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|title1=Bend{{Eras|turmoil|illusory|decay|}}
|title1=Bend{{Eras|turmoil|illusory|decay|}}
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|Full_name=Bend
|Full_name=Bend
|name_in_towny=Bend
|name_in_towny=Bend
|Established=9 February 2020
|Established=24 December 2019
|Disbanded=
|Disbanded=
|Nation= [[file:Cascadia.png|25px]] [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]]
|Nation= [[file:Cascadia.png|25px]] [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]]
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|official_religion=[[file:Agnostic.png|25px]] [[wikipedia:Agnosticism|Agnosticism]]
|official_religion=[[file:Agnostic.png|25px]] [[wikipedia:Agnosticism|Agnosticism]]
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|past_mayors=[[file:BetaPlain.png|20px]] [[BetaPlain]]
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'''Bend''', formerly '''Portland''', was a town in [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia]] in the former location of Bend.  The town was founded by [[BetaPlain]] on 24 December 2019, with intentions to form the nation of [[Nova:Oregon (BetaPlain)|Oregon]].  However, due to the lack of proximity with other Cascadian towns and being too far away from real-life Portland's location, activity was sparse, resulting in the town being sold to player Chrysoprasus.
'''Bend''', formerly '''Portland''', was a town in [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia]] in the former location of Bend.  The town was founded by [[BetaPlain]] on 24 December 2019, with intentions to form the nation of [[Nova:Oregon (BetaPlain)|Oregon]].  However, due to the lack of proximity with other Cascadian towns and being too far away from real-life Portland's location, activity was sparse, resulting in the town being sold to player Chrysoprasus.


==History==
==History==


=== '''Early Planning''' ===
==='''Early Planning'''===
Early planning for Portland began when [[BetaPlain]] was dissatisfied with his town of [[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]] and the fact that he was not able to fulfill his wishes to form the nation of [[Republic of Southwest Alaska (Nova)|Southwest Alaska]].  Player [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] contacted [[BetaPlain]] during this troubling moment and asked if he could form the nation of [[Nova:Oregon (BetaPlain)|Oregon]] for the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], as a new province.  [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] offered to fund the nation of [[Nova:Oregon (BetaPlain)|Oregon]] via the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] treasury, in an endeavor to expand [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia's]] political power within the region and its population.
Early planning for Portland began when [[BetaPlain]] was dissatisfied with his town of [[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]] and the fact that he was not able to fulfill his wishes to form the nation of [[Republic of Southwest Alaska (Nova)|Southwest Alaska]].  Player [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] contacted [[BetaPlain]] during this troubling moment and asked if he could form the nation of [[Nova:Oregon (BetaPlain)|Oregon]] for the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Republic of Cascadia]], as a new province.  [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] offered to fund the nation of [[Nova:Oregon (BetaPlain)|Oregon]] via the [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadian]] treasury, in an endeavor to expand [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia's]] political power within the region and its population.


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[[BetaPlain]] personally inspected the ruins himself via the nation spawn in Astoria and made it clear to [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] that the location was favorable to create a town.  [[BetaPlain]] was under the impression that he would eventually raise enough gold to expand Portland to its real-life location.
[[BetaPlain]] personally inspected the ruins himself via the nation spawn in Astoria and made it clear to [[EstiQT|Estonian Mapping]] that the location was favorable to create a town.  [[BetaPlain]] was under the impression that he would eventually raise enough gold to expand Portland to its real-life location.


=== Founding the Town ===
===Founding the Town===
[[BetaPlain]] founded the town of Portland on 24 February 2019, however the source of the required gold is no longer known.  [[BetaPlain]] quickly began development of the area where the town was, and preparations were made to create a town hall in the ruins of Bend, and a new shopping district, akin to his ideas for [[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]].
[[File:Speech to alaskans.png|thumb|Explanation given to [[BetaPlain|BetaPlain's]] associates in [[Alaskan Empire (Nova)|Alaska]] on the day he left.]]
[[BetaPlain]] founded the town of Portland on 24 December 2019, however the source of the required gold is no longer known.  [[BetaPlain]] quickly began development of the area where the town was, and preparations were made to create a town hall in the ruins of Bend, and a new shopping district, akin to his ideas for [[Newburn (Nova)|Newburn]].


'''Initial Problems'''
'''Initial Problems'''
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The town's lack of proximity to the actual location of [[wikipedia:Portland,_Oregon|Portland]] made the town slightly hard to find on the dynmap and there was nothing stopping anyone from founding another town in [[wikipedia:Portland,_Oregon|Portland's]] real-life location.
The town's lack of proximity to the actual location of [[wikipedia:Portland,_Oregon|Portland]] made the town slightly hard to find on the dynmap and there was nothing stopping anyone from founding another town in [[wikipedia:Portland,_Oregon|Portland's]] real-life location.
On top of this, the capital of the [[Pacific Republic]], Mount Rainier, was threatening Portland's claim to the [[wikipedia:Columbia_River|Columbia River]]. Considering [[Cascadia (Nova)|Cascadia's]] foreign relations to the [[Pacific Republic]], [[BetaPlain]] contacted [[EstiQT|Estonian_Mapping]] the day he noticed, 1 February 2020.


'''Discord Server and Early Organization'''
'''Discord Server and Early Organization'''