Aurora:SGSSI: Difference between revisions

|population={{Population|17|28/11/2023}}

|chunks=191

|towns=5

|leader1name=[[Porbei|King]]

|image2='''Coat of Arms of SGSSI'''<br>[[File:SGSSICOA.png|border|300px|SGSSI Coat of Arms]]

|image3='''SGSSI Territory'''<br>[[File:SGSSI territory.png|border|300px|SGSSI Territory]]

|language = English and toki pona

|event2=Became part of [[Aurora:Antarctic Union (Meganation)|Antarctic Union]]

|event4=In collaboration with the [[Aurora:Antarctic Union (Meganation)|Antarctic Union]] and [[Aurora:Cascadia|Cascadia]], SGSSI [[Battle of South Georgia|claims back original territory]] and wins war

The '''South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands''' (SGSSI) is a nation in [[Terra Aurora]], it was a part of the [[Aurora:Antarctic Union (Meganation)|Antarctic Union]] and the Polar Republic. Founded on the 15th of June 2023 by Porbei, the nation has stayed a relatively small power in the Southern Hemisphere, occasionally causing bouts on the international stage. Many shops have been hosted in SGSSI over the months, including potion shops, ice shops, and many others - showing an active economy and playerbase.  

The nation lay unchanging for a while, with little progress being made and individual residents going on their own endeavours and little being done in terms of collaboration. This was until SGSSI joined the [[Aurora:Antarctic Union (Meganation)|Antarctic Union]] on the 17th of July. Not long after SGSSI was founded, the island of [[Aurora:Nieuw Zeeland|Nieuw Zeeland]] was claimed by [[Aurora:F1rret|F1rret]] - a deviant in the political world of SGSSI at the time - with an elected prime minister and parliament - vastly different to the legislative structure of today. F1rret was an interesting character due to his obsession with obtaining recognition and protection for the Dutch language - issuing many bills in parliament, all of which failed due to the anti-Dutch MPs of the time - with Prime Minsiter RockingDudeCool being staunchly against it - even passing bills of his own against the Dutch culture. All of this opposition led to F1rret deciding to leave the nation and join a town in [[Aurora:Patagonia|Patagonia]]. Rightfully so, the residents of SGSSI were furious at the betrayal of the man to an enemy of the time - many attempts were made on F1rret's life - most notably by dzik32, who hunted him relentlessly for days. This turmoil in the nation eventually led to 2 other nation members running off to the continent of Antarctica to form a town of their own, Belgrano, this eventually died off after [[Hymer_George]] accidentally lava casted his own base and ended up giving up - along with [[AKKIOSS]] too. Following these events, the nation slowly decayed, with residents losing interest in playing and burning out, only two players had not been deleted at one point until the invaders came...

On the 13th of October 2023, there was an incursion on South Georgian territory in the form of an illegal claim formed using a claim arm by the [[Aurora:Patagonia|Patagonian]] town of Falklands, this led to a declaration of war by the [[Aurora:Antarctic Union (Meganation)|Antarctic Union]] which began the [[Battle of South Georgia|battle of South Georgia]]. In this battle, many mercenaries arrived in support of SGSSI and helped to defend from the Patagonian and [[Aurora:Spain|Spanish]] attackers along the border wall; the battle really only took place on the first day - as the war tapered off until the 16th. Leading up to this date, no real aggression took place and the mods slowly began removing the illegal claims on South Georgian territory. On the 16th of October 2023 the war was officially declared nullified with the erasure of all Patagonian claims to the island - following this victory a Friendship Declaration was signed between SGSSI and Patagonia, ending a long history of hunting and aggression between the two nations.

Following the ending of the AU-Spain war, many players in SGSSI were left with a need for something to do - this led to many new houses and buildings being built, such as a new parliament and two embassies for Patagonian citizens and one for the as-of-then AU Prime Minister. Following a rapid post-war growth, some players decided to leave to form their own town in the South Sandwich Islands - most notably, the two players whom left to form Belgrano previously. This seperation actually caused a series of disputes over these players banding together to steal and siphon resources away from [[Aurora:Grytviken|Grytviken]], as rumours emerged that they planned to declare independence. Some other signs of these planning can be seen by their town's flag being flown above the SGSSI and AU flags - an interesting sign of disrespect - however nothing has come to fruition as of now. Some players eventually began losing interest - as expected following such a big event, though some newcomers began to enter the town - with an apartment block being built following the quarters update. On the 6th of November, the town of [[Aurora:New_Southampton|South Shetland]] was gifted from [[Aurora:Antarctica|Antarctica]] to the SGSSI, with mayorship being given to [[AdmiralArrow|AdmiralArrow]]. Though, following the claiming of this town, F1rret and AngelicGamer25 of Patagonia came along to wait for the inhabitants to leave claims, violating the Friendship Declaration set forth following the war - thankfully, a war was avoided as they apologised for the misunderstanding and a potential second war was avoided. In the final weeks of November, following the establishment of the [[Polar Republic]], many citizens of SGSSI noticed increasingly authoritarian and anti-SGSSI-establishment policies being implemented - along with additional systems being created, many regarded as useless by the people. These new policies caused the main figures within the SGSSI to hold a referendum to leave the Polar Republic and the Antarctic Union - the referendum required 7 votes to pass, no opposition was met and independence was declared following a meeting discussing post-PR plans and also the resignation of [[AdmiralArrow]] as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

{{Main|Aurora:Grytviken|Grytviken}}

Founded on the 30th of May 2023 by [[Porbei]], Grytviken is the capital and seat of Parliament of SGSSI. It houses many residences, government buildings, and shops within its small island base - on the island of South Georgia.  

Founded on the 18th of October 2023 by [[Hymer_George]], [[Montagu]] is a reclaimed town off of the ruins of Nieuw Zeeland - [[F1rret]]'s former residence. A megastructure has been built there with plans to build shops and other amenities via the ice highway built by [[Porbei]] from [[Aurora:Grytviken|Grytviken]].

{{Main|Aurora:New_Southampton|New Southampton}}

Founded in January 2023 by [[Aurora:CoprotGolem|CoprotGolem]], New Southampton is a work in progress currently owned by [[AdmiralArrow]] after [[Aurora:Antarctica|Antarctica]]'s [[Subensky|Subensky]] gifted it to SGSSI. Plans to build a grid city are being laid out with shops and apartments.

Founded in June 2023 by [[dzik32|dzik32]], [[Aurora:AZ-18|AZ-18]] is a rebel city of SGSSI - having declared independence many times. The town is situated on one of the South Sandwich islands and its only building is a replica of The Citadel from Half-Life.

 

{{Main|Aurora:Nieuw_Zeeland|Nieuw Zeeland}}

Nieuw Zeeland was founded in June 2023 by [[Aurora:F1rret|F1rret]] as an act of rebellion from SGSSI, he built an ocean fort before he left to join [[Aurora:Patagonia|Patagonia]].

{{Main|Aurora:Penguin_Point|Penguin Point}}

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