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The true City Journal everyone is waiting for! With a proper plot. Watch vernacia as it evolves from a dusty island country to a metropolis never dreamed of.

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Djohaal

A course of Action

By Djohaal,

“Then what will we do?” Djohaal asked Horus as he looked at the energy readings once more “This thing is enormous” “We must act. Vernacia sits right on top of this signature. If the humans are to try meddling with it, I’m pretty sure they’ll try it from here. We must safeguard this place.” Horus asserted as Vernacia’s map appeared “But how? We can’t simply kill everyone and turn this into a forsaken land, it’ll just make them more curious, and we can’t stay here babysitting this island forever” ...
Djohaal

A Dark Omen

By Djohaal,

Horus examined the data files, hundreds of images flickered on the displays as the data was downloaded to the Nexus. Suddenly the flickering stopped and a single image appeared. It was a deep energy scan made by scientists some years ago. It showed Earth’s core, but there was something unusual about it. “No…. Not this…” Horus’s aura irradiated surprise as he filtered other data, looking for more information on the anomaly. “Is that…” Djohaal felt a shiver down his back. “Is that a Lavos?” “This...
Djohaal
In Malatista, the railroad brought so much growth.... A large winery was also constructed, expanding the city's economic horizon's. Malatista's wine is gaining renown as a high quality and exotic trasting batch. The steel mill complex was finished, alongside with major expansion of Vernacia's industrial park. Smexy screenshot... And now a word from our Maestro! Owch, making huge updates with loads of text is becoming more of a chore than a joy... although I expect to improve stuff once I get to the real...
Djohaal
East Isle An important focus on industralization was made on east isle. The seawalls constructed here were a necessary endeavour due to the wearing of the cliffside and the leveling works. Some people on the ferry port do love to take a seabath though.. The island also had massive economic development, and a car ferry port was constructed to improve communications with the outer world. Moon Cove This is a passanger only station, with the freight being handled off-site directly on the industrial district....
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Nexus – 8 AM “Five years, and they already done so much. There’s even a steel mill under the works… I never imagined they could organize themselves so fast” Horus remarked after turning off a display on the hall. “I beleive it is time for we to take a look beyond Vernacia. I heard of a country, not far from here, called follomer. They seem to be quite advanced on space travel and such. Perhaps we might better assess how far behind we are.” Djohaal suggested . “Might be” he thought for a while “So you...
Djohaal
Giant's Step The railroad construction here sure created one of the most scenic rides on vernacia. Here's the town soon after the arrival of the railroads... And just three years later. Immigrants pour in creating new industries and enterprises. A close up, of course, living conditions aren't the best on the new tenements, however it is a price that must be paid... Back in bayview, the government announced the formation of the NSC (National Steel Company), and the immediate construction of a large steel...
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Two cities only in this update: Grand Plains Grand plains probably was one of the cities which enjoyed the greatest benefits from the railroad connection. A grain elevator was cosntructed to aid on the output of the local produce, boosting the town's growth exponentially. Well over 4 years later the city already had jumped from 7 thousand to a bit less than 25 thousand people. Back to Bayview William fog was appointed as Vernacia's prime minister. Alongside with continuing the railroad expansion program,...
Djohaal
Here we continue with our railroad trip across the countryside... Ianamus Zura West - Southern Branch Ianamus Zura East A relatively big station was constructed on one of western Ianamus Zura's smaller villages. A one-line derivation to the quarry and industrial sector soon followed. Growth soon followed... Nova Loricia The station on Nova Loricia was confined to the nearby valley. A road transposition of the mountains was needed. The island just moved up the cliffs... and a lot. Pollution increased...
Djohaal
Almost an year passed since Vernacia's independence was declared, and things seemed to settle. Djohaal and Horus retreated back to the Nexus to let the citizens of Vernacia manage things themselves. A liberal-democrat government was organized under the philosophy of a minimal state intervention, hoping for the best in terms of development. However, unenecessary bureaucracy was quickly building up and corruption was spreading its tendrils across the country. Railroads were chosen as the symbol for the...
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Nexus - 11 PM "This is not good.. not good at all" Horus walked back and forth on the hall, his mind working ardently on a solution for the unexpected turn of events "This might derail all what I had set up so far, we'll need to intervene more than it is called for" "I had an idea.. going to need a lot of energy for this, and some transmutation, but it might work." East Bay, 2 AM The residents on east bay related seeing a strong pulse of light and a huge thunder coming from the tower, yet it was a mostly...
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A revolution is a struggle between the past and the future. -Fidel Castro Revolution! Vernacia has declared independence from its metropolis. In a swift movement the liberal colleges of the army and navy have incited the population into a full fledged rebellion. The outcome however was far more radical than expected, as the angry mob invaded the viceroy's palace, murdered him and set fire on the building! The new black-and-white circles insignia was chosen as the budding nation's flag . Such flags were...
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The clips I'll post here are just for sound ambience, so don't really bother watching them. Many of them are highly corny! Prologue Some 50 years before Vernacia's Independence Deep Space. A window opened in space, and where once there was nothing, a craft of some sort appeared, flying high above earth. The craft orbited high above earth, curising the space with unmatched speed. Within the halls that composed the heart of the structure, two figures stood. One of them was taller, and wore robes as black as...
Djohaal
Well I'm up to a very long journal with a winding story so I think it'd be interesting to have a summary of sorts with each chapter and a short synopsis of what is going on each of them. This might ease your browsing and let you at least situate yourself on the plotline. Sometimes I find those bigger story CJs quite monumental for me to grab and start reading from zero, I hope this summary might help people who face the same psychological obstacle as myself. I'd advise first checking the teaser CJ I made,...
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