Well, I started a new CJ/DD the other day called the Stone Republic and have decided to expand it, In the first 4 updates there has been alot of content, especially in Update 2 through Adamsbridge so I can't guarantee a full Stoneish experiance but I will try to catch you up the best I can city by city...
first (excerpt from update 3):
Official Name: United Counties, towns, cities and villages of te stone republic
National Anthem (As of 2005) :
Capital: Stone City
Largest City: Stone City
Official Languages: English
Demonym: Stoneish or stones
Government: Representative Democracy
- Prime Minister: Matthew Whitehead
- Governor of the Congress: Howard Billings
- Chief Justice of the Courts: Edward Snelling
Congress proposes a bill, majority vote wins, bill advances, Prime Minister yay's or nay's it, if nay, congress must pass with overwhelming majority of 75%, if yay or succesful revote, advances to the courts for yay or nay. The supreme court's decision is final however only congress can vote on new justices. The most experianced Judge on the court is the Chief Justice.
Independence: 1887 from Great Britain
Area: 422 km
Population: 30,000 (Expected around 1,000,000 or atleast 400,000)
GDP Per Capita: 30,000
Time Zone: UTC -8
Date format: dd/mm/yyyy or dd/mm/yy'
Internet TlD: .stn
Calling Code: +984
Drives on the right
HISTORY OF THE STONE REPUBLIC
In 1846, James Young II of Cornwall landed on the north side of a rocky island which he named stone. Initially the stone settlement was poor in quality but as time went on, conditions improved, even to where the british soldiers were about to move their Pacific base to stone, but they didn't without a fight, and fight they did, the stoneish people were armed and ready, they told the british as soon as they got the news, there was no way stone was to become the brit's play thing. And finally at the dawn of 6th August 1863 the Stoneish saw the brit's ships on the horizon and as soon as they got within range, from behind the logs and trees along the beaches of stone, they fired. First it should be said that The republic of Stone is on multiple islands and the main one including the one stone city is on is actually Edward's Island, Stone Island is located south of Edward's Island, back on topic. The stones came out with guns blazing but it was not enough and the brits overpowered them. Taking stone, establishing a base in the south and keeping the stones prisinor in the north. A small uprising took place in 1873 in which a stonish man, Calvin Thomas, broke into the British Base on the southside during the night and as the troops came to the armory to take up their arms shot at them at dawn. Two guardsmen subdued him before long and for the next five years he was tortured before being executed by the british in 1880 after two years in prison. This led to the Stonish becoming extremely angry and as such, attacked. The ensuing revoluton lasted seven years and eventually led to the stoneish defeating the british due to mastery of the terrain and achieving independence. The stoneish population eventually extended beyond Stone Island, to Edward Island, Kings Island and Pacific Island before eventually nearly abandoning Stone Island except a small population, still on the north side.
World War II broke out in 1942 in Stone when the Japanese Kamikaze pilots crashed into downtown Stone City, destryoing the tallest buildings and destroying the buildings of Federal Isle. Then Prime Minister Red Ryder was in Adamsbridge at his retreat east of Clarksville (see update 2) and was unharmed. Congress was not in session and, while 5 congressmen were in downtown at the time, most were at their homes or in Berryford (see update 4 tonight) and the courts were not in session for the day so the majority of the government was still fine. Congress took session under the emergency clause of the constitution in the Bunker (undisclosed location South of Berryford).
Emegency Clause states: Under an executive deemed National Emergency, a special congress will meet at at a national bunker location. This congress shall operated with supreme power over the nation and consist of the 4 most experienced congressional officials, the Prime Minister, Governor, Chief of the courts and Commander of the Stoneish Armed Forces
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The Emergency Congress called on the armed forces and counter attacked Japan and such fighting ensued until the Americans stepped in and backed the Japanese away in 1944. On November 12th, 1944, Japan signed a peace treaty with the Prime Minister of the Stone Republic to officially end the fighting.
During the cold war, Stone saw much spying between the soviets and americans and was somehow able to avoid the conflict completely and maintain a position of neutrality and as we have reached the new millinium, Stone has developed a wonderful telecommunications industry as well as an automotive industry worth noting. Major General Matthew Whitehead was elected to his first term as Prime Minister in 1997 and was elected to his third term (6 years) in 2009.
Regional Shot
Stone City
City/County
Downtown
National Tennis Center
Stone City International
Federal Isle
Adamsbridge County
County Seat: Clarksville
Other Towns: N/A
Adamsbridge County High School home of the Wildcats in Clarksville, Adamsbridge
Downtown Clarksville
Valley Arena- Home of Musicfest (Our annual woodstock except only 10% as big)
President's Retreat- NE of Clarksville along a long dirt road
President's Retreat Tennis Courts- ENE of Clarksville but still on the compound
Berryford
City/County
"Berryford, City of Excessive Bridges"
Berryford Airport
Downtown
The Elkvale River Bridges, (the Excessive Bridges)
They don't really serve a purpose, just for show really
And to round out the introduction (This is the only post that will be this long )
A picture of what's coming up in towmorrow's update and what's already done
Update 1 was Stone City
2: Tour of Adamsbridge County and Clarksville
3: History and Stats
4: Berryford
Update 5 will be the first here and will be Pacific Cove and Stone Island (which is why they're highlighted)
-Will
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