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Region: Refugia
Nice Im new here and I heard there was a map
Tiralta
Hi there!
Tiralta, Grand Airport
Yeah! It's here: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1287372
Jazur, Grand Airport
Thx
Tiralta
What's your favourite type of food that isn't from your own country or culture?
I really like Lebanese and Sri Lankan food.
Catiania, Narwhal, Araine, Portmanteau, Jazur
I'm a big fan of Indian. And most southeast asian cuisines.
Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
I really like Filipino food
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
We have some really good Indian restaurants around where I live, it's so good.
I've never had Filipino food, but I'll have to try it!
Portmanteau, Jazur
I ate at an Ethiopian place once, and it has always stood out in my memory as one of the most striking dishes I've ever had. So much flavor. But I've only had it once. If I go by the food I eat the most, the answer is definitely Mexican food. Can't beat a few street tacos while out and about.
Are you able to describe how Sri Lankan food is distinguished from other types of Indian food? I've never had it before.
Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
I'd say Japanese food. To be specific, sushi.
Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
Ah, you can't really get good Mexican food in the UK but I'd love to try it some day. Sri Lankan and Indian food are pretty similar to me but the spice combinations are different even though a lot of the spices themselves are the same. I've also seen less dairy and more seafood, but that could be cause of the regions that Indian food round here tends to come from. I'm not really sure how to describe it, but if you like Indian food you'd probably like Sri Lankan food.
Oh Japanese food is nice too!
Araine, Jazur
thai, def not biased
Araine, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur
HONESTLY! The F-250 driver will just drive over Matt and SLAUGHTER him.
Melenavenia
I believe in Matt! He is pure of heart, an unaging and immortal being!
Typica
tiralta, the gas guzzlers will slaughter matt. There is no hope. Surrender to the gas guzzler alliance!
I will not have this slander against my boy Matt.
Tiralta
It's 18-7. Matt will become deceased.
Melenavenia
Thank you for joining our region! This post is not only to welcome you, but also to give you a basic introduction to Refugia and ways to interact with the community if youre interested in doing so.
Refugia is part of a larger community, Calamity Refuge (or CalRef for short). If you want to hang out with us, check out our Discord server: https://calref.ca/chat/. You can find a list of CalRef services on our Network Site: https://calref.ca/. From there, you can access our forum (for RP and spam games, https://forum.calref.ca), a full list of our Discord bot Dot's commands, and more!
There are a lot of things you can do on NationStates and in Refugia! Become a Member State by joining the World Assembly. Once youve joined the World Assembly and have been in the region for 7 days, youll be able to get a spot on the map of Refugia, as well as vote in our regional elections and run for Council positions! You can also endorse other nations in the region easily by using our custom tool, Tart.Calref: https://tart.calref.network/ For more information, please check out this dispatch, which includes information on what the World Assembly is and why its important. Oh, and if you join the World Assembly, please endorse our delegate (Sylh Alanor)
If you are visiting on a puppet nation, please disclose your main and reason for visiting to our Operations Councillor, A Million Dreams (that's me!).
Finally, if theres anything else youre interested in learning about our region or NationStates, feel free to ask! Send a telegram to me, or really any of the other regional officers, we love to answer questions.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Narwhal, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur
Almander wants YOU in the Matt army. (Read this you too F-250 voters)
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1839295
Chacapoya, Typica, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Grand Airport
I love Thai food!
Oh wow Ive never tried Sri Lankan food but now I really want to!
I really love Indian and Malaysian food :D
Araine, Jazur
Vote F-250 today!
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1839306
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Junitaki-Cho, Almander, Basiltown
Almost yes actually, when I was learning to drive and committed the crime of only going 5 over the speed limit (in an area where it was pretty safe to do so, nothing around but the truck behind me and I was told to by the person teaching me to drive).
First experience with road rage and I almost ended up getting forced off a cliff.
Matt doesnt stand a chance.
Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, A Million Dreams, Jazur
He haw boat progresses and so does my cringe story
As the people sent out scouting drones they saw the aftermath scale of full-scale war. Their cities were reduced to rubble, their infrastructure was demolished. And their ancient monuments.. gone. Part of their history...gone. The monuments survived numerous wars outlasted generations, and lived through disasters.. gone. A portion of their culture was gone forever. And as the dawn settled the people saw something truly saddening, their devastated lands , the once tall mountains, lush grasslands, and thriving oceans. All now turned into a huge nuclear wasteland.
badabababnjlndlandljanlsd help me I'm writing this as 12:07 at night.
Sylh Alanor, Portmanteau, A Million Dreams
All lore starts small!
At the start with WESLR, it was a collection of people and a dream. A dream to make the world's largest Military Industrial Complex Peacekeeping force.
Now, we have a whole Accord, that you can read!
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=waywards_edge/detail=factbook/id=1774315
We now even have armed forces!
Not interested in Warfare? We have a medical fleet.
I want YOU for WESLR!
[sub](this turned into an ad real quick)[/sub]
St Leone, A Million Dreams, Jazur
I'm casting a not at all manipulated vote for Ford F250!
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Falafelandia
For Example, Article 5
Article 5:
The Member Nations agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Refugia shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, will assist the Member State(s) so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of Refugia.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to Admin Tower, Refuge Isle. Such measures shall be terminated when Admin Tower has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.
Jazur
I mean like. Sigh.
Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta
Yeah yeah yeah, i totally dont steal
look im lazy cut me some slack
Jazur
Don't pass it off as your own accords then? Like, sigh.
Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta
welp, i tried to pass it off as a joke, considering article 5 is the big button a certain country
*cough* poland *cough*
really wants to press right now
That being said, also i really like nato
i should probably add an inspired by nato thing, though i thought it was pretty obvious it was a knockoff nato
Cheesy Tots, Jazur
Act 2 of the Sumeru archon quest is subjectively the best of them all.
St Leone, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Basiltown
that's one line in a post that is a part of a larger accord collection? cut them some slack then? like, sigh.
does the n in nato stands for narwhal?
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Ouch To The Natives
n in nato stands for narwhal atlantic treaty organization
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Jazur
Narwhal Atlantic Treaty Organization
https://i.imgur.com/3je6xvQ.png
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Narwhal, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Estebere, Almander, The Blue Fire
That'd probably be a pretty good idea, although it may also be good to mention in a footnote parts directly quoted from nato maybe ovo
Tiralta, Jazur
Hey!
Grand Airport
btw thanks for all the recent endorsement guys makes me feel
good
I saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in an empty theater yesterday afternoon. Have any of you guys ever seen it? I'm still a novice in the realms of both Ang Lee films and martial arts cinema as a whole, but it's probably the finest hour in both categories I've yet encountered. The action sequences are transcendent, and I think a lot of folks would appreciate its themes surrounding gender roles.
Much like Li Mu Bai, I attempt with time to put down the sword, to pass its burden to another as my heart grows heavy with leaden responsibility. But in much the same way, I find myself pulled back toward its hilt by the obligation of one final task.
I was elected back in *checks notes* January of 2021 as the inaugural Councillor of World Assembly Affairs. During the initial months of this new position's existence, Refugia's growth and influence in the World Assembly was tangible. 14 Information for Voters dispatches were published by either myself or the then-Security Council correspondent, and nearly every measure which came to vote was discussed in some detail on the RMB. Four WA referenda written by Refugi were passed into law, almost all of which had input from other community members as well. Delegates and officials from other regions were looking to our materials for analysis. By any measure, Refugia had what could be called a successful World Assembly program.
I'd like to return to this position to attempt to replicate this success. In recent months, WA discussion and activity within the region has been decreasing; no IFVs have been written under the current councillor, and it's been more than a month since a proposal was addressed here in the RMB. I aim to change that. My goal during the next term is to establish Refugia as a place of WA activity, but more importantly I want to create structures and resources which future councillors and present and future Refugi will be able to rely on. Here are my stated goals if elected:
- Immediately appoint a correspondent to assist in leading discussions and preparing IFVs
- Address each upcoming proposal before it comes to a vote, giving time for our regional stance to develop and influence other voting blocs
- Develop and publish an updated template for regional IFVs, which future councillors may utilize or modify
- Write a "How Does?" dispatch providing guidelines and resources for prospective WA authors
- Provide a prize for the first successful WA referendum of the term written by a Refugi author
This will probably be my swan song on NationStates. I grow weary of the site - I'm uncertain whether I'll even attempt a second term at this time - and my motivations are entirely focused on this office's potential in community building and making Refugia increasingly self-sufficient for the future. I hope to get the chance to work with y'all one more time.
Please accept this as my declaration of candidacy for Councillor of World Assembly Affairs.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Falafelandia, Lycanjeskai, Almander, The Blue Fire, Magentelane
Accepted
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Lycanjeskai
That's amazing!
Especially how one of the compass line things is replaced by the narwhal horn.
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
I have released my campaign platform >:D
Anyone who wants to stand against me, now you have substance
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1839696
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Amiyoka, Almander, The Blue Fire, Ouch To The Natives
I miss my 1% badge and I dont know why
Cheesy Tots, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire
i stupidly lost all my endorsements
Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Vote me for foreign affairs
so I can overthrow Sith Alanor
yep that's it
my entire campaign
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Yondoria, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire
I will interpret this as a last minute candidacy
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, The Blue Fire
YESSSSS
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Junitaki-Cho, Yondoria, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, The Blue Fire
Wow. I wasn't expecting this match between Matt and the F-250 driver to get so much attention.
Chacapoya, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, The Blue Fire
Election Notice:
Hello friendly Refugi,
The candidacy period for the February election cycle has ended. A Million Dreams, was the only candidate for the Councillor of Operations seat and is, therefore re-elected by default.
The unconventional and probably fleetingly legal candidacy for Councillor of Culture was the combined ticket of Tiralta and Lethodus who is or are elected by default.
For the Councillor of Foreign Affairs, I probably received to candidacies, which are Sylh Alanor and Moulk2.
For the Councillor of World Assembly Affairs, I received three candidacies, from Rupika, Rejakhta, and Junitaki-Cho.
[table][tr][td]February 2023 Election Ballot[/td][/tr][/table]
[list]
Councillor of Foreign Affairs: -- https://vote.calref.ca/vote/47
[list]
» Moulk2
[/list]
Councillor of World Assembly Affairs: -- https://vote.calref.ca/vote/48
[list]
» Rupika
» Rejakhta
[/list]
[/list]
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][/table]
Head to https://vote.calref.ca/ to vote in these two elections to determine the remainder of the next Regional Council's composition for the coming term. Polls close Feb 26th at midnight, PDT (GMT -8)
Chacapoya, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Amiyoka, Lycanjeskai, Ansgar
I shall endorse you!
Tiralta, Jazur
Weve done favourite fruit before, but whats your favourite vegetable?
Melenavenia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Broccoli!
The Star Enpire, Portmanteau, Jazur, Amiyoka, Basiltown
Okra :D
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Basiltown
Carrot!
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Amiyoka, Basiltown
Potato!
Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Jazur, Amiyoka, Estebere, The Blue Fire
Uh, seaweed?
Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Amiyoka
Seaweed is great!
Araine, Portmanteau
Asparagus or bok choy
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Amiyoka
Ejected and barred Anticomunistas e super fascitas, RRS 2(d).
Sylh Alanor, Araine, Liphia, Tiralta, Istastioner, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire
Thanks :)
Yeah, once I stumbled on that element, my enthusiasm for the idea increased mightily. I just might flesh it out further, into something more official looking, given how much the concept makes me smile.
By the by, I grew up thinking "narwhal" was spelled "gnarwhal", like the word "gnarly." And I still think that's a rad spelling lol
Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur
potato
Typica, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur
Hi
Tiralta, A Million Dreams
Hey, welcome to Refugia :D
Tiralta, A Million Dreams
I am taking refuge here after Mikeswill banned me when I pointed out he was responding to me on multiple puppets pretending to be unique players.
St Leone, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire, Paradise 00City-State00, Ansgar, 230
I'm basic so probably lettuce
Typica
you guys seem chill, at least much more chill than that pacific region. they got mad at my name for some reason
I'm not sure I buy that.
Go back to TRR, puppet! *swings sword of the Office of Operations*
Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, The Blue Fire
That tracks for him ngl
Thought Office of Operations used a staff
...huh
Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire
It's a sword. Definitely a sword.
Tiralta, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire
Alright, what kind of sword is it?
deep thoughts with the deep
Tiralta, Lycanjeskai
The sword kind. Very sharp. Large. Useful for hitting things.
Araine, Tiralta, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire, Ouch To The Natives
Hmmm. Sword changes shape with whomever is ops councillor
A Million Dreams, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Ouch To The Natives
I would bet that A million Dreams sword has BACK, YOU FASCISTS emblazoned upon it in bright liberal blue.
A Million Dreams, Jazur, The Blue Fire
The Office of Culture uses a pogo stick.
Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire
*Chacapoya approaches the arena brandishing their fearsome pogo of truth*
Typica, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, The Blue Fire
oh **** I'm actually a can-didate?
Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur
imagine getting banned by a pogo stick
just getting wacked by a pogo stick so hard it sends you to TRR
_______________________________________________________________
In other news, I got a Climate Treaty Policy!
Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur
wait if I get elected I have to do stu- OH WAIT NO DON"T VOTE ME
Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, The Blue Fire
The pogo stick isn't for banning. It is for seeing bannable nonsense and jumping over it merrily on your way to cause chaos and malarkey, taking a selfie as you do so and sending it to Ops and Wards so they can come in with the sword.
Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Waywards Edge, The Blue Fire
yo
Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams
Maybe because this reminded me of a modern court jester, but now I want to see the four government offices overlaid onto the four suits of a tarot deck. Operations=swords, Culture=pogo, Foreign Affairs=?, World Assembly=? Then, folks can begin claiming the major arcana...
Tiralta, A Million Dreams, The Blue Fire
I like to imagine that Foreign Affairs has one of those grappling hooks you can strap to your arm
Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Amiyoka
That's fun. Then they can swing through the canopy of the forest like Spider-man or Tarzan.
I could also see them just carrying a bindle, one of those sticks travelers carry slung over their shoulder with their belongings tied up at the end.
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Amiyoka
nah nah nah
it's like super mario where the pogo stick jumps on you and then you get banned
very smart
Tiralta, A Million Dreams
Too late I voted for you!
Typica, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai, Ethierys
wait a minute-
Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
can confirm. it can be a little flimsy but thats where special friendship grappling hook duct tape comes into the mix
Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, A Million Dreams
is that a persona 5 royal reference
Tiralta, A Million Dreams
Just as the romans were when they invented it in 260 BCE
Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, The Blue Fire
I HAVE FOUND THE EPIC OF THE BADGER THAT CAN PREFORM NECROMANCY!
It's on RMB page 817 by the way.
Typica, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Istastioner, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Morrigan, Lycanjeskai
Also, I am currently 1 million people away from being able to name my capital city. Fun stuff!
Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Well, we tried our best. RIP Matt :(
Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Nahelia, The Blue Fire
Honestly you had an incredible dispatch.
Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Almander, The Blue Fire
The Battle of All Things II | Match E: Pyromanical Elmo vs. A 300cm Tall Mantis Shrimp
In the fourth round, nations battled for the win with a return to campaigning! Almander with the push to enrol the masses into the legendary Matt Army, under threat of extreme violence and a grim warning about the perils of runaway F-250s flying through windows! Meanwhile, A Million Dreams was busy with her own campaign arguing that the truck's tenacity and penchant to violence was precisely the reason it posed such a threat and would prevail.
And in the end, it did. Although Matt was well equipped to beat up a car in single combat, he was was hopelessly crushed by a stray F-250, flying through a window when he least expected it, 15-33. Buy yours today for a bizilliondy sevendy million dollars a month. Tax, trade, drive, and ride, or whatever commercials say.
Almander receives a Season 2 Testlandia for a valiant effort against the menace that is combustion engines.
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1832205
The next round begins immediately with Match E: Vote today!
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Szalyland, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Jazur, Amiyoka, Lycanjeskai, Almander, The Blue Fire
I was thinking of it like they could grapple to other regions. Maybe it can break through the multiverse? Also, if it's a bindle the ban thing is putting people in it.
Ah, nice. Has it ever broken while being used?
No. It's a H.I.V.E. reference.
Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, The Blue Fire
Let's go mantis shrimp!
Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Amiyoka, The Blue Fire
Vote Mantis Shrimp pleeeaaassseeee ❤️! Will be much appreciated, i have no offerings but my well wishes that i am sending at an ungodly hour
Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Waywards Edge, The Blue Fire
Vote Mantis Shrimp! You can't fight something so tall!
Portmanteau, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Amiyoka
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Written by Refuge Isle.