Kingdom of Boulderov

The Nation of Boulderov is a nation nestled in the far southwest of Rathnir on the continent of Haven, Between The Khanate of Haven, The Kingdom of Trafalgar, and Lietmarg Its formation dates back to January 24, 2021 when the player 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 and failed. The nation has moved 3 times with the citizens having homes in 3 of the 4 corners of Rathnir. Currently, Boulderov is a part of The 2nd Empire of Uldarash.

Some notable members include BoltonYale, Im_cooming, Edward_Boyle, Signore_Ravioli, Tati, NomeKaken, Camthulu, and Lickenchittle.

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 Im_cooming and Edward_Boyle. Upon seeing this new community of 2 houses, the leader of The League of Ardat-Falsvrea 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 Dolaria 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 [insert name of northern town that schnoz made here]. 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. In year [insert in-game time here], two players by the names of Signore_Gaming and Camthulu would travel to the capital of Dolaria to set up an embassy. There they engaged in talks with the leader of Dolaria named Doctor. While there, Doctor linked the two Boulderovians to a Poloran named Loic_exe, who was the founder and mayor of the Poloran 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, Poloran, 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, Poloro, and Dolaria alone once again. On [insert date here], Aurora and Uldarash would end up declaring war on Poloro and her allies, including Boulderov, after the week of peace that took place from [insert date here] was over. Boulderov, Dolaria, and Poloro would prepare for war.

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. On [insert date here], Loic and his followers would leave from Asahiri after burning it to the ground. Along with Loic and his followers, Signore_Ravioli and Camthulu would represent Boulderov, [insert names of Dolarians here] would represent Dolaria, 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, players 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 so as to get intel in the case of a war. Signore_Ravioli then gave Lickenchittle 9 shulker boxes to fill with loot. Once all the shulkers were full, Lickenchittle would give them to Signore_Ravioli, who would then /home and deposit all the loot. Then, once all the shulkers were empty, Signore_Ravioli tpa’d back to Lickenchittle with the empty shulkers. They continued this way until an Auroran player logged back into the server to work on infrastructure, catching the two thieves red-handed. While lying that Signore_Ravioli was a recruit, the two robbers did /home, successfully escaping with the loot and their lives to a settlement in Plagos named Ghiaccio (Meaning “Ice” in Italian) sat atop a glacier. Here the now homeless citizens of Boulderov would find refuge, building a small town. While at this city, citizens Signore_Gaming (previously 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, only venturing north once after the nation there had seen a member walking around. While this all was happening, however, Loic (now Lothair) 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_Gaming, who had a map of Istanboulder due to visiting the site previously, led the expedition from Ghiaccio to Istanboulder. 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 stolen goods that were stolen in the robbery by Signore_Ravioli and Lickenchittle, excluding the goods that were stolen by bandits while in Ghiaccio. While this was happening, though, Lothair 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, Lothair conducted several raids on Aurora and Uldarash. Many Boulderovians would participate in these raids, including members of The High Council and Wrens of Stone. In total, [insert amount of raids conducted] raids were conducted. 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, either leaving the server or choosing to stay. For the rest of the group, however, the move was smooth. On March 3rd, Boulderov officially split from Viodoxa. On March 4th, 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 player named Bossmancfp approached Signore_Gaming with an idea. His idea was 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, players Im_Cooming 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 and Old Schnoz. See below for more information. 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 the other new towns. The first election for Lower House took place during this time as well, making Tati, Signore_Ravioli, and Zackblast_ the first Low Council. 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 2nd Empire of Uldarash.

Uldarash and Relations with Haven
As the lower council was managing the interior, 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 2nd 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.