Pengu

We'd like to invite you to Werewolf XXIII version 2! What's better than a story about a boy wizard, a curious girl in a strange land of madness, and a girl swept away to a new place by a tornado? Why...making them cross over of course! In this game of Werewolf, you'll see many popular YA literature worlds crossing over with each other, including The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland as well as the Looking Glass Wars series, The Neverending Story, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and much more. In Werewolf XXIII 2, the Wicked Witch of the West has already conquered the world of Wonderland from the Alice in Wonderland Story. As our story begins, she's already used the White Rabbit to scope out Hogwarts while luring a young second year wizard down the rabbit hole...and her ambitions don't stop there. She seeks to conquer all of the popular YA literary worlds with the help of some of her villainous cohorts from the different worlds. It's up to the various heroes of literature such as Harry Potter, Alice Liddell, Alyss Heart, Atreyu, Katniss Everdeen, Dorothy Gale, and several others to band together and stop the Wicked Witch and her gang of villains from succeeding. But will they be able to stop these villains in their tracks? Or will all of the worlds bow before their new rulers? -------------------- And that's the gist. In this game, you'll have the choice at signups to vote on what kind of game you want it to be: Complex, Neutral, or Basic. A complex game will have various non-vanilla roles such as the Assassin and, naturally, the Witch. It'll also have pre-voting scenarios that can manipulate the story as well as the gameplay, such as splitting people into groups and throwing them in a new thread, playing Role Roulette where roles get shuffled and given to potentially different players, and other sorts of unique plot twists and turns. It'd be a game where you'd really be kept on your feet because anything could happen. A Neutral game would have the vanilla Werewolf gameplay, but would have some non-vanilla roles such as the Assassin, Witch, or other unique roles. Outside of that, the gameplay would follow traditional Werewolf with no unique twists/turns, but would still keep you on your feet because of some of the roles involved. A Basic game would be 100% traditional Werewolf with the vanilla roles (2+ Defenders, 1 Seer, 2-3+ Werewolves). It'd follow all of the traditional rules and whatnot and require people to think more logically and see through potential lies that the Werewolves make, since even things such as role revealing (within reason in the spirit of the game) could be heavily scrutinized despite them still being allowed. The choice with the most votes will be the type of game that will end up playing out. And that's it! It should prove to be an exciting game regardless of what form it takes, and we'll be capping it at exactly 24 players at most. So be sure to stop by and sign up! https://www.wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=6698

--------------------------------------Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin boarding at gate D23 for flight 364 to Frostholm. Please line up in an orderly fashion according to the zone listed on your boarding pass. For the health and safety of our customers, we ask that you maintain a six-foot distance between yourself and others around you.------------------------------------------Alright folks, the sound of that means it's time for takeoff! That's right, it's time for another round of Werewolf with our 23rd installment: Around Wintreath in 8 Days! This round is being hosted by our newest debuting host: Barnes! It should prove to be an exciting game, and I highly recommend that if you're a fan of the game that you stop on by and take part to help give it an exciting liftoff!If you're interested in signing up, just check out this thread here:https://www.wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=6661I hope to see you there!

It's to be expected. When one is banned from a region, they form their own reasons as to why it happens...and normally the fault never falls onto them.

Official Invitation to Wintreath's Summersend Festival! This guy's celebrating. Why don't you? Even in the land of eternal winter, summer gives a small portion of our region a peek of sun and warmth, drawing people from everywhere in the name of summer fun and relaxation. Before this short time ends and the autumn wind heralds the changing of the seasons, we would like to share some of that fun with you in a grand celebration: The Summersend Festival! Beginning on August 14th and ending on August 23rd, the Summersend Festival will have something for everybody! Expect games and events, shops and stalls, social areas and icebreakers, and of course a taste of our regional hospitality! The festival will be held on our forums, and you are welcome to join us! Summer is a time for fun with friends like you. We hope you'll stop by and enjoy the festivities!

Due to Colberius being a bit busy in IRL (I'm guessing), I'll be posting this on his behalf. Orendi VIII Wintreath Foreign Update 8 Government of Wintreath Monarch: Wintermoot Jarl of Culture: Pengu (Sapphiron as Acting Jarl) Jarl of Defense: Chanku Jarl of Foreign Affairs: Wintermoot Jarl of Integration: Point Breeze Jarl of WA Affairs: Reon Wintreath Breaks Activity Records in June! Article by Wintermoot An influx of new members from a sustained recruitment and integration drive drove regional activity to levels never before seen, breaking all-time records for posts in a single day (297), for a week (1310), and for an entire month (3424). There was no one topic or event that drove activity, but several prominent discussions included Underhusen elections, the revival of the popular "Ask Me Anything" area, and a debate on a sunshine policy for a new private forum for the regional legislature, the Storting. Ten Most Active Topics in June: 1. Double Post Game (Round II) - 765 posts 2. Say What's On Your Mind - 210 posts 3. Ask Me Anything: Anneliese - 165 posts 4. The Inter-regional Civilization V Competitions! - 124 posts 5. Word Association - 102 posts 6. [Discussion]Private Storting Forum Procedural Rules - 78 posts 7. Post Your Picture - 77 posts 8. Werewolf 5: Super Mario Continuum - 67 posts 9. My turn: Ask Me Anything! - 59 posts 10. MTBI Personality Test - 57 posts The surge has also spread to other areas of the region, bringing new levels of activity to the regional Minecraft server and the revival of regional Civilization V games, while also sustaining an ongoing Hearthstone tournment and the beginning of the fifth regional game of Werewolf. Thanks to the effort of our recruiters, mentors, and Citizens, Wintreath has begun to realize a vision of hosting an expansive, friendly, and cooperative gaming community that transcends NationStates, and everyone in the region deserves a share of the credit for this success. Elections! Elections Everywhere! Article by Laurentus June Elections: Wintreath has recently concluded its tenth election for the Underhusen, the legislative body of government. A total of ten candidates ran, competing for one of the five seats available. The race remained unpredictable, with only two of the candidates - The Church of Satan and Laurentus - consistently getting enough votes to win seats as votes came in. Other candidates, such as taulover, gained an early lead, but ultimately fell behind as the election ran on. The candidates who managed to win seats were: 1. The Church of Satan 2. Laurentus 3. HannahB 4. tatte 5. Aragonn Laurentus was elected as Speaker, and he immediately appointed The Church of Satan as Speaker Pro Tempore and Aragonn as the Secretary. April Elections: The Underhusen elections in April were just as exciting, with ten candidates competing for five seats. The candidate who ended with the most votes was Pengu, and his close runner-ups, who shared second place, were Reon and Laurentus. The election ended with 3 of the candidates in a tie, however, and not one, but two run-off elections were held to break the ties! Chanku, Sapphiron and Point Breeze competed in the first run-off, and while Sapphiron ended up winning the run-off with thirteen votes, Chanku and Point Breeze were once more tied with eight votes each. In the second run-off, Point Breeze managed to gain a sizable lead and won with ten votes to Chanku's three. In the aftermath of the elections, Pengu was quickly chosen as the Speaker, and appointed Point Breeze as the Speaker Pro Tempore. This session went down as one of the most active in recent memory. Revocation of Citizenship Attempt Article by taulover An unprecedented event happened last month in Wintreath with an attempt to revoke Govindia's citizenship. Govindia has been highly active in working to improve the Wintrean community, but has also been accused of harassment. The revocation bill was pushed into the Underhusen by other Wintreans, who felt that Govindia was continually harassing other Wintreans, even after asked to stop. However, Govindia argued that others had been disrespectful towards him, and that he was simply being direct. Many others felt that a citizenship revocation was unnecessarily extreme; some observed that a trial via the courts system, which is unfortunately not that well-developed in Wintreath, would be more appropriate. Ultimately, this revocation bill became the first to pass in the Underhusen, albeit with a tie, but was defeated in the Overhusen after the original author of the bill withdrew his support. Although this bill was not passed, it still serves to demonstrate improvements that can be done to the Wintrean legal system. The bill broke new ground by being the first to be discussed by both the Overhusen and Underhusen before even being introduced, demonstrating the potential for Overhusen-Underhusen collaborations in the future and providing the groundwork for the new private Storting forum. Furthermore, as the first widely discussed revocation bill, as well as being the first that passed the Underhusen, this bill shows that the citizenship revocation system works relatively smoothly, even though there have been some inevitable flaws. In addition, this bill highlights the potential for judicial reform in Wintreath. Many have pointed out that a trial regarding Govindia's behavior may have been better-suited, and that clearer laws regarding more minor punishments need to be established. As such, even though the revocation bill was defeated, it has charted a course for change and improvement in the future. Werewolf V! Article by HannahB using material from Pengu From the 25th of June to the 5th of July, the latest iteration of the game Werewolf was hosted by Pengu, while attendance was somewhat low, the game went very well. Here was the invitation message from Pengu: Sound like fun? Stop on by Wintreath (a link is provided at the end of the description) and sign up today! Although apparently it was one of the shortest games hosted on the forums, this was not entirely due to reduced turnout but also the fact that no actual werewolves were successfully lynched, instead the players managed to lynch their own defenders and seers during the day, and then get picked off during the night. Even with that though it seems everyone had a good time, and enjoyed themselves. We eagerly look forward to the next game! Behind Every Good Channel: An Interview with Zaphyr Article by Wintermoot While many things have happened in the region during the past few months, some of the more understated events have revolved around our regional IRC bot, Zaphyr. Created by Wuufu shortly after the region's founding, Zaphyr has been an important part of our chat for nearly two years, serving up everything from the weather to messages to games of Cards Against Humanity, Uno, and Poker. Recently, Zaphyr has expanded his horizons, having a portrait commissioned of him (which you can find here) and even playing NationStates with the help of the regional community. Today I caught up with Zaphyr and we discussed some of these events as they relate to him: Summaries and Additional News Additional news articles and announcements. Spelling and Grammar errors have been fixed in the fundamental laws. The Citizenship Act was amended to disallow citizens from holding citizenship in within the New Pacific Order and the New Lazarene Order. A private Storting forum was opened and new regulations were passed to regulate Private Storting conversations. There are currently ongoing changes to the Judiciary, although at this point it is unclear exactly what the final form of these changes will be. Interview with Govindia: 10 years of Nationstates On 10 May 2004, Govindia joined Nation-States with his first nation, the Republic of Govindia. Since that time, he's been through many regions, both GCR and UCR, and seen many events and regime changes. Henn, a friend of Wintreath and currently The South Pacific Minister of Regional Affairs, sat down and took some time to interview Govindia about his experiences. All times are in US PST. We congratulate Govindia on his 10 years in Nation-States and look forward to seeing what more is in store for this veteran!

While I'm newer here and a multi-resident/citizen, I'd like to participate if I may.

Haha, well I've made many nations in my time on NS (most of them in the graveyard now), but this one has always held a special place in my heart, hence why all of my active nations now (save for a handful) are all penguin-themed.

Howdy everyone, the name is Pengu. My nation in here is Charlie and the Chocolate Penguin, though my main is Penguin Dictators.