Redstone Valley
Redstone Valley (R.S.V or RSV), commonly referred to as "Red." is a transcontinental country primarily located in Tierra del Fuego. It is a corporate nation administered by the Red. CEO Mitomon, identifiable by the fashionable red tie and pocket square. The Capital of Redstone Valley, San Jose, is located in the northwestern portion of Tierra del Fuego. Along with Toe Forest, Red. also owns the southwestern ocean territory on the southern world border, claimed after an international survey yielded positive results regarding ocean monument conservation, land belonging to Emerald Enclave after their acquisition, and other protected sites.
Current and Past Officers
Current Chief Executive Officer: Mitomon
Current Head of McMito's: Mitomon
Current Head of Emerald Enterprise Strider112358
Etymology
Redstone Valley was named by Mitomon due to both the geographical position of the small nation and its status as an underdog in a world with well-established nations. The "Redstone" portion serves as both the nation's emblem and its main focus of creating redstone machines.
History
Previous Inhabitants and Pre-Redstonian History
The first known inhabitants of what is now mainland Redstone Valley were the citizens of Ravvsend and ToeGANG . They ended up fighting each other over ownership of the flower forest in the Unnecessary War. Later on, ToeGANG was absorbed into HUM to protect the land in the absence of its owners, and then returned upon their return. ToeGANG later abandoned the land again on 11/07/2020. That same day, Doctor Hound announced that Fianna was annexing the land. On 12/13/21, Fianna announced it would be releasing the old toeGANG land politically, but would still protect it to ensure it was given to a new player to join them in the Central region.
Initial Settlement
Mitomon ended up being that new player and began construction of Apple Campus almost immediately. The repair and renovation of the Very Big Observatory was also completed at this time. After a week of sand and gravel gathering by Mitomon and later Trimyy, tons of white concrete had already been made for Apple Campus, and it still had not been completed. During this time, Redstone Valley accepted donations of bricks and traded stacks of sand for glass to StonkseleksI. The scale of the build was simply too much however, so construction of a new headquarters made out of a less time-consuming material was commenced. After the first floor of Redstone Tower was created, other projects and farms, such as the iron and wool farms, were created. Luckily, development was fairly quick due to the nature of the land being settled. ToeGANG had built rudimentary farms for food, wool, and feathers while also having a storage full of concrete, wood, and other materials. Because of this and other land improvements, Redstone Valley was able to get a great head start despite being a new single-player nation. Globally, the creation of Red. was celebrated with some calling it the most "based" nation in Elgeis history.
The Honeymoon Period / Single Player Nation
Since Trimyy had only logged on for a few days, Redstone Valley was a de-facto single player nation. Thus, all of the projects, policies, and procurements were up to CEO Mitomon. This led to slow economic progress, as well as some notable political mishaps. However, these were quickly forgiven as the nation was tiny and new. Because of the relative unimportance of the nation globally, it was also mostly disregarded politically.
Creenis Moment
On May 6,2022, PeenorCreenis, ruler of Creenis, announced a formal alliance with Redstone Valley and Montrose as a gesture of gratitude for those two nations assisting his and Creenis' inception in Elgeis. However, this was done without consulting either nation beforehand, leading to a quick retraction of the statement and negotiations between the nations. Eventually, all three became allies as a result of this.
West Sea Confederation Moment
After declaring the message: "After carefully analyzing the results of the global survey last week, we have found that less than 18% of respondents considered draining an ocean monument to not be morally flawless. Despite this, an overwhelming majority (88.2%) would be excited to tour a drained monument to enjoy the architecture, partake in minigames, or learn about guardian biology. In the interest of both science and historical preservation, Redstone Valley will establish a corporate office in the highlighted area below to begin preparations for the operation and preserve one of the few remaining wild ocean monument sites. An official name for this area will be announced during the opening ceremony after construction ends," the West Sea Confederation announced it had not allowed the acquisition and invited Redstone Valley to negotiations involving potentially ceding the territory. Seeing Ocean Monument preservation as highly important, Redstone Valley agreed and left the talks after having the claims were approved with the condition that the unused sea area should be returned to unclaimed status after construction.
Mr.Dutch28 Breaks the Alliance
During the Dutch Enterprises growth period in May 2022, KomVechtenDan joined DE. As both he and Mitomon loved redstone, they immediately became friends and helped each other with different projects through texts. One of the biggest problems they faced was when KvD wanted to build a gold farm, but did not want to have to mine thousands of obsidian blocks. Mitomon then came up with the idea to cage a Wither boss and use it to destroy obsidian that had been made after using lava and water. This great idea led to the suggestion of KvD to make it a joint DE and RSV project, which Mitomon supported. Despite the support of both parties, MrDutch28 would not allow the project to happen unless Redstone Valley abandonded Goomlandia as an ally. This was due to MrDutch28's resentment towards Goomlandia due to an event that had ocurred three years prior. Since Mitomon upheld Redstone Valley values by not abandoning an ally simply because of Mr.Dutch28's pettiness, the head of DE decided that Redstone Valley was not a comparable nation and broke the alliance, assuming that RSV would not be able to cage a Wither without DE anyways.
Alternative Transport Research Center(ATRaC)
ATRaC was created on 05/24/22 in the northwwestern corner of Elgeis with the goal of researching better transportation technologies and Wither cage designs. As a single player nation working on multiple projects already, any time that could be gained was of utmost importance. Wasting time getting lost in the NELT since it all looked the same had already wasted too much ocean monument draining time. A couple of days later, the first Blockticle Accelerator in Elgeis was created by Mitomon with the help of his friend Taming Ocelots. Notably, Mr.Dutch28 was the only person to downvote the creation of ATRaC and the search for better technology.
Gartinian Union Callout Moment
On 05/31/22, Camaradultudor of the Gartinian Union announced that MiksaSerbia had actually spied for the GU while he had access to Notos internals and that all allies of Notos, including RSV, should reconsider their alliance with the nation because of their findings or join them in war. The Notosians, however, had known that Miksa was a spy the entire time, and had led MiksaSerbia to believe that they had stolen some artifacts from Ozai. Before this was announced however, there was a brief moment of chaos as the young RSV had to prepare in case of war.
The Slimeblock Period / Economic and Population Boom
Near the end of the second month of its existence, Redstone Valley had already partnered with great allies, created a few buildings, and made more farms. However, this linear growth would not be enough to place Red on the global stage. However, series of events led to both Strider112358 and Bluedude104 joining the Valley. This period is named after the slime block as it can propel entities to large heights similarly to how the booms led to almost immediate Redstone Valley global relevance. By the end of this period, with the country existing for less than two months, Redstone Valley was already an economic powerhouse and more industrialized than many of Elgeis' established nations.
Emerald Enterprise Acquisition
One of the players that had helped Mitomon during the Initial Settlement of RSV was Strider. He hand crafted a netherrite chestplate for the young player and mostly spent his time working at the Enclave, his nation. After visiting the EE Gold Farm and thinking of the different amazing projects the duo could work on, Mitomon invited him to join Redstone Valley. On 06/20/2022, Emerald Enclave decided to join Redstone Valley and was renamed to Emerald Enterprise. This gave RSV access to Strider's farms and expertise, leading to a boom in productivity as many basic farms were no longer needed. The EE gold farm also financed many of ATRaC's powered rails for Mitomon and Catpaco's Ntrac project.
Hiring Ad
On 6/17/22, Mitomon posted an advertisement looking to hire a Rockstar Developer to join Redstone Valley. Trimyy was still comatose, Strider had not been invited to Red. yet, and the small nation needed more manpower so an ad seemed like the perfect solution. The best applicant on paper and during the interview was Bluedude104, and so he was invited to join Redstone Valley if he could leave Wohlstand with no conflict. On the 22nd, bluedude announced his departure from Wohlstand and subsequently joined Redstone Valley.
The M.I.S.C. at ATRaC
Near the end of the Slimeblock Period, suspicious reports of new flora and fauna were reported at the ATRaC swamp. To help investigate, the M.I.S.C was invited to research alongside ATRaC to find the root of the mystery. To protect potential speciments, the MAN:grove claim was established, claiming the rest of the northwestern swamp. Research remains ongoing.
The Iron Period
After the new recruits had settled in, it was time to get to work. Strider set out to modernize the Emerald Enterprises HQ, Mitomon built the Nature Publishing and RedEx buildings, and bluedude worked on villager trading and farming. It was also during this period that Mitomon built the very first shulker farm in the overworld. Politically, nothing much happened other than the claiming of the Anaheim territory, named after the short-lived Alfheim that had taken over the Seichoan Temple ruins. An Introduction to the RSV Measurement System and the first volume of Mitomon's Seichan Studies were also published during this time.
Geography
The Redstone Valley mainland is located in the flower forest known as Toe Forest. It can be considered a valley due to the mountains on its southwest border with Notos and the northeastern mountains of Montrosian Fianna.The southern Ocean Monument territory is a deep ocean biome with a small almost invisible river along the world border. Since the river is right beside a small island, the chain has been named Innovation Archipelago. ATRaC is located on a swamp biome with a river and deep ocean biome running through it.
Government and Politics
Alliances
Allied with Dutch Enterprises on May 6,2022
Allied with Creenis on May 7, 2022
Allied with Notos on May 11, 2022
Allied with Montrose on May 11, 2022
Allied with Goomlandia on May 17, 2022
Dutch Enterprises breaks alliance pact due to Redstone Valley alliance with Goomlandia
Acquired Emerald Enclave on 6/20/2022
Environmental Policy
Nature is meant to be molded by the crafter. If it weren't, why would it be so easily modifiable and replaceable? Some crafters have resurrected islands and created entire mountains. The divinity of nature that others worship is not recognized in Redstone Valley. Research is underway to prove this. However, the aesthetics of modern Red. builds are not at all in agreement with those seeking to soil the land due to laziness. While crafters may modify the world as they please, that power comes with the responsibility to ensure that whatever is built looks better than what the natural world could ever hope to create.
Political Policy
Redstone Valley takes a holistic utilitarian approach to all political involvement, balanced by the "Don't Be Evil" belief outlined in the Code of Conduct. This has led to some expressing the notion that Redstone Valley could be "the glue that holds the world together." Redstone Valley currently aims for favorable relations with all nations of Elgeis.
Economy
Science and Technology
On 5/25/2022, the ATRaC tract including the Tower of Babel was annexed by Redstone Valley to further transportation research. This was done after consulting Captin_Roman to ensure no immediate plans had been made for the building.
A single day after its creation, ATRaC managed to cage a wither boss successfully and simultaneously divert its explosive projectiles, thus creating the world's first Blockticle Accelerator. This went on to generate both wither roses and obsidian for Redstone Valley.
Restaurants
One of the Redstone Valley companies, McMito's, has established locations around the world, with construction underway at Creenis, Nordomontoj, and Redstone Valley, along with plots secured for future locations in , Wohlstand, and Montrose. The McMito's currently serve as McChicken dispensers and plan to add drink offerings like the McFlurry and Dr. Kelp for loyal Redstone Valley customers.
Demographics
Mitomon joined Redstone Valley on May 5, 2022
Trimyy joined Redstone Valley on May 10, 2022
Strider112358 joined Redstone Valley after the Emerald Enclave acquisition on June 20, 2022
Bluedude104 joined Redstone Valley on June 22, 2022
Culture and Society
Literature
Currently, there have been two books published by Redstone Valley, An Amiable Ally and An Introduction to Blockticle Physics. The first is a 69 page science fiction and fantasy story told mainly from the main character's point of view. In it, the protagonist tires of his old traditional way of life after discovering the marvels of technology through a chance encounter with a rather dashing stranger. The tale describes the result of advancing efficiency while sticking to one's traditional beliefs.
An Introduction to Blockticle Physics was created after research at ATRaC resulted in the direct observation of blocks, blockticles, and particles. The book describes the various properties of each type of substance (all colloquially known as blockticles) and gives a brief introduction to science itself.
Code of Conduct
The Redstone Valley Code of Conduct also referred to as the CoC (see oh see) are the guidelines by which all Redstone Valley employees interact with themselves and with the general public. Notable segments include mandatory protection for dogs in Red(and the exclusion of cats) and the anti-intoxication clause prohibiting the use of alcohol or illicit substances during work hours. The CoC has unfortunately been seen as an attempt at Creenis humor by some members of the public. To remedy this, the creation of a Code of Conduct Knowledgebook is underway to dispel this confusion. The Code itself can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vc5Ioe_okWMM8QcykXG9P2zZfyb0XvQywvdjPfhY3xY/
Landmarks
Apple Campus
Apple Campus was the first big build by Mitomon. It was unfortunately subject to delays because of concrete unavailability due to the non-renewable nature of sand. Construction began on May 5, 2022 and has not yet been completed.
Redstone Tower
As the concrete scarcity bogged down construction of Apple Campus, Redstone Valley architects set out to find a concrete-free way to build structures with both utility and the Redstone Valley aesthetic. On May 12th, 2022, construction began on the project. Redstone Tower has become a signature example of overcoming challenges to attain Redstone Valley's shining future.
Toe Gang Museum
Ongstoes' house was converted into the Toe Gang Museum as a way to preserve the impact of ToeGANG on Elgeis. Many relics, entities, and artifacts can be seen here by the general public. Among the artifacts present are signs proving Prince Excalibur's existence, ongstoes' head, the doors FlyingGMM used to trap them with, and various cats named after players like Gabe and ArcherAce3m.
Unnamed Moss Building
The unnamed moss building currently serves as both the agricultural center for RSV as well as the closest NELT entrance to downtown Red. It is one of the more futuristic building designs present in Redstone Valley.
Observatory
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Observatory exterior (renovated)
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Observatory interior (renovated)
Ocean Monument
The Ocean Monument east of Hybrasil and west of Obios was granted to Redstone Valley by the West Sea Confederation after the WSC moment described above to convert it into a museum and park. Construction is still underway.