Erenova

Erenova is a small island city, situated in the eastern part of the Republic of Centaris, in the heartland of the Huitca Federation. It borders with Mikir and Vont to the east and north east, with the Phagosian sea to the west. It is directly west of the federation's capital, Tlahatl. It was founded by BitJules, on March 10th 2021, with the construction of the first floor of its oldest building: Tor Erenova.



Humble beginnings
BitJules started as a nomad. From the jungles of Vastallos, sailing through the Phagosian sea, on March 10th, he ended up on a small, rocky island. He carved a dwelling inside of a sea facing cliff, started building an upper floor above the mountain, and called it Tor Erenova. Construction of the tower would gradually continue. A bridge connecting Ocotlan to Erenova was built.

At this point BitJules realised that he settled on Huitcan lands, but decided not to declare his presence immediately. In the meantime, construction of a new tower would start. The new one faces mainland Ocotlan, close to the channel, and it took the name of Tor Guardia.

Below, an old image of Tor Erenova.



Strangers and Freaks
On the 15th LeSgHsW, friend of BitJules, joined the server. On the same day, another friend, Somnolent_Mike, joined. They were both taken in Erenova, as their first home. They occupied the rooms in Tor Erenova. Somnolent_Mike proposed and helped in the construction of walls around the central area of the island.

On the 17th of March, the inevitable happened: Vickett, Hoxi of Vont, noticed the settlement and left two signs in front of the bridge exit. He called out Erenova, as it was in Huitcan projected claims, and offered a peaceful resolution through dialogue. Unprompted, Somnolet_Mike contacted Vickett. As BitJules was occupied, he agreed on letting him finish the meeting.

On the same day, LeSgHsW decided that he would move out of Erenova, to become self-governing. He found an unclaimed island, and created the settlement of De Albo Marmore Insulae. BitJules and LeSgHsW still have close ties.

The Summit
After the first discussion between the two, a part of Ocotlan's southern peninsula was donated to Mike. He decided that it would become part of a new duchy, Mikir. As the status of Mikir and Erenova still needed some clearing, another meeting was called.

The summit took place in the conference room of Tor Guardia on the 20th of March. BitJules, Somnolent Mike, LeSgHsW and Vickett participated. There, the Ducky treaty was written, which stated the integration of Erenova and the future duchy of Mikir into the Huitca Federation. The duchy of Mikir was formally created (defacto non existent), consisting of the southern mainland and Erenova. The whole of Mikir would be under the Calpolli of Vont.

For the treaty to take effect, BitJules needed to ratify it. That would only happen once he left Erenova, as citizenship from another land was pending. ''The server would get hacked shortly after. A rollback world was loaded, and so,'' The physical copy of the Ducky Treaty was lost.

The Creation
The 23rd of March the first Erenovan claim was purchased in Tor Erenova. All of the island would be claimed throughout the day. Some time after, the first Mikirian land claim was also bought.

Around this time, the first port "Port Ninfea" was consolidated and given a name. It took its final circular shape, setting up the work to transform it into a small port, functioning as an appendix of Tor Erenova. It seemed like Erenova had a bright future ahead of itself.

Sadly, the times of peace and stability would abruptly end.

The Conspiracy
Somnolent Mike desired Erenova, but he could control it only if and when Bitjules left for another land (citizenship still pending). Mike couldn't wait any longer and so, he started conspiring against his friend: He ordered a mercenary to kill BitJules.

The murder was consumed on the 25th of March. Both BitJules and LeSgHsW were killed by the hitman. Somnolent Mike stole armor and weapons from the corpses, and used them instead of his.

Mike, now known as "the usurper" requested full control over Erenova. Intense discussions would follow this event. It all culminated when the usurper declared all out war on Erenova. BitJules negotiated and the two agreed to proclaim a white peace, in exchange for 1000 payed by BitJules.

The conditions to this white peace were that the situation of Erenova would "go back to how it was before [the usurping]", and that both parts would respect eachother.

The fact that the agreement was verbal, and the ambiguous nature of the whole deal, would set the stage for future events. Mike would claim that BitJules was a vassal of Mikir, and that all decisions would have to go through his judgement. As Jules didn't agree to these conditions, tensions would once again flair up.

Stagnation
The following weeks saw a decline in the conditions of life in Erenova. Mike still tried to enforce his rule over the settlement, while also focusing on Mikir. Every attempt to overrule Bitjules on a decision was refused, but the Mikirian claim on Erenova would not be dropped for a long time.

This condition lasted from April to May 2021. Mike would go offline.

Bitjules would leave Erenova for some time, for an accomodation in Marmore Insulae, to build structures he was commitioned for by LeSgHsW. The structures would be: A bridge connecting the Marmorean islands and the new main residence.

Renaissance
Bitjules returned to Erenova, after most of his works were completed. The focus was shifted on infrastructure. Due to this, and the fact that Mikirian requests ceased, the period of stagnation ended.

Somnolent Mike who, at this point, has been off from Mikir for months, decided that he would give his duchy to Bitjules. Although he was hesitant at first, in the end he agreed.

Erenova, for the first time, opened up to the outside world, letting other players join. On July, an urbanization plan started. Most of lower Mikir and the fortress of Sudpfalz was claimed around this time, and saved from the state of abandonment.

The city was being populated by more and more people, which resided within the walls

Plateau
Since Erenova took over within the Grand Duchy, the name was changed to "Grand Duchy of Erenova (under the Calpolli of Vont, then Ocotlan and Centaris). Roads were built outside the walls and along the channel, leading from Erenova to the Mainland, leading to Sudpfalz and the living quarters.

the walls of Erenova were torn down around this period. at its peak, the political conformation of the Duchy was as shown:

Downfall
Slowly, the city became less active. Upkeep of the large claim was harder and harder until, eventually, all the claims were removed. Erenova was now helpless, during a tumultuous time in the history of the Federation.

The city would be sacked multiple times, resulting in all the loot being stolen and in substantial damage to the buildings.

Soon enough, most of the infrastructure was in ruins. The city was left abandoned, a husk of its former self.

Buildings
The main building is Tor Erenova, the first one in the island of Erenova Ocotlanii, built on top of and inside of a cliff facing the Phagosian Sea.

Tor Guardia is a tower facing the channel.

Tor Genesi, inside of which there is a nether portal and access to Port Fourier.

Greco Lighthouse, off the shore of Port Fourier.

Gated Bridge, the first one connecting Erenova to mainland Ocotlan.

Sunset Bridge, the second one connecting Port Fourier to the southern Erenovan claims.

The storage building.