Formal Name of Nation:
The Imperial States of the Multiversal Species Alliance
Common Name of Nation:
The Alliance
Type of Government:
Empire
State Religion:
German Paganism
National Leader(s):
Garios, Emperor
Political Structure:
Absolute Monarchy in the form of the Emperor, with sub-national units more-or-less given autonomy with democratic,meritocratic, and stratocratic attributes.
Economic System:
Mixed-market Capitalism
Does your nation have Democracy?
Below the national level, yes, with meritocratic and stratocratic elements.
Does your nation respect Freedom?
Yes.
Is the legislature an independent branch of government?
Yes.
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature?
Yes, directly.
Are there two or more parties in your legislature?
No, just the one, partisanism is harmful to the Empire.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all?
Yes.
If the national leader commits a crime of some kind, how is he handled?
He'd be called before the Thing of his local jurisdiction and tried.
Are citizens' personal freedoms and liberties protected by the government?
Yes, for the most part.
Freedom of Speech:
Yes, except telling secrets to the enemy.
Bearing Arms:
We're Vikings, of course!
Freedom of Religious Expression:
Yes.
Yes, except in banned groups.
Right to Privacy:
Yes, searches of private property are actually illegal.
Yes.
Freedom of Assembly:
Yes.
Freedom to Protest:
Only non-violently and non-annoyingly.
Freedom of the Media:
Yes.
Freedom of Scientific Progress:
Yes.
LGBTQ Rights:
Yes.
Right to Nationality:
Not if you wish to become a citizen, otherwise yes.
Status of Slavery in your nation:
We have thralls help us around the house.
How is it regulated, and how much freedom/personal liberty are the slaves allowed?
If a thrall is killed, the killer must pay the weregeld, thralls are treated like family, regardless of ethnicity.
Foreign Slaves on your nation's territory:
Unknown, we don't keep track of such things.
State the status and legality of the following in your nation
Theft:
Illegal.
Smuggling:
Illegal
Arson:
Legal in vengeance, women, sick, infirm, and children must be allowed to leave before the fire is started.
Murder:
Illegal, dueling however is legal.
Rape:
One of the worst crimes.
Prostitution:
Legal.
Right to a trial by jury?
Yes.
Innocent until proven guilty?
Yes.
Right to a fair and speedy trial?
It depends on the Thing and those who are there to be the jury, mostly a quick process.
Right to have legal representation in trial?
Yes.
Equal protection under the law?
Yes.
Can the police indefinitely detain people?
No.
Are the police and military essentially the same?
No.
Do police require warrants?
For what?
Do police require probable cause?
Yes.
Is torture allowed?
It's a gray area.
Is the judiciary an independent branch of government?
Entirely in the hands of the people, so yes.
Are soft drugs legal?
No.
Are hard drugs legal?
No.
Is internet, radio and/or TV allowed?
Of course!
Is the internet, radio and/or TV in your country accessible to everyone, also for people outside of your country?
Yes, should they pay for it.
Are private individuals allowed to do business in your nation?
Yes.
Is the government allowed to do business (e.g. creation of a public sector) in your nation?
With the exceptions of the police, military, and heath sector, no.
Are there any labor laws (e.g. minimum wage, child labor) in your nation? How restrictive are they?
Are roads and other infrastructure privatized?
No, maintained by the local government.
Is welfare and healthcare privatized?
There is no welfare, healthcare is provided by the government.
Is education privatized?
Organised educational institutions are privatized, other than that, education is entirely unorganized.
Is the law privatized?
No.
Is the government privatized?
Hahaha! Oh Gods no!
Is there a national currency, if so, is it backed by something hard?
The credit, backed by gold, silver, diamonds and other minerals.
If yes to the above question, are currencies other than the national currency legal? (this includes Cryptocurrencies like Bytecoin)
Technically yes.
Is there a Central Bank?
Yes.
Does your nation have a military?
Yes.
Does your nation possess biological, chemical or nuclear weapons? If so, which and how many?
Yes, nuclear. Roughly 30.
Does your nation possess any other weapons of mass destruction?
No.
If your nation possesses WMDs, would you, under any circumstances, conduct a first strike with those weapons?
No.
Are you a member of the World Assembly or any similar organizations?
No, we highly value self-reliance and independence.
Foreign Relations and Policies:
If you wish to trade, so be it, if you attack any of our people, we will drown your nation in blood and fire, we have o diplomats, only warriors.
Do you recognise and respect the sovereignty and rights of other nations, including nations whose political ideology is contrary to your's?
We recognize them as nations, we let them be for the most part.
Would your nation readily invade other nations for no purpose other than annexation, economic benefits, etc.?
No, only if they harmed our people.
Is every citizen given equal opportunities in society, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, political views, etc.?
Yes.
Is there a certain racial group purged in your nation?
No.
Is there Discrimination in your nation based on the grounds of:
What is the status of your nation's Social Liberties?
Pornography:
Legal, considered good when single, otherwise improper for one in a relationship.
Art:
What about it? Art is art, and poets especially are valued, true men being said to be trained in poetry and warfare.
Music:
Mostly metal of all genres.
Copyright Laws:
If you patent it, it's yours until you die.
Gods in your nation:
Odin, Thor, Frey, Loki, Freya, Ran, Baldr, for a complete list, see Germanic Mythology.
The Afterlife:
Depends on how you die, those who die in battle either go to Valhalla or Folkvangr, those die at sea go to Ran's hall, those who neither die in battle or at sea to Helgafjell, adulterers, oath-breakers, wolfish murderers, and child molesters are devoured by the dragon Nidhogg. Some may also choose to reincarnate in the family line.
Does your nation recognize the institution of marriage? If so, how do you define the institution of marriage?
Yes. Marriage is a commitment to you, your spouse made in view of the community and the Gods (especially Freya) to live with, care for, and being loyal to each other, and to love and care for any children the marriage produces.
Is Arranged Marriage Legal?
Only if the bride and groom consent to it.
Is Polygamy Legal?
Yes, but discouraged.
Are citizens permitted to engage in sexual intercourse before marriage?
Yes.
What are your laws regarding the practice of divorce?
Tell your wife/husband that your divorcing them,tell the community, take your things and move out.
Is Birth Control Legal?
Yes.
Is Abortion Legal?
No, it's considered murder.
Is Infanticide Legal?
No, same as abortion.
Fornication:
Sex? Of course it's legal.
Adultery:
Legal.
Is Incest Legal?
Consensual incest is legal.
Is Bestiality Legal?
Technically yes.
Age of Consent:
18.
Marriageable Age:
18.
Age of Majority:
18.
What laws do you have in place to protect children from immoral entertainment? Adults?
The only entertainment that's considered immoral is child pornography and that's illegal and considered rape.
Are children legally allowed to drink alcohol, smoke any mind-altering substances or otherwise use mind-altering drugs?
Yes.
Are doctors legally allowed to prescribe mind-altering drugs to children?
No, not without consent from both them and their parents.
Do your laws help or hinder the ability of parents to teach their children right from wrong?
Parents teach right and wrong, not the State.
Do you have compulsory education laws? If so, what ages are covered under them?
No.
Does your educational system emphasize moral education?
No.
Does your educational system expect high standards of behavior from students?
No, just order and obedience.
Is the educational system religious in nature?
Only in the sacred grove and horgr.
Is Education on Religion allowed?
Yes.
Does the educational system in your nation, generally, maintain a dress code for students? If so, what is the typical dress code for a school?
In organized education, yes, otherwise no. Shoes, socks, pants, shirt.
Does your nation permit nudity in public?
Yes.
Does your nation have any sumptuary laws (laws regulating what people can wear in public)? If so, what are they?
No.
Is there a clear distinction between appropriate clothing for men and appropriate clothing for women in your nation?
No.
Is impersonation of the opposite sex legal?
Yes, it's even featured in our religious stories!
Are "sex-change" surgeries allowed?
If you're born a man or woman, you will always been seen as such, no matter what you do or how much you complain, but yes, they are allowed.
Is it lawful in your nation to have intercourse in a public place?
In the woods, yes, in the street, not so much.
Are public displays of affection allowed in your nation?
Yes.
Follow-Up: If so, does your educational system, generally, permit public displays of affection in school?
They do if they don't want a student riot!
Do you allow public denigration of religion? What about trespassing on religious property? Desecration of religious sites?
Yes, however, the police won't really help you if the people are angered by you and take matters into their own hands. Trespassing here means the landowner attacking you and possibly killing you, but please, go ahead and try. No, expect to get an axe or spear through your chest.
What is the legal status of anti-morality activism?
Laughed at.
Are homosexuals given equal opportunities as other citizens?
Yes.
Are they allowed to marry and adopt children?
Yes.
Eugenics:
No.
Mental Illness:
Treated as best we can, if they ask for it.
Is there social welfare in your nation?
No.
Is healthcare in your nation public or private, universallly free or priced?
Public, 90% of the cost is covered by taxes, 10% up to the citizens pockets.
Does your nation provide for the poor? The elderly? The disabled? The homeless?
The poor and homeless are encouraged to go raiding, the elderly and disabled are taken care of by their families and their communities, if need be.
Are hospitals in your nation permitted to refuse life-saving care on account of their inability to pay?
No, it would be negligence.
How much income inequality is there in your nation?
A moderate amount, an income gap between 30-50 percent between the poor and the wealthy.
If you have a significant percentage of wealthy people, do they pay their fair share in taxes?
They'd better, if they don't want their homesteads burned, by the common freemen and freewomen.
Are workers protected from unsafe working conditions?
Yes.
Is Usury (the lending of money at interest) legal?
Yes.
Is education a for-profit industry in your nation?
Mostly no, as it's mostly done by parents, drill instructors, local chieftains and priests.
Is health care a for-profit industry in your nation?
No.
Does your nation's educational system emphasize the value of service?
Service to one's family and people? Highly.
How much does your nation spend on foreign aid, for those less fortunate around the multiverse?
Little.
What are your nation's child labor laws?
Those below age 18 may only work in family businesses.
Does your nation provide women with the freedom to be wives and mothers, without having to worry about a career?
Yes.
Is there anything else, of relevance, that you would like to add?
No
Have this been the OOC poster or an IC representative filling the form?
IC
Are you certain that everything you said is at least 99% true?
Yes
ABSOLUTELY SURE?
Yes!
Kay then. Make sure you have filled out everything and have a good day!
The Imperial States of the Multiversal Species Alliance
Common Name of Nation:
The Alliance
Type of Government:
Empire
State Religion:
German Paganism
National Leader(s):
Garios, Emperor
Political Structure:
Absolute Monarchy in the form of the Emperor, with sub-national units more-or-less given autonomy with democratic,meritocratic, and stratocratic attributes.
Economic System:
Mixed-market Capitalism
Does your nation have Democracy?
Below the national level, yes, with meritocratic and stratocratic elements.
Does your nation respect Freedom?
Yes.
Is the legislature an independent branch of government?
Yes.
Do the people elect representatives to a legislature?
Yes, directly.
Are there two or more parties in your legislature?
No, just the one, partisanism is harmful to the Empire.
Are elections free, fair, and open to all?
Yes.
If the national leader commits a crime of some kind, how is he handled?
He'd be called before the Thing of his local jurisdiction and tried.
Are citizens' personal freedoms and liberties protected by the government?
Yes, for the most part.
Freedom of Speech:
Yes, except telling secrets to the enemy.
Bearing Arms:
We're Vikings, of course!
Freedom of Religious Expression:
Yes.
- Freedom from Religion:
Yes, except in banned groups.
Right to Privacy:
Yes, searches of private property are actually illegal.
- Personal Liberty:
Yes.
Freedom of Assembly:
Yes.
Freedom to Protest:
Only non-violently and non-annoyingly.
Freedom of the Media:
Yes.
Freedom of Scientific Progress:
Yes.
LGBTQ Rights:
Yes.
Right to Nationality:
Not if you wish to become a citizen, otherwise yes.
Status of Slavery in your nation:
We have thralls help us around the house.
How is it regulated, and how much freedom/personal liberty are the slaves allowed?
If a thrall is killed, the killer must pay the weregeld, thralls are treated like family, regardless of ethnicity.
Foreign Slaves on your nation's territory:
Unknown, we don't keep track of such things.
State the status and legality of the following in your nation
Theft:
Illegal.
Smuggling:
Illegal
Arson:
Legal in vengeance, women, sick, infirm, and children must be allowed to leave before the fire is started.
Murder:
Illegal, dueling however is legal.
Rape:
One of the worst crimes.
Prostitution:
Legal.
- Voluntary: Legal
- Forced (Human Trafficking): Illegal, considered the same as rape.
Right to a trial by jury?
Yes.
Innocent until proven guilty?
Yes.
Right to a fair and speedy trial?
It depends on the Thing and those who are there to be the jury, mostly a quick process.
Right to have legal representation in trial?
Yes.
Equal protection under the law?
Yes.
Can the police indefinitely detain people?
No.
Are the police and military essentially the same?
No.
Do police require warrants?
For what?
Do police require probable cause?
Yes.
Is torture allowed?
It's a gray area.
Is the judiciary an independent branch of government?
Entirely in the hands of the people, so yes.
Are soft drugs legal?
No.
Are hard drugs legal?
No.
Is internet, radio and/or TV allowed?
Of course!
Is the internet, radio and/or TV in your country accessible to everyone, also for people outside of your country?
Yes, should they pay for it.
Are private individuals allowed to do business in your nation?
Yes.
Is the government allowed to do business (e.g. creation of a public sector) in your nation?
With the exceptions of the police, military, and heath sector, no.
Are there any labor laws (e.g. minimum wage, child labor) in your nation? How restrictive are they?
Are roads and other infrastructure privatized?
No, maintained by the local government.
Is welfare and healthcare privatized?
There is no welfare, healthcare is provided by the government.
Is education privatized?
Organised educational institutions are privatized, other than that, education is entirely unorganized.
Is the law privatized?
No.
Is the government privatized?
Hahaha! Oh Gods no!
Is there a national currency, if so, is it backed by something hard?
The credit, backed by gold, silver, diamonds and other minerals.
If yes to the above question, are currencies other than the national currency legal? (this includes Cryptocurrencies like Bytecoin)
Technically yes.
Is there a Central Bank?
Yes.
Does your nation have a military?
Yes.
Does your nation possess biological, chemical or nuclear weapons? If so, which and how many?
Yes, nuclear. Roughly 30.
Does your nation possess any other weapons of mass destruction?
No.
If your nation possesses WMDs, would you, under any circumstances, conduct a first strike with those weapons?
No.
Are you a member of the World Assembly or any similar organizations?
No, we highly value self-reliance and independence.
Foreign Relations and Policies:
If you wish to trade, so be it, if you attack any of our people, we will drown your nation in blood and fire, we have o diplomats, only warriors.
Do you recognise and respect the sovereignty and rights of other nations, including nations whose political ideology is contrary to your's?
We recognize them as nations, we let them be for the most part.
Would your nation readily invade other nations for no purpose other than annexation, economic benefits, etc.?
No, only if they harmed our people.
Is every citizen given equal opportunities in society, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, political views, etc.?
Yes.
Is there a certain racial group purged in your nation?
No.
Is there Discrimination in your nation based on the grounds of:
- Race?
No. - Sex?
No. - Ideology?
No. - Social Status?
No. - Anything Else?
What is the status of your nation's Social Liberties?
Pornography:
Legal, considered good when single, otherwise improper for one in a relationship.
Art:
What about it? Art is art, and poets especially are valued, true men being said to be trained in poetry and warfare.
Music:
Mostly metal of all genres.
Copyright Laws:
If you patent it, it's yours until you die.
Gods in your nation:
Odin, Thor, Frey, Loki, Freya, Ran, Baldr, for a complete list, see Germanic Mythology.
The Afterlife:
Depends on how you die, those who die in battle either go to Valhalla or Folkvangr, those die at sea go to Ran's hall, those who neither die in battle or at sea to Helgafjell, adulterers, oath-breakers, wolfish murderers, and child molesters are devoured by the dragon Nidhogg. Some may also choose to reincarnate in the family line.
Does your nation recognize the institution of marriage? If so, how do you define the institution of marriage?
Yes. Marriage is a commitment to you, your spouse made in view of the community and the Gods (especially Freya) to live with, care for, and being loyal to each other, and to love and care for any children the marriage produces.
Is Arranged Marriage Legal?
Only if the bride and groom consent to it.
Is Polygamy Legal?
Yes, but discouraged.
Are citizens permitted to engage in sexual intercourse before marriage?
Yes.
What are your laws regarding the practice of divorce?
Tell your wife/husband that your divorcing them,tell the community, take your things and move out.
Is Birth Control Legal?
Yes.
Is Abortion Legal?
No, it's considered murder.
Is Infanticide Legal?
No, same as abortion.
Fornication:
Sex? Of course it's legal.
Adultery:
Legal.
Is Incest Legal?
Consensual incest is legal.
Is Bestiality Legal?
Technically yes.
Age of Consent:
18.
Marriageable Age:
18.
Age of Majority:
18.
What laws do you have in place to protect children from immoral entertainment? Adults?
The only entertainment that's considered immoral is child pornography and that's illegal and considered rape.
Are children legally allowed to drink alcohol, smoke any mind-altering substances or otherwise use mind-altering drugs?
Yes.
Are doctors legally allowed to prescribe mind-altering drugs to children?
No, not without consent from both them and their parents.
Do your laws help or hinder the ability of parents to teach their children right from wrong?
Parents teach right and wrong, not the State.
Do you have compulsory education laws? If so, what ages are covered under them?
No.
Does your educational system emphasize moral education?
No.
Does your educational system expect high standards of behavior from students?
No, just order and obedience.
Is the educational system religious in nature?
Only in the sacred grove and horgr.
Is Education on Religion allowed?
Yes.
Does the educational system in your nation, generally, maintain a dress code for students? If so, what is the typical dress code for a school?
In organized education, yes, otherwise no. Shoes, socks, pants, shirt.
Does your nation permit nudity in public?
Yes.
Does your nation have any sumptuary laws (laws regulating what people can wear in public)? If so, what are they?
No.
Is there a clear distinction between appropriate clothing for men and appropriate clothing for women in your nation?
No.
Is impersonation of the opposite sex legal?
Yes, it's even featured in our religious stories!
Are "sex-change" surgeries allowed?
If you're born a man or woman, you will always been seen as such, no matter what you do or how much you complain, but yes, they are allowed.
Is it lawful in your nation to have intercourse in a public place?
In the woods, yes, in the street, not so much.
Are public displays of affection allowed in your nation?
Yes.
Follow-Up: If so, does your educational system, generally, permit public displays of affection in school?
They do if they don't want a student riot!
Do you allow public denigration of religion? What about trespassing on religious property? Desecration of religious sites?
Yes, however, the police won't really help you if the people are angered by you and take matters into their own hands. Trespassing here means the landowner attacking you and possibly killing you, but please, go ahead and try. No, expect to get an axe or spear through your chest.
What is the legal status of anti-morality activism?
Laughed at.
Are homosexuals given equal opportunities as other citizens?
Yes.
Are they allowed to marry and adopt children?
Yes.
Eugenics:
No.
Mental Illness:
Treated as best we can, if they ask for it.
Is there social welfare in your nation?
No.
Is healthcare in your nation public or private, universallly free or priced?
Public, 90% of the cost is covered by taxes, 10% up to the citizens pockets.
Does your nation provide for the poor? The elderly? The disabled? The homeless?
The poor and homeless are encouraged to go raiding, the elderly and disabled are taken care of by their families and their communities, if need be.
Are hospitals in your nation permitted to refuse life-saving care on account of their inability to pay?
No, it would be negligence.
How much income inequality is there in your nation?
A moderate amount, an income gap between 30-50 percent between the poor and the wealthy.
If you have a significant percentage of wealthy people, do they pay their fair share in taxes?
They'd better, if they don't want their homesteads burned, by the common freemen and freewomen.
Are workers protected from unsafe working conditions?
Yes.
Is Usury (the lending of money at interest) legal?
Yes.
Is education a for-profit industry in your nation?
Mostly no, as it's mostly done by parents, drill instructors, local chieftains and priests.
Is health care a for-profit industry in your nation?
No.
Does your nation's educational system emphasize the value of service?
Service to one's family and people? Highly.
How much does your nation spend on foreign aid, for those less fortunate around the multiverse?
Little.
What are your nation's child labor laws?
Those below age 18 may only work in family businesses.
Does your nation provide women with the freedom to be wives and mothers, without having to worry about a career?
Yes.
Is there anything else, of relevance, that you would like to add?
No
Have this been the OOC poster or an IC representative filling the form?
IC
Are you certain that everything you said is at least 99% true?
Yes
ABSOLUTELY SURE?
Yes!
Kay then. Make sure you have filled out everything and have a good day!
You too!
