Cappedore

Overview
The Federal Republic of Cappedore (commonly called Cappedore, the Cappedorite Federation, the Federated Cappedorite Republics or on rare, professional occasions, Greater Ivyland) is a semi-presidential federal republic which takes up most of South Eastern Keaneland. It is bordered on the north by Sanaatria, and covers 1.71 square kilometers with an estimated population of over 197 million. Cappedore consists of 30 states and a further 90 comprehensive departments, with three in each state.

Cappedore is one of the most influential economies in modern Keaneland. Since the 1950s, it has prospered from a lumber-based economy, with help from the fishing and arms manufacturing industries. The most economically efficient state in Cappedore is New Cumberland, most notably the Cumberland Forest which is home to many lumber industries from around the world. The Cumberland Forest Preservation Act 2001, brought under the late president Michael Ramsay, ensured that the beauty of the Cumberland Forest would be preserved to prevent industries from exploiting the area for resources.

The capital city of Absolution is one of the busiest megacities in the world with a population of 17 million people, and is also headquarters and capital of the United Conglomerate. President Austin Merrill said in his 2019 election victory speech that his second term would be focusing on a more Cappedore-focused future, to ensure the preservation of Cappedorite culture, heritage, and ensure it has a significant influence on future generations.

Etymology
The origins of the name 'Cappedore' are believed to stem from the ancient pirate word for 'Bumblebee', which were a common sight in cities such as Absolution and New Perigneaux, which were popular hubs for old Cappedorite piracy. The English colonists who settled in Wakafait Landing in 1609 used the word 'dumbledore' to describe native Cappedorite bees.

Later, Italian migrants known as the 'Hoods' ('Cappes' in Italia) would arrive in 1766 at Stargrove and would grow to be one of the more prominent pirate guilds, pillaging the English-owned city of Absolution, which was a well-used trading spot especially for the wood harvested from New Cumberland in the north. It is believed that the Split of the Bayou merged these two cultural names ('Cappe' for the Italian 'Hoods' guild and 'dumbledore' for the old English term for 'bumblebee') into 'Cappedore'.

The standard way to refer to a citizen of Cappedore is as a "Cappedorite."

Early History and Foundation (1609 - 1620)
On 24 July 1609, the English colony ship Sea Venture (set sail from Plymouth, destined for Jamestown) which was originally a part of the Third Supply experienced the moment the fleet was seperated by a hurricane-like storm. A pinnace in the same fleet, Catch, was reportedly sunk first, and it took three days until Sea Venture was recorded to have been sunk.

However, although the ship was reportedly sunk, it had actually been brutally knocked off course and as such lost contact with the fleet. The ship's captain, Christopher Newport, knew where they were, but believed that they wouldn't make it to Jamestown before sucumbing to thirst or hunger. So, in a spontaneous action that may have saved multiple lives, he directed Sea Venture's course from Jamestown to an unclaimed land nearby Bermuda, before the ship's course was once again altered in another storm on 28 July 1609. 29 July 1609, the vessel washed up on the shores of modern-day Elysium State in Cappedore, specifcally on Wakafait Landing after 2 days of supposedly unknowingly sailing down the Driftwood Harbour. Although many of the settlers and colonists had already been lost in the storms or due to hunger or thirst, or who had abandoned ship, around 70 of who remained decided to stay on Cappedorite land, knowing it would be their only way to continue surviving. The colonists had observed in the 1613 novel 'Perseverance'  that the lands of Elysium State were similar to where they had originated, that being the lands of South Western England and the West Country, or Wales, and noted that it was not what they had been expecting along their voyage.  

At first, many of the settlers had confused the land for America, beliving that they had simply washed up around 12 miles south of Jamestown, however many also on the journey had observed that the land structure was nothing like what they had originally recorded. A further 16 settlers were lost as they perished somewhere in Gould State in an attempt to reach Jamestown, supposedly eaten by bears.

The settlers would go on to establish Jordansburg, the first English colony on Cappedorite land, named after notable crew member Jordan Nesbitt who died of dehydration as the crew made attempts to survive. Captain Christopher Newport made many attempts to contact the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Company#:~:text=The%20Virginia%20Company%20was%20an,the%20eastern%20coast%20of%20America.&text=On%20May%2024th%2C%20James%20dissolved,not%20taken%20from%20the%20colonists. Virginia Company] and the English government, however it wasn't until December 1609 when he sent out a convoy of two vessels to the island of Bermuda, who successfully arrived in January 1610 and delivered the message of a newly founded land to the attention of the British government and the Virginia Company.