Vastarok

Vastarok is a town founded in by Rogue_Smile and MrClip. It is located on an island in east Rathnir with a rapidly expanding and active population.

Government
The Government of Vastarok is currently (as of 12/14/23) a Parliamentary Monarchist system under the Kartek-Fjellheim Empire. It is ruled by a count, currently Jacov Quackmire. With four Ministers under him managing different aspects of the state. As well as a Captain of the Armed forces, or the Vastarokian Imperial Militia (VIM) Captain.

The Ministries
There are four Ministries within Vastarok. The ministry of Infrastructure, the Ministry of Recruitment, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Economics.

Ministry of Infrastructure
The Ministry of Infrastructure is a ministry purely devoted to building up and developing Vastarok.

History of the Infrastructure Ministry
The Infrastructure Ministry was Established on 11/25/23. For its entire existence it has been securely under the player Captain_DG, due to the ongoing castle project and his extreme amount of activity.

Ministry of Recruitment
The ministry of Recruitments main goal is to recruit into and expand Vastaroks population.

History of the Recruitment Ministry
The Ministry of Recruitment was first established on 11/25/23, under player Wine_maker. His term as Minister was fruitful and led the the expansion of Vastarokian population by quite a bit, however due to a slight lack of activity from him he was replaced on 12/10/23 by player Crispy. Due to Crispys differing timezones he is eventually removed from his position, but in the third ministry not replaced.

Ministry of Defense
The Ministry of Defense's main goal is to defend Vastarok while expanding its military capabilities.

History of the Defense Ministry
The Defense Ministry was established on 11/25/23 with player Kostadim as it's Minister. Kostadim helped resolve the Jungle Incident as well as minor assistance in the Windcliffian Civil War. On 12/10/23 Kosta was replaced due to lack of activity by player Roqueza. Who a little later on 12/14/23 became the Captain of the VIM.

Ministry of Economics
The Ministry of Economics main goal is to expand Vastarokian wealth and prosperity.

History of the Economics Ministry
The Economics Ministry was established on 11/25/23 and showed relative prosperity over the two ministries under Shnayder. However after Shnayder was appointed as Vice Count the Ministry seat became empty in the third ministry.

Military
The Vastarokian Military is Organized into two sections, the Defense Force. A group of less trained but numerous fighters relatively well equipped to handle threats in Vastarok Proper. And the Vastarok Imperial Militia. A small group of well trained soldiers who are used for wars, intervention, and mercenary work.

The Defense Force (VDF)
The Vastarokian Defense Force is led by the Minister of Defense, and acts as a police force to deal with domestic matters. They are usually less trained than the VIM but have far more members and more access to funding.

History of the VDF
The VDF was established upon the creation of the Ministries on 11/25/23. It has hardly been organized since then and, since MrClip, the ex VIM leader departing from Stoneworks temporarily. Has led to both the VIM and VDF becoming controlled by Roqueza.

The Vastarokian Imperial Militia (VIM)
The Vastarokian Imperial Militia is led by the Captain of the VIM. It is a group of well trained fighters with usually quality gear which the Count of Vastarok uses in foreign matters as well as a mercenary group.

History of the VIM
The VIM was established on 12/1/23, upon the success of the first battle of Windcliff. Since then it has won two major victories under Captain MrClip. However on 12/14/23 MrClip departed from Stoneworks temporarily and it became controlled by Roqueza, Minister of defense. Leaving the VIM and VDF controlled by the same leader.

First Diarchy (11/17/23-11/21/23)
The first Diarchy, also occasionally known as the Tribal Age of Vastarok, was established on 11/17/23 by players Rogue_Smile and MrClip. It saw the rapid expansion of the towns population and size, as well as the forming of Diplomatic relations with a town south of them, which they designated southland.

County of Vastarok [Kartek-Fjellheim](11/22/23-03/16/24)
The County of Vastarok was established on 11/22/23 after the successful negotiation of the town into Kartek ownership. This period saw the Vastarokian Leadership prove themselves through the Jungle Incident and Windcliff Civil war. After the wrapping up of the Civil War however founding player MrClip pulled back from Stoneworks, leading Rogue_Smile and his new second in command, WaterMuffin. To handle the town. As well as the newly implemented Ministries. After inactivity began to plague the town Rogue_smile handed off his position to his son, Jacov Quackmire. Under Jacov the cities activity halted completely, not fully due to his own fault however as the end of Rathnir destroyed activity. Further effort was made to finish the Vastarok wall and Rogue stayed active politically, setting up a successor state for the new Stoneworks World.

Paxian Invasion and Subjugation (03/16/24-03/19/24)
After the failure of the Rathnir Legion the Eldhamites invaded Rathnir and conquered a lot of land including Vastarok. After a few days of being subjugated, largely due to huge instability in the Eldham Legion, Rogue returned and declared independence from Paxia

Second County of Vastarok (03/19/24-Present Day)
After declaring independence from Paxia Rogue reinstated Jacov as Count and all previous Ministers to their positions. He was later temporarily banned from stoneworks and with his ban went all activity within Vastarok.

First Ministry: (11/25/23-12/10/23)
Minister of Infrastructure: Captain_DG

Minister of Recruitment: Wine_Maker

Minister of Defense: Kostadim

Minister of Economics: Shnayder

Second Ministry: (12/10/23-12/29/23)
Minister of Infrastructure: Captain_DG

Minister of Recruitment: Crispy

Minister of Defense: Roqueza

Minister of Economics: Shnayder

Third Ministry: (12/29/23-Present Day)
Minister of Infastructure: Captain_DG

Minister of Recruitment: Empty

Minister of Defense: Roqueza

Minister of Economics: Empty

The Jungle Incident
On the 25th of November, 2023, a player named Macador, while in VC with the Minister of Recruitment Wine_maker. Called multiple of the members of Vastarok racial slurrs. This followed him live streaming himself x-raying to a public VC with multiple members of the Vastarok leadership in it as well as some citizens. This bout of slurrs led to Rogue_Smile, while on vacation in another city, calling MrClip, the head of the Milita, Wine_maker, the Minister of Recruitment, and Kostadim, the Minister of Defense online, they killed Macador twice and then chased him into an Escharian border city, where from he went to Lorent. The next day Wine_maker informed Rogue of Macador being in Lorent and Rogue contacted the Lorentish government who swiftly banned him with proof of these racial slurrs. He then fled to northern Bardonia, in which he remains to this day. Although a 13 minute video of Macador saying dozens of slurrs exists and has been provided to the Stoneworks admins nothing has as of now been done about it. This is known as the Jungle incident due to Macador planting an entire jungle of Mangrove trees in outer Vastarok after learning of the plot to remove him from the claim, kill, and report him.

The Windcliff Civil War
After a group of players led by the player Phoenix and the forementioned Macador rose up in the Lorentish town of Windcliff members of Vastarok who were dual citizens within Lorent requested Vastarokian Aid, Rogue_smile and MrClip led the First Battle of Windcliff on 12/1/23 in which the Vastarokian forces eventually massacred both the Windcliff Loyalists and Windcliff Rebels. A day later rebel forces returned to Windcliff, this led to the Second Battle of Windcliff in which forces from Lorent, the Windcliff Loyalists, The Vastarokian Imperial Militia (VIM) and various volunteers rebelled and crushed all attacking Rebels. Rogue_smile then led the VIM as well as a few Windcliff loyalists to the town of Vrodlor in which they massacred the population of rebels and some neutral Bardonians, a pushback by several Bardonian forces from the republic of Bardonia and the declarations in the chat by several of the rebels that they had won the battle led the full force of both the VIM and Windcliff Loyalists to decend on the town, utterly decimating it and even facing off against the famed PVPer Akula1 and his fleeing from the battle after a dual with MrClip (debated by scholars)

Culture
The Culture of Vastarok is Duckism, a culture that had been carried by Duckians around the world and eventually into Sparwood and Nieden in the islands off their coasts.

The Island
Vastarok is home to a diverse ecosystem of life as well as unique animals and plantlife

Fauna
Vastarok has several forms of mega fauna, mostly domesticated, who make up a majority of life on the island save for the Duckians

Saw Tooth Rongeur
The Saw Tooth Rongeur is a species found in the underplaces and slums of Vastarok. They live in societal hierarchies with a king and several workers, the king gaining power through fighting prowess. They are a large Rat like species with huge teeth and are known to snatch small animals and even children occasionally.

Post Rathnir-Eldham Collapse
After the crumbling of Rathnir three ships full of Vastarokians set off, two reached Albexias and the Vastarokians spread around the world, the third, which carried MrClip and Rogue_smile, was lost contact with.