Free Cities of Alathra

The Free Cities of Alathra (F.C.A.) is a nation located mainly on the southeastern part of the northern continent, consisting of four towns and several island territories to the south.

HighTide (Capital)

 * Cody29797 (Chancellor, Sealord of HighTide)
 * KIX_6116
 * Mrblack4123
 * Gongasm
 * Helix_8ea
 * bofamnutz
 * GreatLemi

Duskenspur

 * MylesDon (Lord of Duskenspur)
 * tiberian3

Evergreen

 * BentoSet (Lord of Evergreen)
 * VioletCheshire49
 * I3renna_I3ug

Uhovia

 * white_flare1506 (Lord of Uhovia)
 * spiceymonkey1349 (Prime Minister of Uhovia)
 * syrianbaton
 * austinzhu

Founding
The Free Cities of Alathra was originally known as the Alliance of Coastal States, formed on May 26 between HighTide, Uhovia, and Duskenspur as a defensive agreement against any potential threats from the other nations. However, with the prospect of admitting Evergreen, a landlocked offshoot of Uhovia, the leaders realized that the "Coastal" part of the name would no longer fit. Thus, they decided to rename the alliance to the Free Cities of Alathra on May 29, merging Cody29797's Hightide and MylesDon's Duskenspur into one autonomous nation. They were soon followed by BentoSet of Evergreen and white_flare1506 on May 31 and June 1, just after the Restarting of the Server.

The Fort Gillamore Dispute
On June 7th, the Alathran Independent Press, the primary history-recording organization of Alathra claimed the island of Fort Gillamore, an abandoned territory of NoTown then Mausia that the F.C.A. tentatively claimed. On June 8th, Prime Minister spiceymonkey1349 of Uhovia, enticed by the prospect of having such a prestigious organization operate within the F.C.A.'s borders, offered to help set up moneymaking operations on the island, hoping to win the Press's favor and to make some money for both parties in the process. However, in a heated public debate, the Alathra Independent Press refused spiceymonkey1349's offer, insisting on maintaining its independence. Once again, Fort Gillamore was abandoned as the Alathra Independent Press decided to move its headquarters elsewhere.

Ashina-Vatican War
On June 13 to 14, as tensions rose between Ashina and the Kingdom of God over the architecture of their towns, the F.C.A. hoped to remain neutral in the conflict, supporting the freedom of creativity of both towns. However, when Pope Mistapurple attacked the Shepeyes location at Homo Town with lava, the F.C.A. felt it had no choice but to help Ashina intervene. At 7:51 PM EST, Chancellor Cody29797 declared war on the Kingdom of God.

Joining the Ashina-led alliance along with Fare-Sesso, the F.C.A. mustered 5 soldiers: Chancellor Cody29797 and GreatLemi of HighTide, Prime Minister spiceymonkey1349 and austinzhu of Uhovia, and Lord BentoSet of Evergreen. After gathering with the Ashina forces, they were designated as the South-Western Battalion and were tasked with patrolling the southern slope of Vatican City while the main body of the alliance army manned an outpost on the eastern slope and moved in to take the city.

At 10:30 PM EST, the Southwestern Battalion moved in with the alliance army and took up their positions. However, when the members of the Kingdom of God failed to show up for the battle, the Southwestern Battalion regrouped with the rest of the alliance army at the southern gate of the city. Gradually, boredom set in amongst the ranks.

Hoping to break the boredom, one Battalion member from Uhovia, austinzhu, dueled with Grandpa_Boob of Ashina, losing the fight but entertaining the alliance troops. The Battalion also partook in the fight against the three Giants that were spawned. Eventually, the Southwestern Battalion vacated the battlefield, leaving Ashina to claim Vatican City.

Government
The F.C.A. is a mix of a monarchy and a constitutional democracy, with the rulers of each town retaining some autonomy with the internal affairs of their respective cities. However, for large-scale affairs affecting the entire nation, including declaration of war, the state must conduct a majority vote of either the leaders of the towns or of all of the citizens.

The Constitution
The Constitution of the Free Cities of Alathra was first drafted by Lord MylesDon of Duskenspur on May 30, and outlines the basic laws of the Free Cities, including: The Constitution also provides for emergency powers to override some local laws in times of extraordinary crisis, but for no more than 2 days or until the end of an ongoing war.
 * Autonomy of each town without interfering with national laws
 * Requirement to contribute to daily upkeep payments
 * Military obligation during times of war
 * National citizenship for all town members, which entails:
 * Freedom of movement between national territories
 * Equal rights in each town
 * Compliance with local laws, including switch/building permissions
 * The responsibilities of the Chancellor, mainly to consult with the lords of the other member-towns