Giovanniland

Firstly, I thank @Saint Mark. I joined NS at the time of Halo's reign as Delegate. He showed me that there was a lot more of NS beyond issues, and encouraged me to become a citizen and join the Discord server and forums. Although the delegate change happened not much time after that, I still remember Halo's delegacy, and I thank him for helping me.
I also thank @Ark for introducing me to Foreign Affairs, which was the first ministry I decided to join, and I thank @Bran Astor for being an amazing Delegate and helping me with the Speaker position after I was elected, such as giving me ideas on how to start the Regional Commendations.
Furthermore, I also thank @Reçueçn, @Elegarth, @TUMS and @Mediobogdum for being Trading Cards players that constantly trade cards with me and help keep the TWP Card Channel in Discord active. From all these card farmers, I think I should especially thank @Reçueçn for also encouraging me when I was seeking the last cards for my TWP S1 collection, giving me ideas to contact the players who had these rare cards, and showing me some tools to make card farming faster and less boring.
It is important to say, though, that those are all individual players. I thank the West Pacific as a whole for being a wonderful region! Without you all, TWP wouldn't be the same.

Firstly, I thank @Saint Mark. I joined NS at the time of Halo's reign as Delegate. He showed me that there was a lot more of NS beyond issues, and encouraged me to become a citizen and join the Discord server and forums. Although the delegate change happened not much time after that, I still remember Halo's delegacy, and I thank him for helping me.
I also thank @Ark for introducing me to Foreign Affairs, which was the first ministry I decided to join, and I thank @Bran Astor for being an amazing Delegate and helping me with the Speaker position after I was elected, such as giving me ideas on how to start the Regional Commendations.
Furthermore, I also thank @Reçueçn, @Elegarth, @TUMS and @Mediobogdum for being Trading Cards players that constantly trade cards with me and help keep the TWP Card Channel in Discord active. From all these card farmers, I think I should especially thank @Reçueçn for also encouraging me when I was seeking the last cards for my TWP S1 collection, giving me ideas to contact the players who had these rare cards, and showing me some tools to make card farming faster and less boring.
It is important to say, though, that those are all individual players. I thank the West Pacific as a whole for being a wonderful region! Without you all, TWP wouldn't be the same.

Firstly, I thank @Saint Mark. I joined NS at the time of Halo's reign as Delegate. He showed me that there was a lot more of NS beyond issues, and encouraged me to become a citizen and join the Discord server and forums. Although the delegate change happened not much time after that, I still remember Halo's delegacy, and I thank him for helping me.
I also thank @Ark for introducing me to Foreign Affairs, which was the first ministry I decided to join, and I thank @Bran Astor for being an amazing Delegate and helping me with the Speaker position after I was elected, such as giving me ideas on how to start the Regional Commendations.
Furthermore, I also thank @Reçueçn, @Elegarth, @TUMS and @Mediobogdum for being Trading Cards players that constantly trade cards with me and help keep the TWP Card Channel in Discord active. From all these card farmers, I think I should especially thank @Reçueçn for also encouraging me when I was seeking the last cards for my TWP S1 collection, giving me ideas to contact the players who had these rare cards, and showing me some tools to make card farming faster and less boring.
It is important to say, though, that those are all individual players. I thank the West Pacific as a whole for being a wonderful region! Without you all, TWP wouldn't be the same.

ᏘᎯᎡ ᎲᎣᎵᏯ ᏃᎣᏛᎠᏓᎣᎾ
The Holy Zoracon
Book of Weaving
Chapter 1
1 In the beginning, the universe was not in existence. There was only eternal darkness and the Great Spirit. 2 The Great Spirit was new at this time, He did not yet know the full extent of His great power. One day, He decided to put His great power to the test with the creation of the universe. 3 He created a Thread of Space and began to weave the universe into existence, creating the void beyond the skies which we now call space. It is believed that He continues to weave the ever expanding universe to this day. 4 As he wove the universe, He gazed upon His work and said,
"I can do more."
6 He then added embroideries onto what he has woven in the form of glowing pearls of different colors, sizes, and ages across it. These would be known to us as stars. To each star he added smaller beads that would move around their designated pearl, these would be known as planets and with the pearl would be known as solar systems. But he had one special pearl which he had a plan for. 7 The Great Spirit added this special pearl, known to us as the sun, and added beads around it as he had with other solar systems but he had one special bead which He plan to add life to; this planet He named Titania.
8 "This planet," said the Great Spirit, "shall bear my people, while they may not be perfect nor pure of spirit and heart, they shall be my creation and my children whom I shall test throughout their life to test their hearts, minds, and souls to see if they would be fit to join me in the Spirit Realm. But first I must prepare this world to bear life and must test the world with other creations before I put my people upon it."
9 He then put his plan into work and began to change the planet that would be out home for billions of years until the first life could be created. The Great Spirit then created the ocean where these first creatures would reside while He wove the land to prepare it for life. 10 He then added oxygen to the air along with the first plant life to the land to help support the creation of oxygen.
11 "The balance of nature should not be disrupted as without this balance this world will be thrown into chaos and the end times will follow." Said the Great Spirit,
12 Once plant life thrived upon the planet, the creatures of the sea were willed to evolve by the Great Spirit and after many years the first life came to land and began to eat from the plants on the land. 13 From these creatures, different creatures began to be created to adapt to the conditions of the young planet. Creatures that could fly were created and creatures of different diets were born. However, the Great Spirit looked upon the world and was not pleased.
14 "This planet is still too harsh for my people live. I must continue to cool the earth and new life must take root." said the Great Spirit. With a wave of His hand a great catastrophic event fell upon those creatures with very few surviving.
15 The Great Spirit then willed the surviving species to evolve into great reptilian and avian creatures which shall be known to us as dinosaurs. These create creatures came in various shapes and sizes, some could fly, some had horns, and some had feathers. 16 These creatures roamed the planet in three different periods of time but they were on the planet for millions of years. This time period was named by the Great Spirit to be the Age of Reptiles. 17 As the years went by, the planet changed too as sea levels rose and lowered and the climate changed with the beginning of seasonal change.
18 The Great Spirit looked upon the planet once more and still shook His head,
"This land is almost perfect, but these creatures would destroy my people with ease. Their bodily functions are also too basic for what I have planned for my people. Also, there is so much empty space that is just covered by sea on this planet, the land must be parted to cover the planet."
19 The Great Spirit clapped His might hands and the very earth of the land began to shift and move and slowly the land began to drift apart. However, this would lead to the end of the dinosaurs as all the tectonic changes would lead to climate change as well as volcanoes erupted and tsunamis covered the land due to the changes. But the exact cause of the death of the dinosaurs is only known by me, the Spirit Chosen, and the Great Spirit alone and I was told to never reveal it. But I am allowed to say that the Great Spirit directed a large bead of rock known to us as a meteor and struck the ground with it to end most life on the planet.
20 However, from the demise of the dinosaurs would rise the Age of Mammals, where we would soon be made. When the land had stopped shifting as drastically as it did, the continents would be born, while many of you may not live to see the day where the people of Zoran shall meet those of the other continents, let it be known that we are not alone on this planet and that there are other people that live in distant lands. 22 New creatures with fur and that gave live birth were willed to evolve by the Great Spirit and one creature in particular was chosen to become human, that creature is a relative of an chimpanzee. 23 Man was soon created from the monkey and while we were not given the gift of free thought and free will at this point, the Great Spirit was pleased with what he had created.
Chapter 2
1 There was a group of the first humans that the Great Spirit took interest in. This group was a bit more advanced than other groups of humans, this group had begun to use stone tools and began to develop a basic form of language. The Great Spirit took pride in seeing this group progress and granted them the first gift of free will and free thought and guided them towards the sea. 2 The Great Spirit said to them,
"You are my chosen people, I am your creator. While you shall not remember this moment just realize this, but millions of years in the future, in the year 8400 BF a Chosen Person of your people shall come and reveal my covenant and my teachings to you. But for now, you all shall sail on a ship to the holy land that I have saved for you. This land is called Zoran, and it is there where you shall be fruitful and multiply."
3 It was then that our ancestors were inspired with the first design for a ship and began to get to work. Years passed before they got enough materials to build the first ship to reach the holy land and had grown more advanced and more sentient. 4 The ship was large and a group of 80 people went on the boat and sailed West. When they set sail, the father of the future first Chief of the Platypus clan pointed out a glowing trail in the water and they all heard the voice of the Great Spirit,
"Follow the glowing trail of the ocean if it is the holy land you seek."
5 It took 6 years of sailing to reach what shall be known as Platypus Island. Many people on the boat died of disease but none died of hunger or thirst, for the Great Spirit provided food and fresh water to them each day. 6 Upon arrival on Platypus Island, the Great Spirit spoke to them once more,
"This is Zoran, the holy land I promised you. There are larger islands which you shall inhabit in time. But be warned, there is a beast on this island that will pose a threat to you and your people. But do not be afraid, for a strange creature on this island shall protect you at the time when the beast attacks your settlement and end the creature once and for all."
7 The people listened and immediately began to construct the first settlement. They worked day and night for a whole month, through rain and shine, for their settlement to be complete. 8 When they finally constructed their settlement, they all gathered and sang their praise up to the Great Spirit for granting them the strength to finish their work. 9 In response, He created flowers around them to show that He was pleased. 10 Three days past as they continued to live their lives when the creature that they were warned of arrived. 11 The beast was that of a large jaguar, larger than any jaguar that has ever roamed the face of the earth. Its fur glistened in the sun but its teeth were as sharp as an obsidian blade. 12 Its hide was stronger than bronze and impervious to damage. 13 The Zoranian warriors tried to defeat the beast but fell victim to the beast's mighty fangs and claws. 14 The people trembled as the beast slowly approached them and they cried out to the Great Spirit for the creature that was said to save them.
15 But right as they were about to lose hope, they heard a low and odd growl and they saw a abnormally large Platypus, the size of a hippo, comes out of the river and charges the leopard. 16 The platypus pinned the jaguar to the ground and jabbed its venomous barb into the jaguar before it was knocked off. 17 The jaguar limped as it tried to charge at the platypus, but the venom began to take effect and the beast collapsed and the threat was over. 18 The Zoranian people cheered and went to gather around the platypus which growled at them to tell them to stay back as it crawled back into the river and headed inland into the jungle. 19 The people then thanked the Great Spirit for keeping His promise of protecting them and they declared the platypus the sacred animal of the people of Zoran and named the island after it, Platypus Island. The Great Spirit then said,
20 "As long as you and your posterity have faith in me and continue to stick to your traditional ways and preserve nature the best you can, you shall have my protection, my blessings, gifts, and my eternal mercy, forgiveness, and love. However, should you commit atrocities in my name and forsake your roots along with the nature of the world you shall suffer and be punished in a way where the world shall never hear of the people of Zoran!"
21 The people of Zoran nodded and began to construct the first temple to the Great Spirit in thanks for their salvation. This temple is known today as the Heart of the Spirit and is still the religious seat of Zonethos today.

hello, TWP
some probably already know me by this name for months but, i never actually introduce myself in this forum (since it's internet so, just jump in) because i don't know the buttons are, where the right link and, most thread is still oblivious to me so, i abandon it a bit. sorry for the rudeness.
after a "divine intervention" or as i called it "contemplating my life" i decided to look up on this forum again and finally figure it out (well, half of it).
ok, introduction....
hello, my nation is Surroosia [sur.ru.sia].
The first major event i have been in was a "Festival of Three Perfection" i won for Photography and Graphic Design in Art division . was part of the Resistance "Anti-Crabs" when TWP got crabs so, we dine some and the rest is trebuchet-ed. What else? oh, born and raised in TWP.
that's all. If anything missed, simply ask.
thanks for reading this daft introduction.

1421 Domestic Football Season

Fujais Idrottsforbund (FIF)
Fujais Idrottsforbund is the federation of labor unions representing all sports players and workers in sports-associated industries. It is separate from the Fujansk government, but receives accreditation and financial and infrastructural support from it. Its structure includes clubs at the local level (e.g. a local sports club), which are constituents of fylke organizations, which are a part of the larger federation representing specific sports (e.g. Fujais Fotbollforbund for football), which are then members of FIF. FIF is a member of the Rhodoniad and OCTWPUS (Olympic Council of The West Pacific Union of Sports), and is Fujai's representative to the Olympic Council.
Fujais Fotbollforbund (FjFF)
Fujais Fotbollforbund is the governing body of football in Fujai and represents all players, related workers, and clubs in the country. It governs Fujai's league system, consisting of Fyrstserien, Annarserien, Tredjeserien, and the landsdel leagues. Fylke leagues and lower are organized by the the fylke organizations.

Fyrstserien Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Bruland IF 22 13 6 3 39 23 +16 45 Champions 2 Trondsnes FF 22 12 5 5 43 35 +8 41 3 Almoren IL 22 11 4 7 35 26 +9 37 4 AS Savigny-Bilten 22 9 10 3 40 35 +5 37 5 Solbakken IL 22 9 6 7 44 40 +4 33 6 Karlsøra IF 22 8 5 9 45 45 0 29 7 Rønnhavn IL 22 5 9 8 32 38 −6 24 8 Havnarbetars IL 22 4 10 8 17 25 −8 22 9 Lakseåker IF 22 4 9 9 35 38 −3 21 10 Pelshus IL 22 5 6 11 33 38 −5 21 Relegation playoff 11 Jarnfoss IL 22 4 9 9 17 26 −9 21 Relegated 12 Hafstrand 07 FF 22 4 9 9 36 47 −11 21 Relegated  
Interesting tidbits:
Hafstrand 07, one of the best supported clubs in the country, had a dreadful year, falling from 10th to 12th on the last matchday. You can bet they'll be out for blood in Annarserien next year. The four largest clubs continued their dominance, with Bruland, Trondsnes, Almoren, and Solbakken all finishing in the top five. AS Savigny-Bilten, off its merger of AS Savigny and Bilten FC a few years ago, charted one of its highest finishes yet. Both teams were founded in the early 1300s by Reçuecian immigrants.
Annarserien Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Lindskrona IF 22 13 4 5 34 21 +13 43 Champions, Promoted 2 Ossen BK 22 12 4 6 36 29 +7 40 Promoted 3 Keiserholde Tretønnar FK 22 10 7 5 31 21 +10 37 Promotion playoff 4 Ålesla IL 22 10 5 7 27 20 +7 35 5 Austvik IL 22 9 7 6 20 14 +6 34 6 Vaden FF 22 10 3 9 38 33 +5 33 7 Hal Stor IK 22 9 1 12 44 46 −2 28 8 FF Skan 22 8 4 10 42 46 −4 28 9 Strand IK 22 7 4 11 35 40 −5 25 10 Varsborg IK 22 6 5 11 28 37 −9 23 Relegation playoff 11 Trømhus IL 22 5 7 10 23 38 −15 22 Relegated 12 Nore BK 22 6 3 13 28 41 −13 21 Relegated  
Interesting tidbits:
Lindskrona and Ossen, relegated from Fyrstserien just last year topped the series to return to the top flight. Keiserholde Tretønnar, the nation's winningest club in its heyday fifty years ago (and retains the dislike of much of the country to this day), was once again kept from reentering Fyrstserien.
Round of 24
AS Savigny-Bilten 1–0 Austvik IL Ossen BK 2–1 Hafstrand 07 FF Lindskrona IF 1–1 Rønnhavn IL (1–1 AET) (1–4 pen.) Jarnfoss IL 1–1 Lakseåker IF (2–2 AET) (5–6 pen.) Trømhus IL 1–0 Hal Stor IK Ålesla IL 3–4 Strand IK Pelshus IL 1–5 Almoren IL Bruland IF 2–2 Solbakken IL (2–2 AET) (6–5 pen.) Keiserholde Tretønnar FK 0–2 Vaden FF FF Skan 3–3 Trondsnes FF (3–4 AET) Nore BK 3–2 Varsborg IK Karlsøra IF 3–3 Havnarbetars IL (3–3 AET) (3–4 pen.) Round of 12
AS Savigny-Bilten 1–1 Ossen BK (3–1 AET) Rønnhavn IL 2–0 Lakseåker IF Trømhus IL 1–0 Strand IK Almoren IL 1–3 Bruland IF Vaden FF 4–4 Trondsnes FF (4–4 AET) (4–3 pen.) Nore BK 0–0 Havnarbetars IL (1–0 AET) Round of 6
AS Savigny-Bilten 0–3 Rønnhavn IL Trømhus IL 1–2 Bruland IF Vaden FF 2–1 Nore BK Kamp (Derby)
MD1 - Rønnhavn IL 2–1 Vaden FF MD2 - Bruland IF 1–1 Rønnhavn IL (1–1 AET) (3–0 pen.) MD3 - Vaden FF 1–0 Bruland IF Pld W L GF GA GD Pts 1 Rønnhavn IL 2 1 0 3 2 +1 4 2 Vaden FF 2 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 Bruland IF 2 0 1 1 2 −1 1 Final
 
Rønnhavn IL 2–2 Vaden FF (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)  
Interesting tidbits:
Everyone in the nation became Vaden fans over the course of the cup. In the first round, they defeated Keiserholde Tretønnar. In the second they stunned the country by defeating a big four team in one of the highest scoring matches we've seen in a while, going all the way to penalty kicks. In the next round, they played against similarly ranked Nore, soundly beating them and moving to the Kamp. They faced two top flight teams, one of which a big four, and made it to the final. That, however, was where their cinderella story ended, as they lost to Rønnhavn by one penalty kick. Solbakken, one of the big four and last year's cup champions, were removed in the first round in a no holds barred match with local Keiserholde rivals and fellow big four team, Bruland, who were removed in the Kamp by the Annarserien side Vaden. OppNed Veke - ProRel Week
OppNed Veke is the week following the final matches of the season where the teams in promotion and relegation playoffs compete for their positions. The Fyrstserien-Annarserien playoff is played as three head to head matches between the 10th place Fyrstserien team and the 3rd place Annarserien team. The Tredjeserien playoff is played as a singe round robin between the 10th place Annarserien team and the 2nd place teams in each of Tredjeserien's two divisions.
Fyrstserien-Annarserien
MD1 - Keiserholde Tretønnar FK 2–3 Pelshus IL MD2 - Pelshus IL 2–3 Keiserholde Tretønnar FK MD3 - Keiserholde Tretønnar FK 2–2 Pelshus IL (2–3 AET) Pld W L GF GA GD Pts 1 Pelshus IL 3 2 1 8 7 +1 6 2 Keiserholde Tretønnar FK 3 1 2 7 8 −1 3 Result: Pelshus remains in Fyrstserien, Keiserholde Tretønnar is not promoted. Annarserien-Tredjeserien
MD1 - Varsborg IK 3–1 Kræsted IL MD2 - Jaktdalen IL 1–0 Varsborg IK MD3 - Kræsted IL 3–3 Jaktdalen IL (3–3 AET) (3–1 pen.) Pld W L GF GA GD Pts 1 Jaktdalen IL 2 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Promoted 2 Varsborg IK 2 1 1 3 2 +1 3 Relegated 3 Kræsted IL 2 0 1 4 6 −2 1 Result: Jaktdalen is promoted to Annarserien, Varsborg is relegated to Tredjeserien 1, Kræsted is not promoted.  

Welcome to your one-stop-shop for all of Fujai's sports news! This area will be constructed and upgraded over time. Most of these newswires will be about Fujai's domestic football league, and are crossposted on the NS Sports forum.
Quick Facts
Trigram: FJA Adjective: Fujansk Demonym: Fujar Plural: Fujar Language: Fujansk Population: 7,294,825 (~RL Paraguay/Washington state) Area: 521,912 km2 (Øyen: 131,016 km2, Hasmark: 390,896 km2) (~RL Nicaragua+Zimbabwe/Alabama+Montana) GDP (PPP) per capita: 1,760,000 kronar, 71,535 international monetary units Capital: Keiserholde, Keiserholde fylke Resources
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Nomic has proven popular. We've attracted two non-TWPers now. @Reçueçn, once this game has ended, we absolutely ought to start on NSNomic. 

Firstly, I thank @Saint Mark. I joined NS at the time of Halo's reign as Delegate. He showed me that there was a lot more of NS beyond issues, and encouraged me to become a citizen and join the Discord server and forums. Although the delegate change happened not much time after that, I still remember Halo's delegacy, and I thank him for helping me.
I also thank @Ark for introducing me to Foreign Affairs, which was the first ministry I decided to join, and I thank @Bran Astor for being an amazing Delegate and helping me with the Speaker position after I was elected, such as giving me ideas on how to start the Regional Commendations.
Furthermore, I also thank @Reçueçn, @Elegarth, @TUMS and @Mediobogdum for being Trading Cards players that constantly trade cards with me and help keep the TWP Card Channel in Discord active. From all these card farmers, I think I should especially thank @Reçueçn for also encouraging me when I was seeking the last cards for my TWP S1 collection, giving me ideas to contact the players who had these rare cards, and showing me some tools to make card farming faster and less boring.
It is important to say, though, that those are all individual players. I thank the West Pacific as a whole for being a wonderful region! Without you all, TWP wouldn't be the same.

Hello TWP! Just saying hi, I'm here for Nomic.

Firstly, I thank @Saint Mark. I joined NS at the time of Halo's reign as Delegate. He showed me that there was a lot more of NS beyond issues, and encouraged me to become a citizen and join the Discord server and forums. Although the delegate change happened not much time after that, I still remember Halo's delegacy, and I thank him for helping me.
I also thank @Ark for introducing me to Foreign Affairs, which was the first ministry I decided to join, and I thank @Bran Astor for being an amazing Delegate and helping me with the Speaker position after I was elected, such as giving me ideas on how to start the Regional Commendations.
Furthermore, I also thank @Reçueçn, @Elegarth, @TUMS and @Mediobogdum for being Trading Cards players that constantly trade cards with me and help keep the TWP Card Channel in Discord active. From all these card farmers, I think I should especially thank @Reçueçn for also encouraging me when I was seeking the last cards for my TWP S1 collection, giving me ideas to contact the players who had these rare cards, and showing me some tools to make card farming faster and less boring.
It is important to say, though, that those are all individual players. I thank the West Pacific as a whole for being a wonderful region! Without you all, TWP wouldn't be the same.

Firstly, I thank @Saint Mark. I joined NS at the time of Halo's reign as Delegate. He showed me that there was a lot more of NS beyond issues, and encouraged me to become a citizen and join the Discord server and forums. Although the delegate change happened not much time after that, I still remember Halo's delegacy, and I thank him for helping me.
I also thank @Ark for introducing me to Foreign Affairs, which was the first ministry I decided to join, and I thank @Bran Astor for being an amazing Delegate and helping me with the Speaker position after I was elected, such as giving me ideas on how to start the Regional Commendations.
Furthermore, I also thank @Reçueçn, @Elegarth, @TUMS and @Mediobogdum for being Trading Cards players that constantly trade cards with me and help keep the TWP Card Channel in Discord active. From all these card farmers, I think I should especially thank @Reçueçn for also encouraging me when I was seeking the last cards for my TWP S1 collection, giving me ideas to contact the players who had these rare cards, and showing me some tools to make card farming faster and less boring.
It is important to say, though, that those are all individual players. I thank the West Pacific as a whole for being a wonderful region! Without you all, TWP wouldn't be the same.

@Bran Astor You've been one of my closest friends. This was the case before you were my boss. This will be the case after you're my boss. While you're my boss here, you've been one of the best people that I've served under. I like that you challenge me to think in new ways, and I like that you allow me to challenge you as well. I like that we can have very frank discussions and as much as I've be annoyed for a brief couple days, you're always ready for the next discussion that I bring up. You're a true comrade and friend.

Here is some more.
 
@Dalimbarwhile threatening to purge me is an amusing, steady snarky consistent resource and asset to the region. While he may threaten, he has the region's interests best at heart, infamous as almost "evil" Dilber in a sense, his hard working talent leads to the protection of our region. His humor, his participation keeps the region going, while he does quite a bit in the background, I appreciate his opinion, snark and general contribution to the region. People keep the community going, whether in obvious ways, behind the scene, whether in being a pillar of community. TWP would not be the same without trying to bedazzle Dali's banhammer. Dali is a significant and important member of this community that I am lucky to know (seriously). 
@Fujai is extremely hard working. He is always coming up with new ideas for culture, promoting activity within the region and with the newspaper. He has amazing skills and he is just a joy to watch work. He clearly knows what he is doing, and he is a remarkable individual. He is kind, good-hearted, humorous and full of snark.

@Dilberis the most amazing boss that I have had the pleasure of working for in this game. He inspires me to do work without ending. He is my best friend, he is loyal as hell, he is always willing to give himself to a dedicated cause. He is truly one of the kindest and heart of gold people I have ever met.

Do you really respect someone? Do you admire someone or their hard work? Then use this thread to thank them. Right now we live in uncertain times, the world we create is the one we make. We should spread as much gratitude as we can. Recognize someone in the thread below, list out why they mean something to the region, to you or to thank them for contributions. 

There are so many people I could thank here. TWP is filled to overflowing with good people. I really am blessed to have been "born" in this region.
So one person .... hmmm ...
I think I would like to thank @Big Bad Badger. When I was a noob, he was the TWPAF Commander and tried to teach me raiding. I stunk at that, but he saw potential in me in other ways and stuck with me, mentoring me when he became delegate and including me in his plans. In addition to helping me personally in NS, he has been a huge asset to the region. His reforms began our TWP renaissance. Even after his delegacy, he has continued to be active and supportive.
Thanks, Badger!

Dilber shocked after a 4 week reprieve of slime returning en masse.

Hi,I post my request for joining the map
Nation name: People's Republic of Saronistan
Discord name : Akash70#3086
Saronistan :
Saronistan rose around the fifth century CE under the Roman Empire domain. Consequently, the Lombards entered and took possession of the territory until the Sarono family became sole proprietor of the land around 1000 AC. The family engaged in many battles for the rule of the lands so they had walls built all around the capital city to protect themselves from enemies. Today only a small part of the walls near the fortress is visitable. The kingdom of Sarono remained practically unchanged until 1946, when following numerous popular protests the royal family decided to abdicate to avoid unnecessary bloodshed. This constitutional reform was called "the ravioli revolution". The popular republic was then founded. As the members of the royal family were much loved by the citizens, the new central committee held a referendum asking if everyone agreed to appoint the firstborn of the Sarono family as "eternal president". The people flocked to vote and 99.9% of the voters voted in favor of this proposal.
 
 
 

PART ONE: ANATOLY TSYZYREV
Anatoly Tsyzyrev was a tall man and rather handsome. He was around thirty-eight years old and six foot three. Born in the far north of the country, his parents, Ivan and Maria Tsyzyrev, were rather wealthy. When Anatoly was born in 1382, his father was a former politician, but now the head of a mafia organisation. Because of his risky lifestyle in that occupation, Anatoly never met his father. If Ivan was traced and captured with his family, they would all be arrested.
In 1393, Ivan was detained by police after he was caught gambling in a casino, drunk. He was executed by firing squad a week later, which led to his mafia waging a war against the state - a war they could not and would not win. They were wiped out or arrested and were classed as 'non-existent' in January of 1384. Anatoly never knew his father, he only had a framed picture of Ivan standing next to Maria.
Anatoly grew up and went to university when he was 18, in 1400. But, in the dawn of the new century, Lanorth entered a new political phase. The military had seized power and  military dictatorship had subsequently been established. When the military first seized power, he supported them. But, when the leader of the state at the time, Vladimir Kudryatsev decided to wipe out all connections to organised crime in the former Lanorth, Anatoly panicked and went into hiding.
Maria was arrested in 1406 for her connection with Ivan and was sentenced to death, after being found guilty of being associated with the mafia. In 1407 she was executed. Word reached Anatoly in hiding where he was filled with rage. In this rage, he murdered two policemen after they knocked on his door during an inspection of the area. He dumped their bodies and fled south.
.In 1408, Anatoly had a child with Katerina Pomelov, a waitress he had met in a bar. But they started to distance after she learned who he was. Katerina still loved him, however and they went on to have two more children. Anatoly joined an underground organisation called 'A Better Lanorth'. They often smuggled in weapons from abroad and the Black Market was something they heavily relied on.
A supposedly infamous but yet wanted criminal in Lanorth, Anatoly was rather well known. The Government said he murdered eighteen policemen in a shootout, but this was all false. With the supposed crimes under his belt, he rose quickly up the ranks of the organisation and later became a Major General. Unfortunately, the deputy of the organisation was picked up by the Alexandrov Detective Agency in 1416. He died in police custody without giving anything away.
The head of the organisation, Yaroslav Melnikov, appointed Anatoly as his deputy. Anatoly then, in late December, visited Katerina who had moved closer to the coast. Around 20 minutes after leaving he was ambushed my soldiers. He managed to escape by boat to the islands. He hid in a cellar underground as soldiers searched the islands for him. He was nowhere to be found. He spent New Year's Day in that cellar.
He was only able to leave in March of 1417, when the soldiers finally began to let off their search. But instead of returning to the organisation, Anatoly decided to move in with Katerina. He remained with her until January 1419, when he returned to the organisation and still managed to keep his rank.
When he returned, he was met with open arms and was also alerted of the plan to restore democracy in Lanorth via a coup, where they would perform a raid on the residence of the leader of Lanorth, abduct him and transport him to the capital, where he is to hand power over to the organisation, who will reform politics in the country for the greater good.
If this succeeded, the organisation would be disbanded and every member would return to their everyday lives. If they failed, it would be catastrophic for the organisation. They had done a lot of planning and had bought up-to-date weaponry and kit from abroad and from the black market. Everything was going to plan. Now it was time to put the plan into action.

The Zoranian Times

Crabs Ejected from TWP!
On April 3,1420, in the monthy Purge Olympics, the Guardians of the West ejected the crabbist Regime from the TWP and restored control in the region. While the Resistance had a ceasefire with the crabs to support the election of Giovanniland for General Secretary of the World Assembly, they all cheered as they saw the crabs thrown out of the region by via trebuchets and being crushed by the legendary ban hammers of the Guardians. President Ani'-Wah' had this to say on the matter,
"Zoran is proud to have been part of the Resistance against the Crabbist Regime and we are glad to see the old order of the Meritocracy restored. While this whole Civil War in the Region was brutal I am glad to see peace in our time now. Hopefully unity can be brought to all nations of the region once more."
Resistance Forces 1-4 were broken up and returned to their respectful communes and were welcomed back with celebration and praise by the people of the communes for the troops service for fighting to preserve their autonomy and freedom.
The Defense Council has allowed crabs to be eaten once more but the people have said that they are now suspicious of any crab they see on the shore or in the markets. But the people of Zoran are happy that life has returned to normalcy.
 
Zoranian Platypus has made a comeback!
Today on April 3, 1420, scientists have reported that the population of the Zoranian Platypus has rebounded and has returned to high levels. People all over Zoran cheered and celebrated at this news as they were all worried about the population of the Platypus as industrial expansion had caused the population to decrease to the point where they were on the brink of extinction. Thanks to the combined efforts of public pressure on the federal government and local efforts by citizens of the country, the environmental conditions of Zoran has greatly improved and the natural habitat of the Zoranian Platypus has been restored. This has allowed for the population to rebound and return to stable and normal levels. Now efforts to sustain the population are being done and local communes have imposed laws to protect the platypus and since so many communes have done this, the Defense Council has made the rare decision to make a federal law to protect the platypus.

Welcome back! Although I don't remember you by name, it's great to see you here again.

President Ani'-Wah' signs the trade agreement, and hopes to start  good relations between the Kingdom of Giovanniland and the people of Zoran.

King Giovanni VI signs the trade agreement, and hopes for a start of good relations between these two geographically close Auran nations.

Trade Agreement Between the Kingdom of Giovanniland and the Confederacy of Zoran
 
The Confederacy of Zoran and the Kingdom of Giovanniland formally agree to the establishment of free trade between the two nations. The terms of this agreement are as followed:
The reduction of restrictions on businesses within both countries in terms of conducting business within each others' borders. Reduction of tariffs imposed on each others' nations The exchange of goods produced from each others' nations as well as the allowance of the sale of these goods by vendors in these nations. Both nations agree to these conditions in hopes of improving each others' economies and to improve relations between our two nations.