Apple Harbor

Apple Harbor is a city found off the coast of the continent of Sparwood. It was founded by Apy1z on March 15, 2021, a migrant from the city of Akratia. It was a city of around 15 people and was a prosperous city. Due to conflicts, Apple Harbor's citizens have moved to the new world, leaving the city in the hands of Tortuga.

History-Pre Akratian Civil War

Apple Harbor was founded on March 15th, 2021 by Apy1z. He started the town seeking to make a prosperous harbor that could bring riches to it's inhabitants, himself included. It was on March 19th that Waymanites, a builder from Akratia, came to the town seeking a place to build away from the capital and it's focus on fighting, which he did not take part in. Waymanites soon got to work after gathering materials to build up a harbor for the town. He then got to work building shop houses, houses for new members of the town that had a shop on the first floor and a space to live in on the second floor. After finishing construction of the shop houses for immagrants to the town, Waymanites started construction on houses for the mayor and himself. Around this time, Apy built the Berry Memorial Garden, with statues of the Three Patriots as they were called and the emperor of the Akratian Empire, MW_Neoz.

Wall's were raised around the town by IceFish123, building them up to protect the town from a possible attack during the upcoming Leythe-Akratian War. Houses were built with most of them being built by Waymanites. New members joined the town also, leading to a growth in the city. The population boomed with refugee's from outside conflict starting to come in, with several coming from the towns that have been ravaged a lot, Akratia mainly.

It was on March 31st that during a visit to the town of Apple Harbor that Emperor Neoz received a pigeon from the State of Leythe declaring war. The citizens of Apple Harbor started to panic but they restored order and prepared to march with the Emperor the next day to Leythe along with several other soldiers of the Empire. Preparations were made including berry trenches that were made by Waymanites and enchanting of tools. Finally, they moved out to Leythe as the world started to fall apart due to an attack by Entropy.

It was when they finally arrived that they found the war declaration had been erased and the war was cancelled. The troops of Apple Harbor returned to Apple Harbor disgruntled but ready for the fighting when the war was declared again. There wasn't another war against Leythe however. Disgrunteled that Neoz wouldn't stop working to take back Leythe and incorperate it into the Empire again, several cities rebelled against the Empire. Instour, Tortuga, Emerald Isle, Redbay, and Garfist rebels that were seeking to take the City of Isheleryn back and declare the Garfist State of Greenstem, all of them rebelled and a civil war broke out. During this time, scared that Apple Harbor would become a target by the rebels, Waymanites consulted with Apy on a course of action that would change Apple Harbor.

History-Akratian Civil War

With fear that they would be targetted and that Apple Harbor would get destroyed by rebels, Waymanites after talking with Apy decided to declare Apple Harbor neutral in the civil war. If anyone from either side of the war needed a place of refuge, whether it be the rebels or Neoz himself, they could find refuge in Apple Harbor. The City would not be the basis of operations to either side and it would be a calm city. The citizens could participate in the fighting for either side, but they had to do it independently of the town. Waymanites was quoted saying, "We ask that neither side attacks us because we hold refugees. If you do, you must know that you will be attacking people who are willing to take you in to keep you safe from the outside conflict."

Along with this came Waymanites saying that if anyone had any problems with the town, instead of fighting they would have dinner with them as guests and figure out a compromise over the meal. This started a new age of Apple Harbor, called the Age of Neutrality where the town would work out compromises and stay neutral in all battles and wars. This didn't mean that the citizens would be bound to not fight, with Waymanites and Apylz saying that they would fight with Akratia outside of Apple Harbor. Inside Apple Harbor, no matter who came to them, they would accept them and give them housing.

The Neutrality proclamation however didn't do much during the war as fighting occurred mostly away from Apple Harbor and in the rebel towns. The only thing that truely helped Apple Harbor in the fighting however was that they were able to keep good relations with both sides of the conflict, with Waymanites becoming close friends with Tron vs Matrix, the rebel leader of Instour who was working to bring a revolution in the Empire. Soon, the fighting died down with the rebels splitting apart. The Island city states of Tortuga and Emerald Isle gained independence while Redbay rejoined the empire, Instour following after that. The Garfist rebels however continued fighting and prepared to launch an offensive against the Akratians in Isheleryn to regain their holy land and their capital. The Apple Harbor people let out a breath of fresh air as the conflict died down, with Waymanites offering a home to Tron who refused it. They sat back with Waymanites listening in anticipation as he heard that Neoz was marching with his army towards Isheleryn to defend, Waymanites own parents going with the army it is said. The citizens inside Apple Harbor prepared themselves to hear of a victory.

History-Age of Transition

It was on April 11th that news came from the capital by pigeon to Apy and Waymanites. The message was, "The Garfists have taken Isheleryn. They have proclaimed the Garfist State of Greenstem. The Emperor has died due to a heartbreak at hearing the news. Yazov is the new emperor. Neoz is dead." Later further on, it should be noted, Neoz was revealed to be alive, having faked his death for unknown reasons. It was with this news that Waymanites soon learned that his parents were both killed in the fighting. Waymanites world was flipped upside down reports say, with all his belief in the empire stemming around Neoz. It was after losing faith in the Empire, with Neoz being the literal only that kept Waymanites fully in the empire, that Waymanites couldn't handle it. After speaking with Apy, he declared that Apple Harbor was to become an independent city state from the Empire. It was after a bit of discussion that it was decided that Apple Harbor would become a protectorate of the Akratian Empire, being defended in the case of bandit attacks. Apple Harbor would still be able to decide it's own laws and have it's own rulers, but it would also get protection. Waymanites agreed to the deal and Apple Harbor would effectively become a city state.

Around this time, JacksonKent built Port Star to help deal with land problems that are in Apple Harbor. He built the dock for ships to dock and to also have homes for the people that needed it. Along with this, the population started to boom so much that Waymanites who had been the primary builder of the town had run out of houses to house the inhabitants. An island has also been raised out of the water to float, one that has yet to be named. It will be dedicated to farming and fishing.

News came however soon of a planned coup at the capital of Akratia. Alpha, the senator of Akratia City in the Imperial Senate, was caught planning a coup. He was revealed on April 23rd, with the coup planned for Sunday, April 25th. Thoughts about the coup faded from everyone's mind until it was revealed that the Ferrymen, a group of people who were famous for tearing apart the Bardonian empire, had sided with Alpha. Alpha promised the group all the southern land in Akratia, Apple Harbor included.

This sent the peaceful City State preparing for the coronation into a frenzy, franticly trying to prepare defenses against the Ferrymen. Waymanites sent a plee for help from all nations and several volunteers showed up on Sunday, except that the Ferrymen never showed up. Confusion at why they never attacked were cleared the next morning when it was revealed that the Ferrymen had agreed to a treaty with all of the nations in the south eastern hemisphere, Apple Harbor included as a Protectorate of Akratia. Celebration was soon across the City that there was peace and no need to worry of the town's obliteration.

History-Age of the Golden Apple

It was on April 26th that the coronation of Waymanites and Apy1z occured, with people from all over showing up. Everyone in the town came with delegate from U.B.S.R. coming along with several Akratians. Along with the delagates came Ferrymen who came to provide security from possible dangers, with rumors that Alpha was planning on ruining the Coronations. The two kings were crowned in the Town Hall, with both sitting on the Crafter's throne now. Partying went on throughout the night and Apple Harbor looked to it's future with optimism.

Things changed however, as on May 1st, Emperor Yazov of Akratia declared to the world that Akratia was gone, with the nation partitioned into sections, with Emerald Isle gaining independence, Tortuga gaining all of northern Akratia, and Akratia becoming the Eok Junta, in accordance to the name of the Eok plains. This sent Apple Harbor into a frenzy as it protector nation vanished overnight. To protect itself however, Apple Harbor had to sacrifice it's neutrality. On May 3rd, Waymanites and Apy1z signed the Treaty of the Golden Apple where Apple Harbor would join the United Kingdoms of Leythe Greenstem and Avaria, joining as a lordship. At first, joining the UK was seen as a good action. Tensions however started to rise after harsh discussions with the Eok Junta over who owned land. Eok Junta soon joined the UK and tensions started to rise over how the UK allowed Eok to become a crown while Apple Harbor wasn't.

Further escalation increased as Apple Harbor made it's way forward. Discussion of leaving the UK began within the citizens with dissatisfaction over the UK government. The Crown of Greenstem, Creighton, worked to keep Apple Harbor in the UK, but several factors led to the citizens being dissatisfied with them. During this time, Fatchatap was put under trial by the UK. Chatap, who helped train Apple Harbor against the Ferrymen, made the people angered at the UK. Waymanites volunteered to help Chatap, and they proved successful, but it still harmed Apple Harbor's relationship with the UK.

In the meantime, the city expanded towards the mainland with several houses being built. Land was set aside for people to build their own shops and houses. Farming was also expanded, with an increase of the fishing business also. Towards the end, Waymanites built a temple to Hermitism on the mainland, with several shrines being dedicated to the gods of Hermitism.

New came of a new world, a world that was free of any nations at the moment. Excitement ran rampant as citizens began to plan to build colonies for the city. These colonies would ally themselves with New Akratia, lead by MW_Neoz. Things moved along until Creighton found out of the colonies aligning with New Akratia. Due to his culture being quote, "Raped and destroyed by the Akratians."

Government

Apple Harbor is a Diarchy City State. After the coronation, Apple Harbor will have two kings, Apy1z and Waymanites. They will be crowned as Co Kings of Neutrality on the Throne of Crafting. They will have equal power to each other and will rule together on the Crafting Throne. There is a little debate about whether to include democracy in the town, but due to both Kings having close connections to everyone in Apple Harbor there feels to be little need at the moment as both Kings can talk to each citizen of the town one on one. Several decisions that are important however are put to the poll and are decided by the town. Waymanites is mainly concerned with the building and beauty of the town while Apy handles most of the functioning of the city, land claims and invitations.

Culture

Apple Harbor has a culture that focuses on peace and little aggression. The people of the town are extremly peaceful and always kind to outsiders, but when threatened the town's inhabitants have had a history of getting full of passion. The Berry Garden is the main cultural aspect that is in the city, with it being a calm garden in the middle of the bustling trade town. Several benches can also be found along with bushes in the city to allow people to sit down and relax. Along with this, Apple Harbor is full of merchants who have set up shop in a shopping hub and several independent shops that sell goods. The most well know is the Lad Log Bar, with Large Lad hosting the most successful business in the entire town.

The City State also has two holidays that it celebrates. The first one is Founding Day on the fifteenth of each month. It is to commemorate the founding of Apple Harbor and to look back on what the city has accomplished over the past months. The second goes by several names, but it's most common is Coronation Day, or Neutrality Day on the twenty sixth of each month. Coronation day is the day to celebrate the city state's neutrality and semi independence from the Akratian Empire, with Apple Harbor being able to decide for itself its laws and crown it's own kings. While it has several names, the purpose is always the same, to celebrate peace and neutrality.

Religion

Freedom of Religion is the rule of the town and most of the people of Apple Harbor are atheist due to many of the citizens coming from Akratia, an Atheist state. But on May 1st, Waymanites claimed to have seen a vision of a far off land, across the universe to quote him, where gods built towers that reached the sky. He called them Hermits and follows the Religion of Hermitism as he calls it, a polytheist faith where they worship the the gods that lived in the far off land. The gods are called Hermits, (Bascially, the Hermits from Hermitcraft on Youtube).

While the religion is new, it has made a few converts already.