Snowjave

Snowjave
Flag of Snowjave Map of Snowjave
State
National name	Snowjave Territory
Country	Ed Island
Capital city	New Crosston
Largest city	Vega
Formation	1831
Inhabitants	Penguins
Other info
Population	721,000
Leader	Governor House
Location	Ed Island Ocean Territories, Sub-Antarctica
Alliances	Ed Island and her Allies
Neighbours	Ed Island, Culldrome Isles

Not to be confused with Mojave

Snowjave is a mid-sized island off the coast of Ed Island, in the Ed Island Ocean Territories. It is famed for its casinos and gambling halls, which make up the infamous city of Vega.

Description

Snowjave is covered almost in its entirety by the Snowjave Desert. Most settlements on the island lie in the center of the island between two long mountain ranges, as the north has some of the coldest terrain in Antarctica where very few penguins can survive. Much of the ground on Snowjave is solid frozen soil, but several large farms exist, mostly near Vega.

Snowjave possesses its own defense force, the Snowjave Rangers, which is considered a division of the Ed Island Army.

History

Penguin settlers founded the first settlement in Snowjave in 1831, after the island was shown to possess large amounts of gold to be mined. The ensuing gold rush brought much wealth to the prospectors of Snowjave, but also had the unintended side effect of bringing international attention to the small island.

In 1903, Snowjave signed a treaty with Imperial Ed Island due to proximity, formally naming the island as a territory of the larger nation. While this was initially met with outrage by citizens of Snowjave, this was later put to rest when the island officially became the ninth state of Ed Island in 1911. Despite gambling being frowned upon in Ed Island, the city of Vega was founded in 1905 and soon became a city of casinos. Snowjave was made the exception to Ed Island's gambling laws due to the income it brought in. Vega soon came to be the largest city on the Snowjave, and became known as the "shining light in the Snowjave Desert." During the Wulfen War in 1934, Snowjave overwhelmingly supported the Republic of Lower Ed against the Neumenian Reich, supplying large amounts of weaponry and raw materials to the mainland.

During Snowinn occupation of Ed Island in 2013, Snowjave remained free from Snowinn influence and temporarily organized itself as the Snowjave Republic. The Rangers participated in the December Offensive of the Ed-Snowinn War, waging total war on Snowinian shipping lines and preventing resupply of Snowinian Ed Island. Snowjave later participated in the recapture of Bridgestadt and Arlon, hastening the defeat of Snowiny.

Trivia

• The territory of Snowjave is inspired by the Republic of Texas and the Mojave Desert region. Its culture is reminiscent of mid-19th century American culture.

See also

• Ed Island

Ed Island