Nostra:Sicily
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Sicily, also known as the Sublime Sicilian State, is a nation based on the island of Sicily with territory based around the Mediterranean Basin. The nation was founded on April 18, 2026 by its first Praetor Dres1, who served as the nation's executive until he was replaced by Vellange.
History
April: Foundations
The town of Sicily was founded on April 18, 2026, by Dres1, who would soon become the nations first executive, formalized with the title of Praetor. Others who contributed to the creation of the town and nation included but are not limited to Vellange, Deflects, Padme1, Nour611, and Georges_IV, all of whom would later become Councilors of Sicily, the penultimate Sicilian government position with the Praetor as its head. Hours after the town was created, the founders of Sicily accumulated enough gold to create the nation of Sicily.
By April 20, the Sicilian capital town had claimed 267 chunks, and virtually all other towns on the island had bent the knee to the new government, most notably the town of Palermo, whose inhabitants were trying to create their own nation. Various other towns across Europe and the broader Mediterranean region had also joined the new nation. On April 25, the first formal government of Sicily was announced, including eight council members and a head, or praetor, Dres1. The announcement also included the offices of regional governors and representatives.
By May 1, Sicily began to consolidate its rule, coming to rule around eighty percent of the entire island of Sicily as well as various locations on the Italian peninsula, mostly concentrated in the south. Sicilian strongholds also began to form along the Adriatic coast, western Anatolia, the island of Sardinia, the Balearic Islands, and North Africa.
May - June: Mediterranean Statecraft
On May 1st, the release of Nostra to non-premium users, Sicily found itself a power with territory strewn across basically all areas of the Mediterranean. To prevent disloyal towns from joining the nation purely for the nation bonus, Sicily, only temporarily, only allowed towns to join if approved by the central government, a measure that lasted for five days. The two Sicilian government-controlled towns of Sicily and Palermo were merged into a single town, the first step of the unification of the island into a single municipal unit.
On May 15, a new government was announced, which brought with it the creation of the Senate.