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| General Overview | History | Geography | Government | Economy | Demographics | Culture | History Humans have lived in what is now modern Varian borders for almost 11,000 years, with modern Varians tracing their ancestry to the land as far back as 5,000 years ago. Following the beginning of history, the recorded progress of Varia's civilization covered around 12 centuries, and is generally divided into four periods; the Ancient Era, the Medieval Era, the Early Modern Era, and the Modern Era. Prehistoric Varia Ancient Varia Medieval Varia Early Modern Varia Modern Varia

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I apologise if this is not the right place for this. I have concerns around the Nation of The people's Republic of Straightness' request to construct an embassy for the region of Gender Critical. My concerns were initially brought about when I saw this request, however upon delving deeper into the region and the Nation in charge, my concerns lie in the harmful and discriminatory language used by The People's Republic of Straightness, and the use of common anti-trans talking points and the spreading of misinformation in the factbook. The nation in charge also has stated homophobic talking points as well. I hope the construction of the embassy for this region will be thoroughly discussed and considered before any action is taken. Thank you all - The representative for the Principality of New Quieria

Hi there! I appreciate you reaching out about this! We also saw the embassy request, and rest assured that it has been thoroughly rejected. Someone seems to have put in a GHR with the site admins and the founding nation has been deleted. TWP is extremely queer and trans friendly and will always be such—we have an absolutely zero tolerance policy for anything that puts our community members in harm's way.

Happy New Year, TWP!

The Federal Socialist Republic of Greater Butstadte "La République socialiste fédérale du Grand Butplaineaux" Flag: Motto: For the Peoples Federation "Pour la Fédération des Peuples" Anthem: We the people "Nous le peuple" Capital City and largest city: Pura Official Language and national language: Noquife Population 1420 Q2 estimate: 7,800,584 1418 Census: 6,300,227 Ethnic Groups: By race 79% Black 13% Mixed 11% White 7% Indigenous Government Type: Federal Socialist Presidential Republic President: Émilie Dupont Vice President: Julien Lefèvre Court Representative: Lucien Boucher Chief National Judge: Sophie Moreau Legislature: Mélkine Upper House: Court of States Lower House: Court of Commons Establishment GDP (Nominal): $159 Billion GDP per capita: $20,383 GDP (PPP): $189 Billion GDP per capita: $24,268 Gini: 29.8 HDI: 0.735 Currency: Butstadte Boch (BÇ) (GBB) Time Zone: IAT+1 Call Code: +56 Internet TLD: .gb Note: none right noiw Major Good Federal: because Greater Butstadte is a Federation, it allows for greater representation and greater autonomy towards states. Greater Butstadte's government, education, healthcare, police, legislations, and economy were to split to Federal, State, and Local authority. Education: in Greater Butstadte, they really care about education and put a lot of money into it. That's why there's a big push for kids to do well in school, making the average IQ in the country higher. If you don't go to college in Greater Butstadte, people kind of judge you for it. Minor Good Corruption vs Integrity: politicians in Greater Butstadte are good at not being corrupt, because of safeguards, The Department of Government Regulation, the breaking of the government into 3 branches, and the 3 branches checking each other's powers. This makes corruption less likely and very few Corruption scandals. Baseball: In Greater Butstadte, baseball is a big deal and really loved by everyone in the community. People are so into it that local stadiums often fill up with fans during games. It’s seen as a national pastime, especially among the kids. Many young ones start playing baseball as early as third grade when schools include it in gym class. This early start helps them fall in love with the game. Major Bad Socialism: Greater Butstadte is technically a regulated mixed economy comprised exclusively Worker owned and Mom & Pop SMEs functioning within a democratic system. However, since is legislations, policies, laws, departments, the fact that its difficult for foreign, capitalistic companies to run in Greater Butstadte without partnering with a Butstadte cooperative, and that even the Greater Butstadte government labels itself as a Market socialist nation, its considered Socialist. This has left it semi-isolated from Capitalist nations. Urban-Rural divide: Greater Butstadte has a massive Urban-Rural divide, 20% of rural population are indigenous, and the countryside have very old buildings. The economic situations are different with Urban areas being far wealthier than Rural areas, different laws, police, healthcare, and other stuff. The Rural area have a different culture than the Urban areas. Minor Bad Regulation: Greater Butstadte is very regulated with many departments that regulate Taxes, Healthcare, Worker Rights, Business, etc. This has caused Governments to have greater power and is seen by many outsiders as a Nanny State. Neutral: Greater Butstadte is very Neutral being that they are bad at choosing sides, they have friends and allies but when there's a war, they are unlikely to join a side in the war. Pretty much they are a Switzerland.

(OOC Note: Thank you to @Varanius for helping me with this post) 20 November 1424 — The Darkesian Sea has been a hotbed of tension for the past four months since Varanian ships were seen in Galetian (D5) waters a little over four months ago. A lot has happened since this first sighting with the Zoranian navy getting involved. Here are some of the major events that have happened over the past four months. Cat and Mouse Chase in Kahuweian Waters Soon after the Varanian vessels were spotted outside Geletian waters they were spotted in both Kahuwe’s (D3) and Onego’s (D4) waters. The Kahuweian, Onegonese, and Galetian governments all called upon the Zoranian government to uphold their promise of protecting their nations, to which the Zoranian government responded by dispatching the fleet to the area to drive out the Varanian vessels. A cat and mouse chase began with the Zoranian navy being humiliated as the Varanian vessels seemingly kept evading their grasps. Every time there was a reported sighting in one location, the Zoranian ships would not find anything even when following the anticipated course of the Varanian ships. For a whole week, the Zoranian ships could not catch the Varanian fleet until the 22nd of July when the Zoranian ships managed to encounter the Varanian fleet. A tense stand-off was held between the fleets with the captains of the respective fleets engaging in tense discussion over radio according to those who were familiar with the situation. The Varanian fleet refused to exit Kahuweian waters so the Zoranian ships approached and began spraying the crew on the ships with water cannons, hoping to force them to move. The Varanians returned fire with their own water cannons. There were moments when the Varanian vessels attempted to force the Zoranian ships to back off by getting dangerously close to the Varanian ships, close enough to potentially walk onto the deck of another ship, but this did not succeed. The Zoranians then began firing warning shots with their 100 mm turrets, which was enough to force the Varanians to back down and retreat and were escorted out of Kahuweian waters. But despite this, the Varanian fleet would continuously be seen in the waters of Kahuwe, Onego, and Galete over the past few months and the same standoffs continue to happen with a few close calls of tensions being ignited. Drone Shot Down Over Galetian Territory Three weeks after the cat and mouse chase in Kahuweian waters on August 12th, a drone was detected flying over Galetian airspace by the Galetian Air Wing at 14:00. A reconnaissance aircraft was sent to investigate and found it to be of Varanian origin. When this was confirmed, the drone was shot down by Galetian anti-air defenses on the territory. Inspection of the wreckage by Galetian military personnel found it to be a reconnaissance drone conducting surveillance over Galetian defenses. The Galetian government condemned the Varanian government for this blatantly hostile act, demanding an explanation for their actions. The Varanian government responded by simply stating that the drones were “necessary security measures” with rising tensions in the region. The governments of Kahuwe, Onego, Awerista (D2), and Zoran echoed Galetian sentiment and condemned the Varanian government as well. Zoranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rayetayah Agaluysdi, assured the Aniwvwiyai states that Zoran would continue to uphold its commitment to their defense in face of recent Varanian aggression. Three days later, a second Varanian reconnaissance drone was spotted over Galetian airspace. It was reported to be flying over Galetian coasts attempting to gain intel on the state of Galete’s coastal defenses. This drone was shot down too and invoked even further condemnation by the Aniwvwiyai states with the President of Galete, Donwanenshaa Taweeratt, stating in a press conference that Galete will bolster its security and work closely with Zoran and the other Aniwvwiyai states to ensure peace in the Darkesian. Zoran Stations Aircraft in Galete and Kahuwe A little over a week after the initial drone incident, Zoranian ZF-2 jets were announced by Zoranian officials to be stationed in Kahuwe and Galete on August 21st. Whether other aircraft are currently stationed in these nations is unclear but this move was a clear response by what the media has been calling the “Aniwvwiyai Coalition” against Varanian aggression. This action was met with outrage by the Varanian government with Sarah Finn denouncing Zoran's actions as “unnecessarily escalating” the situation. Furthermore, Sarah Finn stated that Zoran was manipulating the “unfounded fears” of Darkesian states to expand their influence as a form of imperialism. Since the reveal of these aircraft’s presence in these two nations, the ZF-2s have been seen flying over the country. C-Tech Devices Banned in Zoran The tensions have even been seen in Zoran’s economic scene with the Zoranian Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) having concluded their investigation into C-Tech on August 30th. The CCA found that C-Tech devices are in violation of Zoranian privacy law with evidence of backdoors in C-Tech products for surveillance and data collection and has ordered a ban on all C-Tech products from mobile devices to even semiconductors for national security purposes and “in the interest of protecting the privacy of Zoranian citizens.” C-Tech made an official announcement denying the accusations levied against them and expressing “heavy offense” to the implications of the exploitability of their products; further adding that as an international corporation there is no reason to draw them into “petty nationalist disputes.” What’s Next? There is heavy speculation as to the direction this dispute between the Aniwvwiyai Coalition and Varanius will go. Many fear the break out of a war between the two while others speculate that this will just be a long ongoing power struggle with a series of one upping. However, certain groups in Zoran have seen this as an opportunity to increase their power and further their agenda. One group in particular, the Pan-Aniwvwiyai Party, has been using this flaring tension to push for a pan-national unification of the Aniwvwiyai nations stating that they would be stronger together in the face of “belligerent Varanian imperialism.” This message seems to have grown in popularity since the start of these tensions and rumors have it that a meeting is being planned between Queen Atsila I and the leaders of the Aniwvwiyai nations to address Varanian actions. However, no evidence has surfaced that points to these rumors being true. Regardless, many closely monitor the situation in the Darkesian as tensions seem to only grow each passing day.

Þirenz ob der Mäßl, Wednesday, 3rd of January 1341 1500 Local Time From atop the belfry of the yellowist Temple of Plå, one of the oldest structures in Þirenz, a grey pigeon fed its young. The view from atop the tallest structure in the Qyrene capital must have been most impressive: A view of the colossal Mäßl river and the historic inner city was certainly to behold. Once his chicks had had enough, he spread his wings, flying off to find more. The citizens of the capital had a saying: "Not even the pigeons need hunger in our splendid city", referring to Þirenz's special position as a major commercial hub in southern Nur. Indeed, the pigeons had it good now: the Nuran black kites, predatory birds of prey that usually stalked them in cities such as this one, had migrated northwards, choosing to winter in warmer climates. The pigeon let down his guard, choosing to fly a little higher to get a good view of the city. He hovered in the air for a second, considering where he should fly to. The old bird instinctively turned itself around, coursing a trajectory to Frômann Park, named after the 8th-century Kalmachian explorer that had founded the city all those years ago. He approached, his eyes scanning plenty of tasty seeds and berries ripe for the taking, when suddenly... WHOOSH! The poor pigeon, too caught up in a daydream about the next worm he'd catch, was sent tumbling to the ground after a Model 38 Pöhlsen Plå flew closely by. A boatswain (Bootsmann) called Preiß watched through his rear-seat canopy as the bird swiftly regained its composure, flying off after what must have been a tremendous fright. "Close one." the NCO remarked under his breath. He had seen countless planes go down thanks to collisions with birds, and the fact that the young pilot flying the seaplane was tempting fate started to irritate him. He had been among the few men of his generation to have been impressed into the Imperial Qyrene Navy, and was uncharacteristically driven and hard-working for a pressed man. "What sights, eh Preiß?" a voice boomed over the intercom. Ensign Arthur Cambyses von Kerckerinck zu Hülshoff, the pilot flying the plane, had been most eager to get his wings. After graduating at the Imperial Qyrene Naval Academy at Buxenhoben-upon-Braack, his well-off, patrician family had got him a lofty posting aboard the HIMQS Adler von Þirenz, a stone frigate of the Imperial Qyrene Navy that served as one of the navy's aerodromes. Today, he had finally been called up for his flying examination. If he'd only pass his examination today, he would be awarded a commission as a lieutenant-at-sea. Between the eager pilot and the stone-faced NCO sat Chief Mate (Obermaat) Heinrich Barth, a stubby, short man who served as the aeroplane's radio operator. He had grown up alongside the ensign, and had opted for service with the Imperial Navy over the Merchant Marine, since times were peaceful and the pay was good. The pay was even better for aircrew, and so, at the behest of his old friend, he signed up as a radio operator, and through a combination of luck and nepotism, Von Kerckerinck zu Hülshoff had managed to get his old friend posted with him at the Adler von Þirenz. "I've seen enough. Steer us back to the Adler." the NCO commanded in a tone that made the young patrician fear that he would fail his flying exam. He navigated back to the air base, which was situated only out of bounds of the city and a canal of the mighty Mäßl river, where the floatplane could safely land. Barth requested the right to land via the Plå's airband. The ensign landed his plane magnificently, and as a small brownwater patrol boat towed it to one of the water-side docks, where it could be safely returned to one of the hangars. As the plane's floats gracefully slid over the calm water of the canal, an eerie silence filled the plane as the young ensign awaited Preiß's judgment. After disembarking and waiting for what must have been an enternity, Arthur was approached by his commanding officer, squadron leader major Von Serhuyghs, a man of patrician stock just like himself. Von Serhuyghs had a dour visage, as he seemingly always did, and asked the ensign bluntly: "How do you think you did, Fähnrich?" Von Kerckerinck zu Hülshoff, intimidated by the sternness of his CO and imbued with a sense of Qyrene humility, answered plainly: "I could have done much better, herr Major." The officer inspected him from top to bottom, perhaps taking in the sheer desperation and fear that pulsed throughout the young man's body. The ensign could not help but think that this is what the pigeon must have felt like when he'd flown past it earlier. "Welcome to the navy's officer corps, Leutnant. I shall have Bootsmann Preiß see to it that you're properly informed about your duties. You'll read your name in the Herald Monday. Congratulations on your gazettal." The newly-gazetted lieutenant could not believe his luck. "Thank you sir." he answered, trying to give an appropriately muted response to contain his inner joy. The major gave him a nod and turned around to walk back from whence he came. "Oh, and one more thing, lieutenant: you're being transferred. Off to one of these new 'floating aerodromes', as they call them." OOC INFORMATION ABOUT QYR ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT NURAN WAR:

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| General Overview | History | Geography | Government | Economy | Demographics | Culture | Geography Varia is located in the northern coasts of the northern continent of Doll-Guldur, and is part of the polar area of Esferos. Geographically, it is located between the longitude of 1° 30' 30" East - 8° 10' 10"East and the latitude of 50° 40' 10"North - 59° 10' 10" North. Varia’s easternmost point is very near the Meridian of Marcarius, and thus is part of IAT+0 time zone, domestically called Varian Time. Varia is bordered by two other states in Doll-Guldur; the nation of Novasamita to the west and southwest and the nation of Novia Xeneia to the south. To the north, Varia is bounded by the polar Thulian Ocean, specifically the Proxima Thulia Sea, which freezes over during winter. Landscape Varian territory is relatively flat, with its highest point only reaching below 1.3 kilometres from the surface of the sea. However, Varia’s landscape is quite rugged, similar to the make-up of the majority of Doll-Guldur's landscape. Hills and valleys straddled the nation, stretching from the southwest point to its northeast. The region is marked by lowlands on its extreme north and south, separated by highlands and the Dalekie Mountains in the middle. The highest point in Varia is Mount Północna (1272 m from sea surface), while its lowest point is the Czamisto Depression which reached the depth of -10m from sea surface The highly diverse and rugged landscape of Varia is due to its proximity near the divergent boundaries of Doll-Guldur's two tectonic plates, wich separate a smaller northern landmass with the larger southern landmass. The divergent motion of the tectonic plates caused the formation of rift valleys which formed the stretched hills and canyons of Varia, as well as creating a tectonically active region that experienced earthquakes often. There are some minor surface volcanic activities, due to the nearby plate boundary, however most of Varia’s volcanic landscapes have been formed millions of years ago and are not currently active. Taiga coverage in Northeast Varia, in Polyar Rayon. Climate The vast majority of Varia lies under the Subarctic climate category due to the extremity of its northward location. On average, Varia experienced harsh and cold winters with temperatures averaging -20° C, and cold arid summers with average temperatures of around 18° C. The landscape of Varia also created a higher climatic difference between the extreme north and south of the nation. Temperature can fall to below -30° C in the northernmost point during winter, while in the south, it can reach between 20 to 25° C in summer. This difference is caused by the Dalekie Mountains, which despite its low altitude, forces southwesterly winds that carry moistures up to dry, causing a rain shadow effect that gives higher rainfall and humidity to the southern regions, while making the northern regions much colder and arid. However, the temperature variation does not affect the biome make-up of Varia, which is mostly composed of taiga forests, with a small coniferous and savannah coverage in the southernmost point. Regional Division Varia is divided into eight Commonwealth States, four Commonwealth Districts, and five Commonwealth Metros. The eight States governed their own territory, with their own elected governments and their own laws and constitutions. The States use their own local language in administration, have their own separate State Budget, and govern autonomously for the most part, with exception on defense, security, and financial matters which belong to the central government. Commonwealth Districts are regions that do not have their own autonomy, and are subject to the Commonwealth Government. The districts are headed by elected Governors, and have their own local legislatures, but lack most of the privileges afforded to States, including the right to raise their own taxes. Commonwealth Metros are similar to Districts, but they are led by elected Mayors. Both States and Rayons are further divided into Municipalities which are categorised into Urban (Cities) and Rural. Municipalities are governed by elected Mayors and deputies of the Municipal Councils, and are responsible for building and maintaining local infrastructures. For administrative and bureaucratic services, Municipalities are separated into Sectors, before being further divided into Communes. Communes comprise between 75 to 200 families, and are the smallest subdivision of the Commonwealth. Each Communes have their own unique customs and their own local financial arrangements, but are generally led by an elected Chairman.