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Conworlding, also called worldbuilding, is the process of constructing an imaginary world, sometimes associated with a whole fictional universe. The resulting world may be called a constructed world or a conworld. The term "worldbuilding" was popularized at science fiction writers' workshops in the 1970s. Developing an imaginary setting with coherent qualities such as a history, geography, and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. Worldbuilding often involves the creation of maps, a backstory, and people for the world. Constructed worlds can enrich the backstory and history of fictional works, and it is not uncommon for authors to revise their constructed worlds while completing its associated work. Constructed worlds can be created for personal amusement and mental exercise, or for specific creative endeavors such as novels, video games, or role-playing games. (read more)

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Author: Centrist16
Project: Altverse II
Country: Sierra
Population: 6,307,895
Capital: Riverside
Summary: The Inland Empire is a province located in southwestern Sierra which encompasses most of the Mojave Desert as well as portions of the Colorado Desert. It is the fourth most populous and the fifth largest province in the Kingdom. The Inland Empire's capital and largest city is Riverside, which serves as the central hub for the province's economy, education, population, and politics. The official 2010 census population was 6,307,895. The province is the 12th province to be admitted into the Kingdom, and was formally incorporated on October 22, 1888 after sections of the Gold Coast and Central Valley were partitioned.

The Inland Empire is considered a part of the Southwest Corridor. It shares borders with nine neighboring provinces–the most in the country–which are: Orange, Gold Coast, and Kings to the west; Central Valley and Clark to the north; Mohave and Maricopa to the east; and Laguna and Imperial to the south. It and Imperial are the only Southwest Corridor provinces which do not have a coastline in the Pacific Ocean, and are completely landlocked.

Much of the Inland Empire features a desert climate, characterized with very hot summers and mild winters. The Mojave Desert dominates nearly all of the province. It features a number of mountain ranges, some of which supports pine forests and even snow at higher elevations, including the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Jacinto Mountains. The San Gorgonio Mountain is the highest peak in the province, at 11,503 feet (3,506 m). The commercially and geographically significant Colorado River defines a section of the Inland Empire's eastern boundaries. The Santa Ana River, another major river, originates and flows out of the Inland Empire towards Orange.

Since the Sierran Cultural Revolution and Great War II, the Inland Empire continues to enjoy one of the fastest growing population rates in all of Anglo-America and one of the highest GDP per capita in the Kingdom. The province is a major center for the logistics, defense, transportation, education, information technology, mining, government services, and real estate industries. In addition, it is a major tourist destination for outdoor recreation and other significant venues. Although it suffered a period of increased gang violence and methamphetamine production during the 1970s and 1980s, the province has made significant improvements in public health, public safety, and economic inequality issues. The Inland Empire has the 5th highest median average income and has ranked high on a number of metrics measuring overall health, happiness, economic success, lifestyle, and spirituality. Residents from the Inland Empire are called Inlanders. (more...)

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On Mainspace articles we suggest that writers follow our Manual of Style. The majority of content on the Mainspace is written in an encyclopedic format like on Wikipedia. For all other kinds of pages, there are a number of namespaces anyone can use. Editors can opt in their pages to our content assessment system, vote to feature articles at the village pump, and even earn awards and decorations for their writing.

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Patron Article of the Month – Nathaniel Cannon by Mythopoeia, selected by Mythpoeia

Nathaniel Cannon (June 9, 1836 – November 8, 1917) was an Astorian military officer, statesmen and pioneer who served as the first president of Astoria from 1867 to 1879. Appointed by the Constitutional Assembly as commander of the Revolutionary Army in 1866, Cannon led the forces of Astoria to victory in the Oregon Civil War and the Eugene War. He served on the Provisional Executive Committee and chaired the 1867 Constitutional Secession of the Assembly which promulgated the Constitution of Astoria. In Astoria he is referred to as the "Father of the Republic" and is entombed at the National Adoratory of the Republic.

The 1870 Astorian presidential election was the first presidential election in Astorian history. During Cannon's interim presidency, former members of the Republican Party and Canadians from the former British Columbia coalesced into the Whig Party. Although united in their displeasure for Cannon, they had little in common regarding policy. The Whigs nominated George Andrews, a former Hudson Bay Company administrator, as Cannon's opponent. Cannon won the election on September 3, 1870, with 11,328 votes, approximately 64.84% of the popular vote, and 36 electoral votes.

In contemporary Astoria, questions regarding the legitimacy of the election still lingers among those in academia but since the early 1980s interest in the matter among the general population has faded. Historians are divided on whether Cannon employed fraudulent means to win the 1870 election, with 58% of the members of the Astorian Association of Archivists and Antiquarians agreeing in 2021 that unethical means were utilized. Only 34% of those belonging to the Arts and Humanities Class, Section II of the Astorian Academy of Arts and Sciences agreed. According to a 2019 poll conducted by National Canvass, 9% of Astorians believed Cannon employed fraudulent means to win the election, 32% agreed that election violence took place during the early republic, and 86% of those polled agreed with the statement "If Nathaniel Cannon utilized fraudulent methods in 1870 to win the presidential election it happened for a just reason."

Numerous municipalities and townships have been named in Cannon's honor, and modern attempts to rename counties and medium-sized cities to commemorate him have occurred after his death. Canongrad, with a population of 267,093, serves as the provincial capital of Sakhalin in Ussuria and is the most notable namesake. Cannonsburg, with a population of 21,094, is the prominent namesake in Astoria. Across the country many streets honor him, with the most prominent being Cannon Boulevard in the nation's capitol.

Cannon is memorialized by various structures, complexes and buildings across the country, the most significant being the National Adoratory of the Republic, constructed between 1925–1930, and the Cannon Monument between 1965–74 in Asphodele. Cannon is listed and his likeness is depicted among the the pioneers of the Oregon Trail, honored at the Monument to the Pioneers. Fort Cannon, located on the border between Olympia and Tahoma, is the largest military base by manpower and equipment in Astoria.


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