Almondian Empire

The Almondian Empire, known as Almondia, is a nation on Multi's Earth World. It is considered the successor to the First Kingdom of Almondia, which itself was a successor to the VFMC. Its territory spans the entirety of the northern coast of Quebec.

History
The First Kingdom was established on November 12, 2020 by BigVinny as a rump state of the VFMC, and was integrated into the Atlantic Union ten days later. It was abandoned following Almondia's release from the AU as a result of Vinny planning a coup to take control of the Union for himself. Months later, a nation called Borealia had claimed the ruins of the Almondian capitol city, hoping to preserve its history.

On March 5, Vinny has begun preparations to convert the once-autocratic Almondia into a democracy. He had set up a provisional government, and appointed Badlichick as the Provisional Chancellor, hoping to begin a transition to a direct democracy once enough people have joined the nation.

Also on March 5, as Nova Scotia became independent, Synth, a former Vincentarian, approached Almondia to annex the land as he was granted it following its independence. However, concerned that an annexation may lead others to believe that Almondia was beginning a mass-colonization project, King BigVinny instead negotiated a personal union with Nova Scotia. Almondia and Nova Scotia entered into a personal union, meaning they were both independent from one another and adhere to their own respective laws and interests, while Vinny was a figurehead monarch representing both kingdoms. This action came as a part of provisional Almondia's pan-Vincentarian ambitions, wishing to unite all former Vincentarian players, whether politically or symbolically. This only lasted a few days, however, when Synth disbanded Arbuto to join Almondia as a citizen.

On March 7, Jerek, also known as crabbyaxe, joined the server for the first time. Jerek is important as he was the cofounder of the original Vincentarian colony of Estremia on Extremecraft. His return has given the Almondians a boost of morale.

Also on March 7, as a result of the collection of enough players, the Provisional Government was finally abolished, making way for the creation of the Great Almondian People's Kingdom. The first election was on March 9th, and Badlichick and Berry were the only candidates.

On March 9, as a result of one tie-breaking vote, Berry became the first Chancellor of the People's Kingdom. Berry had a very lenient approach to leadership, barely doing anything of importance at all, but this posed no problems for Almondia abroad as the Chancellor is mainly a role held to manage internal issues, which there were none of.

On March 11, to accelerate overall development and make way for the creation of unique cities, King BigVinny divided the nation into districts, which are not federal districts but rather divisions that map out where certain players may develop to their liking. The capital district, Almondia, is open to anybody for development. The northernmost district is New Maracaibo, being built by Vinny. To the east of Almondia lies the Alcone district, an entertainment area being developed by Synth. The easternmost district is known as New Varma, and is being developed by Bad in the style of a Norse settlement. Finally, New Bielzi lies to the south of Almondia, being developed by blz, with its main attraction being a mansion.

On March 15 and March 16, Almondia expanded tremendously, claiming the entirety of the northern coast of Quebec. It would stretch all the way to the ruins of the city of New Fragolia, which was the VFMC's capitol city. Once again, the name of the nation was changed, now being known simply as the Almondian Empire. The name was changed once again mainly because the previous name, the Great Almondian People's Kingdom, was too long and complicated. Therefore, Vinny thought "Almondian Empire" had a nicer ring to it while also reflecting Almondia's enlarged size. Despite what the name change may imply, the government remained the same.

On March 17, the second election for Chancellor was held, with blz and former Provisional Chancellor Badlichick running against each other, while the sitting Chancellor, Berry, decided not to run again. A few minutes into the election, blz forfeited his campaign in order to let Bad win. Basically, blz created a political coalition against himself. Now, Bad has become the second Chancellor of the Almondian Empire.

On March 21, Almondia managed to secure the old Vincentarian city of Zombea, finally completing the "Greater Almondia" project of retaking all major areas of the VFMC's mainland.

Government
The Almondian Empire is run under a new ideology built by Vinny from the ground up, known as "Vincentarianism." According to Vinny, Vincentarianist doctrine is based on that of the original ideals that were created by the Vincentarian group when they first met on Extremecraft, with the main ideas being the implementation of a centralized monarchist government guided by direct democracy, the importance of equality amongst all citizens, and the promotion of peace and order in an otherwise hostile environment.

The most important aspect of this new government is that there is no more autocracy. A monarchy still exists, with BigVinny holding the role as Emperor, but it has little official power and is more for symbolic purposes, although Emperor BigVinny has used his previous experience to give political advice to the Chancellors. The monarchy is not allowed to run for public office or even vote for public office, although it is responsible for orchestrating elections. However, the monarch still remains as a diplomatic representative that handles foreign relations, and also has the power to declare war, which regardless must be decided on by a vote.

Most administrative functions will be handled by a Chancellor, which is an elected position. An election will take place every week, and the sitting Chancellor can only run for two terms at a time before being disqualified for the next election. However, they will be eligible to run after the next election. The Chancellor will be voted by a popular vote, but if there is a tie, then the Emperor will call for an Electoral Fish Fight. Each candidate will choose one voter, who will fight the other endorsed voters in an arena with their only weapon being a fish. Whoever wins the Electoral Fish Fight means that their respective candidate had won the election.

The Chancellor's main job will be directing efforts on projects, and generally handling the nation internally. The Chancellor also must call for direct democratic elections in order to settle disputes or implement a new law.

Infrastructure and Attractions
Much of the Almondian Empire's infrastructure is similar to the the First Kingdom of Almondia. Due to Borealian preservation efforts, most of the city remained intact, minus a few seats in the capitol building. Since the Second Kingdom's establishment, Vinny and the rest of the Almondians have gotten to work on developing the nation.

Vinny has primarily taken responsibility for the improvement of the road system, expanding it to connect all new sections together. He has also begun creating a subway system out of the incomplete subway system created during the First Kingdom era. This system is intended to make long-distance travel easier due to the vastness of the Empire. As of now, there are two railway lines, with one going to West New Maracaibo, and the other going to New Varma.

One major addition to the main city of Almondia since its reestablishment is Vinny's castle, made primarily of cobblestone, basalt, and crimson wood. It was built on the unfinished base of a castle planned to be completed during the First Kingdom era, although it was never completed. However, it has now been completed under the Second Kingdom.

To go with the castle, Vinny also began construction of a new town called New Maracaibo, named after the Kingdom of Maracaibo, which he ran. Much like Maracaibo's Royal Village, New Maracaibo is a town built using the same palette and style as Vinny's castle, being mostly cobblestone, basalt, and crimson wood.

A community mineshaft has also been created, as well as a community enchantment room. This was to help with the transition to the Vincentarianist government, which has an emphasis on community and publicly-owned property.

Further from the main city, there exists a fishing village to the east called New Varma, which is being built by former Provisional Chancellor Badlichick. It is named after a region of the defunct VFMC, called the Vincentarian Varma Colony, which was located in Sweden and run by Badlichick. The style of New Varma has been described by Bad herself as being a hybrid of traditional Viking settlements and magical/fantasy villages, using lots of cobblestone and warped wood.

In between Almondia and New Varma, Synth is building a large facility called Alcone Arena. This arena is used for community games, especially Fish Fights.

Eventually, the VFMC-era city of New Fragolia will be repaired and connected with the rest of Almondia, although that will not happen for a while due to the efforts developing the main sections of Almondia.

Culture
The culture of Almondia is heavily based on Vincentarian culture that was first created on Extremecraft, revolving around a bunch of players attempting to create a powerful group while still enjoying their time together and having fun. In the wake of more Vincentarians joining, Almondia has experienced an event described by Vinny as a "Vincentarian Renaissance," reviving Vincentarian traditions like Fish Fights, while also reestablishing major Vincentarian religions, with those being the Tower Cult, which was created on Mappercraft itself, and the first true Vincentarian religion of Lööpism, created by Badlichick on Extremecraft as a way of worshipping the Lööps Cat.

In conclusion, the old Vincentarian culture returned due to the Almondian people's desire to just have fun, instead of worrying about the issues regarding the other nations of the world.