Karjalanlinna

Description
Karjalanlinna is a town in Russia and the capital of the Grand Duchy Of Karelia. Founded by endy776 on July 10th 2020.

Early History
(July 10th - July 16th) endy776 knew of the server before it started, as he was a builder during the server's pre-launch stages. He initially wished to do Nevanlinna (St.Petersburg/Pietari), however on July 10th, the day endy joined, he changed his mind and decided to settle atop the hill between the Lakes Ladoga and Onega.

At first he made a little hobbit hole in the side of the hill as a mine entrance, which would later serve as a temporary dwelling for other residents while endy hadn't built them propper houses yet. After 10 hours of grinding, at approximately 12:00(Moscow Standard Time), July 10th 2020, endy776 founded Karjalanlinna. endy started by building the old keep, though it would not be completed for many weeks, endy also started work on the walls of Karjalanlinna's old town. On July 14th endy776 jokingly attacked Moscow (which at that point had not been founded yet), shooting Nikolai once, marking the only conflict to date (14th August 2020 as of writing this) that anyone from Karjalanlinna has partook in. Initially, endy planned to join Finland, however, on July 16th, Finland fell due to not being able to pay upkeep. Literally three minutes after this event, Nikolai_III, mayor of Moscow and future Tsar of Russia, messaged endy on discord, inviting him to join Russia. After some hesitation, and negotiating for autonomy, endy agreed to join Russia, and Karjalanlinna would from now on be the capital of the Grand Duchy Of Karelia, an Autonomous Governorate of Russia.

De-Facto Russian Period
(July 16th - August 4th) During the "De-Facto" Period, Russia didn't officially exist as a country, but Moscow and Karjalanlinna had started to from a common identity and began to prepare for the eventual formation of Russia. during this period, Karjalanlinna finished it's first building other than the keep. Also during the De-Facto period, Russia would endure multiple crises against foreign nations (Novoluhanks dispute, "Conflict of The Horse", Rome Crisis), however Karjalanlinna did not participate in any of these, endy focused on building things in Karjalanlinna instead of paying attention to the conflicts. On August 2nd, Mayor of Dublin, DoItForTheCake, a good friend of endy's, gave endy over 10 stacks of granite, allowing endy to finish the Old Town's walls by the next day on August 3rd.

Foundation of Russia
(August 4th - Present) On August 4th, Nikolai_III had almost enough gold to found Russia, the last 4 gold were provided to him by endy776, and Nikolai could finally create Russia, Karjalanlinna immediately joined Russia. Tsar Nikolai_III's Coronation is planned to happen in Karjalanlinna, at an as of yet unspecified date.