Ajax Regional Application and Recruitment Thread [MT; Open]

by **Coliniana** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:34 am

On behalf of Diplomatic Consul Enrique Antonio and Federal Consul Ventavius Burrus, we wish to inform you that your region shares a name with one of our nation's most influential former Federal Consuls, that being Jansinius Ajax. That's all we have to say, carry on.

by **Pulau Keramat** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:31 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: None, Active since 4/19/2019
b) Previous regions: None

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c) Other nations: None

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IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: The Confederate League of Pulau Keramat
b) Nation's IC population: 80.45 Million (2017 Est)
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $33,238, Currency is the Rigganit
d) Nation's type of government: Constitutional Confederate Republic
e) Nation's head of state: Dewan Emas,’The Golden Council’: Councilmember Anunak Leekpai, Councilmember Pertiwi Bambang Pangabbean, Councilmember Soleadad Leano Manalo, Councilmember Kiambang Teuku-Dayang, Councilmember Mutenge Kunokoa, Prime Councilmember Maurani Rahmkha
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): Currently, Councilmember Maurani Rahmkha serves as Prime Councilmember of Dewan Emas

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation:
On July 17th 1957, the Archipelagic nations of North Autearoa signed the Pulau Keramat Declaration, in hopes of facilitating infrastructural, economic, and political integration with one another, thus establishing an early intergovernmental organization that until 1972, served as a form of unity amongst the wholly sovereign states. In 1972, the Dewan Emas Agreement as facilitated by the nation state of Nakharain was passed, and gave heavy authority and facilitation to the Pulau Keramat Association, thereby unifying the countries of Nahkarain, Birhanu, The Solustheris Islands, Orang Uslia, and Kopiona Poi as sovereign states within the Pulau Keramat Confederacy, with the desires of total economic integration, defensive capacities, and standardized capacities for education, medical aid, welfare, human rights standards and some legal prowess. In 1986, an amendment was added to the Dewan Emas Agreement, which allowed the Autearoan nation of Sinavia to enter the confederacy, albeit there has been dissent within the native population in regards to how much autonomy should be sacrificed in order to join the confederate league. Each of the established nation states still hold internal governance, and hold different identities to governance that takes different standards to taxation, infrastructure, legal standards, and other responsibilities not discussed within the Dewan Emas Agreement, as notified under Subsection 7, Article II. However, the primary power and authority over each of the nations lie by the Dewan Emas, ‘Golden Council’, who serve under elected positions, with each nation electing their own councilmember, and from within the current, a Prime Councilmember is chosen to hold executive decision making capacity, and emergency powers to ensure functionality and stability under times of emergency or to prevent stagnation. Each council member is elected to serve for a variant level of time, with voting options for a term of 2,4, or 6 years to each candidate, and no limit to the extent of terms a councilmember may serve, albeit this may be subject to change under the desires of current Prime Councilmember Maurani Rahmkha. Sinavia was granted the capacity to elect a councilmember to the Dewan Emas in 1990, as the council was concerned that the immediate insertion of new governance and power to the council would have been disruptive.
A prominent, semi-xenophobic attitude has been present in the archipelagic nations since the early 10th century, with the only previous instance of total unification amongst the various nations being taken by the Tahamaja Empire, an empirical thalassocracy who built a nation on the idea that the outside world, being that of northern Ochran primarily as a scapegoat, would destroy the cultures and freedoms of the island populations, and that only by protecting and serving one another would the archipelagic identities be able to preserve themselves. Whilst the Tahamaja Empire fell by the 12th century due to internal desires for autonomy away from the Birhanu-centric empire, these attitudes of protecting and preserving away from the outside world still resonated with much of the population. This was only solidified by the small examples of colonialism that took place by Mutul in its conflicts with Tsurushima over the viceroyalty within the Northern Autearoan islands, and these attitudes have existed since, with only the establishment of Pulau Keramat, and thus a security blanket of potential protection amongst the nations, marking the beginning of greater efforts to begin to reach out and work with other nations.
With a history of thalassocracies and naval conquests taking place within the archipelago itself, Pulau Keramat takes pride in it’s naval capacities and functionality, having shifted to providing primary militaristic prowess and authority to the Angkatan Emas, a subcouncil voted by the Dewan Emas to preside over militaristic operations within the confederacy. Each individual nation is permitted to hold their own militaristic capacities, but are heavily regulated, with most naval forces, coast guard operations, and training taking place under naval bases and camps under the authority of the Angkatan Emas. Pulau Keramat has taken to signing all existing non-proliferation treatise as possible, with little interest in engaging in nuclear politics, and a greater fear of exploitation by existing factions engaging in ethnic conflicts within the confederacy.
In cultural standards, Pulau Keramat has taken to actively promoting and celebrating a sense of diversity and cultural divergence within the nations, with protections and promotions of indigenous languages, art forms, and histories taken to help promote the idea that all groups within the archipelago find protection and empowerment by the Dewan Emas. The official language of the Pulau Keramat is divergent in each nation, with each primary and secondary language of the nations being recognized and used by all documentation within the Pulau Keramat, albeit Za’gree (Indonesian) is used most often, due to the prominence of the Za’gree speaking population in all countries. The nations within are heavily Buddhist, with large animistic and folk religions finding a resurgence due to the subcouncil of Rumah Emas, which presides over cultural integration and social welfare, promoting and protecting the growth of local religions since the 1988 Indigenous Religions Growth Act. As such, Dewan Emas does not actively promote Buddhism, but indigenous faith practices, which traditionally derive from shamanism, animism, and proto-buddhist practices. Unfortunately, some of these indigenous faiths have found conflict with one another, and such it becomes more apparent where certain faith practitioners may find little of their community exists outside of their own nation of origin. As each indigenous culture is promoted to the fullest of its extent, each individual nation holds independent cultural centers from one another, yet ‘Tau Haurimau’ within Birhanu acts as the center for the Rumah Emas, and is a hub for all cultures of the archipelago to be promoted, with government funded musical halls, art exhibitions, and film festivals becoming a regular notion within the city, and a heavy draw of tourism.
Politically, the Dewan Emas has always leaned on a center-left identity,due to the role of international communications and a willingness to promote a bureaucratic existence beyond one one’s country, so the functionality of the role traditionally sees the elections running in favorship of center-left coalitions, which most moderate center-right entities finding it difficult to get anything done due to years of bureaucratic groundwork within each of the existing sub-councils that contrasts a standard of center-left policy. This led to early establishment of LGBT Rights and Protections, which falls in line with many religious and cultural practices, as well as greater internal immigration standards and policy. However, the variance within each of the existing nations, and their independent governance is between several centre-right and centre-left parties, yet the populistic party in Sinavia, known as ‘Kami Una’ is raising concerns, as the party has built itself on gaining greater autonomy from the Dewan Emas, and is slowly gaining in popularity. Regardless of party, most policy makers agree on two things: in the promotion of international trade, and heavy regulations to any international immigration. The only large ethnic group that is present from outside the indigenous ethnic persons is a moderately large Tsurushiman population, who had been present on Nahkarain before the 1957 Declaration, as well as some Maori population that had been present in Sinavia since the 12th century.
Educationally, the Rumah Emas has established several university campuses across the archipelago, alongside primary school systems that are oriented around providing an education that benefits working under the Dewan Emas as a whole. Each nation state provides its own secondary education systems and pre-schools, with these separations in education level being agreed upon the 1976 Educational Restructuring Act, which tried to balance a level of autonomy for each existing nation, whilst also allowing it’s college populations regular access across the archipelago to experience new cultures. The Naval Academy of Nahkarain has some level of global acclaim for fields of aquatic research, maritime trade, and naval technology, yet has restrictions on the admittance of international students so to help the people of Pulau Keramat first.
The collective economy of the Pulau Keramat confederacy has grown dramatically over the past few decades, as actions to facilitate economic trade and gains in productivity within the nation has allowed for see growth to significant level, boasting harbors for grand maritime operations, and a new field of aquatic research and fishing technologies. Sinavia stands out particularly as being a large source for clean energy, with much of its internal, landlocked terrain being used to host solar and wind farms. The current GDP (PPP) of 2017 stood at $3,057 Billion, and GDP PC at 33,238.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Za’Gree (Indonesian), Rajosi (Thai), Ahlranese (Tagalog), Zahrani (Malay),Tuganani (Hiri Motu), and Tsurushiman (Japanese) are the languages spoken to the largest extent, yet several indigenous languages exist within each nation.
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: 12% Za’Green,10% Tuganani, 12.5% Rajosian, 12.5% Ahlran, 20% Zahrani, 5% Tsurushiman, 5% Maori, 23% various ethnic groups(it is esteemed there are over 55 amongst the archipelagic states, and due to conflicts within )
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Buddhist/Several indigenous religious groups, such as Nnhivara, The Zoa Kip Kong, and Shekenism. Recently, Sadhanan faith has been granted more of a presence amongst the more metropolitan cities within the confederacy, yet there are still restrictions to the presence of it outside of these small urban pockets.
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: Pulau Keramat, with numerous high-traffic harbors and promising opportunities for fair trade agreements, resides between Ochran and the rest of Autearoa, and has worked to facilitate trade to the regions with Oxidentale and Scipia as well. However, this benefit is contrasted to heavy limits on outside immigration into the nation, and the spillover from internal religious conflicts occasionally raises concerns for populations seeking asylum. Economic benefactor to nations interested in free trade, and militaristic power between Autearoa and other regions.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Large Navy, controlled primarily by the Angkatan Emas, with smaller sub-navies under the ownership of each sovereign nation. Coast guard makes approximately 65% of naval operations within Pulau Keramat, and there are little ground based operations of forces, besides the presence of policing forces in each nation, organized and legislated by each individual state.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Heavy cultural, educational(based on Maritime Tech) and economic benefits, and whilst the economic benefits are proliferated tremendously to other countries in hopes of facilitating free trade, limits on tourism and immigration lead to desires for entry into the region, but little capacity for outside nations to do so.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Either a raise of ethnic and religious tensions that led to declines in trade and international tourist intrigue, a weakening of militaristic capacities, or the presence of various far-right entities that lead to a decline of political cohesivity.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting:Maritime goods and technology, ship parts, raw aquatic resources, and clean energy.
b) What does your nation need to import?:Raw materials like minerals, lumber, and animal produce
c) What is your country self sufficient on?:oil reserves, and labor, as the population prefers not having to immigrate labor within the country.
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
I’ve structured this nation to work in an archipelagic state, specifically that of Autearoa, but I am completely ready to structure myself to work in another environment, with a preference for highly oceanic areas. This would also incorporate the Northern Peninsula of the -Australia Adjacent Landmass.

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?:Yes, by Malay.

6: Roleplay history Mostly Dungeons and Dragons with local groups, I've been playing since 2012

, hard to find documents that could be linked.

by **Enyama** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:51 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: Since 2012
b) Previous regions:

Nevthronia
Versutian Federation
Teria
Ajax

c) Other nations:

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: The Principality of Gran Aligonia
b) Nation's IC population: 689,242
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 46,945.98 USD
d) Nation's type of government: Principality / Parliamentary Monarchy
e) Nation's head of state: Prince Veremundo Abellán
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): Grand Minister Vicent Miró

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: Gran Aligonia is a principality of almost a million people located on the Aligonian archipelago. Though considered a staunchly traditionalist state with an economy based primarily on tourism and shipping, Gran Aligonia now finds itself on the forefront of a new age with the death of its former Prince Joaquin Abellán at 110 years of age. Considered a shipping hub, the port at the capital of Villa Romera generates a large portion of the nation's income, but has led to a rather stratified gap in population between the hyper-rich and often ancient names of the nobility and upper class, and the more diverse but far poorer middle and lower classes, which often split between looking at their rulers with disdain (especially in the age of democracy) and trust.

With Romera's steadfast growth in the last 20 years, the island now finds itself serving as a potential sanctuary for those with financial "issues", often controversially holding people's money overseas, allowing corporations to seek refuge for tax reasons, and promoting a burgeoning gambling industry, particularly in a casino district. The rest of the archipelago is host to a number of smaller settlements; the nation is known for its production of wine, coffee, cheese, and other luxury goods. Many of the world's rich and powerful, particularly from seedier origins, make their homes on Gran Aligonia's smaller islands, many of which are privately owned "retreats" for the hyper rich.

In a modern world and with a new and much younger ruler, Gran Aligonia will have to take care of its steadily growing population, and slowly deal with the issues of greed and stratification as the nation goes from tax haven to potential international diplomatic player.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Aligonian (conlang based in Aragonese with Catalan and Occitan influences)
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Aligonian (upwards of 90%), Various Others (10%).
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Fabrianism (55%), None (23%), Neo-Paganism (22%)
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: I see Gran Aligonia as a seedy island paradise for the world's hyper rich, with its toes dipped firmly in international diplomacy and the encouragement of growth and commerce. In this regard, it can be viewed as a corrupt Monaco; though stable now, it is considered to be far less stable than most of its neighbors, and thus in the future could also be the source of some ethical, geopolitical, or economical drama.

f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Gran Aligonia's military force is more akin to two or three detachments of Guardsmen for the Prince's Palace, a nationwide Gendarmerie, and a special forces squad. Otherwise, the nation relies mostly on allies for protection.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Gran Aligonia's primary tools are shipping, tourism, and finance, and it wishes to expand its grasp into all of these phenomena as the new millennium continues to unfold. Porto Romero is a huge shipping hub for both tankers and cruise ships, and the city of Romero itself is poised to be the world's newest financial and gambling capital, holding both a stock market and numerous casinos.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Start the nation with its current parameters ten years behind it, as it struggles to recover from an earthquake.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Financial Capital and Advice, Wine, Chocolate, Cheese, other lavish/luxury goods in small numbers
b) What does your nation need to import?: Most basic needs, including food, transportation, etc.
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Power - Gran Aligonia has many offshore windfarms which contribute to 80% of its power output, coupled with old oil-based plants.
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: N/A, I already have a nation here.

6: Roleplay history
See my post above as Enyama/my posts in the region as Enyama

by **Fakolana** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:35 pm

Lusittia: Accepted

Pulau Keramat: Accepted

Enyama (as Gran Aligonia): Accepted

by **Fakolana** » Mon May 06, 2019 11:59 am

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: 9 years, 4 years RPing
b) Previous regions:

Ixnay
Ajax

c) Other nations:

Fakolana
Deseret
Kronata

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: Kalakoran Republic
b) Nation's IC population: 23 million
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $1,840
d) Nation's type of government: Totalitarian Presidential Dictatorship (currently in civil war)
e) Nation's head of state: President Tanbok Marrot
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): above

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: Kalakora is a central government of a totalitarian presidential dictatorship under President Tanbok Marrot, currently engaged in a long-term, multifront, multifaction civil war. This involves three nominal, major sides: Loyalist forces aligned with the Central Government, Opposition forces seeking to take control of the nation at large, and Separatists forces seeking to carve out independent states from the nation. There are also numerous smaller forces, including fundamentalists, nationalists, warlords, etc.

The people of Kalakora have been significantly impacted by the ongoing conflict, including mass displacement and exodus from the nation, and over half a million direct casualties alone. The nation is undergoing mass emigration as people flee the conflict into neighboring Pulau, Tsurushima, and toward Ochran and Belisaria.
b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Anglic, Mayan, Tsurushimese, Latin, and numerous native Maori/Polynesian languages.
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Various colonial ethnicities, including Arthusians, Tsurushimese, Mutulese, and a number of native polynesian ethnicities.
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Protestant, other Christian sects, Native beliefs
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: Kalakora exists as an ongoing conflict area, with internal dynamics different to more stable nations in the region, and external effects that impact the rest of the region. This includes refugees, international intervention, humanitarian crises, etc.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): The central government is fielding the largest army at 365 thousand troops, including the Kalakoran Defense Forces, the National Militia Levies, allied militias, and foreign support.

The opposition forces have, together, between 130 and 180 thousand troops, including the Kalakoran United Front (which itself represents the largest of the opposition forces, including much of the Kalakoran navy due to its control of many of the nation’s ports), the Freedom Legion, and the People’s Liberation Forces.

The separatists forces have, together, around 90 - 130 thousand troops, with the largest contributors being the Belosan Army, the Monouo Legion, and the Daitoan National Army.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Kalakoran is really good at being on fire. The effect on the region is through the collapse of the state, and the resulting humanitarian and international crises.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? More factions, more division, and more hardship. Stripping the central government of even more, as well.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Refugees. Prior to the war, phosphorus and rhodium were major exports, being one of the largest deposits in the world. The war has disrupted this, though, with possible effects on the rest of the world.
b) What does your nation need to import?: Food, Aid, and especially military equipment
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: This is hard to answer, given that some areas are still able to produce, but everything goes toward the war effort. Much of the production of the nation has been hampered or destroyed by the war.
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: No

Roleplay history
See prior involvement in the region.

by **Tulura** » Tue May 07, 2019 3:13 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: eternity
b) Previous regions: the void
c) Other nations: tulura

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: Almadis
b) Nation's IC population: 37 million
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $5,762
d) Nation's type of government: Absolute Monarchy
e) Nation's head of state: Empress/Candace Persinna VIII
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): nah

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: Almadis has been a center of cultural diffusion and conflict for a millennia and still remains as such, a country of controversy. Yet, there is an old mysticism and venerable respect for the ancient land which holds some of the oldest histories and cultures in the world. From Sosfari conquest, Mesfid Yen conquest, Tuluran Conquest and Hellenic Conquest, the land has stood distinct and unbowed. The first inhabitants of the region are the Taphet, who founded the Dakkali Empire which lasted from 2800 BCE to Mesfin's conquest, in around 950 CE.

In post-Mesfid times, the region was a collection of Princedoms and Sultanates that rivaled eachother, from the plains desert Nogmerei of the east; to the Taphet people of the highland valleys in the west; as well as the affluent Ahar of the southern coast. The Kirid Caliphate would be the first time Almadis was vaguely united under one banner before the Hellenic invasions of the north, and Yen Sakbe invasions through the west. It was during these invasions that the matriarch of the Taphet people, as well as the Dakkali and Kirid Empire, known as the Kandake or Candace, would flee south and establish the first instance of 'Tulura', under new guidance the Imperial Kandake's would become 'lifae and amass wealth from coastal trade city tributaries in their new conquest. They would also assimilated Sosfari culture, as well as Hellenic culture and centralize Tulura in periods of unification from the middle ages to 19th century.

Some time in some century however, a Hellenic pretender would claim the Tuluran throne and expand Hellenic domain south, to claim Tulura's many gold reserves in the name of ~~the false christian god~~ their christian god. This new Empress would rule with an iron fist and entrench herself on the Kandake throne while proclaiming independence from Tarsas. Thus, a new Tuluran Empire ruled by a Hellenic, christian Kandake that would reign until the War of Ten Thousand Leagues, this period in Tulura is known as the 'Unholy Times', however in what is now Almadis, the majority christian north enjoyed peak times of industrialization and prosperity in few parts that were not Azdarin. By the time of the TTL war, it was apparent that converting Tulura was a lost cause and the christian faith had become an upper class religion, emblematic of the Imperial Kandake line.

The war had cost the country dearly and even more, empowered Yen Tulura to rebel with overwhelming force. With Tuluran upheaval concentrated in the south, the royal family would flee north, to their ancient ancestral homeland, and lead a monarchist resistance to establish Almadis with Tarsan support. The new, democratic Tulura was powerless to stop its formation and so were the many Yen peoples within Almadis. The newly proclaimed country's attempts to conquer Tulura and re-establish their empire ultimately failed and drew distinct boundaries lasting into modern day. Today, Almadis is full of internal conflict and upheaval, propped up by Tarsas and other monarchist, holding a claim to Arimal, the former heart of the Empire within Tulura. The population is divided mostly by religion and conflict in centered around both their struggles, Yen seeing the monarchy as tyrannical and Christians seeing the Monarchy as divine. The country is also a source of wider geopolitical contention, especially with Tulura and Tarsas.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Hellenic, Arabic, Old Taphet, Old Sosfari, Nogmere, Ahar, Wanarei
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Almadisi, Arabic, Taphetan, Ahari, Nogmer, Sosfari
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Christianity, Azdarin, Zoroastrianism, local animist religions
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: a geopolitical hotspot for tension between Tulura and whoever else, mainly Tarsas.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): An awful, fanatic third world army that dresses fancy in imperial regalia and mainly uses old Tarsan/Belisarian equipment.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: ill have to sit on this one
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? what more do you want from me

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Alot of mineral resources and most of all: oil.
b) What does your nation need to import?: Water, for one, so that's problematic lol.
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: hmmm
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map? https://i.imgur.com/X4ivhp2.png this also includes changes on tulura i've talked over.

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: sure

6: Roleplay history
no

by **New Kvenland** » Fri May 10, 2019 10:29 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: since time immemorial
b) Previous regions:

Atlas, regrettably
Ordis

c) Other nations:

Nunaaqqinit

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: The August and Illustrious Union of the Iskail /// Hkòsellon Iskail Òšwaieslleṑ Xèxjallikèmȳl
b) Nation's IC population: 11,733,697 (2016 census)
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $19,843 (PPP) /// $9,126 (nominal)
d) Nation's type of government: Federal directorial triarchic parliamentary republic
e) Nation's head of state: The Exalted Presidents of the Union:

President-Aittāxpannlāsa Xtṑ Sèpanja Skètsoè Iannānmu Kōso (Skètsoè)
President-Nesinjao Kjḕ Ospō (Ospō)
President-Aošloe Nnīkūhòe Tlēaspeṑai Oie Enake (Enake)

f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): The Eminent Popular Council of the Union

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: The nation of Iskail is believed to have been populated since July 12th, 122 BC, on the same day as a total eclipse covering the region. The origin of its first inhabitants is largely unknown, but what is known is that the mountains were organized into polities early on known as Totos, hundreds of village-states riddled with hundreds of exclaves apiece. In 891, though, Tiuka Xtaxoe unified the polities and declared himself Emperor, collectively naming them the Iskail. His empire would reign for another 500 years until 1402, when a collection of academics radicalized the population and convinced them to overthrow the monarchy and establish a democracy led by Emperors-Elect.
Within decades of this, however, the Latin Empire discovered the region, and finding them unreceptive to conquering, rigged their next elections such that the next Emperors-Elect were Latin stooges. This state of affairs lasted another three centuries, with the Iskail nominally independent but in practice subject to the wills of the Latin Emperor; after a series of terrorist attacks from Iskailer separatists, however, one leading to the deaths of hundreds in Castellum ab Alba, the Latins elected to cut their losses and granted the republic full independence. Nnettoi Kalylystu Ho, a baker-turned-activist who had taken the hearts of the nation, was elected in a landslide and created the Charter of the Union, the constitution of the nation and the basis of a political stability that's lasted to this day. While the nation is peaceful today, its biggest issue is the largest refugee crisis the century has seen, with a plurality of immigrants coming into the northern regions of Iskail -- the government and its population has been largely receptive of the new population, but how to adapt them provides increasingly tense political strife.
b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Most of the nation natively speaks a language of the Koi Dialect Continuum, with each sub-region of the Iskail having its own dialect, sometimes distinct enough to be unintelligible to the majority of other speakers. Standardized Koi, a prestige version of the Grand Kylou dialect, is the primary lingua franca for intranational communication, and most Iskailers speak their native dialect and the Standardized language; many also speak Latin, particularly the younger generations and those with international jobs.
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Ethnic Iskailers make up the majority of the nation, although their origin is famously unknown -- many assume, based on their darker skin tone, that they're descended from Scipians, but genetic studies have found little Scipian ancestry. Regardless, they make up 82% of the nation, the largest minority at 13% being refugees from Kalakora to the north, a smattering of ethnic groups dominated by Polynesians united in fleeing their homeland for greener pastures. The remainder are largely other Malaian and Scipian immigrants, usually fishermen whose ancestors sought better waters, with a very few Belisarians and Ochranians as well.
d) What are the major religions among your population?: The Lucan Catholic Church of the Iskail, a particular church in full communion with the Fabrian Pope, is the largest religion in the Iskail, making up 89% of the population; the rest is primarily made up of other Catholics, Jews, and traditional animists.
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: A pretty small one, not really affecting many people beyond its neighbors and those involved in the Kalakoran crisis. Would probably serve as a good setting for any story that needs somewhere stable, foreign, and pleasant.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Small and quaint, possibly acting in tandem with some of its neighbors in the event of a multinational intervention but mostly keeping to itself and policing its own waters and borders. Notably there is a compulsory conscription, although it can be deferred in favor of a non-military public service role.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: The Iskail is a pretty impotent nation at the moment, probably on the level of Namibia irl, but there's a growing movement to try to make a more international name for itself through finance and diplomacy. That's pretty minor, though, so while there might be some it'll mostly just be a quaint, sparsely-populated mountainous republic.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? No idea why I would be but sure?

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Fish, olives, fruit, ships (and flags of convenience), certain luxury goods
b) What does your nation need to import?: Most everything else
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Food (see above) and power, due to extensive wind farms and two nuclear plants
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map? [img=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/326923546528055307/595004381129211905/iskail_take_2.png]this, preferably[/img]

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: No I was actually forced here at gunpoint

6: Roleplay history None whatsoever

by **Blackhelm Confederacy** » Fri May 17, 2019 3:38 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: 13 years (geez - talk about feeling old!)
b) Previous regions:

Astyria
I am drawing a blank here but I was in another about 5 years back with Jenrak...the name escapes me

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: The People's Republic of Sampeng
b) Nation's IC population: 121.3 mil
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 2,343.12 USD
d) Nation's type of government: Communist One Party State
e) Nation's head of state: Piyapon Huy Khánh (known coloquially as simply Piyapon)
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): Tram Tomsun

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: Sampeng is a communist one party state that overthrew the Sampeng monarchy during the 1960's. Despite the communist ideology, Vietnam has a growing economy and seeks to become a major developed economy in the coming decade.
b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Thai, Vietnamese
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Sampengese, Huxiao, Choi, Mongalthese, Shao
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Sampengese folk religion, Buddhism, Christianity
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: A small communist state with a bolstering economy - possibly fitting into canon by augmenting trade and assisting communist neighbors in the struggle to liberate the proletariat. Also, if anyone wants, feel free to colonize Sampeng at some point prior to the revolution.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): The Sampeng People's Ground Forces fulfill the role of a traditional army, the Sampeng People's Navy patrols Sampeng's waterways, the Sampeng People's Air Force ensures air supremacy over the skies of Sampeng, the Sampeng Border Defence Force ensures territorial integrity and the Sampeng Coast Guard ensures security within the Sampeng EEZ. The entire Sampeng military is made up of roughly 500,000 active members, although a conscripted paramilitary force known as the Sampeng Civil Defense Force, which acts as a kind of reserve, as well as the Sampeng People's Public Security force - a nationwide gendarme - can bring the numbers of men-at-arms to over 5 million in the event of crisis.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: The people of Sampeng are fiercely loyal to the defense of their homeland, and are also staunch supporters of the communist ideology. The nation also has an up-and-coming economy and a powerful manufacturing capacity that is still not yet fully tapped into.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Numbers can be reduced - especially concerning the paramilitary force - if needed.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Wet rice cultivation is a traditional staple export, although manufacturing of foreign goods is steadily taking a more and more prominent place in the national economy.
b) What does your nation need to import?: Oil, gas, technology, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, arms
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Agricultural products, rubber, spices
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map? Near the location currently marked as the Bay of Sor

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: Yes, by Ghant

6: Roleplay history

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by **Cynereth** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:27 pm

Application

6: Roleplay history

(Since I have no active roleplay history, I've included the first few paragraphs of a short story I'm working on as a sample. If need-be I can put together something specific to my nation once I've done more fleshing out of my characters)

There was a long, silvery strand of hair that kept flowing in her face. The sun had scorched her, weathering the creases in her skin beyond her years. Yet the fire in her eyes was still there, still burning with an intensity that matched the hottest of forges. Her figure was silhouetted against the bluffs in the distance, the evening sun casting an ethereal shadow over her, as if she were part woman, part angel. It was the divine figure of his blessed fortune, the merit for his labor in the torment of the wilderness.

John wiped at the beads of sweat from his brow, scowling as his eyes drifted back to the sledge resting on the ground by his leg. Calloused hands and bad manners were no prize for the fairer sex, and if the foreman caught him falling behind again, he’d be rustling cattle and outrunning deputies in Arizona Territory again. The work was backbreaking, but it beat starving in the old country. It also beat wasting away in the mills back East, party to the political strife that was dividing loved ones and kin.

As the eldest McKinnon son, John had taken it upon himself to support his mother and siblings by taking a job with the Union Pacific Railroad, working as a day laborer and track layer for the princely sum of five dollars a month. Every scrap of his coin – what didn’t find its way into the saloon tent that was – went to support his loved ones in Virginia. Though he missed the hills of his native Wicklow, the starving times that had sapped Ireland of its vigor had forced his father to move the family to America.

The ‘Land of Opportunity’ … what a cruel mistress!

Consumption had taken his father shortly upon arrival, the life drained from him by the cruelest of torments. Work had been hard to come by thanks to the glut of immigrants fleeing from famine and pestilence, and the slave markets in Richmond supplanted the handiwork of the poor immigrants. His mother abhorred the practice, being a devout Catholic; he’d been cross with God for some time, and had never concerned the plight of others. His convictions hadn’t led him West; only the promise of a paying job, away from the prying eyes of the heathen taskmasters who browbeat his kin for their curse of birth.

With each swing of the sledge, the ties found the mark, driving deeper into the quiet earth, the ground bleeding soil and dust. Yet with each tie driven into place, his eyes kept drifting to the foreman’s aide, his helpmeet. She couldn’t have been more than thirty years old, her silvery hair caught by the prairie breeze. Her beauty was betrayed by the fierceness in her gaze; it was the gaze of a predator. Someone that served, but would never truly be a servant. There was untamed majesty in her gait, a freeness of spirit that bequeathed mystery and intrigue. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.

by **Fakolana** » Sat May 25, 2019 10:59 am

Fakolana (as Kalakora): Accepted (With permission)

Tulura (as Almadis): Accepted

New Kvenland (as Iskail): Accepted

Blackhelm Confederacy (as Sampeng): Accepted

Cynereth: Accepted

by **Habaka** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:58 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: 3 years
b) Previous regions: Natan Region, The Natan Region, Democritus, New United Kingdom
c) Other nations: The Novemics, The Union of British North America

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: United States of Habaka
b) Nation's IC population: 23.6 million
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 47,000
d) Nation's type of government: Federal presidential republic
e) Nation's head of state: President Robert Newhouse
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): President Robert Newhouse

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: Post-colonial nation with republican tradition and large degree cultural infusion with native peoples. After the establishment of the Arthuristan Commonwealth, there was an era of exploration and colonialism that established a colony on the Norumbian continent, Elberethia, in the region of the continent commonly called Habaka, derived from a First Nations term regarding the inland bay. After a few decades of success, another Arthuristan colony was founded, north of Elberethia, called New Arthurista. Another 50 years latter, with growing frustration of Arthuristan colonial policies, the Habaka Rebellion began, in the backwoods of the region. The Congress of Habaka, organized by both the rebelling native protectorates and colonial populations, drafted the Charter of Freedom, inspired by Arthuristan constitutional arguments and the intellectual period of the time, to declare their independence. The Rebellion lasted another 4 years, and after a string of victories by the Rebel forces, the United States of Habaka won its independence and recognized in the Treaty of Villenueve.

Since colonial times, Arthuristan Habakans intermarried with the indigenous peoples to foster trade relations and good will. Gradually, this contributed to a a sense of nationalism by the time of the Rebellion.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Habakan-Arthuristan English, First Nations Habakan languages
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Arthuristan Habakans(30%), Metis (50% of the population), Native Habakans (10%), and minorities of others (10%).
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Church of Arthurista, Habakan Christianity sects, Native Habakan religions
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: middle-to-great power to promote democracy in the region.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Habakan Armed Forces consist of three branches: the Habakan Army (the largest), the Habakan Navy (second largest), and the Habakan Air Force (the smallest). The HAF is dedicated to national defense. Overall, there are about 780,000 personnel
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Militarily and economically, I am another nation that is middling in power, so I shouldn't affect the balance of power too much.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Militarily, I could scale down my forces. Economically, I could reduce exports

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: natural resources, agriculture, seafood, industrial goods, weapons, aerospace, financial services
b) What does your nation need to import?: cars, food, industrial goods, raw materials
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: seafood, granite, light manufacturing
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?All of the unclaimed Eastern part of Norumbia between Nunaaqqinit and Arcadia, and a sliver of the unclaimed part of western Norumbia that touches the Habakkuk Bay

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: Not really, I heard about this region from one of the departed, Sidi Synnia, as he was from here.

6: Roleplay history
Yes. Lots with "The Union of British North America"

by **Ormata** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 3:20 pm

HEAVY WIP - ALL ASPECTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Document For Assessment

Be advised that I will be unable to access Discord in the near future. This is just so people can see what I have so far.

General Information
a) Time on Nationstates: 3 yr
b) Previous Regions:
Greater Ixnay
c) Other Nations:
N/A
IC National Information
a) Nation's IC name: Kingdom of Sagio-Gershauy
b) Nation's IC population: 70,320,000
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $28,000
d) Nation's type of government: Absolute Monarchy
e) Nation's head of state: Voy Au Aum Sitienne Du Fremien Du Zail
f) Nation's head of gov’t:
Executive: Voy Au Aum Sitienne Du Fremien Du Zail
Congressional: Zda Zu Zum Kilan Du Jerou
Judicial: Zda Au Aum Brielle Du Parumu
Military:
Army: Voy Au Ame Brienne Du Fremien, Secretary For The Army
Navy: Voy Zu Zie Gregi Du Fremien, Secretary For The Navy
Air Corps: Che Au Aie Margarette Du Tua, Secretary For The Air Corps
Space Corps: Zda Zu Zum Parmil Du Verm, Secretary For The Space Corps
Paramilitary:
Director of Bureau of National Intelligence: Che Zu Zie
Director of Bureau of Homeland Defense: Che Zu Zie
Civilian:
Secretary of State: Zda Zua Zum
Minister of Agriculture: Zda Zu Zie
Minister of Defense: Zda Au Aum
Minister of Transportation: Che Au Aie
Minister of Infastructure:
IC National Information
a) Brief description of your nation:
Summary:
Sagio-Gershauy is the conglomeration of two nations, the Royal Duchy of Sagio and the Gershauy Democratic Union, in 1820 but as it stands today is effectively a monarchist state with a Congress in place to pass laws and attend to the smaller minutiae of a nation’s workings. Overall it stands as a stratified society with a distribution of royalty, nobility, and peasantry, though nobles often take up the form as landowners and business owners only and hold little power politically, save for the power they have in what they own, and as such are not any more capable in politics than a peasant who holds the same finances. Of course, a peasant who holds the same finances as a noble is doubtless going to be rare but it is as it is. A strong family culture is prevalent in Sagio-Gershauy with the idea that one protects their own being nearly universal.
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Originating as two nations, the Royal Duchy of Sagio and the Gershauy Democratic Union, a rebellious power, in approximately 1820 the two nations would unite peacefully. At the time, Sagio had come under threat from the south and required the war materials of iron, sulfur, and oak which lay in abundance within Gershauy’s borders. Likewise, Gershauy had come under a great famine set by the advent of the Chronau Plague which devastated their livestock and required the foodstuffs of Sagio, her fish and wheat. The union was seen as likely a temporary one, one which would end once the two crises were over.

The neighbors of the Dual State, as it would come to be known, did not agree. They saw the union as a threat, a likely precursor to military buildup and invasion. With the Dual State’s population, resources, and a war fighting drive the end result could be devastating. They began to mass troops for a preemptive invasion if such a drive was confirmed, began to marshal up the reserves to hold ground, and deployed their various navies. Sagio-Gershauy, of course, found this, thought it would be the probable demonstrations for a preemptive invasion, and so drew-up the reserves and began conscription. The former dual government of Sagio-Gershauy fell away as there was a rapid integration. Voy Au Aum Zijiune The Fourth, Queen of Sagio at that time, was a time-tested leader despite her age of fifty-four and as such took control of both states. Marshall law was enacted, mandatory conscription began, and the Union Congress of Gershauy was temporarily suspended.

Who precisely fired first is of great debate for modern historians. What is known is that a naval invasion of Sagio commenced in 1823 while at the same time Gershauy invaded west. Large swathes of land were consumed as the enemy attempted to raise their levies and maneuver their reserves while Sagio attempted the same. What is certain is that the naval invasion would be pushed back to the sea as the Gershauyan invasion would be pushed back to only a dozen kilometers from the original border. A war of attrition would begin and last ten years until, finally, a tentative peace treaty was drawn up.

From that period on, the Dual State experienced gradually improving relations with her neighbors. A time of vicious war was nothing new after all and, as such, times passed on and on with the relations gradually improving. Relations with Ghant were especially warm, due to their nature to keep the status quo. Many advancements to come of war would visit Sagio-Gershauy only in the guise of peace, her profits coming at many another’s expense, though despite this the nation maintained a small but modern military. They were protected, period historians would say, by a vast web of treaties and promises with her neighbors. An attack on the Dual State would have been suicidal.

In 1922, this was proven to be false. A revolution began, funded in part by

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b) What languages are spoken in your nation?:
Gershauyan (Polish)
Sagi (Hungarian)
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?:
Gershauyan (Polish)
Sagionese (Hungarian)
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Roman Catholic
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?:
Standing as a non-democratic and rather elitist, militarist power I would see Sagio-Gershauy as being an antagonist to most issues, especially in regards to the security of both Nekulturnya and Drevstran and the situation in the Kalakoran Republic. In addition to this, a gradual shift into democracy might bring a good deal of internal strife and as such would possibly lead into a civil war or further authoritarianism.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military:
Total Manpower: ~1,000,000
Annual Total Military Budget: $118,137,000,000
Summary:
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Manpower: ~400,000
Training:
Trained in large unit tactics, forest operations, and urban combat environments, Dual State soldiers are some of the more creative when it comes to difficult problems. With a far less structured hierarchy than other nations, far less strict than one might assume, Sagio-Gershauy forces are flexible in their employment. While they are less capable in amphibious assaults and things of that nature, defensive warfare is something drilled as a temporary manner. When attacked, it is nearly natural instinct for a Dual State soldier to want to invade the enemy. The basis of the concept is to place larger enemies at a strategic disadvantage early in a conflict, to destabilize their supply routes and major population centers at home, and as such the ‘butcher and bolt’ approach is heavily encouraged. Damage towards an enemy at home will incentivize their forces to wish to instead engage you. While this plays into the hands of total envelopment theory, most strategists within the Dual State would insist that sufficient speed, tactical ability, and determination would allow forces to outpace any sort of envelopment before it might be complete.
Technology:
The realization that a soldier and his equipment, vehicles, and weapon must be of an adequate if not more than adequate nature has not stood unnoticed by strategists in Sagio-Gershauy. As such, a soldier can expect to be equipped with an armored vest to prevent rifle caliber bullets at range, and a strong helmet. Night vision is prevalent throughout the Army, issued to squad leaders under normal operations and to specific units if night assaults are called on.

The standard rifle for Sagio-Gershauy soldiers is the M21 Assault Rifle firing the 7.62mm round. While heavier than contemporaries, it’s ability to penetrate cover, light armored vehicles, and technicals has lent it well towards the use of the weapon. Equipped with a scope and flash suppressor, the M21 can become an ersatz DMR able to engage medium range threats. Equipped with a C-Mag, 120 rounds, and a tripod or bipod it can expand into a possible SAW to support the movement of allied troops. The variable rate of fire in automatic from the standard 120 rounds a minute, considered slow but still providing for a heavy recoil against the shoulder up to 600 rounds, a blazing fast speed that most would find uncontrollable. Most soldiers keep their rifles at 200 rpm settings. The variable rate of fire is a manual method which takes up a good deal of time, up to two hours, and as such cannot at all be done on the fly. The M21 fires in semi-automatic, automatic, and three round bursts.

In terms of vehicles, the Dual State has a preference towards armored, mine resistant IFVs, often armed with a light automatic cannon, which are commonly but not always wheeled in nature. Infantry formations are equipped with this style of IFV due to the requirement that there be quite literally no safe place during war; the Army is expected to advance, after all. Trucks are not used as often, but can expect to find service in reserve and levied units. Tanks are likewise heavily armed, with a 120mm cannon, and armored to withstand heavy blasts by virtue of composite armor and a layer of depleted uranium. Their speed, while not amazing, is still adequate to keep up with the IFV components. All artillery within the Army is self-propelled, though this is often in the nature of a cannon on a heavy truck mounting or mounted on an IFV, and is often of a lighter nature due to this requirement.

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Manpower: ~400,000
Training:
Technology:
Naval Aviation
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SSBN

Class:
Number: 4
(UBN-02) (FY 80, Laid 82, Comm 84)
(UBN-03) (FY 80, Laid 82, Comm 84)
(UBN-04) (FY 80, Laid 82, Comm 84)
(UBN-05) (FY 81, Laid 83, Comm 85)

Armaments:
4x 530mm fore torpedo tubes
22x aft SLBM VLS
Description:
Designed as the solution to Dual State self defense concerns in the question of a nuclear first strike, the --- class solves this problem and more. At 10,000 tons displacement submerged the vessel is capable of long range deterrence patrols for up to 60 days submerged, with interim periods consisting of 20 days for replenishment and training. Having been upgraded in 2001, the class has the quieting technology of the later Jesiotr class and as such continues to play a cornerstone role in the insurance of national security. A mediocre speed due to the size of her hull and an underperforming reactor plant relegates her to a lesser view in the eyes of foreign powers, however. Recently, the vessel is rumored to be capable of using her SLBM tubes to move small payload satellites into orbit.
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SSN

Class: Jesiotr-Class
Number: 4
Jesiotr (UN-29) (FY 01, Laid 05, Comm 06)
Lipień (UN-30) (FY 01, Laid 05, Comm 06)
Królowa Ryba (UN-3) (FY 01, Laid 05, Comm 06)
Promień (UN-32) (FY 02, Laid 04, Comm 07)
Armaments:
8x 530mm amidships torpedo tubes
16x fore/aft VLS
Description:
First built in 2006, the Jeriostr class of SSN is a hunter-killer submarine with a secondary cruise missile capability. With superior speed to many others owing to a unique hull shape, advanced reactor system, and a single, specially shaped 7-bladed screw, she’s able to surpass on official accounts 30 knots while submerged. The class is also one of the more quiet in the world. With buffering and a large hull, at low speeds she is comparable to many SSBNs for her ability to remain undetected due to the ability to then use natural circulation to move coolant instead of pumps. Unfortunately this comes at the cost of size, with the submarine being twice as large as many contemporaries, and at higher speeds she becomes more comparable to the many other underwater craft in noise generation. The class has superb ice capabilities due to the hull strength as well as bow-mounted diving planes able to retract into the hull. The class remains as one of the most active overseas.

Class: Piasek Lanca-Class
Number: 7
Piasek Lanca (UN-22) (FY 84, Laid 85, Comm 87)
Kurek (UN-23) (FY 84, Laid 85, Comm 87)
Głowa Młota (UN-24) (FY 84, Laid 85, Comm 87)
Płaszczka (UN-25) (FY 85, Laid 86, Comm 89)
Konik Morski (UN-26) (FY 85 Laid 86, Comm 89)
Latająca Ryba (UN-27) (FY 85, Laid 86, Comm 89)
Niebieska Ryba (UN-28) (FY 86, Laid 87, Comm 90)
Armaments:
4x 530mm fore torpedo tubes
12x aft VLS
Description:
Launched first in 1987, the Piasek Lanca class is a valuable addition to the Dual State Navy. With a new hydroelectric drive the ship was capable of more stealthy operations than any other at the time of her introduction. While the vessel carried less torpedoes than other contemporaries, a new VLS system had been introduced in her with the ability to fire cruise missiles while partly submerged. The system was placed aft, nearly giving the vessel an SSBN’s appearance. In addition to this, she was capable of ‘mating’ with a dry shelter vehicle, allowing for the deployment of swimmers and special forces.

Class: Kolec-Class
Number: 11
Kolec (UN-13) (FY 78, Laid 79, Comm 81)
Tłok Nurnikowy (UN-14) (FY 78, Laid 79, Comm 81)
Młocarnia (UN-15) (FY 78, Laid 79, Comm 81)
Ryba z Rodziny Sledziowatych (UN-16) (FY 79, Laid 80, Comm 82)
Jacek (UN-17) (FY 79, Laid 80, Comm 82)
Kleń (UN-18) (FY 79, Laid 80, Comm 82)
Straż Ryb (UN-19) (FY 80, Laid 81, Comm 84)
Plamiak (UN-20) (FY 80, Laid 81, Comm 84)
Łobuz (UN-21) (FY 80, Laid 81, Comm 84)
Rekin (UN-22) (FY 81, Laid 82, Comm 85)
Armaments:
10x 530mm fore torpedo tubes
Description:
The Kolec class was envisioned as a heavier submarine of 9,000 tons capable of long ranging operations without resupply or rearmament while in enemy waters. As such, the vast majority of her hull space is reserved for stores areas. Reloads are extensive as well. Due to this increased size, they were the comparably loud in regards to other vessels, lacking many of the buffering other submarines might otherwise have. Also, their large size prevents an appreciable pursuit speed without sacrificing stealth in addition to crew endurance issues, and as such the class has been relegated to sector patrol duties. It is rumored however that the class can launch autonomous underwater craft in order to provide for a better sonar picture.
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CG

Class:
Number: 3
(FY 73, Laid 74, Comm 79)
(FY 74, Laid 75, Comm 77)
(FY 75, Laid 76, Comm 80)
Armaments:
2x 80 Cell VLS, fore-and-aft placement
1x 127mm/54 Mk45, placed forward of fore VLS
2x 25mm Mk 38 gun
3x Phalanx CIWS
2x SeaRAM
4x 12.7mm machine gun
2x 320mm triple torpedo tubes
1x midsection hangar and platform, fitted for 4x helo
Description:
The xxx class, despite having been conceived and designed in 1968, still continues to act as a vibrant and noticeable prescience of Dual State forces and policies abroad. With it’s blocky superstructure, long lines, supremely cluttered superstructure, and midsection hangar and platform the 23,000 ton vessel is most certainly not a common sight. With two modifications the former quad-arm launchers have been replaced by two VLS batteries forward and aft of the superstructure and platform. With nuclear propulsion in the form of two reactors, one of the first Dual State vessels to be fitted with such, they are capable of cruising at a comfortable 23 knots and sprint speeds of 29 knots, though have been determined to be incapable of exceeding 30 knots. Currently the warships are among the most powerful surface combatants, able in surface, air, and undersea warfare; her VLS batteries can be armed with a variety of ASCMs, ASROCs, and SAMs, while an expansive hangar allows for the carrying of four AEW/ASW helicopters. In addition to this, the massive surfaces of her superstructure allow for similarly massive radars, increasing range and accuracy.

It is most common for the vessels to be seen leading smaller battle groups as they are most often employed as a flagship vessel in a fleet.
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DDG

Class:
Number: 10
Armaments:
1x 80 Cell VLS, fore
1x 127mm/54 Mk45, fore
2x 25mm Mk 38 gun
2x Phalanx CIWS
1x SeaRAM
4x 12.7mm machine gun
2x 320mm triple torpedo tubes
1x aft hangar and platform, fitted for 1x helo
Description:
Designed to be primarily a patrol vessel with escort capabilities, the xxx class of 7,000 tons displacement has more recently been upgraded and retrofitted in order to perform more capabilities at sea. Often used to ‘show the flag’, the class is notable for it’s lower superstructure and bridge construction with a more aft placement of the main antenna mast. Overall the vessel has experienced good service, holding a 27 knot sprint speed with a more common 16 knot speed for economical maneuvering. The vessels are fitted with diesel engines, uncommon in the Dual State Navy, due to their limited stores areas which makes such nuclear reactors uneconomical to fit.

Class:
Number: 3
Armaments:
1x ASROC 8 cell
1x 127mm/54 Mk45, fore
2x Phalanx CIWS
1x SeaRAM
2x 12.7mm machine gun

Description:
At 3,000 tons displacement total, the xxx class was designed for performance in littoral operations in an anti submarine role, as well as the ability to perform river transits to the southern areas. With a shallow draft and relatively narrow hull, the vessel is often likened more to a corvette were it not for the heavier batteries she carries. However, due to this several drawbacks towards the design have been identified. They lack the necessary stores, crew comforts, and crew compliments required for long endurance maneuvers as well as the fuel range and economy. The vessels are highly unstable in rough seas owing to their narrow profiles, with the xxx having been nearly capsized in 1979. Lastly, the vessels lack the necessary engine power to be true interdictors in coastal operations.

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Patrol Craft

Class: C-990
Number: 15
P-166
P-167
P-168
P-169
P-170
P-171
P-172
P-173
P-174
P-175
P-176
P-177
P-178
P-179
P-180
Armaments:
1x Phalanx CIWS
2x 12.7mm machine gun
1x SeaRAM

Description:
Designed for rapid brown water operations, the C-990 class is a new, dynamic hydrofoil vessel of 2,000 tons intended to respond to enemy coastal and amphibious threats before they expand. Capable of reaching a maximum speed of 44 knots, their concoction of heavy AAW/ASW weaponry and high maneuverability enables interdiction and air superiority with little restraint. Due to their size, however, the vessel is not suited for prolonged engagements whatsoever and refuels often if it’s foil method is utilized. While in displacement mode, the patrol craft can reach a maximum speed of 12 knots. In wartime it is envisioned that C-990 would perform rapid hit-and-run attacks, possibly with Tomahawk missiles, against enemy littoral forces.

Class: C-982
Number: 24
P-118
P-119
P-120
P-121
P-122
P-124
P-125
P-126
P-127
P-128
P-129
P-130
P-131
P-132
P-133
P-134
P-135
P-136
P-137
P-138
P-139
P-140
P-141
P-142
Armaments:
2x 25mm Mk 38 gun
4x 12.7mm machine gun
2x MANPADS
Description:
Built in 1982, this class of patrol vessel was intended for rapid riverine and brown water operations. As such, their flat bottom fiberglass hulls are reinforced and filled as to provide a measure of protection, their drafts are overall near zero, and the craft can accelerate by virtue of a waterjet propulsion system to a top speed of 34 knots with good maneuverability. With an armored pilothouse with remote control for the two Mk 38 cannons, they’re capable of lasting well into a firefight though such a thing most definitely is not often. Overall class C-982 is able in counter-insurgency and counter-piracy actions, as well as drug interdiction. In wartime it is envisioned that the class would patrol friendly waterways and destroy hostile aircraft and helicopters attempting amphibious operations.

Class: C-970
Number: 11
P-104
P-105
P-106
P-107
P-109
P-110
P-111
P-112
P-113
P-114
P-115
P-116
P-117
Armaments:
0-1x 25mm Mk 38 gun
0-2x 12.7mm machine gun
3-7x 7.62mm machine gun
1-3x MANPADS
Description:
Varying in size, origin, and displacement the C-970 class is an ersatz design instituted in order to provide for a more capable coastal force during the 1970s when such designs were experiencing heavy delays. These vessels tend to hover at between 500 and 1,000 tons displacement, with the larger vessels of course carrying more weaponry, and overall many still hold much of their civilian appearances. Multiple fishing trawlers are in service, armed with the Mk 38 and other higher weaponry, while at the same time speed boats are in the same category. As such, their speed capabilities are also widely varied. Overall they act in a patrol and watch keeper role. In wartime, it is assumed that C-970 would perform irregular operations such as minelaying and ambush attacks, possibly without the benefit of their high visibility distinguishment from civilian vessels, as minelaying rails have been seen on some larger seagoing craft.

In order to distinguish the vessels from civilian craft, their funnels are painted with white and blue diagonal striping and their superstructure is painted navy blue with a white rectangle, measuring from the bow to a quarter of her length, and extending down past the waterline, is on each side. C-990 class vessels also fly the Dual State naval ensign. They are crewed by normal sailors and officers of the fleet.

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The xxx of large, oceangoing minelayers is built from the ground up to detect and destroy heavy magnetic influence, acoustic, and kinetic mines from safe distances. As such, it holds an afterdeck capable of handling mine detonation tows, can operate with sweeps, and overall can be classified as being well capable in such operations. Seakeeping characteristics can be considered good for the size of the vessel, being at 3,200 tons, and top speed is 20 knots. The xxx operates with a diesel propulsion system due to the perception that it would not operate far from land or in extended periods where such operations would negate the ability to refuel.

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g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation and how they may affect existing regional power structures:
Military:
Civilian:
h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Reduction of national size, population, military size in proportion to population size would be the primary methods for a reduction of national strength. I would rather keep the overall quality of life in terms of GDDPC as this affects culture, economics, and military individual quality.

IC Geographical/Resource
Sagio-Gershauy has an abundance of raw materials such as iron, nickel, and copper which is overall concentrated in the southern half of the nation. Deposits of uranium have been found in the region, though this often requires heavy drilling and extensive mining efforts before such resources can be harvested. Silver and gold are found in smaller quantities and is not mined as often due to the geographical placement of such deposits within mountainous and heavily forested areas. The nation’s placement in having heavily forested areas allows for timber business to thrive, the preferred and common being a dark oak known as Sagio Sage (The name predating ‘sage’ as a cooking ingredient and instead referring to noble wisdom). This hardwood, while difficult to shape and cut properly, is extremely durable and hardy.

The oceanic placement allows for a degree of fishing in both saltwater and freshwater cuisine and, as such, fishing fleets regularly make their daily commutes at both the southern lake areas and in the northern coast. Bass, trout, and salmon are caught in abundance while such things as squid, lobster, and crab are less common.

The degree of riverine terrain within Sagio-Gershauy has allowed for a degree of hydroelectric power which is rarely seen. Dams give the vaster majority of the nation it’s power requirements and are well known in the nation for their reliability. Reroutes and diversion routes are used in a good majority of these dams in an attempt to give fish the ability to move through or around them, while other dams have taken the other approach and instead built the dam on the reroute instead of the main, natural river. Power is also provided to the region via a chain of four nuclear plants built from 1960 to 1976 running the length of the river Trom which are partially underground due to a short-lived fear of a bombing raid crippling the infrastructure and killing millions via radiation. These plants are capable of powering specific areas in times of national crisis or, as per the norm, powering the grid as a whole.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting:
b) What does your nation need to import?:
Sagio-Gershauy imports petroleum in heavy amounts as it lacks
c) What is your country self sufficient on?:
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
West of Nekulturnya and Drevstran, bordering those two nations from the Boreios Sea to the Periclean Sea, and extending out to the east to encompass both northern peninsulas. Sagio-Gershauy would possibly hold land extending coastally to include portions of the eastern banks to the east of the second peninsula and, to the south, coastally to border Uluujol. This is of course not required but would be preferred.

If an even smaller size is required then West of Nekulturnya and Drevstran, bordering those two nations from the Boreios Sea to the Periclean Sea, and extending out to the east to encompass the first peninsula, with some coastal land on the eastern banks to the east of the first peninsula.
Regional History
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: Yes, by Fakolana
Roleplay History

by **Pulau Keramat** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:10 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: Been here since April of 2019
b) Previous regions:

Nope!

c) Other nations:

Pulau Keramat

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: Tsensurii (ცენტრალური)
b) Nation's IC population: 4,563,913
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $37,292
d) Nation's type of government: Technocratic Kritarchy
e) Nation's head of state: Grand Justice Temuri Bedisa Maisuradze
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable):N/A
IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation:
The nation, and it’s area, have historically been known for a culture heavily inspired by the merit of justice, law, and the necessity of binding contracts, as the most necessary of subjects, with enormous religious following to a Deity of Justice being popular amongst the people of the area. For a time, the indigenous population, having branched off from the original settlers that would eventually arrive to Iotopha, took a large part of Belisaria west of Lake Karda under various Schithiran tribes, who would eventually be pushed back by the Bayarid and concentrated in the modern day capital of Magghlessi.(სასამართლო)

Magghlessi retained its small city-state like status for a short period of time, and during this, would retain an air of neutrality with its neighbors and the rest of the known world, taking care to document, recollect, and preserve legal proceedings for various kingdoms, as well as offering its own territories for truces and negotiations to occur. Throughout a majority of history, the area of modern Tsensurii found itself either belonging to larger entities, and eventually, it underwent the process of becoming a semi-autonomous holding of the Seredinian Monarchy, known still for it’s adherence to advanced and extremely reputational courthouses, legal proceedings, and significance to various international court proceedings.

During the 1890s shift to republicanism, the holding was given full autonomy by the Seredinian Republic, possibly due to its own distance both culturally and geographically from any major Seredinian identity during the heavy civil conflict that engaged, and used it’s abundant natural resources of salt and nitrate-based fertilizers in order to hold some economic stabilization and ensurance of protection from outside entities, whilst still using it’s reputation and precedence as a hub of legal documentation and value to law in order to become a center of not only learning law practice, but for international legal cases to be disputed or for lawyers to be found within the region.

In the modern day, Tsensurii is known for having extremely high ranking legal graduate schools, law firms for various legal fields, and as a hub for international legal cases in innumerable extent. Tourists arrive to see the salt flats and hot springs dotted throughout the country, as well as to hike in the mountains surrounding the nation.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Tsensurian (Georgian), Abzhan (Kabardian), Oshi (Kyrgyz)
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: 81% Tsenii, 9% Abzahn, 9% Uluu, 1% other
d) What are the major religions among your population?: 78% Tsensurii Traditional Religion, 18% Orthodoxy, 4% Irreligious
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?:
Similar to a ‘swiss’ role in terms of being a neutral entity, but instead of merely observing, actively taking part in legal procedure, treaty-signing, ICC efforts, etc. Due to being sandwiched between two extensively different political systems with varying levels of social rights, economic freedoms, etc., the overall feel of the state is very much so just a cold, clinical legal that advocates for revisionist interpretations of laws if correctly and aptly argued above all else.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
Surprisingly large for a state its size, with both naval and air capacities, due to their being mandatory conscription for a 600 day period for those between the ages of 16-22. All citizens are required to serve for the extent of the period, and if they choose to continue, may serve on reserve for upwards to 12 years, although a majority receive leave around 6 years. Not anything internationally concerning, but all Tsensurii National Forces are also expected to learn international law and criminal proceedings.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures:
Simply existing to provide an international hub of law and legal proceeding, such as ICC, Treaties, agreements, and lawsuits against nations/multinational organizations. No real attempts to contest in economy or military power, and would most likely have embassies to every single nation possible, alongside fully documented legal history and proceedings for each state for public observance and reading at a library outside of the embassy district.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Honestly anything works at this point.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Legal Documentation, Salt + other minerals, Nitrogen-Based Fertilizer(Ammonia) + Related Goods, Marble + Stonemasonry goods.
b) What does your nation need to import?: Industrial Goods, Heavy Machinery, transportation.
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Foodstuffs, Clothes/Textiles, Brass.
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Location already discussed with Fanboy(Uluujol)+Malay(Seredinia), It’s the ugly orange peanut.

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?:
Malay kidnapped me and is holding me against my will <3

6: Roleplay history
See, Pulau Keramat stuffs.

by **Enyama** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:14 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: Since 2012
b) Previous regions:

Nevthronia
Versutian Federation
Teria
Ajax

c) Other nations:

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: The Prime Republic of Ostrozava
b) Nation's IC population: 37,204,940
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 28,945.98 USD
d) Nation's type of government: Three-branch Executive Republic anchored in Socialistic Principles
e) Nation's head of state: Primar Dominik Moravec
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): N/A

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: An interesting experiment in government, the P.R.O. represents the halfway point between Liothidian socialism and Belisarian democracy as exemplified by Seredinia. A federal republic anchored in a constitution supporting worker's rights, Ostrosava has operated as a two-party state since immediately after its inception, with the Liberal (ostensibly central-left) and Socialist (ostensibly far-left) parties alternating between power in a pendulum seemingly locked around an overton window located halfway down the left. Though a functioning democratic system, many consider Ostrozava to be a dictatorial or socialist state, due to the fact that much right-wing rhetoric has been culturally and politically shunned for the country's recent history. The Prime Republic began after the summary overthrow and execution of the Grand Duke of Ostrozava in 1911; though the initial revolutionaries were democrats with some pro-worker leanings (as seen in Seredinia some decades before), the advent of the August Revolution in Liothidia led to more extreme versions of socialist thought becoming the norm; the Socialist Party had uninterrupted rule from 1940 to 1962, when the two party dichotomy definitively emerged.

Now, Ostrozava has a strong mixed economy and a carefully crafted balance of powers, with the military subservient to the judiciary, which interprets the constitution. The Primar is the executive, in charge of most foreign affairs and the veto as the head of state and government, while the unicameral Prime Congress has the power of the purse and legislation.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Ostrozavan (Czech), Liothidian (regionally)
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Ostrozavan (87%), Liothidian (6%), Velik (4%), Drev-Nasjzky (3%)
d) What are the major religions among your population?: None (76%), Orthodox (12%), Fabrian (12%)
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: An interesting middle ground between the Socialist and Democrat spheres anchored in a flawed two-party dichotomy remniscent of modern democratic systems; Ostrozava will serve as a catalyst for several political, economic, and to a lesser extent military events throughout Eastern Belisaria, with their increasingly politically stratified society serving to spawn both domestic and international terrorist movements, typically socialist in nature. The government will also try to subtly influence events in an ideologically congruent direction, though the split Congress will make cohesion difficult. Its unique military structure may develop into unique roleplaying situations

f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Numbering roughly 120,000 members during peacetime, the Prime Military Directorate operates independently of the government, and serves to defend the constitution directly; in this respect they're largely tied to the interpretation of the Ostrozavan constitution as decreed by the Prime Judiciary. It is primarily composed of the Prime Army and Prime Air Force, with the Prime Navy serving limited functions due to the presence on the lake. The military adverstises itself to foreigners, and has a foreign legion; it maintains fierce political neutrality both internationally and domestically, despite being supportive of Liothidia in the past.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Limited by its landlocked nature, Ostrozava has recently specialized in a variety of high-tech industires as it hopes to prove that partially planned economies and extremely strong unions can still thrive in the modern age; it is primarily based around services, and operates a moderately successful welfare state. Principal industries include engineering (civil, aeronautic, and mechanical), medicine and medical equipment, and the production of high-grade alloy steel and other metals. Its power is generated partially through natural gas extracted from fracking (a controversial practice), and partially from renewables, with hydroelectric power on dammed rivers being the most lucrative in this respect. Militarly, Ostrozava maintains a capable army and air force with high-tech equipment, but finds itself limited by recent budget cuts and lack of proper strategic objectives. As a result, much of the military doctrine is based around self-defense and minimal force projection, with no real imperialist goals (as of yet).

h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Make the military far more subservient to the central government instead of co-existing with it, while making the GDP comparable to Yugoslavia instead of a more developed nation's.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Low-level services, automated factory equipment, medicine, vehicles, steel, natural gas, and electronics for specific industries.
b) What does your nation need to import?: Energy, most foreign food, timber/wood, workers, weaponry/military equipment, general electronics such as phones and computers.
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Power and heavy metals, for the most part
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: N/A, I already have two nations here.

6: Roleplay history
See my post above as Enyama and GA/my posts in the region as Enyama and GA

by **Insaeldor** » Thu Aug 08, 2019 10:32 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates:Roughly since 2011 with past accounts. This account was created August 26th 2014
b) Previous regions:

Aeneas
Atlas
Miyane
Vasarden
Kylaris
Aeia

c) Other nations:

N/A

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: Kingdom of Insaeldor // Konungurríki af Insældór
b) Nation's IC population: 13,782,270
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $32,000
d) Nation's type of government: Unitary Parliamentary Republic under Executive Constitutional Monarchy.
e) Nation's head of state: King Sigurjórn III
f) Nation's head of gov’t: Prime Minister Sætýr Viljarsen

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation:
Insaeldor is a Democratic Constitutional Monarchy with an elected Monarch as Head of State and a Prime Minister who acts as Head of Government. Insaeldor is a high income economy with major industries forming the backbone of the economy and a strong service economy. Socially the country as seen strong urban growth and rural decay that has been building up since the mid 80's. Today Insaeldor has some of the wealthiest tech hubs in northern Belisaria as well as some of the poorest communities within the developed world.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?:
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Insaeldor is predominantly Insaeldic, a North Germanic people group who've occupied the area of thousands of years. The Myrkvinese are a closely related ethnolinguistic group that inhabit many of the islands on the western coast. They poses more MtDNA that points to stronger genetic ties with Liothidian and Cynerethian people. Insaeldor also has a fairly large immigrant population filed by a large and demanding labour sector. The largest immigrant communities exist in Isbjornvik, Grænanreit, and Hrafnsvið where industries like mining and fishing attached large immigrant populations. All together people born in other countries or who have one or both patients born in another country make up 7% of the population. Other non-ethnic Insaeldics whose parents were born in insaeldor make up a further 15% of the population.
d) What are the major religions among your population?: The majority of the country belong to the Church of Insaeldor itself an Albanic church in theological practice. The next largest belief system and one that's been on the rise has been agnosticism / atheism / non-belief at roughly 14% of the total population. Smaller populations of Neo-Pagans and other religions make up small portions of the population.
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: Insaeldor’s major Geopolitical goal is primarily open seas and free movement of the seas. The Insaeldic Royal Navy main blue water operational assignment is to maintain free passage of civilian and commercial shipping through the southern Boreios Sea and Sea of Ghant. Insaeldor also works close with global partners to maintain a sense of global security. I intend to have insaeldor act as a middle power which intends to work with other nations for dynamic political and military situations both internal, regional, and international in nature.
f) Briefly describe your military: The Royal Armed Forces is a force that operates extensively conscription based service. The Army is roughly 230,000 men strong in current active service throughout the major branches. The Reserves are a major aspect of the insaeldic military and composed of the Civil Guard and Auxiliary Guard if which there are roughly 2,000,000 trained reservist between the ages of 18 and 55. The Reservist in the Civil Guard are tasked mostly with helping emergency responders during natural disasters and other high intensity operations, the Civil Guard can also be called to active military service in the case of military action taken on insaeldic soil. The Active Army is about 104,000 men strong and makes up the largest component of the armed forces. The army is standardized on the RSF-65 mk.V rifle, originally license produced G3KA4 with various improvements including an RIS handguard, enlarged charging handle, additional winter trigger system, and improved trigger. The armies main priority is internal defense and security with a strong emphasis on the Nekulturnyan border. The army possesses several brigades of professionals who man permanent defensive positions in strategically important areas and engage in international peacekeeping missions. The Navy conducts operations on two levels "Green Water" and "Blue Water" missions. Green water operations focus on maintaining rule of law with insaeldic territorial waters and to quickly tackle breaches of said territorial water. Blue Water operations are geared towards what the government calls "Open Sea Operations" helping to ensure free passage of the open sea. The Air Force is tasked with maintaining the safety of Insaeldic air space. The Insaeldic Royal Navy has a modest fleet mostly comprised of Frigates and Submarines with 5 Destroyers and 12 MCMV's. Recent reorganization and reprioritization of Insaeldic security needs has also meant that Insaeldor is currently in the process of constructing 2 LPD's. The Air Force has a total of 45 Interceptors, 24 Attack aircraft, and 25 Fighter Bombers as part if it's offensive air capability and a variety of AEW&C, Transport, Training, Rotory, and Tanker aircraft helping to round out the air fleet.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Economically Insaeldor trades predominantly in Iron, Cooper, Tungsten, Neodymium, and Rhodium, however more open markets on the coast have led to large technological and services economies. Insaeldors military can also act as a foil to others in the Boreios Sea. However Insaeldors military capabilities are limited to most internal security and territorial defense. Only a few professional army units and the Royal Naval Marines have the functionality to project military power outside of our own borders and only do so sparingly. The Insaeldic military is running into issues of obsolescence for many weapon systems and a lack of well trained engineers and mechanics in the professional army to help maintain the Air and Armoured fleets. As of January 2019 only about 73% of all aircraft were air worthy according to internal MoD reports. Economically Insaeldor is experiencing a shift. The rural interior is deeply suspicious of emerging economic trends and still wishes to maintain their local labour economies based on mining, logging, and heavy industry. However as the coastal population grows their electoral power grows, thus currently socio-economic conflict has been a major theme in domestic politics.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? absolutely.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Iron, Cooper, Tungsten, Neodymium, Rhodium, Lumber, Automobile parts, Machined goods, Computer Components, Electronic goods.
b) What does your nation need to import?: Grains, other Foodstuffs, Chemicals, Petroleum Goods, Clothing,
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Insaeldor has traditionally been capable of supplying its own steel needs and lumber usage.
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map? Here in yellow above Nek

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: No

6: Roleplay history

WHITE CITY INCIDENT EXPOSES LONG STANDING ISSUES WITH RADICAL MILITANTS IN INSAELDOR

BY: Ulf Værsen (@ulfvaersenjourn)
7/4/19

Two week ago secular police forces arrested a group of 5 men for what they claimed was “Illegal purchasing of firearms and attempted terrorist activities.” in White City. Today it was announced that all 5 men were Insaeldic nationals. These five men have been named by the Deseret authorities as Erikr Græntekrur - 18, Mikjáll Háttvatn - 21, Ýrar Valdórsen - 19, Tjör Njállsen - 17, and Aagot Ásgilsdattir - 20. Secular Authorities have detailed plans that these attempted terrorists. Authorities say that according to confessions obtained by the secular police in which they describe their goals of attacking Rezese positions on the border in order to ignite a large scale war. Their reasoning for this action is (according to Secular Deseretan Authorities) that they wished to simply destabilize the global order with the goal of seeing the destruction of society as a whole. Currently the Insaeldic Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not commented on whether or not they are in contact with Deseretan authorities and has declined our request for comment. However according to our legal expert Hrói Mírsen that if these suspects were extradited to Insaeldor they would face prosecution under the 1987 Terror Act in accordance with current extradition and foreign criminality laws. The maximum penalty would be up to 25 years in prison with referral council consent and a maximum of 75 years or until the age of 85.

The arrest of these attempted terrorists has allowed the world to look at an issue Insaeldor has dealt with for awhile. That is the existence of radical militant groups operating in its unpoliced interior. Groups like Earth Temple, Freyjahersveit, Atómútrýmingu, and The Misotheist Army while small have made their presence known through the internet. Many of these groups exist within a political and philosophical niche.

Earth Temple is a self described Eco-Pagans who operate outside of the small town of Mýrdalr. A man identifying himself only as Október describes the group as “An esotericist and Pagan armed group dedicated to the creation of a new social order.” The group occupies an old loggers barrackers on a small road just north of Mýrdalr. Svarturpilla is an alleged member of Atómútrýmingu (lit. Atomic Extinction) explains that his group's ideology is based around what he calls “Extinctionism.” he describes in further detail explaining that “our end goal is the eradication of humanity, if we look at the world today its in crisis and its all our fault. It's the fault of the globalist, capitalist, and liberal leaders. Our oceans and forests are polluted and we will never fix it, it’s all F****d. We started as idealistic fascist who wanted to reform society to fight the global-capitalist hegemony. However as we’ve gone on we’ve come to the realization that they’ve already done irreversible damage. We realized humanities prime directive is to destroy. We are biologically programed to destroy, everything we do is inherently destructive. Thus now we feel that the only way we can use our basic nature for a positive. That is the position we’ve found ourselves in.” Later Svarturpilla was able to confirm his membership after meeting with investigative journalist and contributor to Northern Front Snjori Kjaldrsen in Örna. Kjaldrsen described the group as “loosely led militants with a very basic grasp of unit tactics.”

The other groups mentioned, Freyjahersveit and The Misotheist Army have similar anti-civilization and nihilistic roots but express very different thoughts about what they have called “post-victory”. In a meeting with the group Freyjahersveit is ideologically difficult to define. Member Engiálfur lead me through their small compound near the small village of Háirtréhæðir. They started their meeting with a prayer to the Pagan goddess Freyja, repeating the prayer of “Hail Freyja, Vanadis, I ask for protection, Under your falcon wings And war-maiden’s shield. Help me to make peace among my enemies. Give me the courage to fight again. For if I am battle-slain in truth, may my actions be worthy of your choosing. Hail Freyja, Lady of Sessrúmnir help me to set boundaries for myself so I can honor the boundaries of others, For as your home, when locked, Is protected by your will let me be also protected. And closed against trespasses, yet may my hospitality be true and help me act in frith. Help me to pay fairly and to accept fairly what is my due. Show me your just ways.” They then grabbed their rifles to hike to their range.

As we hiked through the thickly forested hills, Engiálfur talked to us some more. We were brought to a small opening that was populated by old logging equipment. As we looked upon this sight Engiálfur talked to us. “Look at this, This is what we are fighting to stop. Nothing grows here, the oil and hydraulic fluids have poisoned the ground. Its tragic really.” We continued on our hike. When asked about what their goals were Engiálfur told us “We are opposed to civilization as it stands today, you know after what we showed you earlier with the old loggers vehicles. We want to see the end of the current civilizational status quo. It destroys the earth and degrades us of our biological settings. Humans evolved to exist in small societies of like 50 to 60 people. We are a communal species, not an urban one. So our goal is to destroy the current status quo, I don’t think you can reform society into what it needs to be, you have to destroy it as is and let people do as they naturally do. As they’ve natural ly done so in the past. We think that the old ways of social organization and the old faiths lead to mutualistic relations between the earth and its people.” We then started talking to others in the group. A member going by his nom de guerre Snúa expanded on the groups ideology. "We believes that the conflict we incite to help in the reset the social order will be based on racial lines. I think that if you look at the way humans think, the way they naturally organize themselves, and they way we've caught for millennium you can see that even if our initial conflict is not racially motivated it will eventually become so. Multiculturalism is a capitalist ideal that has been adopted by the far left and by globalist in general. You can see in urban cities you have immigrants who are doing battle with the native white Insaeldic population. Its intent explicitly is to exploit our biological programming and to have us in conflict with one another. Then it forces us to feel guilt, then its sells you something you'll never need." After these we asked him if he believed in the superiority of any specific race. He answered with "well the races are different. I would say the white race is the best one as it generally has a population pool that is great at quick abstract thinking. Orientals while they are considered smarter are only so because of memorization. Blacks simply have no ability of higher though as we whites know it. The Near Easterners are the closest to us whites but have been corrupted by savage traditions in my opinion. So if the war were to happen now I would foresee whites taking heavy casualties early on but as we assessed and gain a better understanding of our threats we'd pretty quickly dispatch them.".

After the hike the group allowed us to sit down on what they called their Urban Combat Training. The group used old employee housing from a logging site to do their maneuvers. After that they demonstrated their marksmanship at a small 100 meter range. We left without issue. We then traveled nearly 250 kilometers to the almost deserted village of Þórnýr. There we met with another militant going by the alias Rifinn. A member of the Misotheist Army he was dressed all in black with a balaclava and sunglasses. He brought us through to a small open air mining area that had been abandoned for close to 25 years. With him were about 20 other men and women, by far the largest group we'd seen yet. When we talked to Rifinn about the group he described the group as "Atheistic Anarchist Eco-Nihilist." He then expanded on that phrase. "Most of us meet each other at university. We joined up with the World Ecology Society chapter at the school. However as we got into the activist community we slowly grew disillusioned. I read books from people like Þomrsen, Decroix, and Gould. It really helped me to see past a lot of the fluff. We started the Misotheist Army at university and grew from their. I think our first big move was when we attacked the pastor of the church at the university. Nothing serious just a quick jump. But it kind of helped to spawn what we have now. I would describe our ideology as something that takes radical atheism, anarcho-nihilism, and environmentalism. I don't believe we can reform society. So our goal is to have it fall in on itself. Capitalism leads to conflict, that is its end result. So our idea is to accelerate that natural capitalist process. Then once things have fallen we can start the process of building our new society." As we continued with the group they to as the others showed us their tactical prowess. As with the rest it was not spectacular but competent.

After our time and or discussions with these groups we’ve seen several trends. Their propensity towards nihilist militancy and currents of extinctionism within their ideology. Northern Front field reporter Kjristmar Mensaldrsen says that while these groups have different end goals their action plans are clearly traceable to a single man and his controversial writings.

A constant thing these groups talk about is Anti-Civilization or “Siðmenningandstöðu”, an idea that has seen its modern definition dictated by Social Anthropologist Marbjörn Þomrsen. He was a professor and researcher at Trjaborg Royal University and is generally considered one of the best social scientists in academia at the time. He did field work with Nahua, Kardish, and Menitiqaanaqammiut people and did long reacher studies into the psychology of kibbutznik in Yisrael. He published a book called Techneandrapodon: Voluntary slavery and how we can emancipate ourselves. The books main thesis is that we are slowly become enslaved to the technology we create. Þormsen felt that the suburbanism and technification of the population has led to a social malaise that has thus lead to a rise of intersocial violence, depression, anxiety, and drug dependencies. He thus suggests what he calls Siðmenningandstöðu as a counter to the status quo. He left academia the next year in 1987 and moved to the small village of Huðatkur. He was linked to several bombings and arsons that occurred at various tech, logging, and mining companies. Félagslegendurfæðing: Society based on evolutionary biology was his next book and released through anarchist zines in 1999. In 2003 he went to the Robotics and Computing Department at the Trjaborg Royal University. He opened fire in the facility with a rifle, killing 14 people and injuring 24 before he was stopped.

His writings have been influential for decades, first it was with green groups and anarchists where he had the most sway. However Þormsen has publicly expressed that he strongly disagreeing with these groups, increasingly so as the years have gone on. Þormsen's ideology is rooted in a nihilistic tradition but assumes reform can be made through a radical shift in how we organize our societies. He believes that living in these community driven societies you can derive meaning to life. His answer to the status quo is Primitivism and Communalism. He however believed in the creation of political aparati to organize wider society and proposed violence as a means to an end. While what he did was awful, he maintains that he did what he did in opposition to new tech that he felt would continue the technification of humanity, as he put it. But now you have these groups that sort of coop his eco-communalist ideals into their own political thought. These new groups increasingly follow a stronger New-Nihilist approach. They believe life as it currently exist is meaningless but also worth actively destroying. It's a difference of belief in how society can operate. In a 2011 letter Þormsen called the ideology of these newer post left groups Perthogaiaism which he described as "the naïvity by which one thinks destroying something can fix it. It is like saying using a hammer to destroy a rock is fixing the cracks in the rock."

Statistics on these groups are hard to estimate. The largest estimate was from the National Interbroadcasting Service (largest news outlet in the country) whose investigative team conducted a poll in 2017 after a series of violent incidents at numerous colleges were linked to these groups. The survey recorded nearly 6,390 self identified members of what they called "militant nihilist groups." However the poll was subject to brigading by people from multiple different online forums and social media. More specialized reporting estimate these groups sizes as roughly 200 to 350 total between all groups. However there has been a noticeable trend towards increased activity. In 2009 Independent sources put membership of so called "domestic militant groups" at roughly 80 saying that at the time foreign militancy was far more enticing to vulnerable youth. However as the Interior Ministry has clamped down on recruiting by international groups with operations like Merhestur and Fjallgeitur we see an increase in domestic militancy. These groups typically recruit young men and women. A common thread seems to be their economic background. During or reporting we contacted family members and drove into public tax returns and other public financial records. Most of the families that we know are related to these memebers hold an average income of Ꝃ87,780. This puts them above the average family income by roughly Ꝃ22,000. Thus issues of economic disenfranchisement seem to be moot as a reason. Snjori Dagúlfersen is a psychologist who has done extensive reporting on the psychology of foreign fighters in asymmetric conflicts explains his hypothesis on why these men are attached to such militancy.

"In terms of militant institutions in what we consider first world countries we see a few commonalities. We see a general anger or resentment towards domestic society, and a lack of what I call community integration.

Everyone has an issue with the way society is organized, if they did we wouldn't see elections change who's in control or in power, stuff like that. But young adults more so then say their more mature counterparts. This is generally how we see most radicalization occur, young men mostly, get sucked into radical ideologies as answers to perceived injustice in society. Then it evolves into militancy as the recruiters frame the only options in changing society as violence against the elements they see as destroying society. For Islamists it's about the Kafiruna, the Munafiqun, and the secularist. For Communists its Capitalism, The employer, traditionalists. However we have another major aspect to radicalization in community integration. When we see foreign fighters we see two main groups, foreigners or general ethno-linguistic minorities and or people whom we consider social outcasts, or at least people whom are not integrated into a common communal structure. What we commonly see with foreign fighters from immigrant communities in host nations is that they are isolated from their host community, thus they are yearning for communal acceptance and to become a contributing of said community as a base human desire. The same thing occurs with people who live outside of normal social structures. This feeling of isolation and rejection from your main social surroundings make people, especially young people more vulnerable to radicalization because these groups offer them a communal position, a chance to be an effective and recognized member of a group, that being a terrorist cell or squad.

So the reason we see radicalization, radicalization that leads to violence is the manipulation of angry, isolated young men. While obviously the reason for these men become radicalized is personal and doesn't always fit a mold, these are the two main reasons we see radicalization."

While these groups are still small, only appearing in specialized media publication and rarely breaking through the mainstream, the actions taken in White City show us the real world threat these groups pose. However there growth and relative mysteriousness also shows us the lack of ability the police have in combating the issue as these groups associate under mostly lawful terms. If the rhetoric of these groups is to be believed it is only a matter of time until one of these groups falls through the cracks and commits a serious terrorist attack.

by **Verbiza** » Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:07 am

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: First nation was in 2011, but my most recent serious nation was made in 2014
b) Previous regions:

Maredoratica

c) Other nations:

Borgosesia

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: Verbiza, People's Communal Republic of
b) Nation's IC population: 4.2 million
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 7,500
d) Nation's type of government: Single-party socialist state under a federal system
e) Nation's head of state: President of Verbiza, Dimitar Tanev
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): First Overseer of Verbiza, Kamena Bunev

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation:

Verbiza is a federal, single-party socialist state ruled by the Communist Party of Verbiza. Verbiza is a landlocked, mountainous country where much of the citizenry live independently and remotely. The country is comprised of workers' communes, the larger of which function as cities and towns.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?:

Verbizan (Bulgarian) is the national language. Nizinian (Macedonian) is spoken in the province of Nizini.

c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?:

The Verbizans and the Nizinians are the two primary ethnic groups.

d) What are the major religions among your population?:

Although the state is officially atheistic, Orthodox Christianity (or the region's equivalent) is the predominant religious faith. Traditional pagan and folk religions are also common in more isolated communities.

Religion, in general, is practiced on a spectrum. Christianity and pagan beliefs are often intermingled. While atheists typically do not outwardly practice any religion, there are common folk superstitions that are vestiges in society. For example, it is culturally common to tap the frame of a door before entering or leaving an establishment. This practice originates from the folk belief that forest energies in the wood of a building need to be disrupted by human energies before passing through. Though very few people actively believe this, it is widely practiced.

e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?:

Verbiza is a left-wing, generally-totalitarian state, but it is mountainous and sparsely populated. Its people are fiercely and ideologically independent. I imagine Verbiza could be the setting for stories of international organized crime, clandestine operations, adventure, etc.

f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):

The Revolutionary Armed Forces are comprised of 40 thousand active duty personnel and 20 thousand reservists. The three branches are the Ground Force, the Air Force, and the Gendarmerie. It is primarily a self-defense force, but policy allows for limited international operation (peacekeeping, acting as part of a coalition, etc). The Gendarmerie is the national police force.

The military is basically and uniformly equipped, but not particularly well.

g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures:

In terms of power, although Verbiza is not a military/economic powerhouse, its intelligence service is advanced in comparison. It is interested in information gathering, espionage, disrupting rival nations' activities, meddling in affairs, etc. For example, if there were some sort of civil war or revolution happening in the world, it would be likely that Verbizan intelligence would be on the ground providing intelligence and training to influence the outcome.

In terms of culture, Verbizans are a culturally curious people. Education is highly valued. Verbizans would welcome students and scholars from abroad to study in Verbiza. They would also travel to other countries to study there. This would hopefully create good relations between Verbiza and other countries.

h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?

If asked, I would probably reduce the size of the military.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Coal, heavy metals, and other mining exports
b) What does your nation need to import?: Food and agricultural products
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: I'm honestly not sure yet. This is a mountainous country, so it would be able to export resources like coal. It would probably have to import food to feed its population centers because there might not be enough arable land. So perhaps it would be self-sufficient on power with coal power plants?
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?The area between Ostrozava and Polnitsa.

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: No

6: Roleplay history

For Borgosesia, I almost exclusively did news posts. Here is a link to my most recent one for that account: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=252352&hilit=Borgosesia&start=375

Here are a couple of other posts (at the bottom of the page): viewtopic.php?f=5&t=252352&hilit=Borgosesia&start=350

Here is actually a short diplomatic RP I did: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=363961

If these aren't sufficient, I could respond to a prompt.

See my iiWiki: https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Verbiza

by **Charnea** » Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:40 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: I started 2008 but wasn't seriously involved till 2012
b) Previous regions:

Esquarium
Borealias

c) Other nations:

Nameria (defunct)
SCCR (defunct)
Danzburg (defunct)
Various versions of Charnea

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: State of Charnea
b) Nation's IC population: 13 million
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 6,300 dollarinos
d) Nation's type of government: Tribal Federation
e) Nation's head of state: Atafsher of Charnea (All-mother)
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): Executor of Charnea

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: The first roots for the broad and multi-ethnic domain that is now Charnea would be seeded two thousand years ago, in the waning days of ancient Nepet. An unassuming berber chieftain, who would later become known as Nifsharud the Conqueror, united the berber tribes of the desert and forged them into the Charnean Empire after leading their combined forces against the Nepeti kingdoms of the Obul to the east. During the reign of Nifsharud's empire, the fortress city of Arkroryx would be established at the eastern end of the Ninva desert, bordering the Obul basin. This city would grow from an isolated fortress headquarters from which the nomadic berber hordes would launch punitive raids against rebellious Obulites into a genuine Imperial capital, with massive garden complexes and palaces, libraries and monuments to the golden reign of the Charnean emperors. This empire would collapse in a matter of centuries, leaving the once grand capital of Arkroryx to collapse as it was no longer able to sustain itself without imports from the subjugated lands in the Obul. While many of the Imperial era monuments survive in some state, the city has never truely returned to the majestic metropolis of its early years and has reverted to its foundation nature as a desert citadel from which the berber oriented government issues its dictates upon the peoples of Charnea.

Today's Charnea is a far cry from the centralized empire of Nifsharud's creation. It was created in the 1820s out of practicality and desperation by many disparate tribes and nations populating the ancient emperor's long lost dominion. Tribes of the berber regions primarily, alongside the waning Mawlen Sultanate in the Obul basin, were united in fear of loosing control of their lands and rescources to the rising imperial powers surrounding them. While the Mawlen Sultan dragged his feet, a pudsch by his generals quickly fast-tracked the path to unification with the tribes, establishing the confederation under the terms laid out in the Edict of Arkroryx. Using the ancient Charnean Empire as a historical precedent, the new nation was dubbed the State of Charnea, although its government would not be based on a tribal council with an Allmother and her Executor, ruling over a relatively loose federation of the berber tribes and the more centrally ruled Obul basin peoples. While the impoverished and divided Charnea would struggle to find its footing for some time, its newfound unity would prove deterrent enough at least for a time, allowing the tribes to retain their lands and autonomy.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Numerous Berber dialects, particularly Tuareg
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Majority Berber and Berber-Egyptian, minority groups fr om neighboring countries.
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Both evolved forms of Egyptian style pantheon and a newer pyrolatrist dharmic type faith called Sadulaarsa are prevalent, often practiced in parallel. TBD regionally prevalent religions may also be widely practiced
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: Charnea is relatively low down on the economic and military totem pole, being underdeveloped and relying heavily on primary sector exports. The Inter-Charnean Army lacks in many aspects but is inordinately resourceful and has proven itself on numerous occasions in the defense of the confederation's territories. Even so, the ICA is neither large, well funded or well equipped and because of this, does not usually tip the balance of power in one way or another, instead only seeking to carve out a place for a fully sovereign Charnea in the gabs between battling world powers.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Setting aside the informal tribal armies and militias at the command of the many clans and other groups of the Charnean expanse, the Charnean military is concentrated in the Inter-Charnean Army, or I.C.A. which operates the air forces and naval detachment as auxiliary forces to the ground Army.

The ICA are specialized to operate in the harsh Charnean terrain with lacking infrastructure and minimal logistical support. While the conditions of the Charnean countryside help defend against outside threats, they also hamper the ICA's efforts to police the paramilitary forces of tribes and clans across Charnea. As an example, the ICA invests in air mobility and helicopter platforms to conduct operations in remote areas inaccessible by road or rail.

g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: As mentioned, Charnea is not particularly strong or effective in economic or military terms to be considered a major change to any existing regional power dynamic. Moreso, Charnea is intended as a non-aligned player interested primarily and probably exclusively in maintaining its autonomy as a free confederation (playing with and off of many nations across the region to these ends), building the grand future its leaders envision (with the aid of regional players), and above all else holding the fragile balance of the confederation together lest the Charnean Experiment blow up in the government's face.

h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Charnea is not very strong, it's main advantage is it's size and well, lack of appeal as a land lacking in many lucrative resources or a workforce to exploit. The only way I could really see Charnea being weaker would be to have greater disunity and internal turmoil than already exists, which would cripple what functionality the central government retains

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Minerals, possibly oil.
b) What does your nation need to import?: Manufactured goods, electronics, pretty much anything at the end of a supply chain.
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: If it's able to produce oil, then considering low demand Charnea would probably be self sufficient in fuel demands. Aside from that, it's only real products are minerals and their derived metals, so it's nascent industrial endeavors can likely source some of their materials domestically
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map? uuuhhhgghg

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: Fin and Tsuru recommended I app here because this region might be better fit for my concept

6: Roleplay history I headed Esquarium (rest in peace) for a while, before that I was in a closed group

by **Lacus Magni** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:27 pm

Ormata (as Sagio-Gershauy): On hold, per request

Pulau Keramat (as Tsensurii): Accepted

Enyama (as Ostrozava): Accepted

Insaeldor: Accepted

Verbiza: Accepted

Charnea: Accepted

by **Fahran** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:53 pm

General information

a) Time on Nationstates: A few years.

b) Previous regions:

c) Other nations:

Heck Hostess
Others

IC National information

a) Nation's IC name: Second Arab Republic of Fahran

b) Nation's IC population: ~35 million

c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 13,495 USD

d) Nation's type of government: President Mohammed Sabbagh

e) Nation's head of state: President Mohammed Sabbagh

f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): N/A

IC National information

a) Brief description of your nation: IIWiki Article. Essentially, Fahran is a republic teetering on the brink of collapse due to corruption, economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and an unrelenting royalist movement. The country, despite its many problems, has a rich culture, resplendent with an expansive literary tradition, ancient religious sites, and several universities, and a beautiful if occasionally austere landscape.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?:

Arabic
Kurdish
Farsi
Nimanheric

c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?:

Arabs - 76%
Kurds - 13%
Nimanis 11%

d) What are the major religions among your population?:

Azdarin
Islam

e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: I envision Fahran as a minor power that has been subjected to numerous proxy wars and interventions due to its strategic geopolitical location and access to petroleum. At the moment, it has become a tinderbox due to infighting between various factions within the government.

f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Fahran's military consists principally of its Army and Navy. The Army centers around a small core of elite mechanized units such as the Republican Guard, though the vast majority of soldiers are drawn from rural communities and often given minimal training and outdated equipment. Fahran's army doctrine relies on the concentration of its elite units to defeat the enemy in detail whereas the majority of personnel are employed as a screening force. The Navy is competent, albeit overly reliant on smaller vessels and unorthodox tactics, and has historically possessed a great deal of prestige. Its orientation is principally defensive. I'm thinking that around 400,000 people will be officially employed by the military, but that can be changed if needed.

g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: I think Fahran might make a useful ally or puppet state to the great powers of the region, but, without reviewing the present geopolitical situation and discussing it with others, it's a bit difficult to determine precisely what role Fahran would play in the regional power structure.

h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I'm about to throw the country into a civil war, so...

IC Geographical/resource

General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.

a) What does your nation excel in exporting:

Petroleum
Plastic
Livestock
Horses
Wool
Alcohol
Cut Diamonds

b) What does your nation need to import?:

Food (especially wheat, rice, and vegetables)
Mechanical Equipment and Electrical Appliances
Chemicals
Base Metals
Vehicles
Cotton and Silk
Raw Diamonds
Desalination Equipment
Lumber and Timber

c) What is your country self sufficient on?:

Petroleum
Meat and Fish
Books

d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
Claim in dark purple.

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: I was not.

6: Roleplay history
Stjernland
One.
Two.
Three.

Ozena
Mandakh-Timuri War

Fahran
The Queen's Birthday

by **Lacus Magni** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:43 pm

Fahran: Accepted

by **Wolfsbruck** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:41 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: 6 months
b) Previous regions:

Cornellia

c) Other nations:

Neue Regensburg (IC: Wolfsbrück)

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: The Christian Kingdom of Wolfsbrück
b) Nation's IC population: 15,000,000
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $27,000 a year
d) Nation's type of government: Dual Absolute Monarchy/Parliamentary Monarchy. Think the German system today, but the king also has absolute power.
e) Nation's head of state: King Peter IX
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): King Peter IX

IC National information

a) Brief description of your nation: Wolfsbrück is a small, industrialized nation on the Periclean Sea, with an extremely devout populace. It is renowned for its Gothic architecture, old-fashioned lifestyle with values to boot, and modern technology that is used to propagate said values.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: Franconian German (Fränkischdeutsch)

c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: A blended single ethnic group of French, German (most dominant features) and Slavic

d) What are the major religions among your population?: Catholicism. Traditionalist, Latin Mass, fasting every Friday Catholicism.

e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: A minor nation that can punch above its size in military, economic and political matters.

f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): 125,000 men make up the military of the Christian Kingdom. Every young man serves two years in the military after secondary school is complete. After their two years, they can choose to continue their careers in the military (which provides optional higher education for reduced cost), join the reserves (same with higher education), or live civilian life. There are three branches, the Holy Army (Heilige Heer), the King's Navy (Königsmarine) and the Army of the Skies (Luftheer). The Holy Army is the largest of these branches, the Army of the Skies is the second largest, the King's Navy is the smallest. There is a heavy emphasis on shore defense to protect naval integrity, combined arms tactics to provide a balanced defensive ground force, and interception fighters to protect airspace integrity. Reserves are given older, '80s-90's tech level equipment. There are about 200k reservists.

g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Wolfsbrück has a mixed economy that imports and exports goods. It will offer a new spot on the marketplace. It's military is on the smaller side but professional, with modern equipment and training. It shouldn't affect geopolitics unless if invaded or if Wolfsbrück's peoples or interests are directly threatened.

h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I would reduce the amounts of exports/self-sufficient resources, and cut the army down.

IC Geographical/resource

General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.

a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Iron/steel, coal, fish

b) What does your nation need to import?: Oil, REMs, agricultural products

c) What is your country self sufficient on?: The things we export

d) What is your preferred location on the regional map? Between Milotsia and Garima

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?:
Yes, by Ghant
6: Roleplay history
Pacifying the Provinces
New Edom and the Age of Glory

by **Ardenus** » Sat Sep 07, 2019 1:29 am

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: Since mid-2012
b) Previous regions: Ugh dude thats a rabbit hole and a half

these are the ones I remember

Fratum
Apex
Auqilia
Aysling
Vomindok
Locutia

c) Other nations:

Dekarta
Pyrok
I cannot for the life of me remember my first nation unfortunately

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: The Confederation of Ardenus
b) Nation's IC population: 120,391,201 (2019)
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: 53,351
d) Nation's type of government: Constitutional Confederated Democracy (kind of)
e) Nation's head of state: High Representative Elias Combs
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): High Representative Elias Combs, though his powers are extremely limited.

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: Ardenus is a confederation of communities with government types ranging from fascist, to communist, to capitalist, to anarchic, to theocratic who have collectively agreed to the defense and mutual respect of each other's sovereignty in the face of overwhelming powers threatening the continued existence of Ardenusi culture. Every 5 years, representatives from each officially recognized community vote on a High Representative to meet with leaders of other nations, address the Confederacy as a whole in times of great strife, and to enact rule 13 Echo in times where the existence of Ardenus is on the brink of collapse, where the confederated congress vote to allow temporary semi-dictatorial power for the leader. A 95% majority is needed to enact rule 13 Echo, and all laws created under 13 Echo are disposed of after Congress votes to retract the rule. The two most important parts to the constitution are collectively known as the "Code of Prosperity"

1. Citizens must be allowed to move between communities whenever they so please and may not be restricted at any time unless they pose a direct danger to Ardenus or it's people.

2. An attack on one community is an attack on all communities, including but not limited to: one community engaging in acts of military aggression towards another and must be met with the full force of the combined Ardenusi Confederated Armed Forces.

3. The freedom of each community to govern as they please must always be respected.

Generally the communities have gotten along with only a few hiccups in Ardenus' 150 year history. The population is greatly diverse, as the more capitalist communities are havens of immigration. All communities use the same currency, the Arden. The lives of each Ardenusi citizen varies greatly. Each community sends a certain amount of soldiers to the Ardenusi Confederated Armed Forces led by the Board of Defense, appointed by the High Representative. The ACAF is quite small, and many communities have forces much larger than the entire ACAF. Ardenus is looked at more of a "land" or "alliance" than a country, but is still technically and legally a country.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: 78% Ardenusi (or English analog) However, most of the citizens are multilingual [need some assistance with the other major languages here, as the citizenry is quite diverse.]
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: Ardenusi (A nordic ethnic group) [Again, need some help with the other major ethnic groups]
d) What are the major religions among your population?: Ardenusi Christian, Fabrian Catholic, Malvos (A code of ethics indigenous to northern Ardenus.
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: A major hub of all cultures and economies. A juicy steak for other countries to invest in. A land to take in all refugees and immigrants.
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): The ACAF consists of 75,000 active servicemen and women. however all community forces combined (may or may not choose to help anyone in a war) make up around 3 million soldiers, of various shapes, sizes, and skill sets.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: The Economies of the Capitalist communities are very strong and bring great wealth to regions surrounding them. Some of the more authoritarian communities are manufacturing hubs and produce a good portion of the continent's consumer goods. Some of of the militaristic communities produce highly trained soldiers and mercenary forces as well as some of the world's best weaponry. The technocratic communities are hubs of scientific research and advancement.
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? Showcase some of the obvious issues a theoretical nation such as this would face, such as power struggles, corruption, and disunity through economic sanctions between communities, communities requesting to join other nations that better suit their culture, and even civil war.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Consumer goods, Arms, R&D, Automobiles, Technology, Entertainment, Food
b) What does your nation need to import?: Oil, Lumber, Plastic, Rubber, High value and rare earth metals, Naval vessels,
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Coal, Common and low value metals, Food
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

by **Obastine** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:33 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: Since 2015, I guess?
b) Previous regions:

c) Other nations:

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: Republic of Obastine (Obastinian: República de Obastiña)
b) Nation's IC population: 27,982,367 (2018)
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $25,058 (nominal); $23,234 (PPP)
d) Nation's type of government: Unitary parliamentary republic
e) Nation's head of state: President Ricardo Peña (PLM)
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable): President Ricardo Peña (PLM)

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: The Republic of Obastine is a middle-sized nation located on the northwestern region of the continent of Scipia, bordering the Kingdom of Yisrael in the north and having maritime borders with the Thalassan Ocean in the west. With almost 28 million inhabitants, the majority of the Obastinian population lives either in the big urban centres - such as the capital Beja - or in the coastline, with only a few portions of the general population living in rural areas on the countryside. Politically, Obastine is a unitary parliamentary republic, where the head of government also is the head of state but dependent on the national legislature, the Corte Geral, as it is in every country with a parliamentary system. Since 2015, the President of the Republic is Ricardo Peña from the centrist Liberal Moderate Party (PLM), with the opposition being mostly composed by the right-wing Social Conservative Party (PSC) and the left-wing Labour Party (PL). The next elections are scheduled to happen in 2020.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: The Constitution of Obastine explicitly states that the Obastinian language (OCC: Spanish) is the sole national official language, with its teaching being mandatory at all educational institutions. This makes the Obastinian language the mother tongue of at least 95% of the population, however, there is minority groups amongst the Obastine-Yisraeli border who uses the Hebrew language alternately due to ethnic and religious reasons.

c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: The majority of the population comes from the Obastine people (OCC: Castillian people), comprising around 93% of the total population. The remaining part of the Obastinian population is composed either by immigrants from other Scipian and Belisarian nations as well as the Yisraeli people who live on the northern border.

d) What are the major religions among your population?: Obastine, regarding religious beliefs, is one of the most diverse countries in the world. According to the last general census realized in 2011, 42% of the Obastinian population identifies themselves as Christians, with 54% of them being Fabrian Catholics while 36% are Alban Christians and the remaining ones belonging to other denominations. Followed by Christianism, the Azdarin religion predominates as the second largest group with 27% - the majority of them lives in the southeastern regions of the country as well as some urban concentrations. Judaism is the third largest religion due to Yisraeli influence in the past years, making up to 12% of the country’s population. Atheism and agnosticism is on the rise since the last years, but it stills a small minority among the overwhelming religious population.

e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: Due to Obastine’s long political and economic stability after its re-democratization in the 1940s, the country seems to be a perfect spot for many firms, especially banks and other companies. The country also has a significant presence on the fishing sector, with the Port of Beja having passed through a series of modernizations over the last ten years. This, plus other religious and social disagreements, could add more geopolitical and economic intrigue to West Scipia and Scipia as a whole.

f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): The Obastinian Armed Forces (Obastinian: Fuerzas Armadas Obastiñas, FAO) is the country’s military forces, with its Commander-in-Chief being the President of the Republic. Due to the low population that Obastine has, the FAO restricts itself to the role of guarantee the national defence of Obastine. In recent years, due to the lack of recruits and general apathy towards the armed forces, the Obastinian Government is investing in the creation of more armoured and mechanized regiments as well as commando units who don't need a big number of military personnel. The country is also more interested in having international treaties regarding military affairs.

g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: As a small nation, Obastine wouldn't be a massive regional superpower. However, it’s highly likely that the country’s economic system will set up a considerable presence on the regional economic interests.

h) If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I would reduce its economic power and/or GDP.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Oil, fruits, livestock, wood, fish, private goods
b) What does your nation need to import?: Public goods, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, rare minerals
c) What is your country self-sufficient on?: Oil, fruits, livestock, wood, fish
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: Through NS forums

6: Roleplay history
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I don't have any kind of hostility against Turkish men. In fact, I have a deep platonic love for all of them.

by **Eun Tunyin** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:43 pm

General information
a) Time on Nationstates: Since October 2017
b) Previous regions:

Aeia
Londinium

c) Other nations:

Nordhurlant
Nyelant

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name: Eun Tunyin
b) Nation's IC population: 13 429 014
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita: $9 982
d) Nation's type of government: Socialist republic
e) Nation's head of state: Ederfi Emesten Idir
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable):

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation: Eun Tunyin is a larger nation in the northeast of Scipia, bordering Almadis to the east, Lusittia to the west, Charnea to the south and the Thalassian Sea to the north. The capital and most populous city is Salasca (eLmndnt N wTsnt), in the extreme north of the country, a port city on the ocean. Eun Tunyin is a one-party socialist state under State Chancellor Ederfi Emesten Idir, who heads the teRkkubt N wDde, (Popular Assembly). Idir is the second chancellor to lead Eun Tunyin since the Revolution of Flowers (eSsbedle N yiJddign) in 1954, which installed the socialist regime. Eun Tunyin has existed with roughly its present borders since 1649, as the Emirate of Enyin, during whose existence Salasca also became established as the capital. The Emirate in turn arose out of two years of instability following the collapse of the Sharifate of eYirt'ĥ, which had existed for just over six hundred years since the swift invasion of the Almurid Caliphate in 989. In 1925, the Emir was overthrown and a transition to democracy was attempted, lasting only thirty years before another revolution installed the current government.

b) What languages are spoken in your nation?: The official language in Eun Tunyin is eWel N Tnyin, which is the native language of nearly 90% of the population. Other recognized languages at the national level are !Arabic and !Tuareg, the former due to religious influence and the latter due to a not insignificant Charnean minority.

c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?: There are two eDde groups in Eun Tunyin, the N Tnyin eDde and the Ghrb eDde, which together make up 87% of the population. Eun Tunyin has a Charnean minority constituting 12% of the population, while the remaining percent is split between numerous groups.

d) What are the major religions among your population?: The wholly dominant official religion is Azdarin, specifically the Sahb sect, to which 99% of Eun Tunyians are adherents.

e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?: Eun Tunyin is a nation that is prone to friction with neighbours and infrequently larger international powers, while controlling a few key natural resources. The lands under the control of Eun Tunyi are rich for potential development, government allowing. The ancient capital city of eLmndnt N wTsnt has faded from its central position at the head of trade routes over the last two centuries, though the energy and tourism industries are starting to bring wealth back to the city.

f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.): Eun Tunyin has a well-developed army, navy and air force, although notably aged technologically. Though Eun Tunyin is a peaceful country internally, State Chancellor Idir can always rely on the military to restore order if need be. Eun Tunyin has never been directly at war with another country since the last revolution, so the military is more of a diplomatic message to other nations than anything. All three branches are quite sizeable for a country of 13 million, counting nearly 300 000 individual personnel. The majority of equipment and vehicles have been procured from other similarly politically-aligned countries, and Eun Tunyin is always looking to acquire more updated models.

g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures: Eun Tunyin, while by no means a juggernaut, is more than capable of defending its own territory militarily, and is not completely isolated economically, either. It is by no means a strong nation, but a formidable middle power nonetheless. Eun Tunyin fits quite nicely into the history and power structure of its neighbours, yet offers an element of interest to the region.

h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so? I would definitely reduce the military strength and economic viability of the nation, as well as possibly a population reduction.

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting: Natural gas, fruit, spices, automotive parts, manufactured goods
b) What does your nation need to import?: Grain, timber, steel, raw metals
c) What is your country self sufficient on?: Energy & fossil fuels, animal products, fruits & spices
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?

Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?: I was not.

6: Roleplay history
https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Nordhurlant (old wiki formatting, maybe a little bit broken but information is all there)

by **Mont-Saint-Cyr** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:09 pm

General information
Former Ixnayan who also finally got tired
a) Time on Nationstates:
2013-2015, 2017-present
b) Previous regions:
URoN (very defunct), Greater Ixnay
c) Other nations:
Monteangelo, Mont-Saint-Cyr

IC National information
a) Nation's IC name:
Mont-Saint-Çyr
b) Nation's IC population:
37,314,445
c) Nation's IC GDP per capita:
$39,908.37
d) Nation's type of government:
Unitary presidential republic
e) Nation's head of state:
President: Lélie-Minerve Saverne
f) Nation's head of gov’t (if applicable):
Doyen: Jehan-Aubéron Sarçelles

IC National information
a) Brief description of your nation:
The Second Çyrine Republic is a small post-colonial island nation located near the equator. The isles are ethnically diverse owing to its long history of occupations. Its citizens are generally socially liberal and fiercely republican.
b) What languages are spoken in your nation?:
Official language is Çyrois (mostly Middle French and some Québecois), recognized are Tamazight and Arabic
c) What ethnic groups are present in your nation?:
Euro (French settlers), Amazigh, and Arabic
d) What are the major religions among your population?:
Broadly secular, Christianity and Islam in various forms still present
e) What role do you see your nation fulfilling within the region?:
One part peacemaker and another part instigator/tubthumper for human rights
f) Briefly describe your nation’s military (including size, role, branches, etc.):
Relatively small but well funded, 75,900 active personnel total across all three branches - army, navy, and air force. No paramilitary police force or militarized coast guard. Navy regularly participates in anti-piracy operations.
g) Critically discuss the strengths of your nation (esp. military & economic) and how they may affect existing regional power structures:
Generally self-sufficient as far as basic food staples and natural resources go, strong democratic principles (take that as you will). Unlikely to single-handedly go toe-to-toe with other nations in war, but would like to levy the liberal nations of the world on its side. The nation's government and institutions are stable and hold the trust of the citizens
h)If asked to reduce the strength of your nation, how would you do so?
Create more resource dependencies depending on neighbours, maybe reduce prosperity thouh I like the idea of being a developed post-colonial nation

IC Geographical/resource
General lists, we don't expect you to know all the details before joining and getting a map place.
a) What does your nation excel in exporting:
Tea, other cash crops, pharmaceuticals, software/apps/post-industrial goods
b) What does your nation need to import?:
Minerals, certain luxury food stuffs, timber, vehicles for the most part
c) What is your country self sufficient on?:
Basic foodstuffs, energy (for the most part)
d) What is your preferred location on the regional map?
An island off the western coast/horn of Scipia would be neat - sorta like the Canaries but larger. Obviously open to discussion.
Regional history
a) Were you recommended to Ajax?:
Not directly
6: Roleplay history
Actually kinda limited, ran a regional newspaper almost half a decade ago, major RP I did in Ixnay was run an IC F1-style racing series. My playstyle is more on the worldbuilding side.
Sample of previous worldbuilding/writing
https://ixwiki.com/wiki/%C3%87yr
https://ixwiki.com/wiki/History_of_the_%C3%87yr

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