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===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 autonomous principality's expansion continued eastward into the historical Kabardia region, also known as Eastern Circassia, with the establishment of its fourth town, Khabez-Circassia. The eastward expansion of the principality into the Kabardia region was driven by strategy: Georgia had begun 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 sold the land to Georgian forces. During this phase of expansion, an official naming convention was implemented across the entire principality. All settlements were restructured to place the local name before the sub-nation identifier, standardizing the territories as Anapa-Circassia, Tuapse-Circassia, Abzakh-Circassia, and Khabez-Circassia. Shortly after, a fifth town, Terek-Circassia, was founded further to the east by a rogue mayor without the Grand Prince or the ministers' consensus, despite being nowhere near the real-life Terek region, which is further east.

[[File:Chat record of kill in Iberia.png|thumb|A screenshot from the server chat records of the moment the Georgian PvPer was killed]]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 autonomous principality's expansion continued eastward into the historical Kabardia region, also known as Eastern Circassia, with the establishment of its fourth town, Khabez-Circassia. The eastward expansion of the principality into the Kabardia region was driven by strategy: Georgia had begun 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 sold the land to Georgian forces. During this phase of expansion, an official naming convention was implemented across the entire principality. All settlements were restructured to place the local name before the sub-nation identifier, standardizing the territories as Anapa-Circassia, Tuapse-Circassia, Abzakh-Circassia, and Khabez-Circassia. Shortly after, a fifth town, Terek-Circassia, was founded further to the east by a rogue mayor without the Grand Prince or the ministers' consensus, despite being nowhere near the real-life Terek region, which is further east.[[File:Circassia-Crimea friendship agreement.png|thumb|Circassian-Crimean Friendship Agreement]]

[[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, characterized by the aggressive 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 banter via chat. This is when Circassian players noticed that the Georgian forces were deeply fractured. Observations revealed infighting and arguing among ''some'' of the Georgian players. In one notable incident, a group of Georgian raiders entered Circassian territory attempting to annoy the residents by throwing items, drinking potions and demanding fights in the chat. The Circassian citizens ignored the provocation, which eventually resulted in the raiders leaving. The harassment was later temporarily halted when he was engaged and defeated in combat by a citizen of the broader Iberian nation.

Alongside established revenue streams such as trade, animal husbandry, and scavenging collapsed towns, Circassia expanded its domestic economy by introducing beekeeping and honey production. This roleplay-focused initiative successfully recreated the historical economy of real-life Circassia. Urban development also progressed steadily. Planners officially cleared the necessary space for the construction of the new city center. Even before the central district was completed, a new wave of residents arrived and proactively began constructing their own houses. Simultaneously, engineers drafted new plans for the national metro and subway systems to improve connectivity.

~~[[File:Circassia-Crimea friendship agreement.png|thumb|Circassian-Crimean Friendship Agreement]]~~

In a diplomatic move, Circassia formalized a friendship treaty with the Crimean Khanate, a sub-nation of Ukraine. The treaty was drafted after the Grand Prince of Circassia and the Khan of Crimea held a discussion. This treaty solidified their positive relationship and committed both entities to long-term peace and collaboration on common regional projects. Meanwhile, military vigilance remained a high priority on the eastern borders. When a Georgian scout was discovered snooping around the Circassian towns of Terek and Khabez, defensive forces engaged and eliminated the trespasser, maintaining the security of the Kabardia expansion.

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=== The Cold War ===

In the ~~25th of~~ September, the ~~towns~~ of Tuapse and Terek ~~enacted surprise move and seceded~~ from Circassia. ~~Despite Tuapse having been purchased directly with Circassian funds, both~~ settlements completely severed ties with the principality, although they had to remain under the overarching banner of the Iberian nation. ~~The secedding mayors, both Turks, subsequently renamed the territories with Turkic names;~~ Tuapse was renamed to "Suayp", while Terek was rebranded as "Kyzyl-Yurt", ~~however the town was nowhere near real-life~~ Kyzyl-Yurt, ~~which is much further east~~.

[[File:Anapa castle in Dirt.png|thumb|Screenshot of the Anapa castle, before and after being covered in dirt. The castle was later demolished.]]

On September 25, a major political schism occurred when the local leadership of Tuapse and Terek declared their secession from the Grand Principality of Circassia due to a disagreement with the leadership. Both settlements completely severed ties with the principality, although they had to remain under the overarching banner of the Iberian nation. Tuapse was renamed to "Suayp", while Terek was rebranded as "Kyzyl-Yurt". Circassian leadership rejected this secession and officially refused to recognize the departure of the towns, formally designating both Suayp and Kyzyl-Yurt as illegally occupied territories, though they remained technically allied within Iberia.

Circassian leadership rejected this secession and officially refused to recognize the departure of the towns, formally designating both Suayp and Kyzyl-Yurt as illegally occupied territories, though they remained technically allied within Iberia. Despite the act, Circassia's core power remained mostly unaffected. The territory of Tuapse was never part of the original strategic expansion plan; it had only been acquired because an opportunistic purchase arose. Furthermore, Terek had initially been founded without any official authorization from Circassian leadership. To quarantine the capital from the settlement of Suayp, construction began on a giant border wall. This barrier was designed to eventually encircle the ~~entirety of Anapa-Circassia. The~~ Circassians argued that they paid for half of the town's cost and are natives to the region, thus the town must belong to them; while the mayor of Suayp argued that he paid half the price and bought it fair and square, thus a cold war started between Circassia and the town of Suayp, with trolls and bitter exchanges happening at the town border.

Both sides had their own arguments: the Circassians argued that they paid for half of the town's cost and are natives to the region, thus the town must belong to them; while the mayor of Suayp argued that he paid half the price and bought it fair and square, thus a cold war started between Circassia and the town of Suayp, with trolls and bitter exchanges happening at the town border. To quarantine the capital from the settlement of Suayp, construction began on a giant castle wall. This barrier was designed to eventually encircle the entirety of Anapa-Circassia; in response, the castle walls and the national flags were covered in dirt by the mayor of Suayp. This led to a series of disputes and prank wars between the two factions, which were primarily conducted through written signs placed along the territorial divide.

The prank war reached a physical peak when the mayor of Suayp constructed a military tank directly on the border, positioning its barrel to aim directly into Circassian territory. In response, Circassian citizens constructed a massive replica of the Suayp mayor's in-game character head directly in front of the tank. This resulted in the tank aiming point-blank at the mayor's own likeness. The Suayp mayor modified his structure by raising the tank's barrel to aim over the initial replica. Circassia countered this move by building a second, higher character head directly in the new line of sight. This architectural standoff effectively rendered the tank useless, as any further vertical adjustments would result in the tank pointing at a 90-degree angle. Minor pranks and exchanges also happened during the cold war.

After acquiring large quantities of necessary materials, construction officially began on a giant national mosque in Anapa. The grand structure was formally named the [[:en:Qizbech_Tughuzhuqo|Tughuzhuqo Qizbech]] Mosque, honoring the historical Circassian hero. Despite the cold war, the mayor of Suayp respected the mosque construction and did not raid its building materials despite having the chance to do so.

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Underground, the highly anticipated grand metro project saw major progress. After discussions with the leaders of Ukrainian and Turkish metro projects, as well as wih Iberian leadership, planning for the central station officially commenced. The metro system was designed to utilize ice boat technology, guaranteeing ultra-fast travel. To supply the necessary materials, the Circassian mining corps spent grueling hours in the earth's coldest regions harvesting raw ice. This was compressed into blue ice, the fastest and most expensive ice variant available. The tunnel excavation was an incredibly daunting task due to it being in deepslate level. At one point, a mercenary was hired and promised handsome compensation to help with the digging. However, the sheer scale of the project caused the worker to quit mid-job, refusing the gold payment entirely. Consequently, the excavation was completed 100% by Circassian citizens with minimal outside assistance.

~~[[File:Anapa castle in Dirt.png|thumb|Screenshot of the Anapa castle, before and after being covered in dirt. The castle was later demolished.]]~~

The completed blue-ice line successfully connected Anapa to Crimea and Turkey. This connection established a scale of single-line infrastructure virtually non-existent even in Iberia proper. Travel between Crimea and Circassia was reduced to mere minutes, bringing a heavy influx of Ukrainian tourists to Anapa to view landmarks like the nearly finished Tughuzhuqo Qizbech Mosque. Every Circassian city would eventually receive its own dedicated metro station, while a tunnel connecting Circassia to Poti was finalised. Simultaneously, a mysterious railway was discovered cutting through the Caucasus Mountains and ending abruptly. Investigation concluded that this was built by Soviet citizens. Negotiations to connect the two transit systems ultimately broke down when Soviet representatives started making demands regarding Iberian policy.

During this time, a new town, Maykop, was also established to ensure Circassia's control at the center of Circassia. In Khabez, citizens constructed a mapart platform. This canvas was used to build a Circassian flag mapart. Upon its completion, citizens were able to mass-produce and place in-game map items displaying the Circassian flag across the region's homes, streets, and government buildings~~. During this time, the mayor of Suayp covered the Circassian flag and castle walls in dirt, so the castle was demolished~~.

During this time, a new town, Maykop, was also established to ensure Circassia's control at the center of Circassia. In Khabez, citizens constructed a mapart platform. This canvas was used to build a Circassian flag mapart. Upon its completion, citizens were able to mass-produce and place in-game map items displaying the Circassian flag across the region's homes, streets, and government buildings.

=== End of the Wars ===

On the 11th of October, the cold war between Circassia and Suayp came to an end. Following tense but ultimately successful negotiations, the town of Suayp was officially purchased for ~~a mutually agreed-upon price~~. As part of the acquisition agreement, every structure within the town was completely demolished, allowing Circassia to absorb the territory as an entirely empty plot of land. Following the purchase, relations between the two parties normalized, and the acquired land was officially renamed back to Tuapse.

On the 11th of October, the cold war between Circassia and Suayp came to an end when both sides raised the white flag at the border. Following tense but ultimately successful negotiations on the price, the town of Suayp was officially purchased by the Circassians for 800 gold. As part of the acquisition agreement, every structure within the town was completely demolished, allowing Circassia to absorb the territory as an entirely empty plot of land. Following the purchase, relations between the two parties normalized, and the acquired land was officially renamed back to Tuapse.

Despite being delayed due to a lack of immediate strategic necessity, the town of Abzakh was finally brought to completion. This milestone was achieved following a massive, dedicated gold-mining effort to fund its final stages. Simultaneously, Circassia launched a highly ambitious urban project with the founding of East Anapa. Due to game mechanics, expanding a pre-existing massive town requires gathering many new residents. To bypass this and take advantage of the free chunks granted to new towns within a large nation like Iberia, East Anapa was established as technically a separate town. However, in practice and governance, it functions entirely as an extension of Anapa. This marks the beginning of a grand multi-town metropolis project, with future plans to establish Northern and Western Anapa using the same mechanical strategy, ultimately creating one colossal, unified city. The aggressive pace of expansion took a severe toll on the economy. To survive this harsh economic climate, citizens engaged in extreme amounts of mining across both the Overworld and the Nether. Additionally, numerous previously held items were liquidated and sold off to maintain town upkeeps and fund ongoing projects.

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 ===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 autonomous principality's expansion continued eastward into the historical Kabardia region, also known as Eastern Circassia, with the establishment of its fourth town, Khabez-Circassia. The eastward expansion of the principality into the Kabardia region was driven by strategy: Georgia had begun 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 sold the land to Georgian forces. During this phase of expansion, an official naming convention was implemented across the entire principality. All settlements were restructured to place the local name before the sub-nation identifier, standardizing the territories as Anapa-Circassia, Tuapse-Circassia, Abzakh-Circassia, and Khabez-Circassia. Shortly after, a fifth town, Terek-Circassia, was founded further to the east by a rogue mayor without the Grand Prince or the ministers' consensus, despite being nowhere near the real-life Terek region, which is further east.
+[[File:Chat record of kill in Iberia.png|thumb|A screenshot from the server chat records of the moment the Georgian PvPer was killed]]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 autonomous principality's expansion continued eastward into the historical Kabardia region, also known as Eastern Circassia, with the establishment of its fourth town, Khabez-Circassia. The eastward expansion of the principality into the Kabardia region was driven by strategy: Georgia had begun 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 sold the land to Georgian forces. During this phase of expansion, an official naming convention was implemented across the entire principality. All settlements were restructured to place the local name before the sub-nation identifier, standardizing the territories as Anapa-Circassia, Tuapse-Circassia, Abzakh-Circassia, and Khabez-Circassia. Shortly after, a fifth town, Terek-Circassia, was founded further to the east by a rogue mayor without the Grand Prince or the ministers' consensus, despite being nowhere near the real-life Terek region, which is further east.[[File:Circassia-Crimea friendship agreement.png|thumb|Circassian-Crimean Friendship Agreement]]
-[[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, characterized by the aggressive 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 banter via chat. This is when Circassian players noticed that the Georgian forces were deeply fractured. Observations revealed infighting and arguing among ''some'' of the Georgian players. In one notable incident, a group of Georgian raiders entered Circassian territory attempting to annoy the residents by throwing items, drinking potions and demanding fights in the chat. The Circassian citizens ignored the provocation, which eventually resulted in the raiders leaving. The harassment was later temporarily halted when he was engaged and defeated in combat by a citizen of the broader Iberian nation.
 Alongside established revenue streams such as trade, animal husbandry, and scavenging collapsed towns, Circassia expanded its domestic economy by introducing beekeeping and honey production. This roleplay-focused initiative successfully recreated the historical economy of real-life Circassia. Urban development also progressed steadily. Planners officially cleared the necessary space for the construction of the new city center. Even before the central district was completed, a new wave of residents arrived and proactively began constructing their own houses. Simultaneously, engineers drafted new plans for the national metro and subway systems to improve connectivity.
-[[File:Circassia-Crimea friendship agreement.png|thumb|Circassian-Crimean Friendship Agreement]]
 In a diplomatic move, Circassia formalized a friendship treaty with the Crimean Khanate, a sub-nation of Ukraine. The treaty was drafted after the Grand Prince of Circassia and the Khan of Crimea held a discussion. This treaty solidified their positive relationship and committed both entities to long-term peace and collaboration on common regional projects. Meanwhile, military vigilance remained a high priority on the eastern borders. When a Georgian scout was discovered snooping around the Circassian towns of Terek and Khabez, defensive forces engaged and eliminated the trespasser, maintaining the security of the Kabardia expansion.
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 === The Cold War ===
-In the 25th of September, the towns of Tuapse and Terek enacted surprise move and seceded from Circassia. Despite Tuapse having been purchased directly with Circassian funds, both settlements completely severed ties with the principality, although they had to remain under the overarching banner of the Iberian nation. The secedding mayors, both Turks, subsequently renamed the territories with Turkic names; Tuapse was renamed to "Suayp", while Terek was rebranded as "Kyzyl-Yurt", however the town was nowhere near real-life Kyzyl-Yurt, which is much further east.
+[[File:Anapa castle in Dirt.png|thumb|Screenshot of the Anapa castle, before and after being covered in dirt. The castle was later demolished.]]
+On September 25, a major political schism occurred when the local leadership of Tuapse and Terek declared their secession from the Grand Principality of Circassia due to a disagreement with the leadership. Both settlements completely severed ties with the principality, although they had to remain under the overarching banner of the Iberian nation. Tuapse was renamed to "Suayp", while Terek was rebranded as "Kyzyl-Yurt". Circassian leadership rejected this secession and officially refused to recognize the departure of the towns, formally designating both Suayp and Kyzyl-Yurt as illegally occupied territories, though they remained technically allied within Iberia.
-Circassian leadership rejected this secession and officially refused to recognize the departure of the towns, formally designating both Suayp and Kyzyl-Yurt as illegally occupied territories, though they remained technically allied within Iberia. Despite the act, Circassia's core power remained mostly unaffected. The territory of Tuapse was never part of the original strategic expansion plan; it had only been acquired because an opportunistic purchase arose. Furthermore, Terek had initially been founded without any official authorization from Circassian leadership. To quarantine the capital from the settlement of Suayp, construction began on a giant border wall. This barrier was designed to eventually encircle the entirety of Anapa-Circassia. The Circassians argued that they paid for half of the town's cost and are natives to the region, thus the town must belong to them; while the mayor of Suayp argued that he paid half the price and bought it fair and square, thus a cold war started between Circassia and the town of Suayp, with trolls and bitter exchanges happening at the town border.
+Both sides had their own arguments: the Circassians argued that they paid for half of the town's cost and are natives to the region, thus the town must belong to them; while the mayor of Suayp argued that he paid half the price and bought it fair and square, thus a cold war started between Circassia and the town of Suayp, with trolls and bitter exchanges happening at the town border. To quarantine the capital from the settlement of Suayp, construction began on a giant castle wall. This barrier was designed to eventually encircle the entirety of Anapa-Circassia; in response, the castle walls and the national flags were covered in dirt by the mayor of Suayp. This led to a series of disputes and prank wars between the two factions, which were primarily conducted through written signs placed along the territorial divide.
+The prank war reached a physical peak when the mayor of Suayp constructed a military tank directly on the border, positioning its barrel to aim directly into Circassian territory. In response, Circassian citizens constructed a massive replica of the Suayp mayor's in-game character head directly in front of the tank. This resulted in the tank aiming point-blank at the mayor's own likeness. The Suayp mayor modified his structure by raising the tank's barrel to aim over the initial replica. Circassia countered this move by building a second, higher character head directly in the new line of sight. This architectural standoff effectively rendered the tank useless, as any further vertical adjustments would result in the tank pointing at a 90-degree angle. Minor pranks and exchanges also happened during the cold war.
 After acquiring large quantities of necessary materials, construction officially began on a giant national mosque in Anapa. The grand structure was formally named the [[:en:Qizbech_Tughuzhuqo|Tughuzhuqo Qizbech]] Mosque, honoring the historical Circassian hero. Despite the cold war, the mayor of Suayp respected the mosque construction and did not raid its building materials despite having the chance to do so.
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 Underground, the highly anticipated grand metro project saw major progress. After discussions with the leaders of Ukrainian and Turkish metro projects, as well as wih Iberian leadership, planning for the central station officially commenced. The metro system was designed to utilize ice boat technology, guaranteeing ultra-fast travel. To supply the necessary materials, the Circassian mining corps spent grueling hours in the earth's coldest regions harvesting raw ice. This was compressed into blue ice, the fastest and most expensive ice variant available. The tunnel excavation was an incredibly daunting task due to it being in deepslate level. At one point, a mercenary was hired and promised handsome compensation to help with the digging. However, the sheer scale of the project caused the worker to quit mid-job, refusing the gold payment entirely. Consequently, the excavation was completed 100% by Circassian citizens with minimal outside assistance.
-[[File:Anapa castle in Dirt.png|thumb|Screenshot of the Anapa castle, before and after being covered in dirt. The castle was later demolished.]]
 The completed blue-ice line successfully connected Anapa to Crimea and Turkey. This connection established a scale of single-line infrastructure virtually non-existent even in Iberia proper. Travel between Crimea and Circassia was reduced to mere minutes, bringing a heavy influx of Ukrainian tourists to Anapa to view landmarks like the nearly finished Tughuzhuqo Qizbech Mosque. Every Circassian city would eventually receive its own dedicated metro station, while a tunnel connecting Circassia to Poti was finalised. Simultaneously, a mysterious railway was discovered cutting through the Caucasus Mountains and ending abruptly. Investigation concluded that this was built by Soviet citizens. Negotiations to connect the two transit systems ultimately broke down when Soviet representatives started making demands regarding Iberian policy.
-During this time, a new town, Maykop, was also established to ensure Circassia's control at the center of Circassia. In Khabez, citizens constructed a mapart platform. This canvas was used to build a Circassian flag mapart. Upon its completion, citizens were able to mass-produce and place in-game map items displaying the Circassian flag across the region's homes, streets, and government buildings. During this time, the mayor of Suayp covered the Circassian flag and castle walls in dirt, so the castle was demolished.
+During this time, a new town, Maykop, was also established to ensure Circassia's control at the center of Circassia. In Khabez, citizens constructed a mapart platform. This canvas was used to build a Circassian flag mapart. Upon its completion, citizens were able to mass-produce and place in-game map items displaying the Circassian flag across the region's homes, streets, and government buildings.
 === End of the Wars ===
-On the 11th of October, the cold war between Circassia and Suayp came to an end. Following tense but ultimately successful negotiations, the town of Suayp was officially purchased for a mutually agreed-upon price. As part of the acquisition agreement, every structure within the town was completely demolished, allowing Circassia to absorb the territory as an entirely empty plot of land. Following the purchase, relations between the two parties normalized, and the acquired land was officially renamed back to Tuapse.
+On the 11th of October, the cold war between Circassia and Suayp came to an end when both sides raised the white flag at the border. Following tense but ultimately successful negotiations on the price, the town of Suayp was officially purchased by the Circassians for 800 gold. As part of the acquisition agreement, every structure within the town was completely demolished, allowing Circassia to absorb the territory as an entirely empty plot of land. Following the purchase, relations between the two parties normalized, and the acquired land was officially renamed back to Tuapse.
 Despite being delayed due to a lack of immediate strategic necessity, the town of Abzakh was finally brought to completion. This milestone was achieved following a massive, dedicated gold-mining effort to fund its final stages. Simultaneously, Circassia launched a highly ambitious urban project with the founding of East Anapa. Due to game mechanics, expanding a pre-existing massive town requires gathering many new residents. To bypass this and take advantage of the free chunks granted to new towns within a large nation like Iberia, East Anapa was established as technically a separate town. However, in practice and governance, it functions entirely as an extension of Anapa. This marks the beginning of a grand multi-town metropolis project, with future plans to establish Northern and Western Anapa using the same mechanical strategy, ultimately creating one colossal, unified city. The aggressive pace of expansion took a severe toll on the economy. To survive this harsh economic climate, citizens engaged in extreme amounts of mining across both the Overworld and the Nether. Additionally, numerous previously held items were liquidated and sold off to maintain town upkeeps and fund ongoing projects.

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