Kalmar
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Kalmar, officially known as the Town of Kalmar and Borgholm, is a town located in the south of geographical Sweden. The town is currently in the nation of Sweden and is currently under the administration of Dalalius. The town was first founded on the 9th of January 2019 by Oiad, the first mayor of Kalmar during the rule under Norway and Solor. Shortly after its fall, it was founded again by Dalalius. Since the intermission of the fall and founding of Kalmar was less than 24 hours, it is regarded as a period of when the hands of authority was passed to Dalalius as the town did not collapse entirely.
History
Rise of Kalmar
Age of the First Growth of Kalmar
Phase of Inactivity
Failed Revitalisation of Kalmar
Fall of Kalmar
After 42 days of inactivity, Kalmar officially fell on the 4th of February 2020, ending the 392 days administration of Kalmar under Oiad. It is uncertain the exact timing of the fall of Kalmar, but it is estimated to be around 6.55 pm UTC, after which many from around EMC rushed to pillage the town of Kalmar, robbing it of all its valuable resources like diamonds and emeralds from the old storage depository (currently destroyed) while looting priceless artefacts from Kalmar. In addition, many of Kalmar’s buildings were vandalised and certain portions are torn down. Important buildings that suffered substantial damage include the inns found in the town centre, the Cathedral (Currently known as Katedralen av Kalmar), Borgholm Castle and its facilities (Currently known as Borgholm Slott), the towers of Kalmar (Currently known as Kalmar Museet) and the old residential street. Pillagers appeared shortly after the fall of Kalmar, primarily originating from Britain, who used the spawn in the nearby capital of the Kalmar Union (Currently known as Sweden), Nya Asgard as its break-out point.
Unbeknownst to most of the pillagers, who vyed for the items found in the Town Centre and Borgholm Castle, about 230 gold (which has since been retrieved) laid undiscovered in the residential street, which looked like part of the large platform, formerly a town known as Vetlanda, which might have contributed to the delayed timing at which the residential street was finally raided. With the aid of Dalalius directions, Bene1479, who was the former monarch of the KingdomOfNorway and someone who Dalalius trusted, was able to retrieve the gold from his former house in Kalmar amidst the chaos, which was then split two ways as a token of gratitude for not allowing it to fall into others' hands. The gold was then used in the restoration of Kalmar for purchasing materials and allowing more expansion efforts.
Initially, it was thought that every inch of Kalmar was pillaged, and looted. However, it has been discovered that a small underground bunker was left untouched by the brutal savagery outside. It was rediscovered in the midst of the construction of the Lagringssted, which was then declared by Dalalius, who had shared a statement:
"It is to my greatest delight that amidst all of the havoc that besieged the historic town of Kalmar, those up above has shone its benevolence on this town which fell into obscurity roughly nine months after its foundations were first laid. After thoroughly reviewing the discord of the Kalmar ran by Oiad, it was discovered that the bunker was built by a Kalmarian individual known as 'Vel', after which it was abandoned for unknown reasons. In light of many factors, the current Kalmar (town) Administration has decided to preserve this acquisition and open it for others to visit, for it symbolises the shining beacon of light amidst what seems to be a wholly gloomy situation. It symbolises the strength and unyielding nature of Kalmarian residents, may it be the former, current or future and after considering current affairs in Northern Europe, the significance of Bunkeren will be extended to all of Kalmarian citizens, where it symbolises the strength and unyielding nature of the Kalmar Union to what the town of Kalmar sees as a wanton foreign aggression. I as the successor of Oiad, the first mayor of Kalmar, declare this site to be protected and regarded as a living history of Kalmar in its earliest days by the town of Kalmar."
It should be noted that hours after the fall of Kalmar, people still came in search of precious items and the town's antiquities.
Reemergence of Kalmar
Hours after Kalmar fell, Dalalius, the then-mayor of the town of Gävle, decided to leave his post to bring the town of Kalmar back into existence. With the aid of a few individuals, notably AnAverageSam, Utforskarmannen and Bene1479, Kalmar was brought back into existence now under the rule of the Kalmar Union (which has been renamed to Sweden). The town of Kalmar was badly pillaged, bone blocks were picked from their place in the inns, books and enchantment table taken from Borgholm Castle and Nugget64 (Currently demolished), while priceless artefacts were stolen from their place in the depths of the Tower of Kalmar and the Kalmarian Cathedral. The town of Kalmar would like to thank a few individuals for their contributions and donations to the town of Kalmar. In its rebirth, Kalmar was given 150G by Utforskarmannen and 32G by AnAverageSam, which was poured into claiming territories once under the town of Kalmar.
On the first few days of the new Kalmar (town) Administration, some buildings and structures were decommissioned, for example the old storage facility and Nugget64, which were damaged by the pillagers. In addition, buildings like the inns, cathedral and some facilities found in Borgholm Slott were restored to almost 100% of its original design. In addition, several new structures like Lagringssted were also constructucted (which was completed on the 7th of March 2020), which also led to the accidental discovery of Bunkeren when the flooring were being changed.
Due to the looting of many of Kalmar’s previous artefacts when the town fell, the current administration decided to name a few more items as sacred to Kalmar’s history, which was lost when the town fell and the looting began. Several of these items include the Kalmarian Armour Pieces (Previously owned by Rainbowhorsecake, a scout for the town of Kalmar), the Sword and Shield of Kalmar (Previously owned by Oiad), the Restored Kalmarian Leather (symbolising the town’s past as an animal metropolis), the Kalmarian Gold and the Books of Kalmar (Previously owned by Dalalius). These items can be found on the first level of the Kalmar Museet in Borgholm Slott.
Second Age of Growth of Kalmar
Timeline / Summary
February 2020
⟹ Fall and Pillage of Kalmar.
⟹ Revival of Kalmar under the second administration by Dalalius.
⟹ Refurbishing damaged architecture in Kalmar.
⟹ Demolition of the Automated Storage Area.
⟹ Repurposing the towers of Kalmar into the Kalmar Museet.
March 2020
⟹ ‘History of Kalmar, Volume 1’ written and placed in the Kalmar Museet.
⟹ Declaration of the new artefacts of Kalmar.
⟹ Planning and the Construction of the Lagringssted; Uncovering of the Bunker.
⟹ Demolition of NUGGET 64.
⟹ Donation of the original NUGGET 64 banners by MaxFI of Finland.
⟹ Kalmar Union renamed into Sweden.
⟹ Revamping of the Subway of Kalmar and her incorporation to Greater Nya Asgard.
⟹ 'Den Andre Byordningen (English: The Second Town Scheme)' officially commences.
Places of Interest
Borgholm Slott
Bunkeren
Although the interior of the bunker seems very unappealing, it was designated the protected site status by the town of Kalmar for its symbolism of the strength, humility and resilience of all Kalmarians, past, current and future. It represents a beacon of hope for the revitalisation for the Kalmar Union and the end to all wanton foreign aggression towards the union.
Bunkeren was probably constructed in the overcrowding era.
Kalmar Museet
The Kalmar Museet was repurposed from the dilapidated towers of Kalmar, which was raided and pillaged by individuals from various nations during the fall of Kalmar on the 4th of February 2020. The pillaging of the towers also unveiled a lost storage room (which was raided of its valuables). The internal structure of the tower is reconstructed to fit the needs of the Kalmar Museet. The first level of the Kalmar Museet contains artefacts from the different periods of Kalmar’s existence since the 9th of January 2020, as well as a brief history of Kalmar.
The second level of the Kalmar Museet contains a small dining table, however, plans are made to change the second level of the tower into a regional museum.
The second level of the Kalmar Museet now houses the original banners of the NUGGET64 shop (demolished), which was graciously donated to the town of Kalmar by MaxFI of Finland.
The third level of the Kalmar Museet is closed off indefinitely for further renovations as it is dangerous to visitors.
Katedralen av Kalmar
The Kalmarian Cathedral was constructed in the early days of Kalmar, a period before May of 2019 by Oiad, the first mayor of Kalmar. Since the building was mostly left unmodified for a period of 9 months or so, some blocks inside Katedralen av Kalmar is glitched, such as the torch found at the entrance of the Kalmarian Cathedral. The architecture had sustained minor damage during the pillage of Kalmar during its fall, however, most traces of damage has been restored.
A new bell hangs above the stand located at the end of the Cathedral. On the bell imprints the names of the Kalmarians who made Kalmar (or the Kalmar Union; Sweden), what it is today. Moreover, items from several of these individuals are hanged on the bell.
Individuals from (or aided) the town of Kalmar whose names are found on the bell:
Oiad, the first Mayor of the town of Kalmar
• Oiad’s Flint and Steel is on display on the bell of the Kalmar Cathedral
Dalalius, the second Mayor of the town of Kalmar
• Dalalius’s Sword is on display on the bell of the Kalmar Cathedral
DittyDitto, the second Architect of the town of Kalmar
fish_on_ground, the third Architect of the town of Kalmar
Sandonas_05, the first Infantry General of the town of Kalmar
Rainbowhorsecake, the first Scout of the town of Kalmar
• Rainbowhorsecake’s Axe is on display on the bell of the Kalmar Cathedral
maraias, the Mayor of the town of Hardangervidda
Utforskarmannen, the former Mayor of the town of Nya_Stockholm (currently known as Uppsala)
• Utforskarmannen’s Pickaxe is on display on the bell of the Kalmar Cathedral
Bene1479, the former King of the KingdomOfNorway
Individuals from the nation of the Kalmar Union and Sweden whose names are found on the bell:
NordicFenris, the former King of the Kalmar Union
JustADonutHere, the current King of the Kalmar Union
Birbazoid, the first and former Councillor of the Kalmar Union
ENLS, the second Prime Minister of the Kalmar Union
• ENLS' S.S. Atlantic is on display on the bell of the Kalmar Cathedral
_CrA6914, the third Prime Minister of the Kalmar Union
GoodGardener, the first Treasurer of the Kalmar Union
Blackjesus, the former Mayor of the town of Oslo (currently British Oslo) and the former Chief of Police
randompops, the Mayor of the oldest town in the Kalmar Union known as Dread-Fort
Haikka11, the Mayor of the town of Stoneridge and the Initiator of the ice network in Scandinavia
AnAverageSam, the Mayor of the town of Donutville and an internationally renowned Map Artist
Lagringssted
Arguably one of the largest storage in the whole of Scandinavia, it holds an impressive 190 double chests and 24 barrels. It is fit into a housing unit on land. It is built as a replacement for the now-defunct and demolished automated sorting machine constructed by Oiad. During its construction, the Bunker was also uncovered tucked away underneath the architecture. This structure was completed on the 7th of March 2020 under the second administration of Kalmar.
Notable People
Oiad
Oiad is considered to be Kalmar’s first mayor and its founding father, under him saw the construction of various architecture prominent to the Kalmarian (town) identity, such as the Borgholm Castle (Currently known as Borgholm Slott) and the Cathedral that sits on a hill overlooking the town centre of Kalmar (Currently known as Katedralen av Kalmar). Although his name fell into obscurity, his legacy lives on as the founder of Kalmar, and the buildings he built.
RockonJerry
RockonJerry is considered to be the official architect of Kalmar and the first builder of Kalmar during the administration of Oiad, and is credited to have constructed the town centre and is the first builder of Kalmar. Although he is unknown to many including those in the town of Kalmar, his name lives on in the Names of the Righteous in the Kathedral av Kalmar.
Declassified Materials / Archive
Kalmar Forsvar Erklæring
Article 1:
This article stipulates that in the event the town of Kalmar is being sieged, all forms of gold and other precious materials found in the town (regardless of possession; civilians or regional government) will be relocated and stored in the safe vault located in the Kalmar Subway Station for no minimum duration, and can be withdrawn when:
- The siege of Kalmar tilts in the favour of the aggressor, and the gold will be bound for an uncaptured allied town, where it is stored temporarily until Kalmar is liberated.
- The siege of Kalmar ends in favour of Kalmar and her allies.
The power, bestowed by the article in the defence statement, has to be ratified by at least three-fourths of the council of Kalmar to be in effect.
Article 2:
This article stipulates that in the event of a failure to defend Kalmar from a siege, and occupation is imminent, the following actions are advised to be taken:
- Destruction of the Kalmar Government Hall and bridges to deny Siegers access from key infrastructure remaining (to disconnect the reinforced Borgholm Castle from the mainland).
- After Kalmar’s gold is successfully relocated, the immediate and total destruction of railways leading to other towns.
- Destruction of farms and resources.
- Destruction of the city reinforced walls (excluding the reinforced walls of Borgholm Castle).
- Relocation of the official (governmental) records/agreements to an underground facility.
The Kalmar Forsvar Erklæring has been shelved on the 14th of March 2020 by the then administration of Kalmar for the confirmation of no war plugins by Felix months back.
Historic Photos of Kalmar
Factions
The town of Kalmar owns the faction of 'Norway' in the factions server. The faction is currently highly inactive and there are no plans to revive the faction on the server. Kalmar has constructed two bases, once which has since been raided since its conception while the other remains undamaged. The faction of Norway has been left inactive as its members, after the 19th of June 2019, decided to create a Minecraft Realms server and play on there instead.
History
'With the opening of factions, several of Kalmar’s most active residents moved over to start anew in factions (as by this time, Fix mentioned that a war plugin was not going to be introduced for fear of ‘boxed towns’, which refers to a traditional factions base without any houses or facilities a town would possess). Norway then became one of the most successful factions on the server (early days) before being relentlessly raided by another faction known as Sidorak, led by Taiihou. They made use of nether portals and minecarts in TNT to barge into the Manchurian base of Norway, essentially destroying many of Norway’s chests and supplies. This caused Norway to decide to shift to far-east Siberia, to get far away from Sidorak, which was at the other side of the world (off the world map off Hawaii). Remnants of the first base of Norway can be found in Manchuria, China (refer below for image), where a large stone wall, about five blocks thick, surrounds a small obsidian base.' [This excerpt is adapted from 'The History of Kalmar, Volume 1' that can be found in the Kalmar Museet in Towny]
After the shift to far-east Siberia, Norway invented a simple device that permanently prevented the random spawning of Nether Portals, by resetting the portal blocks when it is destroyed by TNT minecarts in order to ward off Sidorak. However, around this time, most of Norway’s faction members decided to play on a private Minecraft Realms server, leaving the faction of Norway inactive and deserted. As of the 21st of March 2020, no other faction has managed to break into Norway’s far-east Siberia base.
Leaders
| Name of Faction Leader | Name of Faction During the Leader’s Reign |
|---|---|
| DittyDitto | Norway |
| Dalalius | Norway |
Trivia
↣ Kalmar owns a faction under the name ‘Norway’ on the factions server. It was led by DittyDitto, before the faction became inactive and leadership was transferred to Dalalius. It is located in far-east Siberia, with its first base found in Manchuria.
↣ Kalmar was in possession of 501G before it fell on the 4th of February 2020.
↣ A resident of Kalmar was the sole constructor of the bridge linking Skåne and mainland Europe, which remnants of the bridge can be found today.
↣ At Kalmar’s peak led by Oiad, the town reached an astounding 50 people before server performance issues and long queues picked off residents one by one.