XEndeavour

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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 1^st 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 8^th 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 12^th of April 2020, however, remained in Beta up until the 14^th 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 8^th 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 15^th 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 12^th of April 2020. All Secretarial positions were vacant before this time, which can be assumed in the table below.

Position	Officer	Tenure
Vice President	Jaynormous	12 April - 9 June 2020
	Temujim (acting)	9 June - 15 June 2020
	Temujim	15 June - 26 August 2020
	Technofied	26 August - 15 October 2020
Secretary of State	position vacant	8 March - 17 September 2020
	Nacholebraa	17 September - 15 October 2020
Secretary of Justice	Moneysignzulf	12 April - May 2020
	SacredSpice	May - August 2020
	SimplySammy	August - September 2020
	The_Marxsisters	September - 15 October 2020
Secretary of Education & Commerce	Mehlife	12 April - May 2020
	Technofied	May - August 2020
	ElementPenguin	August - September
	Technofied	September - 15 October 2020
Secretary of Public Affairs	Gettnate	12 April - April 2020
	SacredSpice	April - May 2020
	MistyRoses	May - July 2020
	TBIWOG	July 2020
	Simplymadi	July - September 2020
	Thire_	September - 15 October 2020
Secretary of Construction & Transport	xEndeavour	12 April - May 2020
	Block86	May - 15 October 2020
Secretary of Health	Squatters	12 April - April 2020
	Temujim	April - August 2020
	SimCube	August - September 2020
	Doxxx_	September - 15 October 2020
Secretary of Parks & Wildlife	Velvetkitty	12 April - June 2020
	Simcube	June - August 2020
	Rainalyn_Rose	August - 15 October 2020
Attorney General	position vacant	8 March - July 2020
	Westray	July - August 2020
	Thire_	August - September 2020
	UtahCowboy20	September - 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
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
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
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
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
06/20	Unbanned Player Balance Reimbursements	Required the DEC to return balances of unbanned players if their balance had been seized.	8 Aug
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
09/20	Fast tracking evictions	To fast track evictions in order for the filming of the server trailer.	10 Oct

Key Legislation

• The Constitutional Reforming Act
• 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.

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"
• 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, 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

 This section was written entirely by xEndeavour and has not been edited in any manner. It has been kept in this article as a record of End's message to the player base about the struggles and honour of the office of the President, especially his own time in office.

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.