Sigtuna

Sigtuna is a town in eastern Najer.

Founding
Sigtuna was founded by Jaxamaxlas on the 18th of May, 2021. Jaxamaxlas had been wandering Rathnir for three months, after his home in Ryzan was burned. Upon coming to Najer, he decided to build a house by a mountain near Wobambi-on-Sea. He still burned with hatred and anger, craving revenge against Bardonia, who he blamed for burning his town. This would lead him to trouble when he found out that his new house was built in the Emirate of Najer, who was allied to Bardonia.

He invited more people to build homes next to his, officially founding Sigtuna. Although it was founded right next to the capital, it was not paid much attention. Then, one day, Jax found a man on the coast with a bottle of beer in his hand, covered in dirt. He seemed to have been shipwrecked. Jax took the man, whose name was Bron, and gave him shelter in Sigtuna, showing him around.

The Protest
After Bron had cleaned up, he and Jax began talking. Jax told Bron about how his town in Ryzan had been massacred and his time as an itinerant nomad. He said that he wanted all the citizens of Sigtuna to hold a protest at Wobambi, the capital, which was within walking distance of Sigtuna. Bron, still slightly tipsy, decided to go along with Jax. The day came, and the two men prepared for the protest. Only two other people came to the protest, _Luunas and IronJaw607. Little did they know, Luunas was the governor of the province they were in.

They began marching, holding signs saying, "Free Sigtuna!" "Stop working with Bardonia!" Wobambi citizens looked out their windows, confused, and it wasn't long until the Najer military came to investigate. The protesters were forced to leave, and returned to Sigtuna. On their way home, they caught the eye of a random passerby, and thinking he was a spy, attacked him. The passerby fled to Wobambi, where the military was forced to restrain Jax and Bron. Eventually, after some talking, the two protesters managed to get out of the situation peacefully and returned home.

Growth Period
After the protest, Sigtuna was disgraced, and most of the few Sigtuna citizens left, leaving only Jax and Bron. Despite this, they did not give up and began working on the framework for a new Sigtuna government. They wanted it to become a republic, and wrote down the laws and constitution. They began a recruitment effort, inviting many people. Early members would eventually become the first council of Sigtuna. More and more buildings were being built, and the population grew until it was one of the most populous cities in Andamooka.

Despite this, a major flaw within the city was political conflict. Although Sigtuna was growing and thriving externally, on the inside, the council never really got it together. Meetings were held to vote on many subjects, and councilors often dreaded them. Jaxamaxlas, the head councilor, Bron019, the councilor of trade, Cocothedog, the councilor of military, Pinketchup, the councilor of construction, and Balthozar, the councilor of natural resources.

Each councilor would suggest something that they would all vote one. There were many arguments.

Dark Days
After the land of Eldham was discovered, many people traveled there for a chance at a better life, including many Sigtuna citizens. Hardly anyone walked the streets of Sigtuna. Jax caused many problems abroad, scamming people, committing arson, and being generally annoying. Bron held things down in Sigtuna. It was peaceful, but he missed Jax.

One day, Jax sent Bron a letter that he had founded a country in Eldham called Flodskurg and wanted Bron to see it. So Bron set sail to Eldham and eventually made his way to Flodskurg. Upon arriving, he spotted Jax with another person. Both were armed and clad in armor. Confused, Bron came up to them, and was immediately told by Jax to put on a set of armor. Explaining, Jax said that he had declared war on the country of Druk Yul, whom he had committed crimes against. However, a platoon of soldiers soon arrived, capturing both Jax and Bron.

Taking Jax away, they questioned him, and told Bron about all the things Jax had done. On the threat of death, they banished the two from Eldham and told them never to return. Upon arriving back, the two got into an argument. Bron couldn't believe Jax would do those things, and endanger Sigtuna. Cocothedog, passing by, told Jax that he might as well leave if he couldn't be a responsible leader. Jax angrily concurred, and departed Sigtuna.

The Exile
After Jax left, Bron took control of Sigtuna. It was around this time when many people began returning to Rathnir and immigrating to Sigtuna. The city began to grow slowly once more. Bron started to talk to the Emir and many other people in positions of power in Najer. Many of them told Bron they did not approve of Jax, which lessened Bron's opinion of him.

Although he heard people saying many things about Jax, he still missed his friend. There were new councilors, elected while JAx was gone, while Bron was the only one who had kept his office while all the others failed. Bron was getting lonely. One day, Balthozar came up to Bron and told him he got a letter in the mail. It was written by Jax, claiming he was stuck somewhere, and that it was getting colder by the day and he was running out of food. He had send it by bird to Sigtuna in order to get help.

Bron knew he had to go save Jax, although he didn't know if Jax was still made at him. However, he could not let his friend die. After a long travel, he found Jax on top of a mountain, almost frozen to death. He took him home. Jax thanked him, and they both agreed to work together and prosper in Sigtuna.

July Elections
After Jax and much of the Sigtuna population had came back, it seemed as if things would return to normal. Meanwhile, Bron had resigned from his councilor role, becoming the mayor of Pom Nafar for a while. Back in Sigtuna, it seemed as if something had reignited Jax's hatred of Bardonia. He became angrier and more confrontational. Anytime Bardonia was mentioned, he would fly into a rage and assault them verbally. He began to build Sigtuna's military and built a base to match.

This further incited tension with the people of Najer, as Jax's radical ideas did not sit well with the mostly peaceful nation. Soon after, Bron allowed Jax to "annex" Pom Nafar into Sigtuna, allowing Bron to regain his council seat. This was very timely, as election for the head councilor were just around the corner. This was significant, as it could mean a radical change in the political structure of Sigtuna. Jax's contender for the title was the councilor of natural resources, Dragonborn. They both debated back and forth, seemingly holding the same goals for Sigtuna, just differing in their methods.

After the debate, voting began. Two days later, the results were announced. Jax had won with a 2/3 majority vote and Dragonborn with 1/3. It seemed said and done until a protest broke out. Silverframes, who had won the military councilor spot, claimed there had been election fraud and began a coup. Jax called on soldiers from Mirwa to suppress his opponent. Soon the streets of Sigtuna were filled with citizens and Mirwa soldiers alike. Silverframes was interrogated, and it was later discovered that he had been running an illegal mafia to seize power in Sigtuna.

Bron went to the Najer government and they asked for Jax to be removed. Bron returned to Sigtuna and informed Jax. Jax angrily told Bron to leave him alone, which he did.

Death Of A Leader
The next day, Bron woke up and headed out of his house, but discovered a barrel in front of his house. Inside was a blade, the Sigtuna Fortune, a sword given to the Head Councilor. Bron was confused but got an idea of what was happening. He looked inside the barrel again and found a letter from Jax. It read:
 * "To the west There was a peaceful land Ryzan... Green and fertile...The people had no need for war....I've gone home....I've gone home Bron I've given you the blade Now goodbye"

Bron was worried and confused, but announced to the public that it seemed as if Jax had left, and that Bron was the new Head councilor until the situation could be appraised. Later that day, a Messenger Pigeon flew to Jax's house with a letter, the same as it had when Jax was in exile. Fearing the worst, Bron read the letter.
 * "Hello I am a citizen of the city of Ryzan Carthya, I found Jaxamaxlas body laying in the field. he was holding a Najer shield and I assumed to send a letter to your country, I'll send the body soon if you would like"

Bron couldn't believe it. Jax was dead. Just a few hours later, Bron announced he was the new mayor and that Jax was dead. The people of Sigtuna mourned, and Jax was buried on the 29th of July.

New Mayor In Town
With the death of Jax, and Bron taking power, a new era of Sigtuna began. Bron got to work and met with several Najer officials for ideas on how to reform the fractured Sigtuna government. He met with Raptor Amenruta, SimplyJohn of Mirwa, and DragonTypes, the then-governor of Sicaria. Bron also became close allies with Mirwa during this time, converting to Taurosism.

After that, Bron did all he could to make a new government. He dissolved the Council and reformed it into the ministry. KevzXboxLive became the minister of military, Dragonborn the minister of trade, Magma the minister of construction, and Rowanbower the minister of natural resources. He then abolished the role of head councilor and became the Mayor and high marshal of Sigtuna, which he would hold till his impeachment or resignation.

This seemed appropriate and many Najer officials agreed with Bron, seeing a new, clear path for Sigtuna. Bron held the first public Sigtuna minister meeting, the likes of which had never been done under Jax. Citizens began complaining. Sigtuna was unique in its democratic elements, but it now seemed as if this was being taken away. Bron realized this and proposed four ideas to boost the morale of Sigtuna.

The first was the Keeping Sigtuna Clean program, which would fix and repair holes in the city. The second was the Godoma Casina Bar Hotel, which would bring tourism to Najer and specifically Sigtuna. The third was the seven Sigtuna reforms. And the fourth was a closer alliance with Mirwa and the adoption of Taurosism in Situna. All of these measure passed with flying colors in the ministry.

Things seemed to be going well, until there was an unexpected halt. Sigtuna had focused on expanding their influence, but hadn't worked on finding new people or retaining citizens. Many people left Sigtuna for brighter prospects. There were less people to carry out the reforms and jobs Bron had suggested. An abandoned town, Simpville, was given to Sigtuna. Bron did not want to run two cities, and as such gave it to Magma672, his most trusted aide.

Magma renamed the city Skahashi, and did very well, quickly becoming even more successful than Sigtuna. Governess Numachi gave the city of Ohjan to KevzXboxLive, another member of the ministry, who then left to become the mayor. Sigtuna was getting lonely, getting more and more abandoned. Bron was also receiving more criticism for reducing religious freedom by promoting Taurosism. Things were getting rough, and Bron had to think of a way to turn things around, or else Sigtuna would turn into a ghost town. Thus, Bron decided to do something risky, something that could make or break Sigtuna.

The Second Meeting
Bron knew that if he wanted to rally up the people of Sigtuna to help it grow, he would need a one-of-a-kind speech and a proposal to match. The meeting began, with more people showing up than Bron expected, a good sign. He then announced what he planned to do, regarding building projects:
 * “Each project will pay the person who constructs them a generous amount depending on the size of the project”

This opened the eyes of some citizens, arousing some curiosity. He also suggested other projects, such as a boat off the coast of Sigtuna that could be useful for the Najer Armed Services. Bron said that this new approach would aim to slowly but surely build up Sigtuna to be an even greater city. The people loved this plans, and many patriotic decorations were placed around the city, matching the city's flag. Despite this, dark days were coming. Upkeep had been reimplemented.

Bankruptcy
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