KatoLeAsian

KatoLeAsian, sometimes simply called Kato, was a builder, tavernkeep, and politician within the United Socialist States of Eldham. They are most well known for founding the city of Laria, or as it was then known as Port Crelov.

Biography
Disclaimer: Okay I felt weird about writing my own wiki page (preferring to write on the Laria page), but it sat empty for so long so figured I'd just get on with it. I'm gonna write it in the first person POV because it feels less pretentious than writing it in the third person. It will also be written mostly out-of-character, but maybe at some point I'll go and make separate in-character and OOC sections.

In world, I go by Kato. I founded the city of Laria (or Port Crelov as it was first named), and served as its mayor for most of current history.

I joined the server just a few days after Eldham launched (it was called New Rathnir at the time). I had no idea that they had just launched a new world, but figured that since it's newer, that there would be more opportunities available.

I scanned the nation adverts, and one of the first ones I saw was "The United Socialist States of..." and I immediately went, "yep."

After getting on the server and getting accepted for citizenship, I made the long trek to the South East corner of the world map. At the time, they had only claimed the tiny piece of land that sat isolated in the world's corner, which was supposed to be the site of the capital of the USSE (which never got built). I was very close, and had reached the eastern shores of what is now called the continent of Serrona. I crossed a small channel onto an island, and at the end of that island I saw a beautiful formation in the land - an arched cave in the side of a mountain in which a frozen over river flowed through. It had just reached sunset in-game time, and I quickly turned on my shaders to get a nice view and some nice screenshots. I had originally planned on settling down in the capital for some time to collect resources and create tools, but the location was just too nice. I told them that I wanted to found a city at this location - at this pretty little cave on the end of an island - and they told me to go for it. I can only imagine - or fear - how differently things might have gone had I stayed in Garkogorod like I had originally planned. Founding this city was the best decision I ever made on this server.

The city attracted many players, several of which went on to become good friends including, but not limited to, Sorray and DeathByCannabis. I had originally only planned to build a tavern & inn (The Out), and maybe a few other small, quaint builds. I would then accumulate a large amount of money to maintain land upkeep (which would have lasted a very long time with such a small land claim), and be relatively inactive. Boy how wrong I was.

The city's residents - who I didn't think I would get any of (and kind of hoped I wouldn't have at first) - kept the city growing and expanding. At first I was skeptical and hesitant as the city was growing to extents far beyond what I had first imagined. I have never been more happy to have been completely ignored in my entire life.

We prioritized aesthetics, and mainly just wanted to build a beautiful city (it was never intended to be the capital or a place to fight or anything like that). Our efforts paid off, and have since resulted in the largest build project I have ever undertaken and made in Minecraft. I very often walk a fair distance away to get a wide view of the city, and every time I smile in gratitude.

I wasn't particularly interested in server politics, I just wanted to build a nice looking place. However, once I got actual residents (again, what the hell... how did that happen), I quickly shifted into a more proper mindset of being a leader to the people living in my city. I had no interest in ever rising to a higher political position (never even considered the thought of becoming President or any other government office) - I was happy being mayor, and letting other people deal with the petty political nonsense. As such, my priorities were always directed inwards. I don't claim to be a perfect leader, but I at the very least hope that anyone who was my resident felt safe under my leadership: that they knew that I would always have their back, would always come to bat for them, and would always put myself in front of anything that might bother or trouble them (or try my best at the very least). I hope that I was able to provide a fun experience for them on the server.

I was also one of the few actual residents of the USSE to fight in the Kunir war when they invaded us. Facing veteran bandits from Rathnir, I knew we stood no chance. Nonetheless, I could not in good conscience stand by and let my town be overrun without a fight. We lost of course, and many of us (including me) were frustrated, fatigued, and disheartened by the events of that war. I took a break from the server, not planning to come back. I was incredibly heartbroken at the prospect that the city my friends and I worked so hard on would get robbed from us. Many of the city's main residents felt the same way, and it seemed that the city had died.

However, the land was resold to the USSE, and I and several of the city's chief builders returned. I knew that real life was still on its way back to beat the shit out of me, but I still had what remained of summer to work on the city. In the time that we returned, we were able to finish the city to the plans that we had drafted long ago.

Towards the end of August, real life caught up with me - just as we 'finished' the city. I stepped down as Mayor, and left a bit of money to keep the town above upkeep for a while. I'm now pretty inactive, and don't plan on returning anytime soon (not that I could anyways). I hope to visit and check in from time to time, but I wager that my time is done. We finished what we set out to do, and we built a gorgeous city. I also met some real cool people. That's pretty neat if I do say so myself.