Commercia

Commercia is the temporary capital of Wolfingrad, a nation situated in Phoros (Eldham). The town was founded by byMichael_ in early October of 2021 and has since grown fast. The administration's goal is to turn Commercia into an international economic hub. To do so, major projects were realized: The Grand Commercian Mall (part of the Capitalist's Market Group), Wolfingrad Ministry of Economy, Grand Commercian Port and Eastern Port (see below).

Growth
The following images show the development of Commercia's territory:



 Image 1 : How everything started. At the beginning, only the (red) Inner District existed. However, the city developed fast and would soon have even more areas.

 Image 2 : Commercia after The Merger with The City of Bashnigrad, which was founded by Hamith. The flag was also changed during this process. It was decided to turn the mountains into a defensive area (bastion).

 Image 3 : Current Land Use Designation after the purchase of a mushroom island (now part of the Inner District) and the new Outer District which consists of newly claimed land in the East and an artificial island.

The Inner District
This area is the heart and also beginning of Commercia. After the assassination of Archduke Michael Kommerzzi's family, he found himself stranded at one of Wolfingrad's coasts. He was still a child, but would later return to claim the location (in early October 2020). Michael aspires to restore the fame and prestige of House Kommerzzi. This is one of the reasons why he originally founded Commercia. Most of his memory is lost. However, he remembers that his family gained their wealth by trading. Consequently, economy was set as the main focus of the city (also represented in the name: Commerce -> Commercia).

These days, the Inner District houses the most important buildings:

Town Hall: A building called Le Palais du Soleil. This palace was named after its unusual height: it almost touches the sun. For centuries, it was one of the region's tallest buildings. Originally, it was the summer residence of House Kommerzzi. Archduke Michael later donated it to the city of Commercia.

Shopping Mall: At the moment, the building has space for 25 shops. A major underground expansion has begun already. Soon, the mall will be able to house almost 100 stores. In addition, the new tunnels will connect all of Commercia's districts, to allow for better accessibility of the Inner District. The Capitalist's Market Group invested in the project and our city officially joined their network of malls.

Wolfingrad's Ministry of Economy: Michael always showed interest in economy and even studied it at one of Eldham's universities. He would later become Wolfingrad's Minister of Economy and build the respective ministry. In addition, two statues holding gold were placed in front of it. They are to represent Wolfingrad's and Commercia's fast growth as well as economic success.

In January 2021, the Southern mushroom island was bought from Jestae and integrated into the Inner District. Hundreds of years ago, it originally belonged to an ancient civilization called Atmosphera, close friends of the Wolfin people. It was later given to our nation, but soon stolen. On this historic piece of land, it is planned to build a complex consisting of multiple palaces, an arena similar to the one in Rome, as well as an area for international events.

The District of Commercia
The Inner District was never supposed to house residential areas. Once the most important administrative buildings were finished, the city could start to plan plots for citizens. Residential Area I as well as a farm were started. Almost every crop can be harvested in Commercia: wheat, potatoes, carrots, beetroots, pumpkins, melons, sugar cane and cocoa beans.

The number of citizens grew fast. It was at this time that Michael recruited the first architects. Especially Marcus helped to boost the town's progress. Multiple infrastructural projects were realized: The Grand Commercian Port and a marketplace. While he worked on detailing our port, a heavy rainfall started. The sky was dark, it flashed every minute. The day after, all traces of Marco were gone. He is part of Commercia's List of Honored Citizens, and a stone plaque was added at the pier to immortalize his name.

Eventually, Residential Areas II and III were claimed. Now, the city directly bordered its neighbour Bashnigrad, which would ultimately lead to The Merging (more information below). Commercia flourished and prospered, and the town would soon run out of space again, leading to the creation of the Outer District.

The District of Bashnigrad
Founded by mayor Hamith Highcaster, at the time only known as Hamith the builder, Bashnigrad was once its own town, separate from Commercia, until The Merging, which saw both towns unify into one greater city under the combined rule of the two original mayors.

It was built upon the grey hills, quickly expanding into the swamp below, which was named "Blackmist Bog" for the dark air that filled it during the cold nights of the first months of the town's existence.

The first building of Bashnigrad was The Great Tower, built by Hamith over the ruins of a long forgotten and abandoned fortress of unknown origin.

It was this ruin that inspired him to found a town there, thinking that where something great once stood, something even greater could grow. The architecture of the towers that make up The Bastion of the Hills was envisioned to represent this, with grey, white and black colors representing how the cycle of creation and destruction, and its balance, allows for great monuments, heroes and civilizations to make their mark on the world.

This would become Hamith's main philosophy, driving him to propose to Mayor Michael the merging of their two towns, creating something greater in unity than what they could have done separately.

From then on Bashnigrad would become a district on the greater city of Commercia, keeping its name and signature build style as a legacy of its past.

Apart from the bastion, this district has some farms and a windmill that provide food to not only the city but the Triumvirate of Wolfingrad as a whole, a bar-brewery built into one of the hills, towers that overlook and protect the entire region and a small, cozy fishing hut where both mayors enjoy spending their free time.

The Outer District
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