Nations

"The strength of a nation is not measured by the size of its army but by how it treats the weakest members of its society" -Unknown
On the server of Excalibur, town can devople and form their own nations. Now if they are in a nation already, they can declare their independence from the nation they are currently in. It is up to the leader of that nation on how they acknowledge the act of independence. It may lead to war or a peaceful leave. After the creation of a new nation, it is up to the leader to decided on a few things that is required for a nation:

Type of Government
It is essential for a nation to have its government figured out. The types of governments possible to pick from are:

Democracy: Is a form of government in which all eligible citizens are meant to participate equally – either directly or, through elected representatives, indirectly – in the proposal, development and establishment of the laws by which their society is run.

Dictatorship: A form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without any limitations. This could range from militart power to the common everyday routine of their citizens

Autocracy: Similar to a dictatorship but the only difference is that it only one person rules the nation. Mainly a nation under this form of government is considered to be ruled by a unfair person or in rare cases a fair person.

Monarchy: A form of government with a monarch or in other terms a king, is at the head. It varies on how a nation uses the monarchy type of government, the nation could use a form of monarchy with ideas of a dictatorship/autocracy or ideas of a democracy.

Republic: a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.

Militaristic: A type of government that focuses mainly on a strong military and its military policy.

Capital
Usually, once a nation is created, the town that created the nation will have its town automatically be claimed as the capital. A nation's capital should consist of the nation's capital building and other important sturctures. These arent required by the nation. During war, if the nation has its capital town spawn destroyed the nation falls. If the nation's leader dies in combat or is killed, the nation falls as well.

After these small requirements are met, a nation is considered to be offical.