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Statement on the Vassalization of New Hyperion Greetings to our friends, partners, and neighbors, After a long period of interaction that has seen our communities converge together, the Frozen Realm is happy to announce that it has accepted a proposition from New Hyperion to accept that region as a vassal state of Wintreath. This special relationship was formalized with the approval of the "Covenant of Fellowship Between New Hyperion and Wintreath" by both regions in October. It was further ceremonially established in a commendation ceremony this past weekend between Zander Cerebella, Autarch of New Hyperion, and Wintermoot, Monarch of Wintreath. As a vassal state of Wintreath, New Hyperion will cede sovereignty and authority over foreign, military, and any other external affairs to Wintreath, and will be bound by all treaties ratified by Wintreath. In turn, Wintreath will provide diplomatic and military protection, guarantee the right of internal self-rule, and eliminate post-count requirements for their Citizens wishing to also become Citizens of Wintreath. In short, the regions will become a joint diplomatic, military, and external entity under the banner of the Monarchy of Wintreath. This is the culmination of a relationship that began years ago during the 2014 Regional Sovereignty Conference in Lazarus, when it was noted that our regions had many similar ideas and stances on that topic. Over time, we have come to realize that our regions have many other commonalities...a desire for meritocracy, a focus on community interaction, and a community spirit of being true to ourselves. Since then, our communities have become friends and grown together, and now seek to stand together as one in solidarity. Going forward, we are excited to become ever-closer partners and see where this special relationship leads us. Regards, -Wintermoot -Monarch of the Frozen Realm of Wintreath

Invitation to Werewolf XI- The Great Schism An exhausted messenger has appeared at your church. His horrendous appearance suggests he has traveled a long way to bring you the letter he clutches in his hands. "From Cardinal Rimaldi." He says before slinking away into the night. The writing is clearly hasty but the message itself well thought out: My Dear Friend, You are needed by the college of cardinals Today is the day We hoped and we prayed We would not live to pay The price of our way The wolves circle their prey As some might say And as my life ticks away These words I lay In hopes you may act like light, a ray And hope you may order the disarray That plagues our dear conclave Yours, Cardinal Giuseppe Rimaldi Hello all of our friends and allies! It is time for another game of Werewolf! You are all invited and encouraged to join our games, whether you are new or experienced! To sign up you can go to this page and if you are new to werewolf you can find a helpful guide to the game here! Hope to see you all there! -Crushita The message is clear. You must travel to Rome for the Conclave. And whether you will survive is of grave doubt.

To be honest I didn't really understand it myself either. I was going to ask about it, but never got around that, sorry about that and not getting back to you in.. uhh, nearly a month. The person who made the puzzle has only said when asked about the puzzle the following: Wintreath loves you! Come say hi to us when the Summersend Festival kicks off!

As summer comes to a close, so to does the dreaded summer lull! The heat dies down and the trees shed a few pounds in preparation for the harsh winter to come. With things cooling down Wintreath is celebrating with the annual Summersend Festival! So come on over and join us for Clue, Nomic, Spyfall, spam games and more! The festivities begin in just two days but be sure to register for some of the more engaging activities ahead of time! Everything begins in just two days so see ya there! Schedule August 17 - Festival opens for forum game pre-registration. August 19 - Festival Begins. August 28 - Festival closes. Forum games may run past this point until they reach their conclusion.

Glad you enjoyed it! Here's the Puzzle #3: Send your choice to Me. One choice per person.

Orendi IX Wintreath Foreign Update 9 - Spring 2016 (I know it's late!) Government of Wintreath Monarch: Wintermoot Jarl of Culture: Pengu Jarl of Defense: Chanku Jarl of Foreign Affairs: Wintermoot Jarl of Integration: Vacant Jarl of WA Affairs: Reon Revocation of Govindia's Citizenship Written by Sapphiron The Storting deliberates the matter at hand. Within 48 hours after the announcement of the fifteenth Underhusen election results, there was a re-emergence of public discussions regarding the revocation of Govindia’s citizenship. Unlike last year, such an occurrence was hardly surprising, for it was preceded by a firm warning during the campaign period not to abuse the moderation reporting tool to report candidates “for refusing to answer campaign questions” as well as an indefinite ban from the IRC for persistent harassment (repeatedly demanding an apology and resorting to personal attacks for declining to answer his queries) against a fellow Wintrean despite repeated warnings and being placed on probation. On the 19th of April, after much discussion amongst the members of the Storting, the revocation bill was put to a vote in the Underhusen, and passed with 4 ayes and 3 abstains. On the 20th of April, the revocation bill was presented to the Overhusen, and passed with unanimous support. With the approval of both the lower and upper legislative chamber, Govindia’s citizenship was officially revoked under Article 2.4 of the Citizenship and Demonym Act. It should be noted that as members of a region founded on the principles of liberty, equality, freedom and compassion, the Storting recognises the revocation of citizenship as a solemn issue, and has pursued all other avenues of action. While Govindia’s less than desirable behaviour may have been unintentional, many members of the community have stepped in or at least tried to ameliorate the situation. After giving numerous second chances, it is certainly regrettable to declare that little to no visible changes have been observed, and that a citizenship revocation has been deemed to be necessary. In the words of the Overhusen Chairman Wuufu, "This is not a removal from this community in full, and shouldn't be seen as such, but instead it should give you (Govindia) the motivation to effect change." Storting Passes Five-Post Citizenship Requirement Written by Wintermoot The Citizenship Integration Amendment Act will alter the path to Citizenship. The Storting recently passed a requirement that prospective Citizens have five posts on the regional off-site forum, including their Citizenship application, before becoming a Citizen. The requirement was originally suggested by Wintermoot, who pointed out that nearly a third of all former Citizens had only made one post: their Citizenship application. The requirement was suggested to encourage prospective Citizens to interact with the community and get involved in the region before becoming deciding to become a Citizen, pointing out that as a region whose cultural and discussion areas are open to anyone with an account, Wintreath was better suited for this sort of requirement than many others. On the other hand, the proposal was opposed by several Citizens, including HannahB and Chanku, who expressed concerns that the requirement could intimidate prospective Citizens who would otherwise have become involved in the community anyway. Both stated that had there been a similar requirement when they had joined, they would have been more hesitant to join to begin with. Ultimately, after several weeks of discussion, the proposal passed the Underhusen 6-1 and then passed the Overhusen 3-1 (with one Peer not voting). During the course of the discussion, several other measures were taken to streamline the Citizenship process, including allowing the entire Cabinet to process Citizenship applications in order to allow for quicker approvals, simplifying the Citizenship form, and overhauling the regional forums to be easier to understand by new members. Updates in Wintrean Government Written by Wintermoot Ch-ch-changes... The Storting | Elections for the lower chamber of the legislature, the Underhusen, were held during the first week of June...issues that arose for the election was the relative inactivity of the Underhusen in the previous term and the on-going Constitutional Convention for reforming the legislature which has dragged on since November. Several candidates ran non-serious campaigns, such as Crushita/Eldarion's campaign to "have Patatoism declared the official religion of Wintreath". At the conclusion of the elections, which included a three-way runoff vote, Barnes, Reux, Laurentus, tatte, and BraveSirRobin won election, defeating Chanku, xXHydraXx, and Crushita. At the same time, the Monarch saw fit to make a change the upper chamber of the legislature, the Overhusen, replacing Colberius X, who had fallen inactive, with Aragonn. The full election announcement can be read here. The Monarchy | The Monarchy has also made a number of changes in the Riksråd (Cabinet) and subordinate guilds, based on the Monarch's Spring State of the Region Address pledge to create a more active and contributing Cabinet. On June 9th, the Monarch formally removed long-time Jarl of Integration Point Breeze, who had been inactive for several months. On July 5th, Point Breeze was also removed from the post of Thane of World Assembly Affairs, after his Citizenship nation ceased to exist and he could no longer serve as Vice-Delegate. Both offices remain vacant at this time, and a search is underway for someone to fill those positions, as well as the positions of guildmasters for the recruitment and mentoring guilds, which are part of the Ministry of Integration. You can read the full announcement here. Then on July 3rd, the Monarch announced the appointment of Emoticonius as Thane of Foreign Affairs, with the responsibility for ensuring that our embassies remained active and for assisting in the creation of unique initiatives to make our embassies stand out. As you may know, Emoticionius, also known as The Church of Satan, is the person responsible behind the puzzles that have been posted in our embassies, which have proven very successful in many regions. The Monarch also announced the Ministry of Culture's appointment of Aragonn as Guildmaster of the Roleplayers Guild, by far Wintreath's most successful and active guild. As Guildmaster, Aragonn will work to maintain and expand our roleplays, as well as take part in discussions related to roleplaying in the region. Aragonn has been involved in the guild since its creation in November 2015, and has also been involved in roleplaying in the region of New Hyperion as its Lord of Culture. You can read the full announcements here. While there has been a noted decline in activity throughout the region and NationStates, with these changes the government of Wintreath is set to weather the storm. Cipher Pol Ice Written by Emoticonius The North Pacific working around the clock to crack the Wintreath embassy code May 29, 2016 | Regions across NationStates discover an encrypted message within Wintreath embassies. Some Wintreath embassies are met with replies of "What?!" and "This is not clear communication." Others however decoded the message which revealed a new initiative from Wintreath. The initiative itself was conceived and proposed by Wintreath citizen Emoticonius, better known as The Church of Satan and each encryption personally assembled by him. In order to give Wintreath embassies more purpose and (inadvertently) more activity, these same embassies will be receiving monthly encryptions, puzzles if you will. This was met largely with intrigue and enthusiasm although it was also met with bewilderment and confusion in others. June 1, 2016 | The next monthly puzzle is sent out. Drastically difficult compared to the introductory encryption, regions began working towards cracking the code and reaching the end. Several aneurysms later, New Hyperion became the first region to crack the codes and reach the end. The North Pacific and Renegade Islands Alliance would soon follow, however no other region has managed to do the same as of yet. Here we are in July now. Last month's puzzle was only solved by a few regions. Congratulations New Hyperion (honorable mentions: taulover), Renegade Islands Alliance (honorable mentions: Tangaroa) and The North Pacific (honorable mentions: Praetor). Below is a step-by-step walkthrough of last month's puzzle, for those that would rather just see the answers: Keep an eye out for July's puzzle! It's late but it will be released and will not disappoint. IRC Quote of the Season Thanks for reading!

Hey there, West Pacific! We here at Wintreath are hosting a game of Werewolf and you're invited! The theme is Mafia and the host is Wintreath's own North! If treachery, mistrust, intrigue and paranoia is your thing, I suggest professional counseling and a nice game of werewolf! So come on down and join in today! Link: http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3753.0 Welcome to this thing of ours, friend. A few things you should know. First, trust no one. Everyone can and will back stab you. I mean everyone. Keep on your toes. Cops and Informants are everywhere these days, so don't let your guard down. Last, look out for number one. Survive. Everything else is just... dust in the wind, ya know? Do whatever it takes to make it. Whatever it takes. Welcome to the family, friend.....

Hi! I'm here to replace our previous ambassador, who has unfortunately fallen inactive. This is my first assignment, quite exciting. I'm very happy to be here and look forward to getting to know your community and region better. I noticed that no special applications or maskings are required, but I thought to introduce myself nonetheless.