Nostra:Circassia: Difference between revisions

The founders, including Patli, Lipt and Bjed, 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 town of Georgia were unresponsive. Iberia responded positively and invited him to their territory. The founders 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.

The founders collected gold through daily server voting and mining. Handshake deals at the time placed the entire North Caucasus under the claim of the Soviet Union, so the founders negotiated with the central Soviet leadership in Moscow and agreed to establish their town under the Soviet Union temporarily. To avoid detection in the map, the members swam underwater across the entire Black Sea from the Azerbaijani and Georgian coasts to the Taman Peninsula. Hostile hunters attacked the group during the journey, but the founders escaped. They passed the small town of VigNation along the route, which they liked for its simple architecture.

Upon reaching the Taman Peninsula, the town found that the broader North Caucasus region was under the informal influence of the Soviet Union. Entering negotiations with the central leadership in Moscow, Circassia agreed to temporarily join the Soviet Union to build strength. The town developed basic infrastructure, including houses, a government building, and an underground cave base. Over time, political conflicts with the residents of the Tsarist town caused the Circassian members to leave the Soviet Discord server when they publicly denied the Circassian genocide.

During this era, the Byzantine Empire established a neighboring outpost named Colchis next to Circassia, with the motto "Colonists Needed!", implying future expansion. Circassia sided with the Turks, who were actively at war with the Byzantine Empire, and the political friction resulted in a cold war between Circassia and Colchis, though no known instance of direct combat occurred. 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.

While collecting wood to make a quick buck, a town member was ambushed by hostile Georgian players using invisibility potions and bows. After this, Patli decided to mount a counter-offensive to take revenge and fight for their nation, and for the first time, Circassia went on the offensive. Patli purchased some cheap combat gear and potions and started patrolling the Caucasus. Tracking the Georgians in a Georgian outpost located in southern Azerbaijan, Patli launched an attack. The operation was a success; yielding three kills and seized loot, but most importantly, morale. This proved to be the first significant victory of the developing town. Following the initial counter-offensive, Patli raided further south to hunt additional Georgian targets. Upon reaching a Georgian outpost, utilizing an invisibility potion, he attempted to lure an enemy player out of their safe claims. This resulted in a 30-minute bow standoff. Although the skirmish ended without a decisive winner and Patli withdrew, the operation successfully disrupted Georgian productivity. The enemy was observed on the server map paranoidly searching for Patli long after the engagement ended.

Back near Circassia, the town faced a wave of targeted harassment. Anonymous threatening signs began appearing just outside the town's borders. Furthermore, invisible attackers repeatedly targeted town members during routine wood-gathering operations. The attackers also placed TNT-trapped chests designed to kill whoever opened them. Circassian citizens easily identified and avoided the traps, but town leadership concluded that enemy forces were actively monitoring the server map to target them.

During this period, a Circassian town member fell victim to a malicious scam. Upon reviewing the incident, Patli realized the scam was incredibly simple to replicate and could generate massive amounts of wealth for the town. Despite the potential for extreme profit, Circassia refused to engage in the unethical practice. To accelerate the town's wealth accumulation for the planned city rebuild, leadership established the Circassian Mining Corps. Equipped with highly efficient pickaxes and potions, the Corps launched a massive underwater mining operation. By utilizing the Nether to travel immense distances, the miners accessed completely isolated, previously untouched caverns. The operation yielded a massive amount of gold, and the exact coordinates of the site remain strictly classified to prevent rival players from finding it. 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.