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Rupert's Land is an isolationist empire located on the west coast of the Hudson's Bay. Beginning as a duo of wandering explorers on a trek westward, the pair eventually settled at an abandoned mine and began recruiting ambitious travelers with the hope of one day becoming a great nation. Not much is known of Rupert's Land due to their obscurity, however, the nation had had a reputation for violence, racism, homophobia and banditry that had historically been carried out by their army- the Northwest Militia. The nation had historically been rich in gold, resources and military might, using guerilla hit-and-run tactics in times of war, and utilizing a large wall and trench around the entire capital city for defense. Though today, they suffer from inactivity among residents and several collapsed towns, and aren't heard much of in the current era.

Little is known about the activities and history of Rupert's Land due to its obscurity and isolationist policy, and what is known is indistinctly documented.

====The Founding====

The capital city, Northwest Co. was founded on September 8th, 2019, by [[754]] and [[268]]. The two founders journeyed west from the Himalayas, enduring the rough terrain of Asia, fending off numerous attacks from nearby nations, and finally traversing the Atlantic ocean before settling on the west coast of the Hudson's Bay. Northwest Co. later developed into the nation of Rupert's Land on October 19th, 2019.

====Cascadian War ====

Since its inception, the international activities of Rupert's Land have almost exclusively included military engagements with other towns and nations. Earlier battles include skirmishes with the city of [[Albuquerque]], led by the former Mayor of Helio Jartavious, usually fought outside the walls of Northwest Co. prior to nationhood. Soon after, Rupert's Land engaged in a rather open political and military rivalry with Norway, Niger and the New York town of Saint-Jerome. Norwegian sieges and attacks on Northwest Co. led by [[MrAustino_]] were commonplace, while guerilla attacks carried out by the Northwest Militia against Saint-Jerome were known to occur. Rupert's Land was also embroiled in a war with their western neighbor- Cascadia, with the goal of halting all Cascadian expansion into Canada. The Northwest Militia started by carrying out numerous raids into the Pacific coast of Cascadia, killing all Cascadian citizens and livestock in their path. The Cascadian province of Athabasca had been the main target of such attacks, causing Cascadia to lose access into all of their land holdings east of British Columbia. Shortly after, the town of Iron City, which had been harassed by the Northwest Militia for weeks, replaced some of the animals lost in the raids and joined Cascadia as a province. Iron City was funded by the Cascadians into becoming the nation of Central Canada in order to threaten the southern Rupertian border. This culminated in the Battle of Iron City, where a large Rupertian army assaulted the Central Canadian capital, and slaughtered the defending force. Shortly after, Cubs of North Rio ambushed and killed several survivors of the battle, but most Rupertians managed to escape.

On February 13th, 2020, Bearskin Lake resident [[GoldenDice]] scouted out a flat spot amidst the marshy land of central Rupert's Land, and formed the former town of [[Alfred]].

Rupert's Land is an Absolute Oligarchy, ruled equally by an unelected council of supposedly nine residents, though at times population decreases cause unfilled seats and inconclusive government affairs. This is done with a King to keep the council in order. Anyone not included in the core nine are subjects of the King, and are legally classified as serfs (with the exception of district mayors). Rupert's Land has no constitution, instead free reign was historically given to the Royal Council.

There are two branches of government: the Royal Council and the Clergy. As mentioned before, the Royal Council is seated by supposedly seven residents, with King 754 as the official leader (whom also typically holds veto power over the Council). All political, military and legal decisions have been historically made by the council, while economic policy is left to the individual, also known as Anarcho-Capitalism. The Clergy is in charge of the state religion, the Church of the West. The Clergy was run by a High Bishop, tasked with documenting Rupertian history, maintaining the cathedral, keeping all citizens of Rupert's Land loyal to the Church, and spreading the religion by any means necessary. The first High Bishop, [[Skildo]], whom acted as a High Bishop during his time in Rupert's Land, has embraced a religious policy of racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and Christian extremism, which has led to a widespread distaste for Rupert's Land, and for Skildo in particular, whom has even had his Discord account suspended for such repetitive actions. Though, this could be disingenuous, as claiming to hate so many marginalized peoples, be it truthful or untruthful, would attract those who dislike Rupert's Land, and therefore, more targets to loot from with an excuse.

The army of Rupert's Land- the Northwest Militia- is overseen by the Royal Council. A formal declaration of war or other significant war-related decisions require the unanimous consent of the Council, which isn't currently possible as the Council lacks enough members to do so. however each Councillor historically had the executive power to engage in small-scale skirmishes, battles, raids or duels without consent from the rest of the Council. The Kings power of veto is still usable in all military decision making. In unforeseen and/or immediate situations such as ambushes, sieges, uprisings or any surprise attack on the nation, an individual Councillor would act in response however they see fit, in order to quell the conflict as quickly as possible.

Due to the smaller numbers of the Northwest Militia in comparison to their enemies, their battle tactics had historically been very distinct and unique. When on the offense, they would utilize guerilla warfare tactics, usually sneaking up on their enemies and striking when least expected, followed by a quick organized retreat. Defensively, the impenetrable walls and massive trenches around Northwest Co. offered a significant homefield advantage. Most underprepared attackers have often been intimidated by the sight of the city's defenses and leave immediately, while larger and more powerful armies had been forced to siege the city rather than attack directly. However, due to the self-sufficiency of the city, sieges are often in vain. Individually, the warriors of the Northwest Militia have been historically skilled and well-equipped, which made small-scale engagements such as duels, or more commonly, raids on small settlements favorable for the Militia.

Rupert's Land has very little active diplomacy, and very rarely deals with outside nations, due to inactivity, but has historically had a policy of isolationism, However, this alignment has received mild criticism, as Rupert's Land's actions towards other nations seemed very hostile, and not at all isolative. There are twelve, possibly more, nations the country had been openly against or at odds with at some point of time.

On November 27th, 2019, King 754 began talks with the Canadian Union after being approached by Governor-General Scorpionzzx. He cited the importance of Canadian peace with Rupert's Land- the former largest Canadian nation by landmass and the former third largest by population, after months of Rupertian raiding and attacks on what seemed to be everyone else. A compromise was met, and Rupert's Land joined the Union. However, due to the aforementioned events of the Syndicate-CU War, Rupert's Land was once again an enemy of the Union, until the aforementioned inactivity in Rupert's Land.

Due to the rough terrain of Northern Canada, transportation between towns is quite difficult. The Northwest Highway Department had progressively constructed an Icerail throughout the Hudson's Bay area and the Prairies, which used to connect the majority of the towns in the nation, but with the recent inactivity of the company, many of these Icerails are griefed and broken.

-Christ the Redeemer (Moose Jaw)

-the Rupert's Land Museum Ruins (Fort Churchill)

The Royal Council of Rupert's Land:

*754, King of Rupert's Land, Mayor and co-founder of Northwest Co. A founding father of Rupert's Land.

*TheEnchantedFox, Former Mayor of Riveira

*[[GoldenDice]], Former Mayor of [[Alfred]]

===Northwest Co.===

Northwest Co. is the capital city and the first established district of Rupert's Land.

==Events/Pictures==

===Nyggr and the Guys - Northwest Co. (January 7th 2020)===

===The Battle of Iron City (January 20th 2020)===

=== Duke of Inuvik Tyce, High Bishop Skildo and Mayor 268 raining hellfire on Avalon (January 28th 2020)===

===Numerous peasants line up as the High Bishop shows off his wealth - Northwest Co. (January 28th 2020)===

===Mayor 268 taunts Cascadian citizens with their own shield - Battle of Astoria (January 28th 2020)===

===Mayor snump and Former Mayor Amikeo bathe foreign peasants in Rupertian Emeralds - Northwest Co. (January 29th 2020)===

==Town Photos==

===Christ the Redeemer Ruins - Moose Jaw (built by Former Mayor xking_dudex) (December 3rd 2019)===

===Northwest Co. in its early days (January 28th 2020)===

===Entrance of the Northwest Co. Trade District (January 28th 2020)===

===Saskatoon (January 29th 2020)===

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