Silver Cliffs

The settlement of Silver Cliffs, established on June 2, 2021, was an unrecognized city-state and the earliest permanent settlement on the Eldham isles of Zamotz.

History
Founded by a tribal leader named Devus, the peoples of Silver Cliffs were natives of the island of Zamotz who sought to establish a silver mining operation on the north-western mountains of the island. Likely motivated by religion, the advent of a long-term mining operation caused Silver Cliffs to become the first permanent settlement on the island, and the only one besides Nethalaz to not be influenced by Rathnir colonizers during the Tesutsayi.

Tesutsayi
Though silver mining operations did not yield any economic benefits to the settlement, Silver Cliffs persisted into the beginning of recorded history on Zamotz.

Conflict with Helgin
The province of Helgin, under the administration of the United Burgamerian Socialist Republic, had begun colonizing the north-western parts of the island shortly after the discovery of Eldham. The settlement of Plat Stronghold, constructed nearby Silver Cliffs, quickly went into conflict with the natives for control over the mountains and their mining operations.

The first conflict in Zamotz, it saw a massive reduction of Silver Cliffs' population and the destruction of its farmland at the hands of the colonizers, but the tribe nevertheless persisted, burrowed in the mountains. Eventually, following the decline of the UBSR, the conflict was officially a stalemate. Though Silver Cliffs lived onward, it was a shadow of its former self and remained largely secluded from the rest of the island and Eldham.

Tesubuntse
The province of Shirokaneza under the Zamotz Union, which had removed all Helgin presence on the island, sought to establish contact with the settlement. With the two on good terms due to their common dislike of the colonizers, Silver Cliffs chose to integrate itself with the city of Shirokaneza on August 2.

Legacy
The settlement of Silver Cliffs and its resistance to the UBSR have become a symbol of Zamotian anti-colonialism, with Devus and his people respected by other natives of the island. Today, Devus continues to live in Shirokaneza, gradually adapting his architecture to fit in with the city.