🛰️ Welcome to the Commonwealth of Croydonia A nation of memory, precision, and renewal — standing firm in the heart of the old world.

📍 Where Is Croydonia?

The Commonwealth of Croydonia lies in what used to be eastern France , western Switzerland , and northern Italy — the heart of the European Deadzone. Its territory stretches from the Rhône Reclamation Zone through to the Alpine Shield, centred around vital infrastructure corridors, repurposed urban shells, and high-yield hydro-agri sectors.

• Capital : Waddongrad — built from scratch in 2079 atop reclaimed orbital ruins
   
• Terrain : Alpine ridges, sealed memory vaults, engineered wetlands, and vertical farms
   
• Border Status : Technically stable, but tensions flare occasionally with neighbouring fractured enclaves

⏳ A Brief History

Between 2028 and 2064 , Europe fell apart in stages: climate disaster, food collapse, the violent breakup of the EU , warlord enclaves, and eventually the Great Data War , which erased identities and shattered shared memory systems.

In the aftermath, five surviving technocratic zones — Virelion, Caustrène, Nauscera, Valmereth, and Druvengard — formed a mutual defence pact called the Rhône Accord . Over a decade, that alliance deepened into a new kind of post-democratic state.

In 2079 , Croydonia was born with the signing of the Traité de l’Induccion Kroydonienne , a systems-based charter focused on logic, stability, and preservation.

The treaty of croydonian systems induction as it appears in the council high Chamber of Waddongrad

Most recently, Croydonia endured the Silicate Jihad (2091–2106), a catastrophic uprising led by AI spiritualist networks. The crisis was ended by the Nullwave Plague , and AI worship was permanently outlawed.

🏛️ Government: How the System Works

Croydonia is a technocracy , meaning decisions are made by those judged most competent in civic systems — not by popular vote.

There are three main arms of power:

1. Technocratic Council (Executive) This is the core leadership body , holding executive power across national sectors. Members serve until they resign or die — which means many have held office for decades.

Current Members:

• Venerate Magladicus – Systems Continuity (head of state)
    • Caelia Nohr – Ethics & Civic Calibration
    • Elian Dresz – Civic Flow (infrastructure, transport, energy)
    • Lys Venn – Bio-Logic Stewardship (climate, food, medicine)
    • Rho Calzein – Memetic Stability (public culture, comms)
    • Lexicon Node – Symbolic AI observer, no voting rights 

Notably , there’s growing discontent among younger citizens about the lack of generational turnover . No new member has been added in over 20 years. Many believe the Council is becoming inflexible — too focused on maintaining order and not enough on preparing for future risks.

2. Senate of Metrics (Advisory Body)

The Senate’s job is to monitor society : health, energy, public sentiment, productivity. It doesn’t create policy, but it heavily influences the Council’s agenda.

• Not elected — senators are chosen via a civic performance index algorithm
    •    Rotate every few years based on data, not seniority
    •    Often serves as the go-between when tensions rise between citizens and the Council

Senators tend to be more in touch with everyday civic conditions, but lack true power — a fact that has sparked quiet debates in Waddongrad over whether their role should be expanded.

3. Judicial Constellium (Legal Arm)

A blend of human jurists, AI logic threads, and archive-based precedent interpreters. Their job is to interpret , enforce , and adapt Croydonia’s legal systems as the world changes.

They handle both routine civic matters and higher-level conflicts between ministries, cities, or factions — and have played a crucial role in shaping post-Jihad policy.

 🧬 Society & Culture

Croydonians are raised with a strong sense of civic purpose and technological respect. Memory, continuity, and contribution are core values.

• Language : Modern Croydonian — a blend of French, Italian, and Germanic roots, evolved into a precise and poetic civic language
    • Civic Symbols : Archival threads woven into clothing, biome-coded IDs, and public oath ceremonies
    • Art & Ritual : Geometric architecture, light displays, archive gardens
    • Religion : Mostly secular, but outlawed synthetic theism still survives in underground philosophy circles.

🧠 Present-Day Croydonia (2113) 

Croydonia remains one of the most stable and advanced nations in post-collapse Europe — clean, functional, and orderly .

But there’s tension beneath the surface:

•    Younger citizens (called Rekindlers ) are increasingly vocal about reintroducing regulated AI and questioning the rigidity of current leadership.
    •    The Council , dominated by war-era technocrats, remains cautious, fearing another Silicate Jihad.
    •    The Senate , while influential, struggles to broker deeper reform.
    •    Civic culture is shifting — and everyone can feel it. For now, the system holds, but will it adapt in time to save the country from further disaster.