Eldham Tortuga

Eldham Tortuga also known as Tortuga Eldham, officially Leifmyrr, was a Tortugan region and colony that existed from the discovery of Eldham up to its dissolution in (December 12th, 2021). It was the first region of Tortuga to be located in Eldham, and was home to the first major settlements around what would come to be known as the Tortugan Sea.

The colony was incredibly wealthy, fueling its economy with gold mining in the untapped gold reserves and fishing. It is believed at one point over half of all Tortugan income came from the colony in Leifmyrr.

Names
The only official name Tortuga gave the colony was Leifmyrr named after the continent it was on, however, this was rarely used. Within Tortuga, it was often known simply as the Colonies or as Blackrock, after the colonial capital.

It was informally referred to as a variety of names across both Eldham and Rathnir, the majority of which using various combinations of Eldham and Tortuga. The most common of these was Eldham Tortuga, or simply Tortuga.

Beginning
With the discovery of Eldham (then New Rathnir) in (May 25th, 2021), Tortuga was looking to expand its influence to the new world. Although unproven, it was a widely assumed belief that untapped gold deposits would be abundant. It was because of this that the Pirate Lord of Tortuga, TheSexyCanadian, sent the young Tortugan, Ezlioth, to colonise Eldham in the name of piracy.

Ezlioth would found the stronghold of Blackrock, beginning the colony, which served as the administrative capital. Many other towns were also founded in the new Tortugan territory around this time, most without express permission from the Blackrock authority.

Manganien Rebellion
Most towns within the colony were loyal to Tortuga, the exception however, was the city of Manganien. McMuffin29, the former mayor of the city and leader of the rebellion unanymously declared the independence of "The Great State of Manganien" in (September 25th, 2021). This declaration also laid claim to vast swathes of surrounding countryside within the Riverheim district.

Blackrock responded to the declaration by calling the city "a town with too large ambitions" and threatening military action. No conflict arose, however, as the Manganiens fled to seek refuge in Alzaria, where they were given land for their own nation.

Dissolution
Following Tortuga's loss in the Valorant War, the colony entered into a period of stagnation. This lasted for many years up until the abdication of the Pirate Lord, where he gave all Captains an option for independence. Ezlioth, realising he had grown weak over the years of labouring for the colony, did not establish a new nation, but instead decided to sell the northern territories to Roðinnbrók and southernmost islands to Wolfingrad then retired to Tortuga Isle in Rathnir. The rump state of the colony was then handed over to Ezlioth's right hand, Sorbito, the mayor of Riverheim. All remaining Tortugan territories were then made a part of the newly independent Grand Jarldom of Riverheim.

Government
The region was further divided into 4 districts, one for each of the major settlements: Blackrock in the West, Hafenstadt in the North, Riverheim in the East and Stationsburg in the South. These districts served little purpose other than to establish the territorial limits of the towns' authority.

The region was ran with near complete autonomy by Ezlioth, due to the great distances between Leifmyrr and the Tortugan mainland. He was presumably made Captain after the colony had become an official region within the country, as Tortugan custom normally required.