Papaya Island (Midnight)

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Papaya Island
Favicon.png Papaya Island on the Midnight Ocean
Large island in the Diamond Archipelago
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Information
Controlled by   Twisted  
Governed by   Spearhalk
Navy color   Yellow
Pets
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Mr. Methane
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Xander
Location
Outpost Medium Large
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Papaya Island is a large island located in the Diamond Archipelago. There are three known routes from the island: Turtle Island, Byrne Island, and an inter-archipelago route to Remora Island in the Sapphire Archipelago.

Natural Resources

This island spawns cowslip, cubanite, hemp, lily of the valley, and wood. These resources can be bid on at the market.

Buildings

Shoppe names on Papaya are based on fruit-themed puns.

Apothecary 
Berry All Ground (bazaar)
Commodities market 
Papaya Market (upgraded)
Distillery 
Barberry Toasts (bazaar)
Banana Brewhaha (upgraded)
Mango Mash (upgraded)
Estate agent 
Prunedential Realty
Furnisher 
Apri-Cots (bazaar)
House
Cassabanana (left-facing townhouse)
Cocohuts (left-facing shack)
Inn 
Lime Inn the Coconut
Iron monger 
Grape Shot (bazaar)
Cherry Bombs (upgraded)
Palace 
The Big Apple (upgraded)
Shipyard 
Grapples and Oar Hinges (bazaar)
Eddies in our Black Currant (upgraded)
Strawberry Keels Forever (upgraded)
Tailor 
Fashion Fruit (bazaar)
Applecranberry & Fitch (upgraded)
Weavery 
Fruit of the Loom (bazaar)
Tangerine Seam (upgraded)
Dusted buildings
Accounts Papayable (bank)
Passion Fruit Potions (apothecary)

History

The Papaya Island monument is located northwest of the estate agent.

Previous Governors

Sadako (Azure), Xander, Oldin, Limpalong, Knarf, Senatus, Omegadyn, Seahag

Blockades

Papaya I - 2004-05-05, Bloody Seas (a part of the Crimson Tide alliance) and Rudder Hell contended for Papaya in a brutal twelve rounds. The two contenders both won six each, and Papaya remained unclaimed.

Papaya II - 2004-05-07, the alt flag Ayliv declared an "event blockade" on the island, but during round 1, Rudder Hell dropped a war chest, making themselves a contender.[1] The blockade was planned to be non-sinking (even though Papaya was an uncolonized island), but that did not happen. The blockade was abandoned by the contenders, leaving it uncolonized. Afterwards, Papaya was taken off the list of blockadeable islands for "a little bit"[2]; it reopened 2004-11-05.

Papaya III - 2004-11-06, in a hotly contested blockade, Don't Panic won Papaya in nine rounds. Pennsuedo, the former head of Rudder Hell (also known as Rudder Revolution and, at the time of the Papaya III blockade, Equinox), led the unofficial defense forces attempting to keep Papaya uncolonized. His goal was apparently just to sink ships, and the defenders managed to win two rounds during the early morning of November 7. The other contender for Papaya, Technicolor Armada, and Equinox combined forces after the first set of 3 rounds.

Papaya IV - 2005-06-18, Don't Panic defended Papaya in three rounds, defeating Unity.

Papaya V - 2005-07-09, In a closely contested sinking blockade, Don't Panic narrowly defended Papaya from Unity in five rounds.

Papaya VI - 2005-07-16, Don't Panic defended Papaya in three rounds, defeating Faminto por Sangue, one week after a costly sinking blockade.

Papaya VII - 2006-06-24 Don't Panic defended Papaya in three rounds, defeating Dies Irae in a non-sinking blockade.

Papaya VIII - 2008-11-30, Don't Panic successfully defended against Broadsiders in a four round sinking blockade.

Papaya IX - 2008-12-06, Don't Panic defended against Broadsiders in a three round sinking blockade.

Papaya X - 2009-04-19, Don't Panic successfully defended against Spirit of the Game in a three round sinking blockade.

Papaya XI - 2009-05-03, Spirit of the Game attacked Don't Panic once again, losing in another three round sinking blockade.

Papaya XII - 2009-05-24, Don't Panic defeated Spirit of the Game in a third three round sinking blockade.

2009-07-24, Don't Panic hosted an event [3] to give away the island. Victory Raiders won the blockade and the island was transferred to its possession shortly after.

Papaya XIII - 2009-08-08, Victory Raiders successfully defended the island against Burning Vengance in a three round sinking blockade.

Papaya XIV - 2010-08-01, Tyr's Own defeated Victory Raiders in a three round non-sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Papaya XV - 2010-09-05, Tyr's Own defended the island against Sunset Knights in a three round non-sinking blockade.

Papaya XV - 2011-7-31, Twisted defeated Tyr's Own in a three round blockade to take control of the island.