Zenophalia

Zenophalia's Uenophalia region and Oslem mountains

Zenophalia is a country at the western border of the Shire, west of Oranje en Purpur and north of Terumbu Nagaram. It was built by SlinkyCoder9629/Epislinki and adopted by Zalidia much later.

Geography and structure

Zenophalia is fully situated in a savanna biome, with steep mountains to the west. Its architecture is defined as medieval-styled. There are several recognized regions under Zenophalian jurisdiction: Uenophalia, Phinius Beach, Pagel, Oslem, and Grek Island.

Uenophalia

Uenophalia is the southcentral region of Zenophalia. Its architecture is known by its cobblestone walls and spruce roofs. Some of Zenophalia's landmarks are located here. One of those is Church of Garcia III, the first Zenophalian building. The church was made by Epislinki with the help of Nebbers and Chthonia. Another is the Zeno-Terumbu Friendship Bridge, also known as Hiasan Bridge. A ruined nether portal is also placed in Uenophalia. The region serves as a central hub of the country, with the placement of the STA-registered Zenophalia Station, as well as '/warp zeno' right in front of the Zenophalian Notice Board. The current jurisdiction of Uenophalia also includes Iodine Port to the east.

Zenophalia Farm (RSF track)

Phinius Beach

Phinius Beach is the northcentral (slightly to the east) region of Zenophalia, at the intersection of Uenophalia, Pagel, and Grek Island. It is most notable for having Zenophalia Farm, an RSF track for the planned 2nd RSF Grand Prix.

Pagel

Pagel is the northwestern region of Zenophalia, most notable for its houses with acacia materials. In the past, it was named New Pagel to distinguish it from the historic, Zenophalia-occupied Old Pagel. At the time, New Pagel was defined as a village in the constituency of Zenophalia, not its territorial part. Epislinki mentioned that this was enacted to give Pageleans more constitutional power. With Zalidia's rule, the region was named Pagel and fully integrated back into Zenophalia.

Oslem

Oslem is the southwestern region of Zenophalia most known for its steep mountains, typical of steep savanna biome. Its northernmost mountain is most notable of Oslem mountains, due to its large-scale waterfalls. Oslem also includes the now-defunct village of Kirdiski in the south.

Grek Island

Grek Island is situated northeast, with a road that connects to Phinius Beach. The region only has a house.

Transportation

The country owns Zenophalia Station, registered within STA as a part of West Shire Rail and with a route to Terumbu Nagaram Central Station. However, both stations are not connected to the rest of STA railway system. Several efforts have been done to obtain railway construction from STA to close this gap, but have not gained any success.

Zenophalia also constructed its own metro system, called Zentro. During Epislinki's rule, the system had multiple scattered stations and intertangled routes in all of its territories, with some having two stations. A separate metro system for Oslem, named Oslem Rail, was also operated. A further plan revealed the past possibility of having 20 stations within Zentro and Oslem Rail combined. With the rule of Zalidia, most of these stations are rendered obsolete, except three stations: Oslem, Zenophalia, and Pagel. The Oslem Rail system is also abolished.

History

Church of Garcia III, the first Zenophalian building

Zenophalia was created in 1684 in the current region of Uenophalia, according to a brief mention by Epislinki. A separate record mentioned the existence of a historical event in 1806, but the specific event was not written. Decades later, Zenophalia experienced The War of 1845, where it "had a war against itself". Later in 1867, Zenophalia annexed Oslem as one of its regions. Epislinki was the Mayor of Zenophalia, but did not finish mayoral duties through a departure in February 2025. This led to Zalidia submitting a request to adopt the country.

Adoption by Zalidia

Zalidia eventually adopted the country in August 2025 through an agreement with Nebbers, representing Adopt-A-Project NGO. Zalidia appointed and supervised therealFireHydra to do a total overhaul over the local railway system, cutting the station amount to just three.

Cardinal direction changes

Zenophalia used a different system of cardinal directions, with cardinal directions defined as 90° counterclockwise from established compass points. With Zalidia's adoption, this system is no longer in effect.

Economy

There are a few companies with locations in Zenophalia, including:

• Cafe Zeno has four locations in different towns and villages.
• Kebober has a restaurant here.
• Hay's Falafels has a restaurant here.
• FridayFunLand has a travel office.
• Kiwimango Co have two buildings.
• Zal Industries had a mansion with 3 services included in their Small Towns Support initiative. However, due to the incompetence of Topaz Jasp, this was ended.

Government

Epislinki held the executive power as Mayor of Zenophalia before the assumed departure. After the adoption, Zalidia presumptively hold the executive power. Alongside executive rule, Zenophalia has two legislative councils, The Major Council and The Minor Council, which the party voted in chooses.

The Major Council

The most important part of Zenophalian politics, consisting of:

• Yeratie Smodsi (Spokesperson)
• Iysawa Kionat
• Terante Trienta
• Uytre Yurat
• Lucy Opal
• Rita Yuta
• Paul Isia
• Tyreh Rausi
• Yasre Lopia
• Greg Bingle (past member)

The Minor Council

A smaller council that sorts out ties in The Major Council, consisting of:

• Mips Ytre
• Timothy Portam
• Winnie Smith
• James Bingle (past member)
• Topaz Jasp (past member)

International relations

Historical records have mentioned Zenophalia's relationship with at least two states: Terumbu Nagaram and Fox Valley. The relationships have had varied conditions over time due to factors such as bilateral cooperation, as well as territorial and commodity disputes.

Terumbu Nagaram

Zeno-Terumbu Friendship Bridge

The relationship between Zenophalia and Terumbu Nagaram has been marked by ups and downs. Terumbu Nagaram established the Zeno-Terumbu Friendship Bridge and hosted a Zenophalian embassy. Both countries are members of the Iustitia Alliance. However, the countries went through border disputes as many as four, according to Zalidia. One of the disputes was settled in Iustitia Alliance Court on February 26th, 2023. The dispute case concerned about the land from the bay between the two countries, to the swamp southwest of present-day Terumbu Nagaram. This disputed land was named Oganesson by Zenophalia. The case was won by Terumbu Nagaram with the final ruling of the bay's usage as territorial border. Zenophalia was represented by Spokesperson Yeratie Smodsi, while Terumbu Nagaram is represented by Alexander T. Torney of LawCo.

Fox Valley

Zenophalia and Fox Valley experienced a tension in the past due to the smuggling of fox meat in Zenophalia. This prompted the Zenophalian government to ban fox meat and execute a crackdown on the fox meat smuggling operations by Topaz Jasp, James Bingle and Greg Bingle. The three were subsequently fired from their Council membership and imprisoned.

Non-lore information

The non-lore status of this section's information has not been formally reviewed.

Zenophalia was, gameplay-wise, established on January 6th, 2023, announced through a Shire Forum post by Epislinki (then SlinkyCoder9629) with a picture of Church of Garcia III. As of September 2025, WorldGuard registered SlinkyCoder9629/Epislinki as an owner, while other fifteen usernames (outside of duplicates), including Zalidia, are registered as members. Epislinki was last online February 2025.

References

This list includes only public sources and does not cover original research or field surveys.

New Town Founded, The Shire Forum, last accessed September 17th, 2025.