User:VinceIce2/Xoogaloogia

Xoogaloogia (pronounced as if the X were a G for some reason) is a primarily web-based micronation. While its members live in certain areas, no official claim to any land has been made. The micronation was created primarily as an experiment but is now taken seriously among its members.

History
Xoogaloogia was created on December 7, 2009, by its current emperor and three others. Since then, a language, currency, government system, and many laws have been formed. The nation slowly gained members and as of the last official census had 23.

The Nine Ages
The time from the date of Xoogaloogia's creation until the present day has been divided into nine ages.

Birth
After its creation on December 7th, the nation had only four members for a long period of time. During this age, many fundamentals were created. A simple form of currency was devised and printed. Several basic laws were created and passed. At this time, the government system was a monarchy, as the only ruler was the emperor.

Initial Growth
Eventually, Xoogaloogia began to gain members. During this age, the population reached around 10. For an unknown reason, the six new members were referred to as the Geer Xoogaloogians, while the first four were called the original Xoogaloogians. The government became a diarchy during this time, as one of the Geer Xoogaloogians was crowned empress. The new system required both monarchs to agree on decisions. It is traditional that the emperor and empress, despite their titles, are not married. The idea is that the two ought to have differing views so as to come up with the best possible decision for the nation.

Rebellion
The first faltering of Xoogaloogia occurred when the Geer Xoogaloogians split away from the nation. They felt that the structure was not working and that the nation would fail. Xoogaloogia was reduced to the original four members at this time. While she was no longer a member at this point, the Empress was still considered as a Xoogaloogian monarch during this time, and thus the government remained a diarchy.

Compromise
Seeking the return of the Geer Xoogaloogians, the Emperor had several meetings with the Empress. While the first few were mainly unsuccessful, eventually a deal was worked out which has become known as the Great Compromise. The main terms of the deal were that the Empress and the other Geer Xoogaloogians would rejoin the nation, and the Emperor would pass several acts the Empress had proposed which he had resisted before.

Battles
After the Great Compromise, Xoogaloogia continued to improve and began devising their own language, called Ko, which began as a cipher with special symbols for Xoogaloogian terms and ranks. They also started actively advertising for new members. In response to this, some denouncers of the group created their own mock nations, intended to poke fun at Xoogaloogia. One of these groups called themselves Moon Martians. They created a simplistic cipher, which they called their language, and essentially tried to portray Xoogaloogia as ridiculous, strange, and ill-contrived. A second group, calling themselves the Killers, went about finding and destroying as many Xoogaloogian documents as they could get their hands on, and tried to translate Ko to learn Xoogaloogia's plans. Despite their name, they never attempted to attack Xoogaloogians.

This period of time was known as the Battles. While there were no physical fights, these opposing groups made it very difficult for Xoogaloogia to gain new members. Eventually, the critics subsided. However, this time is still remembered. One of the documents ripped in half by the Killers, a record of Xoogaloogian history containing many dates that would otherwise have been forgotten, is particularly revered and is now called the Torn Book.

Golden Age
Free from the critics, Xoogaloogia then launched into its most prosperous age to date.