Kingdom of Boulderov

The Kingdom of Boulderov is a nation nestled in the southwest corner of Rathnir on the continent of Haven, and borders Trafalgar to south, Aurora to north, Chevkri to east and Savernia to northeast. Its formation dates back to January 24, 2021 when BoltonYale built a small tavern on the banks of an unnamed river, next to a boulder that would eventually become the focus of the religion of Boulderism. It was one of the three nations that tried to unite Haven. The nation has moved 3 times with the citizens having homes in all of the 4 corners of Rathnir. Currently, Boulderov is a part of Second Empire of Uldarash.

Some notable members include King Mimek, Regent Ted Hastings, Duke CookieMan12, Duke Mikkel S. Baggins, Duke Falconael, and Duchess Joan K. Baggins.

Government
The Nation is ruled by the King and the Regent, with help of advisors and nobles. Individual provinces are managed by Dukes and Nobles.

The King and Regents of Boulderov
The current king of Boulderov is Mimek, who rules with his Regent Ted Hastings. The king is responsible for all general matters governing the realm of Boulderov with the Regent acting as the most trusted of his advisors. In case the King is not able to rule the kingdom enters regency, where the Regent has the highest authority until the King returns.

The Dukes and Nobles of Boulderov
Dukes are the rulers of their respective provinces. They manage their respectable province, with help of their selected Nobles. They are advisors to the King on foreign matters.

Advisory Council
The council is full of directors of their field that will take up the responsibilities of the ministries. They will advise the King on varying matters.

Nobility
The nobility are seperate from the government and are decided based on the amount of land that they own in ascending order;

Lords/Ladies - Assit Barons, Earls, or Dukes in managing their towns.

Barons - Govern small to medium towns.

Earls - Govern cities.

Founders
Boulderov was Founded by: BoltonYale, Schnoz, Edward Boyle, (Name Lost), and Senor Ravioli in late January, 2021.

The High Council of Boulderov
These three leaders were the Law of the Land, rulers of Boulderov, and the highest authority. This council overseed the large-scale handling of the empire, and could choose to oversee any aspect of Boulderov they feel like.

The Original High Councillors were BoltonYale, Schnoz, and Edward_Boyle.

The last high councillors of Boulderov were BoltonYale, Tati and Panda.

The Low Council of Boulderov
These leaders got their rule from the people. The Low Council was an elected council, and every 2 weeks they would have to run for reelection. This also means that they could be voted out if the people determine that they didn’t like what the specific councilor is doing. The process would be a people running up against the Low Councilor that might be removed. These candidates would have to receive a majority vote to officially replace the Low Councilor.

The Province Leaders
These leaders were the rulers of individual provinces. They handled the day-to-day operations of their province and oversee their towns. These provinces were allowed to have their own general structures, but the government documents they had must've followed federal laws, and creation of government documents had to be approved by the High or Low Council.

Provinces
Boulderov is split into five provinces:

Patria - The oldest province, where the capital is located. There is also The Cathedral and Castle Arn Drath. It is ruled by Duke CookieMan12

Paldesji - A mountainous province with lots of smaller cities in it, like Ziemia, Yldthgnia and Cragford. It is ruled by Duchess Joan K. Baggins form it's capital in Ziemia. With a mountain range to the north and south most Paldesjians live in the fertile valley between them.

Harria - A coastal province with ports, ruled by Duke Mikkel S. Baggins.

Aleeous - A province in which the beautiful temple city of Valanor is located in. It is ruled by Duke Falconael

Bolodravoha - A province in the the far northeastern corner of Rathnir, where the holy Primordial Boulder is located

Founding
On January 24, a player by the name of BoltonYale built a small tavern on the banks of an unnamed river in the southwestern corner of Rathnir. Next to it was The Boulder which would become the crux of the religion that this new player would bring about named Boulderism. Soon, The Boulder would bring in many travelers from far off lands, and a small town would pop up around this tavern. This new town would be named Pedregal by its inhabitants. A council would be formed between BoltonYale and his most trusted companions named Schnoz and Edward_Boyle.

Upon seeing this new community of 2 houses, the leader of the League of Falsáivrea named Axyr would take an interest to this new burgeoning town, as it was built inside of territory owned by the league. Negotiations between BoltonYale and Axyr would ensue, resulting in the new nation of Boulderov agreeing to join the league. However, this new agreement would not last long. About 2 weeks after Boulderov joined the league, an argument would break out between Axyr and a new player named Doctor, who had founded the nation of Dolária inside of territory claimed by the league. This argument would come to convince Axyr to disband The League, granting Boulderov full independence in the process. By this point, Pedregal had grown into a bustling town with multiple houses other than the tavern. The members of the high council would also go on to create two new towns named Striprioula and Terrera. As the nation expanded they looked northwards to the land that the Empire of Uldarash had laid claims to, and to the town of Splitland which had been long abandoned.

Early International Affairs
As Boulderov grew in size, population, and material wealth, they began to look beyond their borders at the newly founded nation of Dolaria. Two players by the names of Signore Ravioli and Camthulu would travel to the capital of Dolaria to set up an embassy. There they engaged in talks with the leader of Dolaria, Doctor. While there, Doctor linked the two Boulderovians to Loic, who was the founder and mayor of the Paloro city of Asahiri. The two groups agreed to establish close ties, and to a mutual defense pact. After relations with Dolaria were set, Doctor managed to get Loic in on the talks. Through these talks between representatives from Boulderov, Paloro, and Dolaria, the idea for an attempt at unifying the continent of Haven was born. Over the next few days, the three groups as well as representatives from Uldarash and Aurora, agreed to come together under this new banner, and started working on the new government. But not all was well. Uldarash and Aurora were in the talks because of threats from Loic, and they quickly withdrew from the negotiations, leaving Boulderov, Paloro, and Dolaria alone once again. Aurora and Uldarash would end up declaring war on Paloro and her allies, including Boulderov.

Exile
After the week of peace that was called for by the gods, Aurora and Uldarash would end up raiding Asahiri, killing many citizens and causing Loic to change his mind on going to war. However, Boulderov and her citizens would not hear of this until far afterwards due to miscommunication. Loic and his followers would leave from Asahiri after burning it to the ground. Along with Loic his followers and representation from Dolaria, Signore Ravioli and Camthulu would represent Boulderov, and a player named Zealious would guide the group to their destination: Viodoxa. Once there, the 30 or so players would establish a refugee camp by the land that would later develop into Valentum. Because of this, the High Council decided that Boulderov would go its own way over feelings of betrayal due to Loic leaving them to the mercy of the Uldarashi and Aurourans, not knowing of the raid that forced Loic to leave. The people of Boulderov gathered and had an exodus of their own, including those that had gone to Viodoxa with Loic. Along the way however, Signore Ravioli and Lichenchittle decided to rob Aurora as revenge for what they had done.

About a week prior, Lickenchittle had infiltrated the ranks of Aurora to get intel in the case of a war. Lickenchittle would fill shulkers with loot, then hand them to Signore Ravioli to be emptied. They continued this way until an Auroran player caught the two thieves red-handed. Fortunately, they successfully escaped with the loot and their lives to a settlement in Plagos named Ghiaccio. Here the now homeless citizens of Boulderov would find refuge, building a small town. While at this city, citizens Signore Ravioli and Nome Kaken would create the order known as the Wrens of Stone. This secretive group would be the spearhead of Boulderovian military actions while not doing much else. While in Ghiaccio, the people of Boulderov lived in solitude. During all these events however, Loic was working behind the scenes to bring Boulderov back into his grasp. He gave the High council a deal: They would get high positions in the government, a city to build up, high military positions for the military leaders, and resources if they wanted them. The High Council would come to accept these terms, instigating the Boulderovian Migration to Istanboulder.

Istanboulder
The town that was given to Boulderov was previously a VIR port that had never been completed. It had 1 house that was finished, with only 5 buildings in total when Boulderov settled there. On the 14th of February, Signore Ravioli, who had a map of Istanboulder due to visiting the site previously, led the expedition from Ghiaccio to it. Once there, the Boulderovians got to work building the city up. A Boulderovian named NightSaber would lead the project to build up the city. He would expand the roads, spearhead the building of new walls, make more plots for building, and make new bridges over top of the canals that snake through the town.

As Boulderov was moving in, a few Boulderovians joined an Auroran discord voice channel to make fun of them for declaring war on Boulderov after they packed up and left. But after they joined and started talking to the Aurorans, the Boulderovians started to change their minds on Aurora as a whole. To quote player NomeKaken, ”We joined, then realised that they were chill”. Boulderov would improve their relationship with Aurora after this point, returning all the goods that were stolen by Signore Ravioli and Lickenchittle, but excluding the goods that were stolen by bandits while in Ghiaccio. While this was happening, Loic had plans for the members of Boulderov who were willing to fight. As they were the ones that had backed out of the Haven agreement first, a lot of hate was placed on Aurora. Because of this, Loic conducted several raids on Aurora and Uldarash. Many Boulderovians would participate in these raids, including members of The High Council and Wrens of Stone. Because of these raids, and the general hostility towards Aurora that was generally seen as excessive by Boulderovians, many of them would come to dislike Viodoxa. This would culminate on March 2nd with a vote. The vote was to decide if Boulderov would stay in Istanboulder or return home. In a landslide vote, all the Boulderovians who wished to move packed their belongings.

The Return
After the vote to return home, a few of the inhabitants of Istanboulder had grown attached to the city. For the rest of the group however, the move was smooth. On March 3rd, Boulderov officially split from Viodoxa. The very next day, the homesick Boulderovians packed up all of their belongings and the move back began. This event has been dubbed The Return by the citizens of Boulderov, and its existence marks the end of an era. For almost a whole month, the capital city of Pedregal had only one resident: BoltonYale. As this tumultuous period came to a close, a citizen Bossmancfp approached Signore Ravioli with an idea to create a guild for all nomads that, with the support of established nations, would protect the wanderers of Rathnir, providing resources and safe areas for all to stay. Upon hearing this Signore Ravioli agreed that he would help, telling the nomad about the now abandoned Fort Tarasque. Upon doing this, Boulderov would become the first sponsor of the Guild of Nomads. While this was happening though, the territory formerly owned by the now dissolved Uldarash Empire was open for the taking. Boulderov would almost double its size due to this, obtaining a large swath of land bordering the Heart of Haven. Reconstruction of the homeland could now begin

Reconstruction
The reconstruction of the homeland was slow, but gradually the state of the nation improved. Upon moving back, Schnoz and Tati would go on to create two new towns, named Schnoz and Boldara. Schnoz would become a beacon of agriculture, having an absurd amount of farms. Later, it would be split into New Schnoz and Old Schnoz. After the long periods of chaos and unrest, Boulderov would finally have a time of peace. During this peace that was dubbed Reconstruction, the nation would expand and grow significantly, building the great walled city of Pathra-Harria and other new towns. The first election for the Low Council took place during this time as well, making Tati, Signore Ravioli, and Zackblast_ the first Low Councillors. This council would go on to create a road network, split up the nation into provinces, and While internally there was peace, the outside world was attempting to piece itself back together. Foreign nations had been harassing the nations of Haven for a while now, with Viodoxa even causing the collapse of Uldarash. Because of this, the nations of Haven came together to create The Second Empire of Uldarash. The nation would include people from all areas of Haven, encompassing almost the entire continent. Even though the people of Uldarash are united on the maps, the nations of Uldarash function as sovereign states. Boulderov is but one of many states encompassed within the greater conglomerate.

The Great Changes
Boulderov up to these times seemed to prosper, but everything had to change. Conflict between province of Savernia, and the government of Boulderov kept on escalating, and a war could break out at any moment. Two of the High Councillors even planned a genocide of Savernia people. Fortunately, such an event never happened. Instead, one of the High Councillors, Panda, began to plan a great change to Boulderov. They would abandon old ways of religious persecution, and he would become the Chancellor, one with most power. His plans also included stripping High Councillor Tati of their position, but everything was supposed to be resolved with a legal vote. Such plans were deemed as a coup attempt. Supporters of Panda were declared as traitors and were supposed to be executed. During the chaos Savernia has been granted independence by the Boulderov government. After these events, High Councillor Tati and the High Councillor Bolton left the nation, and with Panda gone Mimek has been declared as the only High Councillor.

Boulderov was on the verge of collapse. Mimek has declared himself himself the King of Boulderov, and placed Ted Hastings on the position of Regent, his second in power. New king has come to an agreement with Lady Hazel and King Olly of Savernia on the new borders. They were granted the province of Savernia, along with parts of Voha and Hutan. Boulderov has been divided into three provinces: Patria, Harria, and the new province Aleeous.

Global warming and lead pollution
In recent times there were multiple tropical trees spotted in all Boulderov. It is believed that the global warming is behind it, and so to combat it citizens picked up their axes and started chopping at any jungle related plant they spot. There are plans to build a wall on the east borders to keep the Chevkrian jungle from spreading further.

A travelling scientist has discovered that The Kingdom of Boulderov is located above a large lead deposit, making all the ground water polluted with it. Because of that, most of Boulderov’s population is poisoned with lead, causing mild insanity.

The Uldarash Civil War and Eldham Entente Intervention
During the Uldarash Civil War, Boulderov supported Nikephoros. Boulderov sent their soldiers to most of the battles that took place, and in the end emerged victorious in all of them. Situation changed after the Eldham Entente intervened in the conflict. After Uldarashi forces lost the Battle of Fornost just by few points, morale throughout the Empire worsened. The Eldham Entente then conquered Chevkri's colony, and even Boulderov's colony Pedrera. Because Boulderov surrendered Pedrera without fighting, King Mimek being cooperative with the transfer, and through some other factors, the Eldham Entente returned the colony back to Boulderov after the war ended.

Now that Boulderov has the colony back, after some major projects get completed, it will receive some more attention.

Ziemia's revival
The city of Ziemia was established by Empress Scotch Knight, during her days as the Boulderov Maiden. It grew rapidly, and at one point the High Councillors considered making it the new capital. Unfortunately activity plummeted, and soon enough the city got abandoned. Few months later, a citizen of Boulderov Owenledragon173 attempted to revive the city, although this attempt failed and the city once again was left abandoned.

Weeks after Boulderov went through the period of Great Changes Recruiter Attaccare took it upon himself to revive the old city. His effort payed off though, as the city began to grow rapidly and began to exceed Pedregal's activity. The city was rebuilt, beautified, and improved. Various shops began to appear, like DragonMaster1616's Bazaar, Joan K. Baggins's Bakery, and Hizenisgod's & Rusty Rat's market.

Founding of Future Market
A pair of squatters was found southwest of Boulderov, on the border with Trafalgar - Arsen The Wanderer, and Pekos. They were informed of their squatter status, but were given a choice to settle somewhere else, more fitting to create a merchant town. On a map they were given, a certain spot was marked as "future market", and so they decided to settle there on 27th of December, 2021, keeping the name. During its peak, the city was the fastest growing one in the nation, even having a healthy rivalry with its sister nation - Ziemia.

Harria's split
After Harria's population skyrocketed, there was a need to split the big province into two more managable ones: Harria - the coastal part, and Paldesji - the inland part. The first one kept being ruled by Mikkel S. Baggins, and the new province Paldesji began to be ruled by Joan K. Baggins.

Migration of Galations
The town of Galations was founded in Bardonia on October 31st, 2021. After conflicts with the nation, the town was forced to migrate. They asked The Second Empire of Uldarash for a place to stay, and ultimately they've chosen The Kingdom of Boulderov. Ashlyn Galations was granted the title of Baroness, and eventually she became an Advisor. They were granted a big stripe of land west of Pedregal to build on, and the city was connected to Boulderov's speed road network. The Great Garf was taken down weeks before Galations moved to these lands. After few days of their stay the grass withered, trees turned into quartz and coal, and mushrooms replaced flowers. In this hellish forest the people of Galations found a powerful artifact - a netherite chestplate with impossible enchantments. Boulderites believed it was a sign, and a gift from The Diorite Golem and so they celebrated. During the Goonfist wedding of Baroness Ashlyn Genasias, the priest, Stoney Stoner, revealed that the site was a grave of sorts. The details are unfortunately unknown.

Purchase of Bolodravoha
After the collapse of Bardonia, a nation of Drahalad ruled by Lord Bilbo Baggins was founded. Maybe it was luck or destiny, but within its borders rested The Primordial Boulder, being incredibly important to Boulderism. King Mimek purchased the land, along with the city of Ardena, which was met with opposition by various groups. He called the land "Bolodravoha", meaning "land of boulder", although it is often referred as the Boulderov Enclave. The Third Empire of Andorn believing the purchase was illegitimate, due to them disputing Drahalad sent a group to occupy the city of Ardena, while other groups set offers to buy the city. Negotiations were handled poorly by King Mimek, so he decided to leave the fate of the enclave to diplomats and Emperors of the Uldarash.

Friendship of Three States
During months of March and February of 2022 states Boulderov, Sanctuary, and Alfheim developed mutual friendship, ultimately resulting in treaties being signed by the states recognising the others as official friends and allies. Citizen exchange was encouraged, which resulted in mixing of Sanctuary and Boulderov's population. Getting to Sanctuary from Boulderov was quite consuming task, as the two states were divided by the Heart of Haven. Rulers of the two nations agreed to improve the connection by constructing an ice road, but at the time they were considered illegal by the Second Empire of Uldarash. On March 12th 2022, an Ice Road Legalisation Bill written by Queen Joan K. B. Bolodrav, and proposed by King Mimek Bolodrav was passed in the High Council of Uldarash, after a heated debate.

Hearthstone Union
The Empire of Uldarash disbanded on March 22nd, 2022. The next day, The Kingdom of Boulderov and The Kingdom of Sanctuary officially left the Empire, and after multiple attempts in their history, finally merged forming the Hearthstone Union.