Westwind

Believe it or not, it's a pun. The US Navy fielded Polaris submarine -launched ballistic missiles; 181 is a reference to the continent of Polaris in the TWP RP Discord.
Additional Fact: Crimson Sea is not only a call-out to our favorite spiced rum, but also the RP realm of TWP. The Crimson Sea is situated between the SE coast of Polaris (home of Bran, Resu, Fujai, Kawaii, etc.) and the continent of Aura (home of Halo, Dilber, Ark, and others). 

No need to apologize, Westwind tends to participate in these events under the radar.

No need to apologize, Westwind tends to participate in these events under the radar.

Well done!
Three nations of Westwind contributed 504 strikes to The Crimson Sea Missile Command
The Gates of Delirium
The Black Necromancer
Trouble

Well done!
Three nations of Westwind contributed 504 strikes to The Crimson Sea Missile Command
The Gates of Delirium
The Black Necromancer
Trouble

No need to apologize, Westwind tends to participate in these events under the radar.

Well done!
Three nations of Westwind contributed 504 strikes to The Crimson Sea Missile Command
The Gates of Delirium
The Black Necromancer
Trouble

awww yeah.
 
It was a pleasure to work with you all.  I had a great time.

Well done!
Three nations of Westwind contributed 504 strikes to The Crimson Sea Missile Command
The Gates of Delirium
The Black Necromancer
Trouble

N-Day Recognition
Congratulations to all those that participated in the 2019 N-Day event!
The West Pacific ended up well-irradiated, but you took on the NS-verse single-handed and never backed down. Your skill and teamwork were impressive and led to a great showing. You made us proud!
Those who led the team were:
@Ark
@Dilber
@Wintony
@Podium
 
You are warded the Badge of The Crimson Sea Missile Command of The West Pacific

 
The valiant participants were:
@Varanius
 @Night_stalker
@Sensorland
Gryphonian Alliance
 @Midproth
@Zazumo
@Mediobogdum
@WaRlorder
 @thefieryknight
@Reçueçn
@Fujai
@Westwind
You are awarded The N-Day Task Force Badge

Congratulations!

Honors Of The West Pacific
Granted by His Imperial Majesty,
Marcarius Halo Rahl, The Holy Principality of Saint Mark,
Dragon Emperor of The West Pacific,
on the twenty-fifth day of August in the year two-thousand and nineteen.
 

The recognition of merit is one of the pillars of The West Pacific.
These dedicated residents of our region,
by applying their unique talents with hard work and imagination to the betterment of The West Pacific,
have earned high praise.
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First, in gratitude for her continued assistance as a trusted advisor to The Emperor
and in appreciation of her near omnipresence on the region’s RMB and Discord,
where she is always willing to aid or re-direct the new residents,
I name Darkesia a Guardian of The West Pacific with full powers of The Trebuchet.
 
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Next, in appreciation of his enthusiastic participation in the life of our region
and in recognition of his many contributions in the Ministry of Education,
I name Rizorien to The Peerage,
granting him the title, Baron of Tong.

 
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In recognition of his exceptional contributions to the region in TWPAF and the Ministry of Recruitment & Citizenship,
and in acknowledgement of his valuable assistance as one of our Discord Moderators,
I bestow upon Overthinkers the title, Baron of Lantau.
 

 
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Orders of Xia
Xia means someone with power who helps others in need.
The Xia (pronounced shya) are the knights of The West Pacific. This is the highest non-peer honor a resident can receive.
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Martial Order of Ching Shih:
for extraordinary service to TWPAF
Admitted to this Order today is:
Wyvern
For his long leadership as an officer of TWPAF.

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Benevolent Order of Confucius:
for extraordinary service in government
Admitted to this Order today are:
Denieria
Craiolia
Reçueçn

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Instituting The Youxia
I am establishing a new non-Peer Order of Recognition. It shall be called the Youxia.
The Youxia honor is similar to a Knight Errant and ranks just below the Xia.
Youxia will be entitled to be addressed as Master or Mistress and to use the seal below.
To be considered eligible for Youxia recognition, a nation must hold between 100 and 150 endorsements over a period of two weeks. This is to prevent obvious threats from gaining recognition, especially if they cross the endorsement cap. This is also to promote responsible endorsement swapping in the region by considering only those who hold above 100 endorsements in the two-week period. Being below 100 endorsements in the two-week period can deem a nation ineligible.
Th Speaker of The Hall or their designee will be charged with keeping The Emperor up to date on which nations qualify as Youxia.
Youxia Eligibility List - August 24, 2019
The period of time considered for this list was from August 10th to August 24th.
 Fujai
 Wickedly evil people
 Westwind
 Liberillia
 Cro Magnon
 Gryphonian Alliance
 NoHiceLand
 The Undivided
 Bhang Bhang Duc
 Papercuts and Skittles
 Denieria
 Doggerstan
 Oometz
 Ilmecith

As all the world leaders are secretly TWP bots doing our bidding ... yes!

*sneezes*
Bah, there's already too much glitter.
Are we there yet?

 
 

*sneezes*
Bah, there's already too much glitter.
Are we there yet?

 
 

My daughter's 17 year old cat Chucky died last week at her mother's house. Been with her almost all her life.  Chucky was given his name at the animal shelter, they said he had been 'chucked' out of a moving car before coming to the shelter. He was 2 when adopted. 

My daughter's 17 year old cat Chucky died last week at her mother's house. Been with her almost all her life.  Chucky was given his name at the animal shelter, they said he had been 'chucked' out of a moving car before coming to the shelter. He was 2 when adopted. 

My first cat was Ford Prefect, then Grendel and Bonnie (short for Bonnington, after the famous British mountaineer, Chris Bonnington).  Then there were the brothers Zinnie and Pip.  After them was Seren and now we have Ollie.
All my cats have been moggies, apart from Ollie who’s 75% Maine Coon.
We’ve never lost a cat - had to give them all away to good homes when we moved country.  Seren is still alive though staying with our friends in Brisbane.

I was given a long hair black cat named Samantha in '90. We called him Sam, his previous owned said he was misnamed. He seemed to prefer Sam anyway.

Honors Of The West Pacific
Granted by His Imperial Majesty,
Marcarius Halo Rahl, The Holy Principality of Saint Mark,
Dragon Emperor of The West Pacific,
on the third day of June in the year two-thousand and nineteen.
 
 
 
 
 
The recognition of merit is one of the pillars of The West Pacific.
These dedicated residents of our region,
by applying their unique talents with hard work and imagination to the betterment of The West Pacific,
have earned high praise.
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First, For their continued devoted service to The West Pacific, its People and its Emperor,
I elevate the titles of Bran Astor and Dalimbar.
Bran Astor will now be titled Earl of Hebao And Dalimbar will be titled Earl of Zhifu.
 
 
 
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Orders of Xia
Xia means someone with power who helps others in need. The Xia (pronounced shya) are the knights of The West Pacific.
This is the highest non-peer honor a resident can receive.
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Martial Order of Ching Shih:
for extraordinary service to TWPAF
Admitted to this Order today is:
Overthinkers
For his long leadership as a dedicated General of TWPAF.
 
 
 
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Benevolent Order of Confucius:
for extraordinary service in government
Admitted to this Order today are:
Bran Astor
Dalimbar
Arkadia Universalis
 Rizorien  

I name my cats after witches, Sabrina (teenaged witch), Serena, (Samantha's cousin), Samantha (Bewitched).
 

Yeah. I don't like that option. I would rather stick with the Speaker verifying the votes.

Once upon a time a statement regarding the status of a TWP citizen would have been posted here first rather than in NS Gameplay.
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=35703941#p35703941
Now not all TWP members go to the GP forum, nor do they bother with Discord. Would be nice if TWP’s government could remember that.
 

Well, I am most sincerely humbled at the honour...  My record as an ardent supporter of all things about The West Pacific is not nearly as long as many other stalwarts of the region, but I have always tried my best to become involved in as many aspects of the region's affairs as possible.  I will wear the Order with great pride. 

Westwind, I thank you for your sage advice and guidance during what was for me at times a rather difficult birth into the West Pacific

I remember when the Royal Duke Mediobogdum went out of his first TWPAF missions.  Well done and Congratulations!

I enjoyed reading that.  It's cool to see the things I missed.