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Voynich is a small Oranjestad colony located in the southeastern rain shadow of the New World Lands of Gaya Alliance. The colony is comprised of just a handful of buildings, and today serves as a gateway to the much larger Oranjestad colony to the southwest, Etouffee.

History

The first written account of Voynich, sometimes also spelled Voxnich, dates from 1269. The writings, referred to as the Voynich Manuscript, describes a small subsistence community of Gayanian and Sammichian peoples and their struggles against brutal Skullhunter raids. These raids were described as an expected way of life, and were purported to have been happening on a regular basis for several centuries.

Skullhunter raids continued through the fifteen hundreds. The end of the 16th century was particularly hard on the population. In the span of 25 years, the wars between the townsfolk and the Skullhunter tribes greatly reduced the population to 420 people, and in 1598 the survivors were struck by a plague pandemic that reduced the population to just three families.

Modern times

In 1823, Oranjestad explorers, seeking an overland route to Etouffee, discovered the remnants of the village. Voynich had never recovered from the devastation, and just nine residents were found to be living there.

Because of its strategic position along the Etouffee Overland Route, Voynich became an important Oranjestad military outpost. The Voynich Watchtower, still visible today, was built in 1912. The remaining descendants of the original population welcomed Oranjestad support and voted to join the nation in 1955.

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-[[File:Voynich.png|200px|thumb|left|Voynich]] The townsite was founded by [[Oranjestad]] native Joseph Ladue and named in January 1897 after noted Gayan geologist George M. Voynich, who had explored and mapped the region in 1887. Voynich is a minor outlying Oranjestad colony.
+[[File:Voynich.png|400px|thumb|right|Voynich]] '''Voynich''' is a small [[Oranjestad]] colony located in the southeastern rain shadow of the New World Lands of [[Gaya Alliance]]. The colony is comprised of just a handful of buildings, and today serves as a gateway to the much larger Oranjestad colony to the southwest, [[Etouffee]].
-Voynich has a much longer history, however, as an important harvest area used for millennia by the people of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and their forebears. This site was an important summer gathering spot and a base for moose-hunting on the Southern Rim.
+==History==
+The first written account of Voynich, sometimes also spelled Voxnich, dates from 1269. The writings, referred to as the Voynich Manuscript, describes a small subsistence community of Gayanian and Sammichian peoples and their struggles against brutal Skullhunter raids. These raids were described as an expected way of life, and were purported to have been happening on a regular basis for several centuries.
-Voynich was a major center along the Étouffée Gold Rush route. It began in 1896 and changed the camp into a thriving city of 400 by 1898. By 1899, the gold rush had ended and the town's population plummeted as all but 80 people left. When Voynich was incorporated as a city in 1902, the population was under 50.
+Skullhunter raids continued through the fifteen hundreds. The end of the 16th century was particularly hard on the population. In the span of 25 years, the wars between the townsfolk and the Skullhunter tribes greatly reduced the population to 420 people, and in 1598 the survivors were struck by a plague pandemic that reduced the population to just three families.
-The economic damage to Voynich after the collapse of the gold rush was such that Étouffée, the colony to the southwest, replaced it as the territorial capital in 1953. Voynich's population languished around the 10-20 mark through the 1960s and 1970s, before settling at its current population of 15. In the early 1950s, Voynich was linked by road to Étouffée, and in fall 1955, with Schloss Sammultz along a road that now forms part of the Étouffée Highway. Voynich's main purpose since the completion of the road is to maintain it - the road is the sole overland route between Étouffée and the rest of the world.
+===Modern times===
+In 1823, Oranjestad explorers, seeking an overland route to Etouffee, discovered the remnants of the village. Voynich had never recovered from the devastation, and just nine residents were found to be living there.
+Because of its strategic position along the Etouffee Overland Route, Voynich became an important Oranjestad military outpost. The Voynich Watchtower, still visible today, was built in 1912. The remaining descendants of the original population welcomed Oranjestad support and voted to join the nation in 1955.