], was responsible for these bans and notably utilized knowledge of doxx lists and other illegal behavior for the bans.

In early September 2024, a Discord call occurred between KARN4, 911saph, North_Paso, 2SCAVA (aka ChildMineWorker, CMW), and a player called 'Nephi' (who was affiliated with KARN4.) The call acted as a conference between the Mexican Empire and Texas with the goal of sorting out border conflicts and other disagreements. 2SCAVA secretly recorded the call and posted them to the EarthMC Discord forums as three videos.[https://discord.com/channels/219863747248914433/1282883893116010496/1282883893116010496 <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] Things quickly heated up between KARN4 and North_Paso, who was particularly frustrated about the failures of Texas forming the Rio Grande Empire, something that required parts of Northern Mexico, the Yucatan, and California. After 1 minute and 3 seconds into the third video, North_Paso stormed out of the call yelling, "Now I'm off my fucking rocker ... I gotta [5x] fucking leave I gotta- gotta fucking leave the VC so that I can fucking calm down. Lets talk again tomorrow, okay? I am fucking open to negotiations, I'm just a little upset, okay? I'll let you go and-see ya."[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1251286254990000259/1282594487482454057/Paso_coke_freakout_3.mp4?ex=697514f3&is=6973c373&hm=e19a149c36aa7c8ba09a960b54cb7f19ea8af79c71e35f8d41ee96ba716b1c4f& <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] A little afterwards this call, KARN4 would end up stealing the entirety of the I WANT GOLD casino profits, over 50,000 gold, which North_Paso had access to however kountr (friend of Ghostyuu) technically owned.

By the end, North_Paso stepped down from his title as king and quit EarthMC, although he later returned in 2025, but did absolutely fucking nothing.

=== Negotiations & Peace ===
WIP

== Aftermath ==
WIP{{Republic of Cascadia (Aurora)}}
== References ==

# Multiple Sources - [VIDEOS] North Paso crashing out after Mexican Empire Negotiations , leading to 50000g stolen. (2024). ''EarthMC Discord Forum''. - 2SCAVA. (2024, September 9). ''Untitled'' [Video]. Discord. <nowiki>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1251286254990000259/1282563958028374017/Untitled_video_-_Made_with_Clipchamp.mp4?ex=6974f884&is=6973a704&hm=5969741762bb1b15755b64bb5caaacd53dfd4f70a108ad5809168df294cefbae&</nowiki> - 2SCAVA. (2024, September 9). ''paso coke freakout pt 2'' [Video]. Discord. <nowiki>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1251286254990000259/1282594486928670730/paso_coke_freakout_pt_2.mp4?ex=697514f3&is=6973c373&hm=0492a3cbf1d4a428719190c4a93058eba42e8bb47d14dc33f98c9b9f68232114&</nowiki> - 2SCAVA. (2024, September 9). ''Paso coke freakout 3'' [Video]. Discord. <nowiki>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1251286254990000259/1282594487482454057/Paso_coke_freakout_3.mp4?ex=697514f3&is=6973c373&hm=e19a149c36aa7c8ba09a960b54cb7f19ea8af79c71e35f8d41ee96ba716b1c4f&</nowiki>

President of Cascadia

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{{Leader_Office
|color=green
|title1=President of Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Seal of the Governor of Cascadia.png|115px|center|Presidential seal]]
|image2=[[File:KayP7.webp|120px]]
|incumbent=KayP7
|incumbentsince=since January 18, 2026
|branch=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Executive branch of Cascadia]]
|style=Mister President ''(informal)'' The Honorable ''(formal)'' His Excellency ''(diplomatic)''
|status=Head of state Head of government
|appointer=Direct popular vote by Instant Runoff Voting
|termlength=One month, no term limits
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution of Cascadia]]
|precursor=Chief Councillor
|inaugural=Sayerleft
|seat=The Brick House, Olympia
|formation=August 17, 2022
|deputy=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
}}
The '''president of Cascadia''' was the head of state and head of government of [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]] on Terra Aurora. The president directed the executive branch of the national government and was the commander-in-chief of the Cascadian National Guard.

Article IV of the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Constitution]] established the executive branch of the national government and vested the executive power in the president. The power included the execution and enforcement of national law and the responsibility to appoint national [[Cabinet of Cascadia|executive]], [[Cabinet of Cascadia#Secretary of State|diplomatic]], and [[Supreme Court of Cascadia|judicial]] officers. Based on constitutional provisions empowering the president to appoint and receive ambassadors and conclude treaties with foreign powers, and on subsequent laws enacted by the [[Legislature of Cascadia|Legislature]], the presidency held primary responsibility for conducting Cascadian foreign policy.

The president also played a leading role in legislation and domestic policymaking. As part of the system of checks and balances, Article III, Section 7 of the Constitution gave the president the power to sign or veto legislation. Major policymaking was often significantly shaped by the outcome of presidential elections, with presidents taking an active role in promoting their policy priorities to members of the Legislature.

The president was elected directly by the people by Instant Runoff Voting, starting in the September 2022 election. Under the previous electoral law, elections for president were held using first-past-the-post voting. Elections for president were held simultaneously to legislative elections. In addition, if a president resigned or was removed from office in the middle of their term, the vice president became president. From August to September 2022, the position was called the '''Governor'''. Their official workplace and residence was the [[Brick House|Presidential Palace]], also known as the Brick House, which was located in Downtown [[Olympia]]. By the middle era of Cascadia on Aurora, the president was one of the server's most powerful political figures.

==Elections==

*[[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 2022 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[September 2022 Cascadia general election|September 2022 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[October 2022 Cascadia general election|October 2022 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[November 2022 Cascadia general election|November 2022 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[December 2022 Cascadia general election|December 2022 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[January 2023 Cascadia general election|January 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[February 2023 Cascadia general election|February 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[March 2023 Cascadia general election|March 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[April 2023 Cascadia general election|April 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[May 2023 Cascadia general election|May 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[June 2023 Cascadia general election|June 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[July 2023 Cascadia general election|July 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[August 2023 Cascadia general election|August 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[September 2023 Cascadia general election|September 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[October 2023 Cascadia general election|October 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[November 2023 Cascadia general election|November 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[December 2023 Cascadia general election|December 2023 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[January 2024 Cascadia general election|January 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[February 2024 Cascadia general election|February 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[March 2024 Cascadia general election|March 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[April 2024 Cascadia general election|April 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[May 2024 Cascadia general election|May 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[June 2024 Cascadia general election|June 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[July 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[August 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[September 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[October 2024 Cascadia general election|October 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[November 2024 Cascadia general election|November 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[December 2024 Cascadia general election|December 2024 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[January 2025 Cascadia general election|January 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[February 2025 Cascadia general election|February 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[March 2025 Cascadia general election|March 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[April 2025 Cascadia general election|April 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[May 2025 Cascadia general election|May 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[June 2025 Cascadia general election|June 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[July 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[August 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[September 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[October 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[November 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[December 2025 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[January 2026 Cascadia general election|January 2026 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[February 2026 Cascadia general election|February 2026 Cascadia presidential election]]
*[[March 2026 Cascadia general election|March 2026 Cascadia presidential election]]

==List of presidents==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
!Term
!Election
!Vice president
|-
|'''1'''
|[[File:SayerleftForward.webp|50px]]
|'''[[Sayerleft]]'''
|August 17, 2022 – September 17, 2022 ''(Did not run)''
|[[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 2022]]
|[[EstiQT]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''2'''
| rowspan="3" |[[File:ViolentVampire.png|50px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[ViolentVampire]]'''
| rowspan="3" |September 17, 2022 – December 18, 2022 ''(Did not run)''
|[[September 2022 Cascadia general election|September 2022]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Sayerleft]]
|-
|[[October 2022 Cascadia general election|October 2022]]
|-
|[[November 2022 Cascadia general election|November 2022]]
|-
|'''3'''
|[[File:TylenolEC.png|50px]]
|'''[[TylenolEC]]'''
|December 18, 2022 – January 15, 2023 ''(Did not run)''
|[[December 2022 Cascadia general election|December 2022]]
|[[ViolentVampire]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''4'''
| rowspan="2" |[[File:EstiQT_(TA).png|50px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[EstiQT]]'''
| rowspan="2" |January 15, 2023 – February 20, 2023 ''(Did not run)''
| rowspan="2" |[[January 2023 Cascadia general election|January 2023]]
|DaPigThatBig
|-
|[[AghastBlock]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''5'''
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Milgorn123.png|50px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Milgorn123]]'''
| rowspan="2" |February 20, 2023 – April 16, 2023 ''(Did not run)''
|[[February 2023 Cascadia general election|February 2023]]
| rowspan="2" |Small_Cat
|-
|[[March 2023 Cascadia general election|March 2023]]
|-
|'''6'''
|[[File:AghastBlock.png|50px]]
|'''[[AghastBlock]]'''
|April 16, 2023 – May 21, 2023 ''(Lost re-election)''
|[[April 2023 Cascadia general election|April 2023]]
|[[Jo_Star]]
|-
|'''7'''
|[[File:Setrus.png|50px]]
|'''[[Aurora:Setrus|Setrus]]'''
|May 21, 2023 – June 18, 2023 ''(Did not run)''
|[[May 2023 Cascadia general election|May 2023]]
|[[Akeboun]]
|-
|'''8'''
|[[File:WrestlingWithGod.png|50px]]
|'''[[WrestlingWithGod]]'''
|June 18, 2023 – July 16, 2023 ''(Lost re-election)''
|[[June 2023 Cascadia general election|June 2023]]
|Paradox_1080
|-
|'''9'''
|[[File:Bachinuni.png|50px]]
|'''[[Bachinuni|Bachunini]]'''
|July 16, 2023 – August 12, 2023 ''(Resigned)''
|[[July 2023 Cascadia general election|July 2023]]
|EmpressCorgo
|-
| rowspan="5" |'''10'''
| rowspan="5" |[[File:Corgooo.png|50px]]
| rowspan="5" |'''[[EmpressCorgo]]'''
| rowspan="5" |August 12, 2023 – November 19, 2023 ''(Did not run)''
|–
|Milgorn123
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[August 2023 Cascadia general election|August 2023]]
|Akeboun
|-
|cheeseballfluffy
|-
|[[September 2023 Cascadia general election|September 2023]]
| rowspan="2" |Beamz30
|-
|[[October 2023 Cascadia general election|October 2023]]
|-
|'''11'''
|[[File:Akeboun.png|50px]]
|'''[[Akeboun]]'''
|November 19, 2023 – December 17, 2023 ''(Did not run)''
|[[November 2023 Cascadia general election|November 2023]]
|EmpressCorgo
|-
| rowspan="3" |(7)
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Setrus.png|50px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''Setrus'''
| rowspan="3" |December 17, 2023 – March 17, 2024 ''(Did not run)''
|[[December 2023 Cascadia general election|December 2023]]
|WrestlingWithGod
|-
|[[January 2024 Cascadia general election|January 2024]]
| rowspan="2" |Rocksthunder
|-
|[[February 2024 Cascadia general election|February 2024]]
|-
|'''12'''
|[[File:PaperLemur12140.png|50px]]
|[[PaperLemur12140|'''Paper1emur''']]
|March 17, 2024 – April 21, 2024 ''(Did not run)''
|[[March 2024 Cascadia general election|March 2024]]
| rowspan="5" |Setrus
|-
|'''13'''
|[[File:SergioTheCrafter.png|67x67px]]
|'''[[SergioTheCrafter]]'''
|April 21, 2024 – May 19, 2024 ''(Lost re-election)''
|[[April 2024 Cascadia general election|April 2024]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''14'''
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Raptormm4.png|frameless|67x67px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Raptormm4]]'''
| rowspan="2" |May 19, 2024 – July 22, 2024 ''(Did not run)''
|[[May 2024 Cascadia general election|May 2024]]
|-
|[[June 2024 Cascadia general election|June 2024]]
|-
|'''15'''
|[[File:lovelyfurball.png|67x67px]]
|'''[[Lovelyfurball]]'''
|July 22, 2024 –
July 23, 2024 ''(Resigned)''
|[[July 2024 Cascadia general election|July 2024]]
|-
|(7)
|[[File:Setrus.png|50px]]
|'''Setrus'''
|July 23, 2024 – August 18, 2024 ''(Did not run)''
|–
|Paradox_1080
|-
|'''16'''
|[[File:Paradox_1080.png|50px]]
|'''[[Paradox_1080]]'''
|August 18, 2024 – August 30, 2024 ''(Resigned)''
|[[August 2024 Cascadia general election|August 2024]]
|Paper1emer
|-
|(12)
|[[File:PaperLemur12140.png|50px]]
|'''Paper1emur'''
|August 30, 2024 – September 15, 2024 ''(Lost re-election)''
|–
|Setrus
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''17'''
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Dracnoian.webp|67x67px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Dracnoian]]'''
| rowspan="3" |September 15, 2024– December 15, 2024 ''(Did not run)''
|[[September 2024 Cascadia general election|September 2024]]
|BarackOtamatone
|-
|[[October 2024 Cascadia general election|October 2024]]
| rowspan="2" |FieryMatter
|-
|[[November 2024 Cascadia general election|November 2024]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''18'''
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Whatok.webp|50px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Whatok|4whatok]]'''
| rowspan="2" |December 15, 2024 – January 19, 2025 ''(Did not run)''
| rowspan="2" |[[December 2024 Cascadia general election|December 2024]]
|Capitanfra
|-
| rowspan="2" |Xeocas
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''19'''
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Farosh.png|66x66px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Farosh_]]'''
| rowspan="2" |January 19, 2025 – March 16, 2025 ''(Did not run)''
|[[January 2025 Cascadia general election|January 2025]]
|-
|[[February 2025]]
|[[HawaiianDPG]]
|-
|'''20'''
|[[File:HawaiianDPG.png|65x65px]]
|'''[[HawaiianDPG]]'''
|March 16, 2025 – April 20, 2025'' (Did not run)''
|[[March 2025 Cascadia general election|March 2025]]
|[[SergioTheCrafter]]
|-
|'''21'''
|[[File:PresidentMoxie.png|65x65px]]
|'''[[Moxie|Moxicodone]]'''
|April 20, 2025 – May 18, 2025 ''(Did not run)''
|[[April 2025 Cascadia general election|April 2025]]
|AghastBlock
|-
|'''22'''
|[[File:Capitanfra2.png|65x65px]]
|'''Capitanfra'''
|May 18, 2025 – June 1, 2025'' (Resigned)''
|[[May 2025 Cascadia general election|May 2025]]
|4Floppas
|-
|'''23'''
|[[File:4Floppa.png|65x65px]]
|'''4Floppas'''
|June 1, 2025 –
June 15, 2025 ''(Did not run)''
|–
|4Whatok
|-
|'''24'''
|[[File:Ahea.webp|67x67px]]
|'''Ahea'''
|June 15, 2025 –
July 20, 2025 ''(Did not run)''
|[[June 2025 Cascadia general election|June 2025]]
|Dracnoian
|-
|(17)
|[[File:Dracnoian.webp|67x67px]]
|'''[[Dracnoian]]'''
|July 20, 2025 –
August 17, 2025 ''(Did not run)''
|[[July 2025 Cascadia General Election|July 2025]]
|Ahea
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''25'''
| rowspan="4" |[[File:FlyGuy3000.webp|66x66px]]
| rowspan="4" |'''[[BergenFly]]'''
| rowspan="4" |August 17, 2025 –
November 16, 2025 ''(Did not run)''
| rowspan="2" |[[August 2025 Cascadia General Election|August 2025]]
|FoxClient
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Ka tie]]
|-
|[[September 2025]]
|-
|[[October 2025]]
|ElimBessus
|-
|'''26'''
|[[File:Ka tie.png|67x67px]]
|'''[[Ka tie]]'''
|November 16, 2025 –
December 21, 2025

''(Did not run)''
|[[November 2025 Cascadia general election|November 2025]]
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|-
|'''27'''
|[[File:MasterEWild1.png|67x67px]]
|'''[[MasterEWild]]'''
|December 21, 2025
–

January 18, 2025

''(Lost re-election)''
|[[December 2025]]
|[[GuyWithALife]]
|-
|'''28'''
|[[File:KayP7.webp|67x67px]]
|[[KayP7]]
|January 18, 2025
–

''Incumbent''
|[[January 2025 General Election|January 2025]]
|_Wishful
|}
[[Category:Cascadia (Aurora)]]
{{Republic of Cascadia (Aurora)}}

Aurora:Anti-Cascadianism

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[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|thumb|Map of claimed Cascadian territory from summer 2024, amidst the first major Cascadian expansion into Texas.]]
'''Anti-Cascadianism''', also known as '''Cascadian hatred''' or '''Cascadiphobia''', is a movement prevalent mostly in North America that encourages the weakening of the [[Cascadia|Republic of Cascadia]] and the removal of its influence across [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. The idea comes from the stylization of Cascadia as an empire, due to its historical expansion from the Pacific Northwest outwards into regions such as Canada, Texas, California, the Midwest, and the Eastern United States. The anti-Cascadian movement is a broad one, consisting of those who advocate for the destruction of the Cascadian nation, as well as those who instead advocate for it to be shrunken down to its original namesake. Certain radical strains call for violent invasion of Cascadia, with such people known as adherers to right anti-Cascadianism.

== History ==
Cascadia-hatred is a phenomenon that did not originate on Terra Aurora. The nation known as Cascadia on Terra Nova experienced substantial criticism from both its political left (Cascadia is not liberal and democratic enough) and political right (Cascadia is too liberal and democratic). Sentiment such as this manifested itself in the secession of BonZZil's Washington from Cascadia and its joining with Rio Grande as an example of a right-critique of Nova Cascadia, and the [[Pacific Spring]] serving as an example of a left-critique of Nova Cascadia with the formation of the Salish Confederation by Vorobyevite, JTPilfered, and SayerQT.

Many opponents of Cascadia on Terra Nova belonged to, or were affiliated with, the nation of Ruperts' Land. Members of Ruperts' Land were known for their doxxing and harassment of Cascadians, and many of them have since been banned for EarthMC for doxxing. Cascadia, who on Terra Nova was known for having a higher-than average LGBTQ+ population, was specifically targeted by opponents of LGBT individuals present in groups such as Ruperts Land.

On Terra Aurora, a different Cascadia was founded by many individuals who criticized Cascadia on Terra Nova, instead prioritizing elements of direct and representative democracy, and creating social programs allowing towns to claim subsidies from the Cascadian government. Cascadia's formation was opposed by the Oregon Empire, which controlled a vast majority of the Pacific Northwest. In the first documented letter of anti-Cascadianism, Emperor OriginalDogster wrote to Mayor of Victoria LunarCats, documenting his opposition to Cascadian democracy, and warning LunarCats not to affiliate with Cascadians. Victoria would later join Cascadia and become one of its most central towns.

Cascadia's expansion was swift but quick throughout the autumn and winter of 2022. Oregon was dissolved, and Cascadia established itself as a regional hegemon. Anti-Cascadianism first seeped significantly into Terra Aurora when Cascadia acquired the nation of Yellowknife from the Philippines without the consent of the Philippine Congress, and without paying the gold the Philippines requested. The expansion of Cascadia outwards, via towns in California and the Midwest joining them, fueled opponents of Cascadia's criticism of the nation, allowing the idea of a Cascadian empire to take hold. The absorption of many nations by Cascadia, such as Vermont, Yellowknife, USA, North America, and California, has led to many seeing Cascadia as an imperialist power, contributing to a broad anti-Cascadianism prevalent in many parts of North America today.

===== Official Movement =====
One group claiming to be the official anti-Cascadian movement began gradually taking shape in early November 2025 in the Town of KalKash, later the [[Aurora:KalKash|Free Town of KalKash]]. KalKash was first founded as "KowKash" in March 2024, as a part of the nation of Cree. By June, KowKash had joined the nation of Kentucky, and by August 1, KowKash had become the capital city of Kentucky, which was then renamed by EMC staff due to the nation no longer being located in Kentucky. By September 3, 2024, the town had fallen due to player inactivity. The town was re-founded On November 1, 2025. The new town adopted a milder sense of the policy on the base belief that Cascadia once controlled the town and that the nation's neglect of it caused its ruinous state. This was based on the discovery of a Cascadian banner in the town hall once CallMiiChad first stepped into it in late October 2025. It was later discovered that Cascadia never actually owned the town. It has been speculated that the banner may have been placed after the town's dissolution, and could have acted a marker for a future Cascadian territorial claim had the town not been re-founded, but these are merely theories and are unconfirmed.

Once the town became newly independent, Cascadia began offering KalKash integration into the nation. These offers, however, were viewed as offensive by the KalKashian populace due to the belief that the town had once been owned by Cascadia. The townsfolk grew more distrustful of Cascadia as more offers were made. This contributed to a perception by some that any new towns joining Cascadia had simply "fallen prey" to the country's monopoly and hegemony over North America. Additionally, KalKash had received threats from Cascadian expansionists by way of signposting outside of the town on multiple occasions. These signs stated that annexation into Cascadia was inevitable. The threats caused a heightened sense of danger and a rush to gain nationhood which had previously not been universally desired by the townspeople. As a result, anti-Cascadianism was never dropped as official policy by the town and eventually the nation it would form: the [[Aurora:Weagamow|Weagamow Confederation]].

On December 24, 2025, the mayor of KalKash, CallMiiChad, officially proclaimed the beginning of the Anti-Cascadian Movement with the following speech:
{|
|+ '''Manifesto for the Republic of Cascadia and the Future of Canada'''
|-
|
“This town has seen exponential growth since its founding perhaps years ago. As is well understood in our history, it indeed once was a part of the Republic of Cascadia*, likely in its first days of initial foundation. We had diamonds and structures, sure, but we soon found ourselves in uninhabitable ruins, scourged by hunters. If it wasn’t for the reinvigoration of this town by its own civilians, it never would’ve made it to its current greatness in agriculture, industrialization, and community. Who wasn’t found as a piece in the puzzle, though? ANAPHIKISTHEMAN? Mizellland? No, each citizen played his part. There was one who never helped, who did not bother in aiding the town to keep it afloat, and it was not one man, but rather, an entity—Cascadia. It did not pay any mind to our fledgling town, which was, on paper, a fully integrated part of Cascadia; we had no special status or autonomy. All we were to that nation was merely an extension of their map and influence. Surely they gave us something that stuck with us, right? The diamonds were lost, the armor was broken, the tools went dull, the houses were ransacked. Nothing they left was truly of great value. We were the ones who did the repairs and the reconstruction. Cascadia did, however, reach out to us once again once we rebuilt—in the form of recruiters. No apologies or even recognition that we were once part of them, but constant invitations to rejoin their republic. This was a disgust to us, and we have prospered more than we ever would’ve if we had relied on Cascadia. At home, they may be a republic. However, their home does not extend to us. Here in Canada, they are an empire, we merely were and once again would become an outpost for them if we had accepted their invitations. The towns around us who have joined in their imperial monopoly do not realize this, but are blinded by the diamonds and false care that is provided them. These will not last, but the people will.”
“I now present to you the reason I make these remarks, and that is to proclaim a new movement, a new light over Canada and all of North America. I proclaim the need for the people to break free from the Cascadian empire and to join together in common union with happiness and with each other. This is our manifesto: to create a new nation—[[Aurora:Weagamow|a confederation of free peoples]]—and to reverse the indoctrination of our local Canadians by the colonists. This is the foundation of a not-so-new movement, but it is now official. Today I proclaim to you the start of the Anti-Cascadian Movement.”
|}

The speech was given before the updated understanding that Cascadia never owned the area of KalKash. Regardless of this, it set in stone the goal of independent nationhood for the KalKashian people. The official anti-Cascadian stance that had been adopted was not of intended destruction of Cascadia, but its loss of eastern territories, namely in Eastern Canada.

[[File:KalkashFounders.webp|thumb|The founders of KalKash, with CallMiiChad on the far left.]]

Aurora:Anti-Cascadianism

2026-04-21T20:06:02Z

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[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|thumb|Map of claimed Cascadian territory from summer 2024, amidst the first major Cascadian expansion into Texas.]]
'''Anti-Cascadianism''', also known as Cascadian hatred or '''Cascadiphobia''', is a movement prevalent mostly in North America that encourages the weakening of the [[Cascadia|Republic of Cascadia]] and the removal of its influence across [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. The idea comes from the stylization of Cascadia as an empire, due to its historical expansion from the Pacific Northwest outwards into regions such as Canada, Texas, California, the Midwest, and the Eastern United States. The anti-Cascadian movement is a broad one, consisting of those who advocate for the destruction of the Cascadian nation, as well as those who instead advocate for it to be shrunken down to its original namesake. Certain radical strains call for violent invasion of Cascadia, with such people known as adherers to right anti-Cascadianism.

== History ==
Cascadia-hatred is a phenomenon that did not originate on Terra Aurora. The nation known as Cascadia on Terra Nova experienced substantial criticism from both its political left (Cascadia is not liberal and democratic enough) and political right (Cascadia is too liberal and democratic). Sentiment such as this manifested itself in the secession of BonZZil's Washington from Cascadia and its joining with Rio Grande as an example of a right-critique of Nova Cascadia, and the [[Pacific Spring]] serving as an example of a left-critique of Nova Cascadia with the formation of the Salish Confederation by Vorobyevite, JTPilfered, and SayerQT.

Many opponents of Cascadia on Terra Nova belonged to, or were affiliated with, the nation of Ruperts' Land. Members of Ruperts' Land were known for their doxxing and harassment of Cascadians, and many of them have since been banned for EarthMC for doxxing. Cascadia, who on Terra Nova was known for having a higher-than average LGBTQ+ population, was specifically targeted by opponents of LGBT individuals present in groups such as Ruperts Land.

On Terra Aurora, a different Cascadia was founded by many individuals who criticized Cascadia on Terra Nova, instead prioritizing elements of direct and representative democracy, and creating social programs allowing towns to claim subsidies from the Cascadian government. Cascadia's formation was opposed by the Oregon Empire, which controlled a vast majority of the Pacific Northwest. In the first documented letter of anti-Cascadianism, Emperor OriginalDogster wrote to Mayor of Victoria LunarCats, documenting his opposition to Cascadian democracy, and warning LunarCats not to affiliate with Cascadians. Victoria would later join Cascadia and become one of its most central towns.

Cascadia's expansion was swift but quick throughout the autumn and winter of 2022. Oregon was dissolved, and Cascadia established itself as a regional hegemon. Anti-Cascadianism first seeped significantly into Terra Aurora when Cascadia acquired the nation of Yellowknife from the Philippines without the consent of the Philippine Congress, and without paying the gold the Philippines requested. The expansion of Cascadia outwards, via towns in California and the Midwest joining them, fueled opponents of Cascadia's criticism of the nation, allowing the idea of a Cascadian empire to take hold. The absorption of many nations by Cascadia, such as Vermont, Yellowknife, USA, North America, and California, has led to many seeing Cascadia as an imperialist power, contributing to a broad anti-Cascadianism prevalent in many parts of North America today.

===== Official Movement =====
One group claiming to be the official anti-Cascadian movement began gradually taking shape in early November 2025 in the Town of KalKash, later the [[Aurora:KalKash|Free Town of KalKash]]. KalKash was first founded as "KowKash" in March 2024, as a part of the nation of Cree. By June, KowKash had joined the nation of Kentucky, and by August 1, KowKash had become the capital city of Kentucky, which was then renamed by EMC staff due to the nation no longer being located in Kentucky. By September 3, 2024, the town had fallen due to player inactivity. The town was re-founded On November 1, 2025. The new town adopted a milder sense of the policy on the base belief that Cascadia once controlled the town and that the nation's neglect of it caused its ruinous state. This was based on the discovery of a Cascadian banner in the town hall once CallMiiChad first stepped into it in late October 2025. It was later discovered that Cascadia never actually owned the town. It has been speculated that the banner may have been placed after the town's dissolution, and could have acted a marker for a future Cascadian territorial claim had the town not been re-founded, but these are merely theories and are unconfirmed.

Once the town became newly independent, Cascadia began offering KalKash integration into the nation. These offers, however, were viewed as offensive by the KalKashian populace due to the belief that the town had once been owned by Cascadia. The townsfolk grew more distrustful of Cascadia as more offers were made. This contributed to a perception by some that any new towns joining Cascadia had simply "fallen prey" to the country's monopoly and hegemony over North America. Additionally, KalKash had received threats from Cascadian expansionists by way of signposting outside of the town on multiple occasions. These signs stated that annexation into Cascadia was inevitable. The threats caused a heightened sense of danger and a rush to gain nationhood which had previously not been universally desired by the townspeople. As a result, anti-Cascadianism was never dropped as official policy by the town and eventually the nation it would form: the [[Aurora:Weagamow|Weagamow Confederation]].

On December 24, 2025, the mayor of KalKash, CallMiiChad, officially proclaimed the beginning of the Anti-Cascadian Movement with the following speech:
{|
|+ '''Manifesto for the Republic of Cascadia and the Future of Canada'''
|-
|
“This town has seen exponential growth since its founding perhaps years ago. As is well understood in our history, it indeed once was a part of the Republic of Cascadia*, likely in its first days of initial foundation. We had diamonds and structures, sure, but we soon found ourselves in uninhabitable ruins, scourged by hunters. If it wasn’t for the reinvigoration of this town by its own civilians, it never would’ve made it to its current greatness in agriculture, industrialization, and community. Who wasn’t found as a piece in the puzzle, though? ANAPHIKISTHEMAN? Mizellland? No, each citizen played his part. There was one who never helped, who did not bother in aiding the town to keep it afloat, and it was not one man, but rather, an entity—Cascadia. It did not pay any mind to our fledgling town, which was, on paper, a fully integrated part of Cascadia; we had no special status or autonomy. All we were to that nation was merely an extension of their map and influence. Surely they gave us something that stuck with us, right? The diamonds were lost, the armor was broken, the tools went dull, the houses were ransacked. Nothing they left was truly of great value. We were the ones who did the repairs and the reconstruction. Cascadia did, however, reach out to us once again once we rebuilt—in the form of recruiters. No apologies or even recognition that we were once part of them, but constant invitations to rejoin their republic. This was a disgust to us, and we have prospered more than we ever would’ve if we had relied on Cascadia. At home, they may be a republic. However, their home does not extend to us. Here in Canada, they are an empire, we merely were and once again would become an outpost for them if we had accepted their invitations. The towns around us who have joined in their imperial monopoly do not realize this, but are blinded by the diamonds and false care that is provided them. These will not last, but the people will.”
“I now present to you the reason I make these remarks, and that is to proclaim a new movement, a new light over Canada and all of North America. I proclaim the need for the people to break free from the Cascadian empire and to join together in common union with happiness and with each other. This is our manifesto: to create a new nation—[[Aurora:Weagamow|a confederation of free peoples]]—and to reverse the indoctrination of our local Canadians by the colonists. This is the foundation of a not-so-new movement, but it is now official. Today I proclaim to you the start of the Anti-Cascadian Movement.”
|}

The speech was given before the updated understanding that Cascadia never owned the area of KalKash. Regardless of this, it set in stone the goal of independent nationhood for the KalKashian people. The official anti-Cascadian stance that had been adopted was not of intended destruction of Cascadia, but its loss of eastern territories, namely in Eastern Canada.

[[File:KalkashFounders.webp|thumb|The founders of KalKash, with CallMiiChad on the far left.]]

Aurora:Cascadia

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{{Good article}}
''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,233 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) [[Neah Bay]] (2022) [[Victoria]] (2022-23) [[Ephrata|Tri-Cities]] (2023) Prince George (2023) [[Osoyoos]] (2023) [[Aurora:Seattle|Seattle]] (2023-2024) [[Fresno]] (2024) [[Meridian]] (2025) Sandrift (2025) [[Grouse]] (2025-2026) [[Astoria]] (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=Pacific Northwest (2022-2024) Western United States (2024-2025) [[North America (Continent)|North America]] (2025-26)
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (2022), [[ViolentVampire]] (2022), [[Milgorn123]] (2023), [[EmpressCorgo]] (2023), [[Setrus]] (2023, 2023-2024) [[Raptormm4]] (2024), [[Dracnoian]] (2024), [[Farosh_]] (2025), [[BergenFly|Bergenfly]] (2025), [[Wishful_]] (2026) · ([[President of Cascadia|list]])
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] ''(first)'', Setrus ''(longest)'', [[Hambell]] ''(last)'' · ([[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|list]])
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=AghastBlock (2022), SergioTheCrafter (2024), [[MasterEWild]] ''(2026)'' · ([[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|list]])
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last) · ([[Chief Justice of Cascadia|list]])
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]] on Terra Aurora. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]] at its conclusion.

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
WIP

=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,233 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) [[Neah Bay]] (2022) [[Victoria]] (2022-23) [[Ephrata|Tri-Cities]] (2023) Prince George (2023) [[Osoyoos]] (2023) [[Aurora:Seattle|Seattle]] (2023-2024) [[Fresno]] (2024) [[Meridian]] (2025) Sandrift (2025) [[Grouse]] (2025-2026) [[Astoria]] (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=Pacific Northwest (2022-2024) Western United States (2024-2025) [[North America (Continent)|North America]] (2025-26)
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (2022), [[ViolentVampire]] (2022), [[Milgorn123]] (2023), [[EmpressCorgo]] (2023), [[Setrus]] (2023, 2023-2024) [[Raptormm4]] (2024), [[Dracnoian]] (2024), [[Farosh_]] (2025), [[BergenFly|Bergenfly]] (2025), [[Wishful_]] (2026) · ([[President of Cascadia|list]])
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] ''(first)'', Setrus ''(longest)'', [[Hambell]] ''(last)'' · ([[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|list]])
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=AghastBlock (2022), SergioTheCrafter (2024), [[MasterEWild]] ''(2026)'' · ([[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|list]])
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last) · ([[Chief Justice of Cascadia|list]])
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]] at its conclusion.

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
WIP

=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
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=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
WIP

=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
WIP

=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) [[Neah Bay]] (2022) [[Victoria]] (2022-23) [[Ephrata|Tri-Cities]] (2023) Prince George (2023) [[Osoyoos]] (2023) [[Aurora:Seattle|Seattle]] (2023-2024) [[Fresno]] (2024) [[Meridian]] (2025) Sandrift (2025) [[Grouse]] (2025-2026) [[Astoria]] (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=Pacific Northwest (2022-2024) Western United States (2024-2025) [[North America (Continent)|North America]] (2025-26)
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (2022), [[ViolentVampire]] (2022), [[Milgorn123]] (2023), [[EmpressCorgo]] (2023), [[Setrus]] (2023, 2023-2024) [[Raptormm4]] (2024), [[Dracnoian]] (2024), [[Farosh_]] (2025), [[BergenFly|Bergenfly]] (2025), [[Wishful_]] (2026) · ([[President of Cascadia|list]])
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] ''(first)'', Setrus ''(longest)'', [[Hambell]] ''(last)'' · ([[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|list]])
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=AghastBlock (2022), SergioTheCrafter (2024), [[MasterEWild]] ''(2026)'' · ([[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|list]])
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last) · ([[Chief Justice of Cascadia|list]])
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
WIP

=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) [[Neah Bay]] (2022) [[Victoria]] (2022-23) [[Ephrata|Tri-Cities]] (2023) Prince George (2023) [[Osoyoos]] (2023) [[Aurora:Seattle|Seattle]] (2023-2024) [[Fresno]] (2024) [[Meridian]] (2025) Sandrift (2025) [[Grouse]] (2025-2026) [[Astoria]] (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=Pacific Northwest (2022-2024) Western United States (2024-2025) [[North America (Continent)|North America]] (2025-26)
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (2022), [[ViolentVampire]] (2022), [[Milgorn123]] (2023), [[EmpressCorgo]] (2023), [[Setrus]] (2023, 2023-2024) [[Raptormm4]] (2024), [[Dracnoian]] (2024), [[Farosh_]] (2025), [[BergenFly|Bergenfly]] (2025), [[Wishful_]] (2026)
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]] · ([[President of Cascadia|list]])
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] ''(first)'', Setrus ''(longest)'', [[Hambell]] ''(last)'' · ([[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|list]])
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=AghastBlock (2022), SergioTheCrafter (2024), [[MasterEWild]] ''(2026)'' · ([[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|list]])
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last) · ([[Chief Justice of Cascadia|list]])
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
WIP

=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
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=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
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|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) [[Neah Bay]] (2022) [[Victoria]] (2022-23) [[Ephrata|Tri-Cities]] (2023) Prince George (2023) [[Osoyoos]] (2023) [[Aurora:Seattle|Seattle]] (2023-2024) [[Fresno]] (2024) [[Meridian]] (2025) Sandrift (2025) [[Grouse]] (2025-2026) [[Astoria]] (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=Pacific Northwest (2022-2024) Western United States (2024-2025) [[North America (Continent)|North America]] (2025-26)
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (first), [[Setrus]] (longest), [[wishful_]] (last)
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] (first), Setrus (longest), [[Hambell]] (last)
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=Sayerleft (first), SergioTheCrafter (longest), [[MasterEWild]] (last)
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last)
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
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=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
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=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) [[Neah Bay]] (2022) [[Victoria]] (2022-23) [[Ephrata|Tri-Cities]] (2023) Prince George (2023) [[Osoyoos]] (2023) [[Aurora:Seattle|Seattle]] (2023-2024) [[Fresno]] (2024) Sandrift (2025) [[Grouse]] (2025-2026) [[Astoria]] (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=Pacific Northwest (2022-2024) Western United States (2024-2025) [[North America (Continent)|North America]] (2025-26)
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (first), [[Setrus]] (longest), [[wishful_]] (last)
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] (first), Setrus (longest), [[Hambell]] (last)
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=Sayerleft (first), SergioTheCrafter (longest), [[MasterEWild]] (last)
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last)
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
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=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
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=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
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|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) Neah Bay (2022) Victoria (2022-23) Tri-Cities (2023) Prince George (2023) Osoyoos (2023) Seattle (2023-2024) Fresno (2024) Sandrift (2025) Grouse (2025-2026) Astoria (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=Pacific Northwest (2022-2024) Western United States (2024-2025) [[North America (Continent)|North America]] (2025-26)
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (first), [[Setrus]] (longest), [[wishful_]] (last)
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] (first), Setrus (longest), [[Hambell]] (last)
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=Sayerleft (first), SergioTheCrafter (longest), [[MasterEWild]] (last)
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last)
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
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=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
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=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100 (2026)
|chunks=35,041 (2026)
|towns=256 (2026)
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) Neah Bay (2022) Victoria (2022-23) Tri-Cities (2023) Prince George (2023) Osoyoos (2023) Seattle (2023-2024) Fresno (2024) Sandrift (2025) Grouse (2025-2026) Astoria (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=[[North America (Continent)|North America]]
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (first), [[Setrus]] (longest), [[wishful_]] (last)
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] (first), Setrus (longest), [[Hambell]] (last)
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=Sayerleft (first), SergioTheCrafter (longest), [[MasterEWild]] (last)
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last)
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
WIP

=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
WIP

=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
WIP

=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
WIP

=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
WIP

=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100
|chunks=35,041
|towns=256
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia (2022) Neah Bay (2022) Victoria (2022-23) Tri-Cities (2023) Prince George (2023) Osoyoos (2023) Seattle (2023-2024) Fresno (2024) Sandrift (2025) Grouse (2025-2026) Astoria (2025, 2026)
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=[[North America (Continent)|North America]]
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (first), [[Setrus]] (longest), [[wishful_]] (last)
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] (first), Setrus (longest), [[Hambell]] (last)
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=Sayerleft (first), SergioTheCrafter (longest), [[MasterEWild]] (last)
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last)
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
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=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
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=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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''This page is for the sovereign state on Terra Aurora named the Republic of Cascadia. For the federal republic by the same name on Terra Nova, see [[Cascadia (Nova)]].''
{{Nation
|color=Green
|title1=Cascadia
|image1=[[File:Flag of Cascadia.png|alt=Blue, White, and Green Horizontal Tricolour with an Evergreen Tree in the center.|270px|Flag of Cascadia]]
|image2=[[File:Coat of Arms of Cascadia.png|alt=The Coat of Arms of Cascadia|110px|Coat of Arms]]
|image3=[[File:Cascadiaoctobermap.png|alt=A large area of territory in Western North America, stretching from Baja California to the Great Bear Lake. It is dotted with numerous enclaves corresponding to many micronations.|270px|Approximate territory map of Cascadia as of November 3rd, 2024]]
|full_name=Republic of Cascadia
|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia]
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin) "Respect, Protect, Sustain"
|population=2,100
|chunks=35,041
|towns=256
|capital_city=[[Olympia]]
|largest_city=Olympia Neah Bay Victoria Tri-Cities Prince George Seattle Fresno Sandrift Grouse Astoria
|formed=July 13, 2022
|region=[[North America (Continent)|North America]]
|political_system=Unitary presidential republic
|leader1name=[[President of Cascadia|President]]
|leader1=[[Sayerleft]] (first), [[Setrus]] (longest), [[wishful_]] (last)
|leader2name=[[Cabinet of Cascadia#Vice President|Vice President]]
|leader2=[[EstiQT]] (first), Setrus (longest), [[Hambell]] (last)
|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
|leader3=Sayerleft (first), SergioTheCrafter (longest), [[MasterEWild]] (last)
|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]]
|leader4=[[Bubba_Tea]] (first), Sayerleft (longest), [[Farosh_]] (last)
|executive=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]]
|legislature=[[Legislature of Cascadia|House of Representatives]]
|language=No official language, English ''(de facto lingua franca)''
|religion=None (official) 
* 52% Irreligion
* 32% Christianity
** 18% Catholicism
** 5% Protestantism
** 4% Mormonism
** 2% Orthodox
** 3% Other
* 5% Islam
|constitution=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]]
|discord=[https://discord.gg/4KZfCeWZnf 4KZfCeWZnf]
|formedfrom=Formation
|event1=Charter of Seattle
|event1date=1 May 2022
|event2=Establishment
|event2date=13 July 2022
|event3=Constitution
|event3date=17 August 2022
|event4=Statehood
|event4date=22 August 2022
|event5=Independence
|event5date=29 September 2022
|event6=[[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|Current constitution]]
|event6date=1 January 2023
|event7=Closure of Terra Aurora
|event7date=12 April 2026}}'''Cascadia''', officially the '''Republic of Cascadia''', was a country and sovereign state located in [[North America (Continent)|North America]]. It had a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, and grassy plains, and borders the [[Vermont Republic]], [[Canada]], [[Aurora:Illinois|Illinois]], and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west; [[8set|North Alaska]] to the north; and [[Aurora:Mexico|Mexico]], [[Aurora:Texas|Texas]], the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Cascadia peaked at a population of 2,233 in early 2026, making it one of the largest nations in the world. The capital of Cascadia was [[Olympia]] and its largest city was Astoria, with major blocks of population fairly evenly distributed across the nation's territory, with population centers such as [[Grouse]], [[Aurora:Sandrift|Sandrift]], [[Aurora:Purest Pines|Purest Pines]], [[Seattle (Aurora) | Seattle]], [[Aurora:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Aurora:Fort Aurelian|FA]], and [[New York (Aurora)|New York]].

Cascadia originated from the settlement of the city of [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]] on the first day of the server, which was established as the third town in North America. It was founded by Chrysoprasus, along with [[Vorobyevite]], [[EstiQT]], and [[Sayerleft]], and was intended to be a trading outpost and to eventually form a nation called [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]]. This plan soon turned downhill, with an unfavorable and unstable geopolitical position in the Region dominated by [[California (Aurora)|California]], with many members from this original cast of founders leaving to Russia, leaving Sayerleft alone to run the rump of a settlement, eventually moving to a new settlement in Olympia. Sayerleft created the nation of Cascadia, with its capital in Olympia, and including the town of Seattle, on July 13, 2022, much to the dismay of the nearby [[Oregon Empire]] who saw their northwest hegemony threatened. Cascadia soon became an associate nation of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America, and signed a mutual defense treaty with [[Australia (Aurora)|Australia]]. It soon grew, with many new towns in the area either joining or being founded by Cascadia, and while a full democracy was planned from the start, a Provisional Constitution was ratified and first general elections for President, Chief Judge, and the House of Representatives were held on [[August 2022 Cascadia general election|August 17, 2022]], electing acting President Sayerleft for a full term as its first [[President of Cascadia|President]] with 82.4% of the vote.

Under the [[Presidency of ViolentVampire|presidency of ViolentVampire]], the nation experienced rapid growth, and oversaw the [[Six-Hour War]] and the subsequent liberation of Washington from Oregon and the incorporation of Washington into Cascadia. This, tied with the later outright purchase of Oregon in December 2022, led to Cascadia being the undisputed power in the Western United States, with territory as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as Phoenix. Throughout the course of 2023, Cascadia solidified its influence, both regionally and internationally, while simultaneously fending off against internal and external forces, including divisive politics, regional populism, the secession of the Rocky Mountain Federation, the fascist Osoyoos movement, and the nascent Wagner Group, and dozens of minor forces that chipped at the sovereignty of the Republic. In June 2024, Texas invaded Cascadia and started the Great American War, which concluded in a Cascadian victory with the signing of the Treaty of Vancouver that September. Following the collapse of various regional powers in North America in early 2025, such as Texas, USA, and the Midwestern Union, and the rise of a new enemy in the form of Illinois, Cascadia not just expanded its territory to include portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and the Great Plains, but Cascadia become the sole superpower in North American politics, overtaking the previous perceived equal status that the nation had shared with Vermont in Eastern North America.

The Cascadian national government, as established by the [[National Constitution of Cascadia (Aurora)|National Constitution]], was a presidential republic and liberal democracy with a separation of powers into three branches, including a unicameral [[legislature]] consisting of an elected House of Representatives, an executive branch headed by a [[President of Cascadia|President]], and a judicial branch headed by a Supreme Court. While a unitary state, for administrative and statistical purposes Cascadia had been divided since 2025 into 25 counties and 1 capital city. The Cascadian political tradition was rooted in Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, individual rights, and the rule of law, as well as being heavily influenced by the social-democratic tradition of early Cascadian history, with Olympian democracy and Olympian economic theories (also known as Vampist-Sayerism) being philosophies in which Cascadian institutions are deeply rooted. A nonpartisan democracy, since early 2025, Cascadian politics had been dominated by both nationalist and globalist factions, although Cascadian politics have previously had different dominant factions in different points in its history. It is the largest and longest continuously existing democracy on EarthMC.

A developed country, Cascadia ranked high in economic opportunity, activity, productivity, technological innovation, upward mobility, and education, throughout much of Terra Aurora. Cascadia was the largest import economy on the server, and accounted for over 6% of total global economic output in April 2025. It was ranked the #1 best nation to live in in the server. Its economy had been the world's second largest by total wealth since early 2025 just behind Japan, and had very little substantial wealth inequality, with the highest wealth per capita of any major import-driven populated nation. A melting pot of many groups and customs, the culture of Cascadia was shaped by years of immigration, and its soft power influence had a global reach. Cascadia was a member of multiple international organizations, such as the Organization of Free Nations (of which it was a founding and leading member), and played a leading role in global political, cultural, economic, and military affairs throughout much of Aurora.

==Etymology==
The earliest attested use of the term "Cascades" in real life the mountain range dates to 1825, in the writings of botanist David Douglas. During geological explorations in the early 1900s the term was first applied to the region. The name 'Cascadia' was first used by the town Cascadia, Oregon that was settled in 1890 in what is now Linn County. The name "Cascadia" was first applied to the [[wikipedia:Cascadia_(bioregion)|whole geologic region]] by Bates McKee in his 1972 geology textbook ''Cascadia; the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest''. Later the name was adopted by David McCloskey, a Seattle University sociology professor, to describe it as a bioregion. McCloskey describes Cascadia as "a land of falling waters." He notes the blending of the natural integrity and the sociocultural unity that gives Cascadia its definition.

On many earth towny servers in the vein of EarthMC, Cascadia is a somewhat common nation name to occur in this region of North America, typically being centered in a city such as Seattle or Astoria. On the previous EarthMC server, [[Terra Nova]], the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]] was a democratic republic existing for nearly 3 years in the region, waxing and waning in size and influence throughout the continent. While some members from Terra Nova's Cascadia are apart of Cascadia on Aurora, most of the population and government are different, and Cascadia on Aurora is a completely different nation and entity.

==Geography==
Cascadia was the server's second-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, behind only [[Aurora:Japan|Japan]]. The 204 towns located across Cascadia occupied a combined area of 22,832 plots, equal to 2.8 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which was especially prevalent in the north of the nation, significantly expanded the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns.

The western border of Cascadia was defined by the Pacific Ocean, which had a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, defined the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divided the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia was dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerted sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. As of 2025, Cascadia also had a presence in the southeastern United States and the Appalachian Mountains, and had two towns on the Atlantic Coast of North America (Rosen_Telia and Tidewater).

The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversaw 8 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation became a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development.

== Infrastructure and Recreation ==

=== Sports ===
The [[RFL]], or Rosey, is the main sport of Cascadia. It is a widely watched sport, with hundreds of fans across the coast.

There is also the [[Cascadian Hockey League]], an ice hockey league with 8 teams across Cascadia.

=== Railway ===
There is a proposed [[Cascadian North Railway|railway system]] coming to Cascadia, connecting [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle (Aurora)|Seattle]], [[Olympia]], and [[Grouse]].

== Government and politics ==

=== Constitutional framework ===
Cascadia is a unitary constitutional presidential republic with a representative democracy, with supreme power vested in the National Constitution. The constitution however, grants significant reserved powers to the municipalities and towns, meaning that Cascadia can be considered a hybrid system between federalism and unitary government; however nearly all policy is decided and administered nationally. In Cascadia, all power is constitutionally vested in the people, and are exercised through their elected representatives and officials, under the principle of majority rule, with substantial protections for minority interests.

=== Executive branch ===
The executive branch of the government of Cascadia is headed by the [[President of Cascadia]], which the Constitution vests with the executive power. The president is both the head of state (performing ceremonial functions) and the head of government (the chief executive). The National Constitution directs the president to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and requires the president to swear or affirm to "preserve, protect and defend the National Constitution of Cascadia." Many presidential actions are undertaken via executive orders or other presidential directives, and it is the president's responsibility to administer the Executive Branch and make all appointments and nominations as necessary under the law. The president appoints the [[Cabinet of Cascadia|Cabinet]], which is made up of the heads of the several executive departments responsible for executing public policy and laws. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Guard, and is the chief diplomat of the nation. The president is elected together with the vice president for a one-month term at general elections. The current and 26th President is ka_tie.

=== Legislative branch ===
The legislative branch of the government of Cascadia is the [[Legislature of Cascadia]], consisting of a single house, the House of Representatives. General elections are held every month concurrently with elections for President, and as of the most recent election it consists of 15 seats. Members represent multi-member constituencies to which they are elected from. Legislation may be initiated by any representative. The House also elects a [[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|Speaker]], who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently MasterEWild. The Vice President has the power to break any ties if necessary, a relic of the Vice President's former power as President of the Legislature prior to the ratification of the current Constitution. All laws passed by the House of Representatives must either be signed or vetoed by the President, however the Legislature may override a presidential veto with a two-thirds supermajority. The Legislature also holds the sole authority over the national budget, declarations of war, treaties, confirmation of presidential appointments, and the sole power of impeachment of all officers of the state.

=== Judicial branch ===
The Judicial Branch of the government of Cascadia is operated as the [[Supreme Court of Cascadia]], headed by a single [[Chief Justice of Cascadia]], as well as two [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Cascadia|Associate Justices]]. It is widely considered the least important branch of the government, due to how infrequent it is used and the small size of its bureaucracy and process. It has original jurisdiction over all matters relating to Cascadia, its towns, or its people, and the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials in the Legislature. While cases at all are rare, criminal cases are even rarer, with the most common type of case taken by the Court being civil suits that often turn into cases of constitutional review. The current Chief Justice is WrestlingWithGod, having been appointed to the post by Dracnoian.
There is also an elected Public Advocate, serving for a term of two-months, that acts as a public defender and a legal representative of the people in contrast to the state, represented by the cabinet member and presidential appointee, the Attorney General.

=== Elections ===
Elections are held every month in Cascadia, every month electing the President, House of Representatives, and deciding whether to retain the Supreme Court justices for another month. The President is elected by instant-runoff voting, and the House of Representatives is elected in multi-member divisions electing several members each via nonpartisan proportional representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote). Referendums often occur on amendments to the Constitution, which are necessary for their ratification. Elections are officially nonpartisan, however historically factions have existed that have played a part in presidential and legislative elections. The current constituencies used in legislative elections are Great North, Metropolitan, Southern, and Frontier.

=== Subdivisions ===
Cascadia is organized into a [[Counties in Cascadia|system of counties]], established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below the national government and electoral districts. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. There are 24 counties and 1 county-level municipality in Cascadia.

Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. Since mid-2025, counties have had the ability to have between one and two elected at-large members of the commission.

Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature.

The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions.

The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County".

These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 205 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides in Olympia, where the town-level divisions are referred to as "wards", and are headed by a Ward Supervisor accountable to the City Executive). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government.

Since October 8, 2022, the in-game nation of [[Washington (Aurora)|Washington]] has been apart of Cascadia as a vassal, and is treated as apart of the nation of Cascadia for all political purposes, despite its status in-game as separate. This status is known as a '''trade possession office'''. The Washington Trade Possession Office is located in Columbia County.

=== Foreign relations ===
The Republic of Cascadia has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2025. It is a leading and founding member of the Organization of Free Nations and is home to the OFN's headquarters in Seattle. Cascadia has a "Special Relationship" with Vermont and the Midwestern Union, and strong ties with Wollaston, Pilbara, Brazil, and several other OFN and democratic nations. Cascadia works closely with its OFN allies on military and national security issues, and with several other countries such as the Soviet Union and Nebraska through independent bilateral agreements. In South America, Brazil is traditionally considered to be the closest ally of the Cascadia. Since late 2024, Cascadia has become a key ally of Finnmark; it has also provided the country with significant military equipment and other support in response to Scandinavia's December 2024 invasion. As the server's largest and oldest democracy, it wields considerable influence, and has thus been involved in numerous conflicts historically with nations such as Texas, the Rocky Mountain Federation, and California. The current [[Secretary of State of Cascadia|secretary of state]], who leads Cascadia's State Department, is FoxClient.

=== Military ===
The president is the commander-in-chief of National Guard of Cascadia and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and subservient generals. The Department of Defense, which is headquartered in Olympia, administers the National Guard, which is the standing volunteer militia and armed force of Cascadia. The present Secretary of Defense is ElimBessus. Cascadia is known for having one of the most advanced and sophisticated intelligence programs on the server, led by Director of Intelligence [[Raptormm4]].
==History==
===Pre-History===
In Terra Nova, the region was mostly dominated by first by the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], then later split between Cascadia, the [[Salish Confederation]], and the [[Jefferson|State of Jefferson]], the former two eventually merging to form the [[Evergreen Republic]] four months prior to the announcement of Terra Aurora. Cascadia on Nova, the Salish Confederation, and the later Evergreen Republic were all pillars of democracy and self-rule in a mostly autocratic server; and the system's dominance over the region was profound. When Terra Aurora was announced, the Evergreen Republic was not unified in their path to settle on the new server. A large chunk went on to form [[Nevada]] in the southwestern united states, some citizens who ended up leaving Evergreen just before the release of Aurora ended up forming what is now the [[Oregon Empire]], and many settled and formed [[Mexico]], as well as lots of other evergreen diaspora across the new server in places such as [[California (Aurora)|California]] or [[Indochina (Aurora)|Indochina]]. However, a few Evergreen citizens, led by EstiQT ended up deciding on staying in the Northwest, and to create a trading outpost called Seattle on the first day of the server, to gather resources, to become a trading hub, and to eventually create a nation called Washington.

===Settlement of Seattle & Pre-Creation===
When Aurora Early Access was released, Seattle was made fairly early, becoming the third town to be made on the [[North America (Continent)|North American continent]]. The town expanded and began development, however, the nearby Oregon Empire was soon established, nearly completely eclipsing their planned nation, by now referred to as "Cascadia" as an idea. Oregon, then under the authority of California, did not respect any claims or stakes of Cascadia to any part of land whatsoever, and in border talks laid claim to all areas under claim by Cascadia, which by now was whittled down to just a tiny pocket of Cascadia. Due to the increasing pressure, stress, and unfavorable geopolitical situation in the region, major leaders Vorobyevite, EstiQT, and Chrysoprasus left Seattle to form towns in Siberia, named Tomsk and Novosibirsk, taking with them most of the gold in the Seattle bank, and leaving town councillor SayerQT to become the second mayor of Seattle. With the town left destitute, SayerQT began a period of regaining wealth for the town, as well as gradually increasing the playerbase of the planned nation from just herself to a handful, with herself eventually leaving Seattle to xX_cMac_Xx, and forming the settlement of [[Olympia]] on May 21, 2022. This was a giant period of inactivity for the planned nation as a whole, who was not seen as legitimate by any nation due to most of the towns being nationless towns in a region increasingly dominated by the now-independent Oregon Empire.

===Nationhood, New Mexico, and Hostility with Oregon===
On July 13, 2022, Cascadia was formed by Sayerleft, with its capital in Olympia, and was quickly joined by the town of Seattle, and an alliance was formed with the Oregonian duchy of Washington. Cascadia became an associate nation within New Mexico, a state of the USA, for diplomatic protection, and signed a mutual defense agreement as well with Australia. The creation of Cascadia provoked a giant backlash from the King-Emperor of Oregon, OriginalDogster, and the opinion of Washington soon flipped mere hours later, and the position of the Oregon Empire was, in the words of OriginalDogster, "to encircle them and eliminate this threat once and for all". Later that day, Oregon established several towns on every side of Olympia, in order to block the expansion of Olympia, named Elma (to the west), Liliwaup (to the north), and Tacoma (to the south). Renton, a town made a day prior, was assumed to have been a claimblock town, as it was apart of Oregon, however it was just a normal town that happened to join Washington, and later that week joined Cascadia, with its mayor eKatxe taking over the Mayorship of Seattle. It was also around this time that Bend, in Northern British Columbia joined Cascadia. Sayerleft formed an interim government in a Grand Council, consisting of all mayors, and the Grand Council granted Sayerleft the full authority over the state in a referendum, until inaugural elections would be held in August under a new constitution.

The claimblock towns made by Oregon were assumed by the leadership of Oregon to not be in violation of the EarthMC rules, which state intentionally creating towns to block the expansion of another town is against the rules. However, OriginalDogster repeatedly said "They aren't claimblocks, so they won't be deleted". However, two days later, EMC mods deleted all three towns in conflict with Olympia as violations of EMC rules, and Olympia quickly expanded to absorb the towns. Mayor of Astoria, Ryzenix, soon proved to be an even larger foe to Cascadia than the Oregon government, due to his extreme hostility and defiance of any law or instruction from any authority. Ryzenix during this period killed many Cascadian citizens, with the Oregonian government doing nothing as Oregon considered Ryzenix to not be a state actor.

Nearly a week after the nation's creation, the founding members of Seattle that left to form the Central Siberian Republic, including Vorobyevite, Chrysoprasus, EstiQT, and shattered2907, expressed to Sayerleft their decision to move back to the Pacific Northwest due to the lack of opportunity in Central Siberia and to support Cascadia in its struggle against Oregon. They set their eyes on creating the city of Spokane, but this territory was widely seen as hotly contested and disputed between Cascadia and the Oregonian Duchy of Washington. With Cascadia's economy and population skyrocketing, and with attempts by Oregon to eliminate Cascadia failing, Cascadia and Oregon entered negotiations to create a border on July 22, 2022.

The first day of negotiations resulted in a stalemate, with neither side giving up any claimed
territory. On the next day, however, EstiQT, mayor of Tomsk and an impartial mediator due to having recruited both Sayerleft (leader of Cascadia) and OriginalDogster (leader of Oregon), became a neutral arbitrator between the two parties in the negotiation process. The negotiations were successful, with the Treaty of Tomsk was signed and put into force on July 23, 2022, ending hostilities between the two nations. Despite this, Ryzenix continued attacking and threatening both Cascadians and the Oregonian city of Neah Bay, being perceived as a nuisance by the general populace of both Cascadia and Oregon. However, OriginalDogster still held out hope that Astoria could stay an Oregonian city due to its close proximity to their capital of Salem. However, Ryzenix left Oregon shortly after the treaty was signed, joining Norcallia and only returning to Oregon occasionally for claims. OriginalDogster eventually won him over and he begrudgingly rejoined Oregon.

=== Period of Expansion, and First Elections ===
On July 23, 2022, Cascadia experienced a boom of expansion, introducing new towns to the nation such as Gifford Pinchot, Helena, Spokane, Kelowna, and a day later purchased Victoria from [[Nevada]], with EstiQT moving back to Cascadia to become Mayor of Victoria. Olympia, the capital, also underwent a large expansion, claiming all the way to the Pacific Ocean, to counterbalance the claiming aggression from Astoria. Ryzenix soon played a different tune, when he sold a few chunks to Olympia for a fairly cheap price, but that was not enough to save him from being banned for alting on July 29, putting Astoria in a statis that it is still in today. Over the course of August, Cascadia would acquire more towns, such as Ruby Ridge, briefly Abbotsford, Port McNeill, and Neah Bay, which quickly catapulted into a booming center of population and activity in the nation.

Alongside the August 2022 American Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, Cascadia held its inaugural elections on August 17 under its newly ratified Constitution written by SayerQT and ratified by the people, electing SayerQT for a full one-month term as the very first [[President of Cascadia]], against Port McNeill Mayor Toasterburnt, with SayerQT receiving 82.4% of votes and Toasterburnt receiving just 17.7%. Bubba_Tea also emerged from a competitive 4-way race to be elected Chief Judge for a two-month term with a plurality of votes, with 35.3%; as well as the voters electing all 12 seats in the first session of the Cascadia House of Representatives, the unicameral legislature of the nation. Sayerleft chose [[ViolentVampire]] as her Treasurer, a choice that influenced her term tremendously.

=== Presidency of Sayerleft ===
History section is still a WIP

=== Presidency of ViolentVampire ===
ViolentVampire, Treasurer in the Sayerleft government, is elected President for the month of September 2022 with 95.2% of votes, the highest in the nation's history, against Mayor of Yakima PavTheYT, receiving only 4.8%. Half of the 12 seats of the House of Representatives were won by newcomers. Former president Sayerleft remained in the government, with the position of Vice President. At the same time, cascadian [[Arathorn52]] was elected as Grand Councilor of New Mexico, the Empire's second-in-command.

==== Cascadian Independence from New Mexico ====
As Grand Councilor, Arathorn begins the redaction of a new Constitution for New Mexico with the goal of democratizing the Empire that Cascadia is still part of. This new Constitution restricts the powers of the monarch and establishes a new legislative body, composed of all citizens of the Empire, the Popular Assembly. The Constitution is approved by the New Mexican government and Empress Pastamancer, however she blocks the creation of the Popular Assembly. What follows is a serie of controversial decisions by Empress Pastamancer, leading some cascadians to start to question her leadership.

On September 27th, President ViolentVampire, Secretary of State [[XBest Name Everx|xBest]] and Grand Councilor Arathorn, push to reorganize New Mexico into a confederation giving Cascadia an almost complete autonomy. Pastamancer refuses and evicts Arathorn and all cascadian ministers from New Mexico's government, violating the new constitution and marking the definitive rupture. On September 29th 2022, the House of Representatives votes the independence of Cascadia.

====Operation Dragonflame====
A day after ViolentVampire's victory in the November 2022 election, the nation of Washington rebelled from Cascadia. The small nation had been purchased during the Six Hour War and was implemented into the Republic of Cascadia shortly after it's purchase by illinformed. However, at the time prominent Cascadian DaPigThatBig joined Washington and officially seceded from Cascadia, engaging in an "undeclared war" (in the words of Tylenol), by hunting Cascadians and harassing it's members. However, unbeknownst to anyone in Cascadia, this was part of a planned operation by DaPigThatBig (Pig) in order to acquire the Oregon Empire for Cascadia (which was still, at the time, an enemy of the nation who had engaged in a aggressive behaviors against the nation). The Washington rebellion acquired the town of Newport (a large nation on the southern Oregon Coast) amongst others, leading to Cascadia to call upon it's allies across the server to assist. However, in just two weeks after the original secession, Washington was able to convince Oregon's leader to sell the nation. Upon gaining control of the nation Pig promptly refused to pay. Washington promptly ended the rebellion and revealed it's plan, named Operation Dragonflame, signing a peace treaty with Cascadia and selling the nation of Oregon itself. Left with no nation, the towns of Portland and Salem would join Cascadia shortly after, ending the Oregon Empire's foothold in the region.

=== Presidency of TylenolEC ===
TylenolEC, who was elected in one of the first truly competitive elections in the nation, went on to implement a number of policies promoting the young Republic's rapid growth, allowing it to see some of the largest peaks in activity and population in it's entire history.

Under President Tylenol, all three branches of governments were reformed, with the nation moving past a foundational stage. It's territories expanded greatly, especially outside of the Pacific Northwest, such as into Idaho, Northern California, and Northern British Columbia. The nation also purchased Yellowknife, also accumulating controversy during the purchasing process. Cascadia formed the Pacific Coast Alliance, a short lived but useful alliance with Sonora (in Mexico), and Yamato (in Japan), both of which were quite powerful.

=== Presidency of EstiQT ===
After EstiQT was elected in a less contentious election, but shortly after went inactive along with much of the nation. This resulted in a stagnation of the nation's growth, with the political dynamics of the nation shifting from the united, rarely-contested elections to more political divisiveness with groups such as the Frontier establishing within the nation.

=== Presidency of Milgorn123 ===

=== Banff Insurrection ===
On March 5th, 2023, the town of Banff seceded from the nation to form a new capital, prompting its sister city [[Avola]] to sever ties with its western neighbor, while Cascadia declared Banff mayor EdgyIsRandom among others to be enemies of the state.

In response to a claim arm campaign launched by Banff, Cascadian President [[Milgorn123|Milgorn]] on March 14th funded Avola mayor [[cheeseballfluffy]] with 832 gold to bolster the town in an act of defensive claiming. Soon after an active demilitarized zone was established between the two towns, peace talks concluded on March 16th with the Treaty of Banff being signed by Cascadian and Rocky Mountain officials. This recognized the Rocky Mountain Federation as a sovereign nation, albeit under the direct colonial rule of Portugal, while additionally setting a border between Banff and Avola.

=== Presidency of AghastBlock ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (1st Term) ===
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=== Presidency of WrestlingWithGod ===
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=== Presidency of Bachinuni ===
After beating the incumbent WrestlingWithGod in a competitive election, Bachinuni would become inactive almost immediately. Under his administration, the botched buyout of the RMF occured, leaving Cascadia nearly broke and destabilizing the nation. Seeing that the nation needed a more active leader, he resigned on August 9, 2023, having his more active Vice President EmpressCorgo take his position.

=== Bankruptcy, Political Turmoil (August-October 2023) ===
''Main Article: [[Osoyoos (political faction)|Osoyoos(Political Faction)]]''

Cascadia entered an era of great internal instability through the botched RMF buyout, in which the then Secretary of Defense, REALLimpopo, who was tasked with holding the nation, decided to take the nation for himself, which effectively bankrupted Cascadia. This also led to Osoyoos, an upcoming political faction, to come into play, bringing along with them a jingoist, imperialist agenda. Bachinuni, who was the president at the time, resigned immediately, believing the nation needed a more active leader, as he had been not throughout his term. His Vice President, [[EmpressCorgo]], took over the nation, and immediately got to work on negotiating gold back to those who donated toward the botched buyout and recovering the economy. The August elections had the most presidential candidates Cascadia had ever seen by this point, with eight candidates putting forward a bid. The Osoyoos-backed PhantomXYZ_ had the most first preference votes, however EmpressCorgo won reelection through final-preference votes.

EmpressCorgo would have a new national shop built, which was designed by Setrus, Milgorn and [[Ravioli983]], and built by Corgo herself ingame. This process took over a month, however it led to a much needed boost in the Cascadian economy, with more room and a renewed focus on promoting the shop. Some bills such as the Voter Age Act and the now Rainy Day Fund Act were passed during this time, alongside also reintroducing Cascruit, which had been repealed under Bachinuni's administration. The Treaty of Walterston was also signed between Limpopo and Cascadia, which was a controversial agreement to have Limpopo pay back those who donated toward the aforementioned botched buyout at a rate of 50 gold a week. Cascadia eventually would recover to normal levels financially, and would even be on a gradual upward trend.

Osoyoos had already been known to be very eager to escalate conflict, however after the September Elections this would be turned up by a huge amount. Figures within the movement accused the Frontier of not honoring an alleged deal that they had made to support each other electorally, and as a result, a deep feud erupted between the two, massively increasing the political instability and toxicity in Cascadia. They also had gained an imperialist itch, and wanted to conquer Cascadia's then southern neighbor of Jefferson, mainly because of a similar feud they had with it's leader, Rocksthunder. During this time, they also began to openly desire taking over the country as a one party state, mainly because of the now deep tensions between them and a newly formed loose coalition between the Frontier and the Corgo Administration.

When the October Election cycle came around, the results at final preference ended in a tie between the Osoyan Flatvent_One and the Social Democrat incumbent EmpressCorgo. Due to the tied election, the result was to be decided by a contingent election in the House of Representatives, however before the contingent election was to be held, Osoyoos attempted to trap dozens at a speech in Osoyoos proper, admitted their plan to plunder the national treasury if elected to power, and most of Osoyoos's figures left the nation. They would go on to found the nation of Chad almost immediately after, who would also go on to have a short yet storied existence of crusading against Cascadia in the Wagner War.

=== Recovery, Political Unification and the Wagner War (October 2023-March 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Wagner War]], [[Hanse Library Robbery]]''

When the towns aligned with Osoyoos left the nation to found Chad, Cascadia experienced a major drop in it's resident count and activity, losing over a hundred of its then 285 residents. Alongside this, Osoyoos had made up around a quarter to a third of Cascadia's active community, leading to Cascadia experiencing an era of relative inactivity. Members of the Frontier were also going inactive around this time, contributing to the inactivity. It was such a big hit to Cascadia's activity that Osoyoos's new nation, Chad, would actually surpass the nation in residents for a very short time. As a result, the next one and a half months of Cascadia's history were relatively uneventful domestically.

The silver lining of the Osoyan secession was that the polarization caused by the unruly faction had quelled conflicts between the Frontier and Social Democrat factions, who now made up the entirety of the nation. This led to a lasting era in Cascadian politics in which there was little to no factional division. Post-secession Cascadia's political atmosphere was a particularly calm one, in stark contrast to the unstable, toxic, and erratic one of just the week prior. Frontier and Social Democrat voices, for the first time, were generally very friendly with each other, though disagreements still occurred as typical with a democracy. EmpressCorgo's last term was primarily focused on rebuilding, of which Cascadia gradually found success. especially through the nation of Jefferson joining the nation. This also led to [[Moxie]] rejoining Cascadia, as she was a member of Jefferson, who had just deleted the town of Oceanside a few months prior, leading to the Battle of Oceanside. This however did not affect her reputation in Cascadia by this point.

This term was also marked by the [[Hanse Library Robbery]], a library in then-Austria that was robbed of tens of thousands of gold in items by three Cascadian citizens: [[3llies]], [[Paradox_1080]] and [[8kwng]]. The anger about the robbery was directed toward the Cascadian state itself, who responded by attempting to recover and return as much of the items or value as they could, a process that would take a couple months. Despite this, it would remain a major scandal, as many didn't see this as enough, with enemies of Cascadia branding the nation collectively as scammers during the coming months, citing the incident.

With the [[Overclaim]] update on the horizon, Cascadia's adversaries, particularly the newly-formed Chad and North_Paso's Texas, saw it as a way to seriously harm or even destroy Cascadia. As a result, Wagner Group was formed between Chad and two other nations, an alliance formed to do just this on December 13. On this same day, the group declared war on Cascadia, starting the Wagner War. Over the coming weeks, more nations would join the alliance, such as the aforementioned Texas, Tasmania, and Somalia under 8set. Texas would also found the [[Restored Republic of Cascadia]] through Bon_Kranch, a puppet state under the in-game nation of Oregon, made with the goal of eventually replacing Cascadia, whom they would now refer to as "Pacifica". Texas's declaration of war was also notable for it's infamous attached speech by North_Paso, known as the "Deadly Sins Speech". It was an exceedingly long 10,000 character rant about Cascadia, likening multiple of it's top members to some of the [[wikipedia:Seven_deadly_sins|Seven Deadly Sins]]. He referred to Cascadia as a whole as undemocratic, toxic, factionalistic, and in Paso's words, "The most morally bankrupt nation on the server".

The war up to the buildup to [[Judgement Day]] for Wagner was mainly consisted of an informal smear campaign, planning a massive overclaiming attack on Cascadia's vulnerable towns and the sniping of the town of Seaside by 8set, which is a section of what is now [[Aurora:Astoria|Astoria]]. Cascadia's actions during this time consisted primarily of Operation LNClaim, an already active plan to fortify as many of their vulnerable towns as they could for Overclaim. This plan was a huge success, with Wagner forces famously only being able to overclaim a single chunk in [[Chaeronea]] on Judgement Day, as it's then-mayor, 3llies, had arrived just in time to activate an overclaim shield for the town. Afterward, the war would become relatively uneventful over the coming weeks, with the [[San Francisco Offensive of March 2024]] being the last action of the war, where dozens of chunks in San Francisco were overclaimed by neighboring Cascadian mayors, who had personal vices with it's mayor, [[UnbatedAura|Unbated]].

Throughout the war, Cascadia fully recovered domestically, with activity increasing and events becoming more common under Setrus's second presidency. Cascadia's economy however was on the decline, partly due to the war, and low revenue. Eventually, the recession stopped in mid-March, just before the Rainy Day Fund Act's threshold at the time, 2,000 gold, was reached.

=== Presidency of Akeboun ===
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=== Presidency of Setrus (2nd Term) ===
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=== Economic Growth and the Interwar Period (March-June 2024) ===
With relative peace over Cascadia, the nation had started to focus more on peacetime issues. In the economy, Treasurer EmpressCorgo had started reforms in order to recover Cascadia's economy and give it savings it could actually keep. She was very successful in this venture, and kickstarted a boom in the Cascadian economy that her successor, RAWRyoutube, would take even further. The wider economy and activity in the nation during this time would gradually rise further and further with the Summer approaching. At the same time, great strides in diplomacy had been made, with Cascadia gaining multiple allies during this time through the [[Organization of Free Nations]]. [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]], a growing power to their east, [[Pilbara]], a nation that took up a large portion of Oceania, and [[Aurora:Havaiki|Havaiki]], a nation that took up much of New Zealand, were just a few examples. The aforementioned Organization of Free Nations grew massively during this time and beyond, quickly going from a dormant coalition to one of the most powerful alliances in the world, in just a couple of months.

=== Presidency of Paper1emur ===
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=== Presidency of SergioTheCrafter ===
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=== Great American War(June-September 2024) ===
''Main Article: [[Great American War]]''

Throughout May and June, Texas had been growing steadily as well as Cascadia, taking in friendly leaders from the Wagner War, becoming a great power in the region, and started get a little expansionist, and at the same time, sought malice upon Cascadia. As a result, Texas started to move on Cascadia, founding bridge towns to their northwest toward the Cascadian Core, until they reached California. Cascadian Intelligence was well aware of this, however, and did a couple things, including supporting an ultimately failed pro-democracy revolution, and starting a psyop through the "Queer Communocracy of Oklahoma", in which the now famous phrase, [["I Do Not Give A Shit"]] came from.

=== Presidency of Raptormm4 ===
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=== Presidency of LovelyFurball ===
LovelyFurball was elected and was very popular upon his entry as president, showing great promise during the Great American War. However, tragically, he accidentally caused the 7/23 nuking of the Cascadian Discord by mistakenly giving those with the "Cesspool" role[often given to enemies] admin permissions. Texan agent Samisol used this to his advantage, nearly completely wiping the server. As a result, Furball resigned out of embarrassment.

=== Presidency of Setrus (3rd Term) ===
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=== Post-War Era, Cascadia-NWT War and the Golden Age of Cascadia(September-December 2024) ===
''Main Articles: [[Cascadia-NWT War]]''

The end of the Great American War left Cascadia and her allies in the Organization of Free Nations as a collective superpower. Under Dracnoian's effective, active presidency, Cascadia entered a golden age, wielding the most power in North America it ever had in it's history. For much of this era, there was high stability, a growing economy, and Cascadia had virtually no significant enemies that actually posed a threat.

The nation's government under Dracnoian tended to focus on growing the OFN even further than it already had. Cascadia was the main head of this alliance by the time. Texas's pro war members had mostly either quit, went inactive, got banned, or stopped caring during this time, and a new, moderate King Crux took North_Paso's place

=== Presidency of Dracnoian ===
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=== Presidency of 4Whatok ===
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=== Decline, Brain Drain, and the Farosh_ Presidency (December 2024-March 2025) ===

=== Presidency of Farosh_ ===
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=== Explosive Growth, Polarization and the Post-Modern Era (March-July 2025) ===

=== Presidency of HawaiianDPG ===
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=== Presidency of Moxicodone ===
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=== Presidency of Capitanfra ===
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=== Presidency of 4Floppas ===
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=== Presidency of Ahea ===
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=== Presidency of Dracnoian (4th term) ===
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=== Presidency of BergenFly ===
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=== Presidency of ka_tie ===
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===Presidency of MasterEWild ===
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===Presidency of KayP7===
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===Presidency of Ahea (2nd term)===
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===Presidency of wishful_===
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{{Republic of Cascadia (Aurora)}}

Rosey

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[[File:RoseyWicketAttackPic.webp|thumb|A rosey player breaks the wicket while being chased by two defenders]]
{{Infobox sport
| name = Rosey
| image = [[File:Rosey.webp|80px]]
| caption =
| body = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|The Rosey Federation]]
| nickname = Moxieball Cascadian football Rosey football
| contact = Full (PvP)
| team = 2 (unlimited substitutes)
| type = Team sport Outdoor PvP Football code
| equipment = Dyed leather uniform Iron sword Rosey bat Wicket rose
| venue = Rosey pitch
| first_played = January 2, 2026
| registered = 34
| region = Worldwide (Most popular in [[Cascadia]])
| olympic = No
| leagues = [[Rosey#RFL|Rosey Federation League]] (RFL)
}}
'''Rosey''', formally known known as '''Rosey football''', and also known as '''Cascadian football''', is an objective-based team PvP sport and variant of football played primarily in [[Cascadia]]. Rosey is played between two teams of two players who alternate making attempts to score by rushing into the opponent's "Home Zone," located on the ends of the field, known as a rosey pitch. During an attempt, the goal of the defending team is to "down" (kill) an attempting player, causing a "takeaway" (turnover) and ending the current attempt, beginning their own. The sport is characterized by its integration of standard Minecraft player-versus-player (PvP) combat (utilizing swords and fishing rods) as a fundamental mechanic for both offense and defense, rather than utilization of a ball, like other major objective-based team sports and football codes like [[soccer|association]] or [[EFL|gridiron football]] popular on EarthMC. While Rosey doesn't use a ball, it is often also considered an EMC offshoot, variant, or code of '''rugby'''.

Governed by the '''Rosey Federation''', the sport is typically played in two innings of four minutes each. The Rosey Federation is responsible for enforcement and adaptation to the rules, and the organization of professional competition. The premier organized league of the sport is the '''Rosey Federation League (RFL)''', consisting of 8 teams located entirely in Cascadia, contributing to the sport's foreign nickname of ''Cascadian football''.
==Gameplay==

===Field and equipment===
[[File:MoxidomeFromAbove.webp|thumb|Nanaimo's Moxiebowl viewed from above]]
A standard Rosey field is 100 blocks long. The field is divided by several key interval markers, that being the Half-Line in the center, and the 9, 18, and 27 meterlines in both directions. The outer boundaries are largely defined by a rose bush wall on both side, and the scoring area, known as the homezone, is located past the 36 meterline, which is known as the homeline. In the center of the half-line is a beacon, which is where play starts and restarts after stoppages of play.

In the center of the homezone exists a grass triangle known as "the Hole." If, during a try, the scorer enters the Hole, the defending team is awarded one point, and the try concludes as a failure. This acts similarly to a "safety" in gridiron football, penalizing the offense for poor positioning. Also in the homezone is the wicketbox, consisting of a 5-block tall, 3-block wide bamboo fence-post topped by a flowerpot with a rose. This is known as the wicket, and is the final objective of an attempting team!

Players are equipped with non-enchanted leather armor in team colors, an iron sword, and a basic fishing rod. Sustenance is strictly limited to one stack of bread; the use of any other food or enhancements is classified as an "illicit substance" violation. When possible, the swords and armor are made unbreakable.

===Comparison to Other Sports===
Rosey occupies a middle ground between the player-as-ball mechanics of EMC soccer and item-based mechanics of EMC gridiron football by rejecting the concept of the ball entirely, focusing entirely on PvP and "downs" as the mechanism for a change in what is in effect, possession, with the player's body being used to score rather than a ball

===The Toss===
Matches begin with the Toss, which is a duel between the two designated team captains. The winner of the Toss is awarded the first attempt of the first inning, while the loser is awarded the first attempt of the second inning.

If the score is tied at the end of the second inning, the match is decided by an ''overtime toss''. This is a final winner-take-all deathmatch between captains, worth one point, and the winner is immediately declared the victor of the match.

===Scoring===
Points are primarily scored through a two-stage process:

*A '''run''', worth 3 points, is awarded when an attempting player crosses the 36m Home Line into the Home Zone.
*Once a run is scored, that player becomes the scorer, and that player begins a '''try'''. The scorer is the only player permitted to attack and break the '''wicket''', which is a rose pot on a 5-block tall fence. Successfully breaking the wicket completes the "Try" and resets play to the center. During a try, downing the scorer or their teammate does not result in a takeaway, but downing the scorer ends the try, and by extension the attempt. After a conclusion of a try, the clock stops, and the defending team starts an attempt from the center of the field.

====Penalties====
In Rosey, penalties serve as both a regulatory measure to ensure fair play and a secondary method of scoring for the non-offending team. Unlike many traditional sports where penalties merely result in a change of field position, certain infractions in Rosey provide an immediate numerical advantage on the scoreboard.

=====Illicit substance use=====
The most severe infraction in the sport is the use of "Illicit Substances." Per Federation rules, players are restricted to a single stack of bread for sustenance. The use of any prohibited items, including potions, golden apples, or enchanted equipment, results in the immediate ejection of the offending player and the turnover of possession.

=====Hole crossing=====
While not a penalty in the sense of a rule violation, a hole-crossing is a scoring penalty applied to the attempting team for poor navigation. If the designated scorer enters the triangular grass area known as "The Hole" during a Try, one (1) point is awarded to the defending team. This is most similar to the concept of the safety in Gridiron football. Points gained from the hole can be decisive in the outcome of a match, and many defending players often try to bat the scorer into the hole to gain a defensive point while also saving the wicket.

=== Timing===
A standard match consists of two innings, each with a four-minute running clock. The clock stops for turnovers, penalties, or team timeouts. Each team is permitted two timeouts per inning.

===Other rules===

====Out of bounds====
When a player exits the rose walls on the sides of the field, the player is determined out of bounds and the play and clock is stopped. The play resumes at the center of the field at one of the various meterlines, depending on the position of the player on the field, and whether the out of bounds player was on the attempting team or defending team.

If the player was on the attempting team, play restarts at the meterline most recently crossed by the defensive player furthest away from their homezone. If the player was on the defending team, play restarts at the meterline closer to the attempting team's homezone from the furthest player on the attempting team, however no play can resume at the homeline.

==History ==
Rosey was invented in late 2025 by [[Sayerleft]], who previously served as the 1st president of Cascadia, the 6th chief justice of Cascadia, and a central figure in the formation and development of the Cascadian nation. It was created in order to have a game that is simple, strategic, intuitive to the mechanisms of Minecraft, and able to create a sense of Cascadian national unity both in the latter months of Terra Aurora and among the Cascadian diaspora in Terra Nostra.

In early development, the game was known by the names of Cascadian football or Rosary football. It was named "Rosey" following a vote among early players, although many had taken to calling it "Moxieball", after former president and mayor of Victoria [[Moxie|Moxicodone]], where the first stadium was planned to be built. Some other names considered were Rosebat and Rosebud.

The Rosey Federation was established on January 4, 2026, and Sayerleft was appointed as the federation's first Commissioner. The first task of the Rosary Federation became the organizing of a league, which was announced as the Rosary Federation League, or RFL, on the same day. The process for acquiring umpires, clubs, and players began on that day.

8 clubs eventually were formed for the [[First RFL season|First RFL Season]], with a draft occurring to assign undetermined players to new clubs struggling with roster maintenance.

====Rule changes ====
The first edition of the ''Official Rules of Rosey'' was published on January 4, 2026. Differences between the first edition and the current version of the game include the usage of diamond swords instead of iron, the usage of fishing rods instead of the "bat", a 1-point penalty for usage of illicit substances, and most importantly, the ability for a defending team having performed a takeaway against the attempting team to immediately rush towards their side without any stoppage of play. These would be changed by January 18, 2026, with the release of the ''Official Rules of Rosey (Second Edition)''. Notably in the ''Second Edition'', takeaways were changed to result in a stoppage of play and resumption at the nearest meter line to the takeaway.
=====Offsides =====
The 9-meter rule, also called '''offside''' was a foundational regulation present in the first and second rules of the game designed to maintain competitive momentum and ensure that all players remain engaged in active play. Unlike traditional offsides rules in American football, Rugby, or Association football, offside in Rosey applies to both the Attempting and Defending teams simultaneously. During an attempt, specifically the first attempt following a start or resumption of play, no player from either team is permitted to cross the 9-meter line located on the side opposite the target Home Zone of said attempt. If a player does so, they are considered in an offside position.

This rule served two primary tactical functions. It aimed to prevent defensive "camping," by preventing a defending player from sitting deep in their own Home Zone while their teammate attempts to down an attempting player to cause a takeaway, in which the camping player would simply enter the home zone and score. It also aimed to prevent attempting players from anticipating a takeaway and sending one of their players to camp the defense's homezone. In general, the rule ensures that if a takeaway occurs, the new attempting team must earn their territory rather than having a player already in position to score, and that the defensive team cannot also obtain an unfair advantage.

If any player crossed the 9m line during the initial attempt of a play and finds themselves in an offside position, the Umpire rules the play dead. The attempt is ruled a violation, and play is reset at the Beacon.

The offsides rule was removed in the third edition of the rules in March 2026, due to its ability to be abused to stop play. The abolition of offsides has led to certain new strategies being developed, such as the ''backwards distraction'', and discussion over potentially introducing a defensive point for downing an offensive player in the opposing homezone. {{Infobox sports league
| name = Rosey Federation League
| image = RFLLogo.webp
| sport = Rosey
| founded = January 4, 2026
| founder = [[Sayerleft]]
| region = [[Cascadia]]
| teams = 8
| first_season = [[First RFL season|1st]]
| commissioner = Sayerleft
| organizer = [[Rosey#Rosey Federation|Rosey Federation]]
| hq = 105 Government Street, [[Victoria]], Cascadia
| broadcaster = RoseyTV
|currentseason=[[Spring 2026 Rosey season|RFL Season I]] (concluded)}}
==RFL==
The '''Rosey Federation League''' ('''RFL''') is a professional Rosey league in the Republic of Cascadia. Composed of 8 teams, the RFL is the major sports league in Cascadia, the fourth-largest in the world (behind F1, Kings League, and the EFL), and the highest professional level of the sport of Rosey. Each RFL season consists of a regular season, consisting of 7 games for each club, which is followed by a postseason concluding in the '''Ranger Cup''', the ultimate championship of the sport.

[[RFL Season I]] began on January 23, 2026, and concluded on March 7, 2026. The postseason began on March 14, 2026, with the two Ranger Cup semi-final matches, and concluded with the [[first Ranger Cup]] on March 29, 2026, in which the Fighting Salish were defeated by the Loon Lake Redeyes to become the first champions of Rosey football. RFL Season II is expected to begin sometime following the launch of Terra Nostra.

===Teams===
The RFL consists of 8 teams, with no divisions. Clubs vary, with some, such as Salish, representing broad regions (the Cascadian Metropolitan region), and some instead representing community groups or towns. Each team is administered by a general manager, accountable to club ownership. 5 of the 8 clubs are owned by a sole private owner, 2 are owned by a municipal or county government, and 1 is owned as a publicly-held nonprofit.

Each team plays 7 regular season games, competing once against each other club in the league. Following the regular season, the top four clubs by win-loss record break to the playoffs. If there is a tie for fourth place, a special wild card game is played to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Two playoff games are played, one between the 1 and 4 seeds, and one between the 2 and 3 seeds. The victors of these two games compete in the Ranger Cup.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Club
!City
!First season
!General manager
|-
|'''Fighting Salish'''
|Victoria, Cascadia
|''I''
|[[Setrus]]
|-
|'''Hermosillo Havaikans'''
|Hermosillo, Cascadia
|''I''
|Ahea
|-
|'''Manicouagan Golden Bears'''
|Winter Oke City, Cascadia
|''I''
|IKEA_1
|-
|'''Eureka Warriors'''
|Eureka, Cascadia
|''I''
|[[BergenFly]]
|-
|'''Grouse Bombers'''
|Grouse, Cascadia
|''I''
|PavTheYT
|-
|'''Loon Lake Redeyes'''

|Loon Lake, Cascadia
|''I''
|LadyEsquimalt
|-
|'''Sandrift Phoenixes'''
|Sandrift, Cascadia
|''I''
|SausageQT
|-
|'''Oakwood Oakwardens'''
|[[Aurora:Oakwood|Oakwood, Cascadia]]
|''I''
|[[The_Last_Comment]]
|}

===RFL draft===
The '''Rosey Federation professional player draft''', also known as the '''RFL draft''', is the means in which players not committed to any particular team can be selected by RFL clubs. Clubs are given a certain number of "draft points", in order to give an advantage to clubs with poor performances in the last season and struggles with keeping a roster. The management of the clubs then rates the various draft-eligible players on a scale of 1-10, and the club's overall demonstrated interest in the various players are then translated into the allocation of the club's points. The club with the most points bid on each player has drafted the player, with the exception that a club can only draft more than one player if every other club has drafted a player first. Players are also able to blacklist at maximum one club from drafting them.

====January 2026 RFL draft====
Six players were entered into the draft.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Pick no.
!Player
!Club drafted to
|-
|1
|[[Flippizzacake]]
|Fighting Salish
|-
|2
|[[Bachinuni]]
| Loon Lake Redeyes
|-
|3
|[[ElimBessus]]
|Hermosillo Havaikans
|-
|4
|[[_Weirdguy]]
|Eureka Warriors
|-
|5
|Swat907
|Eureka Warriors

|-
|6
|[[SergioTheCrafter]]
|Manicouagan County RC
|}

==Rosey Federation==
The '''Rosey Federation''' is the highest governing body of the sport of Rosey. It is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Republic of Cascadia, and cooperates with ''The Cascadian Independent'' in media broadcasts of RFL matches. The federation also regulates and oversees umpires, and can revoke accreditation of umpires.

The leadership of the federation is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leadership of the Rosary Federation
!Title
!Officeholder
!Since
|-
|Commissioner
|SayerQT
|January 4, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Club Outreach
|Mjap04
|January 6, 2026
|-
|Counsellor to the Commissioner for Broadcasting
|Minun61
|January 14, 2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current registered umpires
|LadyEsquimalt
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|SayerQT
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|HawaiianDPG
|since January 5, 2026
|-
|swat907
|since January 6, 2026
|}

Neverland Pirates

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{{Legislative_Election
|color=red
|title1=March 2020 Salish federal election
|flag=[[File:Flag of the Salish.png|50px|link=Salish Confederation)]]
|dateofelection=February 25-28, 2020
|seatsup=All 17 seats in Parliament
|needed=9 seats needed for a majority
|image1=[[File:JTP.png|100px]]
|image2=[[File:Salish Coat of Arms.png.png|100px]]
|color1=#a5d0ec
|color2=#a7eca5
|name1=JTPilfered
|name2=thegamingsquirel
|alliance1=Senatorial
|alliance2=Pacific Republican
|leaderseat1=[[Seattle (Nova)|Seattle]] ([[Nova:British Columbia|Sal.]])
|leaderseat2=[[Nova:Pacific Republic|Mount Rainier]] ([[Nova:Pacific Republic|Pac.]])
|seatswon1='''9'''
|seatswon2=8
|percentage1='''52.9%'''
|percentage2=47.1%
|officer=[[Chancellor of the Salish Confederation|Chancellor]]
|old=[[Vorobyevite]] Senatorial
|new=JTPilfered Senatorial
|previous=''None''
|next=[[April 2020 Salish federal election|April 2020]]
}}Federal elections were held in the [[Salish Confederation|Salish Federation]] between February 25 and 28, 2020, to elect the government of the 2nd Parliament of the Salish Federation. These were the first elections to be held in the Salish Federation following its independence from [[Nova:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. They were held in the early days of the Salish Revolution. Inaugural chancellor [[Vorobyevite]] did not stand for a full term as [[Chancellor of the Salish Confederation|Chancellor]]. JTPilfered of Seattle defeated Pacific Republic leader thegamingsquirel to be elected Chancellor.

==== Elected government ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+First JTPilfered Government
!Position
!Officeholder
|-
|Chancellor Leader of Parliament
|JTPilfered ''MP for Seattle''
|-
|Minister of Foreign Affairs
|Vorobyevite ''MP for Wenatchee''
|-
|Minister of Defense
|Blzard ''MP for Fossil''
|-
|Minister of Development
|Sayerleft ''MP for Winthrop''
|-
|Minister of Treasury
|beppon ''MP for Schaumberg''
|-
|Minister of Recruitment
|thegamingsquirel ''MP for Mt. Rainier''
|}

March 2020 Salish federal election

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{{Legislative_Election
|color=red
|title1=March 2020 Salish federal election
|flag=[[File:Flag of the Salish.png|50px|link=Salish Confederation)]]
|dateofelection=February 25-28, 2020
|seatsup=All 17 seats in Parliament
|needed=9 seats needed for a majority
|image1=[[File:JTP.png|100px]]
|image2=[[File:Salish Coat of Arms.png.png|100px]]
|color1=#a5d0ec
|color2=#a7eca5
|name1=JTPilfered
|name2=thegamingsquirel
|alliance1=Senatorial
|alliance2=Pacific Republican
|leaderseat1=[[Seattle (Nova)|Seattle]] ([[Nova:British Columbia|Sal.]])
|leaderseat2=[[Nova:Pacific Republic|Mount Rainier]] ([[Nova:Pacific Republic|Pac.]])
|seatswon1='''9'''
|seatswon2=8
|percentage1='''52.9%'''
|percentage2=47.1%
|officer=[[Chancellor of the Salish Confederation|Chancellor]]
|old=[[Vorobyevite]]
|new=JTPilfered
|previous=''None''
|next=[[April 2020 Salish federal election|April 2020]]
}}Federal elections were held in the [[Salish Confederation|Salish Federation]] between February 25 and 28, 2020, to elect the government of the 2nd Parliament of the Salish Federation. These were the first elections to be held in the Salish Federation following its independence from [[Nova:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. They were held in the early days of the Salish Revolution. Inaugural chancellor [[Vorobyevite]] did not stand for a full term as [[Chancellor of the Salish Confederation|Chancellor]]. JTPilfered of Seattle defeated Pacific Republic leader thegamingsquirel to be elected Chancellor.

==== Elected government ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+First JTPilfered Government
!Position
!Officeholder
|-
|Chancellor Leader of Parliament
|JTPilfered ''MP for Seattle''
|-
|Minister of Foreign Affairs
|Vorobyevite ''MP for Wenatchee''
|-
|Minister of Defense
|Blzard ''MP for Fossil''
|-
|Minister of Development
|Sayerleft ''MP for Winthrop''
|-
|Minister of Treasury
|beppon ''MP for Schaumberg''
|-
|Minister of Recruitment
|thegamingsquirel ''MP for Mt. Rainier''
|}

Neverland Pirates

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|outline=black
|fillcolor=#cc0000
|name=Grouse Bombers
|logo1=[[File:GrouseBombers.webp|140px]]
|logo2=[[File:GrouseRCLogo.webp|60px]]
|founded=January 2, 2026
|location=[[Aurora:Grouse|Grouse]], Cariboo County, [[Cascadia]]
|homefield=Alliance Field
|league=[[Rosey Federation League]]
|team_history=• Grouse RC ([[First RFL season|I]]) • Grouse Bombers (I)
|team_colors=Red, white, black
|nickname=Bobmers, Gooners, Israel
|owner=City of Grouse
|manager=PavTheYT
|majortitle1=Ranger cups
|majortitle1_number=0
|majortitle2=Ranger cup appearances
|majortitle2_number=0
|majortitle3=Ryzenix Tridents
|majortitle3_number=0
|majortitle4=Playoff appereances
|majortitle4_number=1 ([[First RFL season|I]])
}}The '''Grouse Bombers''' are a professional rosey club based in [[Grouse]], [[Cascadia]].

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|- style="border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999;"
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| style="{{#if:{{{owner|}}}| |display: none;}}" class="infoboxcell" valign="top" | {{{owner|}}}
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999;"
| style="{{#if:{{{manager|}}}| |display: none;}}" valign="top" | '''Manager'''
| style="{{#if:{{{manager|}}}| |display: none;}}" class="infoboxcell" valign="top" | {{{manager|}}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="{{#if:{{{hideb|}}}|display: none;| |}} text-align:center; border:solid {{{outline|}}}; font-weight:normal; color:#FFFFFF; background:{{{fillcolor|}}};" | '''Major titles'''
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999;"
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle1|}}}| |display: none;}}" valign="top" | '''{{{majortitle1|}}}'''
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle1|}}}| |display: none;}}" class="infoboxcell" valign="top" | {{{majortitle1_number|}}}
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999;"
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle2|}}}| |display: none;}}" valign="top" | '''{{{majortitle2|}}}'''
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle2|}}}| |display: none;}}" class="infoboxcell" valign="top" | {{{majortitle2_number|}}}
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999;"
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle3|}}}| |display: none;}}" valign="top" | '''{{{majortitle3|}}}'''
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle3|}}}| |display: none;}}" class="infoboxcell" valign="top" | {{{majortitle3_number|}}}
|- style="border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999;"
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle4|}}}| |display: none;}}" valign="top" | '''{{{majortitle4|}}}'''
| style="{{#if:{{{majortitle4|}}}| |display: none;}}" class="infoboxcell" valign="top" | {{{majortitle4_number|}}}
|}
|}
<noinclude>
Example Usage:<pre>
{{SportsTeam
|outline=
|fillcolor=
|name=
|logo1=
|logo2=
|founded=
|disbanded=
|location=
|homefield=
|league=
|conference=
|division=
|team_history=
|team_colors=
|nickname=
|owner=
|manager=
|majortitle1=
|majortitle1_number=
|majortitle2=
|majortitle2_number=
|majortitle3=
|majortitle3_number=
}}
</pre>
</noinclude>

Neverland Pirates

2026-03-30T05:52:08Z

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{{SportsTeam
|outline=black
|fillcolor=#cc0000
|name=Grouse Bombers
|logo1=[[File:GrouseBombers.webp|140px]]
|logo2=[[File:GrouseRCLogo.webp|60px]]
|founded=January 2, 2026
|location=[[Aurora:Grouse|Grouse]], Cariboo County, [[Cascadia]]
|homefield=Alliance Field
|league=[[Rosey Federation League]]
|team_history=• Grouse RC ([[First RFL season|I]]) • Grouse Bombers (I)
|team_colors=Red, white, black
|nickname=Bobmers, Gooners, Israel
|owner=City of Grouse
|manager=PavTheYT
|majortitle1=Ranger Cups
|majortitle1_number=0
|majortitle2=Ryzenix Tridents
|majortitle2_number=0
|majortitle3=Playoff appereances
|majortitle3_number=0
}}The '''Grouse Bombers''' are a professional rosey club based in [[Grouse]], [[Cascadia]].