OOC: I figured starting a new thread was preferable to gravedigging. If I was wrong, could a mod please let me know?
IC:
Olwe is looking for friends, both old and new, to help us restore an alliance to which we used to belong, The Pentagram Bloc. We are hoping that by reuniting against imperialism and theocratic tyranny, we can defend the sovereignty of other nations as this alliance used to years ago.
The Pentagram Bloc was first formed after the Dekerin War of Liberation, in which the then-theocratic (they have since undergone a regime change and become a trusted ally) Egalitarian Akros invaded Dekerin Domains and attempted to force them to convert to The Duality of Equals (the rather prudish Akrosian state religion, which was so moralistic Olwe mistook it for a Christian faith). Olwe, Macureus, The Vorindun and Draconia Magna banded together with the Dekerins to fight off the invaders, and afterward it was decided that the alliance would remain permanent and we would defend the sovereignty of other nations who were going through similar ordeals. We took the name Pentagram Bloc to reflect the original number of members, as well as to give a shout out to our more magically inclined members. As we went into battle on the behalf of several other countries, our reputation grew and our ranks swelled as other like-minded nations joined us. To this day, the Pentagram Bloc has never lost a military engagement that at least 2 of its member nations were involved in.
The Pentagram Bloc has also had a long history of standing firmly against slavery, and is willing to work with other anti-slavery nations or groups in order to see the abhorrent practice ended once and for all.
Decisions are usually made in this very thread in an open-forum discussion, but if a decision cannot be reached by the group as a whole then the Council of Five -- the five longest-standing members of the alliance, which would currently be Dekerin Domains, New Macureus, The Vorindun, Olwe and Antivictoria -- will hold a more private discussion session and try to come to a decision on the group's behalf.
If you would like to join the Pentagram Bloc, please fill out the short application form below (Note that previous members from the original incarnation are automatically "grandfathered in", unless they wish to opt out this time around; they may still fill out the application if they wish, though):
Nation Name:
National Leader:
Population:
Preferred tech level(s)*:
Do you hereby pledge that you do not and will never practice slavery, forced religious conversion of other nations and/or regional raiding?
*: Your tech level won't make or break your application, it's just so we make sure not to send you into RP situations you're not comfortable with since we're a mixed-tech alliance.
If you need help from The Pentagram Bloc (say, a War of Liberation-type scenario is occurring in your nation and you need help kicking the invaders out), there's now a form through which you can seek international aid from us as well:
Nation Name:
National Leader:
Population:
What is the nature of your national crisis (with link to IC thread, if applicable)?
What is the thread's tech level (be as specific as possible)?
OOC comments are welcome, I'm definitely interested in getting this thread right.
