History

**The History of the Subaqueous Culture**

The Subaqueous people began their underwater community in the late 1990's. They started building off the coast of South Africa in a town named Port Elizabeth, after the city began to become to crowded for them. The first family that moved to Devil's Reef was the Randolph family.

John Randolph, his wife Marianna, and his three daughters, Hope, Tyrianna, and Vienna founded the Devil's Reef community in 1997. The majority of their home was constructed from a heavy duty Plexiglas that is normally used for the domes on deep-sea submarines. The rest of the home was built from a form of treated wood that can withstand years of water pressure. Their home was built approximately 53 feet under sea-level.

One of the challenges that faced the Randolph's was the need for oxygen. They developed a scuba diving breathing piece that could be connected to an oxygen tank, and still allow you to talk. They were also able to run a group of tubes from Port Elizabeth, down to Devil's Reef, that supplied oxygen constantly. With that, they were able to keep the same oxygen tank and re-fill when necessary.

Soon after, three more families joined the Randolph's, and within the next ten years, the Devil's Reef community had reached a population of 1,300 people. In 2008, the city decided it was time to put a form of government in place. John Randolph was elected governor of the state, and he appointed his 5 cabinet members. The first bill that they passed was a bill to protect the aquatic animals that lived in their community. The bill clearly states that it is illegal to kill or harm in any way, any wild aquatic animals. This bill led to some protests from community members who were not willing to become pretty much vegiterians, but during the next year, the protests stopped, and the bill was supported by all members of the community and was later stated that farm raised seafood was ok to eat.

The following year, disaster struck the small community of Devil's Reef. The Kraken was found in a large reef just south of the town. This terrified the town, and thoughts of abandoning were brought to the governor and his cabinet. But governor Randolph new how to handle the Kraken. He told the people that the Kraken would leave them alone if they stayed out of his way. Only people who murdered would come in contact with the Kraken, as their punishment. Those people would never be seen again. The first man given to the Kraken was Benjamin Kivi. He went crazy and was charged with the murder of his wife and two children. Fourteen people, 9 men and 5 women have been given to the Kraken. Despite these crimes, the city was still booming.

The community continued to grow, and is still growing to this day. The people of Subaqueous are always finding new ways to use and protect the species of animals and plants that they come in contact with.

Current Information on Subaqueous- 2011, September 26th, 2011

__Population:__ 2,568

__Currency:__ Aquabucks

__Form of Government:__ Democracy

//Governor:// Arnold Folley

//Cabinet Members:// Eric Rightson, Daniel Scheel, Al Greene, Erica Handerson, Andrea Smithton