Cape Dun

Cape Dun

Cape Dun is the first village to be established on Pine Island, with a structure beginning to form as early as 1503. There is little to do in the location, however Bridge Town (2007-) is established there in the future by CCORP, as well as Pirates that land nearby in the 1650's.

The city is part of the Pine Island Republic along with Pine Lake, the capital, Fisher Bay and Byroad. It was one of two original towns to join the Republic along with Pine Lake, in 1842, as Fisher Bay and Byroad only entered after 1866, the date of the last battle of The Cow Wars.

Geography
Cape Dun is located West of Mount Uroruh, on the coast of Pine Island. Another prominent feature is Fort Dun built in close proximity to the est of the village.

Historical information
Cape Dun was founded by Prince Berend, also called Lord Dun or Marco Dun, of the southern archipelago who decided to build the village in the year 1512 so that he could marry his wife, Princess Luthiana, who being of royal lineage could be given in wife only to a landowner. Before reaching Pine Island in 1512 Lord Dun has vicissitudes around the continent in all parts of the archipelago. Along the course of his adventures, the Dark Sorcerer Crimson will often recur as an antagonist who will try to hinder him several times, Lord Dun's wife, Luthiana, is in fact a princess whom he saved from the clutches of the sorcerer. It is possible to read more about the events of Lord Dun in the book "Geography around Pine Island", on the Continental Map and above all on the lecterns scattered around the game world in particular in the historiographical work divided into three parts of the Adventures of Lord Dun.

16th Century
In 1503 part of the walls was built and the first house belonging to the hunter appeared.

In 1504 the interiors of the first house were concluded, inside the house there is the third book of the adventures of Lord Dun on a lectern. The construction of the lighthouse is completed, the presence of a lighthouse at the dawn of the city demonstrates the port character that already characterized it from its birth and derives from the proximity to the coast and the foreign origin of the founder Lord Dun. Finally, three small huts appear, belonging to the first inhabitants of the area. In 1505 the hunter opened the business.

In 1510 two signs with the name of the city were added, one to the west and another to the east, highlighting the two sides where the future main road will be built.

In 1520 the main road of the city is built, consisting of a dirt road that goes from east to west, with also the positioning of the foundations of the area where the largest building in the country will be built, it is probably a kind of Courthouse therefore for convenience from this point on, in this page, it will be referred to as such. The backbone of the port is also built with a small bridge connecting two sides of the city. Finally, two windmills appear southeast of the city.

In 1521 the infrastructures of the two buildings placed on the two sides joined by the bridge were established. The Archos Trading Guild, an international trading company trading in the archipelago, opens in the northern of the two. The Southern one will later become the Floating Log Inn.

In 1522 the construction of the houses continued.

In 1523 the houses were completed, a large open space was built to the south of them which will probably be the site of a future construction.

In 1524 the urban development of the city increased significantly and a total of 8 buildings began their construction around the city. A first piece of Courthouse has begun. The baker opened the business. The Archos Trading Guild goes into business and the building next to it, The Floating Log Inn, is ready to open its doors. In 1525 the houses were ready to welcome their inhabitants, even the large open space now houses a large building whose function is not clear. One of them is the bakery. The Courthouse does not continue its construction. The walls begin to take shape in much more detail and mark the division between the coastal part and the inland part of the city. An altar probably dedicated to Mary was built to the east of the future Courthouse. The Smithy opens for business.

In 1533 the construction of the Courthouse began permanently.

In 1534 the foundations of 7 new buildings were built around the Courthouse which continued its construction. Guardhouses are placed to guard the two entrances to the city. The herbs trader opens her business.

In 1535 the 7 new buildings were almost completed.

In 1536 the 7 buildings and the Courthouse were completed.

In 1537 a blacksmith opened the business. In 1539, the flora of the area began to become more and more luxuriant, surrounding the city with trees of various species, including palms and oaks.

Between 1540 and 1542 Fort Dun was built, the reasons that led to its construction are not known, we only know that the founder is Lord Dun himself still alive at the time. It can be assumed that the fort had a surveillance function of the city, being positioned in an elevated position at the base of Mount Uroruh it could easily spot, also through its towers, the ships offshore and warn the inhabitants of enemy attacks. This hypothesis would also be strengthened considering the long-lasting feud Lord Dun had with the Dark Sorcerer Crimson, it is in fact probable that he was fearful of a further attack from him. Considering that descendants of Crimson will live on the island, one of whom is in close contact with Lord Dun, his concern does not seem so unjustified. Further evidence in favor of this is the construction of the St. Andrey metropolis on the shore immediately in front of Cape Dun which would appear to be the work of Crimson's ancestors since in the future it seems to be Mr. Crimson himself with the CCORP to have control of it. Between 1550 and 1552 the main wall was completed.

The city has now reached its basic structure which it will maintain with some variations also in the future.



17th Century
In 1650 the ship of the Pirate Roghur docks on a coast near Cape Dun where it will remain until 1720.



18th Century
For unknown reasons, in 1796, a very large breach appeared in the southeast wall of the city.

19th Century
In 1842 Cape Dun and Pine Lake agreed to establish the Pine Island Republic, during this first unification the capital was Cape Dun. The flag appears in front of the Courthouse.

Between 1865 and 1866 a conflict began between Byroad, led by Barley Raddish and the other three settlements of Pine Island, Cape Dun, Fisher Bay and Pine Lake. Among the causes of the war were the extreme meat famine, caused by a disease that afflicted the island's cows making their meat inedible, and Barley's lust for power. Cape Dun was the second city to fall but thanks to the victory of Pine Lake in the battle of October 21, 1866, peace was restored. At the end of the war the four cities will reunite in the Pine Island Republic and the capital will change from Cape Dune to Pine Lake. In 1870 the train tracks and the related station were built.

On New Year's Eve 1899, a fire broke out in the city center which spread rapidly causing serious damage to the city. Thanks to the help of the inhabitants of Pine Island, the restoration work started quickly and the city was not deeply affected. It is not known what may have been the cause of the fire. The fire could be a reference to the Great Fire of London which occurred in 1666, but this is only a guess.

20th Century
In 1930 two paved roads were added to the sides of the Courthouse to facilitate the circulation of the first cars, a model of the solar system was added near the center of the city. The model works and shows the orbits of the planets in real time.

Between 1945 and 1950 there was a mini modernization of the city with the construction of two new modern buildings, one of which is the radio station, with a relative antenna. Also in 1950, the hill north of the city was excavated to allow the circulation of cars, through the tunnel, both north and south. The old railway falls into disuse.

21th Century
In the early 21st century CCORP decides to build a new city on the island in order to try to overshadow the grandeur of St. Andrey, a nearby island city. For this reason, a bridge was built by 2004 next to Cape Dun and by 2007 Bridge Town was built on top of it, with the North-Eastern corner of Cape Dun also being built up with futuristic architecture, including a block on top of its court house.

In 2020, three skyscrapers have been built along the main road of Cape Dun. One of these is on top of its court house, with tubes running to it above the road.

Beta Timeline
In the Beta Timeline Mr. Crimson has taken control of Pine Island and made the island an unlivable place by polluting its atmosphere and deteriorating its urban planning. Therefore in this timeline Cape Dun in 1991 changes profoundly due to the polluted atmosphere. It is not well explained how the city changes but visually the buildings are literally halved and a chimney appears on the "roof" of most of them. The Courthouse is also halved. The air around the city becomes cloudy and the walls appear to have collapsed in places. The bridge where Bridgetown will later rest was built in 2004 but Bridgetown will never be built.

Gamma Timeline
In the Gamma Timeline the city remains identical until the year 1989 with the exception of an extra small building located to the northeast which is part of a surveillance network of Mr. Crimson since the Deep Sea Base is located underwater off the coast of Cape Dun. Precisely in this base in 1990 a gigantic explosion originates (1990 Incident), Cape Dun is completely disintegrated, with the exception of the surveillance area, being faced with the explosion. Also in this area will be the center of the Dead Zone when the CORE takes control of the island.