Post Archive
Region: Refugia
Typica, Czinsurz, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Valtena
I've decided to become an "Economy first" country!
Anyone else
Nice one!
Can anyone rate my flag?
P.S. the symbol in the middle of my flag is supposed to symbolize our religion-Hinduism.
Typica, Portmanteau, Deg0Od
I call for a regional defense pact to combat the rampant militarization of Refuge Isle. None are safe from this menace.
Typica, Araine, Czinsurz, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Sinzalia, Deg0Od
the light one, i do see. although each of the colors do represent something so i can't actually remove it lol
The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
can't get the colore out though, they're pretty important in symbolism although i could possibly enlarge the stripes to cover the white spots, while making sure there's bigger space for the corner
The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
I think its okay, but it has a lot of symbols and looks very similar to India's flag (although its probably intentional)
I would remove the symbols in the corners and maybe enlarge the middle symbol
All in all though, not a bad flag!
Typica, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od
DVI wishes to be protected by the military might of Refuge Isle.
: Mr Raegen says: I will protect you /
: I subscribe to his point of view
("Russians," Sting, bastardized beyond recognition)
Portmanteau, Jazur, The Blue Fire
(Also is that a cross pattée or an iron cross or something the bundeswehr uses or something else in the top right?)
*swims by*
Chacapoya, Typica, Estebere, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Silliy, Penocamptt, Friedens Reich
have you heard of our 'ord and saviour TRICON?
Portmanteau, Uwuguaya
Sending med ships IMMEDIATELY this is a crisis and must be swiftly dealt with.
Portmanteau, Jazur, Uwuguaya, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
My average income stat is improving rapidly, however the world population continues to drop faster than my stat can rise. When will the blessed CONVERGENCE happen? Only time will tell.
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Portmanteau, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Valtena, Deg0Od, Friedens Reich
I finally became a left leaning college state!
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Portmanteau, Uwuguaya, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od, Izzalia, Friedens Reich
What does that even look like?
Deg0Od, Friedens Reich
YES! THE FRUIT WARS HAVE BEEN WON!
gotta tell my kiwifruit farmers
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Uwuguaya, The Blue Fire, Friedens Reich
I am pleased to announce the start of the theme month, as previously achieved during the December 2023 endorsement drive. This month is themed after furry fruits, in honour of the many furies and fruits in the region. Telegram me your random suggestions about what, if anything, to theme Refugia during the next endorsement drive!
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Zerphen, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Deg0Od, Friedens Reich
Well, this is quite the fruit political statement.
Kiwi was a good choice.
Delta Vega Iv, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Uwuguaya, Friedens Reich
And now kiwis have taken over the region. Clearly this is merely the first act of violence that has resulted from the aforementioned rampant militarization, and there will be more menacing acts to come. I feel threatened. What ever will we do? When will the madness end?
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Czinsurz, The Blue Fire, Penocamptt, Sinzalia, Deg0Od
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT ABOUT THOSE WITH ALLERGIES
Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
*still grumbling in their corner about mangoes being not allowed in the competition*
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Friedens Reich
Why did Refugia turn into kiwis?
Deg0Od
oops forgot about the coconut
*hands coconut*
i dunno, but i wanna eat all of them
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Uwuguaya, The Blue Fire, Penocamptt, Deg0Od
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Penocamptt
Embrace the kiwi rule
That's a nice achievement! Congratulations!
Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena, Luxessa
Let's go the kiwi capital and tell them to actually help Refugia rebuild into a better place, if not, I'm afraid Luxessa will have to send a small missle onto buildings operated by kiwi rule
All this kiwi related stuff is cursed.
Valtena, Deg0Od
I hope next time it's wiki month
Chacapoya, Tiralta, The Blue Fire
Hi
Silliy, Adorus
Hello
Typica, Dutchformosa
:heyeper:
Chacapoya, Typica
kuwu
Typica, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa
*Sends two missles in Hassa
I feel like IÂ’m a more descriptive person on my phone
Probably because of character.ai tbh
Referendum Notice:
I am late but Thesis 3: Consistency In Our Maps was passed 17-5-2, and the Councillor of Cartography position has ceased to exist.
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Jazur, The Merinos, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca
Hello everyone, welcome to a very merry major map update, here on this newest of new years that is only 9 days old. New year, new we. Anyway, itÂ’s been a very long time since the last map update, 122 days in fact, and now that the above-mentioned amendment has been voted on, itÂ’s time to get the dust off. So here we go!
YouÂ’ll understand why in a moment, but the first order of business is that we have removed map number 2. Simply put, a lot of people have been removed from both maps, and the amount of space opened up on the first map ensures that weÂ’ll be able to remain solely on it for a long time to come. If you were a nation on the second map and haven't lost eligibility, please give me a new map application for the first map and we'll get you moved over on the next update!
The second thing to cover is that weÂ’re reopening the floor to new cultures! Again due to the wave of removals, several pre-existing cultures are now gone, and the number is again low enough that we can begin adding new ones without worrying about world-ending amounts of lag.
Finally! Perhaps the most necessary part of cleaning things up! If you are running a map treaty zone, please contact me via telegram or in the server. The treaties dispatch is extremely out of date, and it seems a lot of treaty organisations have been created that I donÂ’t know about. So I need all the information to be looked over again, updated as necessary, and given to me. An update of the treaty dispatch will follow once IÂ’ve heard from everyone.
Since the last map update, a significant number of nations have ceased to exist, dropped WA membership, or moved out of the region, and have been removed from the map. These include:
CTEÂ’d nations:
Alakatus
Amiyoka
Ansgar
Bag End
Bohemia-Utopia
Brenyopolis
Cadenzana
Erie-Arcadia of Wombats
Irimara
Michelland
Nollyland
North Evous Belerle
Ouch to the Natives
Rupika
Soltop
The heavenly eunuchocracy
The hefel
Thingessness
Xarxesi
(Everetunga-hari, Moulk2, Yondoria, and Zabruhmoment of vehemesht have also ceased to exist, but recently enough that weÂ’re giving them some time to return.)
Moved out of the region:
Caidia
Honeydewistania
Jacobs
Dropped World Assembly Status:
Chong Qing
Lovoreus Magnus
Ridmona
Slaggstone Bruntt
Tidusagros
WeÂ’ve also lost several cultures, including:
Anime (alas), Ansgarian, Belter, Floofy, Fruit Culture, Imperali, Michelian, Northern Indian, Rupika, The Gifted, Things, and Wombat.
Do you want to join the map? I BET YOU DO. ItÂ’s okay, weÂ’ve all been there. Check out the map dispatch below, and send a telegram to me if you are interested in a spot. Just to refresh everyoneÂ’s memory, you must be a Member State to be eligible for a map spot, which requires you to be a WA member in the region for 7 days. Thanks so much!
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=sylh_alanor/detail=factbook/id=1287372
The Star Enpire, Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Refuge Isle, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Jazur, The Merinos, Ullrani, Dutchformosa, Silliy, Pantumaca, Sinzalia, Deg0Od, Izzalia, Garredonne, Monkely
floofy?! we lost floofy!? damn...
Deg0Od
how....how much people is that
The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
new factbook
it's about the capital
Uwuguaya
27 countries were lost!
We should have lost floofy a long time ago, this is a good thing.
Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Silliy, Deg0Od, Garredonne
HEY, I didn't know about it, but I liked it! Don't make me invade you with furries!
Sinzalia, Deg0Od, Garredonne
Just realized once again that i live with furry-dominated nations
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Sinzalia, Valtena, Deg0Od, Garredonne
(in farcical and somewhat ‘orrible British accent)
Who is thisÂ… floofy? O Lords of the region, bestow your kindness upon me and pray tellÂ
(pause)
No seriously, can you please tell me who they are and why is it good we lost them?
The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
They expressed some rather upsetting transphobia and racism on the NS forums, resulting in their removal.
Tiralta, Bejeweled Potatoes, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Silliy, Valtena, Deg0Od, Izzalia, Garredonne
Aw, thatÂ’s no good! :(
exPLAIn? There are M O R E?
(Not displeased, just curious lol)
Chacapoya, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
New question for the Refugi Census.
Araine, Liphia, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Tuluni, Uwuguaya, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Deg0Od
fun fact:
kiwis were originally called "Chinese Gooseberry"!
(the fruit, not the bird)
Tiralta, Jazur, Uwuguaya, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne
(posh, vaguely Scottish accentÂ…)
“Hello the Refugi Council asks you to answer this very important survey. First question:
A R E. Y O U. A. F U R R E H ? ? ?”
Chacapoya, St Leone, Jazur, Tuluni, The Blue Fire, Silliy, Deg0Od
bonus fun fact stolen from tumblr probably:
mickey mouse is walt disney's fursona
Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
Post self-deleted by Tuluni.
Why people think it looks like a goose but berry? Is it a joke?
Jazur, Tuluni, Deg0Od
And Miyazaki is a p i g. No joke. Literally, his favorite animal is a pig. He has a drawing of him as a pig, I thinkÂ
Tuluni, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
OH MY GOD IT'S ANOTHER MAP UPDATE.
Because there's been such a huge interest spike in the map over the last 24 hours, we've released some of the mounting pressure by getting through some of the immediate applications. And while I'll suggest that people looking to introduce new cultures make it something more interesting than your country's demonym, I'm happy to see a variety sprouting up.
New nations have sprung into existence, some actually new, and some returning after time away in another dimension. These include:
Catiania (introducing the Chatulai culture!)
Izzalia (introducing the Izal culture!)
Jazur (introducing the Shamali culture!)
Sinzalia (introducing the Basket Weaver culture!)
St Leone (introducing the Leonean culture!)
Tiralta, and
On top of this, both The Blue Fire and Tuluni have grown, and Tuluni has developed a new culture: Honeybun.
Thanks so much everyone for working together on this. If you're interested in the map, please check out the dispatch below and send an application!
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1287372
The Star Enpire, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Jazur, Ullrani, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Deg0Od, Izzalia, Garredonne
i am bigger now :D
Typica, Jazur, Deg0Od
Im on the map now :3 thats so cool!!
Sylh Alanor, Araine, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Izzalia
Thanks for putting me on the map, Sylh Alanor!
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Deg0Od
My nation was a left leaning college state for a total of 1 minute lmao
Lets see anyone beat that 😎
Delta Vega Iv, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od, Garredonne, Letheguard
Garredonne
Hey everyone!
You probably donÂ’t remember me, but i used to be pretty active under the name lycanjeskai
Well, im back with a new (very evil!) nation!
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Estebere, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Silliy, Sinzalia, Deg0Od
Hello
IÂ’m new.
Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Letheguard
I remember ya! Welcome back!
Welcome!
Typica, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Letheguard
You made me curious, so I did some cursory searching. It seems like one of those names that has been lost to time. There's some talk about the 'goose' part of the name being a corrupted folk etymology from some other language, but hardly anything conclusive, and folks seem to think the safe bet is to take it at face value. From its entry at etymonline:
"But OED editors find no reason to prefer this [folk etymology] to a literal reading, because 'the grounds on which plants and fruits have received names associating them with animals are so commonly inexplicable, that the want of appropriateness in the meaning affords no sufficient ground for assuming that the word is an etymological corruption'."
That gave me a good chuckle. The suggestion seems to be that plants have so often received incongruous animal-related names throughout history that the fact that absolutely nothing about the gooseberry suggests geese, in any way, should not be surprising.
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Garredonne
can you move/put me next to Melenavenia?
Melenavenia
Helo
Typica, The Merinos, Weirtopia, The Blue Fire, The Starr Of Betelgeuse
Welcome!
Hi! Here's The Admin Tower dispatch to read more on Refugia: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1978030
Sylh Alanor I have a question. Back when I joined Refugia, my nation got placed on a second, different map, but I can't find it. Does it not exist anymore? Am I supposed to relocate to the main map?
St Leone, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Friedens Reich
I believe that with the newest map update the second map was dropped.
This is because the second map was introduced when Refugia was a lot larger, but since the first map has opened up a lot of space, people have moved over to that one I belive.
Correct me if im wrong ofc ^^
The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Deg0Od
Ah. I no longer support floofy.
Jazur, The Blue Fire, Valtena, Deg0Od
(quiet, boykisser voice... oh god...)
"D- Uhh... y-yes?..."
Jazur, Sinzalia, Valtena, Deg0Od
“State yer furry type… erggghh….”
The Blue Fire, Silliy, Deg0Od, Friedens Reich
You asked to be placed to the right of Melenavenia, and to be the same size as Okinan. So I assumed you didn't want that small island next to the southeast of Melenavenia. If you want to be on that one, we can move you for the next update.
Yeah, I've never touched that map, it was originally created and run by someone else and, as St. Leone said, it was to accommodate us when Refugia was more than twice as large as it is now and the first map was full.
I've now looked it back up, and while you're on that map, you were never labeled in the nation list below it
A lot of people who were on that second map were never actually put in the nation list, and I didn't see them when notifying people.
The information can be found in this post from the RMB yesterday btw, maybe halfway down the previous page.
https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=54482775
Typica, Melenavenia, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Deg0Od
Welcome to Refugia!
Typica, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
Post self-deleted by Boxiia.
"U-Uhh... a xarid..."
Deg0Od, Garredonne
Ima send missle drones to Hyrian forces on the Luxessa-Hyria border >:D
Deg0Od
Hallur, und nice to have you Meeting Us !
Ve are nieuw in de neichborchood.
*Hired new translator:
We are a newly discovered tribe, coming out, as it were, and declaring our nation hood. Party.
We are Centrist Democracy, blunt, happy pipple, experts in revitalizing extinct languages, cultural traditions, and animals like our mascöttchen der Voolly Mammoot.
We are hard working and inventive, and we look forward to co-geniusing many billion-Nugget ethical money-making endeavors with our compatriot nation states.
We are also earning the Nuggets from our brisk trout fish industry, pharmaceuticals ethically sourced from our lush forests, as well as tourism and particle physics. And door to door insurance sales.
Our currencies are the Nugget and the High Five [ñ and H5] Yes, like 100 Nuggets = 1 High Five. (literally smacking de 2 hands togedder).
Our currency intercambios are always lit.
Party!
(Party is our 2nd National Motto after "Facio Ex Liberos ex liberis libris liberaque" = "We make Free Adults from enslaved children with books and the scales of justice"
Jourz Twooly,
Janusz Sultanfuß
Minister of Trade and Tourism
And Door to Door Insurance Sales
Jazur, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Sinzalia, Deg0Od, Garredonne
I bite. Occasionally.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od, Garredonne
Post self-deleted by Garredonne.
OK OK DON'T MOVE I DON'T WANNA GET BIT BY MELAVENIA
Typica, Melenavenia, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne
Melenavenia, Tiralta, Jazur, Pantumaca, Deg0Od
good idea but the map maker will put me on the tiny islands which I dont really want
Melenavenia, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
Sinzalia apparently is now a Left-Leaning College State again :v considering i answered all the issues from today it will be like this for atleast a day
By the way, what are your opnions on the WA proposal about prisons and stuff?? I saw refugia mostly voting against and i was standing on the fence myself.
Delta Vega Iv, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne, Friedens Reich
like the werewolf kind, the mistreated dog kind, the shark kind, or the New Yorker kind
Typica, Melenavenia, Tiralta, Estebere, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne, Friedens Reich
no longer now, I got a whole army of capybaras and dogs to bite you back, my military is making missiles to destroy your animals who tried to bite me
Melenavenia, Deg0Od
Don't forget the vampire kind, the salmon eating bear kind, and the immensely strict teacher kind.
Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne, Friedens Reich
Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Friedens Reich
Someone asked this in the Discord, so this is my reason for voting against: I don't think it takes into consideration differing justice systems. What happens if someone is convicted of a crime in a host state that carries a 10 year penalty but it only carries a 1 year penalty in their home state? Do they get released early and potentially cause an international incident, or have to serve the whole sentence, in which case why would I want my justice system dictated by another country?
I also think that it's poor reasoning to bring forward the proposal on the basis of "easing cultural barriers" and yet "the resolution does not apply if the prisoner is convicted of an offence that is not a crime in a home state". Why should I be required to transfer a prisoner who, for example, causes death by dangerous driving abroad, but not one who kisses their same sex partner in a country where homosexuality is illegal?
Typica, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Deg0Od
Not a good idea. Because I will bite you back. And if you bite me back then I'll do the same. And I am really stubborn, so there might be a lot of biting.
The Luis Suárez kind.
Are you that scared of my pearly whites that you're sticking the military on me?
Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne
yes, true american
Melenavenia, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
You both should justÂ… bite each other. Very utilitarian! That way, there will be no war, only vor- [B O N K]
Deg0Od
no one will bite anyone, this is becoming a war
Delta Vega Iv, Melenavenia, Deg0Od, Garredonne
(Apparently still conscious)
Nooo, iiit is NOoOT! It is a peecefuull, very aaaamicable exchaaaange of teef and guuums and tonnng- [Second B O N K]
How does a New Yorker bite?
Delta Vega Iv, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
does anyone still remember "the waffle scandal?"
[spoiler=edit]for clarification, the period of time where people were trying to say i disliked waffles and i made it cannon that Entor Cablitz (boxiia's leader) hates waffles[/spoiler]
Delta Vega Iv, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne
slightly weaker than but also more frequent than a shark
The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Garredonne
Heh, looks like the fruit wars are getting some competition
Bite wars.
Araine, St Leone, Jazur, Dutchformosa, Ban Oldern, Deg0Od
realizing im going to have to endorse everybody again and will have to crash my chromebook to do it
(im going to do it anyway because funny)
Typica, Araine, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od, Letheguard
i have GOT to ask if that's a school chromebook or if it's a personal one
Typica, St Leone, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od
school chromebook lol
Typica, St Leone, Jazur, Tuluni, Estebere, The Blue Fire, Boxiia, Deg0Od
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