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Although exact dates are unknown, this 'Age of Darkness' appears to have lasted several months; conservative historians place it at three months, whilst more liberal academics state the period continued for as long as eight. Whatever the exact timescale, the destruction caused and the damage dealt to the nation was immense. Entire cities were destroyed, towns and villages reduced to rubble. Precious historical and cultural icons, which may well have shed some light on the history of the nation, were ironically destroyed by the population. The death toll moved into the millions, perhaps even tens of millions, and crime was widespread as the few remaining authority figures either joined the rioting or were overrun by the majority. Just when all seemed lost, and it seemed that the nation would self-destruct in an orgy of violence and destruction, an almost biblical figure came into being to save the nation and its population. | Although exact dates are unknown, this 'Age of Darkness' appears to have lasted several months; conservative historians place it at three months, whilst more liberal academics state the period continued for as long as eight. Whatever the exact timescale, the destruction caused and the damage dealt to the nation was immense. Entire cities were destroyed, towns and villages reduced to rubble. Precious historical and cultural icons, which may well have shed some light on the history of the nation, were ironically destroyed by the population. The death toll moved into the millions, perhaps even tens of millions, and crime was widespread as the few remaining authority figures either joined the rioting or were overrun by the majority. Just when all seemed lost, and it seemed that the nation would self-destruct in an orgy of violence and destruction, an almost biblical figure came into being to save the nation and its population. | ||
| − | This figure, known only by their internet handle of '''Skinny87''', first began appearing on the few internet chatrooms that existed during the Darkness. The user, who never once revealed their true identity, began spreading a message of peace and security and promised a return to the pre-erasure period of the nation, back to a time of security and knowledge. Although many had come before to preach the same message, | + | This figure, known only by their internet handle of '''Skinny87''', first began appearing on the few internet chatrooms that existed during the Darkness. The user, who never once revealed their true identity, began spreading a message of peace and security and promised a return to the pre-erasure period of the nation, back to a time of security and knowledge. Although many had come before to preach the same message, this person seemed different. The users approach was far more knowledgable and charismatic than any other who had begun preaching, and the messages it spread seemed rational. The issue that gained '''Skinny87''' such a widespread following was the knowledge they seemed to possess about the pre-erasure period; small fragments of information had apparently survived the erause somehow, and '''Skinny87''' had acted as a guardian and collector, placing them onto a secure internet server and then allowing the world to access the records. Although many were at first sceptical, the knowledge contained within the servers seemed to match what little people knew - geography textbooks matched areas of the nation, and guidebooks were correlated with the ruins of several historical and cultural buildings. |
| − | Within a fairly short amount of time, | + | Within a fairly short amount of time, this anonymous messiah had gained hundreds of thousands of followers and had begun spreading the message of peace and rebuilding throughout the entire nation. Slowly but surely, the pieces and shattered remnants of the nation were gathered together and put back together; cities were gradually rebuilt, the law enforcement and emergency services reformed, and the military built upo from scratch from more than willing volunteers. Within several years most of the damage had been repaired by the users followers, and following the rebuilding and emigration into the newly named capital city [[Dowland City]], a formal government was created from those government officials that had survived the erasure and riots, and from democratically elected members. The last message from '''Skinny87''', who throughout the rebuilding process had remained anonymous and frustrated any attempts to be found by grateful followers, was broadcast throughout the nation. In the message, '''Skinny87''' stated that the work it had started was over, and gave one last request; that the people of the nation follow the orders of their democratically-elected leaders. Then, no more was ever heard from the mysterious stranger who had essentially rebuilt an entire nation. In honour of the person who had done so much for the nation, the nation voted unanimously to name their country after the user, becoming the newborn [[Republic of Skinny87]]. |
===Modern History=== | ===Modern History=== | ||
| − | After the loss of '''Skinny87''', the nation soon began growing, both in population and curiosity. | + | After the loss of '''Skinny87''', the nation soon began growing, both in population and curiosity. The military, an essential part of the rebuilding of the nation, was expanded into five different sections and ordered to secure the borders of the nation. Within a week this had been concluded, and with it came the discovery that Skinny87 was not alone. Instead of the isolated nation that most had believed them to be, they were in fact the southern-most country on a gigantic continent, one of four in their region. |
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| Official Languages | English, French, German. | ||||
| Capital | Dowland City | ||||
| King | Alexander I | ||||
| Prime Minister | N/A | ||||
| Area - Land - Water |
900,630 km² 1,800 km² | ||||
| Population - Total (January 2006) - Density |
2.1 billion 280,90/km² | ||||
| Foundation | 1800, Succession of Yarmouth. | ||||
| Government Type | Constitutional Monarchy | ||||
| Nation Type | Kingdom | ||||
| National Animal | Lesser-Spotted Eagle | ||||
| GDP (2006) - Total - GDP/capita |
74 Trillion Dowlands D$D$74,252,755,212,543.61 | ||||
| Currency | 1 Dowland (D$) = NS$1.7415 | ||||
| Time Zone - in summer |
GMT +1 GMT +1 | ||||
| International Abbreviations - sport - government |
S87 Skinny87 | ||||
| Pronunciation (IPA) | - | ||||
| International Power Ranking | 12.900 (T-135th) | ||||
| National Anthem | Bittersweet Symphony, The Verves | ||||
| Internet TLD | .Ski | ||||
| Calling Code | +95 | ||||
Contents
General Information
A Brief Overview of Skinny87
The Sovereign Nation of Skinny87 is a large and prosperous nation in Haven. It is now a Kingdom under the Constitutional Monarchical rulings of King Alexander I.
The nation is one of the larger nations within Haven, primarily due to the large tract of land that the Sovereign Nation took under its control after the demise of the nation of Neo-Soviet Russia and subsequent negotiations with the neighbouring nation of Hallad. Although the land from the former Neo-Soviet Russia is technically part of Skinny87, it is counted only in elections and other governmental duties, and is not part of the main nation; it is more akin to an extremely close colony than anything else. The climate of Skinny87 is generally mild, with bouts of weather and climate changes that are reminiscent of Britain to all visitors coming into the nation. The north of Skinny87 is generally the colder and less mild part of the country, with an average rainfall of nearly twice that than of the most extreme southern part of Skinny87. The south of the nation has far less rainfall, although it is vulnerable far more to the icy cold winds blowing in from the south of Haven.
The main non-military industry of Skinny87 is the white-collar Information Technology, responsible for many famous computer games, such as Pyramid Attacker and the trillion-copy selling, multi-award winning computer game Pegasus: Attack of the Cute Unicorns and its sequel Pegasus: Cute and Dangerous. However, the main and dominant industry in Skinny87 is the Defense Industry, led by Republican Incorporated Systems and State Defense Inc. The military, as the average visitor and tourist will attest to, is a fundamental part of the nation, partly due to the past history of Skinny87. The Defense Industries generate hundreds of Trillions of Dowlands every year, and the military receives the largest proportion of funding from the government, usually in the 30-40 percentile range.
The Mysterious Nation State: A History of Skinny87
Early History
The history of Skinny87 should be like the history of all other nation states on Terra. It should be full of dashing heroes, and skulking villains; of brave politicians, evil politicians as well, and their actions. It should be full of the military history of Skinny87, telling tales of the wars that Skinny87 was involved in during the past; of the riots and rebellions it faced and survived, of the Civil Wars it may have had; of the international conflicts the country was embroiled in during its rich and vibrant history. There should be volumes of books that tell of the nations cultural history, of its people and culture and traditions that stretch back as far as anyone can remember. In short, all that every other nation on the face of Terra has in their own books and memories.
Historians throughout Skinny87 are sure that the nation has such a long and interesting history; unfortunately, nobody knows what it is. In the late nineteen sixties, whilst Skinny87 was still a fledgling and developing nation, something dreadful occurred. The few people that remember the incident have vague memories of lights in the skies above every major city, every town, village and hamlet throughout the nation. The lights grew brighter and brighter until no-one could look at them without hurting their eyes. Within seconds these lights seemed to encompass the entire sky; it was at this point that the power went out all over the nation, sending the entire nation into darkness. Less than a minute later came a high-pitched whining noise, and then all the surviving witnesses fainted from an unknown cause.
When the people of Skinny87 awoke, they found themselves unharmed physically. Apart from those killed whilst driving, or working in dangerous areas, who numbered into the hundreds of thousands, the rest of the nations population had survived. Their surroundings, too,had survived intact. Initially all appeared the same; it was only when people tried to remember where they were that the real impact of the apparent attack. Every single persons long-term memory had been erased completely. Whilst their short and medium-term memories remained intact, allowing them to remember personal details and what their jobs were, where they were, or even what planet they were on had been wiped clean from their memories. The reaction to this mass erasure was, in hindsight, inevitable. Frightened and angered by their inability to remember, despite their best efforts, much of the population began rioting and looting, starting a period of destruction known by modern historians in Skinny87 as 'The Age of Darkness'.
Although exact dates are unknown, this 'Age of Darkness' appears to have lasted several months; conservative historians place it at three months, whilst more liberal academics state the period continued for as long as eight. Whatever the exact timescale, the destruction caused and the damage dealt to the nation was immense. Entire cities were destroyed, towns and villages reduced to rubble. Precious historical and cultural icons, which may well have shed some light on the history of the nation, were ironically destroyed by the population. The death toll moved into the millions, perhaps even tens of millions, and crime was widespread as the few remaining authority figures either joined the rioting or were overrun by the majority. Just when all seemed lost, and it seemed that the nation would self-destruct in an orgy of violence and destruction, an almost biblical figure came into being to save the nation and its population.
This figure, known only by their internet handle of Skinny87, first began appearing on the few internet chatrooms that existed during the Darkness. The user, who never once revealed their true identity, began spreading a message of peace and security and promised a return to the pre-erasure period of the nation, back to a time of security and knowledge. Although many had come before to preach the same message, this person seemed different. The users approach was far more knowledgable and charismatic than any other who had begun preaching, and the messages it spread seemed rational. The issue that gained Skinny87 such a widespread following was the knowledge they seemed to possess about the pre-erasure period; small fragments of information had apparently survived the erause somehow, and Skinny87 had acted as a guardian and collector, placing them onto a secure internet server and then allowing the world to access the records. Although many were at first sceptical, the knowledge contained within the servers seemed to match what little people knew - geography textbooks matched areas of the nation, and guidebooks were correlated with the ruins of several historical and cultural buildings.
Within a fairly short amount of time, this anonymous messiah had gained hundreds of thousands of followers and had begun spreading the message of peace and rebuilding throughout the entire nation. Slowly but surely, the pieces and shattered remnants of the nation were gathered together and put back together; cities were gradually rebuilt, the law enforcement and emergency services reformed, and the military built upo from scratch from more than willing volunteers. Within several years most of the damage had been repaired by the users followers, and following the rebuilding and emigration into the newly named capital city Dowland City, a formal government was created from those government officials that had survived the erasure and riots, and from democratically elected members. The last message from Skinny87, who throughout the rebuilding process had remained anonymous and frustrated any attempts to be found by grateful followers, was broadcast throughout the nation. In the message, Skinny87 stated that the work it had started was over, and gave one last request; that the people of the nation follow the orders of their democratically-elected leaders. Then, no more was ever heard from the mysterious stranger who had essentially rebuilt an entire nation. In honour of the person who had done so much for the nation, the nation voted unanimously to name their country after the user, becoming the newborn Republic of Skinny87.
Modern History
After the loss of Skinny87, the nation soon began growing, both in population and curiosity. The military, an essential part of the rebuilding of the nation, was expanded into five different sections and ordered to secure the borders of the nation. Within a week this had been concluded, and with it came the discovery that Skinny87 was not alone. Instead of the isolated nation that most had believed them to be, they were in fact the southern-most country on a gigantic continent, one of four in their region.
