Leon

Leon
Survival 5 Shepherd
Settlement
World	Survival 5 (Shepherd)
Founded	March 18, 2022
Mayor(s)	ashapink,  eybwam,  strawberrysham,  zacattack2097
Location	X= 6784 Y= 64 Z= 163
Map Click for full map

The Regency of Leon, or simply Leon, is a settlement on the Survival 5 world of the Dogcraft Server under the curation of its City Planners  strawberrysham,  eybwam,  ashapink, and  zacattack2097.

Overview

Leon aims to be a diverse, integrated, and sustainable modern-day city project that creates unique experiences. Drawing heavy inspiration from real-life, the city will feature many opportunities for various styles of architecture set in three different zones around the city: Traditional European, Modern, and Industrial.

Further information on the other zones will be released later. Contact a City Planner to be put into the application process.

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Districts

Downtown

Status: Closed

Conceived as the heart of the city, Downtown was designed to be an example of Leon's architectural vision: a melting pot of historic European and contemporary styles in a vibrant and curated streetscape. It is located on both sides of the river separating Leon and Saint-Pierre island. The Thalic Gallery, an amphitheater, is nested on its north side. Meanwhile, the resplendent Leon Grand Central on its west end separates it from Oldtown. Across the river at Saint-Pierre island, a set of sample buildings were constructed that reached skywards, providing a delicate visual backdrop, and paving the way for the modern district's eventual opening.

Old Town

Status: Open for Applications

Opened in the 3rd of June 2022, Oldtown is the district south, northwest, and west of Downtown. This area manifests traditional European architecture.

Government

Status: Open for Embassy Applications

The seat of Leon's government opened its gates to foreign embassies on the 9th of October 2022. Located northwest of the city, an arterial avenue morphs into an elliptical road, adorned with an obelisk centerpiece of Leonidas, Leon's canonical founder. South of the avenue is the Embassy Row, a block of plots reserved for construction of consulate buildings from other settlements on Dogcraft. Across the road, government buildings will be constructed. These will include a bank, a fire and police station, among others planned.

Historically, Dogcraft's city halls were designed after distinct Neoclassical cues such as porticos and pediments, akin to the White House. This time around, Leon has opted for an Italian-/Mediterranean-style villa as its palace.

Saint-Pierre

Status: Open for Applications

Saint-Pierre is the island east of mainland Leon. It hosts the other half of the downtown area. This island district is envisioned to be the benchmark and template for Dogcraft's future modern cities. It will manifest both contemporary and traditional architecture that uses holistic and sustainable designs through mixed-use, integrated, high-density style principles. This district opened on the 23rd of December 2022, during preparations for the New Years' Eve Event.

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Acquiring Citizenship

Leon is organized in a private Discord server. Like prior settlement projects, Leon's application process was crafted to further collaboration and, consequently, to oversee and ensure quality of builds. There are three ways to become a Leon citizen:

1. Buildings

- Firstly, an applicant must be able to construct and design, of their own or with help, a build in creative. The application is reviewed, modified according to feedback, and ultimately approved if it satisfies Leon's standards. This has to then be transferred to survival to get the role.

2. Interiors

- An applicant will satisfactorily furnish all floors of one empty building to Leon standards.

3. Ambient Builds

- Ambient builds are small, accessory details that are added to give life and human element to the city. These include vehicles, trees, set pieces, stalls, etc. The quantity, difficulty, and quality of these are then reviewed to the City Planners' satisfaction. Normally, an applicant would have to request to build at least five approved versions of these.

Below is the roster of Leon's citizens.

Leon's Citizen Roster

#	Player
1	strawberrysham
2	zacattack2097
3	eybwam
4	ashapink
5	Trainermoon
6	EddyTeach
7	Ze_Tais
8	Wanderer_06
9	M_Sky3
10	colliecolie
11	AwesomeTom21
12	Mika_Panda
13	HatterSky
14	_edo
15	Lendog1888
16	Bigeater
17	TheWhiteTigerNL
18	Slomo_1994
19	AdamB4255
20	Montenator
21	SummerFlower1234
22	EtaThetaZeta

List updated 4th January 2023.

The city couldn't also have made it without the support of the community. The table below lists Leon's other contributors, usually non-citizens, who have assisted through labor, planning, or material means:

Leon's Contributors

#	Player
1	CajunNinja
2	darparniox
3	Ry44
4	DragonFire441
5	Domino_1
6	UnspeakableAl
7	mailboat06
8	StenLluk
9	Le_Gambit
10	mrkalaspuff
11	N1cM4tth3w63
12	Princess223
13	blueartistic813_
14	Elednor89
15	GracessNella
16	JVKermit
17	Kar204
18	Valeritas
19	Danielsama07
20	jmsvvr
21	kfr291
22	Ewan1011
23	FangsofAmber
24	Txp_
25	Skelleton123

List updated 4th January 2023.

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A Photographic Tour of Leon:

need to get perms from people to upload their pics -wam

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Regency

Leon is one of several Regencies of Shepherd's Greater Eastern Lands. For the purposes of this article, a Regency is an area categorically controlled by one or more Regent/s. Leon's Regents are its City Planners. The immediate lands outside of Leon are part of the Regencies by invitation or agreement. All Regents are involved in inter-area infrastructure or lore.

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Lore

Before Leon, there were several kingdoms all fighting for dominance over the region's resources.

This was the Immortal Feud. A war with no clear cause: Neither side could tell you why they hated one the other: they just did.

The son of a nobleman, now a soldier fighting through this chaos was Leonidas. (Son of the Lion) Who would become the namesake of the regions capital

One night in a dream, Leonidas is guided from the battlefield by a lady cloaked in moss.

Years later he returns to the battlefield exactly as he was, as though not a day had passed. In all that time the war had raged on, still without end.

Emerging from the ashes, now framed with new guidance Leonidas emerged, prepared to guide the people towards prosperity.

Leon his namesake city was born

City Symbols

Below is a table of Leon's symbols.

Leon's Symbols

Category	Symbol	Meaning and Representation
Flower	Cornflower
Colors	Orange	Leon's forward-looking ideals and creative, energizing spirit of its members. Orange provokes elation—this project is worth being excited about. This can also represent the classical parts of the city.
	White	The color represents the ironic rendering of Leon's obscene amount of materials and detail as effortless and elegantly simple.
	Cyan	Linked to the heavenward direction of its more modern district.
Object	Crown	The emblem of Leon, a crown represents the canonical absence of a prime leader among the group, hence the regents. It also represents the achievements and ambitions of Leon as both community and project.

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Events

Halloween Fest

Three activities were centered around Halloween:

Fall Screenshot Contest. A texture pack was made available to the public which changed the look of leaves to better reflect an autumn hue appropriate for the occasion. Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt. A pumpkin patch was put together by  zacattack2097. Participants had to search for 20 pumpkin miniblocks to win a prize. Dragon Fights. Players fought the dragon for four weekends.

New Year

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