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Don't mean to hijack, but everything OP said about this game is spot on. This a screenshot of a coastal town by a bay.

Looking forward to this!

Thanks! I remember you from a loooong time ago (I believe 2000s on Simtropolis and SC4D!) How have you been?

500-510 AD In 503 AD, the First Head of Council under the new agreement – Patrick Brickson – fell ill and died, naming his son, David Brickson, as his successor before he succumbed to the eternal sleep. Unfortunately for the rest of Aliphiara, David was nothing like his father – his first plan of action was to change the title Head of the Council of Elders to King David Brickson. With the support of the Aliphiaran Church, headed by Father Helmann, Brickson declared himself the first King of Aliphiara and demanded the entire land pay homage and recognize him as its rightful ruler. There were two major issues with the proclamation – the fact that the Council of Elders was almost 50% represented by the people’s choice in elections, and the fact that the extent of influence Nahervue had on the rest of Aliphiara was almost zero. When Nahervue was founded by the five Founding Families (Brickson, Borelle, Hajar, Gaulle, and Siena) around 50 AD, it was a tiny settlement on the banks of the Bay of Hope and the White River, slowly growing over the centuries to become the center and hub of trade in Aliphiara. The rest of the Aliphiaran population were comprised of nomadic Goran tribes, some numbering in the thousands, with many of them having numerous warriors within their ranks. There was always a respect between the settlers and the indigenous, and it even got to a point where several Goran families gave up their nomadic lifestyles and settled in Nahervue. Patrick Brickson, the First Head of Council, had a plan to promote further trade with the Goran tribes by extending the routes traveled by the Nahervue merchants further inland, reaching tribes that had not initiated contact with the settlement. David Brickson, however, had other plans – he wanted to march the Nahervue Forces north through popular Goran nomad spots and demand loyalty and obedience, with the price of not doing so being death. Having first announced his intention to do so upon becoming the Second Head of Council in his acceptance speech, David Brickson shocked the settlement with his declaration that he was also to be anointed King of Aliphiara. Almost everyone took exception to the surprise announcement, but none more so than the Goran people living inside Nahervue. When the response to his declaration was received coldly, David decided to step back from his claim and beginning planning his “invasion” of Aliphiara. In the meantime, the young leader announced that the Aliphiaran Church was to anoint him God’s choice when it came to leading the country, and thus his claim to becoming King was legitimate. In support of his claim to become King of Aliphiara, the leader of the Aliphiaran Church, Father Helmann, announced that the Church was recognizing David Brickson as the first one true King of the land, and paid homage to the new “King” by kneeling in his presence. Powerless to stop the new dramatic turn of events, the Founding Families could only watch as the last vestige of their influence over the town got taken away from them. Once again, the East End area of Nahervue became a fortified zone, all the way from Church Square to the new Svanby Farm situated at the far east of the town. The Fort of Elders, the seat of power of the new Brickson “monarchy”, was taking in recruits everyday with the promise of pay and food as Brickson began building up his army. As Nahervue grew in population, so did the ranks of the Nahervue Forces, and by 510 AD, David Brickson was ready to lay siege to the rest of Aliphiara. Led by his uncle, First Commander Hans Brickson, the newly appointed “King” marched his troops and mounts north at the beginning of the spring in 510 AD, ready to force the rest of the land to bend the knee. The landscape to the north of Nahervue, where the conquest of Aliphiara by David Brickson began. During the early years of the 6th century when David Brickson was raising an army to take Aliphiara through force, Nahervue saw a spike in its population thanks to an influx of settlers (comparatively) coming in from the Old World. It was very rare in the 500s to travel so far west from Europe – in fact, other than Aliphiara, there was no other point further west that was known to the European settlers and explorers. Patrick Brickson, the First Head of Council, commissioned the Nahervue Logging Company to construct two additional ships that were capable of carrying passengers across the ocean to Europe and back. In total, by the year 505 AD, the settlement of Nahervue had 3 ships that were making rounds in Europe attempting to bring in additional settlers to the town. David Brickson put his father’s vision to good use but for the wrong intentions – he began actively recruiting peasants willing to go to war for Brickson with the promise of payment and a free land once he is victorious. Given the collapse of the Roman Empire in the years before, there were mercenaries and former soldiers who were looking for new opportunities, and Brickson – through the wealth of the family – seized it. Most of the new settlers in the first decade of the century that found their way to Nahervue built their homes in the poorer western part of town, centered around Riverside Road, Wheater Pass, and Brohmassi Lane. All three roads led directly to the Fort of Elders, which meant by the time 510 AD rolled around, David Brickson had his personal militia centered around East End and the Nahervue Forces – under full command of the Brickson family through David’s uncle, Hans Brickson – occupying the western part of the town, effectively surrounding Nahervue with soldiers loyal to his cause. Riverside Road, as a result, saw several homes constructed alongside its stretch from Fort Lane up to the corner with Tree Lane. These homes were houses built for the new militia Brickson was forming, as opposed to farmers who were looking for empty spaces behind their homes to grow their crops. Riverside Road, already known as the poorer side of town, was perfect for such homes – because the banks of the White River was so close to the road, farms were impossible to grow and as such the farmers tended to take land to the north and east of Nahervue. This made Riverside Road the ideal place to station the new militia and their families. In a few years, Riverside Road went from being known as the home of the least influential families in Nahervue to becoming the home of warriors and militants which Brickson used to subdue the rest of the town with. As Brickson was spending the settlement’s resources and coin into building up the Nahervue Forces, another crisis was brewing in town. Since Brickson’s intention of forcefully invading the rest of Aliphiara became known, the Goran residents of Nahervue were slowly leaving and not coming back, choosing to unite with their ancestral tribes in preparation for what was to the march northwards. Not only that, but Gorans stopped coming into Nahervue altogether, decimating the local economy. Market Road, which used to be teeming with Goran traders and customers for the Nahervue-produced products, were no longer coming, leaving the Nahervuean traders to buy and sell only amongst themselves. While still remaining the heartbeat of the town, Market Road no longer was witnessing the crowds it used to, and the coin being spent and circulated quickly dried up. A similar economic collapse caused the uprisings in the late 5th century, but this time around, the Nahervue Forces – under the command First Commander Hans Brickson, uncle of Head of Council David Brickson – had the rest of the town scared. The First Aliphiaran Golden Age saw Nahervue develop to become one of the most dynamic and eclectic settlements despite its small size – now, however, Nahervue was rows of wooden houses with the presence of the Aliphiaran Tudor style almost totally wiped out save for a few remaining examples around town. Per capita, one of the wealthiest settlements in the world (assumed) became poverty-strickened. The Riverside area of Nahervue, overlooking what would become known as Five Points. 510-520 AD In Spring of 511 AD, around 3,000 heavily armed troops began marching north from Nahervue, with the long-awaited “invasion” of Aliphiara commencing. The Goran tribes were nomadic, but they frequented certain locations often because of their fertility and/or access to water. Those were Brickson’s first targets – his plan, led by his uncle and his First Commander Hans Brickson, was to set an example by killing a few Gorans and having the rest spread the word. He predicted his march through Aliphiara would be quick and painless, with white flags being drawn as they advanced forward, followed by the construction of small stations and forts near the popular Goran meeting spots to maintain control. It did not play out like that. The Nahervue Forces were met with fierce resistance from the first battle (The Battle of Landras), and instead of being an enjoyable stroll through the Aliphiaran countryside, the Nahervue Forces took heavy losses despite winning the battle. David Brickson was furious, and called for a settlement to be founded near the site of the battle with the intent of never having any Goran tribe come back to the area again. The settlement of Landras, named after a small hill that was used for grazing cattle and a few days march north of Nahervue, was the second ever settlement founded in Aliphiara – the official date for the founding is stated as 511 AD. It also was a representation of another setback for the Brickson family in their quest to turn Aliphiara into their personal dominion. After the Battle of Landras, it became obvious that the Goran tribes were a lot more prepared for battle than initially thought – their peaceful ways and demeanor were misleading as they had numerous warriors within their ranks that had experience in war. Goran tribes have – for thousands of years – attacked, ransacked, and looted each other, and despite the general pleasant relationship between Nahervue and the tribes over the past few hundred years, after the Battle of Landric there was no longer any doubt about the fighting ability of the Gorans. Hans Brickson suggested to his young “king” that Nahervue take the victory at hand, develop the settlement of Landras, and further invest and build its army before they continue its advance forward. Reluctantly, David Brickson agreed with his uncle’s assessment and gave First Commander Hans Brickson two years to build up his army before a further push north. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Back in Nahervue, trade between the settlers and the Gorans had stopped completely, much to the dismay of the everyone in town. Coin was starting to run scarce, and farms were overproducing as the supply outweighed the demand. The Council of Elders, now playing the role of council to the “king”, suggested to David Brickson to increase recruitment of settlers – and not just warriors – from the Old World to Nahervue in order to help regrow the local economy and have it self-sustained within itself. The two main products of Nahervue – produce and fish – had seen a giant drop in their demand, but the Nahervue Lumber Company had seen its business spike upwards thanks to the increased demand of housing along with other artisanal craftsmen such as blacksmiths and carpenters. With the increase of soldiers came the need for weapons, and that is why these craftsmen had seen additional business. Still, the general economy of the settlement was far off the glory days of the First Aliphiaran Golden Age (300–470 AD), which had seen the settlement of Nahervue flourish as well as strong technological advancement within the Goran tribes thanks to their exposure to the settlers. Now in 511 AD, the recession that the settlement was going through was being seen in the construction of new houses. There were no more double story houses, no more Aliphiaran Tudor homes, and no more gardens – it was simple wooden homes slotted next to each other. The vibrant and colorful homes of Market Road and its adjoining streets were burned down in “Burning of Nahervue” on August 7th, 498 AD, and in their place came the basic wooden homes that now populated the settlement. It was not only the fact that they were much more expensive to build, but there was also a fear factor – anyone with coin saved up was scared to show it as David Brickson had his eyes on everyone’s wealth as he poured money into his project – the Nahervue Forces and the subsequent conquest of Aliphiara. For the duration of the 510s, Nahervue continued to struggle – farms collapsed, businesses closed down, and coin continued to become scarcer as Brickson hoarded whatever wealth he could find. Incidentally, soldiers and warriors from the Old World continued to pour into the settlement, so Nahervue continued to grow, but little wealth came with the newcomers and so they were more of a burden than they were a contribution to the growth of Nahervue’s economy. By the time 520 AD came around, while the population of the town had risen to around 4,500-5000 people, its economy continued to stagnate. The Goran tribes continued to stay away from Nahervue and with good reason – David Brickson had lives up to his word of continuing his march through the Aliphiaran lands and had now a substantial portion of south-eastern Aliphiara under his “control.” His vision of forming settlements as his troops advanced forward was also slowing coming to life – a number of small settlements were founded during this time along with permanent guard stations to protect them. The bad news is, a number of them died out after a few years as the comforts of Nahervue were not found in the still harsh wilderness of Aliphiara. The Goran tribes also spared no mercy – they were continuously raiding these settlements and killing its people. While the Goran tribes were mostly pushed out of the areas around Nahervue, they were still raiding all across the Nahervuean frontiers and getting into skirmishes and battles with the Nahervue Forces almost daily in different areas. David Brickson was 38 years of age by 520 AD, and had a son called James Brickson whom he had anointed Crown Prince in 518 AD – James Brickson was born in 512 AD, so he was 6 years old when he was made “official” heir to the throne. With his eyes turned on expanding his kingdom for his son, David Brickson unknowingly (or perhaps knowingly) was lighting out the flame of hope of prosperity for the rest of Aliphiara. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR EVENTS 510-520 AD April 511 AD: What becomes known as the Brickson Conquest of Aliphiara takes place as David Brickson, ruler of Nahervue and self-anointed king of Aliphiara, begins marching over 3,000 soldiers north to subdue the nomadic Goran tribes that populated the land. The Battle of Landras became the first battle in the Goran War, and it also became the site of the first Nahervuean settlement outside of the town. September 512 AD: David Brickson, married to Inessa Sienna, has his first son born, calling him James Brickson. March 515 AD: With skirmishes on the slowly expanding Nahervuean frontier becoming almost a daily occurrence, First Commander (and David Brickson’s uncle) Hans Brickson falls ill and passes away at the age of 51. In order to retain the influence of the Founding Families in his circle, he names Ghareeb Hajar as the new First Commander of the Nahervue Forces. Under his first instruction, two more ships are built to help deliver more soldiers from the Old World to Nahervue to support the conquest campaign. Ghareeb Hajar is 32 years old at the time of his naming as First Commander, and is known to be a sharp, objective strategist with full loyalty to Brickson and his cause. September 518 AD: David Brickson officially names his son, James Brickson, as Crown Prince on his 6th birthday, with Brickson himself being 36 years of age at the time. Any hope that there would be an elected ruler for Nahervue through the Council of Elders – which still existed but was basically a tool for Brickson and wielded no power in terms of ruling Nahervue – was dashed, and with it any hope of change in the fortunes of the settlement. Nahervue in 520 AD.

The sprawl is starting to look incredible! The downtown core is also starting to develop.

This is the settlement of Nahervue in approximately 510 AD.

June 24th, 464 AD and August 7th, 498 AD – Two days that shifted the course of Aliphiaran history forever. The former became known as the “Battle of the Brickson Estate”, the first armed conflict in the history of Aliphiara as a nation that saw hundreds killed and brought about the fall of the Nahervue Forces and rendered the Council of Elders useless. The latter became known as the “Burning of Nahervue”, where an enraged mob burnt every building of the Aliphiaran Tudor style – an architectural style that came to represent corruption of excessive wealth. By the dawn of August 9th, 498 AD, the death count had risen to over 100 and there was not a single building in the Aliphiaran Tudor architectural style (associated with corruption and unwarranted wealth) that wasn’t burnt to the ground. The Gaulle boy, who was being hunted by the angry mob, was given secret shelter by none other than the Brickson family. He was brought to them in the middle of the night by the heads of all four families, and they pleaded with the head of the Brickson family (Patrick Brickson) to allow the David Gaulle and the remainder of their families to shelter with them. They told Patrick Brickson that they were there and pleading because it was the only way to save the everyone’s life, that the mob had destroyed all their properties and homes, killing many along the way. In return, they promise to put aside all hostilities and welcome the Brickson family back into Nahervue society and politics as the new Head of the Council of Elders, a new position that would be given only to a Brickson going forward. As it was, David Gaulle was hidden until he was given safe passage to the Old World, never to return. However, the events he set off shifted Aliphiara’s history in a new direction in one swoop. The days that followed August 7th, 498 AD and the “Burning of Nahervue” were ones of extreme tension. The mob had found out that the rest of the Founding Families were hiding in The Claws and demanded that the Brickson release them so that they could face justice. Patrick Brickson, on behalf of the Founding Families, negotiated a deal that ended up being accepted. The deal stated that the Founding Families would be allowed to return to their lands to rebuild in peace and could only keep 25% of their wealth. The rest would get fairly distributed to each man, with the exception of prisoners. They would get to keep their businesses and any assets that were still of use, such as the untouched boats down at the Nahervue Docks that belonged to the Hajar and Borelle families. The Council of Elders was to be voted on every 5 years, and would include 4 new seats bringing the total to 10 – the 5 Founding Families, the Gora Elder, and 4 new spaces that would be given to democratically elected officials that did not fall in any of the former categories. The Head of the Council would be the head of the Brickson family, and he/she would serve as defacto President for life. The seat of government would be the Fort of Elders, and the Nahervue Forces were to be reorganized and headed by new First Commander Hans Brickson – Patrick Brickson’s brother. At the turn of the 6th century, the Brickson family was firmly entrenched as the land’s most influential, with their militia acting as the defacto patrol and peacekeepers of the town. Just a few years ago, the town was perhaps one of the most energetic and free settlements in the entire world at the time – now, almost all signs of wealth were erased at the hands of an angry, hungry mob while power and control belonged only to the Brickson family now. Patrick Brickson had consolidated power by appointing his brother the First Commander of the Nahervue Forces while he was named Head of Council for life. That being said, Patrick Brickson was a good person, one that had the development of Nahervue in mind. Unfortunately for the settlement, he fell ill and named his son, David Brickson, his successor as Head of Council. To be it bluntly, David Brickson was young, brash, and self-obsessed. He used the power that his father had consolidated and turned it into his own personal weapon with one goal in mind – being declared King of Aliphiara. For the first time in Aliphiaran history, a Nahervuean leader would demand the knee of the indigenous Gora tribes, claiming to be God’s chosen king over the land. His obsession with naming himself King over all of Aliphiara would set off the events that would lead to the First Goran War, pitting the Nahervue Forces against what became a united Goran militia.

So I started playing NewCity last night and this game is just oozing with potential. Seriously - the potential is limitless. If you can get past the graphics, this game has the look of one that has limitless depth. Plus - it doesnt even look THAT bad. Look how naturally that downtown core developed on its own. The current population is around 75,000.

The Brickson Estate In 288 AD, a fight erupted between Terrence Brickson, head of the Brickson family, and Father Dissinger of the Church of Christ and fellow member on the Council of Elders, over a proposed law presented by Father Dissinger requiring the collection of a Church Tax to support it. Brickson opposed even entertaining the law at the Table of Councils, and the ensuing argument spilt out into the streets and onto Well Square and Market Road. In defiance of a Council of Elders decision forcing Terrence Brickson to step down and anoint a successor, the Brickson family withdrew completely from the Council of Elders and proclaimed they would “govern themselves.” In response to the Church, the Brickson family constructed the biggest house in the history of Nahervue in the Roman architectural style. This was an insult on both levels – the Church preached against such obscene displays of wealth, and the Church of Christ (which later would become the Aliphiarian Church) was opposed to the Roman Empire and its use of slaves. Just down the road from the Church itself on the corner of Brickson Way and Ring Street, the Brickson Estate instantly became Aliphiara’s largest residence and the land’s second largest structure after the Fort of Elders when it was finished in 298 AD. The Roman style that it was built was in itself a point to the rest of Nahervue’s influential families about where the Brickson allegiances ran and with who. Shortly after officially moving in, Terrence Brickson announced that he was opposed to the Council of Elders as the ruling entity in Nahervue and wanted to instill a Republic inspired by Rome. This would begin what was known as The First Family War, although the beginnings of it were not violent in a physical nature. The five Founding Families and the Gora family were split for the first time in Nahervue’s history after the construction of the Brickson Estate and the official message it sent out: on one side were the Council of Elders backers which were the Hajar, Borelle, and Sienna families, and on the other side sat the Brickson and Gaulle families, which ironically were the richest and poorest amongst the Founding Families. On the outside and taking their consistently neutral stance sat the Gora family – the largest single family in Nahervue, and its most fractured. That is the story of how the Brickson Estate got built – the first show of wealth and power in the history of Aliphiara, completed in 298 AD and almost 250 years after the founding of Nahervue. It was also the first visible sign of the power struggle that was brewing in the Council of Elders between the two sides, with the Church firmly behind the Council of Elders. The Brickson family continued to have a low level representative in the Council of Elders for the first period of the First Family War before withdrawing completely but personal guards became a normal sight around the Brickson Estate after the family moved in. The Stone Towers of Nahervue and the Docks The Nahervue Docks are as old as the town itself. Initially just a single pier to help support the Hajar and Borelle families as they were fisherfolk, the Nahervue Docks had become an extension of Market Road and its activity, being called by Jos Brickson as “the engine that works so that Nahervue may survive.” In 300 AD, the Nahervue Docks were also the official entry and exit point of Aliphiara. The HOPE V – Nahervue’s latest sea ship – would dock once a year for a few months in summer before heading back to the Old World with its Nahervuean crew to recruit new settlers. The Stone Towers of Nahervue were completed in 180 AD, with the two towers representing equal strength between the two factions of Aliphiara – the local Gora tribes and the Old World settlers of Nahervue. Before the construction of the Fort of Elders, they were also the symbol of power and HQ of the Aliphiaran army. They now serve as both the army’s outpost and the official points of entry and exit from Aliphiara, but more than anything, they serve as a strong first sight for anyone arriving in Nahervue – a sight of power. The Fort of Elders The Church of Christ served as the meeting room and office of the Council of Elders since it was constructed in 75 AD. With the town growing bigger and more residents to be responsible for as well as the fact that Church Square was amongst the busiest junctions in Nahervue so there was always someone seeing who is coming in and out, privacy was a growing concern. The Council of Elders had also recently mandated Haggard Tims as the first ever First Commander, in charge of the security and maintaining the peace of Nahervue. First Commander Tims had 28 men under his command but was getting increasingly agitated as he had no base to command his men from. He was a highly respected man in the Nahervue community and his word carried a lot of weight, so when he threatened the Council with resignation if they did not take his request for a base to operate out from and serve as the forces’ headquarters, everyone paid attention. First Commander Tims, who was also personally in charge of the safety of the six Elders alongside their personal men, sat in many Council meetings, along with many other influential people in town. The idea came up a late winter’s night in 223 AD, when the temperature had dropped in the negatives and there was literally no one out on the roads. First Commander Tims had pulled all his patrol teams from the field for their safety and had stuffed them in the Stone Towers before heading over to the church to attend the meeting. He showed up and announced he could no longer continue to be responsible for the town’s security with have a central point. Incidentally, just before Tims had walked in, the conversation was about finding a new home for the Council to operate out of as the space in the Church of Christ had just become too small. That is when the idea came up that why doesn’t the town build a fort to compliment the Stone Towers and serve as both the seat of government and the seat of the Nahervue Forces. The idea was put to a vote, and almost all the registered residents of Nahervue over the age of 18 cast their choices in what became the first ever public vote in the history of Aliphiara. The results were positive for the construction of the fort, which almost immediately was dubbed the Fort of Elders by the townsfolk. It took about two years to build, slowly jotting up from the sea and towering majestically over the Bay of Hope. Each of the six Elders had their own chambers, and there was large meeting room and reception/dining hall. The Forces side had rooms filled with enough beds for over 200 men as well as three rooms that served as the base of operations for First Commander Tims. The Fort of Elders was officially completed in 226 AD. The most striking feature of the Fort of Elders was the fact that it was built on water. Of course, it was very shallow water, but it was by far the largest project of any sort taken on in the history of Aliphiara. It immediately became Nahervue’s most distinguishable feature, eclipsing the Stone Towers in both stature and notoriety. The fort was built at the mouth of the White River, a mass of stone that would come to represent chaos, violence, and death in the future. The Church of Christ The Church of Christ was completed in 78 AD, making Nahervue one of the first settlements in the world let alone the Old World that became a Christian town. It was a preacher called Peter Carpenter, who claimed to have learnt directly under Christ, that brought the religion to the land, and he also became the first Father Carpenter of the Church of Christ. The Nahervue Cemetery lays directly behind the church, the burial grounds for the entire town. The Church of Christ wields a decent amount of power politically in Nahervue, and the current head of the Church of Christ (or Aliphiaran Church) was Bishop James Gaulle was closely aligned with the Council of Elders, sitting in on meetings and having his say. He is at complete odds with Terence Brickson, whose obscene displays of showmanship and wealth goes against everything the bishop stood for. Unfortunately for both of them, they were neighbors – Church Square was just a couple of minutes walk from the Brickson Estate on the corner of Ring Street and Brickson Way. And finally, I will leave you with some shots of Nahervue in 300 AD.

Today I'm just going to post some pictures of Nahervue I have laying around before the update. Summertime in Nahervue (approx. 300 AD) The first snowstorm of the winter season. (Nahervue, circa 300 AD) The Brickson Estate, started in 288 AD and completed in 298 AD, on the corner of Brickson Way and Ring Street. An aerial shot of Nahervue (around 260 AD.)

YEAR: 250 AD POPULATION: 2,263 Grove Pass Around 240 AD, a member of the Hill family built his home right behind the Market Road stands just past the Siena orange grove behind the Market Road Inn. Over the next few years, a few more families would build next to the Hill home, almost all the way down straight to Brickson Way. A trial was worn between the Market Road and Brickson Way next to the orange grove, and thus is the story of the creation of Grove Pass. Grove Pass was the result of the village of Nahervue getting bigger and more crowded, especially around Well Square and the Market Road area. There was even a new blacksmith in town, Jinas Asded, who opened up a business on the ground floor of one of the new houses built on Grove Pass. Over time, the market stalls on Market Road began expanding onto Grove Pass, right on the fence of the grove itself.

YEAR: 230 AD POPULATION: 1,942 The Nahervue Logging Company In 228 AD, the ship HOPE III returned with not only its Aliphiaran crew, but also with three families from Rome itself. They were well-off merchant families who had gotten in trouble with an influential senator – in the middle of the night, he confiscated their businesses and put all of them, including the children, in prison. Through their own influential connections, they managed to escape two nights later and it was arranged for them to travel across Europe to what is today the French Riviera. It was there that they met the HOPE III crew, who sold them on the idea of a fresh start in an unknown, beautiful land. Just one week later, they were on their way to Nahervue, Aliphiara. Like the Gora tribesmen and women that joined the settlement and continued to do so, the three families were welcomed into Nahervue and were formally given the family name of Romana. One of the businesses the Romana family had experience in was logging, and they immediately saw an opportunity in the sector. Meeting with the Elder Council, they got approval for a business license and were given a chunk of land on the Aliphiara Road a few miles out of town. They immediately did well – a place where the inhabitants of Aliphiara could buy logs without worrying about cutting them down themselves was a life saver for them. It did not take long for the Nahervue Logging Company to become Aliphiara’s biggest and most successful business.

Hey Korver! You probably dont remember me - we use to comment on each other's CJs/Diaries here at Simtropolis and SC4D 10-15 years ago! You have done an unbelievable job with this one, bro. Incredible. You were always great at this, but you have taken it to another level. If I had to vote for Top 5 or even Top 3 CJs of all time, True Earth would definitely be on that list.

The Fort of Elders The Church of Christ served as the meeting room and office of the Council of Elders since it was constructed in 75 AD. With the town growing bigger and more residents to be responsible for as well as the fact that Church Square was amongst the busiest junctions in Nahervue so there was always someone seeing who is coming in and out, privacy was a growing concern. The Council of Elders had also recently mandated Haggard Tims as the first ever First Commander, in charge of the security and maintaining the peace of Nahervue. First Commander Tims had 28 men under his command but was getting increasingly agitated as he had no base to command his men from. He was a highly respected man in the Nahervue community and his word carried a lot of weight, so when he threatened the Council with resignation if they did not take his request for a base to operate out from and serve as the forces’ headquarters, everyone paid attention. First Commander Tims, who was also personally in charge of the safety of the six Elders alongside their personal men, sat in many Council meetings, along with many other influential people in town. The idea came up a late winter’s night in 223 AD, when the temperature had dropped in the negatives and there was literally no one out on the roads. First Commander Tims had pulled all his patrol teams from the field for their safety and had stuffed them in the Stone Towers before heading over to the church to attend the meeting. He showed up and announced he could no longer continue to be responsible for the town’s security with have a central point. Incidentally, just before Tims had walked in, the conversation was about finding a new home for the Council to operate out of as the space in the Church of Christ had just become too small. That is when the idea came up that why doesn’t the town build a fort to compliment the Stone Towers and serve as both the seat of government and the seat of the Nahervue Forces. The idea was put to a vote, and almost all the registered residents of Nahervue over the age of 18 cast their choices in what became the first ever public vote in the history of Aliphiara. The results were positive for the construction of the fort, which almost immediately was dubbed the Fort of Elders by the townsfolk. It took about two years to build, slowly jotting up from the sea and towering majestically over the Bay of Hope. Each of the six Elders had their own chambers, and there was large meeting room and reception/dining hall. The Forces side had rooms filled with enough beds for over 200 men as well as three rooms that served as the base of operations for First Commander Tims. The most striking feature of the Fort of Elders was the fact that it was built on water. Of course, it was very shallow water, but it was by far the largest project of any sort taken on in the history of Aliphiara. It immediately became Nahervue’s most distinguishable feature, eclipsing the Stone Towers in both stature and notoriety. The fort was built at the mouth of the White River, a mass of stone that would come to represent chaos, violence, and death in the future.

YEAR: 220 AD POPULATION: 1,335 The Docks The Nahervue Docks were initially built by the Hajjar and Borelle families, two of the original five that founded Nahervue. It was just one pier and a few canoes, and at that time, the main diet for Nahervueans was mostly game meat and vegetable stews. With members of the Gora tribes joining Nahervue that specialized in fishing, the traffic around the pier grew and so a second one was constructed around 110 AD, which was about 60 years after the founding of the settlement. Now, the Nahervue Docks feature five piers that are buzzing with activity every dawn and morning. The Borelle and Hajar families still reel in the biggest catches, although the Gora family does have substantial catches, as well. Fish has grown in importance for the locals as it has become more of a stable in the Aliphiaran dishes, and fresh catches are much sought after. The Nahervue Docks are the only official point of entry and exit into Aliphiara and is overlooked both symbolically and physically by the Nahervue Stone Towers. Once a year, the ship HOPE III sets sail to Europe to buy supplies for the rest of the village, an endeavor that is led by the Brickston family and is funded by the Elder Council. Market Road If the Nahervue Docks is considered the breath of the town, then Market Road and the Nahervue Market should be considered the pulse. Every morning, almost every farmer, fisherman, hunter, gatherer, and craftsman line up Market Road in their stalls hoping to catch a sale. Whether its Atlantic salmon or deer, strawberries or kale, spears or ceramics, almost every essential item in life back in those days was available in some basic form. Stretching from Well Square just north of the docks along Market Road to Church Square, the Nahervue Market is not only a place for someone looking to buy or trade. Every Saturday and Sunday are Market Days in Nahervue, and the town and Goran travelers congregate onto Market Road to socialize and meet up. Just east of Well Square sits the Market Road Inn, which was built in 212 AD and is owned by the Sienna family (one of the five original families). The most popular spot during the evening and especially during the weekends in town, the Market Road Inn and the Church of Christ are the social centers of town. The Market Road Inn The Market Road Inn was built in 212 AD and is owned by the Sienna family, one of the original five families that founded Nahervue. Before they constructed the inn, the Siennas had a strawberry field on the land, which they subsequently removed and built both the inn and their own personal house instead. They also did a personal orange grove behind the inn, the only one in town. Having witnessed the increase in trade activity especially during Market Days first hand thanks to the land’s location right at the beginning of the market, the Siennas saw an opportunity catering to Gorans that came down to town and were staying a couple of nights. The only place to stay in town formerly was the Farm Inn, located on Blackwell Street just off of Cypress Road – in other words, outside of Nahervue proper. The Market Road Inn was in the dead center of town, and its pub/restaurant was the most popular social location in town. Breakfast was also a big thing, especially during good fishing days when the fishermen would come in during the morning after a long night of fishing. The Market Road Inn also had the distinction of being the first formally registered business in Aliphiara. The Elder Council, hoping to create some funds, mandated that every operating business should be registered and given a license in its field, as well as pay taxes on its income. Although there were grumblings about it, everyone kind of understood that it was needed as the town was growing and investment had to be put in it. The Siennas volunteered the Market Road Inn to be the first to register, making it Aliphiara’s first ever official business to start operating in 218 AD. Nahervue Recap in 220 AD Although the population of Aliphiara remained an unknown at this point, historians estimate anywhere from 60-80K people lived on the island at the time. What is known is that 1,335 of those people called the town of Nahervue their home. The only permanent settlement in all of Aliphiara, Nahervue was the land’s center for trade, travel, entertainment, and anything else one did at that time. Situated on the southern coastline of Aliphiara overlooking the Bay of Hope, the town was founded in 50 AD by settlers from Old World (Western Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Mediterranean, etc.) Inhabited by several tribes of the same nomadic people called the Gora, the relationship between the tribes and the settlers began friendly and had remained friendly until today with no issues. In fact, several Goran families settled down and changed their lifestyle over the years, becoming residents of Nahervue and taking on the last name of Gora. Nahervue is governed by the Elder Council, a body made up of the Elder of each one of the five founding families (Brickston, Sienna, Gaulle, Hajar, Borelle) and an Elder of the Gora family. Together, the six Elders govern in the Elder Council out of the Church of Christ located at Church Square. Over the course of the town’s first 200 years, the relationship between the Elders was cordial and relatively friendly – there were a few scuffles of words here and there, but nothing that wasn’t worked out almost immediately. Almost all the Elders were decent, good people who had the survivability and prosperity of the settlement as their priority. While the Roman Empire was expanding and subjugating, freedom with little governance was thriving in the North Atlantic. Most of the residents of Nahervue were farmers, but a good amount were fishermen and hunters. Over the last 20-30 years, however, a few specialists have started their trade in Nahervue such as carpenters and producers of ceramics. The Brickston and Borelle families were known to be Nahervue’s richest, but all of the founding families were wealthy, with the exception of the Gaulle family – what happened to them is a story on its own. Generally, that is what makes Nahervue’s economy, and the town sponsors a trip by the Hope III sail ship once a year with a young man from each family to buy supplies. Other than that, however, there is still very little communication and contact with the outside world. It would be another 600 years before the Vikings visit and another 1500 years before the beginning of the Trans-Atlantic sea movement. Finally, here are some pictures from around Nahervue in 220 AD, and the last picture is Nahervue through the ages so far.