On February 19th, 1773, a Roblandian ship landed in Roseport bay, and a Roblandian flag was immediately planted on the bay. The bay was pristine and covered in red plants, which the boats captain assumed were roses. As such, the name “Roseport” was coined. Natives were later sighted in the North part of the bay, and friendly contact was established. The natives called themselves the “Da-gones,” and the North part of the bay and the river got the name “Dagon.” Settlers were offloaded, and with the native’s help, the 2 towns of Roseport and Dagon came to life. The reason why there were so few natives in the bay are discussed above. On May 17th of the next year, another ship sailed down to Roseport to drop off supplies and found another colony. They did, around 75 miles North of Roseport. The new colony was founded alongside a lake known as “fire lake,” so the colony was called Ember, named after the lake. The name “fire lake” is thought to come from the reflection the lake casts onto the forest hills to the Northeast of the lake, resembling fire to the untrained eye. In 1782, with British Sierra Leone’s permission, the 2 cities were united formally into the Roblandian West African Colony. The Two Cities Between 1782 and 1834, the RWAC was little more than 2 small towns connected by a thin border. The border never stretched more than 10 miles inland. At the time, the RWAC was extremely rural, with Dagon, Roseport, and Ember combined only having a population of 16,000. This era saw little major growth, but saw the creation of manors owned by rich families, the precursor to modern-day barons. During the Roblandian Civil War, the RWAC swore allegiance to free Roblandia. The Industrial Revolution reaches Roblandia In post civil-war Roblandia, industrialization became a crucial topic. New works projects, including the Roblandian Water Pump (now Great Terradome Station) and the Roblandian Sewer System (now part of the Roseport STS) were built, but saw little use. During this time, the RWAC became known as the “city of vanity” due to its huge projects (though not all were visible).