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|title1 = Circassia | |||
|image1 = [[File:CircassianFlag.webp|frameless]] | |image1 = [[File:CircassianFlag.webp|frameless]] | ||
|image2 = | |image2 = | ||
| | |full_name = Grand Principality of Circassia | ||
| | |towny = | ||
| | |national_anthem = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFOopWljmvc "Cavalry of the Coast"] | ||
| | |motto = "Honour before life!" | ||
| | |population = [[File:Greenarrow.png|10px]] {{Population|17|14/09/2026}} | ||
| | |chunks = [[File:Greenarrow.png|10px]] 449 | ||
| | |towns = 5 | ||
| | |capital_city = Anapa | ||
| | |largest_city = Anapa | ||
| | |oldest_city = Anapa | ||
| | |partOf= [[File:IberiaFlag.webp|20px]] [[Nostra:Iberia|Iberia]] | ||
| | |nlist = | ||
|formed = 16th of June, 2026 (town)<br>25th of August, 2026 (sub-nation) | |||
|region = Caucasus | |||
|leader1name = Grand Prince | |||
|leader1 = Patli (Anapa) | |||
|executive = | |||
|leader2name = Prime Minister | |||
|leader2 = Tosun (Tuapse) | |||
|leader3name = Minister of Agriculture | |||
|leader3 = Bjedugh (Anapa) | |||
|leader4name = Minister of Khabze and Culture | |||
|leader4 = Lip (Abzakh) | |||
|legislature = Khase-Parliament of Circassia | |||
|political_system = Constitutional Monarchy | |||
|economic_system = | |||
|discord = | |||
|language = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20language English] (official), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyghe%20language Adyghe] (ceremonial) | |||
|religion = | |||
|army_size = | |||
|provinces = | |||
|constitution = | |||
|event1=Establishment as a Soviet town | |||
|event1date=June 16, 2026 | |||
|event2=Joining Iberia | |||
|event2date=July 27, 2026 | |||
|event3=Sub-nation status | |||
|event3date=August 25, 2026 | |||
|formedfrom = Circassia was formed as a subnation when the town of Circassia (now Anapa) bought a neighboring town and became a multi-town entity | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Grand Principality of Circassia''' is a sub-nation located in the North Caucasus region in [[Terra Nostra]]. The sub-nation is part of the nation of [[Nostra:Iberia|Iberia]]. | |||
The '''Grand Principality of Circassia''' is a sub-nation located in the North Caucasus region in [[Terra Nostra]]. The sub-nation is part of the nation of [[Nostra:Iberia|Iberia]]. The sub-nation is modeled after the historical country of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassia Circassia] and was founded (in [[Terra Nostra]]) to build their homeland in the game, though over time members of other ethnicities also joined them. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== The | === The Idea for Circassia === | ||
Chat records dating back to 2022 confirm that the initial concept for a Circassian nation was discussed by players of Circassian origin. However, these early plans were never fully realized. For the most part, historical Circassian territories on the server were consistently occupied by random players with no connection to Circassia, a fact known to players who would go on to create the Circassian subnation years later. Fragmented archive data from older server iterations confirms that a town named "Circassia" did briefly exist at one point. However, this early settlement played no significant geopolitical role, and its ultimate fate remains unrecorded. | |||
In 2025, the concept of establishing a legitimate Circassian nation was revived, however at the time they considered the project practically impossible to execute, viewing it as a dream. Everything changed with the launch of the Terra Nostra 2026 iteration, as once the news broke that the map has been reset, the Circassians planned to join and build Circassia. The Circassians logged in at May 2026 and started working for the town of Circassia, which would later evolve into a massive sub-nation. | |||
=== The Swim and Early Settlement === | |||
[[File:Circassian embassy.png|left|thumb|177x177px|A screenshot of the early Circassian embassy in Venakhi, taken 30th of May 2026. The embassy was later destroyed.]] | [[File:Circassian embassy.png|left|thumb|177x177px|A screenshot of the early Circassian embassy in Venakhi, taken 30th of May 2026. The embassy was later destroyed.]] | ||
Circassia was first founded as a town. What is now the capital of Circassia, Anapa, was the original town; once Circassia achieved the status of a multi-town sub-nation, it was renamed from Circassia to Anapa. The founders, including Patli and Bjedugh, initially intended to build the town near the Kuban River near the IRL Adygea region. However, this territory was already occupied by a hostile, Tsarist nationalist town. Refusing to interact with the hostile/fascist neighbors, the founders decided to change their strategy and chose the Taman peninsula as a possible location. Lacking the gold to establish a new town, Patli contacted leaders from the nations of Georgia and Iberia, assuming both of them to be led by IRL Georgians, who were the only other Caucasians in the game at the time. The leaders of the nation of Georgia were unresponsive. Iberia responded positively and invited him to their territory. The founders Patli and Bjedugh received a plot in the Iberian town of Venakhi, located in Azerbaijan, where they built a temporary embassy and received enchanted diamond gear to start them off. | Circassia was first founded as a town. What is now the capital of Circassia, Anapa, was the original town; once Circassia achieved the status of a multi-town sub-nation, it was renamed from Circassia to Anapa. The founders, including Patli and Bjedugh, initially intended to build the town near the Kuban River near the IRL Adygea region. However, this territory was already occupied by a hostile, Tsarist nationalist town. Refusing to interact with the hostile/fascist neighbors, the founders decided to change their strategy and chose the Taman peninsula as a possible location. Lacking the gold to establish a new town, Patli contacted leaders from the nations of Georgia and Iberia, assuming both of them to be led by IRL Georgians, who were the only other Caucasians in the game at the time. The leaders of the nation of Georgia were unresponsive. Iberia responded positively and invited him to their territory. The founders Patli and Bjedugh received a plot in the Iberian town of Venakhi, located in Azerbaijan, where they built a temporary embassy and received enchanted diamond gear to start them off. | ||
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The town named "Circassia" was established on the 16th of June 2026 by Patli, and Lip was the first other member. The town instantly joined the Soviet Union and developed basic infrastructure, including houses and a government building built by Bjedugh and Patli, as well as an underground cave base settled by Lip. Over time, political conflicts with the residents of the Tsarist town's hostile attitude towards the Circassians and genocide denials caused the Circassian members to leave the Soviet Discord server, while still staying in the Soviet Union. | The town named "Circassia" was established on the 16th of June 2026 by Patli, and Lip was the first other member. The town instantly joined the Soviet Union and developed basic infrastructure, including houses and a government building built by Bjedugh and Patli, as well as an underground cave base settled by Lip. Over time, political conflicts with the residents of the Tsarist town's hostile attitude towards the Circassians and genocide denials caused the Circassian members to leave the Soviet Discord server, while still staying in the Soviet Union. | ||
During this era, the Byzantine Empire established a neighboring outpost named Colchis next to Circassia, with the | During this era, the Byzantine Empire established a neighboring outpost named Colchis next to Circassia, with the stated intention to establish a colony, implying future expansion. The Byzantine Empire eventually abandoned Colchis, and Circassia annexed the ruined outpost. Circassia also annexed the friendly town of VigNation after its owner became inactive, and preserved its builds. During this time, many others joined the town, including members such as Tosun. | ||
=== Joining Iberia === | === Joining Iberia === | ||
[[File:2026-07-15_20.19.33.png|thumb|272x272px|An early view of Circassia when it was a small village. July 15th, 2026.]] | [[File:2026-07-15_20.19.33.png|thumb|272x272px|An early view of Circassia when it was a small village. July 15th, 2026.]] | ||
The residents of Iberia and Circassia had a friendly relationship at this point. | The residents of Iberia and Circassia had a friendly relationship at this point. Over time, the leaders of Circassia realized that the Soviet capital of Moscow was simply too far away, and too uninvolved in the region. In the 27th of July, the town left the Soviet Union on good terms and officially joined Iberia. Iberia was at war with Georgia, thus putting the town of Circassia in war with Georgia as well. Some Georgian players attacked Circassia from time to time and even managed to kill a citizen. | ||
After a while, the Crimean Khanate, which originated in Ukraine, was formed near the town's borders. They bought the neighboring town of Sochi, which was established and put up for sale by a Turkish renegade a few days prior. Circassia attempted to purchase Sochi due to its real life historical significance as a region of Circassia, but they lacked sufficient funds at this time. | |||
While collecting wood, a town member was ambushed by hostile players using invisibility potions and bows. Assuming the enemy to be Georgians, town mayor Patli decided to mount a counter-offensive to take revenge and fight for their nation. Despite not being a good PVPer, he decided to try his luck and purchased some cheap combat gear and potions and started patrolling the Caucasus. Tracking a Georgian target in a Georgian outpost located in southern Azerbaijan, he launched an attack. The operation was a success; yielding three kills. | |||
=== Second Town and sub-nation Status === | === Second Town and sub-nation Status === | ||
Circassian players established positive relations with the newly formed Crimean Khanate. The Khanate was founded by a Turkish player | Circassian players established positive relations with the newly formed Crimean Khanate. The Khanate was founded by a Turkish player who rior to founding the Khanate had established the town of Sochi, spending over 1700 gold for claims. He subsequently gave the town to a Turkish player to cover a 1500 gold debt from earlier. The investor intended to flip the town for profit, setting the price at 2000 gold. On August 24, following negotiations, Patli acquired Sochi for 850 gold. This purchase was an economic win, as manually claiming the region would have cost Circassia over 1700 gold. | ||
Following the acquisition on August 24, Sochi was immediately renamed to "Circassia | Following the acquisition on August 24, Sochi was immediately renamed to "Tuapse-Circassia". Simultaneously, the original town of Circassia was renamed to "Anapa-Circassia", and the mayorship of Tuapse was transferred to town member Tosun. This restructuring transitioned Circassia from a single town into a multi-town entity. | ||
On August 25, Circassia officially achieved sub-nation status within the Kingdom of Iberia. This political elevation was formalized through a treaty: | [[File:Iberia Circassia Sub-Nation.png|thumb|Iberia-Circassia sub-nation accord]] | ||
On August 25, Circassia officially achieved sub-nation status within the Kingdom of Iberia, while mayor Patli was declared the Grand Prince of Circassia. This political elevation was formalized through a treaty: | |||
* '''Article I:''' The leader of Circassia pledges fealty to the King of Iberia and receives a formal royal title. | * '''Article I:''' The leader of Circassia pledges fealty to the King of Iberia and receives a formal royal title. | ||
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=== Overhauling of Anapa === | === Overhauling of Anapa === | ||
Following a | Following a discussion with other members of the Iberian nation, Circassia's leaders finalized their plans for the newly renamed town of Anapa's future. They decided completely destroy the existing, organically built village and rebuild it entirely from scratch as a planned, well-designed city. Citizens traveled to various cities all around the world, traversing manually or utilizing teleportation for extreme distances, such as visiting the Americas. They took notes and studied the layouts of these global cities, gathering inspiration for the future city. | ||
To fund the planned city rebuild, Circassia established the Circassian Mining Corps and launched a massive underwater mining operation. By utilizing the Nether to travel immense distances, the miners accessed completely isolated, previously untouched caverns. Simultaneously, the town formed the Exploration Corps. This group embarked on long-distance expeditions to the extreme corners of the world and various exotic locations. Upon reaching these distant milestones, the Corps established a tradition of leaving signed markers to permanently document Circassia's presence across the globe. | |||
To | To build the new planned city, the original village was leveled using TNT and fire. Salvaged materials were securely stored, and blueprints for the new city were finalized. Following the demolition, construction began on the city's first plots, which coincided with the arrival of Circassia's first new citizens. | ||
UPDATED | Long-term infrastructure planning also began, including a grand metro line intended to connect Anapa-Circassia and Tuapse-Circassia to inland regions of the nation such as Poti, and extending further into the Crimean Peninsula. Production capacity was heavily expanded with the construction of dedicated sugarcane and leather megafarms. This output supplied a new network of Circassian-owned shops worldwide. Economic ties were established with the African town of Osogbo, where Circassia acquired property and opened a dedicated storefront. | ||
Additionally, Circassian traders executed a highly profitable market manipulation during the server's "Moon Update". Traders bought massive quantities of nether stars the moment the update was announced and resold them during peak demand. The inventory sold out completely, yielding an immense profit and further securing Circassia's economic strength. | |||
===Major Expansions=== | |||
Using the money acquired from the Moon update, Circassia expanded its territory with the founding of a third town, Abzakh-Circassia. The mayorship of this new settlement was granted to Lip. The sub-nation's expansion continued eastward into the historical Kabardia region, also known as Eastern Circassia, with the establishment of its fourth town, Khabez-Circassia. Shortly after, a fifth town, Terek-Circassia, was founded further to the east. The rapid eastward expansion of the sub-nation into the Kabardia region was driven by strategy: Georgia had begun aggressively acquiring territory near the Kabardia region. Their methods included founding new settlements, utilizing the controversial "town-sniping" tactic, and, in one notable instance, purchasing a town from an Iberian mayor who committed treason by selling the land to Georgian forces. During this phase of expansion, an official naming convention was implemented across the entire sub-nation. All settlements were restructured to place the local name before the sub-nation identifier, standardizing the territories as Anapa-Circassia, Tuapse-Circassia, Abzakh-Circassia, Khabez-Circassia, and Terek-Circassia. | |||
A successful recruitment drive brought a large influx of real-life Circassians to the server. These new citizens quickly began claiming plots and constructing homes, bringing significant activity even before major infrastructure was completed. At this point Circassia started finalizing a standardized, high-quality road design that was to be implemented uniformly across all Circassian towns. | |||
[[File:Chat record of kill in Iberia.png|thumb|A screenshot from the server chat records of the moment the Georgian PvPer was killed]] | |||
Hostilities with Georgia persisted, heavily characterized by the PvP-only and toxic behavior of ''some'' Georgian players. Tensions culminated in a major border standoff between Iberian forces, which included members of Circassia, and Georgian players across two adjacent towns. While no physical combat occurred, the factions engaged in a lengthy exchange of insults via chat. This is when Circassian players noticed that the Georgian forces were deeply fractured. Observations revealed constant infighting and arguing among ''some'' of the Georgian players, exposing them as a disorganized coalition held together by a shared hatred for the Iberian nation. In one notable incident, a group of Georgian raiders entered Circassian territory attempting to rage-bait the residents by throwing items, drinking potions, writing edgy messages and demanding fights in the chat. The Circassian citizens, prioritizing their building projects, ignored the provocation, which eventually resulted in the raiders leaving with nothing. The harassment from one of the primary Georgian ragebaiters was later temporarily halted when he was engaged and crushed in combat by a citizen of the broader Iberian nation. | |||
UPDATED 14.09.2026 | |||
== Towns == | == Towns == | ||
=== Anapa (in game: Circassia | === Anapa (in game: Anapa-Circassia) === | ||
Established 16th of June 2026. 8 Residents. | Established 16th of June 2026. 8 Residents. 189 chunks. | ||
=== Tuapse (in game: Circassia | === Tuapse (in game: Tuapse-Circassia) === | ||
Established 2nd of August 2026; integrated into Circassia 24th of August 2026. 1 Resident. 110 chunks. | Established 2nd of August 2026; integrated into Circassia 24th of August 2026. 1 Resident. 110 chunks. | ||
== | === Abzakh (in game: Abzakh-Circassia) === | ||
Established 2nd of September 2026. 1 Resident. 77 chunks. | |||
=== Khabez (in game: Khabez-Circassia) === | |||
Established 12th of September 2026. 1 Resident. 35 chunks. | |||
=== Terek (in game: Terek-Circassia) === | |||
Established 14th of September 2026. 1 Resident. 38 chunks. | |||
== Government and Culture == | == Government and Culture == | ||
[[File:Circasssian leaders exploring.jpeg|thumb|Circasssian leaders exploring the wilderness. Symbolic depiction.]] | |||
Many members prefer manual exploration over teleportation, because it is more fun. Some residents often travel on horseback across the Eurasian Steppe and further, visiting regions including the Balkans, Kazakhstan, Samarkand, Astrakhan, Dagestan, and as far as Siberia. Members such as Patli and Tosun also participate in these campaigns. Because members carry basic gear in these campaigns, they suffer zero financial loss when killed by heavily armed players. During these expeditions, members scavenge unique biomes and abandoned towns for loot, rare animals, and abandoned town banners as trophies. Circassia utilizes the Nether for long distance travel. Members study the Nether to build/master secret tunnels. Sometimes, members ride on horseback to neighboring settlements to deliver small gifts, maintain positive relations, and invite other towns to join their nation. The sub-nation maintains positive relations with most neighbors, with the strict exception of toxic players. | |||
Despite operating under the banner of the Kingdom of Iberia, a nation widely recognized for its formidable PvP capabilities, Circassia maintains a distinct cultural identity. The sub-nation is not PvP-focused, prioritizing development, roleplay, community building and economic growth instead. However, Circassia remains a loyal constituent of the crown, supporting the Iberian army and the broader national war effort. Internally, Circassia adopted a zero-tolerance policy regarding security and law enforcement. The government systematically outlawed all known scammers, criminals, toxic players, and major figures from enemy nations. Furthermore, Circassia universally honored the ban lists of the overarching Iberian nation and its fellow allied towns. The sheer volume of outlawed individuals grew so vast that it evolved into a meme, with citizens joking that Circassia was attempting to set the server's "outlaw world record." | |||
(Some names have been replaced with names that sound similar, while some names have not been given at all, to protect privacy.) | (Some names have been shortened or replaced with names that sound similar, while some names have not been given at all, to protect privacy and block them from appearing on google searches.) | ||
[[Category:Towns (Nostra)]] | [[Category:Towns (Nostra)]] | ||
[[Category:Nostra]] | [[Category:Nostra]] | ||