Terra Mariana

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Terra Mariana is a nation located at the Baltic sea shore, spanning from the Baltic sea to the gulf of Finland and Sweden to the north and west respectively, as well as in parts of Poland, Russia and White Russia.

History

Early days

The nation has been founded by TommyJ2 on January 27, 2019, by leaving the nation of Minskan Rus, with the help of some other citizens (among which the future king Egga_). Only 6 days later, on February 2, the Treaty of Arensburg has been created, which stated Terra Mariana as a protectorate of Minskan Rus.

The growth and the independence

As Minskan Rus collapsed, in the first days of April 2019, Terra Mariana claimed complete independence, closing the Treaty of Arensburg, making the nation completely free.

At half of April, the nation brought in several people, thanks to the general growth of the server. Many new towns has been created, which brought in new citizens as well.

KARL465 in Terra Mariana

KARL465 (alias "K_arl", "32Karl", "Captai_n" and " Ka9l") was arleady present on the Terra Mariana territory, with his town. This town eventually was disbanded. Then KARL465 created a new town called Hiiumaa, on April 1, part of Terra Mariana. Initially the situation was calm, but then, he was brought in many National Court cases. The most important one started on April 24, 2019, between him and mishprsu, mayor of BlackFall, a town on south of Hiiumaa, with accusations of violation of the constitution, electoral fraud, betrayal to the nation, and more. The case ended up giving reason to mishprsu, creating big tensions between Hiiumaa and Terra Mariana.

The Estonian - Latvian War

KARL465, suddenly left Terra Mariana, as a result of a poll made on the Hiiumaa Discord, joining Latvia, not long after a border agreement between the two nations. Terra Mariana took strict decisions against Hiiumaa and its mayor, without success. KARL465, despite the prohibition from both Terra Mariana and Latvia, created his own nation on April 29, called Estonia. Terra Mariana took part to the massive Estonian - Latvian War started on May 2, 2019, with 17 coutries against Estonia. KARL465 sold Estonia to Poland, ending the war after 1 day. Now Hiiumaa was part of Polish Estonia.

The nation of Polish Estonia has been disbanded manually by K_arl, which went away and bought a new nation and Hiiumaa has been given to TommyJ2.

The Uzhitz question with Greater Finland

On May 2nd, 2019, after 2 weeks of planning, nicosecci created Uzhitz. Greater Finland immediately responded to the creation of the town, by asking to join their nation, getting a negative answer from nicosecci. One day, a couple of Finnish players came to Uzhitz and griefed its surroundings. Juuzoz_, the president of Greater Finland, came to fix the damage caused by the furious citizens, and with this a diplomatic resolution started.

Greater Finland against Terra Mariana

A group of Finns created the town of Super-Alko in Terra Mariana's territory, as well as a warship next to Hiiumaa. The whole southern coast of Greater Finland has been claimed, costing houdreds of gold, in order to block connections between Uzhitz and the mainland Terra Mariana. Greater Finland and Terra Mariana were both preparing for a war.

Tampere change sides

Suddenly Tampere switched sides, joining Terra Mariana. This happened because the mayor of Tampere MM1kael and the nation's leaders had tensions on factions. The event was so unexpected, that Terra Mariana thought it was a spy, trying to avoid sharing secret plans and strategies. Some days later Tampere joined Greater Finland again, after the situation between MM1kael and Finnish leaders was resolved. Luckily, no war ever happened.

The "Worst night"

On June 2nd, 2019, the temporary mayor of Hiiumaa - TommyJ2 - was having an arguement with mishprsu, about claims bordering its town BlackFall. He wanted some plots claimed by Hiiumaa. TommyJ2 sold the town to ciao000000, an ex citizen of the town. Suddenly, BlackFall left Terra Mariana, asserting that the plots he wanted, weren't unclaimed. The situation was critical and it had to be resolved as soon as possible. After some minutes, ciao000000 put Hiiumaa for sale. nicosecci, once realized the situation, had a decision to make: leave Hiiumaa to a new mayor or to save it and keep it in Terra Mariana. The final decision was taken and nicosecci left Uzhitz's mayorship to kiwicallum, to buy Hiiumaa for 64G from ciao000000.

At first, the plans were to find a new mayor for Hiiumaa, to let nicosecci back to his town, but this never happened and Uzhitz disbanded for inactivity.

The second King

After 5 months of the nation's existance, the King TommyJ2 became less active, leaving most of the administrative tasks to Egga_. He built the St. Thomas cathedral, where on June 21st 2019 his coronation took place.

The war against Norway

At first, the war started between Kalmar Union (current Sweden) and Norway to then escalate into two sides: Pro-Norwegian Powers and the Allied Powers. Since Terra Mariana was part of the UAS, as Kalmar Union, it has been dragged into war. On September 14th 2019, Norwegian forces carried out an attack on the capital of Terra Mariana, Arensburg. Using TNT, the attackers destroyed parts of the southern wall of the city and much of the St. Thomas Cathedral's exterior. In response to the incident, Terra Mariana released a statement condemning the Norwegian attack and officially excommunicating Norway from the Church of Terra Mariana. After the excommunication of Norway attacks have stopped and Terra Mariana pulled out of the war.

Relations with Lithuania

Lithuania was a neighbouring small nation near Terra Mariana, relations did not yet exist until Lithuania started expanding. At first, relations were positive until a town near the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, named Trakai, was founded and, after leaving Lithuania, joined Terra Mariana in July 2019. Lithuania proclaimed claims on it but Terra Mariana refused to give it up, stating that towns have their own will to stay or leave. Lithuania disliked the statement and decided to cut ties with Terra Mariana. From there the relations started going downhill quickly.

The re-alliance against White Russia

Eventually, Terra Mariana and Lithuania tried to revive the lost alliance they had. Relations were going in a positive way again and at the same time the threat of White Russian expansion gave another reason to ally. But this wouldn't last due to Lithuania's rapid expansion trough the Baltic region which Terra Mariana had claimed. There still were some plans to excavate rivers and give Lithuania sea access but, despite the construction of the Krolewiec-Vilnius tunnel, things did not work out. Lithuania demanded to have Klaipeda, a town abandoned by Lithuania's leader months before and then claimed Terra Mariana, but cenelis, the town's mayor, refused to leave.

The fall of Lithuania

Lithuania then created a new town called Sventoji, placed on the west coast of Arensburg. From there on, relations plummeted and all alliance deals were cut. The two nations relations wouldn't recover and a cold war began between the Baltics. Multiple border clashes happened near the towns of Siauliai and Lion City. Town rushes occured when opposing sides tried to claim abandoned town ruins. It seemed like war was around the corner, but in April 2020, Lithuania disbanded due to internal issues and disputes.

The Third King

The question of the next heir to the Terra Marina's throne began around the end of 2019, when at the time King Egga_ had announced to the nation that after his 8th month jubilee he will abdicate and the new heir selected by him would have taken his place. In the early months it was unclear who would have been the next king. There were numerous tries of finding a heir: from a test taken by the Royal Council, to an internal election Thereafter, a vote was commenced and nicosecci won the election. On April 16th, nicosecci was coronated as the new king of Terra Mariana, at the same time, he moved the capital to Hiiumaa and amended some parts of the constitution.

The Decline

"The Decline" generally refers to a period in the history of Terra Mariana somewhere around March - June 2020 where the nation began to experience its first major decline of population; being as low as 45 at one point. The lowest it ever was, was 40 - but that didn't occur in this time period. The cause of that was nicosecci's sudden disappearance. Luckily though, eke223 single-handedly saved the nation by inviting a large amount of people. As a result, the nation got to around 60 people where it comfortably sits around today only to be rising further and further. Though the nation was saved, it sufferd great losses, such as the loss of on of the oldest towns in Terra Mariana, Riga, and one of its largest, by population and area, as well as one of its oldest towns, Sillamae. Both sadly disbanded due to the inactivity of both mayors. The nation is seeking a recovery from all those losses. They got Arensburg and Ahvaland to join back Terra Mariana, being previously occupied by Finland. 

Government

Current Government

Currently, the government consists of 6 Royal Councillors, the Prime Minister, and the King. All citizens, ranging from citizen rank to the King, are by law forced to abide to the Constitution<ref>Terra Mariana Constitution</ref>. Once, the King nicosecci has gone inactive for a while due to unknown private reasons<ref>Nicosecci's inactivity</ref>, the lead is taken by the Co- Leaders which are temporary roles and are taken in a dual position, so they can cancel each other out<ref>Co-Leaders</ref>. Therefore, they, as one unit, form the constitutional monarchy:

• nicosecci, King. (Formerly: Egga_, TommyJ2; Minister of Infrastructure, CTM, First Prime Minister);
• eke223, as the Seventh Prime Minister (Formerly, jokingly: Minister of Tax Evasion and Spacey Stuff; Trade and Income and Progress; Minister of HSDM; Minister of Growth and Progress; Fourth Prime Minister; Fifth Prime Minister; Temporary Co-Leader);
• Alan_Lime, Minister of Defence (Formerly: Minister of Propaganda; Minister of Cartography; Temporary Co-Leader);
• jezyk_gogovp, Minister of Infrastructure (Formerly: Minister of Economy; Minister of Defence; Minister of Infrastructure);
• ondrag1, as the Colonial Manager. (Formerly: Third Prime Minister, Minister of Defence)
• altmancarter60, unassigned (Formerly: Minister of History and Culture; Minister of Trade);
• emmettaaron, as the Royal Architect and the Supplier for the Military. (Formerly: Second Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Statistics; Minister of History and Culture);
• memesislife, as the Minister of History and Culture;

Former Royal Councillors

In Terra Mariana's history 11 Royal Councillors resigned or got kicked from their position:

• KARL465 (removed for leaving the nation: 24th April 2019);
• NEL (Unknown IGN) (RC since 18th May 2019; removed for inactivity: 2nd June 2019);
• LaCreepor (removed for inactivity: 2nd June 2019);
• haamster (removed for inactivity: 18th August 2019);
• TommyJ2 (RC since 27th September 2019; resignation: 28th April 2020);
• Egga_ (present since the start; became King: 21st June 2019);
• nicosecci (RC since 2nd June 2019; became King: 16th April 2020);
• mishprsu (present since the start; removed for leaving the nation: 2nd June 2019);
• Pickled_Cheetos (present since the start, removed for leaving the nation: 29th April 2020);
• Galaxy7980 (RC since 1st June 2020; removed for leaving the nation: 30th July 2020);
• ooJOSHUA66oo (RC since 1st May 2019; removed for inactivity: 1st August 2020);

KARL465

He got removed because of many aggressive behaviours, such as:

• Releasing private information to the public,
• Ignoring orders from the Royal Council,
• Claiming chunks without permission,
• Threatening
• Treason

After the court case of the 24th April 2019 which has settled a decision after a long back and forth. He has been finally kicked from the Royal Council as he left the nation and created various other nations which also showed hatred towards Terra Mariana.

NEL

Not much is known about him. Although his role in the RC was not wildly known, he got removed for being inactive during the "Worst night".

LaCreepor

He was in the government in the early days of Terra Mariana. He got removed from the Royal Council after his town, fell into ruins after 42 days of inactivity.

haamster

He was in the government in the early days of Terra Mariana. He got removed from the Royal Council after his town, Visby, fell for inactivity.

TommyJ2

He was the first King of Terra Mariana. As he abdicated, on the 21st June 2019, he held no governmental postion. He was added into the Royal Council as the Minister of Trade on the 27th September 2019, to then become the Distributor of the Royal Treasury. On the 28th April 2020, he officially declared his resigning from the Royal Council.

Egga_

He has been one of the founders of the nation and he has been a Royal Councillor till the 21st June 2019, when he got coronated as second King of Terra Mariana. After his abdication on the 16th April 2020, he lost all governmental powers.

nicosecci

He became a Royal Councillor during the "Worst night", roughly 2 months after joining the nation. He had been nominated heir of King Egga_ and had to leave the Royal Council after his coronation as third of Terra Mariana.

mishprsu

He was in the government for a long time - since the creation of the nation. He was the former Minister of Infrastructure, but left during the "Worst night".

Pickled_Cheetos

He was in the government for a very long time, since the creation of the nation. He got removed from his position during the "Worst night" to then regain it back on the 26th August 2019. Additionally, he left the nation and bought Guinea and turning down the offer of becoming a colony for Terra Mariana thus losing his citizenship and position as a Royal Councillor again on the 29th April 2020.

Galaxy7980

He has been part of the government for a limited amount of time. He was known in the nation as he previously held the positions of Supreme Pontiff and Temporary Supreme Pontiff. He was the Minister of Infrastructure. He left his town Cesis to DEFENDER987 and therefore he got removed from the Royal Council.

ooJOSHUA66oo

He has been part of the government for quite a long time; he entered the RC on the 1st of May. His inactivity caused the town of Sillamae to fall into ruins.

National Emblems / Vexillology

Terra Mariana has some national emblems that represent the nation, such as:

Emblem	Description
	The Baltic CrossIs a simple black cross with a white backround. It has been the flag of Terra Mariana since its creation. Based off of the official coat of arms of Medieval Livonia or Old Livonia, also known by its official name, Terra Mariana.
	The Coat of Arms The Coat of Arms is the second most used emblem of Terra Mariana, used in official documents or next to the Baltic Cross. Also used in churches or in properties of the C. of TM.
File:The Terra Mariana Anthem	The Anthem Composed and written completely by TommyJ2, is used during official events, such as coronations or festivals.

Notable Sights

A Terra Mariana embassy in Fucking

Notable sights in Terra Mariana include:

Hiiumaa

• The three yachts near Hiiumaa's port (Historic);
• The Casino;
• The University and its marketplace;
• Reconstruction of Hiiumaa's construction (Historic);
• Haapsaluu Temple (Historic);
• PVP Arena;
• Eke Estate;

Reval

• The CTM Station and the blue tower;
• The wheat fields, windmill, Emmett's house (Historic);
• Reval Harbour;
• Icebridged
• Reval, Finnish landscape, Greater Wall;

Sillamae (Disbanded)

• HMS Belfast, a giant battleship;
• Castle;
• CTM Underground Station and tunnel;
• Arc and its surroundings;
• Wheat fields;
• TM Volleyball;

FixedMines

• Ski Resort;
• Train Station;
• AT-AT;

Siauliai

• Outer Siauliai;
• Mansion and Lilac Hill;
• Hill of Crosses;
• CTM Station;
• Bank;

Rietavas

• CTM Station;
• Museum;

Klaipeda

• Nether Portal tree;
• Grey House (Historic);

Jelgava

• CTM Station (Historic);
• Inn;

• Castle;

Riga (Disbanded)

• Freedom Monument (Historic)

Those were the national structures in the History and Culture Index<ref>History and Culture Index</ref> of April 2020.

Companies

The logo of Connect TM

In the nation, almost all towns are served by the Connect TM railway and iceroad network. Reval Armed Corps (RAC) is created by eke223 which sells god gear. Elite Excavation (EE) is created by emmettaaron and sells jobs for their employees to fulfill and get money off of it.

Towns and provinces

The dominions of the nation are divided in 4 provinces:

• Inner Province
• Outer Province
• Baltic States
• New Granada

Under the Constitution, the Inner Province comprehends the capital city and the towns at a distance of less than 400 blocks from its center. The Outer Province comprehends all the other towns part of the mainland of Terra Mariana. Each one of the colonies couts as a separate province.

Colonies are special territories with many more rights than towns from the Inner and the Outer Province, such as controlling claims, overseeing the colony and acting as a king in its own nation. Despite being a separate nation, they are part of the Kingdom of Terra Mariana and they have to obey to the Constitution.

Inner Province

7 towns are part of the Inner Province:

N.		Name	Mayor	Citizens	%		Area	%
I1		Reval	eke223		%			%
I2		Hiiumaa (capital)	nicosecci	1	%		341	%
I3		FixedMines	Betelgeuse1320		%			%
I4		Valga	ausninja		%			%
I5		Cesis	DEFENDER987		%			%
I6		Riga	Fahoody2008	8	%		38	%
I7		Narva	Odaking	1	%		26	%

The percentages refer the data in relation to the total of the Kingdom of Terra Mariana.

Outer Province

13 towns are part of the Outer Province:

N.		Name	Mayor	Citizens	%		Area	%
O1		Kaunas	DiAndSki		%			%
O2		Siauliai	Alan_Lime	1	%		196	%
O3		Jelgava	mishprsu	2	%		257	%
O4		Daugavpils	andrush5	1	%		11	%
O5		Klaipeda	cenelis		%			%
O6		Krolewiec	jezyk_gogovp	1	%		164	%
O7		Rietavas	memesislife	1	%		179	%
O8		Blaskog	Coastal_Taipan	1	%		46	%
O9		Kronoberg	IKHPKalle		%			%
O10		Pskow	emmettaaron		%			%
O11		Lipton	Domanee		%			%
O12		Arensburg	Egga_	2	%		297	%
O13		Grodno	altmancarter60		%			%
O14		Ahvaland	_I0I_		%			%

The percentages refer the data in relation to the total of the Kingdom of Terra Mariana.

Baltic States

The Baltic States are located in western Latvia on the coast or in the sea and were created by PolishGamerYT. 1 town is part of the Baltic States:

N.		Name	Mayor	Citizens	%		Area	%
B1		Sealandria	epd1		%			%

The percentages refer the data in relation to the total of the Kingdom of Terra Mariana.

Former colonies

Former colonies include:

• Teutonic_Order
• Namibia
• New Granada

Teutonic_Order was created by Mishprsu and was located in the lower island of Blackfall, or Saaremaa which disbanded due to the mayor's inactivity and is now controlled by the Finnish. Namibia is a nation originally created by emmettaaron and is located in modern day Namibia. It got sold to Russia, but changed its owner quickly in the span of a few days.

Former towns

N.	Name	Founding Date	Falling/Leaving Date
1	Farm_City	29th April 2020	28th May 2020
2	Nela	1st February 2020	23rd May 2020
3	Quezon	2nd May 2020	15th May 2020
4	Aland	1st March 2020	22nd April 2020
5	Saaremaa	10th January 2019	6th June 2020
6	St_Barthélémi	2nd June 2020	12th June 2020
7	Windhoek	19th September 2019	16th April 2020
8	Nordic_Serbia	7th February 2020	4th April 2020 (?)
9	El-Drogas-Casa	1st March 2020	17th April 2020
10	New_Lechia	18th August 2019	N/A (Joined Poland)
11	Limbazi	15th November 2019	17th-18th April (Joined back Lithuania)
12	Anpan	15th February 2020	April 19th 2020
13	Atheans	8th February 2020	?
14	Cesis	27th January 2020	March 18th 2020
15	Lion City	24th September 2020	17th-18th April (Joined back Lithuania)
16	7Eleven	17th February 2020	?
17	Cocacolafactory	18th October 2019 (?)	?
18	Petrozavodsk	5th February 2020 (?)	12th February 2020 (?)
19	Orowood	18th October 2019 (?)	3rd February 2020 (?)
20	Jekabpils	15th October 2019 (?)	28th December 2019 (?)
21	Crowsburg	22nd September 2019 (?)	12th November 2019 (?)
22	Trakai	10th July 2019 (?)	5th November 2019 (?)
23	Old Klaipeda	7th July 2019 (?)	8th September 2019 (?)
24	Baltic Queen	17th July 2019 (?)	31st July 2019 (?)
25	Visby	22nd May 2019 (?)	17th August 2019 (?)
26	Uzhitz	14th May 2019	3rd August 2019
27	Sodom	14th May 2019	31st July 2019
28	Walmiera	27th June 2019 (?)	31st July 2019 (?)
29	Carlsburg	24th June 2019 (?)	31st July 2019 (?)

References

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External links

• Terra Mariana Discord server
• Terra Mariana YouTube channel