Rotherhythe

' All articles relating to Rotherhythe can be found below, It's extensive history is documented via each separate section. '

 More information about the region itself can be found below 

Rotherhythe is a collective of small towns in the Northern region of the Outpost owned and operated by TheSecondLord and Mattesco. Currently based out of Rotherhythe Keep, the fortress that marks the centre of the region. It's extensive history of politics, culture and all that comes with it's smaller subsections are documented here in their own rights under the "Rotherhythe in Writing" project, which seeks to make information about the settlement more accessible. Under this program you can find all you need to know below.

Areas
Rotherhythe District, This article defines the purpose of the wider Rotherhythe District area.

Rotherhythe Keep, This article covers the main Fortress, Rotherhythe Keep.

Samhach, This article covers Samhach, a small town along the Talla River.

Savahford, This article will cover the Savahford, a village between Rotherhythe and Evergreen

Gleann Tundra, This article will cover Gleann Tundra, a town currently under development!

TheSecondLord's Base, This article covers TheSecondLord's previous base, which births the earliest history of Rotherhythe

Events
Ice Hockey: Summer Showdown, This article covers the annual Summer showdown events

Players
Mattesco, This article covers Mattesco, one of Rotherhythe's two administrative owners.

TheSecondLord, This article covers TheSecondLord, Rotherhythe's founder and one of it's two administrative owners

Timeline
The Full Rotherhythe district(s) timeline, This article covers short descriptions of events from founding to present.

Infrastructure
EGRK Expressway, This article covers Rotherhythe's main transport link with Evergreen. The EGRK Expressway

Events
Third UV Olympics, This article includes Rotherhythe's hosting of the Ice Hockey event, and participation at UV Olympics III

Politics
USUV, This article includes Rotherhythe's role in USUV.

The beginning (December 2021 - February 2022)
Ever since the beginning Rotherhythe has always been an isolationist state. However it's political roots begin with that of TheSecondLord, who by nature was always an independent in the world of UV politics. Having never established a state of his own. As detailed in this article on the central keep, Rotherhythe was also one of these independent base structures, In the end, it would expand into the state it is today.

Reign under Communism (February 2022 - May 2022)
Rooting the reign of the people Upon the arrival of Mattesco, a political front was established to secure Rotherhythe's future, which originally followed communism. This was to be conducted under a Council of the 3 sub regions, of which Rotherhythe Keep itself, wasn't, since it was believed the council being based from Rotherhythe's keep gave it no instance to have a political policy of it's own.

Closer to collapse

These communist roots would play out until April 2022, Upon the completion of the Third UV Olympics. In which Rotherhytherian construction stalled as a result of the Keep's inability to fund itself due to financial collapse.

A last ditch effort

Rotherhythe would request to join the Comrades Union in May 2022, however due to the independent sale of the factory units by Mattesco in the hopes it would save the Rotherhytherian bank account, this request would ultimately reach a dead end over concerns that these sales represented that of capitalist values.

Down but not out.

It's widely speculated that Mattesco seeks the interest of reverting to communism in the future, however there is nothing he wishes to comment on with the matter

Independence and Closure (May 2022 - September 2022)
New Beginnings

Rotherhythe would then undertake a new political policy following centralist independence, it was also during this time that Rotherhythe would close the acceptance and admittance of new members and residents to the Keep region. Rotherhythe itself collected no revenue, however independently Mattesco and TheSecondLord had their own revenue collection methods.

Striking Solid Gold

Rotherhythe would experience unprecedented growth in it's time of independence. Opening dialogues with Evergreen and establishing it's first foreign relations, including joining the USUV in May 2022, and achieving full member status in June.

Finance gathered by TheSecondLord and Mattesco culminated in the construction of the Copper Palace, which now plays at the heart of Rotherhytherian culture and society.

A moment apart

Rotherhythe would fall dormant following the end of the Summer Showdown event. Until late September 2022, no in-house projects would be conducted on Rotherhytherian soil

Conquest and Contact (September 2022 - Present day)
Passing the torch along

Upon returning to the build, Rotherhythe established it's missions for the latter half of 2022:

- To cement the History of the region, and protect the information that built the settlement

- To conduct expansion beyond the Keep

- To strengthen Foreign Policy

- To be more open

A future intact

With Rotherhythe now anticipating a December's worth of events, a USUV meeting, and tons more, it's safe to say that the present is more stable than what was.

Present Foreign Relations
Evergreen

Rotherhythe & Evergreen share a diplomatic history spanning most of 2022. With the beginning of a plan to bring the two closer together (culminating in the EGRK Expressway) strengthening the relationship between them.

Since August 2022, construction on the First Rotherhytherian Embassy has been ongoing in the Southern hills of Evergreen, making this Rotherhythe's first diplomatic endeavour.

USUV

Rotherhythe became a provisional member of the USUV on April 23rd 2022. Alongside Totemia at the 36th USUV Meeting in Evergreen, At the 38th Meeting in Cloud City, Rotherhythe would be elected to a full membership.

On October 30th 2022, Rotherhythe will host the 45th USUV Meeting.

Foreign Relations of Interest
Totemia

An open offer for the construction of the Second Rotherhytherian embassy in Totemia was placed on October 14th 2022.

Illyria

Rotherhytherian Co-Founder Mattesco has expressed interest in the potentiality of getting closer to Illyria in the future.

The Outpost

Rotherhythe hopes to bring the outpost into a collective, making the region closer together and more co-operative, with the goal of making the outpost a place of interest to players, and making settlements more capable of working together. These virtues are currently being built upon with the construction of the EGRK Expressway, which hopes to encourage the visitation of the outpost states between eachother.

Previous Foreign Relations
Savahford

Rotherhythe & Savahford were previously linked together via the friendship of their leaders.

Co-Founder of Rotherhythe, Mattesco, and Founder of Savahford, Kulesteraa, were both involved in the history of the region.

In September 2022, Savahford was incorporated into the Rotherhythe district, discontinuing foreign relations as both are now conducted under one policy.

Relations to organisations
Olympic Committee

Mattesco, Co-Founder of Rotherhythe, is involved with the Olympic Committee on the server, currently partaking in the development of the All-Stars event.

Tesco

Mattesco is the current owner of the Tesco franchise. The company is currently dormant

What's On UV

Rotherhythe plays host to the What's On UV broadcast currently under development, with their recording suite being located in the Rotherhythe Studios @ The Culture block.

The Book Club

Rotherhythe's library has been constructed with the capability to house the Book Club for when they may want a new location to meet.

Summary
Rotherhythe in writing is a cultural project to produce new documents and publicise existing documents and artefacts pertaining to Rotherhythe, Making the history and culture behind the region far more accessible to those interested

Process
The project will include a brand new culture zone constructed in Rotherhythe Keep's copper palace.

This structure will house a library, museum, visitor centre and art gallery

Included Items
Books

Books will be created of each wiki articles information, with extra depth. There will also be books of records involving the conversations that birthed Rotherhythes most distinct features, and other books from UV History.

Film

A Documentary covering Rotherhythes progress from Birth to today will be created. This being a high quality in depth summary of all areas in the creation process, via sharing replays, conversation accounts, and first hand recollections of design and creation

Structures

As mentioned above, a new cultural centre will be added to Rotherhythe, allowing for public viewing of artefacts, books and art, all available for free and to be seen by all.

These new additions will also allow for Rotherhythe's history to be more accessible, aswell as boost the amount of UV History on display.

Wiki

The Wiki for Rotherhythe has been upgraded, Expanding to a massive degree, not only allowing for more diverse topics but greater depth in discussing them. The lessened clutter from growing out of 1 article into a hub boosts the amount of information that can be shared, and this alone will help ensure not a single moment of Rotherhytherian history will be lost to time.

Public Contribution
With Rotherhythes gallery going public, this also means that what it displays can be public too. Anyone with items they are willing to place on display are whole heartedly accepted.

In addition, public feedback will be accepted aswell, with most suggestions on improvements being greatly appreciated with the course of time.