Waddenzee

The Serene Republic of Waddenzee (Waddenish: Zekrel Waddenzee Repoeblich) is a new micro-town, located on the tip of Noord-Holland (Den Helder), Texel, and the Waddell sea. Neighboring towns include Frisia, Amsterdam, Atlantis and Belgium.

History

After finally having enough gold, the first Serene Doge of Waddenzee, Pastelant, swam up to the small unclaimed chunks and founded the town and united all the unnamed clans living there.

Politics and Government

The town strives to be independent from the preying eyes of Britain, Austria and Spain. It has very little land and has a lot of development underground, and makes income through trading small goods and providing raw materials. The economy remains small. The Waddenzeelanders believe that they're the true frisians, and Frisia is just a bastard vassal of the Dutch tyrants, and say they are the true claimants of the land. They also see the Belgians as French people outside France that need to go back to bloody France. The town is a Republic, ruled over by a duke- who is elected but rules for life as long as there isn't a vote of no confidence. The subdivisions are ruled over by similarly elected regional governors.

Culture

There is a unique Waddenzee culture, and there is a language- Waddenish, which is a sort of pidgin creole formed from Dutch, Frisian, English and German. Hochdeutsch is also an official language, but it is seldom used. There is a strong poetic and musical culture, and there is a regional anthem -unlike most other towns- "Fogiez twieten, tat suid ond sund!" (Tweeting birds, how sweet and Sound!) set to the tune of "Noord-Holland Volkslied".

The religion is the native pagan Waddenish mythology, centering a figure known as Shrek: the green one. The locals believe him to be the cause of all the land-reclamation and the architect for their proud hoemeland after his ascension from the swamp. There are festivals around Shrekism, and worship includes great banquets and dances that go on for all night. Often recited is the Shrekist Epic- a 3,000 line poetic saga in Frisian and Old Waddenish about his triumph over the lesser-gods and the foundation of the higher, middle, and lower realms.

The native cuisines include the Waddenbrad loaf, and Saarbrid- raw chicken consumed without milk, as a severe gamble between health and food-poisoning and this is seen as a rite of courage, or a nasty delicacy for the few tourists who dare to visit.

There is a large amount of gold situated in chests in unclaimed land around the town, for foreign aid and donation. For their location, watch this on the official Waddenzee YouTube channel!