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Its that day again, got your healthy weekly dose of slime for you @Dilber
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Official Announcement from the Zoranian Government
Our heads hang low and our hearts bleed red for the captain lays dead.
While the sun may shine on Zoran today, a shadow of sorrow has descended upon us today. For twelve great years, President Apenimon Ani'-Wah' has served as our President, one of the longest serving presidents in Zoranian history. He never intended to serve for as long as he has, in fact he didn't officially run after his first term. Ani'-Wah' was a suffering servant, he never ran for office after his first term, in fact he requested that his name to not be on the ballot. But the people wrote his name in the ballot year after year, despite his best efforts. He had every opportunity to refuse the nomination, he could have simply gone back to his regular life like he wanted to. But instead, he went with the will of the people and accepted the burden of being the voice of Zoran to the nations of the world. While the powers of the president are nonexistent, it is a position with a lot of responsibility and one with lots of hardship and criticism. We have seen him take the responsibility along with the hardship with stride time and time again and we have seen him age physically under the pressures of the position.
We hereby announce a public funeral for the great man and invite all people who wish to attend. Foreign nations are allowed to send their delegations to the event if they choose to send any and leaders of nations can attend if they so choose as well. May we come together to remember the man that was Apenimon Ani'-Wah' and we send our regards to the Ani'-Wah' family for their loss of the head of their family.
- Artztokzsia and Fujai
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Dlanesi, Dagvna Tribe 124 BF
“Pearl necklaces! Get your pearl necklaces here!...Hand woven baskets! Some of the finest baskets from the Talutsa Tribe!”
These are some of the things that can be heard from the honest and hardworking traders, artisans, farmers, etc. in the commercial center of the city. Trade and hardwork are the lifeblood of people across Zoran, many people have special skills that they use to make an honest living. These people are able to afford a house for themselves while providing for their family and while this can be attributed to the majority of Zoranians, there is always the minority that are unable to provide for themselves.
In a dirty alley there is a boy of about 10 years of age wearing dirty and tattered rags that barely cover his body. He is just another child who lost their parents after the Pestilence of 119 BF. Yet it is a miracle that he is still alive as since he lost his parents at age 5 an anonymous Shaman has been leaving him food and water every day and night and occasionally leaving him a blanket for him to cover himself during especially cold nights. His name is Aranck Gulanowusa and while he has done nothing to improve his situation since he lost his parents, today was the day he turned his life around and a legendary thief was born.
I came out of the barrel that I sleep in to look for the food and water the shaman usually leaves for me only to find an empty space where the food usually is. I looked around to see if they put it in a different place than usual but I came out empty handed.
What am I going to do? The food is usually here by now, I know how to get water but what in the name of Adanvdo am I going to do to get food!?
I put my hand over my grumbling, nonexistent belly as I began to pace back and forth in the alley. I didn’t know what to do, I have never gotten food for myself before, I always had someone get me food whether it was my parents or the shaman. I didn’t have any money to buy food and I didn’t even know how to cook. These thoughts occupied my mind until I heard the rumbling of a carriage along with the clinking of chain mail coming from the road. I went to go see what it was and when I peered out from the alley I saw a carriage with an escort of chieftain guards come to a halt. I watched as the chieftain guards formed rows at the side of the carriage door and stood at attention as the Chief of the Dagvna tribe came out of the carriage, covered in jewelry.
“Chief, are you sure you don’t want any of us to accompany you as you browse the market stalls?” says a member of the guard,
“I am sure, I want to be with my people and don’t want them to fear me because I have guards with me. I am one of them after all.” answers the Chief. The guards didn’t looked too convinced but they couldn’t question an order,
“We shall await your return here sir.” says the guard again as the chief begins to walk into the busy commercial center of the city.
Wow, the chief sure is wealthy. He had so much jewelry and luxuries on him! I bet they are worth a lot of Zorallas!
At that thought an idea crossed my mind that I have never considered doing in all my life, stealing. I have never stolen anything from anyone as it is an act frowned upon in Zoranian society and could lead to serious trouble should a thief be caught. But three things that people have said about me in the past is that I had great reflexes, I was quiet, and I was dexterous. These three talents would be ideal for a thief yet I never had the drive nor motive to actually steal something from someone.
But this isn’t just anyone, this is the White chief, the peacetime chief, a leader of our tribe. I would most certainly be sentenced to exile should I get caught. But then again, he doesn’t have his guards with him, maybe I can take a few pieces of jewelry off of him without being noticed or caught. The question that remains is how would I go about doing such a deed?
I debated this in my head for a few minutes before finally coming to the decision that I was going to steal from the White Chief, and I already had an idea as to what I was going to do. I left the alley and began to wander the commercial center to find the chief. I knew it wouldn’t be hard to find him despite the large crowd that was in the commercial center due to how he would stand out with the traditional clothing that a chieftain would wear. Due to the jewelry he wore I assumed he would be looking at the different jeweler stands which, as expected, is how I found him. I didn’t approach immediately, I simply observed for a little while to see what I might be able to steal from him easily. The first thing I noticed was the three medium sized coin purses he had attached to his belt under his full cloak made of feathers, I might be able to grab one of those without being noticed. The second thing was an elegant looking dagger that was next to his coin purses, it would be useful in self defense and I could use it when stealing a coin purse. The final item that caught my eye was a ring on his left hand that seemed to be a bit too big for his finger as it moved every once in a while whenever he moved his hand. It might be a bit trickier but I knew it was definitely possible if I did it right.
There is no time like the present, I must act quickly.
I ran towards the chief and when I got close I yelled,
“Father!”
When he turned in confusion, I went to hug his waist but as my arms went around his waist I grabbed his dagger’s handle, pulled it out of its scabbard, cut his belt, and dropped the dagger. Since I was running towards him when I went to hug him, he was put off balance a bit that distracted him from the feeling of the belt falling off. He looked down at me with confusion,
“I believe you have mistaken me for your father, young one.” He then put his left hand on my shoulder and gently pushed me away but I then grabbed his hand and began tugging it down playfully. He began to become impatient and pulled his hand up and away from me, but I managed to get the ring off of his finger.
“Child, I am not your father. While I am sure you are a lovely child I am not your father.” He said. I looked up at him with a fake look of embarrassment,
“Oh...I’m sorry mister.” I replied. He nodded and turned away, not realizing his belt was on the ground. The jeweler was too busy cutting a gem to notice me when I went down to pick up the dagger to put it back in its scabbard before I quickly picked up the belt to tie it around my waist. After that, I ran as fast as I could into the crowd so he couldn’t see me when he realized his belt was gone. I then ran into the alley that I call home and hid behind the barrel I normally sleep in to look at what I had stolen.
By the Spirit I did it! I stole everything I intended too and a bit more!
I untied the belt and started by looking at the coin purses and saw that they were filled with zorallas. I didn’t bother counting how many but I assumed that there were about 80 golden zorallas in each bag.
“240 golden zorallas!?!? I can’t believe I pulled it off!” I said in a hushed tone. I then turned my attention to the ring I stole, it was a ruby ring made of gold and might be alloyed with some silver for strength. I am not a jeweler so I can’t come up with a value until I sell it, but that would have to wait until after the chief leaves the city. In the meantime I have to hide this until he leaves as I bet he will be looking for it.
I began to think of places where I could hide it and I decided to hide it in the barrel I sleep in since I had no other place to really conceal it. It is a risk as they could easily search the barrel but I doubt they will due to the fact that the temple owns this barrel(as the alley I live in is in between another building and the temple and the barrel having the name of the temple burnt into it). But before I closed the barrel, I took a zoralla to buy a loaf of bread(a loaf of bread usually costs 2 or 3 copper zorallas, more commonly referred to as a zallen or zallence if there is more than one, 1 gold zoralla= 10 silver zorence = 100 copper zallence).
As I left the alley, I could hear the chief talking to his guards in the distance saying that he had lost his belt along with his dagger and coin purses, but he surprisingly didn’t acknowledge the ring. However, he did say that he believes a kid stole it and I knew that kid was me. So I quickly began to walk out of the alley in the opposite direction of the Chief and took the long way around to go to the commercial center to buy myself some bread. I had a big smile on my face when I put down the zoralla on the counter of the baker’s stall and bought myself a large loaf of bread and got 99 zallence in change. Thankfully the baker was kind enough to put all 99 zallence in a leather pouch for me to make it easier on me.
What is this feeling I have? I feel satisfied, thrilled, rewarded, exhilarated! I have never felt this way in my life! And to think all it took to have this sweet bread as well as a dagger, a ring, and 239 zorallas all because I decided to take a risk. Maybe being a thief isn’t so bad, I could get used to making a large amount of money quickly. Sure I will definitely need to work to become a better thief but I think it will be worth it. Now let me think, what would I need to learn to be a better thief…
I began to think of all the different things I need to learn to ensure I am a good thief, including things like pickpocketing, sneaking, climbing walls, lock picking, martial arts(sword fighting), etc. All of these ideas excited me and I knew that I had the ability to do it, all I have to do is start learning and honing my skills. When I arrived back at the alley I saw that the carriage had left, knowing that the Chief had given up in finding me by now. So I went into the alley and checked inside my barrel to find that everything I had stolen was still there. I began to laugh to myself as I began to start planning my future in hopes of becoming a master thief that will be known throughout history.
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Operation starting date: 14.3.1302
Agent Number: 0
Assignment: Military Infiltration of Varanius
Assignment status: Complete
Date: 22.3.1302
Agent Inola Ani’-Wah’, AKA Agent 0, reporting in. I was able to break into the office of Captain Carlson by picking the lock to his office door while most people were off duty. Looking through his files I found the numbers of the different branches of the Varanian military.* However, the reason why I haven’t reported this sooner is because Captain Carlson noticed that someone had unlocked his office and so there was an investigation to try and find out who broke into the office. Luckily I was able to deflect any suspicious off of me and onto a poor innocent cadet who joined a few weeks ago. I was able to hide the files I stole off base in the safehouse I have been staying in since I arrived here in Varanius. With this report you shall find the details of the military. My mission has been complete, I shall gather everything in the safe house, as well as my personal belongings, before extraction to prevent discovery of the SIC ever being present in Varanius. I also shall bring the uniform with me so the SIC Disguise Sector so they can develop realistic disguises for any other agents who have to infiltrate the Varanian military. Agent 0 signing off.
*Details of the Varanian military in 1302 has not been included in this report
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*eyes Mia suspiciously*
Okay "Mia"
*backs away while dumping slime on @Dilber*
(Dilber if you are reading this I am not saying you are chris pratt...he just happened to be the person in the photo)
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The old man rose from his bed as the sun rose from the East. He said his morning prayer and got dressed, thinking about the future of the world after he would leave this one. He already had his will written up last night and a shaman came and gave him his blessings. Tomorrow would be his last day but he first must make sure he gives his goodbyes to the young Sultan, who has so much ahead of him.
The young sultan has his whole life ahead of him but will face many trials and hardships ahead but I know he will become a great leader after he overcomes the opposition against him.
The old man finished dressing and was escorted by a Raven Claw to the foyer of the Austenaco Manor where he saw his children and his grandchildren waiting for him. He knew his grandchildren were still too young to understand why their parents, his children, so he asked them to be sent to the children's room in the manor while he gave his goodbyes to his children. He hasn’t seen any of his children cry so much since their mother died years ago.
“Do not despair my children, I will soon be united with the Great Spirit in the spirit realm and I will be able to watch over all of you from above. But I will say this to all of you, look after each other as your mother and I have always taught you, do not forget family traditions and values, and raise your children to be better than you.” As the words left his lips, all seven of his children(including Astil), all nodded their heads and they gave him a group hug.
After the hug, Ani'-Wah' was taken to his limo to meet the Sultan at the airport to wish him goodbye and to give him one last gift, a jewel encrusted scimitar and a blade made with a titanium core with a tungsten carbide edge. The president had this ordered back when the visit was in planning and it was finished a week before. He paid this out of his own pocket and ensured that the blacksmith who made it got the best quality materials available and requested that the sword can be used in conflict. It also came with a jeweled scabbard to match the scimitar.
I hope the Sultan will appreciate the gift.
The limo pulls to a spot as it arrives at the airport for the two leaders to say their final goodbyes.
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@Dilber Enjoy the slime shower!
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Operation starting date: 14.3.1302
Agent Number: 0
Assignment: Military Infiltration of Varanius
Assignment status: Active
Date: 18.3.1302
Agent Inola Ani’-Wah’, AKA Agent 0, reporting in. Getting access to information about the Varanian military is harder than I thought. What I have found is that the information on their military is very secretive, numbers are only given to the highest ranking members of the military. Troop movement is also kept secret among higher ranking officers. I will have to resort to listening into their meetings and breaking into their offices to retrieve files to get the information I am looking for.
Since I am a Sergeant, what I can do is limited, but I already have my eyes on a captain who would be able to have access to the information I am looking for. I have seen Captain Carlson in meetings with high ranking generals and due to reaching his rank he is a trusted member of the army, meaning he might be a good target. I will report back when I can, Agent 0 out.
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Welcome to the Best Pacific! We are glad to have you. You should first consider applying for citizenship in the Hall of Nations, once you are accepted you can get more involved in the ministries and in RP!
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Book of the Shaman
Chapter 1
1 Every human that ever existed and that will exist has been thought of and created by the Great Spirit, each with an intended path and task in life that we have the choice in following. 2 I am no exception to this as while I have been chosen by the Great Spirit to be His Divine Shaman, I am still a man like every one of you. 3 But before I was brought into this world and brought together the true teachings of our faith the shamans of Zoran had very different ideas and interpretations of worship. 4 Some believed that the Divine Spirit demanded blood sacrifice, some believed in the concept of reincarnation, and others believe that the chief is the human embodiment of the Great Spirit. 5 The Great Spirit knew that the beliefs of the faith would become divided as our people expanded across the islands of Zoran and he planned to have me unite the faith and to reveal His teachings.
6 I was thirteen years of age when the Great Spirit appeared to me when I went into the Bro'vah Jungle to get some herbs for my teacher. 7 I was blinded by a bright flash of light and when I could see again, I saw a bear sized glowing white platypus standing in front of me. 8 The Great Spirit spoke to me and told me that He was the Great Spirit of the Universe, the creator of all things and King of the Spirit Realm and that I was to be His champion, His Chosen One. He said to me,
9 “You, my child and champion, are to reveal my Word to the people of Zoran. You shall unite my followers under one unified and codified faith. In order to complete this task, I shall grant you the gift of eternal knowledge, even knowledge of the mysteries of the universe that have not been made known to man yet and things that mankind will not know. 10 However, such knowledge comes at a price my champion, your sanity will be tested and shall teeter between sanity and madness. I shall help you keep your sanity but be aware of the curse that this gift I have given you brings.”
11 I was then filled with knowledge of the universe and of the worlds beyond our own. Knowledge that mankind in my time was not ready for. 12 The madness ensued quickly due to how quickly I received this knowledge but thankfully the Great Spirit soothed my mind so I could stay sane.
13 “My champion, be wise when you share this knowledge with humanity, some things you must not share with them lest you wish to see them descend into madness without the protection I give you. Some of these things they shall discover on their own as time goes on but much of which you know they will never know. This is a lot of responsibility that I have put onto you, so be wise with what you know. Now go and reveal the truth to the people.”
14 This is when my ministry began, while troubled with the burden of being the only person with the knowledge I bear I knew I had to start my mission. 15 I never gathered the herbs for my teacher as I had intended so when I arrived at my teacher’s door they said to me,
16 “Child! Where are the herbs I have asked you for? You children truly are useless when given a task! This is why the older and wiser men rule our society and why they are shamans.”
17 I sighed and shook my head, for with my gift of knowledge came the gift of wisdom as well and I knew that my teacher’s supposed wisdom was simply greed, pride, and vanity.
18 “Lugado, all you have just said stems from the corruption of the Urakti. You claim to know the Spirit and yet you only know the master of greed and pride. Children are not useless, they embody the innocence and purity of man before the corruption of the Urakti. They also bring joy and responsibility to men and women and help them grow as people through the experience of parenthood. 19 Emenv I say to you, the old and the mature should learn from the youth for they have passion and vigor in what they believe and see things in new ways that the old may oppose. Inexperienced they may be but they are full of heart and ideals that can do this world some good. The old simply try to retain what they already know and while some are wise, but like their shortness of sight many can be blind to the needed change that the young can see.”
20 I was so surprised at myself for how smoothly my words flowed from my mouth that I did not realize the look of anger on my teacher’s face.
21 “How dare you claim such things about me and treat me with such disrespect! You know nothing of the teachings of the Great Spirit and know nothing of the Urakti, you are nothing more than a learner, a stupid brat! I devoted years of my life to the Great Spirit and have praised Him for many years, I know the teachings of the Great Spirit like many Shamans my age!”
22 I drew back a bit at my teachers words instinctively, but then I felt a warmth come over me and felt courage within myself.
23 “While we must respect our elders, people of all ages deserve to be treated with respect and honor. Just because of age, power, experience, or wealth should one be treated differently than another. Since you claim to know so much about the Great Spirit and claim to be a devoted follower I ask you this, when was the last time you prayed by yourself and thanked the Great Spirit for all you have experienced in life and for the world we live in?”
24 My teacher went to answer but paused and furrowed his brow in thought. His eyes then widened in realization and tears began to roll down his face,
25 “I have not done any of those things in thirty years,” he fell to his hands and knees, “where did I go wrong?! What have I become?! The Great Spirit will never forgive me for my neglect and lack of faith!”
26 I the walked closer to Lugado, crouched down in front of him, and put a hand on his balding head,
27 “Lugado, you have also forgotten the Great Spirit’s love for all things. Your fear is understandable after being enthralled in the corruption of man for so many years. The Great Spirit shall forgive any who ask for His forgiveness when they are truly sorry for what they have done. The Great Spirit is not vengeful, He is a being of mercy and forgiveness. You ask how I know these things and the answer is because I met the Great Spirit in the jungle when I was out getting the herbs you asked me for and He declared that I was to be His Champion and unite the faith by making his teachings known. So I invite you, Lugado to become the apprentice once more and to follow me.”
28 He looked up at me with his swollen red eyes and said,
“You speak with truth and with kindness as well as with wisdom and understanding, I accept your invitation oh teacher, for you truly are what you say you are.”
29 And thus my ministry began here and I received my first follower and I began my task of uniting the faith.
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Official Announcement from the Confederacy of Zoran
After today's events, the Grand Security Council had to convene in an emergency meeting due to the nature of this event. CGZ has always been wanted in Zoran, ever since they first appeared in the year 1257. While CGZ has committed thefts in foreign countries before, this incarnation has not committed a theft but has committed terrorism against another nation. Bounty hunters, the military, and the police forces of Zoran have been hunting him down for years but after this event the Grand Security Council has decided that this is not a national issue any longer, this is a international issue. We offer to the United Kingdom of Tara and Cambray as well as Nieubasria limited searches in our country as long as they do not violate the rights of our own people. They may send investigators or troops into our country to investigate and find this criminal. We also offer our support and resources in order for this criminal to be caught. We offer our condolensces to those who were affected by this event and offer to cover any damages done in Tara and Cambray that would need to be repaired.
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@Dilber I guess I am sliming you now
- Giovanniland and Mia
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16 June 1420
At the medal ceremony, CGZ is hiding off to the side outside of visible range.
The time has come, I am suited up, I am in the stadium, and it is time for my great appearance.
Takes out heavily encrypted cellular device that hacked into the city's power grid
Show time!
Presses button programmed on encrypted cellular device to shut down power grid
All the lights of the stadium suddenly shut off as the athletes, who are showing off their medals look, around in confusion. CGZ then pulls out three smoke grenades and throws them into the crowd of athletes. Soon a cloud of smoke covers the athletes preventing further visibility of others. CGZ then rushes out and runs as past as possible and begins stealing the medals off of the Zoranian and Herdfordian athletes and putting them in a backpack built into the suit. It took around two minutes, CGZ had to put down a few more smoke bombs to ensure he wasn't seen, to take all the medals from both the Zoranian and Herdfordian athletes. I then left the historical CGZ calling card, a purple card with a black crown on it with a cookie in the center of the crown.
The next part of his plan was his escape, which would be difficult as the authorities are already on the scene and he had to move quickly. Luckily he already planned out his escape and so he ran out of the smoke cloud and an officer tried to stop him but using the built in blast knuckles (stun gun mixed with brass knuckles) I was able to knock him out easily. I then went down the athletes only entrance and fought off a few more guards, knocking them out using either my blast knuckles or martial arts, before reaching a locker, which I dug into beforehand that had a hole that led to the sewers. I went down this tunnel I dug and entered the sewers and broke a support beam I had put in place to keep the tunnel ceiling up to block up where I came to prevent the police from following me. I then went down the sewers towards another place I tunneled through into an alleyway that is away from the stadium. From there I climbed up a ladder that brought me to a staff room in the hotel I am staying in and I snuck back into my hotel room from there. I closed the blinds(luckily I removed the hidden cameras when I first arrived here) and took off my helmet and dumped the medals onto the bed.
“Holy shit I did it. It was one of the most exciting things I have ever done! Yet why do I feel bad about doing this? I never felt bad about stealing anything before but this feels different. Maybe this should be an exception, it is the first Olympics after all. Should I return these? Maybe people will think I replaced the medals with fake ones, yeah I will keep my reputation that I gained from this while clearing my conscience. But I wanted to spend some time admiring my accomplishment first."
After two hours of admiring my accomplishment, I took the medals and snuck out of my hotel room and went to the hotel rooms of all the athletes I stole from and left their medals on their beds, but in order to make sure people think they are fake I put my calling card next to them with the statement "some have been replaced with fakes see if you can find the mistake". In reality they are still the same medal but it will cause a conspiracy theory among people which would further enhance my reputation. After I returned the medals, I snuck back into my hotel room, packed up my stuff, and I snuck aboard a cargo plane to Zoran escaping without leaving a trace. As I flew back to Zoran, I sat in the cargo hold smiling with pride knowing that I showed the world that CGZ is back and that the King of Thieves has returned.
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16 June 1420
From an undisclosed location in Saint-Josalyn, a man sits in a hotel room watching the live feed of the Olympic events
I have been planning this theft for months, soon my time to strike will come. This will be my biggest theft yet...my fingers tingle with anticipation. I already have everything set up, all I have to do now is wait for the medal ceremony. I won't be able to steal from all of the athletes, but I will be able to steal from all the athletes of two countries...Hertfordshire and Zoran. I am CGZ, not the original CGZ from centuries ago but I am the latest incarnation of him. Soon the entire criminal underworld will know that the King of Thieves has risen again and that CGZ has returned. I have gone through intense training from my father and I have learned from the teachings compiled by all previous incarnations of CGZ to hone my skills. I started with petty thefts and small heists but this is my moment, this will be the time to show that CGZ is back.
Looks at his suitcase which contains the most modern and updated version of his family's infamous suit
Thankfully, the suit won’t leave any trace of my DNA and has a few gadgets that will help me in my escape should the Inquisitors of T&C come looking for me. It is made of multiple layers of graphene so it should grant me some decent protection against bullets and due to its flexible nature it shouldn’t restrict my movement. It also has some insulation to grant me some protection from IR should they use it, it isn’t much though because too much of it would reduce my maneuverability but it is just enough to buy me some time should something go wrong. My helmet mask has gas filters built into it that should block out any harmful gas they may use as well as night vision. Should I have to swim or hide underwater, I can switch the gas filters out for a rebreather. Modern technology has really allowed for me to be prepared should something go wrong but I know things won’t go wrong...nothing can stop CGZ.
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14 June 1420
Zoranian Times Live!
2 - 3 - 5
*Video does not begin with Quiyakaso in T&C but instead begins live in Zoran where chairman of the NACZ, Tagwadihi Tscadine, stands behind a podium to give a response to the FIF's criticisms of the NACZ and their entries*
"We here at the NACZ have read the criticisms and accusations made by the FIF and are disappointed at the organization's failure to even do the proper research in our history and in the people we have entered. While the Ani'-Wah' family is prominent in Zoranian society, the president has no influence over the NACZ and, in fact, has no real power whatsoever in the country and made no attempt to contact us on this in any way. We only worked with a small number of Security Council members to discuss logistics of sending our athletes and whether they wish to contribute to sending our entries or not. Furthermore, Halona Ani'-Wah' is not a member of the main Ani'-Wah' family line, she is a member of the family yes but she the niece of our president and did not grow up in the same way as Jistu or Walela. Her father, a brother of the president, is not as wealthy as his brother and did not accept any financial support that Apenimon Ani'-Wah' offered him even before he became involved in politics. Halona grew up in a working class household and started gymnastics when she was five years old and her parents struggled to pay her membership in order for her to be part of the gymnastics team. Thus to say she grew up in the lap of luxury would be false. In terms of Jistu and Walela, while they did grow up in the main Ani'-Wah' family that owns the world renowned communications and security company, AW Encrypted, Apenimon Ani'-Wah' never did spoil them. He made them work for everything they wanted, if they wanted a toy they had to prove to him in some way that they deserved it either through athletics, academics, or hard work at home. He kept them humble as the Divine Shaman Adanvdo taught us as the Ani'-Wah' family is known in Zoran for their piety and religiousness. Also the twins did not have any special training facilities or anything of the sort, they started their respective sports at five years of age as well and were signed up in a small swim and canoeing sports teams in the area and were given no special treatment. The three members of the Ani'-Wah' family were treated like other members of their teams and received standard coaching like anyone else. Their family name was never considered in those matters.
The FIF also claimed that we chose these three members of the Ani'-Wah' family because of privilege or because of political influence, but this is incorrect. the NACZ has always been privately owned and not for profit since our founding in 1285. As I have said earlier, the President does not have any real influence in the country and only speaks for the people of Zoran in the world. All communications that the organization makes can be found in the National Database, which everyone in the world is free to access as long as they go to the Zoranian embassy or their local consulate and go through the proper paperwork, and you can see that no communications have been made between the president or the NACZ and should you believe that we paid to have the information privatized, you can look at our financial records to see that nothing like that has occurred as it has been a NACZ policy to keep ourselves as transparent as possible. The way we selected our entries is via accessing competition records and we made a list of athletes who performed well in competitions on the national and regional levels and the three members of the Ani'-Wah' family were among those that performed well so they were invited. We also looked at people who weren't known but had a lot of potential as an athlete and invited them to be a entry, two such people were Elu Luhe-Dvas and Aiyana Muaislo who have both won gold medals for Zoran and came from low income families. We look at the athletes as a whole and this includes their performance during competitions. Everyone was given a fair chance and since this was the first Olympics we plan on improving this system but for now we feel we have done well in selecting our athletes to send to this event. To say that we send athletes based on their social class or privilege would be false and the information is there in the National Database to back our statement and we are disappointed at the FIF for not doing its proper research on the athletes we have sent and on our organization and we request that should they make an apology soon. Accusations and claims should be backed by facts and evidence not by assumptions or personal bias. I wish all our athletes the best of luck in their events today and wish all of Zoran a good day."
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14 June 1420
Zoranian Times Live!
2 - 3 - 5
"Hello Zoran! I am Quiyakaso and my head still hurts from being knocked out yesterday. Today is the seventh day of the Olympics! Last night was amazing as expected and we won a few medals as well! Starting with swimming, in the 1500 m freestyle swim, Immookalee Yeduyvnesi made it in second place overall and qualified for the finals with Adahy Sonedumi who qualified for the finals in ninth place. Sadly Immookalee was short of a second too late of reaching third and instead made it in fourth place while Adahy came in ninth again. In the 200 m backstroke Selu Quidedaduya came in seventh place overall and in the finals she came in first earning us our second gold medal!
In the Kayak 200 m sprint, Kemili Tlegeona came in fourth place and Tsiyi Yitagvase came in tenth place, both did their best and showed excellent sportsmanship before, during, and after the event.
In the gymnastics vault, Elu Luhe-Dvas came in eighth place, Halona Ani'-Wah' came in fourteenth place, Mitena Genessee tied fifteenth with two other gymnasts, and Tehoma Wetsanu came in eighteenth place. All of them did their hardest and we praise them for their dedication to the sport. However, in the gymnastics individual all-around, Elu came in third place and won us our fifth bronze medal! Congratulations Elu!
Overall, our athletes did well yesterday and I hope for them to do well again today! Today we will see the 200 m Freestyle and the 200 m Backstroke in swimming. Our gymnasts will be performing on the balance beams today as well! Our sailors have a chance to make a comeback in the multihull sailing event today so let's cheer them on as loud as we can! The trap shooting event will also begin today and I wish our marksmen the best of luck! Our wrestlers will also be stepping up to the mat today and I wish them success in today's events. Lastly, today is the quarterfinals for the team sports so let's cheer our teams on to victory! That is all for me today Zoran and I hope you enjoy the games!"
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13 June 1420
Zoranian Times Live!
1 - 3 - 4
"Hello Zoran! I am Quiyakaso and welcome to Zoranian Times Live! I am here with Aiyana Muaislo, the gold medalist for the Judo competition who defeated all of their opponents using the Judo chop!"
"Thank you for the introduction Quiyakaso, it is a pleasure to be here today." says Aiyana,
"The pleasure is mine, you are the first Zoranian to earn a gold medal at the first annual Olympic games! How do you feel about that?" asks Quiyakaso,
"It feels amazing, I didn't think I would do it to be honest but it makes me glad to be the first to bring home the gold for the country." she answers,
"I can understand that, now why the judo chop? How did you manage to take down every single one of your opponents with one judo chop?"
"Like this." She answers as she judo chops Quiyakaso in the head, knocking him out immediately, "Oh...probably shouldn't have done that...I will just go..."
*Aiyana awkardly gets out of her chair and walks away, leaving Quiyakaso's unconscious body on the floor*
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13 June 1420
Zoranian Times Live!
1 - 3 - 4
"Good morning Zoran! Last night was incredible folks! Our athletes did an outstanding job and won our country some medals! In the 10 m dive, Kanagatucko Yodadvnane come in at second place with an inward dive earning us our first silver medal! In the 10k marathon swim, our swimmers came in sixth, thirteenth, and eighteenth place! In gymnastics, our gymnasts made a come back with Elu Luhe-Dvas performing an almost perfect Victorian on the rings earning us our second silver medal! Just behind her in third place was our Tehoma Wetsanu who earned third place! In Judo our athletes took first, second, and third place earning us our first gold as well as our third silver and our fourth bronze medal! One of our Judo athletes, Aiyana Muaislo, was able to defeat all of her opponents only using a judo chop, something that I am going to ask about in the interview I will have with her later today! As today is the fifth day of the Olympics we have more events to look forward to! Our swimmers have the 1500 m Freestyle swim and the 200 m Backstroke! Our kayakers have the 200 m Sprint while our gymnasts have another chance to make a comeback with the gymnastics vault and individual all-around! Lastly, our teams have their octofinals today so lets cheer them on so they can make it to the finals! That is all from me for now, I will see you all soon!"
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12 June 1420
Zoranian Times Live!
0 - 0 - 2
"Hello Zoran! I am Quiyakaso and yesterday's events were phenomenal as always! Unfortunately, Uku was eliminated from the semifinals after a great match between him and Fredrik Jagred! However, he did win the bronze medal match and won another medal for Zoran! Our springboard divers didn't make it to the top three but they did make it in sixth, ninth, and nineteenth place! Our runners in the marathon had a similar situation as they came in eighth, twelfth, and twenty-second place! In gymnastics, our gymnasts are not doing so well with out gymnasts coming in at seventh, eleventh, fifteenth, and twentieth place. Hinola has not been performing well either as she came in twentieth place and it appears that whatever familial issue that is going on at home has really been affecting her, we can only hope that it won't affect her for much longer. Meanwhile in Judo, all three of our athletes have made it to the finals after three incredible matches where they defeated their opponents with ease! It is likely that one of our three athletes will bring home a gold medal, but we cannot let ourselves grow overconfident as the event still has to occur but we must cheer for out athletes as much as we can! Sadly our volleyball team lost another game yesterday but our football and rugby teams are still going strong as they won their matches yesterday! We must keep supporting our teams and cheering them on!"
*sneezes into elbow*
"Sorry about that. Tonight on the fifth day of the Olympics, we will see our athletes perform the 10 m platform dive and we will see our swimmers perform the 10km marathon! We will also see the Canoe 1000 m sprint, I have no doubt in my mind that our canoers will do well due to our history with the canoe and the fact that our canoers trained going up and down the rivers of Zoran as well ad developing their strength! Today we will see our gymnasts perform on the rings, while their performance so far has not been stellar we should still cheer them on and pray that they will make a comeback here! We will also see the finals of the judo competition and see if one of our three athletes brings home the gold! We will also see our teams compete once more so let's support our volleyball, football, and rugby teams so they can win their matches! I will see you then Zoran!"
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11 June 1420
Zoranian Times Live!
0 - 0 - 1
"Hello Zoran! I am back to interview Uku Tsevuida, our finalist in the fencing!" says Quiyakaso, "Might I say that your performance yesterday in the first fencing event!"
Uku smiles,
"Thank you, it was exhilarating experience and I admired the skill of my opponents greatly! I hope I will bring victory to Zoran in the finals today!"
"That is great to hear! Now, yesterday you managed to best Prince Marcarius Halohin, he is known for being quite athletic and skilled at fencing and yet you were able to defeat him. How do you feel about this?"
"I feel it is a great achievement but yet while I did see that he was skilled, he allowed himself to be read fairly easily which allowed me to parry most of his attacks. But I do admire him for his excitement in all of this and he is quite a nice person."
"That is an honorable thing to say Uku. I spoke with your coach this morning and he explained the practice he has been having you do and he told me he had you watch previous matches of your opponents. Do you think this will help you in the finals?"
"Ah yes the abnormal practice. I feel like his idea with the rapier has some merit to it as that mindset he predicted did help me during the event. However, playing with his cat truly is odd and I am not sure how it is supposed to help my dexterity but I do have to admit that my reaction time has improved and I have gotten better at noticing fake-outs so maybe it has helped a bit. In terms of the videos of previous matches, I won't completely rely on them as their styles could change from match to match. This is what I have been noticing from the videos so I have to be on my toes."
"I am sure everyone at home will be cheering you on during your event today! I wish you luck Uku and thank you for this interview, it has been pleasant."
"Thank you for having me on and I hope to make Zoran proud!"
. But still love this Lo!
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Death of a President
in Archive Esferos
Posted
April 30, 1420
Adsila Ani’-Wah’
All was quiet in Zoran, especially in the streets of Zoradia where the public funeral was to be held. I was still thinking of my father and all he told me in the limo only three days ago. The lawyer told me yesterday about the clause in the will where it gave me the choice to accept my father’s decision to make me the head of the Ani’-Wah’ family and I have thought about this heavily.
Centuries of family tradition ride on my decision, if I accept the tradition will be upheld and continue through me. However, if I reject it then the tradition will be jeopardized as none of my siblings are eligible to follow the tradition completely. Oh if only I had more time to decide.
I thought to myself as the limo came to a stop in front of the Rising Sun Mausoleum. People are only entombed there if ninety percent of the country’s voting population votes to have someone entombed there and the Divine Shaman has to deem the person to be morally and spiritually righteous. I was amazed by how quickly the people called for a vote on my father and how quickly the Divine Shaman delivered his judgement(historically this usually takes several days) as he delivered it within six hours of my father’s death. Of course people investigated due to how quickly this all took place but they couldn’t find any form of corruption that could have influenced the vote or the Divine Shaman. However, my father was to be buried there ceremonially, his body would not be in the casket that was to be entombed in the crypt. Our family planned to have a private funeral where we would bury his body according to his requests he made in his will.
As I got out of the limo wearing my black dress and black veil, I saw the crowds of people in the streets holding Damask roses of different colors waiting for their time that they would be allowed to pay their respects.
Wow...father really did impact a lot of people during his presidency. Despite the fact that the position has no influence, he did a lot to promote peace between our country and others all while making life better for Zoranians in the years he was voted into office. It’s just incredible how he could do so much with so little actual power.
I thought this to myself as I climbed up the steps towards the entrance of the mausoleum. When I reached the stop of the stairs, a bald and older looking man in a black suit walked up to me,
“Ah you must be Adsila, it is a pleasure to finally meet you!” He then shook my hand and I just stood there in confusion as I had never met this man in my life.
“Um, do I know you? I mean I know that I am the center of attention due to the media leaking that I still haven’t decided to become head of the Ani’-Wah’ family but I do not know if I have met you before.” I say in confusion,
“Ah my apologies, no you have not met me but I worked closely with your father before he went into politics and before he became the head of AW Encrypted. You know what that means yes?” my eyes widened when he said this as I indeed knew what this meant, he worked for the SIC,
“Would you prefer if we didn’t talk in the open?” I asked knowing his answer before he told me,
“Yes I would.” he says with a smile as we walk into the mausoleum together.
(OOC Note: if you wish to write in this topic you can, it would be an event like the olympics but not sports related and it would be canon. Your leaders can be at the funeral or a delegation from your country can be there, you can also be a news reporter there. The choice is yours!)