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Region: Refugia
RIP Queen Elizabeth II. 😔
I've been waiting 18 hours to receive more information >:(Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Polushia, Dimm-A-Land
Chairs and snacks are provided!
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Parvesha, Free South Carolina
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho
Can you undo or replace policies? I'm currently an autocracy but I would love to become a democracy. Is this possible?
Typica, Araine, Floofybit
Sure, but you'll have to wait for an issue where switching back to democracy is possible, and then only if you pick the right answer to make it happen
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Parvesha, Free South Carolina
All countries of refugia are invited to the storm games, to find out more click this link. https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=523686
Tiralta, West Remeshile
The cheerfulness stat being on display has only just made me realize my citizens are miserable.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Istastioner, Parvesha, Free South Carolina, Powesaria
Thanks, I will be waiting patiently.
Typica, Sylh Alanor
Mine are not great.
Typica, Floofybit
Be proud of yours, mine... is worse
Typica
I've no clue why my citizens are so miserable as I have high stats on good things and really low stats on bad things. The main exception seems to be "cheerfulness", and I don't know how to raise it.
Typica, Araine, Floofybit
Top 20% isnt miserable!
Typica, Melenavenia, Floofybit
For me, only the top 20% in this stat isn't acceptable, especially considering that there are whole nations dedicated to making their citizens miserable.
Floofybit, Dimm-A-Land, Free South Carolina
Win glory for your country in the storm games, sign up today. https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=523686
Basic info on the storm champioship The nation of Niran has opened it's competition the storm championship to all the athletes, warriors and adrenaline junkies of all nations nearby.
Anyone can sign up
How the storm championship work. In the rainy arena of hidden storms village of Niran competitors constantly battle for an orb for several days. Competitors fight for days foraging for food in the wilderness of the arena and deal with the constant rain and mudslides. The game last 2 weeks and the one carrying the orb at the last second of the 2 weeks is the winner. They lose if they either give up and escape out at the gates of the arena, don't have the orb at the end of the game or die. Niran has celebrated these games for over 100 years and would like to invite all people of other nations to compete and send their bravest.
You really don't need to post this link every few messages.
Chacapoya, Refuge Isle, Araine, Floofybit, St Leone, Istastioner, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Dimm-A-Land, Free South Carolina, Ullrani
Good morning afternoon (apparently) Refugia.
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, St Leone, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Dimm-A-Land
*hands blueberry muffin*
Your morning fare.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Polushia, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Powesaria
Good day! 🤪
How are ya?
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Portmanteau, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht
I didn't even know this was a smiley that was available to us.
*hands blueberry muffin*
I guess I'm starting a muffin business. Or so it would seem.
*sets up a muffin stand on the side of the region*
The first hit is free.
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Jazur, Parvesha, Powesaria
* hits the stand 8 muffin plz
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Powesaria
*picks the stand back up, and dusts it off*
Eight muffins for you. They're all poppy seed.
Typica, Floofybit, St Leone, Jazur, Powesaria
my favorite, wait are these illgeal picked poppy seeds or no?
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Powesaria
We should do a combo! I'll give you some of my chocolate and we can have chocolate muffins! Can I have a dozen?
Portmanteau, St Leone, Jazur, Powesaria
I can bring the C H E E S E .
Gouda ofc
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Dimm-A-Land, Powesaria
I assume everything I do is illegal, and I just haven't figured it out yet. But I hope not.
*hands over a stack of receipts of provenance for every single seed*
Great idea. Choccy muffins make the pain go away :)
*hands over a dozen cornbread muffins*
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Jazur, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Powesaria
This works too! Thanks!
*aggressively nibbles on the delicious muffins*
Typica, Portmanteau, Jazur, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Powesaria
* casually eats one of the muffins *
Typica, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Dimm-A-Land, Powesaria
PEOPLE! Ive now added flags to my great little factbook of the st.Leonean nations cx
The format and quality may be a little weird cause I had to shrink the flags alot but you get the general idea of the flag regardless id hope cx
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1699861
Typica, Floofybit, Tovenia, Jazur, West Remeshile, Ullrani
Event time!
I'm super excited to announce a shared event with Caer Sidi this weekend! We'd love to see as many Refugi joining in as possible and getting to know the folks from CS before we propose a vote on an embassy with them.
There is something for everyone (we hope!) - games, music, a film, a joint RP and trivia contests happening both gameside and in our discord servers! Find out more about what's happening in the dispatch *\o/*
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1761557
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Sinya Arda, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land
BREAKING: Remeshilian Superior Court Upholds Marriage Equality, legalizing same sex marriage in all 11 provinces
#loveislove
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Floofybit, The Land Named Bob, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Rejakhta, Dimm-A-Land
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1761654
IFV slightly late but posted - feel free to upvote! (and gibe feedback if there is anything wrong!)
Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land, West Remeshile
The shared RP with Caer Sidi is now open at the Festival Of Friends. Drop in with a side nation to introduce your character and we'll be starting some scenarios later today!
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land
Amazing points. I have already voted against. I simply thought that it was too broad in some cases and the resolution could be weaponized against the people.
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Ullrani
Don't you hate trying to be a seemingly good nation with behind-the-scenes corruption and yet every time you try something you become a publicly authoritarian dictatorship when that wasn't your intention?
Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, West Remeshile, Powesaria
Love the behind the scenes corruption bit😂
Jazur
I don't know what you're talking about...
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land, West Remeshile
*Innocent whistling*
Jazur, Dimm-A-Land, Powesaria
Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Huliunov, Rejakhta, Powesaria
As part of the Festival of Friendship, here is today's trivia quiz: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepXGxa2PQrpiQY713m8-0Dn5oJgrjkINut-_b1gSsI-nyD_Q/viewform
The first one to be returned correctly will win a legendary card, and everyone who returns a correct quiz will also be entered into a draw for a second card!
EDIT: The first response was also the first correct response, so congratulations to Parvesha. To clarify a question that's been asked on Discord, if anyone wants to use Google to try and get themselves into the prize draw then feel free! If you've already returned a quiz without googling then feel free to telegram me or put through a second response ^^
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land, Ullrani
If, theoretically (this isn't actually happening, I swear) a meteor with a somewhat hollow interior was heading towards Refugia (this isn't actually happening, I swear) theoretically, could we THEORETICALLY build a system of railguns in time to intercept all the fragments theoretically? (this isn't actually happening, I swear)
A-Asking for a friend, I swear
Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Porthosia, Jazur, Dimm-A-Land, Powesaria
this sounds like a good use for the national government-subsidized massive space nutcracker.
Araine, Floofybit, Porthosia, Jazur, Dimm-A-Land, West Remeshile, Powesaria
I mean, with Rejakhtan science being what it is, we can definitely have it ready. That is, if Dimm-A-Land wants to collect funding.
Floofybit, Porthosia, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Dimm-A-Land
the Bruhyans hop and hop as they see
their population has reached
200 MILLION!
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also on a totally different topic: you should join the festival of friends!
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land
Someone help me, I'm addicted to tanking my economy
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, New Equanimia, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land, West Remeshile
The Porthosian Government is in total support of building superweapons to destroy asteroid fragments
Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Rejakhta, Waywards Edge, Dimm-A-Land, Powesaria
2 years and 222 days of Sylh Alanor being our glorious WA Delegate!
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Azelandia, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land, Tidelia, Ullrani
Post self-deleted by Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats.
Hey y'all!
If you're on Discord, we have a listening party and a game of skribbl planned this afternoon/evening!
The RP is still going in Festival Of Friends so feel free to jump in!
Finally, here's the quiz for today. If you know every answer for this one off the top of your head then please seek help, so looking things up is totally allowed and encouraged! https://forms.gle/fymHBfYJ1SDvjd6LA
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land
Some might say it's been 2 long.
.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Tovenia, Portmanteau, Yondoria, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Porthosia, Jazur, Rejakhta, Dimm-A-Land, Tidelia, West Remeshile, Free South Carolina
Ba dum tsssss
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Azelandia, Porthosia, Jazur, Dimm-A-Land
Floofybit, Portmanteau, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha
It's so nice to have you all here! Theres a lot of great information in the welcome telegram youve already received, but I have a few things that might help settling into the region easier. Refugia is part of a larger community named Calamity Refuge, or CalRef. We have a discord here: https://calref.network/chat/ and a forum here: https://calref.cc/index.php. Links for both are in the region description box at the top of this page. We host game nights and movie nights from the discord server from time to time. On the forum we have RPs and spam games (not really related to NS). If you want a place to just chill and talk to friendly people, those are great spaces for that.
If you haven't already done so, please consider joining the World Assembly and endorsing the delegate (that's me!). Click the link to learn more information on what that means and how to do it. If you join the World Assembly, you can endorse as many other nations in the region as you want, and get endorsed in return. You'll also become a Refugia Member State, which means you can vote in our elections and get a spot on our map of Refugia!
If you have any questions, please let us know. Everyone here is really friendly- I think weve only ever had one fatality from an introduction. If you prefer to read something pre-written over asking, however, check out this dispatch: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1449847
Finally, if you are an alt nation (which just means if the nation tagged in this welcome message is not your main nation on NationStates), it is required by regional law for you to report your main nation and intentions in Refugia to the Operations Councillor (that's also me!). Thanks so much.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Porthosia, Jazur
Same I cant seem to improve 😭🤚🏼
Chacapoya, Typica, Floofybit, Porthosia, Jazur, Dimm-A-Land, Tidelia, Ullrani, Luxenkiv, Ahmet Land
Hypothetically (Of course, this isn't happening) we happen to know because HYPOTHETICALLY we landed a surface probe to check.
Could you (Hypothetically of course) TG me the costs of building 9 "120 cm anti-air-and-surface, gunpowder-and-electromagnetic hybrid acceleration-based semi-automatic fixed-gun system"
*Wayward's Edge Diplomat laughs nervously*
*low hushed toned voice*
But seriously, there is an Asteroid heading towards Refugia. Would you support a weapons project to destroy this threat to Refugia?
*Wayward's Edge Diplomat laughs nervously*
We... need one for reasons.
Typica, Porthosia, Jazur
We can certainly develop this, though gunpowder is outdated. We can, however, substitute for our latest railgun cannons, if that works.
Porthosia, Dimm-A-Land
Refugia is a jar
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Floofybit, Yondoria, Felzus, Tiralta, Porthosia, Dimm-A-Land
Hey! As much as it pains me, I am looking to leave Refugia and create a new Region for me and my friends. How do I create a new region?
https://www.nationstates.net/page=change_region
You'll likely find it's not as easy as it sounds, but good luck etc
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats
I'm thinking about changing the national animal of Dimm-A-Land to a Water Sausage (seal) any opinions?
Araine, Floofybit, Tovenia, Porthosia
jarsim
Typica, Melenavenia, Yondoria
Why don't you create an alt account to create a new region?
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Junitaki-Cho, Yondoria, Rejakhta
Can we be a jam jar? Dibs on raspberry jam.
Typica, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Yondoria, Rupika, Porthosia, Dimm-A-Land
Dibs on mango!
Typica, Rupika, Tiralta, Porthosia
dibs on being really cold choclate moose in a jar
Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Porthosia, Dimm-A-Land
*beep boop*
Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Porthosia, Rejakhta, Dimm-A-Land
Post by Okie20 suppressed by a moderator.
Are we allowed to advocate for our national religion when new members states arrive and apply?
Arrive from where? Apply to what?
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Porthosia
Attention Refugi, do not panic. We have been monitoring an ongoing situation for some time now, and find it timely to share the following advice.
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1762982
The Star Enpire, Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Melenavenia, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Porthosia, Dimm-A-Land, Ullrani
Friends! We've got anooother General Assembly proposal - "Minimum Payment Act"! Thread here!
The proposal essentially establishes in Clause 1 that for any form of unsecured retail loans (the proposal uses examples of credit cards and personal loans), any minimum payment as set by the creditor must cover the interest obtained over the payment period. Clause 2 states that if the creditor sets a minimum payment below the resolution's mandates and the borrower pays for the payment, then the payment must still be paid as the minimum payment calculated in Clause 1.
While I appreciate the sentiment behind this resolution (it prevents the amount necessary to be paid each month from growing - thus preventing infinite debt) as well as its brevity, clause 2 gives me pause. Per the author, this clause is meant to say that if the creditor sets the payment too low and the borrower pays for it, then the creditor must pay the rest to meet the requirements of clause 1. However, as clause 2 is written, it is not clear that this is the creditor's responsibility to pay the remainder. It really isn't clear who is supposed to pay up the remainder at all - and in a certain interpretation, clause 2 can be seen as completely voiding clause 1 (which is certainly the first interpretation I had when I first read the proposal).
Therefore, I'm thinking of recommending a vote against but I want to hear more thoughts on this. What are y'alls opinions on the resolution?
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Porthosia
That should work, but is it possible to add a satellite based coverage system for anti nuclear interception? We could use shockwaves from the railgun rounds to knock out guidance and cause premature detonation of nukes.
Floofybit, Porthosia, Jazur, Waywards Edge
sounds kinda smart
Floofybit, Porthosia, Jazur, Archipelago Nine, Dimm-A-Land
The Leonean Air Defence Missile System (ADMS) should be adequate when it comes to defend the region in and around St.Leone from incoming ballistic missiles,
however to cover more of the region we would need to place these systems around Refugia, or we would need to develop a newer model.
Currently our Military scientists are working overtime to improve old equipment and develop new gear,
we can only hope they manage to create it in time for the equipment to go into mass production.
-Alrkus, secretary for state defence
Floofybit, Porthosia, Jazur, Archipelago Nine, Waywards Edge
Currently, Waywards Edge has developed the Laser Ground to Air Defense System. It has a relatively short range, however is great at intercepting slower moving MIRV missiles (When a MIRV has to go through mid course correction) LGADS is great. That short range is the problem. Perhaps we could send some help to make a strengthened auto intercept system?
-Kirsti Alanor, Secretary of External Affairs
Floofybit, St Leone, Porthosia, Jazur, Archipelago Nine
Well mostly anything that can shoot fragments with near pinpoint accuracy should work in interception
Porthosia, Jazur, Rejakhta
Trivia quiz results
Quiz 1 (a general history quiz)
The winner was Parvesha.
Also returning a completed quiz were Floofybit, St Leone, Araine, The Pacific Northwest and Falafelandia who were entered into a prize draw won by The Pacific Northwest.
Quiz 2 (a Refugi and Caer Sidi history quiz)
The winner was Falafelandia.
Parvesha and Araine also returned a quiz and the prize draw for that one was won by Araine.
Congratulations y'all and thanks for taking part, cards have been sent!
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, St Leone, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha, Dimm-A-Land
Dear Kirsti Alanor,
If your nation would be so kind and send over one of your Laser Ground to Air Defence Systems to our facility at [REDACTED] [Send to our internal delivery bay],
We will put our best minds at work in combining your highly effective but short range systems with our adequate but long range systems.
We believe this could make a huge breakthrough in Surface to air missile systems aswell as general AA capabilities.
Jazur, Waywards Edge, Dimm-A-Land
Thousand issues!
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
Is the entire internet slow right now or is it just me? Could barely get to this page to post this.
My connection says it's fine, but sites take 5 minutes or never load
The portion of text I left in the quote sums up exactly what I thought about the proposal and clause 2. This is the most logical interpretation from the way it is worded.
Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho
I would rather it was reworded for clarity, but I believe the proposal works out ok;
Let's say this year I'll be charged 1000 interest on my debt;
My creditor (unwisely) sets my minimum payment at 500;
I (gleefully) pay 500, meeting the unwise/illegal minimum;
My 500 must be 'treated' as 1000 by my creditors; I suppose they will have to cancel 500 debt, as if I'd payed it.
One would think you could just stick with section 1, which bans below-interest-minimums, and enforce it like any other law.
Not sure if section 2 is enforced along-with or instead-of other punishments for breaking international law.
For now, I support the Minimum Payment Act
Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta
Hey friends,
I am happy to finally provide an automatically updating gameside Member State roster
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1763293
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tovenia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Jazur, West Remeshile
Any opinions on the "Minimum Payment Act"
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta
The suppose part is the issue, though. It's not really clear who should pay for it - which is what I kinda take some issue with. One could just as easily argue that the second clause is saying the 500 should be treated as if it is 1000, i.e. that if it's 500 dollars then it'll be seen as a legal minimum payment and treated as such (as if it was a 1000 payment). By not actually mandating any action explicitly to be done by creditors if they encourage underpayment, it kind of nullifies the clause as Delta says. Based on how your interpretation, ofc yvmv.
Like I see your point, and that's absolutely the author's intention, but I'm not sure there's enough based on the text alone to interpret it in such a manner.
I too am confused why clause 2 was added at all; seems this would've been fine with just clause 1.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit
What's up I new here, how do I join the discorrd
LGADS will be delivered promptly. The units are highly experimental, please handle with care. Our engineers are also coming to assist with operations if need be. What do the staff want on their pizza that is free of charge?
-Kirsti Alanor, Secretary of External Affairs
St Leone, Jazur
Glad to see I'm VALID.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Dimm-A-Land
fren
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur
Maintaining 67th in pizza so far.
Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur
Hey all, I want to write a story that occurs in Refugia, if anybody would like to take part in it, this would just require the names of your head of state, any important locations, if you want to be a major contributor (example of a major contributor, Rejakhta, builder of massive railguns apparently) or just be minor contributor (idea contributor), and if you want to be an antagonist or protagonist nation, TG me. Please TG if you want to know more details. I'm open to ideas and plot lines, It'll be a very fun adventure with you guys.
The title is "Aces of Refugia: Fires of Ember Squadron"
Note: Heavy Inspiration from the Ace combat series.
Cheesy Tots, Floofybit, Tovenia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Ameth, Rejakhta
My fault my mind went faster than my hands i was trying to ask if when a new nation arrives to Refugia and applies to be on the map when they become a member state can we advocate for our national religion
Floofybit, Jazur
frien
weird, but then again we did literally have a war over fruit, so maybe it's not that weird
Honeydewistania, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
hang on, I want to make a story about war and why it is bad, and you guys have a war OVER FRUIT? Damn maybe I'm overthinking the whole story thing
Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur
A war over fruit. That seems like a story we should all be hearing.
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Floofybit, Jazur, Waywards Edge
Aces of Refugia: The Fruit war?
Araine, Floofybit, Tovenia, St Leone, Jazur
I'm game if you are
Floofybit, Tovenia, St Leone, Jazur, Waywards Edge
We have another project in the works!
Aces of Refugia: The Fruit War
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Floofybit, Tovenia, St Leone, Jazur, Rejakhta
@Floofybit, great news
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Floofybit, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge
Could I have some sources of the "Fruit War" so I can make a historical fiction about it lol
Araine, Floofybit, St Leone, Jazur, West Remeshile
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.