Jorvick

Jorvick (or City-State of Jorvick) is a city-state located within the Polity of Jorvick. Jorvick is a semi-autonomous city-state located in Catania in the Central-Northern archipelago of Eldham. The city-state has a population of approximately 50 citizens.

History
Jorvick originates from a small village named Sorbia, founded by AckYi, and located north of the de facto City of Jorvick. Though not much is known of this period of Jorvickian history, it is generally known that the founding members of Sorbia were forced to relocate their settlement to a passage between mountains, the area of modern-day Jorvick. The land given to the Sorbian settlers was ceded by Nidaros at the request of the Regnum Drakaes.

Founding
The City of Jorvick was officially founded on 16th July 2021[Fig. 2] by Bedaer and other members. Jorvickians had a final place to settle, guaranteed by the Regnum Drakaes (with the guarantee eventually having been renewed upon the formation of the Drakaen Concordat). With roots firmly in the ground, Jorvick began to quickly attract drifters from the declining host empire due to its central location and political sphere.

Growth
Initially, Jorvick experienced a huge explosion in growth due to an influx of people generating a demand for building space, with the walls being completed in a matter of days[Fig. 3]. However, as the influx of new citizens began to slow, it gave the builders time to improve on already-existing structures and create infrastructure for the town. Much of this progress can be seen in '''[Fig. 1]'''.

In modern times, Jorvick boasts an impressive roster of over 20 citizens, many of which are skilled manual labourers that operate upon many of Jorvick's industrial ambitions. Due to the compact nature of the city, many citzens opt to work closely together to achieve certain goals like mining and infrastructure construction.

Politics
There has never been a concrete form of government for Jorvick, however there are a set of general guidelines and agreements that Jorvickians have a strong cultural obligation to abide by. Within the city of Jorvick, there is no noble class. Everyone who lives within Jorvick is a citizen of Jorvick; no more, no less. The leader is elected by the citizens, and is not afforded any extra rights or privileges during their leadership. The role exists so that there remains still a sense of hierarchy and leadership without the downsides of a strong hierarchy. Once the leader is elected, members of the council are then elected from a pool of candidates.

The choice of roles within the council are currently:


 * Minister of Defence
 * Minister of Finance (officially split into two roles under the same title, finance management and infrastructure management)
 * Minister of Diplomacy
 * Religious Advisor

Members of the council are able to put forward motions during sessions of the Jorvickian Senate (a general assembly for all citizens of Jorvick to discuss and resolve current issues, as well as plan for the future) which all citizens may vote on whether to pass or to block. In this way, the leadership of Jorvick are able to continuously keep the best interests of Jorvick at heart.

Religion
Jorvick voted, during the first Jorvickian Senate session, to worship the '''Blood Good[FIg. 4]; an undefined higher power that, according to local legend, seems to ceaselessly favour Jorvick's''' endeavours. It is unexplained as to how or why this occurs, yet it is exemplified currently through the speed at which Jorvick was able to prosper.

Though the Drakaen Concordat has attempted on multiple occasions to convert the population of Jorvick to the School of Humanity (a reformed offspring of Vareism), Jorvick has remained steadfast in its devotion to the illustrious and benevolent Blood Good.

Border Expansion I: Land Agreement
By late July 2021, Jorvick had long overgrown its small capacity, and the Council of Jorvick recognised this. During the first congregation of the Jorvickian Senate, The Council of Jorvick with overwhelming support from the Jorvickian Senate, resolved to invade the neighbouring GoldHaven (which is the de facto capital city of Saror Haven) as the proximity of the two cities' claims at its shortest point is approximately 30 blocks.

However, on the 24th July 2021, the Drakaen Concordat issued an ultimatum to Saror Haven during the planning phase of the Jorvickian invasion of GoldHaven. It contained an invitation for Saror Haven to be a part of the Drakaen Concordat. At the request of Jorvick, there was to be a mandated relocation of the capital, GoldHaven. Saror Haven agreed to join the Drakaen Concordat on the condition that GoldHaven was not to be relocated.

Under the new agreement, it would have been dishonourable for Jorvick to subsequently invade GoldHaven and so The Council set its eyes on other nearby land. Expansion to the East was not possible as the land was claimed by neighbouring Mugen, a stronghold in the Eastern Polities. Expansion to the South was unfavourable due to the steep terrain type. The Mesa biome to the West was populated by GoldHaven, and so the only viable option was the Savannah plains to the North. Currently under Nidaros' claim of Greater Nidaros.

The First Drakaean Grand Assembly
On 25th July 2021, the First Junior Ephors of Jorvick, Supertuber900 and CarthagoDelenda, convened with the rest of the Drakaean Ephorate. Talks were instantly directed towards border negotiations between Jorvick and Nidaros. The initial talks did not gain much ground in either direction, however it was asserted that the Savannah to the North was the topic of discussion. During the talks RolandSien, the Vice President of Nidaros and CarthagoDelenda, the Minister of Diplomacy for Jorvick agreed to meet at the disputed territory. A table and chairs were set up to immediately resume talks. After multiple hours of deliberation, an agreement was finally reached[Fig. 6]. The representatives returned to their home cities to attend to internal affairs before reconvening later on the same day to sign the new agreement.

The Jorvick-Nidaros Land Agreement
Delegations[Fig. 7] from both cities met at the Templum de Carthago, an old home currently being renovated into a Temple to Blood, to sign the agreement. Tables and chairs were once again immediately raised to seat the delegates, whom promptly got to socialising[Fig. 5] by drinking the fine alcoholic beverages brewed within The City of Jorvick. The finer details of the contract were ironed out, and were eventually signed by the delegates.