Giovanniland

Matchday 2 Results
Group A Reçueçn 3–20 Taledo Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Taledo 1 1 0 0 20 3 +17 3 2 Kurabis 1 1 0 0 16 8 +8 3 3 Nieubasria 1 0 0 1 8 16 −8 0 4 Reçueçn 1 0 0 1 3 20 −17 0 Group B Giovanniland 12–13 Dilber Bingsearching 6–10 Teralyon Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Giovanniland 2 1 0 1 35 16 +19 3 2 Fujai 1 1 0 0 24 22 +2 3 3 Dilber 2 1 0 1 35 36 −1 3 4 Teralyon 2 1 0 1 13 29 −16 3 5 Bingsearching 1 0 0 1 6 10 −4 0 Group C Big Bad Badger 12–3 Darkesia Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Big Bad Badger 1 1 0 0 12 3 +9 3 2 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 1 1 0 0 18 17 +1 3 3 Dalimbar 1 0 0 1 17 18 −1 0 4 Darkesia 1 0 0 1 3 12 −9 0 Group D Bran Astor 14–17 Sensorland Bhang Bhang Duc 0–8 Croblade Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Sensorland 2 2 0 0 43 24 +19 6 2 Bran Astor 2 1 0 1 39 20 +19 3 3 Croblade 2 1 0 1 11 25 −14 3 4 Bhang Bhang Duc 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8 0 5 Westwind 1 0 0 1 10 26 −16 0  

Matchday 1 - Win
Teralyon 3-23 Giovanniland
Tries: Maria Annabella-Pompeo (15'), Rivano Markellana-Tarrutio (32'), Valentina Abbiano-Kesar (58'), Giovanno Vespasio-Emiliano (72')
Penalties: Markio Telliano Ulpio (63')
First Half: The Teralyian team scored 3 points in a penalty early at the start of the game, after an infringement of the rules by player Augusta Silvia, which got a red card. Even one player down, the Giovannilandian team did not lose hope, and after many successful defenses from Teralyian attacks, Maria found her way through the opponent's defense and scored a try, with Rivano doing the same some time later. Although both did not score a conversion, the Giovannilandian team had the lead after halftime.
Second Half: The second half saw furious attacks from the Teralyian players to score a try. Nevertheless, the Giovannilandian team defended successfully again. After a successfully try by Valentina, a Teralyian player got a red card by injuring Giovannilandian player Stella Vestorio-Belmonte during a defense. Although the injury wasn't serious and hopefully she will recover soon, Markio secured the penalty. A try near the end by Giovanno closed the score with a Giovannilandian win by 23-3.
Post-Match: The Giovannilandian coaches congratulated the team for the win, and they hope the next match against Dilber will also be successful.

Done. There's no deputy WA mask. If one is needed we can create down the road.

Giovannilandian National Rugby Team
(Esquadra Nationale Giovanniterrana Ovalsfere) 
Team Information:
Style mod: -3
Home Stadium: Stadio Purpuro, Giovannia
Managers: Giordano Magisto
Coaches: Ottavio Elvidio-Gianni
Name Gender Age Num. Pos. City Rivano Markellana-Tarrutio Male 25 1 Loosehead Prop Giovannia Augusta Silvia Female 22 2 Hooker Annavilla Lavinia Tullio-Kesari Female 29 3 Tighthead Prop Giovannia Giovanno Vespasio-Emiliano Male 32 4 Lock 1 (4) Abrentopole Stella Vestorio-Belmonte Female 25 5 Lock 2 (5) Uryde Hettor Martiano-Gaio Male 20 6 Backside Flanker Porto Violeto Maria Annabella-Pompeo Female 31 7 Openside Flanker Andoliavilla Giovanna Antonia Female 26 8 Number 8  Salvoregno Pietro Numeriani Male 19 9 Scrum-half Annavilla Valentina Abbiano-Kesar Female 22 10 Fly-half Giovannia Markio Telliano Ulpio Male 26 11 Left Wing Porto Violeto Mariana Tiberio-Pessino Female 23 12 Inside Centre Porto Violeto Horatio Abrente Male 24 13 Outside Centre Islamagna Skipio Abudia-Lukullo Male 27 14 Right Wing Nenofre Lukio Katullo-Vittori Male 19 15 Full-back Porto Violeto RP Permissions:
 

Matchday 1 Results
 
Group A Nieubasria 8–16 Kurabis Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Kurabis 1 1 0 0 16 8 +8 3 2 Nieubasria 1 0 0 1 8 16 −8 0 3 Reçueçn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Taledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group B Teralyon 3–23 Giovanniland Dilber 22–24 Fujai Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Giovanniland 1 1 0 0 23 3 +20 3 2 Fujai 1 1 0 0 24 22 +2 3 3 Dilber 1 0 0 1 22 24 −2 0 4 Teralyon 1 0 0 1 3 23 −20 0 5 Bingsearching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group C Dalimbar 17–18 Hertfordshire and Jammbo Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 1 1 0 0 18 17 +1 3 2 Dalimbar 1 0 0 1 17 18 −1 0 3 Big Bad Badger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Darkesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group D Croblade 3–25 Bran Astor Sensorland 26–10 Westwind Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Bran Astor 1 1 0 0 25 3 +22 3 2 Sensorland 1 1 0 0 26 10 +16 3 3 Westwind 1 0 0 1 10 26 −16 0 4 Croblade 1 0 0 1 3 25 −22 0 5 Bhang Bhang Duc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  

Hey hey hey it's that time of the month again... yes, I mean the map update! This month we welcome  @Burakis, @novasamita, @Mulvana, @Edbman, @Boda, and @Taledo.
Unfortunately, some members and fallen inactive and lost citizen status, and with it, their place on the map. @CringeyDolphin, @Noahh, and @setne550, if you want to hop back on the map, just drop a line here and make sure to keep posting every month to keep your citizenship. [ok, 
You will notice time zones have been added to the map. If you are not happy with your nation's time zone(s), mention it on discord or message a cartographer and we can change that in a future update.
However, let's keep this thread purely for map requests and update announcements. Mulvana, I'll be in touch about whatever images you need (but usually it should be easy to find the full size map file and screenshot the bit you need, which is the same thing I'll be doing).
So, here it is!

The GA rules are a set of rules used by the Secretariat to check if proposals are legal, illegal or should be discarded if they have serious rule violations. Of course, all site rules in the OSRS also apply to proposals. Here is a summary of the most important parts written by me (with some help of the forum post containing the full set of rules), so feel free to correct grammar or other errors if there are any:
Proposals are written as laws and have an operative clause; They can create a committee, but it must interact with WA member nations, instead of just being created for nothing; Proposals cannot: Contradict or duplicate current resolutions; Outlaw economic, political, religious, or other ideologies; Rely on existing resolutions to support it (except for repeals); Reference anything of the real world;  Break the 4th wall (meta-gaming), which is to refer to the NS world as part of a game; Propose things that need a code change in the game; Affect only a part of WA nations, or non-WA nations;  Mention the author as 'I', 'me', etc. (branding);  Plagiarise another player's proposal (the offending player will be ejected from the WA or even worse!) Proposals can't be amended; instead they should be repealed and then written again; Repeals can't do anything else than repeal the target resolution, and must be only submitted by the repeal link in the end of the target resolution;  

What are the GA rules?

Great question! Stats can either increase or decrease, and there are a few tips to know which ones will change. Usually, at the top of a proposal/resolution there are a few items that are worth noting:
Category: defines which set of stats will be affected. Example: Civil Rights, Education, Culture, Environmental, International Security, etc. If a repeal, the category will also be Repeal.
Some categories have further subcategories (Area of Effect), such as Environmental having an 'Affected Industry' one, which defines, obviously, which industry stat(s) will be affected.
Strength: defines by how much the stats will be affected. There are only 3, namely Mild (small change), Significant (medium) and Strong (big).

Hey GA crew!
I was wondering if you could tell me how General Assembly resolutions affect the stats of my nation?

De Efisl Raste av di Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen/Афитсилниьат Спаисук не Катфадсие ае Дзаембеу Рагби Сцийас
Neim/Имеи Deende/Пеуп Eide/Вузрвст Nambe/Неуме Pezisn/Пазитсийа Klab/Клаб Setelment/Селисти Lig/Лпге Ongo Vidopliassova
Male 23 3 Tight-Head Prop Shakhtar Deambeu RFK Malatsavichy Premiesip Carl Jefferson Male 26 6 Blind-Side Flanker Dravusy RFK Vilchuk Tsampiensip Mikhail Agnelli Male 25 12 Inside Centre Stororyska RFK Partin Premiesip Chris Morituros Male 32 5 Lock Moperk RFK Plebem Premiesip Bello Salman Male 27 4 Lock RFK Deambeu Tothalom Premiesip Ashraf Memento Male 19 2 Hooker Klana RFK Mokallo Tsampiensip Peter Cipriani Male 31 7 Open-Side Flanker Kistafalu RFK Grigorionii Tsampiensip Robert K. Lee Male 22 13 Outside Centre Sajothalom RFK Cimiceni Premiesip Graham C. G. Foster Male 25 9 Scrum Half Ribporeni RFK Rycie Tsampiensip Kingston Ray Male 21 1 Loose-Head Prop RFK Frundru Prazezow Tsampiensip Britannia Degre Female 27 14 Right Wing Nova Pulalin RFK Anibolia Tsampiensip Scott Bevan Male 24 15 Full Back Jawobrowa RFK Darmaceava Premiesip Isaac Ozbek Male 33 11 Left Wing Brehasca RFK Komarovo Premiesip Toni Bandera Male 23 8 Number 8 Sladkoska RFK Vrulic Tsampiensip Williana Zelensky Female 31 10 Fly Half Moljecke RFK Balkopsk Premiesip
If any injuries are sustained, there is one reserve for each person on the main team.
Neim/Имеи Deende/Пеуп Eide/Вузрвст Nambe/Неуме Pezisn/Пазитсийа Klab/Клаб Setelment/Селисти Lig/Лпге Benjamin Morrison Male 31 1 Loose-Head Prop Slawbin RFK Vabruysk Premiesip Salvatore Gant Male 28 2 Hooker Vyernhyamyel RFK Bykavysk Premiesip Homer Goomo Male 19 3 Tight-Head Prop Valaštek RFK Kokovice Premiesip Franklin Vercetti Male 29 4 Lock Ostrokodonín RFK Tenov Tsampiensip Michael Johnson Male 22 5 Lock Mátěfok RFK Kazincbálint Tsampiensip Trevor Bellic Male 24 6 Blind-Side Flanker Budahértő RFK Makad Tsampiensip Elizabeth Berwick Female 27 7 Open-Side Flanker RFK Mărculenița Vargheni Tsampiensip Richard Clarkson Male 17 8 Number 8 Corța RFK Suwaworzno Premiesip Tommy Pegorino Male 20 9 Scrum Half Pułanowice RFK Radosko Tsampiensip Mina Klebitz Female 33 10 Fly Half RFK Wodzitom Mioghita Premiesip Roman Prince Male 35 11 Left Wing Băgalia RFK Dobreni Tsampiensip Byron Tobu Male 21 12 Inside Centre Sladkoska RFK Brezve Tsampiensip James Zeki Male 26 13 Outside Centre Dolhovec RFK Šaśzinok Tsampiensip Nicolai Sanchez Male 38 14 Right Wing Shakhtar Deambeu RFK Horoslav
Premiesip Niko Wesker Male 29 15 Full Back Solekhiv RFK Ostrotrov Premiesip
Manidee/Менидсцуе: Mrs. Jennifer Hammond [A highly skilled manager on the local and national scale]
Steidiem/Стааиен: Stratosfera Park (Hoddesdon)  [Stratosfera Park is the national stadium for the HRJ and is based in the northern fringes of Hoddesdon, just a couple streets away from the Princess Alexandra Hospital. It has been the home of the HRJ ever since the beginning of 1420 SM. This stadium has a capacity of 90,810 seats, making it the second largest stadium in the land behind Fàktri Mêridien in Harlow, which has a capacity of 111,089 as a football stadium, and is near the Music Factory, where all of TWP's music ultimately harkens back to. There's a reason the Jammbo side of H&J is referred to by nationals as the 'Origin of Music in the Universe'.]
Keuts/Трене: Mr. Isambard May [An old soul with decades of experience in all forms of coaching, this rather pedantic, dull and slow man is considered a sporting legend. He helped create the modern day tactics that the HRJ have adopted]
Stail Madifaie/Стли Мадифаикеите: +3.8 [Rugby players in H&J are aggressive players, and are often offensively minded. The tactics of H&J perhaps resemble an organized mafia assault. When needed, they also perform a mean park-the-bus defence, due to their height and speed off the line/in general]
RP Permissions (I wish for a realistic experience):
Injure My Players: Yes
Assign Yellow Cards: Yes
Assign Red Cards: No
Godmod injuries: No
Godmod scoring: No
Godmod other events: No
This roster has been provided by the Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen.

NOTE: Hertfordshire and Jammbo has a well developed local rugby scene that has been going on for some time, but national rugby is something new for the country.

Kurabijsky tym rukby (Kurabisian Rugby Team)
Team info:
Style mod: -2(.2) Home stadium: Narodny stadion grånyich sportů, Parducze Manager: Petr Kos Coaches: Edo Rakby, Karle Hol  
Name Gender Age Num. Pos. City Tom Hårtman male 32 1 Loosehead Prop
Parducze Anet Shmít male 28
2 Hooker Kosovske Mjesto
(Blackbird City)
Jakåb Kos
male 26 3 Tighthead Prop
Kosovske Mjesto Sokol Ples
male 25 4 Lock 1 (4)
Nordun Anetka Nordun
female 30 5 Lock 2 (5) Hrånice Stella Ksík female 24
6 Backside Flanker Parducze Sokol Ztan male 22
7 Openside Flanker Pelyi Klap Vådish male 23 8
Number 8 Parducze Anet Trímpf male 29 9
Scrum-half Horotojryi Tomás Vora  male 30 10
Fly-half Nordsår
(Northshore)
Teresa Zlend female 23 11
Left Wing Zlend Emi Destinachi female 28 12
Inside Centre Kosovske Mjesto Elen Rakby male 31 13
Outside Centre Nordun Stella Zlend female 25 14
Right Wing Zlend Anet Våssr male 30 15
Full-back Parducze  Note: Kurabis does not have any rugby clubs; no rugby games are played on national level
 

Fujai (fu:'jaɪ, foo-yEYE) is a small nation of just over 7 million residents, located in the northern Polarii continent. While Fujai has a long sporting history, rugby is not a commonly played sport. The sport is most common in rural and industrial areas of the country, particularly in Braskfjord, Mærtesund and Almoren, Elsøra.

The Rugby Landslag is made up of the finest players in Fujai, though not many would be considered of truly international quality. It is sponsored by the Rugbyseksjon of Fujansk Idrottsforbund (Fujansk Sports Union) through a partnership with the Kulturministerjon (Ministry of Culture). Most Landslag players come from Fujai's top league, Højserien, though a few come from the second league, Lågserien. The winningest clubs tend to be from the regions of Hasmark and Felvenna.

Editor's note on gender: Fujansk culture historically recognizes 4 main genders, though in the last century, gender has been used as a continuum without specific categories (though there are some categories of expression). Since the Fujansk language does not have gendered pronouns, most Fujar choose a set of pronouns to use in the common tongue. The proper pronouns of Landslag players can be found in the team roster.

Translator's note: Landslaget translates to "The National Team," while Landslag translates to "National Team." In the common tongue, one would say "the Landslag did well" or "Landslaget did well," not "the Landslaget did well." This is because the Fujansk language uses suffixes to create definite nouns instead of articles. See Den Fujanske Ordboken (The Fujansk Dictionary) for more information.
Quick Info
One-page Travel Guide to Fujai
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: 1,648,800 kronar, 72,000 international monetary units Capital: Keiserholde, Keiserholde fylke Team Info
Basic Info
Style mod (if applicable): -3.1 Home stadium: Nykanalstadion, Keiserholde - Rugby cap. 23,680 (12,400 all-seater) (football cap. 61,800; 42,960 all-seater) - Known commonly as Nykanalen, the stadium is located in Nykanalparken, a park built on top of former fortifications that surround Keiserholde's city center. Nykanalen serves as the home stadium for Fujai's national teams in most field sports. Managers: Keiren Jorda (She/her), Halla Usviken (They/them) Coaches: Ila Navna (Ze/hir), Qi Jun (They/them) Roster
Name Pronouns Num. Pos. Club City Age League Zeinab Krælle He/him 1 Loosehead Prop Solbakken IL Keiserholde 32 Højserien Edda Hortel Ze/hir 2 Hooker Braskfjord IF Braskfjord 27 Højserien Farre Jorg They/them 3 Tighthead Prop Strand RL Almoren 22 Højserien Ågot Moen She/her 4 Number 4 Lock Jarnfoss IL Jarnfoss 31 Højserien Bertil Vik He/him 5 Number 5 Lock Austvolla IF Austvolla 26 Lågserien Gert Sunde They/them 6 Backside Flanker Retthavn IL Retthavn 24 Højserien Vilje Helland Ze/hir 7 Openside Flanker Braskfjord IF Braskfjord 29 Højserien Kaz Fyr She/her 8 Number 8 Oppdal IL Dernes 23 Højserien Emma Wagner She/her 9 Scrum-half Koren RF Strafsund 28 Højserien Ruzar Levanzin She/her 10 Fly-half Strand RL Almoren 28 Højserien Huan Min He/him 11 Left Wing Retthavn IL Retthavn 32 Højserien Solvår Nanj She/her 12 Inside Centre Lindskrona IF Lindskrona 28 Højserien Synne Veiren Ze/hir 13 Outside Centre Galskeir RF Galskeir 30 Lågserien Jofried Tysken They/them 14 Right Wing Braskfjord IF Braskfjord 32 Højserien Kay Engen They/them 15 Full Back Holda IL Bertranslaug 26 Højserien  
 

Please don't post in this thread until you've signed up in the signup thread. Please don't put OOC posts here either.
(Rugby Union)
Welcome to TWP's first Rugby World Cup of its own! If you've signed up for this competition here, you're ready to start posting in this thread. A good way to start is with a roster post. A roster includes some information about your nation's rugby team, including, importantly, who the people on the team are. Here's a helpful link if you're new to rugby: https://www.ruck.co.uk/rugby-positions-roles-beginners/
Another helpful thing to include in a roster post is your "rp permissions." If you're planning to rp but want to make sure other rpers don't do things with your players you don't want, you can post a little box outlining what things others can or can't do, like this example:
Injure my players: yes Assign my players yellow cards: yes Assign my players red cards: no Godmod injuries: no Godmod scoring: no Godmod other events: yes "Godmodding" is rping unrealistic or unbelievable things happening, so if you want a more realistic experience for your team, you can ask that others don't godmod in your matches. Feel free to add other things you think of to your rp permissions, or leave some of the things in the example out, or be more or less specific. Or don't include it at all. You don't have to rp in this competition any more than you want to (or at all).
Finally, you can also include what's called a 'style modifier.' This is a number between -5 and +5, which indicates if your team has a more attacking or defending style. Teams with negative modifiers are less likely to give up points but will score less as well, while teams with higher modifiers will score more often but also let more attacks through. Style mods don't affect your chance of victory. If you don't put one, that's fine, you'll get a neutral mod (0.000).
Once you've posted your roster, feel free to start rping leading up to the competition. Once signups close, a format will be posted and you'll start seeing results here to rp about. 
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the OOC thread. Have fun!
Group Draw:
Group A: Reçueçn Taledo Nieubasria Kurabis Group B: Bingsearching Teralyon Dilber Fujai Giovanniland Group C: Big Bad Badger Darkesia Dalimbar Hertfordshire and Jammbo Group D: Bhang Bhang Duc Croblade Sensorland Westwind Bran Astor Top 2 of each group advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinal draw: I: A1 v B2, II: B1 v A2, III: C1 v D2, IV: D1 v C2
Semifinal draw: I v II, III v IV
 
Schedule:
MD1: Sunday, Feb. 23
MD2: Monday, Feb. 24
MD3: Tuesday, Feb 25
MD4: Wednesday, Feb 26
MD5: Thursday, Feb 27
Quarterfinals: Friday, Feb 28
Semifinals: Saturday, Feb 29
3rd Place Game and Final: Sunday, March 1
 
group schedule for groups of 5 (B and D)
 
Group schedule for groups of 4 (A and C)
 

Press Release
From the Office of The Grand Inquisitor of The Sacred Order
The West Pacific
February 5, 2020
 
Greetings to all Friends and Members of The Sacred Order of The West Pacific,
May the Sun shine down upon you with the Abundant Blessings of Max!
 
As was announced on January 23, 2020, Reformation of The Sacred Order was Initiated by The Grand Inquisitor.
And now the time has come for the Three Phases of Reform to begin: 
Phase One: Reformation
Phase Two: Reorganization
Phase Three: Ascension 
High upon the Sacred Mountain, The Grand Inquisitor entered his mountaintop retreat to meditate and prepare for the coming Reformation. As Betelgeuse dims in Orion and the Sacred Numbers aligned in the first Palindrome Day in 909 years on 02/02/2020, a day of Wealth, Abundance, and New Beginnings, The Universe provided ample Confirmations and Agreements that the time of Reformation has arrived. That time is Today, a Master Number day on the Calendar. 

"I, Westwind, Grand Inquisitor of The Sacred Order of the West Pacific, hereby Invoke the Fourteenth of the The Thirty-Six Stratagems of Ancient China; Jiè shī huán hún (借屍還魂／借尸还魂):"
"Take an institution, a technology, a method, or even an ideology that has been forgotten or discarded ....
..Revive something from the past by giving it a new purpose or bring to life old ideas, customs, or traditions and reinterpret them..."
 
The Sacred Order of The West Pacific was built upon Foundations and Ideals that pre-date The Sacred Order. Thus, The Seven Concepts shall remain in our Heart through this Reformation:
The Guidance of Max and Admin
The Primacy of Game Mechanics
The Authorities of Delegates and Founders
The Sovereignty of Regions and Nations
The Rights and Obligations of Rebellion
The Necessity of Activity in it's Many Forms
The Harmonies and Diversities of Communities
All with Respect and Thankfulness for NationStates Creator Max Barry, the Beneficent actions of his Administrators and Moderators, and all Players that have Enlivened the Spirit of the Game.
Today, I announce the Phase One Reformation.
From this time forward we shall no longer be known as The Sacred Order of The West Pacific,and today restore our Foundations as,
 
The Crimson Order
 
Phase One Reformation:
1. The Sacred Order, while no longer an organization with membership, shall remain in our Hearts, in recognition of the Many Orders of NationStates that adhere (formally or informally) to The Seven Concepts.
2. The Crimson Order, being Inter-regional in scope, shall no longer append "of The West Pacific", or any other regional name to it's designation, except in cases where a Local Regional Membership or Individual Membership may append the name of the Region in which they reside.
3. The Grand Inquisitor of The Sacred Order is hereby Reformed and Restored as The Crimson King.
4. The Crimson Order shall be Reorganized in Phase Two by Decree of The Crimson King.
5. All Members in Good Standing of The Sacred Order are now Members of The Crimson Order.
6. All titles of The Sacred Order are hereby Translated to The Crimson Order, until otherwise Reformed in Phase Two.
7. Members-in-Waiting shall attain Ascension to The Crimson Order in Phase Three.
Thank you for your kind attention and May the Blessings of Max and ADMIN be upon you!
Hail The Crimson Order!
The Crimson King, Westwind
Grand Inquisitor of The Sacred Order
Duke of Zhoushan and Youxia of The West Pacific
Emeritus Rex and Co-Founder of Equilism
Founder of The Watchtower
"Former Everything"

 

The New Varanius News Publication is glad to announce that the Varanian elections are over. The results stunned many political experts, as the more socialist political party, the Cortexic Party, has acquired astounding numbers of seats in parliament, taking up a record breaking 176 seats of the 500 person parliament, over 30% of the available seats. While their main opposition party, the Hypothalmian party, falling to 68 seats. considering parties with similar positions, it is very likely that the Cortexic party will virtually be able to control Parliament, possibly bringing in a new age for Varanius.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What's Bran doing in RL?

(Spring City) — BREAKING NEWS
By Creed Bratton, Jr. 
A senior official in Fuentana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Fuentana and Sensorland will shortly formalize the Fuentano-Sensorian Alliance. 
Speaking on background, the official noted that Sensorland and Fuentana have a long history of trade and mutual aid that has helped secure the Barry Sea and the Strait of the Sea Dragon as a safe and viable sea route for a number of friendly nations for over a century. In addition, the official recalled Sensorland's help during the Island War 150 years ago, an act that helped protect Fuentana's sovereignty from an ambitious neighbor.
"This simply formalizes and renews our longstanding friendship with the leaders and people of Sensorland," they stated. "It was really a gem of an idea by (Sensorland Coordinator) Joe Krantor. Maybe it is his swan song. With the way that Friendly Republic has supported us, we want to acknowledge that we would do the same in a heartbeat. And in any case, it helps put our small nation on the map."
When asked whether this will have negative repercussions on the discussed Free Trade agreement, the official stated, "I can only see positive outcomes from this. We've generally favored mutually beneficial policies. But for sure, it will require everyone at the table to listen to the concerns and contributions of both our nations." 
Representatives from Baron Comte von Fontaine's office, and from the Prime Minister's office did not respond to a request for comment, nor did any representatives from Sensorland's government. However, The Fount's staff noted several late meetings involving representatives from the Sensorland Consulate at the Brunnenschloss, the Royal Palace, as well as several high-level meetings in Fort Triumph, the capital of Sensorland. 
More to follow. Philip Schrute, foreign correspondent embedded in Sensorland, contributed to the article.   

Factbook of the Free State of Dalimbar


 
Capital (and largest city): Saint Andreisburg
Official (and national language): Dalimbari
Demographics:
Dalimbari - 32.36% (22,662,619) Chodeani- 18.72% (13,110,143) Hazari - 16.45% (11,520,398) Drinnonese - 13.62% (9,538,469) "Other" (such as the "Vostoch" or Fujar in the Far-Eastern Control Zone): 18.85% (13,201,168) Demonym: Dalimbari
Government: Unitary state under a totalitarian military/caste-led junta
Marshal: Markus Briand
"Legislature": Stavka
Formation: 151 AF - Departure from the Homeland and the Founding of Saint Andreisburg
Area: 1,860,697 km2 (718,419 mi2)
Population: 70,032,815
Density: 37.6 km2 (97.5 mi2)
GDP (PPP): $2,065 billion
GDP/capita: $29,500
Currency: FS Credit
Time Zone: Polaris Mountain (IAT -4)
Driving Side: Right
Calling Code: +1 60
3-Letter Code: DAL
TLD: .da

The Tsardom of Hertfordshire and Jammbo/Hertfordia - Herts101


Hertfordshire and Jammbo is a mid-sized nation in South-East Andolia. The Tsardom borders the Great Pacific Ocean to the south and east, has no borders to the north and west. Disregarding bordering nations, Hertfordshire and Jammbo is to the south of Overthinkers (OT), directly to the east of Larxia, south-east of Nagaraningrad and is north-east of New Velka. It holds one of Andolia's largest lake groups within its borders.
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The Verkhovna Anglia was the Parliament of the nation. It usually held 700 seats, but could fluctuate between 698-702 depending on how the STV went in the elections, which occur every 4 years. Political parties are not a concept in Hertfordshire and Jammbo, and it was voted in 1422 for it to remain that way. In 1423, the nation became a Tsardom and the Verkhovna Anglia was abolished. The nation is currently an elective absolute monarchy.
The Government (As of 1423):
Tsar: Mecislavs Deben I
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Anthem: ???
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Codes: HEJ, HF, .hj
Calling Code: +3 80
Time Zone: IAT+0, IAT+1
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Capitals: Great Parndon, Hoddesdon, Maidenhall
Denonym (Noun): Hertfordian
Denonym (Adjective): Jammbonian
Denonym (Plural): Hertfordians/Jammbonians
Government: Confederal Elective Absolute Monarchy
Monarch: Tsar Mečislavs I of House Deben
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Continent: Andolia
Area: 129,181mi^2 (334,577km^2)
Population: 3,203,688
Density: 24.8 people/mi^2 (9.6 people/km^2)
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GDP: Δ100,129,024,637 ($122,108,566,630)
GDP/Capita: Δ31,254.30 ($38,115)
Currency: Delta Pound (Δ/δ)
Rate of Exchange: $1 = Δ0.82
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Real Life Cultural Inspirations: England (Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk), Ukraine, Latvia, Bulgaria
Languages: Anglian, Jammbonian, Hertmerian, HJ Sign Language, Common
Religions: 49% Church of the Countryside, 23% Eastern Orthodox Church of Jammbo, 8% Agnostic, 7% Gensokyan Shinto, 4% Atheist, 3.5% Other, 2% Hertmerian Paganism, 1% Pirate Church, 1% Temple of the Black Sun, 1% Hall of Dreams, 0.5% Cult of Nihilism
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Military/1000 Capita: 51.5
Military (Total): 164,990
Conscription: Yes
Spending (% of GDP): 2.9%
Spending (Total): Δ2,903,741,714 ($3,541,148,432)
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Communication from the Estates-Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On the Event of the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Joint General Agreement 
Concerning Sharing of Consular Services with the Kingdom of Tara & Cambray

     The Estates-Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to release the schedule of events and celebrations set for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Joint General Agreement between the Queen's Foreign Office of Cambria and the Estates-Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nieubasria concerning the Sharing of Consular Services. This afternoon, the Estates-Minister will receive the Cambric delegation for lunch and refreshment at Clarendon House - where the original General Agreement was concluded. Following lunch, the delegates of both nations will convene for the annual review of the operation and schedules of the agreement. No operational changes are expected to be considered at this meeting. 
    Following the operational meeting, Prince Owain has invited the delegations to attend the Preifat where he is to personally certify the minutes of the meeting and any ensuing changes to the schedules of missions. There follows a reception of approximately 180 guests. 
    The delegations invite the public to an unveiling of a commemorative plaque at Clarendon House at approximately 1:30pm. The text of the Agreement may be found below, as updated 1401 in Josalyn-
 

Woman Charged With Fake Witchcraft, Days Before Nieubasria Scraps Old Law      December 27, 1419
 
Last week, Prince Owain assented to the Hier's omnibus package of administrative changes and edits to the law codes, under which Nieubasria was set to repeal a number of so-called "vestigial laws". The targeted laws remained on the books after they were found to be unconstitutional, redundant, or just, well ... archaic and weird.
One law that was nixed was Section 368 of the Crime and Offences Acts – the law that made it illegal to practice fake witchcraft. It prohibits:
"Every one who fraudulently and for some consideration of monetary value pretends to exercise or to use any kind of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment, abjuration, or conjuration; assume some discernment of spirits or purported mediumship; undertakes to tell fortunes; endeavour to perform psychometry, precognition, or apportation; or pretends from his skill in or knowledge of an occult or crafty science to discover where or in what manner anything that is supposed to have been stolen or lost may be found...."
Despite the government's labeling that law as archaic and slated for erasure, an Off Dean woman was charged last week with fraudulent witchcraft – fortunetelling, specifically – just four days before the law was officially removed, Off Dean Police report.
Police in the small city of Off Dean told the Dean Digest that allegedly "a local woman, who maintains an alias and holds herself out to be a self-proclaimed spiritualist, medium and clairvoyant, attempted to elicit funds from an Off Dean resident in return for protection from some form [of] potential danger likely to occur to their family."
The accused is 39-year-old Adaine Walsh, who goes by the nickname "Juniper Witch of Dean" – but she says it's a misnomer. "People proclaimed me a witch here and gave me a nickname, but I'm not a witch," she told the Neuse News. "I'm a psychic."
A spokesman for the Off Dean police told the broadcaster that they use the most applicable laws on the books at the time of the alleged offense.
As The Clarendon Post reported in October, when two Colkirk women were charged with posing as witches, a person convicted of the crime faces up to six months in prison or a $2,000 fine, or both:
"Section 368 has been law in Nieubasria since 1292. It originated in a Tamaric statute from 1135 that repealed an earlier law classifying witchcraft as a felony, after centuries of witch hunts in early modern Polaris. The 1135 repeal reserved 'a minor punishment' for 'cheats and rogues' pretending to practice witchcraft, according to a paper in the Basric Law Review from the time.
"The law remained unchanged in Nieubasria over the centuries but for the addition of the phrase 'fraudulently and for some consideration of monetary value' in the 1360s."
Walsh has been summoned to appear in court next month. The Clarendon Post reports she denies the allegations and believes she was framed by other psychics.