Embassy of the South Pacific

by **The South Pacific Special Forces** » Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:37 pm

MAJOR: 27 JUNE 2020

Minister's Log

I'm still in shock about being voted in as Minister, I suppose. I've done my best to help raise up the new recruits and teach them what it means to be a part of this fleet thus far, and they are so enthusiastic, I love their fiery spirit. But, there is much work to be done. The seas have been relatively calm, not a single pirate ship in sight, or whalers, or any sort of trouble. But, we need to be well prepared to strike should something arise.

The radio on the desk next to me made its distinctive beep-beep-beep sound, followed by the voice of a familiar ally from The Grey Wardens.

"Phoenix, are you there?"

"Lovely to hear from you, Haku." I pressed the button on my communicator, replying casually. I leaned a little further back in my seat, twirling my pen between my fiery fingers.

"We got wolves. We could use a little help from the SPSF to corner them down."

"Lovely." Was all I said, abandoning the humanoid form to fly out of the Captain's Quarters and round up any crew that was awake. A young, enthusiastic recruit immediately reported to deck, saluting me with an eager expression. I landed right on my perch, heart pounding with excitement.

"Good to see you, Swifty. We've got wolves. Go prepare yourself for a hunt of the ages."

Swifty took off for his quarters, leaving me to navigate us to our destination. I flew to the deck, re-assuming the humanoid form I held before, and quickly started the S.S. Llama Shade to the location where the wolves were last spotted.

It only took an hour to get to the location, from where Swifty and I disembarked, and met up with our friends in the Ten thousand Islands Treaty Organization, The Grey Wardens, and the Rejected Realms Army. Haku stepped forward, gesturing in the direction of where a band of wolves were dashing along the coastline, fish in their jaws and a distinct glimmer in their eye, running with such chaotic, disheveled cadence in every paw step.

"Are... are they drunk?" I asked, unable to hide the amusement from my voice.

"Seems so." The other Warden nodded, loading his sniper. "Let's move. When they move, we shoot."

"Sounds good to me." I grabbed the trident Swifty handed over to me, feeling its shiny metallic surface roar to life in my grasp.

The duality between the oceans and the volcanoes... could the wolves stand up against such power?

"THEY MOVED LET'S GO!" Jamie shouted, taking off after the wolves. Haku and Tim followed suit.

"Wait..." I lifted my binoculars ahead to the target, suddenly realizing the target. "They're going after Hector's Dolphins!"

I didn't need to worry, for the wolves' clumsy footing caused them to trip, revealing just how out of it they were. With a laugh, I ran aboard the S.S. Llama Shade, followed by Swifty, and charged the ship forward despite the fact that the pod had swam away already.

"Careful, they seem to be going again..." Haku whispered into the radio communicator. He kept his rifle trained onto the lead wolf, preparing to take them down as soon as they next moved.

"Be careful of the dolphins. They're highly endangered." I replied, keeping my eye on the wolves.

The pack lurched forward again, going for another pod of dolphins. This time they were a tad more coordinated, but Haku and Tim's quick firing saved the unsuspecting dolphin from the wolves. I steered the S.S. Llama Shade a little ways ahead, blocking them off from the pods with the hull. An expertly-thrown trident knocked the other wolves back further. I smiled, watching Jamie wade through the shallower waters to grab my trident and toss it back to me.

"Thanks Jamie!" I waved, ignoring the sting of the water droplets on my hand from the trident.

"There's more." Haku suddenly motioned for everyone to follow him, dashing through the thick undergrowth. I motioned for Swifty to follow everyone else back to land, and very quickly began the chase of our lives.

I allowed myself to be Phoenix once again, a fluid motion from running to being truly airborne, flying just behind the Wardens. The wolves quickly came to sight, dragging with them the body of a dolphin, with the distinctive rounded fin on it's back.

"Careful where you shoot!" I screeched loudly. The wolves turned their heads to face our direction, sprinting off further. Without warning, a muscular purple unicorn materialized out of thin air, charging ahead with Jamie on it's back. Haku and Tim stopped, a sudden confused air surrounded the Wardens. I crashed into the tree just up ahead, scrambling back up only to see Jamie and the unicorn trot back with the wolves skewered on the unicorn's horn. In Jamie's arms was the dolphin, safe and sound.

"Good." I relaxed, shifting again to the humanoid form to take the dolphin out of Jamie's arms, making my way back to the ocean. I waded through the water until I could let the dolphin swim away, then flew back to shore.

"That's more dolphins saved today." I proudly announced to everyone, walking back.

"Thanks for your help, everyone." Haku set his rifle down by his side, the thrill of the chase leaving a weary smile on his face.

"Always happy to help." I replied. Swifty nodded his head happily, making his way back to the S.S. Llama Shade. I followed suit, making my way back to the Captain's Quarters, settling back down into my chair. I raised the glass of S.P.I.T. to my mouth and drank my fill, allowing the sweet liquid to relax me. I picked up my pen once again and began writing.

Minister's Log

The wolves decided to try to go after the critically-endangered Hector's dolphin. We successfully staved them off for now, but there will be more who may come along and attempt to poach these majestic marine creatures. As always, it is our duty to protect these creatures, no matter the cost. No matter who tries to capture them.

Signed,
Phoenix

SPSF PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Minister Phoenix (FiHami)
Trainee SwiftyGamer (Imperial Dodo)

FRIENDLY DOLPHIN RESCUERS

[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Tim
[RRA] Jamie
+TITO

HECTOR'S DOLPHINS RESCUED

https://www.nationstates.net/region=yorkshire
https://www.nationstates.net/region=lasagna
https://www.nationstates.net/region=the ... ter_europa

OTHER MISSIONS PARTICIPATED IN BY THE SPSF

*edited to include an update that was missing

Call to Action

If you are interested in helping defend regional sovereignty across NationStates, please sign up here to join the SPSF, and join our Discord server here!

by **Tinhampton** » Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:51 pm

Is the SPSF's current motto "Lux Veritas Virtus" or "Nulli Secundus"?

by **FiHami** » Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:52 pm

Tinhampton wrote:Is the SPSF's current motto "Lux Veritas Virtus" or "Nulli Secundus"?

To my knowledge it is "Lux Veritas Virtus".

by **A Bloodred Moon** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:45 am

I know Yorkshire, but what’s with the other two regions?

Also, no mention of ASEAN, or was the SPSF absent there?

by **FiHami** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:58 pm

A Bloodred Moon wrote:I know Yorkshire, but what’s with the other two regions?

Also, no mention of ASEAN, or was the SPSF absent there?

Those other regions are regions you guys jumped into and missed

And I went back and looked through reports and you are correct, I missed ASEAN in the reports. That is my bad, there were SPSF members present for that liberation. That will be fixed once I can get to a computer. Thank you for pointing it out!!!

by **A Bloodred Moon** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:44 am

FiHami wrote:Those other regions are regions you guys jumped into and missed

We never attempted either of those. They’re both foundered, and I would know if we did.

by **FiHami** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:04 am

A Bloodred Moon wrote:
FiHami wrote:Those other regions are regions you guys jumped into and missed

We never attempted either of those. They’re both foundered, and I would know if we did.

Yeah... I checked the links and these weren't the ones. I'm not sure what happened there, my apologies. I'll find out which regions they were that were also defended and correct that on the report (as well as add the missing update!)

by **TSP Foreign Office** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:23 am

PRESS RELEASE

NEW MINISTRY APPOINTMENTS

10 July 2020

Friends and neighbors,

I am pleased to announce the appointment of ambassadors to Caer Sidi, the Free Nations Region, Greater Díenstad, the International Democratic Union, and South Pacific. The purpose of these appointments is threefold: the South Pacific shall connect and engage with vibrant, growing regions, strengthen our relationship with defender-aligned regions, and renew our commitment to regions with which the South Pacific already shares in-game embassies.

I intend to appoint additional ambassadors to other regions throughout my term, and the appointments I have just made are a step in that direction. These appointments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs help in the objective of building the future of the South Pacific. These User-Created Regions and several others represent a part of this future.

To oversee this ministerial expansion, I have appointed Rabbitz to serve as the Ministry's fifth Secretary of State, who shall be the senior official to ambassadors to Caer Sidi, the Free Nations Region, Greater Díenstad, and South Pacific. Meanwhile, North Prarie shall be the Secretary of State for the ambassador to the International Democratic Union, whose portfolio is composed of all but one member region of the World Assembly Legislative League.

I also wish to recognize India and Sonindia for their recent establishment of consulates in the South Pacific. We're grateful to know that the two regions are interested in building a relationship with the South Pacific, and we hope to see these relationships develop further. I know that there's a great future in store for all of us. The future never comes to us; we must build our future right now in the present.

Faithfully yours,

Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Jay Coop (Qvait)

A postscript for citizens of the South Pacific:

As always, you are welcome to apply to become an ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It's an exciting endeavor that allows you to get to know the residents of another region and work with a vibrant and diverse ministerial staff. The more ambassadors we have, the greater the reach of the South Pacific, and a more promising future ahead for you and the region as a whole.

by **The South Pacific Special Forces** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:27 am

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prologue | Promotion | Chasing Lilies | Other Missions

Prologue
By Imperial Dodo

It was a regular afternoon, just chasing Hawks around. That was, until out of nowhere Haku screamed at the top of his lungs:
“Code 101! I repeat, Code 101!”

As soon as we heard this, we all jumped into our nuclear submarines, and rushed to Haku’s location.

Upon our arrival, we found Haku kneeling on the ground, holding what seemed to be a small piece of broken metal. The metal had a slight blue tint to it and was extremely sharp. One side of it was chiseled into what seemed to be some sort of a spear the tip of which is made of gold. The metal was polished perfectly and was smooth like paper.

“Does anyone know what this is?”, I asked.

Phoenix walked over to Haku, bent down, picked up the small piece of metal and examined it.

“This is not good,” she said, “This small piece of metal, although it may seem very insignificant, is one of the most important discoveries in all of SPSF’s history. Around one week ago, while I was waiting for any activity, I was ambushed by a swarm of Hawks. I was forced to retreat, and in the process abandoned my trident. That Trident is the most precious item that SPSF owned, or did own until last week… It is made of a precious metal called Pacifium which can only be found in the caverns deep below the SPSF headquarters in Sandaoguo. Pacifium is the strongest metal in the World, and is practically unbreakable. Not only is this trident special because it is made with Pacifium, but when it comes into contact with water, it forms a magnetic shield around you and summons a swarm of guardian dolphins to protect you. And don’t worry, inside the shield, there is only air, preventing any water from extinguishing me. ”

We all stood in silence, waiting for someone to say something. That was when Jamie said:

“Well, what are we waiting for, let's go find these Hawks and get this Trident back!”

I pulled out my prototype Railgun, Phoenix transformed into her bird form and Jamie jumped onto his unicorn and we set off to hunt these hawks.

Promotion

In the halls of the SPSF HQ, there are many rooms. Some are top secret rooms for only the most trusted members, some are more open to others. One room holds a special significance, however.

This room is larger than the others, holding a much different atmosphere inside. A sense of grandeur, pride, maybe even nostalgia lingers in the room, much different from the more streamlined feel of the rest of the building.

Minister Phoenix quietly flew up to the podium on the stage, shifting to the humanoid form, adjusting the headset microphone which appeared on her head. Following after her, were Generals Nakari and Roavin. Soon, Soldier SA and Trainee Prarie sat themselves on opposite sides of the stage, Prarie holding a certificate, and SA holding a brand-new uniform. Soon after, everyone else in the SPSF filed in, filling the hall with eager warriors, excitetdly anticipating the ceremony about to commence.

Phoenix briefly looked across the room, the excitement on her face as obvious as the Intruder flag which General Roavin stubbornly continued to wear despite the joke being as old as time itself.

“Hello, my fellow friends. Today, I have gathered us all here to acknowledge the dedication and hard work our dear Trainee SwiftyGamer has exhibited. They have gone above and beyond in our shared mission of protecting the oceans of NationStates, chasing down the pirates with fierce determination to see them stopped. This is why I ask Swifty to come up to the stage at this time.”

Swifty stood up from his seat and quietly made his way to the stage. The sheer amount of pride he held at this moment radiated like another sun in the very room, confidence in every step echoing around the hall.

“Trainee SwiftyGamer.” Phoenix said, turning to face the bold Trainee. “You have proven yourself to be more than capable in battle, a valuable asset to our crew.”

Swifty nodded, the smile on his face growing larger with every passing second.

“Do you promise to continue on this path that you’re on, vowing to do all that you can to defend the rough seas against those who wish to harm her, as she will be your friend as you are hers?”

“I promise.” Swifty replied to the question.

“In that case…” Phoenix lingered on the last word, reaching for what seemed to be nothing by her side. The brief moment of realization on her face passed by her unnoticed, and she moved her hand down to clasp the hilt of her katana instead. She drew the sword, resting it on Swifty’s head. “By the power vested in me by the people of The South Pacific, I now henceforth declare you, Soldier SwiftyGamer.”

The hall erupted in wild cheers and applause. SA stepped up first with the new uniform, followed by Prarie with Swifty’s certificate. The Generals stepped forward, shaking the new soldier’s hands enthusiastically.

“FREE S.P.I.T. ON THE HOUSE!!!” Trainee Omega shouted, passing around glass after glass of South Pacific Iced Tea to everyone in the room.

Chasing Lilies: Major 2020-07-07

Phoenix had set sail alone in the middle of the night, after reports of mysterious flower traffickers came through, from contacts in The Grey Wardens and the Rejected Realms Army. She was grateful that the seas were calm as they were, to prevent more ocean spray from hitting her. Without the Trident, her job was about to become much, much harder.

“Alright, hurry up and get here, and prepare to go as fast as you can.” Haku said over the radio. Phoenix quickly shifted into her normal bird form after anchoring the ship to where it was, soaring quickly to the land where she met the rest of the group.

“Phoenix, go with Jamie and Matthew and hunt down that group. The rest of you, go after the other group.” Haku nodded when Phoenix arrived, and the chase began.

They kept up a wild pace, chasing the wild flower traffickers on land, picking up the lilies as they fell.

“They’re moving too fast.” Matthew dropped, panting heavily.

“We can do it. We just need to keep going.” Jamie said, looking down at Matthew and Phoenix from their high unicorn. “They can’t go forever now.”

“Jamie’s right.” Phoenix acknowledged, dragging Matthew back up to his feet. “Keep moving.”

And the chase continued for the entire update, recovering 140 illegal flowers in total.

Flower Chasers:

[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Matthew
[TGW] Sir Merlin
[TGW] Tim
[TGW/EU] Vincent Drake
[FRA/RRA] Jamie

Other Missions

by **The South Pacific Special Forces** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:00 pm

tgwlilyspsf Redecorating Service!

“Hey, look at that…” The most adorable smol Catgirl Sweeze, the notorious leader of the fun-loving drug-pedalling org Lily pointed out over the coast. Everyone in the room dropped their glasses of S.P.I.T. and looked just over the horizon with drunken anticipation.

“What is it, fren?” Phoenix asked, gingerly standing up.

“That Captain Lard fella left his dumpster unattended.” Sweeze smiled, an evil look spreading across her face. Others perked up, turning their attention on the adorable Catgirl commander.

“We’re so in.” The newly-appointed First Warden of the Grey Wardens jumped up from his table, drawing out his rifles with excitement.

Phoenix turned to face General Nakari with a nod, which was only returned with enthusiasm.

“Let’s start a dumpster fire!”

*****

“Alright, on my signal, let’s charge in.” Sweeze whispered, holding up her closed fist. Phoenix discreetly morphed into her normal form, coming to rest her transformed talons on General Nakari’s shoulder. Everyone else seemed to tense up, the hunger for utu very apparent on their faces.

“Wait… is that a… dumpster… on the open ocean???” Phoenix exclaimed, glaring at the floating pile of trash.

“Exactly. And we’re going to take it all and go to town on Lardyboy’s house.” Sweeze snickered.

A silence fell on everyone as they readied themselves for Operation Fashie Meltdown.

“Go.” The adorable Catgirl exclaimed, rapidly sailing their way to the old, rotting pile of trash free-floating in the ocean. And, with expertly-executed flicks of her wrist, trash ended up piling around the as-of-yet vacant house. Others very quickly followed, chucking piles of trash at the house.

In mere seconds, the pile in the ocean was now entirely covering the Lard’s home.

“Honestly, looks much better than it did.” One of the mercenaries, Bluie, chuckled as he chucked the last of the trash over.

“Well, why don’t we go get a drink eh?” Phoenix squawked with enthusiasm. Frenchy made his way over to the window, bashing the window open with the patio table that had been sitting there, surrounded by army green patio chairs, and entered the house, alarms blaring. He casually strode over to where the table landed, grabbed it by the legs, and yeeted it into the door.

“Come on in guys!” Frenchy called out, watching everyone destroy their way in.

Everyone quickly got to work “redecorating” Captain Lard’s home, Sweeze throwing paint everywhere, the furniture team throwing everything to a corner to be incinerated in Phoenix’ fire, and bringing in a few posters on top of the wall. Once they were done, everyone else vacated the house, leaving Phoenix to do her thing: BURN IT ALL DOWN!

Let this be a lesson to those who try to facilitate hatred and disgusting ideologies across the world.

Redecorators Present

[SPSF/TGW] Nakari
[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[LILY] Sweeze
[LILY] Frenchy
[LILY] Greyview
[LILY] Jesus
[TGW] Tim
[TGW] Vinny
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Matthew
[RSA] Zizou
[MERC] Lonewolf
[MERC] Sierra Lyricalia
[MERC] Bluie Gamer
[MERC] Bobberino

Captain Lard’s “Redecorated” Home (Though it’s been fixed in the meantime >_>):

Lardyland

Other SPSF Missions!

by **Qvait** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:27 pm

SPSF back at it again!

by **Tinhampton** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:33 pm

The South Pacific Special Forces wrote:
tgwlilyspsf Redecorating Service!

Why would defenders raid a region? That's our j---OH HI BOBBERINO I REMEMBER YOU FROM LNA

(also 6900th post niiiiiiiiiiiice)

In more serious terms, the above SPSF report refers to the raid as "a lesson to those who try to facilitate hatred and disgusting ideologies across the world." Do we know why exactly Lardyland was (or is) so abhorrent?

by **LollerLand** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:23 pm

Tinhampton wrote:In more serious terms, the above SPSF report refers to the raid as "a lesson to those who try to facilitate hatred and disgusting ideologies across the world." Do we know why exactly Lardyland was (or is) so abhorrent?

Simply looking through their embassies list and their extraordinarily cringe-y RMB should give you several reasons as to why they totally deserved to be raided.

by **FiHami** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:00 am

Tinhampton wrote:
The South Pacific Special Forces wrote:
tgwlilyspsf Redecorating Service!

Why would defenders raid a region? That's our j---OH HI BOBBERINO I REMEMBER YOU FROM LNA (also 6900th post niiiiiiiiiiiice)

In more serious terms, the above SPSF report refers to the raid as "a lesson to those who try to facilitate hatred and disgusting ideologies across the world." Do we know why exactly Lardyland was (or is) so abhorrent?

Of course, there are a few reasons why we would hop in a raid of Lardyland. Fascist tag, embassies with fascist regions, and quoting Hitler on the RMB. While the SPSF is defender, we have no qualms about bashing some fash, and those who allow those abhorrent ideologies to reign free.

by **Qvait** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:16 pm

Indeed, raids against fascist regions can be greenlit and will always be by the South Pacific.

by **Boda** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:55 pm

Also it's Lardyland we're talking about. So... Yeah

by **Jar Wattinree** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:18 pm

The South Pacific Special Forces wrote:
(Image)

tgwlilyspsf Redecorating Service!

“Hey, look at that…” The most adorable smol Catgirl Sweeze, the notorious leader of the fun-loving drug-pedalling org Lily pointed out over the coast. Everyone in the room dropped their glasses of S.P.I.T. and looked just over the horizon with drunken anticipation.

“What is it, fren?” Phoenix asked, gingerly standing up.

“That Captain Lard fella left his dumpster unattended.” Sweeze smiled, an evil look spreading across her face. Others perked up, turning their attention on the adorable Catgirl commander.

“We’re so in.” The newly-appointed First Warden of the Grey Wardens jumped up from his table, drawing out his rifles with excitement.

Phoenix turned to face General Nakari with a nod, which was only returned with enthusiasm.

“Let’s start a dumpster fire!”

*****

“Alright, on my signal, let’s charge in.” Sweeze whispered, holding up her closed fist. Phoenix discreetly morphed into her normal form, coming to rest her transformed talons on General Nakari’s shoulder. Everyone else seemed to tense up, the hunger for utu very apparent on their faces.

“Wait… is that a… dumpster… on the open ocean???” Phoenix exclaimed, glaring at the floating pile of trash.

“Exactly. And we’re going to take it all and go to town on Lardyboy’s house.” Sweeze snickered.

A silence fell on everyone as they readied themselves for Operation Fashie Meltdown.

“Go.” The adorable Catgirl exclaimed, rapidly sailing their way to the old, rotting pile of trash free-floating in the ocean. And, with expertly-executed flicks of her wrist, trash ended up piling around the as-of-yet vacant house. Others very quickly followed, chucking piles of trash at the house.

In mere seconds, the pile in the ocean was now entirely covering the Lard’s home.

“Honestly, looks much better than it did.” One of the mercenaries, Bluie, chuckled as he chucked the last of the trash over.

“Well, why don’t we go get a drink eh?” Phoenix squawked with enthusiasm. Frenchy made his way over to the window, bashing the window open with the patio table that had been sitting there, surrounded by army green patio chairs, and entered the house, alarms blaring. He casually strode over to where the table landed, grabbed it by the legs, and yeeted it into the door.

“Come on in guys!” Frenchy called out, watching everyone destroy their way in.

Everyone quickly got to work “redecorating” Captain Lard’s home, Sweeze throwing paint everywhere, the furniture team throwing everything to a corner to be incinerated in Phoenix’ fire, and bringing in a few posters on top of the wall. Once they were done, everyone else vacated the house, leaving Phoenix to do her thing: BURN IT ALL DOWN!

Let this be a lesson to those who try to facilitate hatred and disgusting ideologies across the world.

Redecorators Present

[SPSF/TGW] Nakari
[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[LILY] Sweeze
[LILY] Frenchy
[LILY] Greyview
[LILY] Jesus
[TGW] Tim
[TGW] Vinny
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Matthew
[RSA] Zizou
[MERC] Lonewolf
[MERC] Sierra Lyricalia
[MERC] Bluie Gamer
[MERC] Bobberino

Captain Lard’s “Redecorated” Home (Though it’s been fixed in the meantime >_>):

Lardyland

I mean, it makes sense you guys would raid Lardyland, their predecessor had been really annoying and the successor region is anything but an improvement.

by **Nouguinkelospianland** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:19 am

Qvait wrote:Indeed, raids against fascist regions can be greenlit and will always be by the South Pacific.

I suppose that would explain the “recruiter-friendly” tag?

by **North Prarie** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:17 pm

Nouguinkelospianland wrote:
Qvait wrote:Indeed, raids against fascist regions can be greenlit and will always be by the South Pacific.

I suppose that would explain the “recruiter-friendly” tag?

What? Your comment makes no sense regarding the above point. We don't even have the "recruiter-friendly" tag.

by **The South Pacific Special Forces** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:41 pm

Operation Save the Sea Turtles! | Brewing Storm | Other Operations

Operation Save the Sea Turtles! Minor 2020-07-18

Tired, exhausted mariners always made their way to the bars in sleepy coastal towns at the end of the day. This unspoken tradition was never broken, unless you wanted to awaken the Ocean, and she is certainly not a very happy camper when awoken.

The small, fiery bird was a common sight in this town by now, and the local villagers always left the bird a gift of the finest mangoes their vast orchards produced whenever she came to visit. On the weekend nights, the local bar would become lively, with plenty of glasses of S.P.I.T. going around, and even a song or two, if the bird was feeling especially lively.

This was one of those nights, where Phoenix and the villagers of the town were having their fun at the local tavern, when in steps a very well-dressed man, his boots making a loud click-clack across the wooden floor. He put away the sword he held into its sheath, grabbing a few gold coins from his pocket and tossing them to the barkeeper. The room seemed to fall into an uneasy quiet, as all eyes suddenly went to the strange man.

“Oh my gosh, Rom!” Phoenix chirped, shifting to the humanoid form and jumping over tables to approach the privateer. “It’s good to see you!”

“Likewise, Phoenix. How have you been?” Rom crossed his arms, unable to stop a smile from spreading on his face. The room seemed to relax a bit when the people realized that the bird and the stranger were friends, resuming their previous chatter, soon becoming unaware of the mariners in the room.

“The Hawks stole the trident from me.” Phoenix sighed, slipping her hand into her pocket and drawing out the shard that was found two weeks ago. “I was ambushed, I tried my best to fight them off.”

“Sorry to hear that.”

“Well, it is rather unfortunate, but I will do whatever it takes to recover it.” Phoenix turned her head to face the door, the sight of a tiny baby sea turtle making its way inside the tavern catching her eye.

“What’s-” Rom watched Phoenix swoop down and gently pick up the little turtle before someone could step on it. “... a turtle…?”

“Yeah, it is about the time of year sea turtles hatch and begin making their way to the sea. However, bright lights often confuse the little fellas, like this one.” Phoenix dashed out of the tavern, watching her every step until she reached the shore. She lowered her hands right up to the ocean’s edge, watching the tiny turtle shuffle its way into the water and disappear.

“The state of this beach is an eyesore.” Rom walked up to where Phoenix kneeled, carrying a large mug of specially-imported rum.
“It’s bad for the turtles, too. If they were to try to eat all the garbage that’s here.”

Rom snapped his attention to the sudden sound of a horse snorting in the distance, only to wave over to the man riding the unicorn along the beach.

“Fratt? Hello there!”

“Oh, it’s the messy pirate.” The man on the unicorn chuckled, sliding off the unicorn and approaching the pair. “And the tiny fire birb!”

“Good to see you, Fratt.” Phoenix smiled, standing up to greet the newcomer.

“This beach is a disaster. This is clearly the work of you two pirates, throwing parties everywhere.” Fratt surveyed the trash on the beach, equally amused and disappointed.

“You said it’s the sea turtle’s hatching season, right?” Rom asked, picking up a wrapper from the sand. “We should clean this beach up. Help the sea turtles go in the right direction.”

“You read my mind!” Phoenix exclaimed.

“Ooh, lemme give Atlae a call, see if they want to get in on this.” Rom pulled out a smartphone, dialing a number rapidly on the phone, only to be beaten by Phoenix on her own phone.

“Heyo Atlae!” She chirped enthusiastically. “Wanna come help us clean up this beach? I’ll send you the directions if you want!”

“Count us in!” The voice on the other line responded, and very quickly came a dark green van, which came to a stop where the pavement ended, and out came a few guys, donning their tech like badges of pride. Atlae walked up to the group first, with a gentle wave of his hand and a disgusted side-eye towards a clump of trash.

“Well, we better clean this up.” Atlae kneeled down to pick up a tiny baby sea turtle that was trying to eat a plastic bottle cap. “And soon.”

“Everyone, call in your forces, let’s clean this shore up! We’ll split into teams, the more the merrier.” Phoenix said, grabbing the conch shell and sounding it loudly. Rom called his crew over with a sharp whistle, while Fratt mounted his unicorn, commanding the creature to rear up. Pretty soon, the beach was filled with plenty of recruits.

“Sun’s coming up guys, put on sunscreen.” Phoenix ordered, passing around a large bottle of sunscreen. “This stuff is reef safe by the way, so we don’t harm the oceans more. No Oxybenzone that kills corals.

And very quickly, everyone got to work, picking up trash and throwing it away in the daytime, and making sure sea turtles made it into the ocean rather than into trouble.

From the EPSA:
[EPSA] Atlae
[EPSA] Corporal Lerasi Tyramin
[EPSA] Songaria
[EPSA] Pelotudo

From the NPA:
[NPA] Bluie
[NPA] Koopa
[NPA] Bobberino
[NPA] Comfed

From the RRA:
[RRA] frattastan
[RRA] Jamie
[RRA] Dyl
[RRA] Kral

From the SPSF:
[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[SPSF] Nakari
[SPSF] Asia and Pacific
[SPSF] SwiftyGamer
[SPSF] Heaveria

Brewing Storm: Major 2020-07-25

The beach clean-up operation a massive success, Nakari, Phoenix, South Asians, Heaveria, and Swifty sailed back to the main harbor, where the SPSF headquarters stood proud, along with the other government buildings in The South Pacific. The city itself was bustling, the heart of the region being there. Many people gathered at the shipyards to watch the SPSF fleets arrive, cheering proudly as they watched everyone onboard disembark.

The weather was sunny and warm as usual, as Phoenix stepped off the ship, looking around at the pristine oceans, abundant with sea life.

“I am going to go see if I can figure anything out about the trident.” Swifty stated, holding out his hand expectantly. “I’ll need that shard from you.”

“Oh, sure.” Phoenix nodded, dropping the trident fragment into the soldier’s hand. Swifty swiftly made his way away from the harbor, off to the SPSF headquarters.

“I am going to check up on other things. If you need me, give me a call.” Nakari explained, walking off to the government buildings in the distance.

“We’ll be around if you need us.” South Asians and Heaveria stated in unison, each going their own separate ways, proud purpose in their steps.

Phoenix lingered just a little longer to stare into the waters proudly, hearing the lapping waves call to her more. However, she was wise enough to realize that responding to the ocean’s call without the trident was a bad idea. Instead, she decided to make her way to the Lampshade Bar and Grill, staring out into the ocean as she ate a sandwich, watching the dolphins jump as the sun started to set. However, the looming clouds over the horizon became more and more apparent, as if it was building up in intensity.

To her surprise, The First Warden from The Grey Wardens showed up right next to Phoenix, snapping her out of her own admiration of the beauty of the ocean.

“Looks like a storm is brewing.” He said, the thrill he felt invading his serious demeanor.

“It’ll be a good idea to see what’s up.” General Roavin approached the table, staring out at the growing storm.

“Agreed.” Phoenix jumped up, flinging a bunch of drama llamas at the poor bartender and snatching a bottle of S.P.I.T. from the fridge as she left the Lampshade Bar and Grill, following Tim and Roavin out.

“Your… change… ma’am…”

“You don’t have the trident on you, put on a rain cloak.” Roavin tossed a large plastic cloak to Phoenix, who slipped it on with a single move, and with another fluid movement, leaped aboard the ship. She lowered the plank so the talented general could board, and once Roavin was on, raised the plank once again, raised the anchor, and off they went, into the heart of the storm.

The Grey Wardens charged forward with their friends from Lily, followed closely by the unicorn-riding powerhouse that is the Rejected Realms Army. And looming in the background, was the sheer manpower of the Ten thousand Island Treaty Organization, ready to support whatever storm they would face.

The winds picked up quickly, and the waves proved more and more difficult to navigate. Even shouting to each other for directions proved to be useless above the howling winds, and the sudden torrent of rain stinging with the sheer force alone, creating loud hissing noises as they hit Phoenix’s exposed humanoid skin.

“OVER THERE!” Haku shouted at the top of his lungs, gesturing wildly over the distance, to where a group of whalers sat, seemingly fighting a kraken. But, as they approached closer, it was clear that the kraken was working with the whalers, creating its storm to mask the whaler’s movements. But, it was too late for whatever the whalers were up to.

Everyone quickly moved into position to take on the whalers and the kraken, flanking the enemy ship on all sides, hidden by the high waves and the torrential downpour.

Roavin tossed a large harpoon to Phoenix, grabbing the other one for himself as he carefully aimed at the enemy ship. Phoenix did the same, doing her best to keep as much of herself under the cloak as possible despite the winds, the rain, and the crashing waves.

All of the sudden, the whalers shot their harpoons into the water. And within a few seconds, the defenders stormed aboard the whaler’s ship, the TITO fleet taking the blunt of the whaler’s harpoon, allowing the Sei whale pod to escape safely into the depths.

The skirmish was brief, but the whalers suffered a few losses to their crew before they could beat the defenders back. And once again, the chase was on, but the rest of the night was uneventful, and they went back home by the end.

The storm subsided, leaving behind a myriad of stars glittering in the night sky, signalling to everyone that it was time to go home.

“Everyone go to the Lampshade Bar and Grill on Government Island, S.P.I.T. is on me!” Phoenix shouted, turning the ship around back to the harbor.

Whale Defenders:

[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[SPSF/TGW] Roavin
[TGW] Alfonz
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Matthew
[TGW] Pyrohy
[TGW] Tim
[UDSAF/TGW] Comlogical
[RRA] frattastan
[FRA/RRA] Jamie
[LILY] Chingis
[LILY] Frenchy
[LILY] sweeze
+TITO

Sei Whale Pod:
Belgium

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by **Qvait** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:51 pm

What a jolly good show!

by **FiHami** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:15 pm

Jay, you're too kind!

by **Iris and Metis** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:33 am

Love these reports! But you lost me at Rom being the 'very well dressed man'

by **FiHami** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:21 am

Iris and Metis wrote:Love these reports! But you lost me at Rom being the 'very well dressed man'

Figured it had to happen, I sorta imagine the NPA as very fancy privateers lol. Hence, they would probably have the fancy 17th-18th century kinda uniforms... In my mind, at least. I don't know why I get that vibe from them lol. But it's a good vibe, I love our NPA friends!

by **Erinor** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:33 am

The Ministry of Regional Affairs is proud to present the July Monthly Digest edition of the Southern Journal.

This month, as well as the usual news and interviews there's a travelogue on the Union of Democratic States, a history of TSP's Independence Day, two opinion pieces - including a continuation of the conversation surrounding Defender Moralism by an anonymous contributor - and the announcement of a new monthly competition for all you creative types.

Enjoy!

Embassy of the South Pacific

SPSF Weekly Report- 03-07-2020

SPSF Weekly Report- 2020-07-10

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