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The Estral Republic of Aizcona | Welcome back St. Maartin Domanania, Segentova, Athara magarat, San Montagna, and 2 othersHyukai, and Serpoje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Pirates Theme Park Ride of The Tsunterlands | If i recall my GCSE history correctly Germany's World War 1 reparations were something like 2% of their post war GDP EDIT: also want to point out the only reason it took germany 92 years to pay the war debt off was because no payments were made from 1933 to 1990, not because the debt was so huge it would take a century to pay off which I'm pretty sure was the narrative I was taught lol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serpoje | Council of Ministers The Council of ministers, government, cabinet or presidential cabinet is the council headed by the president in Serpoje, where all ministers meet and make decisions. The board makes its decisions by a majority of votes. Each minister is responsible for the work related to his ministry and the work and actions performed by the employees under his command. Council Members •President •President Helper •Ministry of Army •Ministry of Economy •Ministry of Social Relations and Family •Ministry of Culture and Art •Ministry of Interior and Security •Ministry of Technology and Science •Ministry of Edudaction and Sport •Ministry of Diplomacy •Ministry of Nature and Agriculture •Ministry of Social Relations and Family •Ministry of Media and Communication •Ministry of Infrastructure and Electricity •Ministry of Health I published my new factbook! Ioudaia, Dormill and Stiura, Nhoor, Aizcona, and 3 othersWachoviaa, Hyukai, and Osemira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Dominion of Nhoor | Me too! Mae esgidiau gwyn yn gwrthyrru Overview · Geography · Maps · History · Politics · Monarchy · Military · Economy · Culture · Religion · News · Index Diplomatic relations · Royal family trees · History timeline · Provinces · Legality · National holidays · Language · Sport · Biographies · Names Dydw i ddim yn mwynhau'r gwiberod du yn y swyddfa Nhoor's judiciary consists of the following higher and lower courts:
In addition, there is the Ethical Council of the Dominion (Esīcanhoch pw Nhāsɵt cu Joracu), which hears ethical cases. The Council of High Judges operates as this court’s court of appeal. Nhoor’s laws are written and the application of customary law is exceptional (although a large part of Nhoor’s current laws are based on traditional Nhoor customary law). The primary law-making body consists of the parliament of Nhoor, although in practice it is the government that designs laws and parliament that votes them into force. A custom practice is that parliament creates framework laws and ministries and lower governments add the details. Court cases can also provide details to framework laws; they elaborate interpretation of the law and are considered case law until they are integrated in the corresponding law. The thirteen members of the Council of High Judges and the fifteen members of the Court of Appeal are nominated by the government and appointed for life by the King. Their term ends when they die or by Royal Decree (e.g. when it has been proven that they have broken the law). Members of the High Courts and the lower courts are elected by citizens who have a law degree; by default, citizens with a law degree cannot vote in het elections for the legislative parliaments, unless they officially request to be allowed to vote for the legislative parliaments, in which case they cannot elect the judiciary anymore. Judges do not necessarily have to be citizens of Nhoor, but they will have to have a proven knowledge of the Nhoor constitution and the Nhoor Civil and Penal codes, and master the Nhoor language. Members of the Council of High Judges
See also Ioudaia, Dormill and Stiura, Thromsa, Hyukai, and 2 othersOsemira, and Serpoje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serpoje | Really good! Your factbooks and desings are really amazing! Nhoor and Hyukai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The United Republics of Dormill and Stiura | Second to the snark, the fish conversations are a nice change of pace. Shidei and Hyukai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Elective Kingdom of Ioudaia | Art! Culture! Museum of Gold Arts, Sanehtaj Sanehtaj is the traditional center of gold-working, making it a rival to Nilakabat, renowned for its gem-cutting and jewelry. While some gold jewelry with gems was made in both cities, Sanehtaj emphasized pieces solely made from gold, and had the better goldsmiths. Despite frequent communications and travel between the two cities, they retained their specialties because of their local resources: most of Ioudaia's precious stones come from rivers and mines near Nilakabat, and before the 19th century, most of the gold came from placer mines in the headwaters of the Aelo Rud east of Sanehtaj. The Museum started out as a small collection of gold jewelry and other art objects bequeathed to the city in 1805 by Gal-Or Ali ben Esfandiyar, a master goldsmith and connoisseur of the arts, on the condition that they be available for public display. The collection was small enough to be housed in city hall until 1879, when Yonit Elnaz Baxrisnezhad, a successful industrialist, bequeathed her own fine jewelry to the city. For a generation or so, it was the fashion among the city's wealthy and the wealthy in Shariyath and the cities along the Aigassos to donate their gold, or some of it, to the city as well, as a way of displaying their wealth and taste (and claiming philanthropy) after their deaths. And by the end of the period, the development of archeology meant that the city was beginning to receive ancient pieces as well as heirlooms. The Pentarchs of Sanehtaj founded the Museum in 1917, transferring all the city's gold objects to it, while maintaining possession of the much smaller collection of other art donated to the city. The Museum steadily expanded its collection and its endowment during the 20th century. Starting in 1956, it began support for Ioudaian archeological digs on the condition that the Museum receive gold artifacts recovered from the digs, and that the researchers acknowledge the Museum's support for their work. Beginning in 1963, the Sanehtaj government placed a small tax on gold objects made in city in order to allow the Museum to collect representative works of Sanehtaj's goldworking heritage. In addition, the Museum entered into an agreement with the Thaunakie Museum and the Ornemion Numismatic Museum to temporarily loan each other pieces for special exhibitions. Today, the Museum of Gold Arts has one of the largest collections of gold in the Western Isles, and while it still specializes in local and Ioudaian gold products, it also includes pieces from other countries. The museum's loan agreements now include foreign institutions as well, expanding public awareness and appreciation of Sanehtaj and Ioudaia's goldworking, past and present, and bringing international works to Ioudaian attention. For security, the Museum is built into the side of a ridge near Sanehtaj, occupying a former Ioudaian Army bunker complex. The Museum has its own tram stop at the end of the city's north-south line. Examples of the Museum's Collections Ring, found in Bagh'e Din This ring is the earliest known example of goldworking in what's now Ioudaia. It was made by the Korae from materials found in the Leukoroseria. The gold is from near Sanehtaj – the motherlode has been identified by the chemical and isotopic composition of the gold and trace metals with it – the lapis is from near the Borysthemes – the only source was known in Ioudaian antiquity – and the carnelian appears to match modern samples found on the mountains' north slopes. Coin, Thaunakie Thaunakie is believed to be the first city in Ioudaia to mint its own coins. This coin's face with a lion and a bull dates it to the Mydonean dynasty, which used the bull as a symbol of its strength. Historians believe that the lion and bull facing off represents the dynasty's power over the violent forces of nature. The source of the gold in the coin is unknown, as it doesn't match the composition of unrefined gold from any historical sources. The small amount of copper and tin alloying the gold suggests the coin may have been made from a mixture of recycled gold objects, some alloyed for hardness. Earring, made in Sanehtaj, found in Chyrtiros Sanehtaj was founded in roughly 400 BCE as a Kabiruz settlement around a fortress laying claim to the nearby gold-producing areas. That this earring was produced no more than a few decades later indicates how quickly the city's goldworking industry developed, though doubtless the craftsmen came from elsewhere in the area. Significantly, the pomegranate decorations are in a style originating in Araxia, where the fruit was cultivated. Lion Ornament, made and found in Pteleon Sanehtaj was not the only early center of Ioudaian goldworking. This clothing ornament was made in Pteleon, apparently from imported gold. The gold was refined to a purity unknown in Ioudaia at the time, with other metals measuring less than a one part in a thousand in toto. The meaning of the lion's head with a rayed mane isn't known. It appears to be deliberately stylized rather than naturalistic, as fossils of the Doman lion show that its range extended that far south when the piece was made. Animal figurines, made in Sanehtaj, found in Cypharisseis These statuettes are the earliest known example of worked gold that can be attributed to a specific artist. Embossed makers' marks on the bottoms of the bases match those on several other gold animal figurines which are known to have been made by Ayal Freydoun . The statuettes are also the earliest gold artifacts whose creation date is known. These three animals were unearthed wrapped in silk cloth in a small wooden box. Carbon dating of the silk and wood followed by dendrochronological dating (matching tree rings in the box to trees that grew at the time) gave a narrow range – less than a year -- for when both were made, strongly suggesting that the box and the wrapping were made for the set of animals, thus dating them as well. Ring, found in Shariyath The ruby set in this ring was doubtless polished in Nilakabat, but the body of the ring is Sanehtaj workmanship, including the unusual gold-copper alloy used at the time. As a result, where the ruby was set in the ring, and where the ring was designed, remain in doubt. Brooch, made in Sanehtaj, found in Shariyath The flower-shaped decorations around the rim of this brooch are among the earliest examples of mass-produced jewelry. They were cast from 22k gold-silver alloy, and soldered onto the body of the brooch, which is itself built up from layers of gold foil. Identical decorations are found on other pieces of jewelry from the city made around the time. All of the flower-decorated pieces are thought to be produced in the workshop Nozar Yatir founded, which is referred to in several surviving historical sources. However, specific proof is lacking, as one of the sources names four other workshops that made jewelry using partial mass production. Turquoise is unusual in Ioudaian jewelry, as the only local sources are hard-rock mines in the driest parts of Arzi Ikwa, which were historically difficult to exploit. However, the stones match other pieces of Ioudaian turquoise, leading to much scholarly speculation that Arzi Ikwa turquoise may have been valued specifically because it was difficult to get. Cup, made in Sanehtaj, found in Oichalia This cup is an excellent example of Bahar's naturalistic style. She was known for making luxurious and practical objects for Ioudaia's wealthiest citizens. The gazelles depicted on this cup are and were found only in and near Arzi Ikwa. Whether Bahar travelled there to make models and sketches of them, or whether one or more were captured or killed and brought to her remains a subject of debate, as Bahar apparently visited Amphigemea, just south of Azri Ikwa, in the early 430s. Regardless, the cup's appearance in Oichalia is taken to indicate that there was at least a small wealthy elite in the city, even though there is no other evidence about it. As discovered in Summer 2022: Detail, after unfolding Summer 2022 to Winter 2022-2023: Inscribed gold foil, likely made in Sanehtaj, found in ruins 13km west of Estakhir This fragmentary piece was doubtless part of a larger sheet of inscribed gold foil, though its purpose remains unclear. The style, however, was Doman, and was popular in both Domanania and Ioudaia during the early part of the Xodian Dynasty. Scholars believe that the style was copied by Ioudaian gold-workers because of its popularity. Roundel (clothing decoration), made in Sanehtaj for Epeius Ranen ben Nati Parsa in Eiresion During the Silken Age, Sanehtaj jewelry-making reached new heights. This roundel, one of six originally fastened to an embroidered silk shirt, is made from thousands of tiny gold spheres, along with intricate shapes made of gold foil. The incredible workmanship is typical for the period, and these six roundels are the best preserved examples. The roundels had been handed down in a single family for a little over 700 years, and were among the first to be bequeathed to the Museum upon the owner's death at the end of the 19th century. Necklace, made in Sanehtaj Despite the increasing amount of mass-produced gold jewelry, and the dispersal of Ioudaia's goldworking industry to other cities, Sanehtaj remains Ioudaia's primary producer of hand-made, top of the line goldwork. This necklace is built up from strands of fine gold wire, carefully sintered together. Afsoon Amit made the necklace for Pero bat Ora, then a football striker and Ioudaia's highest-paid female athlete. It had several owners after her, and the Museum purchased it from its last private owner. Balnik, Wellsia, Torom, Alteran Republics, and 4 othersAizcona, Hyukai, Osemira, and Serpoje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Torom | Greetings people of TWI. Some of you may have known me from years ago. It is I, Torom, and I have returned. Kneel and tie your shoes! Domanania, New aapelistan, Dormill and Stiura, Belantica, and 10 othersWellsia, Roendavar, Thromsa, Alteran Republics, Kuvo, New jacobland, Solaryia, Wachoviaa, Hyukai, and Albeuve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Estral Republic of Aizcona | Always bring the good conversation, and for all the snark you can be quite nice haha Hello there Torom! Welcome back Torom, Shidei, and Hyukai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Torom | But your shoelaces! Alteran Republics and Hyukai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Torom | That's fair. Hahaha Nhoor and Hyukai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albaclythe | Sorry about my recent inactivity, my dad had the COVID vaccine and had a bit of rough reaction to it (the normal immune response stuff) so I had to take a bit of time off, however I am here back now and wanted to write a post about my nation considering I'm now on the map... So my nation was actually originally intended to be a monarchy, though I think I'm going to switch that up a bit to make it a republic. I'll need to discuss with New aapelistan about this in detail, but I want our nations to be closer-aligned both ideologically and economically. The main goal of this nation is to exist as a monarchy - with this current flag and CoA, actually, from the point of its inception c.800 AD to the fall of the monarchy in about 1926, after that, the nation would exist as a quasi-socialist state, based loosely upon my own political beliefs (though believe me, I am no socialist.) Albaclythe, or at least how I envision it, would today be a resurgent remnant of a great power, similar (ish) to Russia or to some extent Iran, as the government attempts to shift itself to a more market-oriented economy, whilst still trying to maintain Albouis corporatist/socialist views. During the age of colonialism in the Isles, I could see Albaclythe perhaps attempting to infringe on Aprosian territories along with Noronica/Alteran Republics in an effort to try and soften their influence on the island of which both modern Aprosia and Albaclythe lie (sort of a "Great Game" between Altera and Albaclythe, if you will). During the Imperial War, the socialist-ish government of Albaclythe (probably going to name it the Seòmar Democratic Republic, or something. Scots gaelic for "Chamber" of "Council" being Seomar) would probably side with the Free Powers, simply for a matter of convenience more than anything. Though, instead of being an official Free Power member (TM), it would be the sort of agreement the FPs kinda keep on the side as like a last resort accord to win the war in this Southern Theatre, if you will. New aapelistan, Dormill and Stiura, Alteran Republics, Nhoor, and 3 othersSolaryia, Hyukai, and The Tsunterlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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