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Gaea Island
Gaea Island on the Midnight Ocean
Large island in the Emerald Archipelago
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Information
Controlled by	Riot
Governed by	Cire
Navy color	Brown
Pets
	Sheepish Lefty (native)
Location
Wrasse Island Gaea Island Epsilon Island
Outpost Medium Large Colonized Uncolonized Purchaseable chart Unpurchaseable chart
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Gaea Island is a large island located in the Emerald Archipelago. There are two known routes from the island: Wrasse Island and Epsilon Island.

Gaea is also home to Sheepish Lefty, a black sheep.

Contents 1 Natural Resources 2 Buildings 3 Government 4 History 4.1 Blockades

Natural Resources

This island spawns hemp and sugar cane. These resources can be bid on at the market.

Buildings

While there are hints of a "Mother Earth" theme, in practice, Gaea does not have a consistent naming scheme.

Apothecary 

Vial Concoctions (bazaar)

Earth Tones (upgraded)

Living Colour

Bank 

Loot and Laurels (upgraded)

Commodities market 

Gaea's Greens

Distillery 

Atlas Chugged (bazaar)

Mother Earths Rum Shack (upgraded)

Red Rum (upgraded)

Taproot (upgraded)

Estate agent 

Earth Movers

Furnisher 

Bed-Rocks and Broomsticks (bazaar)

Plant a Futon Dry Land

House

Chateau du PoE (right-facing estate)

Cozy Caverns (right-facing cabin)

Dirt-Poor Dwellings (left-facing shack)

Evergreen Terrace (left-facing row house)

Inn 

Earth Cavern Tavern

Iron monger 

Mother Lode (bazaar)

Ferocious Temper (upgraded)

Heavy Metal (upgraded)

Point Made

Palace 

Gaea Palace (upgraded)

Shipyard 

Berth Mother (bazaar)

Field of Breams

Mast Destruction (upgraded)

Mast Hysteria (upgraded)

Oh For Frig Sake (upgraded)

Tailor 

Gaean Garments (bazaar)

Atlantis (upgraded)

Earthen Threads (upgraded)

Off The Rock (upgraded)

Six Boots Under (upgraded)

Weavery 

Picking Knits (bazaar)

Knot as it Seams (upgraded)

Royal Fabrics (upgraded)

To Be or Knot To Be (upgraded)

What Looms Ahead (upgraded)

Government

Gaea is currently ruled by Riot.

History

Gaea Island is named after Gaia, the Greek goddess of the earth.

The Gaea Island monument is located directly south of the shipyard bazaar.

Terran Wear, a tailor, dusted in late April 2009. Earthly Spirits, a distillery, and Dye Me A River, an apothecary, were dusted prior to May 2009.

Blockades

Gaea I — 2004-06-25, Gaea is attacked by the Mercenaries, who are soundly defeated by Vilya with the help of Imperio. Gaea I is the first blockade featuring a mercenary crew, establishing the standard of payment for blockade jobbers.

Gaea II — 2004-11-13, Gaea is taken in nine rounds by No Homers, twenty-nine weeks after it was first available for blockade.

Gaea III — 2005-02-27, No Homers defends the island against Carpe Nox in a three round sinking blockade. Carpe Nox is aided by Scallywag Syndicate.

Gaea IV — 2005-04-23, an event blockade is declared on Gaea by Yes Homers. The attacking flag is immediately disbanded.

2005-05-26, No Homers changes its name to Lost Legion, retaining control of Gaea.

2005-07-24, Gaea is ceded to Heavens Aligned.

Gaea V — 2005-08-13, Notorious Fandango takes Gaea in a three-round non-sinking blockade. Heavens Aligned, who chose to contest Lagniappe Island simultaneously, hires Morgan's Marauders for its defense. The defenders only contest round 1.

Gaea VI — 2005-09-17, Notorious Fandango holds an event blockade to give away Gaea Island. Seraph's Nightmare wins the event, taking control of the island.

Gaea VII — 2005-12-03, Avalon wins the island from Seraph's Nightmare in a four round sinking blockade. Avalon drops on Gaea as a counter to four chests being dropped simultaneously on Avalon owned islands by Seraph's Nightmare and its allies.

Gaea VIII — 2007-01-21, Avalon defends the island against Blighted in a five round sinking blockade. Blighted concedes at the end of round three after running out of ships.

Gaea IX — 2008-03-29, Morgan's Marauders takes the island from Avalon in a three round sinking blockade.

Gaea X — 2009-02-22, Nova Scorpius declares a blockade on Gaea against Morgan's Marauders. Suspecting an island transfer, Suntne Vacci Laeti also drops a chest. Nova Scorpius wins the island in a four round non-sinking blockade.

Gaea XI — 2009-03-15, Nova Scorpius defends the island from Menaces in a three round sinking blockade. Menaces pulls out of the blockade after only one round.

Gaea XII — 2009-05-23, Riot takes the island uncontested from Nova Scorpius in a three round non-sinking blockade.