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From the office of the Arch-Chancellor

Good day everyone,

Firstly, may i say that it is my pleasure to be conducting this small update as your newly elected Arch-Chancellor. As one of the founders of this organisation i take pride in the fact that i have another chance to lead it down paths yet undiscovered. Despite this, i am also hit with a tinge of sadness. I always said i would only step back into FRA politics once again if its state was so dire that it could result in its demise if i didn’t. Unfortunately, that time is now. I stated in my manifesto that i would not let this organisation fall, and i promise you, its members, that it will not.

This term in mainly going to be one of rebuilding it has to be said and as such i plead with you to not be worried if activity cannot be seen. This is because the majority of attention will be focused in areas of the organisation hidden away from everyday view. For instance, redevelopment has already began, with the Rangers being given a new code of conduct, while the intelligence forums are also in the process of having an overhaul with a number of ideas now being implemented.

To help with this process i have also enlisted the help of two long term defenders who have agreed to come to the FRA as advisors. These are Naivetry and Sir Lans, both of which are very respected defenders who command respect. With these two new advisor's joining our team i am sure the FRA will grow stronger.

On a final note i will say to you that these reports will now become a regular occurrence. My new cabinet have been informed that they have to supply me with a report every two weeks on the progress of their respective departments. These reports will then be written up by me to present to you, our members. If you have any questions, queries or wish for any information at all on the FRA, please feel free to contact me.

Northern Chittowa.
Arch-Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance.

From the Office of the Arch-Chancellor

Good day everyone,

Again i must say it is a pleasure to be writing an update for you all to read. There have been huge improvements already in how the FRA works and the signs are that this is not going to stop any time soon. We have made progress of which i didn’t anticipate and to that end i must congratulate those in my Cabinet and all those who are involved in the FRA. This has been down to hard work by all of us, so well done.

My cabinet in the opening two weeks of this term have been working, under my guidance, to transform their respective departments. Sedge as my deputy has been very busy sourcing out potential new members for this alliance with a couple of potential members already being talked to at this moment in time and no doubt more will be made public on this between now and my next report.

Our intelligence service has been given a massive overhaul, with older topics being moved to create space for new ones, and housekeeping in general being the main issues at the moment. We have a number of agents out in the field, who are sending us regular information which in turn is helping the Rangers keep one step ahead of our invader foes. We have also implemented a new sector of the Intelligence agency which shall focus on the Security Council issues of the WA. This will allow us to not only keep track of important proposals, but also allows us to use this new game mechanic to our advantage.

The Rangers under Cocodian have been altered a great deal already and i think we shall start to see the benefits of his plans throughout this term. The new Companies have been created as most of you know, and a new system of procedures has been put into place already. A programme to advertise the Rangers and what they do is also in effect and hopefully this will bear fruit shortly.

Now onto some important news. Firstly thanks to the efforts of my Deputy, Sedge has managed to refound the member region of Gay successfully. After being asked for our help in the refounding by Gwenstafani, the FRA worked closely with the natives of the region to enable the refounding to go ahead without any real problems. This was work well done, and as such Gay is now a region who are safe in the knowledge that their regions future is now secure.

I am also forced to regrettably announce the resignation and departure of one of my advisor's. Sir Lans has unfortunately been forced to resign his position as advisor to the FRA due to other commitments. I would just like to thank him for his efforts and wish him well in the future. No doubt we will work together once again.

The biggest news of this last week has of course been the liberation of Belgium, of which the FRA played a very important part. I cant go into much detail regarding the planning stages due to security issues, however i will say that it was an operation that involved a large number of defenders moving into a PW’ed region only moments before the update occurred. All of this while the invader delegate was active, which is no small feat. This was a great achievement not only for the FRA, but for defender unity as a whole and for the natives of Belgium. This should also serve as a warning for invaders. No matter how secure you think you are, no matter what tactics you use, defenders will always find a way to break you down.

And that concludes the cabinet report from the Arch-Chancellors office.

Northern Chittowa
Arch-Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance

Erastide wrote:Is it bad that this is the first time I realized what FRA stood for? >_> Curious, do you try to get feeders to be a part of your alliance?

Bolivarian Alternative wrote:Why is Fidelia the only region not in alphabetical order?

The Sedge wrote:

Bolivarian Alternative wrote:Why is Fidelia the only region not in alphabetical order?

Fixed... and moved 00000 A World Power to the bottom of the list

The Sedge wrote:(Image)

The Founderless Regions Alliance is an organisation dedicated to the protection and stabilization of founderless regions across the NS world. It was founded in 2006 by the regions Jethnea, Global Right Alliance and North Pacific, and currently has 15 member regions. The FRA is the largest defender alliance in NationStates, and its Rangers are regularly out protecting the sovereignty of founderless regions, a notable recent example being Belgium.

Our member regions:

The Council of Narnia
Democrats
Fidelia
Gay
Global Right Alliance
Jethnea
Liberalia Defenders Club
Lichentia
New Sorvun-- Raided August 5th, 2009.
North Pacific
Peaceian
The Principality of Wales
The Rejected Realms
Soviet Union
00000 A World Power

We are always on the lookout for new members, whether they be individuals or regions, and we are also willing to cooperate on a more informal basis with regions, should they wish. If you are interested in becoming involved, or just want to know more, please feel free to contact me (by telegram or by posting in this thread), or visit our forums. Additionally, should your region be threatened by another (or you see another region under threat of invasion), please report it to us, so that we can attempt to protect it.

All our operations are directed off our forums:

Posted below are the latest two updates of the FRA, written by our current Arch Chancellor, Northern Chittowa:

From the office of the Arch-Chancellor

Good day everyone,

Firstly, may i say that it is my pleasure to be conducting this small update as your newly elected Arch-Chancellor. As one of the founders of this organisation i take pride in the fact that i have another chance to lead it down paths yet undiscovered. Despite this, i am also hit with a tinge of sadness. I always said i would only step back into FRA politics once again if its state was so dire that it could result in its demise if i didn’t. Unfortunately, that time is now. I stated in my manifesto that i would not let this organisation fall, and i promise you, its members, that it will not.

This term in mainly going to be one of rebuilding it has to be said and as such i plead with you to not be worried if activity cannot be seen. This is because the majority of attention will be focused in areas of the organisation hidden away from everyday view. For instance, redevelopment has already began, with the Rangers being given a new code of conduct, while the intelligence forums are also in the process of having an overhaul with a number of ideas now being implemented.

To help with this process i have also enlisted the help of two long term defenders who have agreed to come to the FRA as advisors. These are Naivetry and Sir Lans, both of which are very respected defenders who command respect. With these two new advisor's joining our team i am sure the FRA will grow stronger.

On a final note i will say to you that these reports will now become a regular occurrence. My new cabinet have been informed that they have to supply me with a report every two weeks on the progress of their respective departments. These reports will then be written up by me to present to you, our members. If you have any questions, queries or wish for any information at all on the FRA, please feel free to contact me.

Northern Chittowa.
Arch-Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance.

From the Office of the Arch-Chancellor

Good day everyone,

Again i must say it is a pleasure to be writing an update for you all to read. There have been huge improvements already in how the FRA works and the signs are that this is not going to stop any time soon. We have made progress of which i didn’t anticipate and to that end i must congratulate those in my Cabinet and all those who are involved in the FRA. This has been down to hard work by all of us, so well done.

My cabinet in the opening two weeks of this term have been working, under my guidance, to transform their respective departments. Sedge as my deputy has been very busy sourcing out potential new members for this alliance with a couple of potential members already being talked to at this moment in time and no doubt more will be made public on this between now and my next report.

Our intelligence service has been given a massive overhaul, with older topics being moved to create space for new ones, and housekeeping in general being the main issues at the moment. We have a number of agents out in the field, who are sending us regular information which in turn is helping the Rangers keep one step ahead of our invader foes. We have also implemented a new sector of the Intelligence agency which shall focus on the Security Council issues of the WA. This will allow us to not only keep track of important proposals, but also allows us to use this new game mechanic to our advantage.

The Rangers under Cocodian have been altered a great deal already and i think we shall start to see the benefits of his plans throughout this term. The new Companies have been created as most of you know, and a new system of procedures has been put into place already. A programme to advertise the Rangers and what they do is also in effect and hopefully this will bear fruit shortly.

Now onto some important news. Firstly thanks to the efforts of my Deputy, Sedge has managed to refound the member region of Gay successfully. After being asked for our help in the refounding by Gwenstafani, the FRA worked closely with the natives of the region to enable the refounding to go ahead without any real problems. This was work well done, and as such Gay is now a region who are safe in the knowledge that their regions future is now secure.

I am also forced to regrettably announce the resignation and departure of one of my advisor's. Sir Lans has unfortunately been forced to resign his position as advisor to the FRA due to other commitments. I would just like to thank him for his efforts and wish him well in the future. No doubt we will work together once again.

The biggest news of this last week has of course been the liberation of Belgium, of which the FRA played a very important part. I cant go into much detail regarding the planning stages due to security issues, however i will say that it was an operation that involved a large number of defenders moving into a PW’ed region only moments before the update occurred. All of this while the invader delegate was active, which is no small feat. This was a great achievement not only for the FRA, but for defender unity as a whole and for the natives of Belgium. This should also serve as a warning for invaders. No matter how secure you think you are, no matter what tactics you use, defenders will always find a way to break you down.

And that concludes the cabinet report from the Arch-Chancellors office.

Northern Chittowa
Arch-Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance

I shall post more reports, and general bits of news here in the future.

The Sedge wrote:Liberalia Defenders Club

Badass raiders wrote:

The Sedge wrote:Liberalia Defenders Club

That's not a defender region, its almost like someone decided to found it for the opposite of what you said....

Oh wait

Emperor Joyce wrote:huh, now WHO? could have done that
Spelling counts in this war people

Incidentally, why don't you come to the raider side? We have pie.

The Sedge wrote:

Badass raiders wrote:

The Sedge wrote:Liberalia Defenders Club

That's not a defender region, its almost like someone decided to found it for the opposite of what you said....

Oh wait

The LDC isn't a region anyway, its a group based within the Liberalian Federation.

The Sedge wrote:By the way, if you do want your shiny new region to join the FRA, feel free to submit an application.

From the office of the Arch-Chancellor.

Good day everyone once more.

I must apologise for being a week late in writing this update for you all. I unfortunately had a slight accident at home last week, which meant that I was forced to have a time out from all things Nationstates.

Firstly onto the Regional Assembly. The Assembly have recently passed two new pieces of legislation. The first being the Etiquette Law, which governs how representatives from all member regions approach each other and their duties in government forums, while the second deals with statements issued by the organisation. The latter will hopefully clear up any misunderstandings which have taken place in the past. If you would like more detail on either of these two pieces of legislation, please contact me and i will be happy to fill you in. The Regional Assembly is also debating a new application for membership from the region of Daxam, however since the vote is ongoing I can't say any more.

In other news, the last few weeks have been interesting it has to be said with regards to the FRA and NS in general. Firstly, the member region of New Sorvun unfortunately was raided and taken over. This has lead to a review of policy in regards to the safety of member regions and hopefully this will not happen again. This new policy was implemented when members of the Rangers, upon hearing of a possible attack upon a second member region, moved swiftly to prevent the region of Lichentia from falling into the wrong hands.

This last week has also seen the implementation of a second update within the game. This can be of huge benefit to both defenders and invaders as I’m sure you are all aware. Within due course i will be speaking to the Army Chief in order to discuss how best we can alter our doctrine in order to use the new update to our advantage.

The Rangers have however already tested the water with regards to the new Update time, with the liberation of Mandalore from Eagle Clan. This was the first such liberation to happen since the introduction of the new update and I am honoured that it was the Rangers who did it. All members who took part in that update should be proud of themselves indeed.

That is all for now, any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Northern Chittowa
Arch-Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance.

From the office of the Arch Chancellor

Good day everyone.

Once again it is time to write a update for you all to read. These last two weeks have again been interesting and has seen a lot of work taking place behind the scenes. I am pleased to see that activity in all sections of the forum and organisation in general is up and I hope that this will continue to the end of my term and beyond.

On the Foreign Affairs front, things are moving along at a reasonable pace with outposts being recreated for The East Pacific and The Last Kingdom. This is in line with the FRA’s most recent policy change which states that Outposts can only be created should we have a working relationship of some sort with the region in question. There are plans afoot to open a few more Outposts, however they are very much at the preliminary stage.

The Independent and Regional Assembly are currently debating the recreation of the Regional Recruitment Cabinet position. The position was removed from the Charter of the FRA during the last term, however due to increased activity within the organisation and increased interest in the position, an amendment has been put forward requesting the reintroduction of the position. At the current time its duties fall under those of the Deputy Arch Chancellor.

In other Assembly news, the application of Daxam for membership into the alliance was defeated following concerns over security, while Karputsk, Sopo and Earthly Heaven are new representatives to the Regional Assembly following their election in their respective home regions.

Now onto Ranger and some important World Assembly news. The deputy Arch Chancellor Sedge has recently drafted, submitted and campaigned for a liberation proposal to free the region of Feudal Japan, of which was successful. Plans are now ongoing to liberate the region.

The second update has been used to great effect by the Rangers, which has allowed us to draw on more resources than ever before. The Rangers have, since my last report two weeks ago, taken part in 13 successful liberations and 16 successful non updater operations. This is a huge improvement compared to the start of the term when the Rangers were only going on a couple of missions a week.

In other Ranger news, Westminster and Europa companies have had their rosters changed to take advantage of the second update, and has so far been proved to be successful.

The Rangers have also reintroduced the use of the IRC channel in order to communicate liberations and defences easier than before during the update period.

That covers the last two weeks in the FRA. Once more, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at any time.

Northern Chittowa
Arch Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance