Gaea Island (Midnight)

Gaea Island is a large island located in the. There are two known routes from the island: and.

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

Natural Resources
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)


 * Bank : Loot and Laurels (upgraded)


 * Commodities market : Gaea's Greens


 * Distillery : Atlas Chugged (bazaar)
 * Mother Earths Rum Shack (upgraded)
 * Red Rum (upgraded)


 * Estate agent : Earth Movers


 * Furnisher : Bed-Rocks and Broomsticks (bazaar)
 * Plant a Futon Dry Land


 * House


 * Inn : Earth Cavern Tavern


 * Iron monger : (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)


 * Tailor : Gaean Garments (bazaar)
 * (upgraded)
 * Earthen Threads (upgraded)
 * Off The Rock (upgraded)


 * Weavery : Picking Knits (bazaar)
 * Knot as it Seams (upgraded)
 * Royal Fabrics (upgraded)
 * To Be or Knot To Be (upgraded)
 * What Looms Ahead (upgraded)


 * Dusted buildings
 * Terran Wear (tailor) - dusted April 2009
 * Earthly Spirits (distillery)
 * Dye Me A River (apothecary)
 * Six Boots Under (upgraded tailor)
 * Oh For Frig Sake (upgraded shipyard)
 * Taproot (upgraded distillery)
 * Living Colour (apothecary)

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.

&mdash; 2004-06-25, Gaea was attacked by the, who were soundly defeated by Vilya with the help of Imperio. Gaea I was the first blockade featuring a mercenary crew, establishing the standard of payment for blockade jobbers.

&mdash; 2004-11-13, Gaea was taken in nine rounds by No Homers, twenty-nine weeks after it was first available for blockade.

&mdash; 2005-02-27, No Homers defended the island against Carpe Nox in a three round sinking blockade. Carpe Nox was aided by Scallywag Syndicate.

&mdash; 2005-04-23, an event blockade was declared on Gaea by Yes Homers. The attacking flag was immediately disbanded.

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

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

&mdash; 2005-08-13, Notorious Fandango took Gaea in a three-round non-sinking blockade. Heavens Aligned, who chose to contest simultaneously, hired Morgan's Marauders for its defense. The defenders only contested round 1.

&mdash; 2005-09-17, Notorious Fandango held an event blockade to give away Gaea Island. Seraph's Nightmare won the event, taking control of the island.

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

&mdash; 2007-01-21, Avalon defended the island against Blighted in a five round sinking blockade. Blighted conceded at the end of round three after running out of ships.

&mdash; 2008-03-29, Morgan's Marauders took the island from Avalon in a three round sinking blockade.

&mdash; 2009-02-22, Nova Scorpius declared a blockade on Gaea against Morgan's Marauders. Suspecting an island transfer, Suntne Vacci Laeti also dropped a chest. Nova Scorpius won the island in a four round non-sinking blockade.

&mdash; 2009-03-15, Nova Scorpius defended the island from Menaces in a three round sinking blockade. Menaces pulled out of the blockade after only one round.

&mdash; 2009-05-23, Riot took the island uncontested from Nova Scorpius in a three round non-sinking blockade.

&mdash; 2010-05-22, Blood and Roses took the island uncontested from Riot in a three round sinking blockade. Riot offered a bounty for sunk Blood and Roses ships but none are claimed.

&mdash; 2010-11-21, Blood and Roses successfully defended the island against Perpetual Bounty in a three round non-sinking blockade.

&mdash; 2011-12-17, Bipolar defeated Blood and Roses in a four round non-sinking blockade to take control of the island.

&mdash; 2012-1-21, Bipolar successfully defended the island against the Brigand King Gretchen Goldfang.