Embassy of the South Pacific

by **Dome Artan** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:27 am

That Kanglia sure can write! Completely unbiased assessment there

by **Kanglia** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:53 am

Dome Artan wrote:That Kanglia sure can write! Completely unbiased assessment there

Well of course Dome, how can I not be unbiased against a region I hold so dearly

by **Qvait** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:29 pm

A Drop in the Ocean 2, a festival between The North Pacific and the South Pacific has begun. Feel free to join for games, roleplay, competitions, lectures, and AMAs.

On TNP's forum: https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/forum/5002545/
On Discord: https://discord.gg/5cUFyQ7

by **The South Pacific Special Forces** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 7:00 pm

Christmas in July- Minor 2020-07-26 | Islands- Major 2020-08-01 | Other Operations

Christmas in July- Minor 2020-07-26

“We have a code red. Alert, code red. Christmas has been taken over.” The voice sounded urgent, pleading, even.

“Copy.” The person pressed a small button on the desk, speaking into a microphone, then released the button, standing up from the desk and swiftly leaving the dark room.

Above deck was where the rest of the SPSF were, all congregated together, engaged in passionate discussion over glasses of South Pacific Iced Tea, as usual. The past week had been rather eventful, and it did seem that everyone was eager to get some rest.

Everything quieted down once the doors from below deck swung open, and Phoenix emerged.

“If any of you are able to be around, please report to the S.S. Llama Shade.” Was all she said, transforming to the phoenix and taking off to the ship next door.

On the Llama Shade, Generals Roavin and Nakari stood, their expressions serious. Soldier South Asians appeared shortly after.

“We’re going to charge for Christmas,” began Roavin as Nakari made the way to the Defender’s Artificial Solar System.

“Let me call over a few friends.” South Asians grinned, phoning in a few people from FNDA.

At the A.S.S., a great horde of people gathered around, watching the northern seas like a hawk.

Christmas Battle Theme

“We’ll be up in just a few. We’ll move when I call go.” Haku stepped forward in front of the crowd. “The game plan is as follows. Rejected Realms Army, swing into the back. TITO, you guys do what you guys do. South Pacific Special Forces, sail in and break your way as close to the center as you can. Everyone else, follow me. Now, get into position.”

Everyone filed into their respective points, watching the RRA ride off to the opposite coast. Everything was deadly quiet, as Nakari prepared to take the Llama Shade into a gear she had never revved in before. Everyone else was tense, just waiting for Haku’s signal to take Christmas by storm.

All of the sudden, the sound of horses neighing in the distance erupted, and Haku called a loud “GO!!!” and suddenly, defenders from far and wide swarmed in, and the fight was on.

The S.S. Llama Shade suddenly lurched forward, its driver expertly charging through the ice, breaking it up and getting the vessel as close to shore as possible. There were a few defenders already on shore, guarding the rightful ruler of the lands from further attacks by the invading forces, who were busy trying to ward off the RRA cavalry and the sudden mass barrage of defenders.

“Harpoon that group!” Roavin shouted, tossing several candy-cane painted harpoons to Nakari and South Asians.

“What are…” South Asians hesitated for a second in confusion, jumping in surprise when the generals both launched their harpoons simultaneously, ensnaring a few invaders with the candy cane hooks.

“Had to get into the spirit, ya know?” Roavin chuckled, firing yet another candy cane at another straggling invader. South Asians shrugged, assuming the firing position as well, launching a candy cane at the last straggling invader.

Just as quickly as it started, it was over. The defenders gathered up the invaders and kept them trapped there while the rest who were there cleaned up the mess and restored the king to his throne.

“We did it.” Haku blew the smoke off his rifle, suddenly jumping when he noticed it had been painted over in red and white.

“Ha! I was waiting for you to notice!” Roavin laughed. “Had to get us into the Christmas spirit somehow.”

Once the last of the invaders were on their one-way ticket to The Rejected Realms, everyone decided to head home. Aboard the S.S. Llama Shade, Phoenix applauded the generals and the soldier, handing them hearty gallons of S.P.I.T. to the returning fighters.

“Nice one guys!”

“I get the feeling we won’t be seeing the last of them yet.” Roavin shook his head.

“The flurry in activity isn’t too much to worry about. But the trident is still at large, and fragmented.”

“Speaking of…” Phoenix held up her hand, revealing a small shattered metallic fragment. “I found this.”

The S.S. Llama Shade sailed back to Government Island’s harbor, coming to stop at the docks, and everyone went back home, to keep their eye for the next thing.

Defenders of Christmas:

[SPSF/FNDA] Warrior
[SPSF/TGW] Nakari
[SPSF/TGW] Roavin
[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[TGW] Altmoras
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Pyrohy
[TGW] Sir Merlin
[TGW] Tim
[AWP/FRA] Nuca
[FNDA] ASEAN Maharlika
[FNDA] Sargon Reman
[LILY] Frenchy
[RRA] Cat
[RRA] frattastan
[RRA/FRA] Jamie
[RRA/FOM] Neop
[UDSAF/RRA] Dyl
[UDSAF] Glaciosia
[AFP] Campanula
[AFP] anti winx
Bobberino
+TITO

https://www.nationstates.net/region=christmas

Islands- Major 2020-08-01

“We’ve got reports that some hawks are up. No idea their intention.” The ever-familiar voice of The Grey Wardens’ very own Haku came over the radio.

“On our way.” General Nakari responded, looking around the command room. She grabbed the half-asleep Phoenix and the fully-asleep Roavin, and made her way as quickly as possible to the S.S. Llama Shade, throwing her now-awake companions aboard before sailing off herself to the coordinates set by the Warden commander.

“What’s up?” Phoenix looked over the coast once she regained her footing, seeing the all-too-familiar ships over the horizon. She slowly smiled, reaching for her back for a weapon that wasn’t there. At the realization, she drew out twin flaming katanas instead. “Black Hawks.”

“Yes. We’re joining the Wardens and the Rejected Realms Army on this.”

“Oh, this is gonna be good.”

Nakari nodded, steering the ship to the Artificial Solar System. Everyone watched as the Wardens and the RRA cavalry climbed aboard. As soon as the whole group was aboard, Nakari sailed off towards the distance, keeping the Hawk fleet in plain view.

“They’re live! Over there!” Vinny shouted, pointing in the distance to where hawks were aiming for an island. Nakari quickly redirected the S.S. Llama Shade’s route to the island, quickly overtaking the hawks and beating them to the island. Of course, the hawks merely redirected their course to another island. Which the crew intercepted as well.

Finally, the hawks managed to claim an island. But there wasn’t enough time to even think about cleaning it up, for they were already targeting another island.

The islands the Black Hawks managed to claim were few and far between. Aboard the last one, the defenders managed to storm the Black Hawk’s vessel, rounding them up and sailing them off to The Rejected Realms.

“Trident shard.” Deadeye Jack held up a sliver of shiny Pacifium metal, handing it over to Phoenix.

“Beautiful, thanks!” Phoenix smiled, stuffing the little piece of metal into her pocket. “Three shards found now. Many, many more to go.”

Island Guards:

[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[SPSF/TGW] Nakari
[SPSF/TGW] Roavin
[TGW] Deadeye Jack
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Matthew
[TGW/EU] VIncent Drake
[RRA/FRA] Jamie

Other SPSF operations

Call to Action

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by **Office of the Delegate** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:02 am

Press Release from the Office of the Delegate:

At 10:00 a.m. today on the 12th of August (South Pacific Time (SPT/UTC)), the Admiral Delegate General, Amerion, made his inaugural address as Delegate of the South Pacific.

The dispatch version is available here.

— Colonel Llama,
Press Secretary to the Delegate

Prime Minister Nakarisaune, Chair of the Assembly Rabbitz, Chief Justice Kringalia, members of the Assembly, and fellow South Pacificans,

I am deeply honoured by this opportunity to serve as your Delegate. It is the highest responsibility that has humbled all those who have been entrusted with it and I speak sincerely from the heart when I say that I too feel this deep sense of duty.

Yesterday, in the Assembly and before an audience comprised of members of the government along with citizens from every island of our region, I took an oath of office which I have since given a great deal of thought.

“… that I will faithfully discharge my duties as such to the best of my ability without fear or favour, affection or ill-will; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Coalition; and that I take this obligation freely, in good faith, and with full disposition, for the good of the Coalition of the South Pacific.”

These words which can often seem somewhat formal and perhaps unnecessary when spoken in portions do as a whole mean so much more. It speaks to the role of government and commitment we have all made to serve you as faithfully as we can in advancing this region we all call home. As Delegate, I pledge to you here and now that I will always be mindful of my duty to you, that I will as others have before me, continue to safeguard what is the oldest democracy in NationStates, and I hope you will lend me your support as I do so.

If I may, I would like to speak on another matter of great concern to not only us as South Pacificans but as citizens of the world. Beyond the vast seas that surround us, in lands some of us have yet to venture, there is a reality which for many has proven an immensely challenging one. One which will come to define a generation. I believe that in a region as large and as diverse as ours, there are no doubt those among us who have experienced these trials and tribulations firsthand. Indeed, it is all but certain that we have each been affected by the year that is 2020 in one way or another.

In this annus horribilis, our community has for me at least — and I suspect for many others as well — been like a lighthouse in a raging storm. By simply being who we are, by forging ahead with our community, whether it be on the regional message board or the channels of Discord, we have inadvertently offered a respite in a world which sorely needs it.

What I ask of you now, I ask not only as your Delegate but as your fellow South Pacifican and a human being. I ask that you continue to be kind to one another wherever and whenever you can. As nations, we don’t often see the faces or hear the stories behind the flags but they are there and some are in difficult circumstances today. As cheesy as it may be, one internet quote holds especially true in these uncertain times: kindness costs nothing but it can mean everything.

Thank you very much.

by **Qvait** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:25 pm

All hail the new ~~Supreme Leader~~ Delegate of the South Pacific!

by **Comfed** » Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:33 pm

Qvait wrote:All hail the new ~~Supreme Leader~~ Delegate of the South Pacific!

Bows in reverence.
Congratulations, Amerion!

by **The South Pacific Special Forces** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:09 pm

Determination | Middle of the Earth | Some Perfect Timing | Other Operations

Note, this obviously is very, very late. Sorry that our report is so late, we’ll be right back with our regularly-scheduled content with the next report. As such, this report will cover everything we’ve done since the South Pacific liberation. And, a huge special thanks to Swifty Imperial Dodo for helping out getting this report done! Now, without further ado, the report.

Determination (SP Liberation pt. 2)

We have been grappling with defeat at every corner. The mere power of the trident shards alone have given them enough power to do this. I had just been scratching the surface this entire time I had possession of the trident, but they are unleashing a dangerous force unknown to mankind. If they manage to find more of the shards… I fear what will happen.

Phoenix closed the journal once again, looking over at the clock on the walls. The past few days have been impossible, at every corner, there was a new surprise that caused the casualties of many of the civilians that joined forces with the liberators. With a sigh, Phoenix stood up, pushing her chair in, and quietly made her way out of the room.

“There has to be a way…”

Phoenix shuffled into the quiet cafeteria, sneaking over and grabbing a mango, which she nibbled on her way to the secret command room, looking over the various things discussed. After a while, she shook her head and left the room, walking out to see everyone else walking out of the building. Everyone at this point looked unmotivated, having experienced defeat at every turn up until now.

“Look. We might be struggling, but we WILL pull through!” One of the brilliant higher-ups of the Rejected Realms Army, Jamie, shouted. Their voice was confident, brimming with determination, as the unicorn they rode paced up and down in front of the combined forces. “We CAN do this!”

“You all can do this!!!” The head of The East Pacific, Serge, cheered on, though he could not enter battle. Just in front of him was the Field Commander of the East Pacific Sovereign Army, who was walking the civilians they had left through what needed to happen.

“I suppose it is time for our final stand.” Phoenix drew her swords and marched to the front.

“READY.” Phoenix shouted.

The combined armies fell quiet, no longer the massive 90 brave warriors, but a third of that. Many more of the civilians at home would mourn their losses, but now wasn’t the time for that.

“AIM.”

It seemed like the Hawks were just about done with their party, but enough were left to bite back against the defenders. They seemed ready to give it one last fight, having had their victory and ready for the next thing.

“FIRE!!!” Phoenix shouted, as the swarm of people from all over charged in. The Privateers of the North Pacific Army skillfully sliced through some of the remaining Hawks. The Rejected Realms Army rode in, invoking their wrath upon any remaining Hawks. The South Pacific Special Forces rode in by storm, charging in, firing harpoons at any nearby hawks.

The rightful King of the island ran alongside the liberators, tearing through hawks with powerful leaps into the ear, grabbing them with his powerful jaws, and throwing them off the island ferociously. Not a single hawk dared touch him. Instead, they flew away, leaving the throne empty for the Panther to casually walk up, which he took with stride.

“And stay out.” He growled. The remaining liberators approached Panther and the natives from South Pacific with a triumph in their eyes, which he smiled in return, as he was king over his realm once again.

Not many words were exchanged, though everyone helped clean up the mess as best as they could. When clean-up was complete, the South Pacific Special Forces and the remaining South Pacificans walked off the island and into their vessel, ready to set course for home.

“Let’s go home. We’re not out of this quite yet.” Roavin turned towards the front of the ship. Nakari nodded, making her way over to guide the ship back home. Phoenix passed SPIT all around to those who had attended, sharing stories with everyone aboard.

I just want to say, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone that participated, THANK YOU. THANK YOU for coming out to help our friends, even if it did mean losing your endorsements. Thank you for supporting our efforts and making history, even if we may not have “won” because of our numbers. The fact that every single person came out with the intention to help meant so much more to us, that, if there are any big, high-stakes missions, that we can count on you to help us liberate regions from the claws of the raiders that seek to destroy.

And a massive thank you to the different regions that came to help, especially The East Pacific, you guys helped so much with the Civilian Militia, with how many people you managed to pull for this and your intense recruitment efforts. Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Minister of Military Affairs of The South Pacific,

FiHami

REGIONS INVOLVED IN THE LIBERATION EFFORTS

The South Pacific
The East Pacific
The North Pacific
The Rejected Realms
The Order of The Grey Wardens
Thaecia
The Free Nations Region
The Union of Democratic States
10000 Islands
Kingdom of Great Britain
Social Liberal Union
Wintercrest

Middle of the Earth

“That way.”

Sailing away from South Pacific, everyone made their way to the next region that had been taken over by the wolves. Along the way, they picked up a few new recruits permanently, and the ship was busy rejoicing in their recent victory. At the helm were the two generals of the South Pacific Special Forces, who were quickly steering the ships towards the target.

“Hey, back there at South Pacific, I found this thing, it looked important, some hawks dropped it.” One of the new recruits said, holding up a small shard of metal. Phoenix stood up and approached them, looking at what they held in their hands.

“That’s gotta be another shard.” Phoenix smiled, stretching her hand out for the trainee to drop the shard into her hand.

“A shard…?” The recruit asked confused.

“Basically, this little shard was part of a trident that was passed down from Minister to Minister of our region’s military. It is very powerful, as you saw from what the hawks did in South Pacific. All that trouble, caused by them having managed to grab a few shards.”

“Wait, where’s the trident now-” The recruit was about to ask, until they were cut off by a command from the helm.

“Let’s go! Target acquired!”

Everyone aboard armed themselves up for yet another liberation, when suddenly, another shout pierced the air.

“GET OFF THE DECK NOW! INSIDE!”

Had the warning come a few seconds later, many SPSF members would have been lost, as everyone made it into the inner workings of the ship just in time for the oceans to open up, everything falling for what seemed like an eternity, until suddenly, everything stopped.

Roavin stepped out of the cabin carefully, to survey what had happened. He came back to the cabin, somewhat relaxed, even excited a little bit.

“Well, we somehow took a shortcut to the target it seems, because we are in Middle Earth.”

“What do you mean we’re in Middle Earth…?”

Everyone emerged from the shelter of the lower levels of the ship to the deck, to find that they’ve been dropped into the middle of an ocean just looking out to what seemed to be a fantastic land only imagined.

“Well, let’s go. We need to find the invaders-” Phoenix started to say, only to be interrupted by Nakari pointing over to the shore.

“Wolves. They’re patrolling the shores, but we should be able to slip in.”

“How are-” Phoenix was about to ask, when suddenly, the skies opened up, dropping many other defenders down from the skies into the ship. After a bit of a meet and greet, everyone focused their attention on timing the wolf patrols.

At the signal from commanders, the large group dropped down from the ship into smaller boats, rowing to the shores, avoiding detection from the patrols of wolves.

“Hey, Phoenix. Go fly ahead and see if you can find anything. Try to stay undetected.” Haku whispered, and Phoenix quickly transformed, flying to the trees as quietly and secretly as possible.

“Everyone else, let’s stay here and wait. When the bird returns, we’ll see what our options are.”

They sat there, hiding themselves the best they could in the dense foliage, holding their breaths when the wolves got too close to comfort, and relaxing once again when they left. However, their situation was short-lived when the unmistakable screech was heard.

That’s when the wolves found the group in the dense foliage.

The initial skirmish was rather short-lived, as the more experienced defenders made quick work of the small patrol.

“No use for stealth now, no doubt they know we’re here. Let’s go now, as quickly as possible.” Haku sighed, motioning for the defenders to go and run through the forests as quickly as possible.

The group made it to the volcano where they saw the ruler of the wolves laugh, holding hostage the residents of the surrounding town as their attendants. In a small birdcage was Phoenix, wrapped in what seemed to be flameproof material, lying on the ground motionless. The leader stepped down from his throne, a smirk on his wolfy face and an undeniable glint of pride in his face.

“So, you lot all finally decided to descend from your crushing defeat to come to challenge me?” He growled, licking his snout. “I have your fire chicken, and now I have a wider buffet of defenders to snack on.”

Frattastan walked up to the large wolf with annoyance, picking him up from the scruff of the neck, chucking the wolf into the volcano, taking the birdcage with him as the wolf thrashed, trying to avoid his inevitable demise.

“Ah, we lost-” One of the SPSF newer recruits cried out, interrupted by Nakari with a smug look on her face as the recruit went from panic to astonishment as Phoenix flew out of the volcano as if nothing had happened.

“She’s a phoenix.”

Phoenix landed on the ground next to the group, transforming back to the human form.

“Thanks, did we win?” She smiled, shaking off random down feathers from her sleeves.

“Fratt literally just grabbed the wolf like it was a kitten. It was great to watch.” Swifty laughed, mimicking the action of grabbing the wolf by his neck and tossing him like a toy.

“I wish I could have seen that. We should go home though… wait, do we have a way home?”

A hush fell across the defenders as they realized that they were trapped in the unfamiliar land.

Adventurous Defenders

Minor 2020-08-11

[ΔWP/FRΔ] Nuca
[FNDA/SPSF] Heaveria
[FNDA] Oimatsu
[FNDA] VoxelMush
[lily] sweeze
[RRA/FRA] Jamie
[RRA/GAN] n-vince
[RRA] frattastan
[RRA] thepeopl
[SPSF/FNDA] Warrior
[SPSF/TGW] Nakari
[SPSF/TGW] Roavin
[SPSF] Briny
[SPSF] Islas
[SPSF] Melix
[SPSF] Whole India
[TDK] County Of Lienengen
[TGW] Altmoras
[TGW] Benevolent Thomas
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Sir Merlin
[TGW] W&S
[UDSAF/LCA] Kade
[UDSAF/RRA] Dyl
[UDSAF/TGW] Comlogical
[UDSAF/TGW] Kanglia
[UDSAF] 48lexR
[UDSAF] Isles
[UDSAF] Nuevo San Miguel
[URA] Aire_Volte
+TITO

Major 2020-08-12

[DYR] Dyr
[EPSA] Acronis
[EPSA] Atlae
[EPSA] Catiania
[EPSA] Oofery
[EPSA] Philville2
[EPSA] SilverWolf
[FNDA] Oimatsu
[RRA/FRA] Jamie
[RRA] Fauxia
[RRA] thepeopl
[SPSF] Briny
[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Matthew
[TGW] Pyrohy
[TGW] Team Leo
[TGW] Tim
[UDSAF/RRA] Dyl
[UDSAF/TGW] Comlogical
[UDSAF/TGW] Kanglia
[UDSAF] Glaciosia
[UDSAF] Isles
[UDSAF] Nuevo San Miguel
[UDSAF] Phoenix
[UDSAF] TheWorstBen
Bobberino
Rom
+ TITO

*Note, at Major, we didn’t just liberate Middle Earth, but also defended 2 additional regions!

https://www.nationstates.net/region=mountain
https://www.nationstates.net/region=calticboy

Some Perfect Timing
Written by Swifty (Imperial Dodo)

It was a sunny, summer day. The sky was as clear as it could be and all was well. It had now been almost 2 weeks since the liberations of South Pacific and Middle Earth. Minister Phoenix was sitting in her office, reading a book and munching on a mango. I was slumping in my chair trying to get a little sleep after having updated the entire SPSF Headquarters Security System last night. There had been no sightings of any of the hawks or any of the other trident fragments. I was sitting in my chair, half asleep when my computer started beeping. I spun around, and saw that there were 2 unidentified objects approaching the outer rim of Asia. I jumped out of my seat, took my computer and walked over to Minister Phoenix’s office:

“Phoenix, 2 unidentified objects appeared on my radar approaching Asia.”

“It’s fine, probably just some wolves doing some shenanigans, just noti-”

She was interrupted when my computer started beeping like crazy and over 25 more unknown objects appeared on radar. They were forming up in a coordinated swarm, seemingly preparing to attack.

“Notify Haku, Jamie and our friends at UDSAF and let's get moving!”

I grabbed my computer, ran back to my office, called Merlin and Jamie and told them where to meet us.

“Cmon, hurry Swifty. We’re gonna miss them”, screamed Phoenix.

“Yea, coming.”

I grabbed my pistol and my sniper, jumped on the boat and started those engines. Upon our arrival near the location where they were spotted, we found an abandoned wolf camp which seemed to be very recent. We were looking through what was left of the camp when Roavin called us:

“I think I found something,” he said, “it looks like some kind of flag with stars on it.”

He handed it over to Phoenix.

“Ahhh, well, looks like we’ve got a pack of European wolves on our hands. Lets go hunt every single one of them down!” , she replied.

We met up with TGW, RRA and UDSAF, armed our weapons, cracked our necks, and went wolf hunting. Following some trails, we were led to a thick, and dark forest.

“They must be hiding somewhere in this forest, waiting for the right time to pounce.” said Jamie.

The forest was dark and eerie. We walked slowly, clearing out every possible angle, when we saw a figure appear from behind a tree. All of our weapons were pointed at it.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. It’s just me” said Haku standing in front of 20 wolves who were tied to trees.

“What in the world happened here??!!”, I asked

“Well, to put it simply, I happened to be in the area when I noticed this large pack of wolves who seemed to be preparing. I was able to pick them off, one by one, while they were alone, and capture them.”

“Imma be honest, that’s some gosh darn perfect timing.”, I replied pleasantly surprised.

“Oh, I also found this, it looked important,” he said while handing something to Phoenix, “Isn’t it like one of those missing shard thingies. Not sure.”

Phoenix examined it and was ecstatic.
“Yes, OMG, YES! Thanks Haku. Like, Thanks ALOT. We’ve been looking for any sign of the trident for almost 2 weeks now. Well, I’m gonna be honest with you peps. This is both good news, but also bad news. It’s good because well, we found another shard but bad because we found this on some European Wolves.”

“Why is that bad?” asked Merlin.

“Well, the shards were taken by some hawks but if we found them on some European Wolves, it means that the hawks are sharing the shards with their friends, which will make it a lot harder to get all of the shards back.”

“Welp. Thank guys for your help.” I said walking back onto the boat with Phoenix.

I sat down, started the engines and commenced the long boat ride home.

Yours Truly,
Soldier Swifty

Imperial Dodo

Wolf Hunters

Minor 2020-08-22

[TGW/LCA/SPSF] Atlantica
[TGW] Deadeye Jack
[TGW] Haku
[TGW] Sir Merlin
[TGW] W&S
[TGW/EU] Vincent Drake
[lily] sweeze
[LILY] Imki
[SPSF/FNDA] Warrior
[SPSF/TGW] Nakari
[SPSF/TGW] Roavin
[SPSF] Islas
[SPSF] Melix
[SPSF] Phoenixofthesun
[SPSF] SwiftyGamer
[RRA/FRA] Jamie
[RRA] Karp
[RRA] Kyorgia
[RRA] frattastan
[UDSAF] 48lexR
[UDSAF] Glaciosia
[UDSAF] Isles
[UDSAF] Nuevo San Miguel
[FNDA] Oimatsu
+ TITO

Defences: 2
https://www.nationstates.net/region=asia

*Note, we also defended 1 additional region:

https://www.nationstates.net/region=smol_fur_empire

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by **Aquilanion** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:29 pm

A huge congratulations to the SPSF on their efforts recently and most notably for a record they didn’t mention - the largest failed liberation attempt in NS!

by **Qvait** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:10 pm

PRESS RELEASE

AN ADDRESS ON N-DAY

28 September 2020

Fellow South Pacificans and potato allies,

This year's N-Day turned out like no other for the South Pacific and its potato allies. As part of the Potato Alliance, we witnessed what seemed like a total loss in the second hour when the Horsemen launched their nukes at us with great success. However, because of the brilliance of our Potato Generals and the resiliency of our Alliance, we managed to hide behind enemy lines for several hours to survive and inevitably return to our faction to mount the most improbable comeback.

Nearly midway through the day, the Potato Alliance was more than 65,000 points in the negative and on the bottom of the leaderboard, yet we came back and exacted our revenge against the Horsemen which put us back into contention as we were back in the top five. As the day progressed, we continued scoring as we kept the Horsemen down and targeted several other factions, briefly putting the Potato Alliance in first place with more than 90 minutes remaining in N-Day.

The Potato Alliance may have finished in second place, but our comeback was nothing short of a miracle that many people will remember for years to come. With this in mind, we would like to thank the South Pacificans, all members of the Potato Alliance, and our friends in CRAB, who stuck with us through thick and thin. Because of this most improbable comeback, this year's N-Day was the most epic iteration of the event in NationStates history. Next year will be ours.

Faithfully yours,

The Cabinet of the South Pacific

by **Daytime to Night** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:06 am

An Alliance of Potatoes > FRA

by **Tim-Opolis** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 1:05 am

Daytime to Night wrote:An Alliance of Potatoes > FRA

Quoting for historical preservation.

It was a great fucking time this year! Thanks for joining in with us!

by **WayNeacTia** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:26 pm

Daytime to Night wrote:An Alliance of Potatoes > FRA

Pretty sure you are confusing the FRA with the UDL. :lol:

by **Tim-Opolis** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:22 pm

Wayneactia wrote:
Daytime to Night wrote:An Alliance of Potatoes > FRA

Pretty sure you are confusing the FRA with the UDL.

NuCa is one of the oldest still-active players who were a part of the FRA in an high-involvement capacity. I think he knows what he's talking about

by **WayNeacTia** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:59 pm

Tim-Opolis wrote:
Wayneactia wrote:Pretty sure you are confusing the FRA with the UDL.

NuCa is one of the oldest still-active players who were a part of the FRA in an high-involvement capacity. I think he knows what he's talking about

Sarcasm is a thing Tim.

by **The Moonstar** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:10 pm

Wayneactia wrote:
Tim-Opolis wrote:NuCa is one of the oldest still-active players who were a part of the FRA in an high-involvement capacity. I think he knows what he's talking about

Sarcasm is a thing Tim.

That's not sarcasm, that's not how it works. It's a joke you made that Tim didn't find funny. It doesn't even make sense in any context either.

by **TSP Foreign Office** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:24 pm

PRESS RELEASE

STATEMENT TO THE NATIONSTATES COMMUNITY ON CABINET ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

13 October 2020

Fellow South Pacificans and citizens of the larger NationStates metaverse,

This evening, elections concluded for the positions of the Cabinet of the South Pacific.
This election was a special one- with the creation of three new ministries out of the split of the Ministry of Regional Affairs, three brand-new positions were up for grabs, with the chance to set a precedent for a brand new ministry, an opportunity that hasn't been afforded to South Pacificans since the 2016 Hileville coup and subsequent Great Council.

For the recently renamed Minister of Defence, Phoenix (FiHami) was re-elected, running uncontested and getting 38 votes over the option to re-open nominations. Phoenix has been a pleasure to work with as Prime Minister, and I am ectstatic for her to be able to continue her work as MoD.

For the new position of Minister of Engagement, United States of Vietnam ran uncontested for the position that he made clear his intention to run for for years and years. Vietnam had a brilliant campaign and I am more than excited for Vietnam to establish the foundation of this brand new Ministry, a Ministry that does some of the most important work in the region.

For the new position of Minister of Media, Farengeto made his return to the political stage, prevailing 28-7-4 over his opponent Rabbitz, a former Chair of the Assembly, with a campaign based around going to all forms of media and collaborating with SPINN, the South Pacific's independent news organization that hosted debates and interviews for all of these positions. Farengeto is brilliant and I am incredibly confident in his ability to do the job well.

For the final new position of Minister of Culture, newcomer SwiftyGamer (Imperial Dodo) won in a race that came insanely down to the wire, winning 19-18 over three runoffs (the brilliance of IRV!) against fellow newcomers Royaltica and Indusse.
Swifty is, just overall, an awesome player and human. Ever since he has joined the region, Swifty has shown incredible potential and drive in the region, from effectively serving as MoMA Phoenix's aide-de-camp in the South Pacific Special Forces, to being the most active member in our World Assembly program, OWL, to planning multiple brilliant events. I am so, so excited for Swifty to begin his Cabinet career as Minister of Culture.

For the position GP will be most interested in, Minister of Foreign Affairs, previous MoFA Omega (United Federated States of Omega) was given the unique privilege of succeding his successor, running unopposed. Omega is one of the best political minds in the game and I know that so much will get done during his term. This is an exciting new era in the South Pacific, and I feel calm knowing that Omega is leading the charge on the FA front.

And last but not least, in the election for our head of government, the Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Affairs PenguinPies defeated Glen (Sandaoguo) and myself, 15-14-11 (22-17 over two runoffs).
Penguin is an amazing person and leader. She exhibits all the right tendencies and I would pick little others to succeed myself as Prime Minister.

I offer congratulations to all of the winners of these elections, and comiserations to all who did not succeed.

It has been a pleasure to work with the Cabinet this term. Qvait, Phoenix, and Penguin (as well as Seraph and Nakarisaune) all deserve a round of applause for all they have done to lead the region.
The South Pacific prospered under them. And I am incredibly confident that our successors will work to continue the prosperity and help guide the region into a bold new light of policy and ideas.

Faithfully yours,
Prarie
Prime Minister of the South Pacific

by **Lord Dominator** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:32 pm

Wait, I thought Glen retired, but now he's back and running for PM?

by **United States of Vietnam** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:19 pm

Lord Dominator wrote:Wait, I thought Glen retired, but now he's back and running for PM?

Never trust the retirement of a NSGPer

by **RiderSyl** » Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:45 am

Lord Dominator wrote:Wait, I thought Glen retired, but now he's back and running for PM?

i'm glad he lost. unfortunate that Farengeto didn't lose too. accomplished ancients like them should leave the opportunities to newer/younger players.

by **Kringalia** » Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:33 am

Congratulations to those elected, and likewise to all other candidates for running exciting campaigns! This has definitely been one of the more interesting elections we've had. ^^

by **FiHami** » Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:47 am

This election has been awesome and I'm personally excited for what this term will consist of! ^-^

by **Qvait** » Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:56 am

Congratulations to all who have been elected. It's great to have a fair mix of old and new faces in our Cabinet. I believe that we are headed in the right direction with this new Cabinet, especially in terms of what it means to be a defender and the South Pacific's role in this community. I can't wait to see what happens next.

by **The South Pacific Special Forces** » Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:19 pm

The Climb | Orc | Smol Fur Empire | The Long Journey Home | Other SPSF Operations

The Climb

“Alright all, no way to go except up, I guess.” Phoenix sighed, staring at the base of the impossibly tall mountain the SPSF found themselves at.

“Can’t we just tunnel through-” One trainee began, only to be met with a soft hand from Prarie.

“We definitely shouldn’t disturb the native ecosystem, we are tasked with protecting it, after all.”

Phoenix nodded in agreement, carefully looking for footholds to begin climbing.

“We don’t want to cause harm, correct. Especially in an ecosystem we know nothing about. Even where it looks the most dead and barren, there is life.”

“It only looks like one or two people can even reasonably try to climb this.” Roavin shook his head.

“I’ll look for another way around.” Swifty sighed, beginning to walk off towards the side of the mountain. Others began following him, leaving Prarie and Phoenix alone to climb.

“You didn’t want to follow everyone else?” Phoenix asked, as she carefully began hoisting herself up.

“I think it’s time I test my strength. I’ll take this way.” Prarie walked up to the slanted wall, and began carefully climbing as well. “Besides, we’ll stick together, just in case something happens to either of us.”

“Sounds good.”

The pair began climbing the mountain carefully, proceeding slowly so as to avoid falling or breaking things. The climb was difficult, from the lack of walkable paths to the loose, falling pebbles, to the random bugs that would be roused from their slumber and made to scurry away. The skies quickly clouded over, signalling precipitation of some form was incoming. The wind kicked up, buffeting the pair as they continued to climb.

“Looks like weather is incoming.” Phoenix sighed, her voice hardly above a whisper as she struggled to continue. “This is starting to look bad.”

“We won’t give up though.” Prarie smiled, lifting another hand to the next crevice he could find, carefully grabbing hold and pulling himself up further. “We have to find a way out of this strange world. But more importantly, we have to make sure this realm stays safe while we do so, and make sure our way back doesn’t cause any harm to our world.”

“Right.” Phoenix nodded, refueled by the determination the promising young trainee showed, and began dragging herself up once again. Suddenly, the rains started pouring, the sound of the raindrops making a hissing sound as it hit Phoenix’ skin.

“It’s raining!” Prarie shouted over the sudden downpour, using his currently-free hand to shield his eyes from the freezing rain. Phoenix hissed, trying to hold on to her current position as the rapidly-intensifying winds and rain threatened to blow the pair right off the mountain.

“Keep going.” Phoenix squeaked, her body freezing up and turning a cold dark gray. “Almost out of this.”

Prarie nodded, resuming the climb while checking to make sure that Phoenix was still climbing behind him, until the surface leveled out enough to walk on. The pair stayed low anyways, though by now it was no longer raining, but misty and foggy. Yet there still was more to go.

“I think we’re so high up, we’re above the storm.” Prarie shivered, looking around the place the pair found themselves. “Do you reckon everyone else managed to stay dry?”

“No.” Phoenix only whispered, visibly wincing as fine gray dust fell off her skin as she moved her mouth to form words.

“We should keep going, get to the top.” Prarie sighed, grapping Phoenix’ arm and dragging her up the mountain, until everything completely leveled out. At this point, they could all see the clouds clear as day beneath them, and the sun shining brightly in the sky. The entire way they had come from was completely clouded over, but the opposite side of the mountain was clear. The dense forests seemed tiny and insignificant from the peak, despite looking majestic from the ground.

“We are on top of the world.”

“I swear, plot armor is the only thing that kept me alive here.” Phoenix sighed as she felt revived by the sun’s rays, her skin returning to their normal color as she shook the rain off of her. She looked up at Prarie, then over the other side of the mountain, and gasped. “Oh my gosh you can really see everything from here.”

“Plot armor…?” Prarie asked, confused. “Is that something that can help us…?”

“Oh right! I forgot the entire reason I had wanted to climb in the first place!” Phoenix gasped, quickly whipping out a pair of binoculars and slowly scanning the visible area. “That way.” Phoenix pointed directly forwards. She stood up, taking in the view one last time. “There’s a glowing thing just over that way. That has to be some sort of portal that could take us home.”
Phoenix got quiet for a second, thinking a little bit

“Before we continue though, I want you to climb down as a soldier.”

Prarie fell silent, staring in shock at Phoenix.

“You’ve earned it, Prar. The way you’ve been fighting for justice, your passion for protecting the land, no matter how big or small, is definitely something admirable. You are a voice for those whose voices are quiet, even ignored. You certainly have my admiration, Soldier Prarie.”

Prarie nodded gratefully, a wide smile on his face as he realized what just happened.

“Well, time to climb down this mountain a soldier.”

Congratulations to Soldier Prarie!

Orc

The descent from the mountain was much easier than the climb, and the group very quickly came together once again.

“Did you see anything?” Nakari asked.

“We saw the portal, it is a far distance away, so we should get going as quickly as possible.”

“I figured.” Roavin nodded, picking up the pace as he took the lead forward into the dense forests.

Everyone followed suit, treading carefully through the thick forest, until they came across a small clearing. At first glance, nothing was there, and the group was just about to keep moving. However, Phoenix stopped the group, when she heard the small noise of laughter.

An orc popped out from behind a tree, lifting a tree straight up into the air, then knocking a series of trees to the ground, laughing as they crashed to the ground.

“Hold it!” Phoenix shouted, drawing out her katanas as she leaped forward, followed by the rest of her group. “What are you even doing?”

“This is my land, get out.” The orc growled.

“You’re literally destroying the forest.” Prarie crossed his arms. “You shouldn’t do that.”

“Watch me.” The orc laughed, swinging the tree he held at the group. However, his hit was slow enough for the SPSF to skillfully dodge.

“Cringe.” Swifty laughed, aiming a gun right for the orc and firing. The orc laughed, swinging the tree right for Swifty, who skillfully dodged once again.

“No u.” The orc shouted, turning to throw the trunk at a group of trainees. The group dodged the attack, laughing at the orc failing to take down any SPSFers.

“Let’s get rid of him, he’s not even of this world. He’s just from another world.” Nakari sighed, throwing a spear at the creature.

Phoenix jumped up and came from behind the being, slicing the creature in two with her fiery katanas, landing on her feet gracefully.

“Let’s get this place cleaned up.” Phoenix ordered, picking up the orc’s trash from the clearing while others focused on clearing the demolished trees from the area.

After a little while, a few tall beings stepped up from the woods.

“Let us finish here, if you’d like, and find your way home. Thank you for taking down the orc.” One of the beings said, holding out their hand.

“Alright, sounds good. Thank you.” Phoenix grabbed the being’s hand, shaking it firmly. “Sorry about the orc.”

“That being has been here for a long while, we were getting sick of waiting for it to leave.”

“Understood.” Phoenix nodded, and the SPSF left the clearing, leaving the mysterious beings to clean it up and start planting seeds.

Minor 2020-09-07

[SPSF] phoenixofthesun
[SPSF] Nakari
[SPSF] Roavin
[SPSF] SwiftyGamer
[SPSF] Prarie
[SPSF] Melix
[SPSF] Omega
[SPSF] Shangyuen
[SPSF] Whole India

Lard Bash: 1
https://www.nationstates.net/region=warzone_australia

Smol Fur Empire

The sun rose over the strange land once again, as the members of the SPSF rose once again, waking up one by one. The crew had gained new friends, and they’ve lost some friends. Nevertheless, they were all stuck in the new world, though at least they had a general idea of where they needed to go.

Phoenix was the first to rise with the sun, her wings stretched out to absorb every ray of sunlight she could. Soon enough, the generals would wake up, dismissing the night guard from their post and allowing them to get some rest while they prepared breakfast for everyone. More of the soldiers and trainees would rise up soon enough, helping to clean up the campsite, leaving just the sleeping bags of the sleeping guards by the time Roavin and Nakari announced that breakfast was ready. Everyone would eat, saving two bowls for the night guards, and then the most junior SPSFer would wake the sleeping guards. That trainee would pack the remaining sleeping bags up while everyone else helped clean up breakfast while the night guards groggily ate their breakfast, and then, after making extra sure that their campsite was totally cleaned up, they would head off, leaving not a trace of their stay behind.

This morning was no different. Pretty soon, Phoenix heard the rustling that signalled that the generals had woken up and were on their way to relieve the night guard of their duty.

Last night’s guard duties had fallen to Swifty and Shangyuen, and just a look at them told that the pair was tired. The two barely made it to their sleeping bags before crashing.

When Phoenix’ sunbath was done, she flew into the tallest tree she could easily spot, trying to orient herself to where they needed to go, as well as look around and make sure there weren’t any other groups in the vicinity up to no good. And very quickly an unusual rustling of leaves caught Phoenix’ attention, in the direction that the SPSF would go once their morning routine was done. Upon closer observation, she spotted a few wolves, accompanied by a few others. She flew back down from the trees, landing right next to the generals while they waited for the deer meat they hunted yesterday to cook.

“Hey, seems like there’s some suspicious activity ahead. We need to move quickly and quietly today.” Phoenix whispered over the sound of the crackling fire.

“What’s up?” Nakari asked, poking one of the steaks with a stick.

“Wolves. And they’re not alone.”

“Lone Wolves United?” Roavin asked, toasting some bread on a skewer over another fire.

“Possibly. And they’re not alone.”

“That’s not a good sign.” Nakari sighed. “If that’s the Wolves, then that means that somehow, they got here. And if they got here, then more likely than not there’s some target they want.”

“Exactly.”

The three sat in silence as they finished their morning tasks, as Phoenix went off to wake the rest of the military up and get the camp cleaned up. The rest of the morning was uneventful, and after a while, everything was cleaned up.

The SPSF moved quicker through the woods than normal today, as Phoenix kept her eyes on the group that they quickly closed in on.

A look in the sky showed a harrowing sight: Black Hawks quickly flying ahead. However, old friends popped in, gathering a massive showing after a few hours on the chase.

The target was just ahead: a smallish gun-shaped device. It was held in a mostly abandoned clearing, where the wilderness was beginning to grow back over the village within.

“They’ve gathered quite a bit of people…” Haku sighed, sizing up the giant pile on the opposing side.

“We can’t let them take that gun. Do you all know what it is?” Benevolent Thomas stared at the gun, the look of worry clear on his face.

“If they get that, the raiders will have easier, deadlier access to other towns.” Jamie sighed, patting their unicorn gently on its nose.

“Exactly. We can’t let them get it, no matter the cost.” Haku shook his head.

“Phoenix, call in the Civilians. We can’t let them get this thing, no matter what it costs us.” Benevolent Thomas ordered, looking determined ahead at the abandoned village ahead.

“Let’s charge in the meantime and try to keep them away.” Phoenix nodded, leading troops into the area, fighting hard against the invaders.

As civilians gathered over the next few days, they finally managed to provide a real fight against the raiders. The battle was fierce, and lasted for a long time. But finally, the raiders began to retreat. The defenders cleaned up after the battle, securing the village from future attack.

The journey, however, continues.

SMOL FUR EMPIRE

Thank you to everyone who helped out in the liberation efforts for Smol Fur Empire. Without your help, we wouldn’t have had nearly the success we have had in this.

The Long Journey Home

“Hey, we did well there against the raiders!” Melix chirped cheerfully, as the SPSFers made their way away from the abandoned village. “We defended that village, and the raiders won’t be coming back anytime soon!”

“Right.” Phoenix nodded, a satisfied smile on her face. “And you’ve been doing amazing too, you’re just about ready to become a soldier too… but do you have the spirit?”

“Spirit?” Melix asked, a puzzled look on his face. “What do you mean?”

“You will know what I mean.” Phoenix patted the trainee’s shoulder before walking ahead to where the generals stood, chatting happily with Commander Viet about military things.

The march after the siege wasn’t nearly as fast-paced or demanding as immediately prior to the siege. Trainees chatted happily amongst themselves, filled with a new sense of pride and hope as they talked about what they would do as soon as they got home. The soldiers stayed vigilant, keeping their eyes out for new opportunities to help anyone they could find. Melix found himself more in-line with the soldiers than not as the march continued that day, taking every opportunity he had to assist where he could.

That evening, it was clear that Melix was preoccupied with his thoughts rather than paying attention to what was going on.

“And tonight’s guard will be… Prar and Melix.” Phoenix announced. Melix nodded, somewhat relieved that he would have an excuse to stay up all night to contemplate what was meant.

“Alright Melix, let’s go to post. Do your best to stay awake.” Prarie chuckled as he climbed up a tree, keeping vigilant watch to the clearing where the rest of the military prepared to sleep.

Melix climbed up another tree, coming to rest on a branch that gave him the best view of the area. The moon rose high into the sky as the camp fell quiet.

“What’s wrong?” Prarie whispered from where he was, taking note of his distracted friend.

“Phoenix told me earlier today that I’m just about ready to be promoted. But she asked a confusing question and didn't clarify.”

“What was that question?” Prarie asked, moving closer.

“Do I have the spirit?”

“Well, I think it’s fairly obvious what she meant.” Prarie smiled. “She means, have you learned what it means to be a member of the SPSF?”

“Well yeah. We defend everything from those who wish to do things harm. It’s beyond just simply defending random places against raiders, but a sense of wanting to protect everyone’s right to exist, no matter what form they take. Defending the environment from those who want to make a mess of things.”

Prarie nodded, looking up to the night sky, in silence.

However, a loud explosion followed by a piercing cry interrupted the stillness of the night. Prarie and Melix swiveled their heads in the direction of the cry, seeing a bat fall from the sky, landing on the ground.

“Find the hunter. I’ll take care of the bat.” Melix whispered, swinging down from the trees, running after the creature that fell to the ground.

Melix scooped the creature into his arms, surprised by how light the creature was. He took off once again for the camp, where he quickly examined the bat to find where it had been shot, and treated the creature the best he could. The creature soon fell asleep in Melix’ arms, which left him to finish the night guard duty with the injured bat in his arms. Prarie soon returned to the camp with the culprit tightly bound, a man who seemed worse for wear.

“Found the dude.” Prarie chuckled, gesturing to the man he dragged in. “He tried to put up a fight, but you don’t mess with a highly-trained soldier of the SPSF.”

“He shot a Fijian Flying Fox. It’ll live, but it’s messed up that anyone would shoot an innocent creature that’s just existing.”

“It really is. Especially with how few of them are left, trying to kill them is really bad.” Prarie sighed.

“Good job, Melix.” A mysterious yet familiar voice echoed from the darkness. When Prarie and Melix turned around, they saw Phoenix standing behind them, a large smile on her face.

“What-” Melix looked to the minister with another confused expression, seemingly unable to understand what just happened.

“I’m a light sleeper. I heard the gunshot, and was pleasantly surprised how Melix really showed his spirit almost immediately. And saving the bat’s life, I’m thoroughly impressed.” Phoenix elaborated.

“Oh.”

“Any last words, Trainee Melix?” Phoenix smirked, stuffing her hand in her pocket. Melix jumped back, terrified.

“Wait, don’t-” Melix held his arms up, only to relax when Phoenix pulled out a little emblem from her pocket. She handed it over to the new soldier, trying to hold in her laughter.

“Any first words, Soldier Melix?”

“Thank you!” Melix smiled, studying the small pin thing with unmistakable joy.

“When we get home, we need to hold proper promotion ceremonies for the both of you.”

Congrats to Soldier Melix!!!

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by **Qvait** » Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:30 pm

It's great to see an update on the SPSF! It's also great to see us working with EPSA, arguably our closest non-defender military ally in the game right now.

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