Provinces of Stoneguard

The United Provinces of Stoneguard or Stoneguard is a federation with a semi-direct democratic government located on the region of Phoros, specifically Phoros Medianus, on the continent of Eldham. The United Provinces of Stoneguard's capital city retains the same name as the country itself, Stoneguard, and is located within the mountain range in the center of the main landmass occupied by The United Provinces of Stoneguard.

Etymology
The United Provinces of Stoneguard takes its name from the ancient city of Stoneguard that serves as the capital city of the nation. The origins of the city of Stoneguard are lost to history and thus only speculation can be made about the meaning of the name. Historians in the United Provinces of Stoneguard believe that the city of Stoneguard was named as such due to its naturally fortified location within a mountain range. Seeing as the city is surrounded by the stone walls of the mountain it resides in and is naturally very defensible, this speculation holds some strength.

Pre-History
Thousands of years before the discovery and colonization of Eldham, the second continent, a great underground city was built. The city of Stoneguard was built into the face of the mountains to protect the people who inhabited the land there against natural disasters. The city had great fortifications used to protect against other people in the nearby lands and had a just, legal system to protect the inhabitants of Stoneguard from themselves. Despite preceding even the Towny Period in the continents of Rathnir, for unknown reasons the grand city of Stoneguard fell.

Sometime after the fall of the city of Stoneguard, new settlements appeared in the lands surrounding the mountain range the Stoneguardians had called home. These settlers were peaceful and chose to live their lives quietly and unceremoniously, never venturing near the lost halls of Stoneguard. Many years passed and the peaceful, new inhabitants in the nearby lands grew their numbers and came to form Provinces with their many settlements. So much time passed from the fall of Stoneguard that the story of the fall was lost to all.

The first people to enter the lost halls of Stoneguard after the fall of the city were those same inhabitants of the nearby Provinces. Colonists from other young nations and from the long-settled and war-beaten continents of Rathnir had arrived in Phoros and had begun raiding and ransacking the settlements of those in the Provinces surrounding the old city of Stoneguard. This began the Period of Discovery in Rathnir and the Colonization Period in Eldham. Due to the appearance of these invading forces, the inhabitants of the nearby Provinces joined together in arms and began rebuilding the ruined Stoneguardian buildings and fortifications in an effort to defend themselves from invasion. These people became the new Stoneguardians and, after surviving the invading colonists, they began to live in the halls of Stoneguard as their predecessors once had. In this halls, they created their own trading and currency system and formed their own government with the goal of bringing people from all of the Provinces together as one. The new Stoneguardian government included ministers who hailed from each of the Provinces and were placed in charge of different State aspects.

However, one minister was set on learning how Stoneguard fell. He traveled into the depths below the city and was never heard from again.

Server History
The United Provinces of Stoneguard and the city of Stoneguard were both founded on May 28, 2021 by Wilkotek and mat_gam3.

By the time, it got more and more peoples to its' side. At the 09.06.2021 in United Provinces was integrated Stoneport. At this time, it was called Earrach and was home to unorganized Earrachian Tribes. To them was sent a proposition to become a part of UP, but they decided to migrate from this place, and it from Earrach became Stoneport.

On 03.06.2021 was founded Titan's Landing, Guardian of the Sacred Waters, located at the most northern point of Zunte Sea and the most southern point of Leviaphan's Gulf.

At the 08.06.2021 in Stoneguard was created first beacon is Eldham.

At the night of 15.07.2021 Great Fire of the Stoneguard happened. Capital was almost completely destroyed and looted. The culprit of all of this - Jamfrasco - cowardly left the server before he was caught and banned soon after.

Ministries and High Minister
First and only to the 28.06.2021 High Minister of Stoneguard is mat_gam3, founder of the Stoneguard.

Existing to the same day ministies and ministers is:

Wilkotek - Ministry of Recruitment

Metrobard - Ministry of Construction

Unesederas - Ministry of Food

Lidl_fanboii - Ministry of Defense

ProjectArgo - Ministry of Resources

Geographic Location
United Provinces of Stoneguard is borders by political map with Guarati on the north, The Forge on the south-west, Injah on the south-east and with Canaan on the east.

By the physical geography, it located from Guarati Jungles at the north to the Injah-Volonte Gulf  [this is placeholder name]  at the south and from Sea of Jura at the west to the Zunte Sea at the east.

Provinces and Towns
 WIP