Holy Roman Empire

Foundation
The Holy Roman Empire (later Imperium Romanum) was founded on the first day of the server DomvsBorea (first iteration), May 21st. Its first city and capital was Vienna, located in the northeast of Austria. The original settlers of the city included Bear1420, Thvle, Norv1420, Kragot, Ratlas_, RavenMKX, Joseph_Mengelol, and AdolfJewler. Later, several of these people created their own cities and expanded the empire such as Prague and Thuringen.

The HRE was founded on the basis of unifying veteran players in a nation against two prominent newcomer factions, Carthage and Sexday (Sexday was a faction from the defunct EarthCraft, settling on DomvsBorea in the region of Anatolia). These geopolitical aspirations quickly changed after the First Battle of Carthage.

First Battle of Carthage
A conflict, the start of many between Sexday, Carthage, and later the HRE. Roughly 5-6~ Sexday soldiers descended on Carthage and attacked its two defenders, disputedname (Lord of Carthage) and BigPapy. Motivations for the attack are unknown. Emperor Bear1420 offered direct assistance to Carthage, despite Carthage being seen as a potential enemy, Sexday was viewed as a greater evil. The alliance that was meant to be temporary became permanent, and Carthage and the HRE unified as allies for the rest of the iteration.

Sexday forces were routed despite having a numerical advantage over Carthage's defenders.

Peacetime Construction
Vienna was primarily constructed by the famed blockgame architect Thvle, who built a large series of arches overlooking the city. There was about two houses facing it on the surface and a small subterranean bunker complex.

Prague neighbored Vienna directly north, built by mayor Norv1420. It featured a large farm, a pet spider in a glass tank, a complete bunker as well as a large apartment-esque structure housing a dirt prison built for Poles, and an aquarium.

To the far south was the Pope Corgi_Kyng in Ravenna, Italy. The Papacy was one chunk and not located in Roma due to the fact that the city was already claimed. Later, the city was often strategically used by Caesar Bear1420 as a place of storage and safe refuge in times of war.

In the West located in Central Germany lay the hamlet of Thuringen, built by RavenMKX. A cozy countryside villa.

The far north in Denmark housed Jutland of ColorfulGhost. Little is known about this settlement due to the proximity away from the center of the Empire, but it was presumed to have a large farm judging from the dynmap. It was famed for being a stronghold of Roman loyalists, and refused all attempts at bribery by Sexday.

Siege of Vienna
The city of Vienna was laid siege by Sexday forces, undoubtedly due to the involvement of the HRE in Carthage. Roman defenders included Bear1420 and Thvle, with the Sexday attackers including fears_, ItsMeMrOrange, 4bstract, and others. The siege was precipitated of the aftermath of the Second Battle of Carthage, in which Carthage was disbanded due to acts of the gods.

The battle was marked by repeated guerilla warfare by the Romans, including luring Sexday soldiers into the underground bunker and slaying them due to numbers disparity. Notable Sexday tactics include feigned retreat into the forests and usage of endcrystals. The practice of guerilla warfare by the Romans set the mood for the rest of the war as a viable strategy. It was notable that during this time the majority of the HRE's population was blackpilled by external factors and not actively playing.

The siege ended in a Sexday victory and the city was occupied despite heavy Sexday losses, leading Bear1420 to give leadership of the city to Thvle and take up armed resistance elsewhere.

The defeat resulted in large portions of the Empire being occupied due to their peaceful status, such as Prague, Ravenna, and later Pisae.

Classical Restoration and Merger
Bear1420 approached SentinelComanche, then mayor of Roma and leader of the Roman Republic, about a merger on the condition that the HRE would restructure itself as the classical Roman Empire. The merger resulted in the renaming of the HRE to Imperium Romanum, and Bear1420 was given mayorship of the city.

The primary goal of the reformed Roman Empire was the conquest of Sexday and the liberation of its occupied territories.

Roma itself was left relatively unbothered for a short period of time leading up to the next Sexday attack, wherein a small castle was constructed and other aesthetic additions.

Siege of Roma
Sexday forces again attacked the city of Roma, now the capital of the new Empire, in an attempt to finalize their victory over Rome. The primary defender was Bear1420. Battles took place in both Roma itself and Ravenna, as Ravenna was being used as a strategic storage area. Sexday soldiers took heavy casualties and lost many godsets outside Ravenna in attempted ambushes due to lack of keep inventory. This had the effect of damping Sexday morale to the point where they had little interest in continuing the siege of Roma.

Roma's siege ended in a victory for its Roman defenders after 3 days, and Sexday was forced back to Anatolia. This was the first major server victory over any Sexday invasion and marked a turning point, whereas all other targets had fallen.

Siege of Nazi Germany and Roman strategic counter-offensive
Bear1420 seized on the victory's momentum immediately and laid siege to Nazi Germany, a settlement of Sexday located on the border of Holland and Germany, ruled by MemeThiefs. It was notable as the center of Sexday godset production and it was targeted to prevent the usage of its villagers by other Sexday members.

The attack resulted in a revival of Sexday army activity and many of them moved to defend the settlement. This was met with invisible guerilla attacks by the Romans, and with reports of morale loss in the Sexday ranks, many of them simply logged off and let the Romans siege it, despite Sexday retaining numerical superiority.

Nazi Germany fell to Roman conquest after several brief skirmishes and became the first of many conquered towns.

During this time Vienna was counter-sieged and released from occupation by Roman forces.

Tartessos, Leptis Magna, and London join Rome
Tartessos and Leptis Magna were two neutrally aligned Sexday subjects that joined out of diplomatic pressure. One of the aims of Rome was to dismantle this tenuous coalition of subjects, and both of them left Sexday once the tide of war turned against them in favor of the Empire. Leptis Magna was a former Carthaginian city that joined Sexday once Carthage fell.

London was diplomatically pressured to join Roma due to its status as a peaceful, yet occupied Sexday subject, due to its neutrality.

Sieges of Crimea, Cairo, and Honiara
Romans besieged Cairo in Egypt with no resistance. Crimea saw a moderate degree of skirmishing that consistently ended with slain Sexday defenders. Honiara, the capital, also fell with no resistance. During this time the Sexday military had a general collapse and ceased conflict altogether with the revived Roman state.

It was believed that the total conquest of the Sexday state was near.

Intervention of the Gods
Orion, patron god of Sexday, intervened and cast Bear1420 into the underworld for two weeks after enough sacrifices (read: banned). This was enough to spur Sexday members from the dead and they actively began attacking Romans without fear. Despite this revival, it was not enough to stop the Roman conquests. Bear1420 was pulled from the underworld by the god Nibbor after Orion's fall about a week early and the war was completed with the occupation of Crimea, Honiara, and Cairo.

The war was concluded as a Roman victory after 2-3 weeks of conflict and the server closed shortly thereafter.