The Blank Medal [Nobel Peace Prize|Ausozera Style|Regional]

[The Unified Isles]

Backstory
Horatio Mercator is, by far, one of the most fascinatingly twisted characters in the History of both the Isles, and by extension all of Ausozera. A Common Man. An Bourgeois Industrial. A World Conqueror. A Slaughterer. A Statesman. A Statesman that ruined his nation for potentially two centuries. The Achievements, and Non-Achievements of Mercator are uncounted.

The Life of this person that should change the face of his nation and the world forever started in a commoners house, on the 28th of August, 1779 (19th Mabon 1010 in the Isle'ish Calendar), under the rather boring name “James Baker”. The Parents were farmers. As the youngest son, James was bound to become beggar one day, with no chance to inherit any parts of his parents non-fortune. His life was predestined, if not for a small incident that hit his young life at the delicate age of eleven.

In the year 1790, the Isle'ish were in a Revolution again. The Death of Charles of Essex had brought uncertainty: Did his Son Charles have the claim to the title “Rex Insulae”, or was it the Dead Kings brother, Edward ? War was to decide. James, without much hesitation, joined the “Regiment of Wessex Dragoons”, a local unit of Militia that had been raised along dozens of others to defeat the “Unlawful” King Charles. The War was short, only three years in length. The young soldier, serving in multiple engagements, caught the intention of the newly crowned King Edward in 1793.

A prepubescent boy fighting alongside the King's Cavalry ? Unthinkable for many. Edward, who was otherwise known as “Edward the Slayer” felt sympathy for him when he heard of the strange news. James changed his name to the more noble-sounding “Horatio Mercator” when he was adopted by his King, and was in the following years educated by the finest Generals of the Kingdom in the Arts of War.

Horatio did not care. He would never become the most brilliant General, nor the most brilliant Statesman. What Horatio could do though was rally the people around him, make them work together. “Viribus Unitis” was his motto. A motto that he would soon put into practice. In 1821, Horatio, after many years of service for his mentor, slit Edwards throat.

This “Murder of King Edward” was the inciting moment for what is often called “The Most Glorious Revolution in History”. Fifteen years of war followed. Fifteen years of war between Horatio, and the entire World. He would crown himself King in 1827, and found the “Isle'ish Royal Army”, which, at it's height during Horatio's reign, was probably the most feared Army in the entire world. Horatio never had a particular reason for his Revolution. For his Usurpation. Something that would haunt him till his death...

In 1861, Horatio hit the same fate as his mentor. He was murdered by the person that would afterwards call himself “Horatio II”, albeit in the fields of battle. His death has been the centerpiece of many romantic paintings, the most famous of which bears the title “It all reverts to naught”, one of the two lines usually said to have been his last words (The other being the more poetic “Now here me lie, a fool for sure, no greater than me was before.”)

In 1865, four years after his death, his last will was read. It only filled three pages: All his personal possessions (Which were few) were to be assembled in a Museum; A rather pathetic philosophical essay in which he reflected about his life; And a request, the foundation of a new medal. It was to be intended as the “Opposing Piece” to the “Death's Head”, the Medal Horatio had given out during his life time for his most accomplished soldiers. This medal was supposed to be a “Blank Medal”, with no insignia on it, given to those who made achievements not in War, but in Peace.

Criteria for the Blank Medal:

I.) The Award is given to up to three individuals or an organization
II.) The individuals or the organization have to have been peacefully and without arms involved in:
- The Direct Prevention of an Armed Conflict
- The Direct Deescalation or Ending of an Armed Conflict
- The Direct Stabilization of a Region or Nation after an Armed Conflict
III.) If the measures taken by the individuals or the organization were indirect, they can still be awarded the Blank Medal, but direct measures will get preferential treatment.
IV.) If the measures taken by the individuals or the organization were unsuccessful, they can still be awarded the Blank Medal, but successful measures will get preferential treatment.
V.) The cut-off date for measures enacted by the individuals or the organization is 50 Years, meaning that measures before the 1st of January, 1965, will not be taken into consideration.
[OOC Rule: I'll curate the entries a little bit according to the guidelines explained above, but the final voting will be taken by the members of New Ausozera ]

Code: Select all

Application for the Blank Medal
Nation Name:
Laureate Candidates: (max 3, alternatively an organization can be omitted)
Reasoning for Candidature: (please, be precise)


[The Rpublic of Ireland]

Application for the Blank Medal
Nation Name: The Rpublic Of Ireland
Laureate Candidates: Amanda Trust
Reasoning for Candidature (please, be precise): Showed valiant effort in negotiating with Irish Rebels during the Irish Civil War. She had managed to successfully get in contact with the Rebel "chief of command" and talk him into releasing all seized weapons and hostages, and to peacefully allowing his men and women to be taken to trial on account of multiple war crimes, attempt secession, and government overthrow. She had also been a key person in the successful demilitarization of the islands of Erantar following a large scale raiding of Irish vessels by the Erantar. Through both conflicts, Amanda was also a communications officer and used her convincing tone to get in touch with the leaders of both the Rebels and Erantar to arrange the peace talks.

[Vanquaria]

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[Empire of Donner land]

Application for the Blank Medal
Nation Name: Empire of Donner Land
Laureate Candidates: Ambassador Selhg Ceri
Reasoning for Candidature: For the cessation and descalation of the 1st Helsan War in 2015. He negotiated the end of the war and a peace treaty that would offer the Vanquarians a mile strip of land as a "Victory" and to bury the dead after the war for both sides in the conflict making the Vanqaurian owned strip in Hefesaya effectively a monument for the war and Donnish Determination against a far larger foe. His actions saved lives for both sides from keeping the conflict from going too far and expanding into both sides. Thousands died, but more survived thanks to the quickly called cease fire and negotiated peace treaty in the North Sea on a ship. Thanks to him, Donner Land and other Nations were spared loss of life and many survived.

[Reuss-Lippe]

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[Azenyanistan]

Application for the Blank Medal
Nation Name: Azenyanistan
Laureate Candidates: (max 3, alternatively an organization can be omitted) Former Grand Advocate Tyena ur Mondli, Former Advocate and Speaker Sadisia ur Kaiteriza and Chieftain Ayza ur Talltower
Reasoning for Candidature: (please, be precise)

1. The reason for Tyena being proposed to be a candidate is that she A) Successfully saw to the end of the "small war" of Azenyanistan against bandits in Western and Northern Azenyanistan and B) Succeeded in establishing the Confederacy of Azen Tribes to ensure the stability of Azenyanistan as a nation and in C) Being a vital person to the Rebuilding of Azenyanistan years ago along with Sadisia and Olisia (now known as Aneyt)
2. The reason for Sadisia being proposed to be a candidate is that she A) Successfully moved Azenyanistan to become a member of the Union of Autocratic Empires while retaining the autonomy of Azenyanistan as a nation and B) Created and signed the 1st Mercy Agenda which allowed repentant and reformed criminals, terrorists, freedom fighters, rebels, etc to reenter Azen society for rehabilitation and as part of the Rebuilding of Azenyanistan and C) Created good relations with Vanquaria, New Ausozera, Urran and Urranese Azenyanistan especially after the Seven Azen Wars and the Age of Chaos and D) Taught Tyena and Ayza and are guiding them to deal with the issues of Azenyanistan and to lead the Azen tribes in a better way than she did
3. The reason for Ayza being proposed to be a candidate is that she A) Was able to regain Azen land from foreign nations peacefully and as part of the Rebuilding and B) Gained the favor of her tribe and then the favor of her nation by her great leadership as Chief of Az and Chief of Afghanistan, especially when the SARAz still existed and C) Succeeded in keeping the wealth of her tribe and of her land by her leadership and her relationship with foreign nations allied to Azenyanistan and D) Used her own inheritance and her own salary to improve the SDN (Supply Distribution Network) and the city-states of Azenyanistan and E) Accepted the Azen tribes outside of the Confederacy and gave them citizenship and F) Is currently contributing, with the support of her team, to the swift end of the Donnish conflict by means of "support and supply" and G) Befriended Nauchternfield and is currently strengthening relations with the UOAE, ISAT nations and old allies

[Vanquaria]

Application for the Blank Medal
Nation Name: Vanquaria
Laureate Candidates: Autarch Scott Esic He of the Iron Empire
Reasoning for Candidature:

• Even before his coronation as leader of his nation Scott Esic had been a prominent figure within Ausozera. At the young age of 28 he made use of his personal wealth to found the global charity, Salvation Ausozera, an organisation that has gone on to receive fame for providing humanitarian and free medical aid to war torn places such as Azenyanistan, establish funding for those in poverty, construct orphanages (in coordination with the efforts of the Kaisarine Sigbritt herself) and many more achievements as a non-for-profit organisation. Aside from his contributions in philanthropy the young man has been looked to by people from the Empire as a source of hope. Vocally opposing certain policies made by his father's regime he has selflessly given financial and public support to groups such as women's rights or under-represented blue collar workers.
  
  A Prince Scott participated directly, as the chosen head representative/diplomat of Vanquaria, in the peace talks that would see the cessation and official ending of the 1st Helsan War (a war in which he was opposed against publicly as he believed that a agreement without conflict could be reached) Negotiating with an agenda to see the Donnish people still be a free peoples and not be eventually forced into annexation by the Iron Will Alliance he achieved his goals and his father was convinced by him that admittance of defeat by the Donnish as well as the prestige of forcing ISAT forces off Helsa was victory enough. Ultimately further loss of life was avoided and the conflict was settled peacefully.
  
  
• Upon becoming Autarch he immediately enacted major policy reforms and reintroduced new laws aimed at improving the lives of the working class of the Empire. Reintroducing social welfare including a safety net, allowing for the safe return of independent media outlets in a traditionally state media controlled nation, forcing all blue-collar industries to possess unions and for the first time reforming the military so that females are able to enlist are just one of a series of changes he has made to his nation. These things have resulted in de-escalation of conflicts and the prevention of civil unrest within the Iron Empire.
  
  
• Despite being arguably Ausozera's most powerful young man Scott has consistently displayed a tenacity to pursue a peaceful foreign policy and approach. Scott is responsible for steadily improving relations with nations such as the UoAE, made possible for Scott's order to transfer possible war criminals originally under the protection of the IWA to the Union. Reestablishing trade relationships with former enemies, Esgonia, FAP and UoAE as well as warming up relations with nations such as Urran Scott has chosen a path of diplomacy that has proven to be successful in the ending of hostile tensions and resulted in the creation of official mutual relationship. He has also shown an ability to be unbiased in judgement during the Equatorian Asylum Seeker Incident in which a Helghast Prince and his entourage intruded upon the Confederation's sovereignty in a near futile attempt to reign in those who sought asylum from a nation in civil unrest. Ignoring the fact that the Helghan Empire is Vanquaria's closest ally he voiced his opposition and his reasons in a diplomatic manner through state media. Fortunately, the incident was solved with both parties reaching an agreement peacefully in which asylum seekers who sought to live in Helghan would be allowed to and that Vanquaria would help oversee the safe return of the boat.
  
  
• Autarch Scott has been directly involved in two major conflicts of this era; the Modeno Crisis and the URA Expansionist War. Modeno was considered a rogue state by the international community after deliberately firing a tiny salvo of nuclear armaments into Novokrainian territory. Despite calls for war Scott established firm diplomatic ties with the Modenian government, ties that were so strong that substantial amounts of Vanquarian military forces were allowed to be stationed within Modeno. When the international community formed a coalition and attacked Modeno Autarch Scott and his High Command put into action a cunning plan that saw the Modenian government and military high command forced to sign official documents of surrender to the Vanquarian state and the war was ended in the record span of 2 days. Eventually Modenian rebels would appear calling for the return of soveriegnty to their native people. Not desiring to risk bloodshed Scott commanded Vanquarian military forces to leave the region though soon after Modeno would find itself forcefully annexed by the state of DEN.
  
  The URA government was an expanionist violent regime that sought to conquer the peaceful, neutral state of Zhengua. Scott was very much aware of their evil intentions and soon was instrumental in constructing an international coalition composed of IWA and Union nations. Two historically rival organisations working together was unprecedented. But the Empire was not averse to the fact that Unionist support was frustratingly meagre compared to the great IWA expeditionary forces deployed to this new theatre of war. Thus Scott decided in a very controversial decision to engage in confidential talks with the President of the URA. Eventually they reached a decision to peacefully divide Zhengua into two halves with the South to belong to the URA and the North to the IWA as a semi-autonomous province. Analysts after the war would conclude that without fully committed Unionist forces the Coalition would have lost to the superior URA forces in the end and Scott had managed to persuade the Zhenguan governments to agree to what he had in mind thus meaning virtually no blood had been shed in the entire duration of the campaign.
  
  Autarch Scott has built for himself a reputation for being an extraordinarily bright leader who always seeks to solve problems as peacefully as possible and all this at the current age of 32. What things he will be able to accomplish in the future remains to be seen.

[Vanquaria]

Isle ish Royal Army being most feared military in Ausozers at the time? Fighting a war with the world?

Some fanciful story telling there.

[The Unified Isles]

Isle ish Royal Army being most feared military in Ausozers at the time? Fighting a war with the world?

Some fanciful story telling there.

The 19th Century IRA was truly badass

[Vanquaria]

Isle ish Royal Army being most feared military in Ausozers at the time? Fighting a war with the world?

Some fanciful story telling there.

The 19th Century IRA was truly badass

Lol sure but i still dont remember a bunch of islanders waging war on the world in that period

Also when are the results comin out?

[Vanquaria]

ISLE!!!

[Reuss-Lippe]

gravedigging is real, lol.

[Vanquaria]

gravedigging is real, lol.

I entered and put effort into Scott's nomination because I wanna win that badly lol