City State of Dakar

Founding
The site of the fortress of Dakar was settled by Fendrel on the 18th of July after he ran out of starting food due to aimlessly running around Mali and Senegal for an hour. He soon discovered an abundance of gold in the surrounding area and decided to begin the construction of the fortress of Dakar of which the original keep is still present. Upon completion on the 20th of July, the town of Dakar and the nation of the Knight Hospitaller were founded. At its height the nation ruled over 3 towns. ======

British Protectorate
Very soon after the founding, the Knight Hospitaller were threatened with an invasion by its very aggressive neighbours across the Atlantic. To secure independance the nation began paying a weekly tribute of a stack of diamond blocks to Britain. Independance was maintained and the threats were severely reduced. The Caliph Ibn Hisham travelled to Dakar with gifts that were used to renovate the fortress walls, build a mortar tower and a Western wall for the fortress.

Colonial Times
After 2 weeks of paying tribute, the nation of the Knight Hospitaller were disbanded and the town of Dakar joined Britain. The North Western fortress was built and a town between the 2 fortresses of Dakar began construction.

The Hospitaller heritage was preserved in the building style of the town and the titles held by its residents.

Dakar had minor involvements in British wars and mostly kept to itself due to isolation from other large settlements. West Africa was very peaceful, however an attempted shelling of Dakar by a dreadnought and Italian raids into the wilderness in order to harass residents has changed this in September.

The shelling of Dakar was prevented by the HFS Exodite piloted by StarButterToast who only learned to fire cannons 10 hours before the attack. The dreadnought aimed for the tall jungle trees in the Northern territory of the town for some reason and only managed to put a hole in a storage area for random items. The HFS Exodite fired a full volley on the dreadnought and damaged the hull and redstone of the ship. The dreadnought was recycled after it was discovered to be a Spartan ship. The HFS Exodite II was built out of the remains of the Spartan dreadnought.



Landmarks

 * Fortress of Dakar, the keep is the original first building in the town. Cobblestone foundation dates back to the 18th of July.
 * Under construction cathedral
 * Northwestern fortress
 * Seaside church
 * The Dakar shop at the centre of the walled town.

Other

 * Lighthouse near the Caribbean outpost
 * Sinai canal