Shyr-Arrak

"Ihn Ori'al El Aradusu Aderrid." - Mysterious motto of the Island before colonization, discovered by archaeologist and first settler StoryStudio at the beginnings of the era of colonization, on the 15th of August, 2020.

The flag of Shyr Arrak can be seen on the right, featuring the motto written in the original ancient script as well as a golden sea bird, the island's divine patron called Hukar Dezum Autai Dar Shur

Shyr-Arrak, meaning, "small mound" in a long forgotten ancient language, is a rapidly developing, urban territory within sight of the great spawn. It is part of the Empire of Yimmu Audal (Nation) and is the capital for this powerful nation.

Written in a triangle-shaped symbol script, the words "Shyr-Arrak" were discovered by StoryStudio after an examination of a birch tree log found in the island. With the help of hired linguistics experts with access to more artifacts bearing similar inscription styles, this player was able to decode the words, and subsequently name the first player settlement on the landmass in possibly centuries such.

The primary political goals of Shyr-Arrak include maintaining and establishing friendly relations with all neighbors and act as an attractive stop for visitors coming from the great spawn.

One of the first nether portals of the world had been constructed by ancient peoples long ago inhabiting the island. During the era of colonization, the first established town government appropriated this ancient technology, levying a tax on passing-by travelers to be deposited in a chest tollway. Entry through the nether portal costs 1 item The economy of Shyr-Arrak depends highly on gold and iron mining, although several crops including sugar cane, beetroot, wheat, and pumpkins are beginning to be farmed. Another remnant of civilization pre colonization by the present government includes an expansive subterranean network of mines, abandoned by the mysterious people once inhabiting this tiny landmass. In more modern times, the island also boasts a pig, sheep, and chicken farm as well as melons, bamboo, carrots, and potatoes. A few smaller islands off the coast of Shyr-Arrak properly host a sugar cane farm.

On the 16th of August, 2020, Shyr-Arrak island greeted the citizens of:

UltraBrot69, AMidnightDreary, CosmicOrrery, Best_Yams, etc. Construction began on the great underground palace hall. The Great Lighthouse of Yimmu Audal was completed.

A photograph of the Great Lighthouse can be viewed at the right.

On the 16th of August, 2020, the Lugal of Shyr-Arrak, gold crowned, StoryStudio, proclaimed the town to be the capital of the Empire of Yimmu Audal (Nation). In the ancient language of Shyr-Arrak native peoples, "Yimmu Audal" means, The Many Islands.

The government palace was also constructed on this date, which can also be seen here.

Many days flew by in construction, when finally, the 20th of August came by, and Shyr-Arrak's Regional Fishery opened for business. The owner of the shop, Best_Yams opened selling food items for cats and people, as well as the special, turtle shell helmet.

On the 23rd of August, 2020, the Empire of Yimmu Audal (Nation) conference hall was completed in Shyr-Arrak.

On the 29th of August 2020, the Ziggurat of Hukar Dezum Autai Dar Shur was completed in Shyr-Arrak. It can now be seen atop a hill in the center within the island complex view pictures featured on this page. Beneath this ziggurat, lies Shyr-Arrak's sacred underground water pool, which can accessed via trapdoor. Here, offerings can be made to the Holy Golden Seabird. The player Vulaarzein, the #1 rank in fishing on Jagdas and owner of the Imperial Fish Master medal of Yimmu Audal offered some gifts to the god because they claimed that their fishing spot became "cursed."

Regional Symbols: The highly developed city has many icons to represent it's native nature, both flora and fauna. These include:


 * The regional tree of the capital city, Shyr-Arrak is the birch tree. This tree is native to the once great oak-birch forest of the main island and is used to represent the light-colored beaches of of the many islands associated with the city. Birch is also a reference to when StoryStudio discovered and deciphered, what's now the city's name, etched into one of these trees in an ancient script.
 * The regional fish of Shyr-Arrak is the queen angelfish. It is commonly found along the northern parts of the city, in lukewarm and warm waters, as well as the coral reef, which is northwest of the main island and in between Oceanside, one of the empire's other cities. This was chosen as the national fish, because of it's colors, that of being a vibrant blue and yellow in stripes, as the colors of Shyr-Arrak and Oceanside are blue(Shyr-Arrak) and yellow(Oceanside).
 * The regional crop would be the kelp. Shyr-Arrak consists of many islands, so a crop harvested and found underwater we thought was fitting. Covering the sea floor between the islands and stretching almost to the waterline, these plants can be dried and eaten with spices for a minor snack. One of the largest religions in the nation, Kelpism, was revived in Shyr-Arrak by player creativenamehere, and is where the believers worship the kelp god. They believe this is who created all life; first from his hair(the kelp), then the coral, from which all life originated.

Underwater Caverns:

Following the creation of Shyr-Arrak and the subsequent rapid settling, some residents believed there to be not enough living space. Apart from moving to other islands within the Yimmu Audal Proper Archipelago some players chose to expand Shyr-Arrak itself. The resident CosmicOrrery outlined some artificial islands later completed and built upon by himself and town leader, the first Emperor of Yimmu Audal, StoryStudio. The resulting area made under the artificial (north and south) main islands became the underwater caverns of Shyr-Arrak, where a planned underwater city is to be built.



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