Spring Island (Cerulean)

"Spring Island" redirects here. For other uses, see Spring Island (disambiguation).

Spring Island
Spring Island on the Cerulean Ocean
Large island in the Emerald Archipelago
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Information
Controlled by	Babylon
Governed by	Blackras
Navy color	Tan
Pets
This island has no pets on it.
Location
Tinga Island Spring Island Emperor Island Hephaestus' Forge (Jet Archipelago)
Outpost Medium Large Colonized Uncolonized Purchaseable chart Unpurchaseable chart

Spring Island is a large island located in the Emerald Archipelago. There are three known routes from the island: Tinga Island, Emperor Island, and an inter-archipelago route to Hephaestus' Forge in the Jet Archipelago. There is also an extinct training route encircling the island.

Natural resources

This island spawns iron, tellurium, and wood. These resources can be bid on at the market.

Buildings

Originally buildings on Spring had a Camelot/King Arthur theme. However, Dies Irae changed the naming scheme simply to "Spring" during the Spring Cleaning Events: Part 1 & Part 2

Apothecary 

Water Re-Leaf (bazaar)

Dye Spring Dye (upgraded)

Polychrome Springs

Potion Sickness (upgraded)

Bank 

Unsprung Zero's (upgraded)

Commodities market 

Spring Market (upgraded)

Distillery 

Brews Spring Stein (bazaar)

Deestillery (upgraded)

Rum and Chug (upgraded)

Rum's the Word (upgraded)

Rumspringa (upgraded)

Estate agent 

Springblocks (upgraded)

Furnisher 

Rusty Springs (bazaar)

Frivolous Furniture (upgraded)

QVC Tchotchke and Chazzerei (upgraded)

House

The Budding Bronx Arms (right-facing pirate hall)

Home Spring Home (left-facing manor)

Sprung A Leak (right-facing shack)

Spring Rose (right-facing row house)

Inn 

Twelve Steppes Inn (upgraded)

Iron monger 

Spring Pong Balls (bazaar)

Bangers and Slash (upgraded)

Iron Maidens (upgraded)

La Vendetta di Remus (upgraded)

Lock N Load (upgraded)

Spring a Song

Spring Loaded (upgraded)

Palace 

Spring Reign (upgraded)

Shipyard 

Spring A Song Of Sextants (bazaar)

Frigate-Me-Not (upgraded)

Hullraisers (upgraded)

Nautical but Nice (upgraded)

Sakura Hanami (upgraded)

Ships Spring Eternal (upgraded)

Spring Time (upgraded)

Wrights of Spring

Tailor 

Blooming Bloomers (bazaar)

Flowering Frocks

Quid Pro Clothes (upgraded)

The Rack (upgraded)

Spring Wraps (upgraded)

Weavery 

Spring Tied (bazaar)

Spring Flings (upgraded)

Spring Spinners (upgraded)

Weave Me Sprung (upgraded)

Weaving So Soon (upgraded)

Dusted buildings

Ale's Well (upgraded distillery)

Banana Republic (upgraded Tailor)

Boxed In Spring (upgraded Furnisher)

The Colored Coil (upgraded Apothecary)

Don't Stand, Sew Clothes for me (upgraded tailor)

Floral Frigates (upgraded shipyard)

Maiden China (upgraded furnisher)

Nutter Friggin' Shipyard (upgraded shipyard)

Sloopless in Seabattle (upgraded shipyard)

Spring Cleaning (trading post)

Spring Into Action (explorers' hall)

Spring Sew Clothes (upgraded tailor)

Weave and Let Dye (upgraded Weavery)

History

Spring Island was originally located on the Midnight Ocean. The Spring Island monument is located in the southwest corner of the island (near the inn).

Spring I — 2004-5-1, Imperio won an uncontested blockade of Spring.

Spring control was retained by Avalon after a name change.

Spring II — 2004-12-11, Avalon retained control of Spring in the first blockade under the new 5-round maximum. They defeated Put Up or Shut Up in a three round sinking blockade.

Spring III — 2005-4-17, Notorious Fandango dropped a war chest on Spring. Using the Jyn exploit, Avalon reciprocated war with Excalibur and madethe blockade sinking starting with the third and final round.

Spring IV — 2005-5-1, Imperio dropped a war chest on Spring one year after the island was first colonized. Avalon defeated Imperio in a three round, sinking blockade.

Spring V — 2005-12-3, Black Sheep Brigade dropped a war chest on Spring as part of the Lilliputian Alliance. Avalon defeated Black Sheep Brigade in a three round, sinking blockade.

Spring VI — 2007-12-15, Tyr's Own dropped a war chest on Spring. As a defensive move, Avalon, counter-dropped on Tyr's Own's island Byrne Island and reciprocated war making both blockades sinking. Tyr's Own won both blockades in three rounds.

Spring VII — 2008-1-5, Avalon defeated Tyr's Own in a three round sinking blockade to retake the island.

Spring VIII — 2008-3-8, Dies Irae defeated Avalon in a 4 round sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Spring IX — 2008-3-15, Avalon dropped a war chest but was defeated in 5 rounds.

Spring X — 2010-12-18, Bipolar defeated Dies Irae in a four round sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Spring XI — 2011-1-15, Dies Irae defeated Bipolar in a three round non-sinking blockade to regain control of the island. The blockade occurred simultaneously with five other blockades. All of the islands wer held by Bipolar at the time.

Spring XII — 2011-2-19, Tyr's Own defeated Dies Irae in a three round sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Spring XIII — 2011-5-14, A Plus Pirates defeated Tyr's Own in a three round non-sinking blockade to take control of the island.

Spring XIV — 2011-10-08, Bipolar defeated A Plus Pirates to take control of the island.

Spring XV — 2011-10-30, A Plus Pirates won back control of the island in a three round sinking blockade.

Naming scheme changelog

As part of its ownership, Dies Irae changed the naming scheme of the island. They recorded the changes made on the notice board.

Jan 20/10 - Trading Post Built - "Spring Cleaning"

Jan 12/10 - Bank Renamed From "Carpe Dime" To "Unsprung Zero's" (Elyzabeth)

Jan 12/10 - Tailor Bazaar Renamed From "I Came, I Sew, I Conquered" To "Blooming Bloomers" (Maetar)

Jan 12/10 - Iron Monger Bazaar Renamed From "Be Steel My Heart" To "Spring Pong Balls" (Pomfret)

Jan 12/10 - Shipyard Bazaar Renamed From "Sloopery When Wet" To "Spring A Song Of Sextants" (Pomfret)

Jan 12/10 - Distillery Bazaar Renamed From "Ale Caesar" To "Brews Spring Stein" (Clarebear from Malachite)

Jan 12/10 - Weavery Bazaar Renamed From "Waste Knot, Want Knot" To "Spring Tied" (Flatliner)

Jan 12/10 - Apothecary Bazaar Renamed From "Enamelot" To "Water Re-Leaf" (Maetar)

Jan 12/10 - Furniture Bazaar Renamed From "Knightstands" To "Rusty Springs" (Danbag)

Jan 12/10 - House - Shack Renamed From "Lance-Lots" To "Sprung A Leak" (Pomfret)

Jan 12/10 - House - Row House Renamed From "Long Walk-up a Short Plank" To "Spring Rose" (Rhodanite)

Jan 12/10 - Real Estate Renamed From "Centurion XXI" To "Springblocks" (Pomfret)

Nov 13/09 - Palace Renamed From "Knight Court" To "Spring Reign" (Fearsumfire)

Nov 13/09 - Changed Naming Scheme To "Spring"