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Region: Refugia
St. Leone is somewhere in between the UK and the HRE when it comes to how centralized it is.
While each individual country inside St. Leone are based on different real life nations (environmentally and semi-culturally that is)
Jazur
My nation is named after a fictional town in the book A drop of hope.
Tiralta, Jazur
My nationstate is based off the words "aina mauna" which means "land of mountain" in Hawaiian. Maunaina has a lot of mountains
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
Out of curiosity, what are your plans for them?
Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
Post self-deleted by Maunaina.
We are trying to use green spaces and carbon capture to suck carbon out of the air, I hope we are starting to have a more positive impact on our region's dying environment... The fusion reactor is done being built under the city... we can do this guys, stomp out that co2!
No, it's not.
wait im american so dont correct me but didn't the EU be mostly an economic union, along with free movement? I'm not sure, but I think the EU does alot
It's pretty cool, Rejakhta hasn't really delved into government specifics during our rp, but I know there are senators, a senate, and an empress.
LORE TIME
Also, it was a corporate hellhole 15 years ago. Still working on that lore, but there was a couple of nukes launched + a revolt + a bunch of ace pilots turning the tide of a war (yes im going to redo the entire corpo war lore, if Rejakhta lets me.)
I just wish I could get a little more elf, but telegram space + i don't want to annoy Sylh means it's really limited
For me, I'm a mix of US-Nor, (US being our crazy for weapons n stuff, Norway for that social welfare + advanced healthcare + education, though i think that counts as finnish.), we are a Matriarchy, though she fills a more ceremonial role (except for diplomacy, where they appoint people.)
Jazur
I'm definitely letting you do so. I'm also trying to flesh things out on my end, so that's why it's taking a bit.
Jazur, Waywards Edge
me when lore
:ascension:
Jazur, Rejakhta, The Blue Fire
NORWAYYY!!!!
ahhha yeno but always gotta love some lore cx
Jazur, Waywards Edge
likes cookies or somethin idk
Jazur
Jazur is based off of radical Is'amist states in general, with a good sprinkle of feudal abso'utism in there for f'avour
Waywards Edge
Happy map update day:
A little late but, as previously threatened, we are only removing nations from the map in this update. I know it's gotten a bit crowded over the last six months or so, and we've had a lot of CTEs lately. So, it's our hope that with more spaces freed up for claiming, applications for the rest of January will be a little bit easier. Here's a recap:
Nations removed from the map for ceasing to exist:
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Cultures removed:
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Pacific Islanders (All adherents CTE'd)
Bob (All adherents CTE'd)
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The Irish culture's ancestral home has now become Prodigal, as they are now the senior-most living practitioner of the traditions. They are now able to control its colour and styling.
See these changes and more at the updated map dispatch, and if you want to play around with the file for your own purposes, you can get the latest save at https://calref.ca/post/ns/map/latest.map
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1287372
We'll be adding new nations in the next update, so now's a good time to apply if you are a Member State.
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Ullrani, Lycanjeskai, Paradise 00City-State00
yea we do, we have a ton traditional christmas cookies lol
Typica, Jazur, Waywards Edge
It's not Hell, it's Sushi Rice.
For some reason I do this every time someone says hell.
Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
Hi im new
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Liphia, Survivors Win, Rejakhta, Amiyoka, Boxiia
I approve of this
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
Hm perhaps a new Sushi Rice supporting alliance could be created?
Im kidding of course. But still! Think of the possibilities for mischief!
Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
For some odd reason, I feel like it should be added to WESLR that the official food for dinners is mandated to be Sushi Rice. Just Sushi Rice.
Tiralta, Jazur
While Official food is a bit far, having rice in every official WESLR diplomatic meeting isnt actually that far of a stretch. In fact, its highly possible that, presently, WESLR does this unintentionally purely because of the many uses of rice. In fact, rice is actually a fairly common grain, and many Asian countries use it in their foods, such as Japan putting rice in sushi. Best of all, having a food that one of the leaders(or at least their child, I feel like that their child occasionally attending would be possible) is just so funny to me.
Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
Kate isn't old enough (yes we have a teen monarch)
Etasis is a basket case (dont ask, it was a funny rp idea don't @ me, @ St Leone), but needless to say, I think he's officially[sup]TM[/sup] childless
Rene... Rene doesn't seem to be that person honestly, though I may be wrong. (Rejakhta, correct meh)
which would only leave Marsh
does marsh have a family?
[sub]deep questions with the deep[/sub]
Jazur
Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
I thought your nation was based off the Cascadian Pacific Northwest (the bioregional independence movement)
Jazur
River doesnt have children, half because theyre based off of me and half because I still cant see that happening, but I can see them somehow ending up in the situation where they care for their niece or nephew for some reason. Perhaps River is training the niece/nephew Reed, why not, to be I dont know, part of the Ministry of Diplomatic Affairs WESLR Relations Branch or something?
Edit: Oh wait, Esteberes Head of WESLR Relations might actually have a kid. Should I ask them?
Jazur
"Oh wait, Esteberes Head of WESLR Relations might actually have a kid"
wait what do you mean might? does the kid exist and unexist at will or something
Welp, I mean the only kids running around during our meetings are having an epic lightsaber duel to figure out who is the best.
That, and Kate protests that she's a grown up and should be allowed to actually meet the people in charge.
Average extended family behavior
I havent come up with any immediate cause yet, or how it went over so well with the rest of the US and all the people here who are proud to be American and wouldnt want to secede. But apparently it did in this universe because it didnt lead to a civil war or anything.
I used to think the independence idea was neat when I was younger but these days I know it wouldnt work out that well. So this is definitely just meant as a more idealized version of the region than anything else.
Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
By might I mean that I havent made a single thing about the Head of WESLR Relations yet.
But imagining some kids having a lightsaber duel just down the hall from a hugely important WESLR meeting is amazing.
All thats left is the crazy family member and we could have some interesting dynamics!
Waywards Edge
Rene is definitely not that kind of person. She hates kids.
St Leone, Waywards Edge
The great ohio disaster of 2049 happened.
everything broke and collapsed
when the hipsters needed a government in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Washington decided to team up.
...And the rest is history.
"Mr Marsh said it was my turn on the NS-Box!"
"Kate said it was my turn!"
"Kate's still a kid!"
"I'M NOT A KID!!"
Rene Sighs, she knew she shouldn't have agreed to watch the kids.
Hello! Is it possible to improve the economy without hurting the environment?
Araine
Its almost as if you combined the spirit of the Dizznees and the Finneys into one big crazy WESLR family. Hm perhaps I could make my own addition?
Mr. Head Counsel, Reed hit me in the head with a lightsaber!
Yeah, well you stole the NS-Box last week when I was about to beat the final boss!
Well at least I didnt hit someone in the head!
Anyways, I didnt even intend to hit you! Kate just-
LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS!
River wondered why the three were even allowed in the same room.
Waywards Edge
I'm back hold my beer what have you all been saying
Jazur, Uwuguaya, La Tierra Verde
we made a joke, that is all
Typica, Jazur, Uwuguaya, La Tierra Verde
Allegedly yes, but in practice no one we know has achieved such a feat.
Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Uwuguaya, La Tierra Verde
the secret ingredient is crime getting your environment High, then allowing eco to climb, then get higher environment, and repeat
Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Uwuguaya, La Tierra Verde
Thats as good an answer as any, although it is supposed to be a modern day what if scenario. With the exception of having dinosaurs because I accidentally brought those back early on. So like modern day Oregon and Washington but they decided to get rid of the pesky border in between them and also revive dinosaurs.
Maybe some psychics inexplicably appeared and predicted The Great Ohio Disaster of 2049 and everything breaking and collapsing so the US decided to preemptively break into a few separate countries to avoid total anarchy.
Which seems like it would cause total anarchy for a bit anyways, but the PNW seems to have avoided that.
Portmanteau, Jazur
Children scare Etasis.
Jazur, Waywards Edge
Well that's simply not true.
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
I have a top 0.4% economy and I am 278th in the world for eco-friendliness. And there are four people in this region who have surpassed even me.
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Basically everybody at WESLR HQ is scared of kids.
St Leone, Jazur, Uwuguaya
yea, WESLR meeting consists of 30% actual political talk, 15% eating sushi rice and 55% running away from children under the age of 5 lmao xD
Jazur, Waywards Edge
And now you know why it takes 1 month to conduct a military exercise
30% actual drills, 25% eating Sushi Rice MREs and 45% running away from the 5 year olds "Do you have games on that fancy tablet?"
St Leone, Uwuguaya
Thats a misunderstanding, yes the Mayan calendar ended in 2012 (or there about?) but it is a cyclic calendar so after that point it would just start anew/ afresh.
The second thing you dont seem to understand is, theres no universal calendar for muslims, no; the calendar depends on if youre Shia or Sunni, too, amongst other groups. The Shia branch of muslims in Iran use the Solar Hijri calendar whilst many other muslim nations use a lunar year-based calendar.
Then theres the Zoroastrian calendar, the Buddhist calendars of Japan, China, Thailand, the Hindu-faith based calendars, the Judaist, etc.
Jazur
I have been called out! Lmao
I never believed the world was supposed to end in 2012. I was joking about the end of the world thing, and I think everyone else involved was as well, although it has been a little while since that conversation.
The Islamic calendar I was referring to was the one used in the country the friend I mentioned grew up in. It seems to be more widely used than others and is typically just called the Islamic calendar here in the US. I should have said some Islamic countries, that would have been more accurate.
I am aware there are other calendars. I said the only other one I am somewhat familiar with is the Hijri calendar, more specifically the lunar Hijri calendar. I shouldve specified which one given we were talking about calendars. I didnt mention any others like ones used in Buddhism or Hinduism because Im not at all familiar with them, and someone else had already mentioned a few if Im remembering correctly.
I dont think any can predict an apocalypse. Whether the world ends or not has nothing to do with any calendar that exists.
Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Uwuguaya
Wait the world is ending?????????? AHHHHHH
But what if he discovered the plans Ive been assembling for the moon cannon project?! asks Brigadier Kelly Siskel, one of your more insane military officers in a hushed whisper. Its nothing official, something Ive been doing in my spare time... but what if theyve got wind of it? We could all be in mortal danger! Weve got to commence construction right now! Our esteemed leader, do I have permission to get Project Lunar Apocalypse underway?
Wait what
Portmanteau, Jazur
Hello, i was gone for a while, left to do sum RP invading in NSUK.
But i'm back now.
You Bored? Lemme spice things up.
Burvenchkaht Elections
https://strawpoll.com/polls/LVyKxP7PQn0
But Read THIS First:
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=burvenchkaht/detail=factbook/id=1745368
Portmanteau, Jazur
It's a cannon that destroys the moon[sup]TM*[/sup], obviously
[sub]*Restrictions apply to current multiverse, check with local retailer and Wifi connector[/sub]
Portmanteau, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
But it rained in Wuhan today (today is the first day of winter vacation)
Tiralta, Jazur
Cookies is Back Again, making a full regional return for this time being!
Cookie of the Day: Sequilhos
I Love you, you know I do, and I hope you can succeed at almost anything you do, you got this! Keep going!
Have you had a drink of water today? Make sure you do! Even just a bottle!
You can always find something in life that matters, if you don't feel comfortable on your current mountain, climb down and find another to grow and expand on!
:)
Typica, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Rejakhta, Chong Qing, Paradise 00City-State00, Penocampt
The best way to build WESLR info!
Edit: Imagine what bring your kid to work day would be like in WESLR
St Leone, Jazur, Chong Qing
How about a canon that destroys the moon?
*Edgy RWBY music starts playing*
Cheesy Tots, Portmanteau, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai, Boxiia
So... how do I help my economy without ruining my political freedoms & Civil rights? Because almost every issue I've solved pushed the economy further down lol
Jazur
We just got back from ours here in the UK
Jazur, Chong Qing
New question, does Refugia have moon(s)?
Cheesy Tots, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
I always read that issue as suggesting they sort of transform the moon into one great cannon. Then they've got this doomsday weapon pointed at the earth like some Bond villain. Both seem fun though, I don't know which interpretation I like better.
Jazur
-be a bond villain
-threaten the world
-obtain a doomsday weapon
-the us nukes you to prevent you from using it
-the us nukes you to prevent you from using it
Portmanteau, St Leone, Jazur
*insert Gru here*
Portmanteau, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Duerrenberg
CalRef has Moon.
Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor, Portmanteau, Jazur
Not only that, but we have moved to fill all space with Moon.
Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
so uh... Roche limit aside, you are making a halo shield world. this is pretty cool, now we just have to find a way out
For those who want a ring of moons, you are asking for a god wave. Aka, death by tidal wave tsunami
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Athinaikigi
mars has 2
moons what we need is another sun or 2
If we had a monolith, we could transform the gas giant of Jupiter into a new sun.
Tiralta, Jazur, Penocampt
Jupiter isn't large enough, unfortunately. Though it would be funny for havoc in the system afterwards
Portmanteau, Jazur
Yes, very unfortunate, indeed. Of course, the monoliths are basically space-magic, and everything is possible with space-magic!
Typica, Jazur, Penocampt
...I'm sorry, WHAT
*In vector's voice* Ohh Yeah
Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Minion memes are officially cool again
Istastioner, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Did they ever stop being cool?
Jazur
my JAM
Jazur
So, a repeal is up for GAR#298: Reducing Spills and Leaks. As I haven't formed an opinion about it yet, I'm going to abstain from voting on this. Both are poorly worded, but the reason why I'm going no recommendation on this is simply because I have no horse in this particular race.
Cheesy Tots, Jazur, Duerrenberg
Everyone know those adds that are like ___ hate this one simple trick! Well, I made one.
Librarians hate this one simple trick!
Doggy earing!
And for good reason!
Portmanteau, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Boxiia
Did you ever read "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clarke? In the sequel, they turn Jupiter into a new sun. The monoliths they use are some sort of futuristic technology so advanced it is more or less magic.
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Jazur
No, they never did
On my iPad the problem of me trying to highlight stuff and textbox stuff scrolling me upwards has gotten so bad that it actually thinks Im interested in MyHero something or other.
Tiralta, Jazur
oh no i have not
Portmanteau, Jazur
Any book recommendation for like, scifi books? I'm bored and planned to read some. Also preferrably in waterproof case so i could read it properly
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Refuge Isle, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Lycanjeskai
Ancillary Sword series is pretty good. It's about a spaceship AI whose stuck in a human body.
If you like really long stuff, the Three-Planet Problem by Cixin Liu (may br misremembering the name) is great. Overall it's an alternative history of humanity's future, lots of Imaginary tech and characters, lots of skipping forward in time, etc. For scale it manages to go from the 19X0s to the end of the universe in 3 books xD.
All Tomorrows is a weird little book that imagines humanity's futurein terms of evolution. Also great! It's free online iirc, and has super cool but kinda creepy drawings.
The Scythe series by Neil Shusterman is amazing as well. Takes place in a world where an AI runs everything to the point where everyone is immortal, so chosen individuals called Scythes kill people. It follows the journey of two Scythe apprentices as they train, and their journeys afterwards as one of them is chosen as a Scythe.
This Is How You Loose The Time War is a really wholesome story of two battling time traveller's. Absolutely loved it and would recommend it 100%. Can't say much beyond that for spoiler reasons :x
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a super unique sci-fi book about a magician in a magical tower. No spoilers here :v. But it subverts expectations well and if you want smth at least somewhat different than the average novel I'd recommend this. Although I will note it isn't that impactful, just a really solid and wholesome read.
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is another very very awesome novel that's about an ambassador from a smol mining nation serving in an imperialistic empire with a very ornate literature-based culture. Absolutely freaking loved this one and I know Catiania does as well
Typica, Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, The Blue Fire
Well, I'll give you the obvious one: Ready Player One. But if you're looking for something more obscure, I recommend Gearbreakers
Cheesy Tots, Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Amiyoka
Another Catiania recommendation that I enjoyed was Light From Uncommon Stars.
I also like the Long Earth series!
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Hi everyone! I was curious, what languages do your countries speak?
Refuge Isle, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Penocampt
Neil Shusterman's accelerati trilogy is a must-read for Shusterman fans like myself
Cheesy Tots, Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Greek, and Landwallis would speak German and polish
Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Waywardia speaks
-Waywardi (I'd imagine somewhat French-Elvish.) [25%]
-Arcwardi (Light Accent of Waywardi, use of heavy slang) [12.5%]
-Archi (Light Accent of Waywardia, words are exemplified) [25%]
-English (Highly uncommon) [12.5%]
-Serni (Accent. Spoken very fast) [10%]
-Leonean [15%]
-Rejakthan (Almost exclusively found in the capital)
-WESLR Brevity Code (Sorta like NATO Brevity, except i haven't figured it out.)
If you want a little more sprinkle of lore, go here
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1822009
Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Paradise speaks mainly paradisian (with some English influence) and English
Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun"
Ursula Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness"
John Scalzi's "The Collapsing Empire"
:D
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Wow I never realized how little sci-fi books I've read until I tried to answer Narwhal's question.
Other than the one I've forgotten the name of(I'm gonna check at the library today) I've read nearly none, save for Arc of a Scythe.
Typica, Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing
ima just guessing here but I think Narwhal is gonna open a library of all the books we have given him
Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing
I will really go to Chongqing in a few days.(My hometown) (Interesting)
Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, The Heavenly Eunuchocracy
I can recommend the Lego Starwars Character encyclopedia, if that counts as scifi
Cheesy Tots, Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing
That's very nice! I'll also be going back to my Chinese hometown for winter
Refuge Isle, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing
"Hyperion" by Dan Simmons. It's sort of like "The Canterbury Tales" in space, where there's a group of people on a long pilgrimage to another planet, and they tell each other stories along the journey. It often gets recommended as a sci fi book for folks not already super into the genre. Also there's a river that flows between numerous planets by way of portal devices.
Catiania, Typica, Refuge Isle, Tiralta, Jazur
Oh how neat! Greek is the most commonly spoken in Amiyoka as well :D
Tiralta, Jazur, Paradise 00City-State00
my nations name is greek for glory to Athens i think
ahh i actually have the middle one as a favorite in my book list
i cant remember much of it but what i do recall was pretty awesome
Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur
I'm still considering starting project moon apology (I didn't answer the issue yet) I'm just worried about my corruption and other whatever going funky because apparently, the public doesn't like the government making a planetary doomsday weapon.
Tiralta, Jazur
Screw it I'm giving funding to project lunar apocalypse
(just noticed auto correct spelled apocalypse, apology)
Tiralta, Jazur
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Written by Refuge Isle.