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| Personal details | |
| Joined | 8 March 2020 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Redmont Reform Party (2024–present) |
| Pronouns | He/him |
| Nationality | Australian |
| 1st President of Redmont | |
| Election • Campaign • Administration | |
| In office | |
| 14 April 2020 – 15 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Westray |
| Political party | Independent |
| Election | Inaugural government |
| Vice president | Jaynormous Temujim Technofied Nacholebraa |
xEndeavour (joined 8 March 2020), also known as End, is a Redmontian politician, and founder and co-owner of the DemocracyCraft server. He served as the 1st President of Redmont.
Founding of DemocracyCraft and Ownership
Main article: New Beginnings
Background
The idea of DemocracyCraft was a thought that came to End while playing and staffing other city RP servers. He saw a lot of potential with the servers he played on and tried to advance them, but there was always something holding them back - the owners. In his experience, progressive ideas tended to be turned down; absent and disengaged owners seemed to be overly set in their ways and reluctant to true change.
End gained a desire to create a more politically focused Minecraft City RP server.
Pre-release Alpha
On the 8th of March 2020, during a 14-day COVID lockdown, End founded the server with friend, Jaynormous (Jay).
Initially, they were the only two staff members, with Jay handling the technical side of the server, and End managing the building and marketing. Jay had owned servers previously, however, End had no experience with server ownership whatsoever. There was a lot of optimism, but always a shadow of doubt; at that time, End and Jay could never have imagined that the server would grow to outcompete its competitors in only 8 months.
The duo had no concrete plan as to when the server would be released, instead approaching the server with a "we’ll just wing it" attitude.
End lost interest in the project several times, however the COVID restrictions meant that he continued to work on the server to avoid peak boredom. Without the support of the pre-release development team, it is unlikely DemocracyCraft would have ever come to fruition.
Open Beta
DemocracyCraft opened to the public on the 12th of April 2020, however, remained in Beta up until the 14th of May. As is natural with a Beta, the server went through significant instability, with multiple server crashes daily, poor performance, and multiple host changes.
However, while this was going on, End, in charge of building Redmont, chose a random spot for the City of Hamilton and commissioned the building of the Capitol. Hamilton wass loosely based on planned capital cities such as Canberra, Australia and Washington DC, USA. He placed the server spawn at what he considered the intersection of the three most crucial focuses of the server - the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches of Government.
The remainder of the city was built around these three buildings.
Sole Ownership and Tech's Join
When Jaynormous left the server to join another City RP, xEndeavour led the server alone for a period, with assistance from the administration team. In September of 2020, Technofied (Tech) took up co-ownership of the server to replace Jay. Tech is often regarded as the server’s technical expert while End primarily manages the player base and Staff team.
This symbiotic relationship continues to serve the server well to this day.
Political Career
Presidency
End assumed the office of the President on the 8th of March 2020, the day of the server's foundation. He continued in this role until the first Presidential Election was held, and the new president was inaugurated, on the 15th of October 2020. His presidency lasted 221 days, making him the longest-serving President in Redmont's history.
Cabinet
Being the first President of Redmont, there was very little in the way of precedent with regard to how the executive branch should be run. For this reason, End only appointed his Cabinet Secretaries just over a month into his tenure, on the 12th of April 2020. All Secretarial positions were vacant before this time. Even after this time, Secretarial positions were a revolving door, and would be switched out on average every one to two months.
| Position | Officer | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | ||
| Vice President | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 12 April 2020 |
| Jaynormous | 12 April 2020 | 9 June 2020 | |
| Temujim (acting) | 9 June 2020 | 15 June 2020 | |
| Temujim | 15 June 2020 | 26 August 2020 | |
| Technofied | 26 August 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Secretary of State | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 17 September 2020 |
| Nacholebraa | 17 September 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Secretary of Justice | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 12 April 2020 |
| Moneysignzulf | 12 April 2020 | May 2020 | |
| SacredSpice | May 2020 | August 2020 | |
| SimplySammy | August 2020 | September 2020 | |
| The_Marxsisters | September 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Secretary of Education & Commerce | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 12 April 2020 |
| Mehlife | 12 April 2020 | May 2020 | |
| Technofied | May 2020 | August 2020 | |
| ElementPenguin | August 2020 | September 2020 | |
| Technofied | September 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Secretary of Public Affairs | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 12 April 2020 |
| Gettnate | 12 April 2020 | April 2020 | |
| SacredSpice | April 2020 | May 2020 | |
| MistyRoses | May 2020 | July 2020 | |
| TBIWOG | July 2020 | ||
| Simplymadi | July 2020 | September 2020 | |
| Thire_ | September 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Secretary of Construction & Transport | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 12 April 2020 |
| xEndeavour | 12 April 2020 | May 2020 | |
| Block86 | May 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Secretary of Health | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 12 April 2020 |
| Squatters | 12 April 2020 | April 2020 | |
| Temujim | April 2020 | August 2020 | |
| SimCube | August 2020 | September 2020 | |
| Doxxx_ | September 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Secretary of Parks & Wildlife | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | 12 April 2020 |
| Velvetkitty | 12 April 2020 | June 2020 | |
| Simcube | June 2020 | August 2020 | |
| Rainalyn_Rose | August 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Attorney General | position vacant | 8 March 2020 | July 2020 |
| Westray | July 2020 | August 2020 | |
| Thire_ | August 2020 | September 2020 | |
| UtahCowboy20 | September 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
Major Policy Objectives
The notion of where to focus policy, was a great challenge during End's administration. His Cabinet was extremely fluid, and therefore was normal for Secretaries to rotate every 1-2 months. There was a substantial workload in getting the Government Departments up and running, and many Secretaries had little appetite to put in the work required.
Establishing a stable government was one of End's key policy objectives. This was a crucial step in contributing to the success of the legislative branch, the executive branch, and later the elected Presidency.
During his Presidency, End was a significant proponent of practical and simple laws. This meant finding a balance between his own wishes and respecting the will of the legislature. He had to work diplomatically with the new assembly, making sure their voice was heard, while still setting precedence and shaping the legislation toward beneficial, server-focused laws that apply to the everyday player.
Significant Achievements
Congressional Elections
The introduction of the legislature was a significant moment in Redmont's political story. The legislature was to be a chamber that represented the will of the people; a place where players could truly make and amend the rules and laws that govern them.
Presidential Elections
The introduction of Presidential Elections was an unexpected success of End's administration, which even he didn't think would last. Despite initial apprehension, Redmont's political system has held up to this day. The constitution rewrite in September of 2020 was the most significant change to Redmont's political system in the nation’s history, guided into law by 1950minecrafter and Krix.
Foundations of Government
The legacy of the End Administration continues in almost every branch of government today. The concept and structure of the government are much the same, only encountering many superficial changes since the first Presidency.
Executive Orders
| Number | Subject | Summary | Date | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/20 | Constitutional Amendments | Established a referendum process for changing the Commonwealth Constitution. | 17 May | [1] |
| 02/20 | Congressional Process Amendments | Established a Congressional Process whereby bills had to be posted to forums and discord, rather than google documents. | 20 May | [2] |
| 03/20 | Department of Parks & Recreation | A regrettable change from the Dept. Parks & Wildlife (DPAW) to Dept. Parks and Recreation (DPR) at the request of then DPAW Secretary, Rainalyn_Rose. | 24 May | [3] |
| 04/20 | Extension of Overcrowding Rule | The server was under-powered at the time, so an entity limit was placed on farmers through law. | 17 Jul | [4] |
| 05/20 | Termination of Theme Park Management | Terminated the management of banned player Dusty3 over the Government theme park project. Removed the Dustyland branding. | 5 Aug | [5] |
| 06/20 | Unbanned Player Balance Reimbursements | Required the DEC to return balances of unbanned players if their balance had been seized. | 8 Aug | [6] |
| 07/20 | Dissolution of Congress | Dissolved the unworkable Congress at the request of the Speaker. | unknown | |
| 08/20 | Creation of Towns | Established small resource focused outposts from the city, consisting of local government leadership and industry specific themes. i.e. Willow - Farming. | 25 Sep | [7] |
| 09/20 | Fast tracking evictions | To fast track evictions in order for the filming of the server trailer. | 10 Oct | [8] |
Key Legislation
- The Constitutional Reforming Act[9]
- Establishment of the Senate
- Establishment of the Elected Presidency
Nominations
Presidential Commendations
While End did not issue any Presidential commendations, he suggested the introduction of this honour to incoming President Westray during the Presidential handover process. Presidential commendations were eventually adopted by President LilDigiVert in October of 2022.
Judicial Nominations
- 4 May 2020 - ElementPenguin
- 9 June 2020 - MikeZondernaam
- 18 August 2020 - Westray
- 14 September 2020 - Utahcowboy20
Controversies
Krixmartgate
The moving of Krixmart 12 blocks south of its original position was a decision of great controversy. This relocation was done to realign the back of spawn to the entrance of the Central Business District (CBD), to make it more accessible to the public and to increase competition near spawn.
When the owner of the store, Krix, refused, End blocked the back entrance to spawn to stop Krix from benefitting from players transiting through his store to the CBD. After public pressure to reopen the entrance, a path was built down the side of spawn to direct players to the alleyway and away from walk-through stores.
When negotiations fell through, End referred the matter to Staff for the building to be forcibly moved while Krix was locked in a cage.
Further runs for high office
Unlike his fellow co-owner, Technofied, End has made no attempt to shy away from high office, running for President or Vice President six times, his first candidacy being the first time he was constitutionally allowed to run for President, February 2021,[10] running as an independent with running mate _Zab_, and finishing in third place.[11] End's most recent run for President was in the February 2025 election, running for President as a member of the Redmont Reform Party with running mate IisforIzzy,[12] and coming second to 1950minecrafter.[13]
His full list of Presidential and Vice Presidential runs can be found below:
| Election | Position Sought | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Vice President | withdrawn | [11] |
| President | 3rd / 3 candidates | ||
| October 2023 | 3rd / 4 candidates | [14] | |
| February 2024 | Vice President | 2nd / 4 candidates | [15][16] |
| June 2024 | [17] | ||
| February 2025 | President | [13] |
Lore
A God
End is sometimes humorously referred to as a 'God', especially in Redmont's national motto "In End and Tech We Trust" as found on the Coat of Arms, a play on "In God We Trust", the official motto of the United States.
The reason for this is unclear, however, may be explained by a combination of factors:
- There is a Constitutional mandate for Staff and Government to "have completely different roles and functions"[18]
- Although there is no explicit hierarchy between Staff and Government, the fact that staff have the final decision on certain matters, such as which plugins can be added, or the size of the map,[19] makes them in a sense, a higher authority than the Government.
- The owners, Tech and End, have the final say on all staff matters.
- Since Staff can veto Government decisions, and the owners are the heads of the Staff team, they act, in a sense, as higher powers to which there is no course for debate.
- The closest equivalent to this, in the real world, is a God.
Message from End
I’m writing this submission to the archive having had the benefit of observing five of my successor’s administrations. The presidency is an office of grandeur, but also an office that requires extensive commitment and dedication. I had both the benefit and the burden of building the foundations of the government in my capacity as President, shaping the office and the wider government as it stands today. While President, I enjoyed many freedoms of discretion which my successors haven’t since had - decisions were hard and fast - for better, and for worse.
My Presidency was one that pre-dated the democratic process. My greatest challenge in office was not winning an election, rather choosing the right time to implement them. It was an issue that the administration wrestled with, often butting heads with political leaders as to when and how elections would come about, however, we got there in the end. While I had every intention of Congressional elections, Presidential elections did not cross my mind as a possibility. I was sceptical at first, however I haven’t regretted it for a day since.
It was a scary prospect handing over the reigns to a player-elected individual for the first time. To be totally honest, I didn’t expect it to last - we had an under-developed government which was absent of many of the complexities and niches that we see in government today. The concept of an entirely player-run government with the power that it wielded was a landmark development in the Minecraft sphere, perhaps the first of it’s kind on this scale.
After months of lobbying, the Congress had convinced me that the time for an elected President had come. We started with an elected Vice-President mid year, with a full constitutional re-write in September, ahead of the October election. This was, and still remains, the biggest development in our political story. The establishment of a player-run Senate and an elected Presidential office has been a key contributor to the success of the nation. We pioneered, and we still continue to pioneer today. King Endeavour - No. Emperor Endeavour - No. Owner Endeavour - Yes. We explored many different systems before we settled on the system that you see today.
The term ‘democracy’ is in our name. With that, the ownership had to be a separate function to Government. The relationship the ownership have with Government was codified in our Constitution and has remained largely untouched to this day.
President is a tough gig. These individuals have a monumental role in ensuring the proper functioning of Government. With such role, they carry a significant amount of responsibility. My administration does not even compare to the complexities that these office holders have had to manage. For that, and for all that they do, I take my hat off to them. Whether you like them or not, whether you agree with them or not, these individuals run to make the nation a better place. They volunteer their time, their passion, and their dedication to the server. For this, we are indebted to them.
Attaining Presidential office is no easy feat, it takes exceptional individuals to get there.
References
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-01-20-constitutional-amendments.177/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-02-20-congressional-process-amendments.204/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-03-20-department-of-parks-and-recreation.241/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-04-20-extension-of-overcrowding-rule.646/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-05-20-termination-of-theme-park-management.937/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-06-20-unbanned-player-balance-reimbursements.970/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-08-20-creation-of-towns.1498/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/executive-order-09-20-fast-tracking-evictions.1663/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/the-constitutional-reforming-act.991/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-february-2021.3354/#post-9626
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-october-2020.1094/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-february-2025.24616/#post-95863
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-february-2025.24616/#post-96499
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-october-2023.18710/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-february-2024.20153/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-february-2024-runoff.20234/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/presidential-elections-june-2024.21537/
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net//threads/constitution.6/#post-6:~:text=It%27s%20important%20to%20note%20that%20the%20Government%20and%20the%20Server%20Staff%20have%20completely%20different%20roles%20and%20functions
- ↑ https://www.democracycraft.net//threads/constitution.6/#post-6:~:text=For%20the%20Benefit%20of%20the%20server%2C%20Network%20Staff/Server%20Manager%20retain%20the%20reserve%20power%20to%20completely%20override%20any%20Government%20decision.