Gaea Island (Midnight)
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 Gaea Island on the Midnight Ocean
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| Large island in the Emerald Archipelago | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Controlled by | Bipolar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Governed by | Bipolar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy color | Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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)
- Bank
- Loot and Laurels (upgraded)
- Distillery
- Atlas Chugged (bazaar)
- Mother Earths Rum Shack (upgraded)
- Red Rum (upgraded)
- House
- Chateau du PoE (right-facing estate)
- Cozy Caverns (right-facing cabin)
- Dirt-Poor Dwellings (left-facing shack)
- Earthen Hollow (right-facing pirate hall)
- Evergreen Terrace (left-facing row house)
- 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)
- Tailor
- Gaean Garments (bazaar)
- Atlantis (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.
Gaea I — 2004-06-25, Gaea was attacked by the Mercenaries, 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.
Gaea II — 2004-11-13, Gaea was taken in nine rounds by No Homers, twenty-nine weeks after it was first available for blockade.
Gaea III — 2005-02-27, No Homers defended the island against Carpe Nox in a three round sinking blockade. Carpe Nox was aided by Scallywag Syndicate.
Gaea IV — 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.
Gaea V — 2005-08-13, Notorious Fandango took Gaea in a three-round non-sinking blockade. Heavens Aligned, who chose to contest Lagniappe Island simultaneously, hired Morgan's Marauders for its defense. The defenders only contested round 1.
Gaea VI — 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.
Gaea VII — 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.
Gaea VIII — 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.
Gaea IX — 2008-03-29, Morgan's Marauders took the island from Avalon in a three round sinking blockade.
Gaea X — 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.
Gaea XI — 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.
Gaea XII — 2009-05-23, Riot took the island uncontested from Nova Scorpius in a three round non-sinking blockade.
Gaea XIII — 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.
Gaea XIV — 2010-11-21, Blood and Roses successfully defended the island against Perpetual Bounty in a three round non-sinking blockade.
Gaea XV — 2011-12-17, Bipolar defeated Blood and Roses in a four round non-sinking blockade to take control of the island.
Gaea XVI — 2012-1-21, Bipolar successfully defended the island against the Brigand King Gretchen Goldfang.
