Salaxalans

Election time has once again encompassed Spiritus. On the block? - Chief Executive Feirmont and his team. During his last election, Feirmont toppled his opponents 12-1-1. This time, however, it was a tighter 8-4 win over sole opponent Seraph. Feirmont’s second campaign was less meaty than his first, obviously satisfied with what came of his first.The key points for his at home plan this time were the Four R’s: Roleplay, Recruitment, integRation, and Retention. Feirmont recognized the discord server’s laid back feel, but noted that these Four R’s revolved around each other. Getting roleplay off the ground meant being attractive to newcomers coming in from Recruitment and making sure they get integRated into the region well. Making something enjoyable forum- and gameside means that Retention rates would improve in due course. Looking outwards, Feirmont made sure to congratulate Delegate and Champion Handshaker Salaxalans on his work over the last term. From cleaning house on empty embassies to reaching out to old and new friends alike to organizing a diplomatic team, Feir had nothing but praise for Sal. The focus of this term is to continue on these accomplishments, bolstering new friendships and strengthening the older ones, continuing the upward trend of friends. With the announcement of his cabinet, there were not many changes to the appointees of last time. Feirmont maintained Sal as the Champion Handshaker, TimothySnyder as Attorney General, and Kialga as Lead Editor. A new face was brought in to take over intraregional events and roleplay, former challenger Seraph. Seraph has been assigned the office of CEO of Regional Fun, with Feirmont citing their creativity and bringing fun and entertainment to the region. Many look forward to a second term just as prosperous as his first as Feirmont takes the reigns once again.

Spiritus Octember Novtober Update Z-Day 2020 Four o’clock in the afternoon on October 30th, amidst massive waves of denial, zombies poked their heads into Spiritus. Everyone was prepping for a Halloween to be spent indoors, with limited contact with the neighborhood children who would normally line up around and down the block for candy. Instead, Spiritus, and many regions the NationStates world over, prepared to deal with the threat emerging from the ground before their eyes. The leaders of Spiritus had one clear goal in mind - a cure, in any method possible. No one handed this message down from someone higher, those in Spiritus just knew what their duty was. And even in that duty, going right against the game’s creator Mac as he denied it. He denied the zombie menace at every turn. Until the last. This was a very clever strategy by Max, and one that added an extra layer to the event that many were unsure would happen given the current state of the world. However, as the clocks struck four, Spiritus sprung into action. After the events of N-Day so recently, Delegate Salaxalans took backseat for this one, instead a new face joined the ranks to lead. Alongside Attorney General TimothySnyder, newly elected Chief Executive Feirmont took the reins on Z-Day. Others stood tall beside them, guiding as they could, including Red Dusk, Ltin, and Rogamark, among others. It was a slow start for the region, the numbers not reaching peak effectiveness until late into the night and early morning. As dawn broke on Halloween, many of those leading the charge fell off to rest and regain their strength. Stragglers tried to fill the shoes, but the lack of permanent presence was clear outside of the lists Feirmont provided before his time offline. But the people of the region followed the lists, and kept to the cure, each firing their own missiles at whomever they felt was the right target. As the day went on, the likes of TimothySnyder, Rogamark, and Ltin started remaking their appearances. The cure effort was coordinated, and when Feirmont rejoined the fray the was taken effectively and precisely with TimothySnyder and Ltin guiding the RMB and Discord whenever Feirmont couldn’t. As Halloween drug on, and the willpower of some of the larger nations got weak or needed breaks, finally a light was seen on the horizon. Max finally came to his sense, informing everyone that the end of Z-Day was nigh, and pure cleanliness was in Spiritus’ future as well. As efforts continued, and as those participating saw the end goal, it was time to get tighter and stricter about how things were done. Spiritus found herself launching the final cure missile, one coming from TimothySnyder, on the last of the infected in Kialga; the last of the infected in Spiritus. That cure missile fell at eight thirty-seven in the evening. Spiritus was clean, and it was a matter of vigilance to keep her clean until midnight on November 1st. Spiritus ended up finishing among the top of the top regions: 9 in Most Survivors + No Infected and 14 in Most Survivors overall. A resounding success for not only the nations of Spiritus, but for the new Chief Executive, who stepped up to take the reins from a Delegate still worn from the Nuclear Holocaust not even a month ago. written by Lead Editor Kialga Spooky Spuds and the Undead Union For the Hallo-week of Halloween, Spiritus and the European Union combined their (undead) forces to celebrate spooks and candy corn with the Spooky Spuds and the Undead Union festival. Included were classic spooky spam games, a game of Among Us (red is of course sus), and terrifying tales of timely treason in the form of Werewolf. Contests were also in abundance, with Inquista taking the top prize in the pumpkin carving contest with their postcard-style submission. The battle for pumpkin-art was accompanied by a battle for candy corn supremacy, as festival goers gained and bet on how many candy corns are in a (virtual) packet! Rom took the top spot, making crafty and careful bets, and calculated guesses along the way. The festival continued with some more spooky spam until the snow started falling, signalling the start of a new month and the end of festivities. flag credit to Inquista Spiritus Elects 6th Legislature, Keeps Delegate and Chief Justice The beginning of November marked the elections of both the legislature and the Delegate, with an approval vote for the current sitting Chief Justice. The Delegate position saw only one candidate, The Salaxalans, who took the spot for another four months. Spiritus also allowed Chief Justice Rogamark to keep his spot on the bench. However, the legislature election saw many candidates, allowing for a total of five elected positions in the legislature. After a few weeks of campaigning and voting, Spiritus decided that the 6th sitting of the legislature would be composed of Rogamark, Louisistan, Kialga, TimS, and Seraph. The newly elected legislators then swifty decided to let Louisistan keep the top spot of Chair Potato which he held in the previous sitting. The Great Potato Pardon This year marked the first Potato Pardon in Spiritus, with Delegate The Salaxalans putting two candidate potatoes forward for the members of Spiritus Discord to decide on which will be forgiven in time for (American) Thanksgiving. The two candidates put forward their best faces, but at the end the members decided on the fate of the poor happy potato. Ah well, I’m sure the other potato was thankful!

New Government Announcement The long tenure of King Platypus has voluntarily come to an end. Platypus, who has served as Spiritus’ Chief Executive since 17 November 2018, opted not to run for office again, instead deciding to stand down due to other commitments. While Platypus might no longer hold the office, his legacy won’t be forgotten anytime soon, as evident by the new Chief Executive’s awarding of the Exaltation of Spiritus Award to King Platypus for his “extensive, continuous, and excellent service to Spiritus.” But as one era ends, another must begin to fill its void, and the citizens of Spiritus have elected their new Chief Executive. Feirmont, whose resume includes - Delegate, Minister of Regional Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chief Justice in The South Pacific, as well as Minister of Culture, Minister of the Army, and Chair Potato in Spiritus, was elected on 10 October 2020. Feirmont has a passion for all things Spiritus, and many look forward to his reign as Chief Executive. His campaign included ideas to spark more roleplaying in the region, planning forum and RMB events, and getting Spiritus more involved in inter-regional diplomacy. However, he stated that the real meat and potatoes of what he wanted to do was shaking up the composition of the regional government and establishing more offices than just Culture and Foreign Affairs. And that’s exactly what has been done. On 13 October, Feirmont announced his new executive government. The foreign affairs office, headed by Diplomat and Champion Handshaker (Delegate) Salaxalans, was retained with a focus on incoming diplomats and inter-regional relations. The culture office, retained as well, headed by Master of Ceremonies King Platypus, sees its focus on intra- and inter-regional festivals. The communications office, a new office headed by Lead Editor Kialga, will begin writing and editing government dispatches, large scale announcements, and foreign news to be used to connect Spiritus and her allies abroad. Lastly, the recently established Attorney General’s office is to be head by TimothySnyder, and will be prosecut[ing] criminal cases, and expressing the opinion of the Government of Spiritus in civil and advisory proceedings. Feirmont expressed confidence in what his new government would be able to accomplish, leaving brief statements on each of his appointments. On Salaxalans “Salaxalans is perfect for the role, given the enthusiasm for potatoes and the wild work with N-Day preparations. Also being the delegate and the face of the region is a plus.” On King Platypus “Platypus is no stranger to planning, and will do an excellent job in this role.” On Kialga “Although Kialga is fairly new(ish) to Spiritus, [their] knowledge of NS and experience in previous writing roles makes for an invaluable asset to the government.” On TimothySnyder “Basically, [TimothyS] wants to do it, I'll let him do it, and he'll be darned good at it.” Many wish and foresee success to the new Chief Executive and his government. As his new government kicks off, this is the first of many communications in store that the Feirmont government hopes to put out. written by Lead Editor Kialga

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