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βουλή ἡγεμόνος θηβῶν
Council of the King of Thebes

Although many will submit varying opinions on the best approach to problem solving in political affairs, they all will have to concede that a problem is most aptly solved when understood, and most completely understood when comprehended from every relevant perspective in respect to possibility. In no little part because of this and to continue the art of diplomacy to its most profitable extent, the King of Thebes and the eminent deputies of the Great Council maintain large and diverse retinues of advisers who, drawn from all over and entrusted personally, enable the Theban government to act based on all the prevailing designs and interests of the world community. In giving the City of Thebes such a cautious advantage these men and women enjoy no small power and prestige themselves, not only having an in to anticipating major developments in world economics and statecraft, but also wielding considerable power for themselves as leading lights in shaping the NationStates world. And this power is never wasted, for with so many magnitudinous names and such chances at glory floating in the court of the Theban king, there is more than a mere passing incentive to play and to maneuver against other foreigners like themselves, making coalitions with some of them and conspiring to bring others to ruin.


Application to be a Courtier in Thebes

Ultimately it is a small proportion of the ambassadors who pass through the city of Thebes that will secure a privileged place for themselves as long-lasting voices in the deliberations of state. But a common characteristic of all such men and women is that they tried and were deliberate about their attempt. The right tactics, character qualities, and circumstances can make a person an esteemed councilor in the backroom discussions of New Thebes.

Application to Court

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Index of Prominent Courtiers in Thebes


There is no official list dedicated to the foreigners with power and influence in the Theban government; for political purposes, however, the Royal Chancellery maintains a running list of prominent persons whose voices are carrying weight in the internal summits of the state. As an informal political tool, the list leaves many details to memory but keeps track of the nationality, provenance, and historical behavior of each courtier. Persons may or may not be forgotten with time depending on how much of a legacy they are capable of leaving when life calls them away from the City of Thebes.

Τᾶ Ὀμοθῆναι Ξένοις τε Θηβαῖος Αλλήλων Γεγραμμένα
International Treaties of Thebes

περί φιλοῖς μή δῆται πίστεως μνημονικοις...for as words call forth the shape of time, the form of concord and the mold of civilization, they make an establishment that cannot be overturned - why should it be a burden to stand fast with one's words, ἀλλά make them roads to your country and make them walls to immortalize it. Treaties create, they add a spirit into the world, the daimon of two nations sharing a product together, something that increases them and makes them more, diverse, increased in the world. Any time a business is sealed between foreign nations and Thebes it is like a collision of worlds - markets meet, people meet, legends meet, the intentions of the divine gods clash. It is not so bad to be different, no it means strength - what will compare to what we have not seen before? Then won't it stand to reason that there is no accounting the increase of strength that comes from the knowledge of something new. μέν put it into words, build a foundation in the currency of truth on behalf of your dreams, and let the unity of friendship make a road for your nation.


Treaty Proposals

The first precursor to a treaty with the Theban people is a mutual interest in profit between an aspiring fellow power and themselves. Once this has been secured, a concrete proposal is necessary. Although many treaties begin in more nebulous forms as half-baked ideas and casual conversation between influencers both formal and informal, at some point they all will cross a threshold into public life, and that threshold is here. This document represents a treaty formally presented to the King of Thebes for his approval or his rejection. Most of them will have been drafted partially through his own deputies assigned to negotiate, with varying degrees of foreknowledge; some will have secret backstories contained in backroom intrigue or careful forethought.

Treaty Proposal

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Treaties in Force in Thebes


Nobody possesses the law; it is an independent and impartial force, and in Thebes it's sacrosanctness is protected in regards to foreign treaties through the supreme political prerogative of the Great Council and the Theban royal house. The Royal Chancellery and the Records Office of the Great Council both maintain permanent lists of treaties made between Thebes and its foreign partners with the intention of maximizing good faith and clarity.

no longer canon

Name of Country: Kannadrickium
Name of Ambassador: Jessica Stanley
Head of State: Anna Kendrick
Head of Government: Beca Mitchell
Special Gifts: An autographed copy of Anna Kendrick's book Scrappy Little Nobody.
Special Guests: None
Message to the Court: We hope to establish formal diplomatic ties between our two nations.
Special Requests: None
Remarkable Events: None
Length of Stay: As long as possible.

From: Court Emissary Rhegas Theocharis
To: Royal Court Functionaries of Erythrean Thebes

To our esteemed adelfoí;

The Crown of Willink has discovered, with a great sense of fortuity, the existence of a fellow Hellenized nation of some report. Possessing such admirable qualities, and, out of a deep sense of ethnic solidarity, I have been dispatched on the Crown's behalf to pursue diplomatic relations and exchange with your nation. As an indication of our good faith and brotherly nature, I have been accorded fifty million solidi by the Crown for the purposes of establishing cultural exchange with your peoples; the manner in which said funds are dispensed falls at your leisure. Further, I have in my possession several historic artifacts selected from the Crown's private catalogs of which I have been tasked to supply to museum associations of New Thebes, for the purposes of highlighting the similar ethno-genesis of our peoples.

Moreover, I have been tasked to submit a request for diplomatic exchange with representatives of your court, as well as their required attache, to be hosted at our generosity, at the the Crown's summer estate's diplomatic annex in the city of Salonika, for the purposes of exploring further emissarial, economic, and cultural exchange.


Respectfully,
Rhegas Theocharis
Próxenos of Basileus Nikephorus

Name of Country: Basileia of Willink
Name of Ambassador: Rhegas Theocharis
Head of State: Basileus Nikephorus Minopoulos
Head of Government: none
Special Gifts: Cultural artifacts, a gift of fifty million solidi
Special Guests:
Message to the Court: above
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Remarkable Events:
Length of Stay: indefinite