[Completed]Yong Ping Nation Application

[Kemobrown 567]

Nation Settlement PRO MC Name: Kemobrown

 

Nation Name: Jade State of Yong Ping

 

 

What is the history of your settlement since its founding and what has transpired for it to ascend to the status of a fully-fledged, multi-playergroup nation?(1000 words minimum):

Yong-Ping City is the epicentre of Eastern-inspired culture and arts. It’s home to the Li-Ren, Oyashimans and many other travellers who have found home with its unique culture, natural landscapes and laid-back lifestyle. Yong-Ping found its humble origins in Arcas, where it started off as just a small embassy, eventually growing to encompass Tai Ping District in Talons Port.

With the small district no longer able to contain the ever-growing population of Li-Ren and Oyashimans, the City State of Yong Ping was founded on the South-Western shores.

Since then, Yong Ping has remained a beacon of unique culture and a hub of the arts, with its player base flourishing under the expansion into settlement, so much so that it's grown to the point where we can confidently head into nationhood.

Due to an influx of inhabitants, we have found ourselves sorely lacking for space to house them. Thus, in order to continue to provide a home that will put its people first, celebrate the culture, and continue to offer a one-of-the-kind experience found nowhere else on Almaris, we have decided to apply for nation status.

 

Culture post: https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/196044-culture-li-ren-culture/

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/194066-culture-oyashima/?tab=comments#comment-1790003

 

Events posts:

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/197710-tea-house-opening-night-the-story-of-nian/       (had 25 attendees)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198062-battle-of-the-bei-blades/   (had 10 attendees)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198247-mourning-the-lost/   (had 10 attendees)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198431-the-sky-and-the-star/ (same event as above)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198558-tai-ping-new-century-celebrations/ (altogether, 15-20 attendees each day)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198592-washing-the-ashes-and-beginning-anew/  (20 attendees roughly)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198629-the-firework-feast/   (15-20 attendees)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198709-lion-dancing-competition/  (10 attendees)

• https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/198743-the-dragon-dance-parade/ (We went round all of Almaris, rough gauge is each settlement or nation picked up 15-20 attendees at a time).

 

How has your settlement expanded into a core LotC staple, warranting nation rights?

Only eastern inspired settlement that has lasted for multiple IRL months and has managed to reach and maintain Nation Level activity throughout this entire period. It has offered a unique culture and RP niche that is not found within other nations. Within the past few months there has been an increasing growth in player activity and retention and unfortunately due to the current size limits of Yong Ping we’ve had to turn away players who are wanting to move to Yong Ping and further engage in the roleplay here because we don’t have enough houses or space to provide for all the players that are flocking to the city.

 

We also provide and cater to multiple events both ST run and player run within the city that keeps roleplay constantly evolving and interesting for the players who live and RP here. We recently held a festival within Yong Ping that had a constant attendance of 45 people for the multi hour duration of the event.

 

What are your plans once getting Nation Status and the remainder of your tile?

 

The Jade State of Yong Ping will seek to expand into the surrounding area, increasing the size of its domain while adding more areas and builds to facilitate more unique, farfolk-inspired subcultures to thrive. The State will maintain its emphasis on Eastern-inspired cultures and retain the unique niche we have so far managed to establish and maintain. This will allow others with similar aspirations to work with Nation and make interesting RP thrive.

 

What niche does your nation capture that does not exist among the current ones?:
 

Our settlement captures that Eastern Inspired subculture and encourages a unique sense of  Eastern inspired cultural roleplay and new player integration not found in other nations on the server. Yong Ping provides a safe haven for Farfolk inspired roleplay and will allow for expansions of Farfolk culture and roleplay in the future as the player base expands from what it is now.

Do you feel confident that your settlement has grown to the point that it can survive the departure of its existing leadership? Is your player-group able to incorporate new players into the existing roleplay community that founded your settlement?:

As I myself have only just joined a couple of months ago, and already have worked my way to the highest achievable office within Yong Ping. I would define Yong Ping as an ideal and friendly environment for new players and old players alike to not only learn and live out the specific culture of Yong Ping, but also to engage in a different facet of roleplay from the norm that is usually found on LotC. As a new and upcoming nation as well as playerbase we have less attachment compared to the longer standing nations and settlements and as a result provide a path for new players to trailblaze themselves and can be seen in our efforts to incorporate them into our community from the get go as seen with our Citizenship Application process which forces players to engage in RP with the settlement and its culture.

This process allows new players to evolve their characters and story within the cultural environment and playerbase of Yong Ping and as a result allows Yong Ping itself and the players already living there to evolve and progress their stories.

 

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ooc: MANY THANKS TO WHITEWOLF FOR HELPING ME WRITE THIS OUT <3 <3 <3 :D

 

Edited May 2, 2021 by Kemobrown

[Zindran 590]

The administration has reviewed the application, and it has been accepted. Congratulations on making it to nation status!

[Heero 4092]

Lair application completed. It will be sorted according and a World Team member will contact you on it's status.