Cadogen

Cadogen Castle directly following the Cadogen Crusade

Cadogen was a small island adjoined to the southern coast of the continent in the Cadogen Server. It was originally populated by bcfoss, but nobel617 joined after the success of the Cadogen Crusades. After the Siege of Antioch bcfoss became isolationist; through the use of punji sticks, embermoss, and dense forestation, the countryside was made inhospitable in order to ward off potential invasions.

Early History

Cadogen was initially founded by bcfoss on an island hugging the southern coast of the main continent. A very small castle (~6x14) was constructed around a 4x4 forge from Tinker's Construct on the western side of the structure. A vertical mineshaft was excavated to the north on the mainland, and the forest surrounding it was cleared away to make a small plain.

Cadogen Crusades

Main article: Cadogen Crusades

Disputes over the ownership of a diamond that nobel617 had found in the mineshaft boiled over into war after bcfoss slew him and took it. After a lengthy siege and an epig duel, nobel617 emerged victorious. In the aftermath of the war nobel617 ruled benevolently, and a castle was constructed for him on a hill to the north of the mine, which he shunned in favor of building his own house. Around this time bcfoss began dabbling in Blood Magic on an abandoned sand reef off the coast, but the practice was abandoned by the start of hostilities with Antioch.

Interaction With Antioch

With a staggering population of two players, Cadogen was the most populous nation in the world, and contact with the outside world became more common. Meanwhile tensions were rising between King nobel617 and bcfoss over the former's refusal to live in a castle made by the latter. During a meeting with joestanly04 of Antioch, bcfoss set fire to the nobel617's house. Though initially furious at bcfoss, the two members of Cadogen reached an unspoken and spontaneous agreement to blame everything on joestanly04. With this justification, Cadogen demanded the vassalage of Antioch, which was ultimately strong armed into accepting the offer.

Tribute was demanded from Antioch in the form of steel ingots, which were highly sought after in Cadogen as a weapons material and which only Antioch knew how to produce. The issue was stalled for a time, but King nobel617's patience soon ran out. Both countries entered an arms race to produce a functioning missile system, but war broke out before either side could perfect it. Both sides launched a single missile each, and while both missiles hit their target, the total damage was minimal. Reverting to conventional warfare, King nobel617 led an invasion force to Antioch. Despite major setbacks, the war ultimately ended in victory for Cadogen.

Isolationism

Soon after the end of the war, nobel617 abdicated and left Cadogen in order to found Japin. With nobel617 gone, Cadogen reverted to it's pre-crusades status quo. Having fought through two wars and fearful of a third, bcfoss began fortifying Cadogen and the surrounding countryside with passive defenses. Trees were replanted in dense clusters conducive to mob spawning, and the undergrowth was sprinkled with punji sticks and magical plants. nobel617 built a highway connecting all of the world's nations together, but bcfoss halted construction before it could reach Cadogen proper and sabotaged the parts within his perceived territory.

The art of thaumaturgy was introduced during this period; lightning staffs and golems were produced in limited amounts. Cadogen took part in an international expedition into the Twilight Forest, and distinguished itself appropriately.

Highway junction leading to Cadogen.

Stretch of highway within Cadogen. Heavy forestation and partial destruction was meant to discourage invasion.

Dawn of the Techno-God

The Nuclear Strike on New Japin, thought initially a source of awe more than fear, ended all thoughts of opposing New Antioch militarily. In an evolution of isolationist policy, Cadogen began investing in a space program in order to escape the threat of nuclear armageddon. The server ended on a bittersweet note, with New Antioch sending bcfoss on the first manned mission to the Moon only to crash and burn.

For several servers after this, a trend would emerge in which Jiq would gradually, but inevitably, eclipse all other players in power by a massive margin through the use of powerful tech mods. The term 'techno-god' was coined to emphasize the power difference.