Astrova

Brief Description
Astrova is a small island city-state founded on May 19th by the users zTempestX and MysticMajesty, later joined in by the user GirthyChocolate. Sand and sandstone were used extensively around the island, with large amounts of sand being extracted from areas around the island. The government revolves around a Chieftain (Though if Astrova forms a nation it will be the Republic of Astrova)

Construction
The island of Astrova is constructed out of a layer of submerged cobblestone and a layer of sand on top, extracted from nearby quarries. there was a near constant abundance of sand, but mining sandstone sufficient for construction of structures became a regular problem, until the fledgling citizen GirthyChocolate, revealed to zTempestX and MysticMajesty that they could just craft sand into sandstone. This sudden revelation led to a boom in sandstone production, and allowed for the rapid construction of the palace, the future government center of Astrova. The island is a rectangle shaped floating layer of cobblestone and sand. It is planned to be expanded, since the island will soon grow too small for any meaningful buildings. The 2 current buildings that exist are the storage building and the currently under construction palace, built in that order, respectively.

Government
The Astrovian government is structured around a Chieftain. The Chieftain has powers similar to a King, but is not treated with as much reverence. The Chieftain is meant to be like a regular civilian but has more powers. A new Chieftain is elected by the populace after the current one dies or is voted out of office.

History
Not much is known about Astrovan history. Though legend has it that many generations ago, the Astrovan people settled in a world far away. They became good friends with their neighbors and trade abounded. The Astrovan people built many great cities, and from these cities came creations no player had ever thought possible, but one day a group of people whom the Astrovans considered allies, attacked and forced the Astrovan people off their land. And so the Astrovan people wandered for generations, before finding and settling in the World of Rathnir. Legend again has it that the Astrovan people used portals to travel between worlds. But, after all it is legend.

Language
The Astrovan people speak the language of Novish. The laungage uses very few adjectives and verbs, mostly relying on the tone of voice and the expression of the speakers face. The language is very straight to the point, example, "Trade fair!" Instead of, "The trade is very fair, you imbecile!" The language has very easy to pronounce words, and grammar as grammar is in English is almost non-existing.

culture
The Astrovan culture is based around creating and exploring, and their citizens are adept at building amazing structures, since they had been doing that ever since they left their old home. The 2 most skilled are GirthyChocolate and MysticMajesty, both of them having lots of experience, especially Girthy, who has been playing for over 10 years.

Location
Astrova is located approximately 3000 -2000, or southwest of the city of Falconia. This was only discovered recently, and the citizens of Astrova will attempt to interact peacefully from here on out.

Jeremy the turtle
On may 21st, the day that GirthyChocolate joined Astrova, Girthy went out on a sand mining expedition. He gathered up sand, but when he returned to his boat, he found a turtle occupying it. This event could be classified as "absolutely hilarious", and Girthy proceeded to tell everyone about it, take 50mb worth of screenshots and instruct MysticMajesty to build a pen for the turtle, which was completed in short order. The turtle was named "Jeremy" and he now resides behind the palace.

Discovery of Falconia
On may 22, while looking at the dynmap, senior citizen zTempestX realized that Astrova was less than 1000 blocks southwest of the city-state Falconia, and this knowledge prompted zTempestX and GirthyChocolate to go on an expedition to explore the city. Unfortunately, no one was online, and the 2 Astrovans departed soon after.