Forest

Hiya everyone, I've got two poll announcements to make :]

~~Vote Passes to recommend joining Jellyfish Elite Fighting Force for the World Trade Fair~~
In a vote of 12 yes votes, 1 no vote, and 13 abstentions, we will be recommending that everyone join JEFF for the World Trade Fair. I'm still waiting on UDCS to send me a handbook dispatch that can help everyone familiarize yourself with the event and JEFF's plan, but once I have that I will be sure to post it. I believe the plan is to have everyone store all goods in the JEFF region.

We will also be sending someone for High Command to JEFF. In the past for NDay events we have sent Jutsa to be the High Command in JEFF, but as they have declined to be High Command this time around we will be sending Garbelia! I'm sure they will do great in helping JEFF command behind the scenes and publicly :]

~~Should Forest Build Embassies with Ridgefield?~~

A few days ago around the start of the last poll we received a valid embassy request and telegram from the town of Ridgefield courtesy of their Director of Foreign Affairs The Byrdlands. Here is the telegram that was sent to Jutsa:

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Hello, Jutsa!

My name is The Byrdlands, and I am here on behalf of the city of Ridgefield to request an embassy with Forest.

Ridgefield is a small town focused on building a sustainable community that is heavily focused on the World Assembly. WA membership is a requirement of membership in the region, and regional activity as of now is largely focused on discussion of and voting on resolutions put forward within both the General Assembly and the Security Council. While we are still in the process of building the region up again, our plan is to cultivate a community where drafting, submitting, and discussing resolutions is a regular occurrance. To that end, we would like to reach out to similarly-minded regions within the game such as yours.

Ridgefield makes environmental issues a priority. Our Mayor and WA Delegate, Haymarket Riot, is a real-life Climate Activist, and she takes these issues very seriously as it pertains to the General Assembly. Needless to say, we will be voting in favor of resolutions meant to protect the environment when we can.

I hope you'll allow us to connect with Forest on the grounds of our shared interests and intentions, and accept this request that we've put forward.

Thank you for your time,
The Byrdlands, Director of Relations of Ridgefield.

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As Jutsa has been taking a nap I will take up the mantel of the government interpretation this time around :p

For my part this seems like a really great proposal :] It seems we have a lot of shared values in our commitment to environmentalism. We've not historically been super focused on the World Assembly as a region as far as I can recall but that could always change, and I think it would be nice if we can support a possible future ally like this in whatever environmentally focused WA resolutions they may write.

Ridgefield is a part of the Augustin Alliance, of which our embassy allies in Conch Kingdom are also a part of. My understanding of the AA is that it is a coalition of regions based around many different themes united under a common founder and regionbuilder in Emiline. As alluded to in the telegram, it looks that Ridgefield has recently come under new management after having left the URA and they are now planning to build the region up. Their leaving of the URA also looks to be part of a plan for greater WA independence as the URA is an interregional coalition directing WA votes across a good few regions.

For reference you can take a look at the AA's main dispatch which includes information about AA and a brief synopsis of Ridgefield and their other members.

[AA] Augustin Alliance

by The Eministration of Emiline

Last updated on April 25th, 2024. If you find this dispatch helpful, please upvote.

| ABOUT | CENTRAL STRATEGIC COMMITTEE | HISTORY | JOINT TASK FORCE | NEWSROOM | OFFSITE | POLICIES || CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | CONCH KINGDOM | LAND'S END | RIDGEFIELD | ANTERIA |

"Unified Regions, Empowered Nations"

About the Alliance

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The Augustin Alliance is a multi-region network created for the purposes of cooperation, idea exchange, and free trade. Member regions of the Alliance have different themes, separate purposes, and unique cultures, but are united by similar values and a common founder. Every aspect of the organization is covered in this series of dispatches, from our history to our news articles; from our internal structure to our military hierarchy; and from our offsite rules to our internal policies. We even have a one-of-a-kind Reference Library containing original research on various parts of the site. We hope you find our resources helpful, and if you have a question or concern, our telegram boxes are always open.

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Our Regions

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The overarching purpose of the Alliance is to allow players to focus on their favorite part of the game, while giving them access to a wider community, and maintaining a high level of quality across the whole experience. To do that, we built a loose coalition of five regions: Ridgefield, Cape of Good Hope, Conch Kingdom, Lands End, and Anteria. Each one has its own theme, its own purpose, and a completely unique form of government. To find out more, read the descriptions below!

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Ridgefield
A gameplay region themed as a small town and governed as a meritocracy. WA membership is required for residents..

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Cape of Good Hope
A casual, laid-back roleplay region with a map, no forum, and no rules.

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Conch Kingdom
A beachside region with an intricate political structure, a tropical theme, an offsite forum, and no WA requirements.

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Lands End
A capitalism-centered region, organized as a public corporation, and run by its shareholders and a Board of Directors.

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Anteria
A semi-serious, modern tech roleplay region with extensive off-site wikis and guides.

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Past Operations and Other Properties

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The Augustin Alliance has maintained communities and hosted operations of the past. While currently in a dormant state we still remember them as parts of our domain and proudly display them.

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Narnia
Based heavily on the fantasy series by CS Lewis, and operates as a "living story" of sorts, where power can change hands at any time with the outcome of battles, negotiations, and trickery.

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Dawn
Originally formed outside the Alliance, now politically and thematically modeled after an Athenian city-state. Originally part of the UCR network, this region was taken from the conventists and now rests in our hands as a reminder.

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Military
The Alliance maintained a military branch called the Joint Task Force (JTF), which was the only major organization at the time to engage in regular raids and defenses of other regions. The JTF regularly worked with other militaries on operations around the world, specializes in difficult occupations, and managing exceptionally high activity for its size.

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Contact Us

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Discord chat server
While an RMB works well for communications within a region, the Augustin Alliance uses Discord to bring multiple regions together, along with ambassadors from foreign shores. The chat server has regular conversations, games, political debates, and regional planning. A public invite link can be found here.

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Now that you know a little more about us, we would love to have you stop by one of our regions or the Discord server to chat or ask questions.

To inquire about the Augustin Alliance or get in contact with Alliance leadership, please telegram Allied Commander Emiline or message emiline on Discord.

To inquire about events hosted by the Alliance or to invite the Alliance to an outside event, please telegram CSC Culture Officer Daraln or message fire_and_ashes on Discord.

To inquire about World Assembly approvals and recommendations, please telegram CSC Defense Officer Tesdai or message tesdai on Discord. For matters concerning only one member region, please contact that region's designated foreign affairs official.

To inquire about offsite or serious matters, please telegram Administrator Cle Brait or message babylon98 on Discord.

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They may be a region engaged in rebuilding themselves, but I have no doubt given the people leading the region that they can be capable of great things in the coming future, and I am really excited by the prospect of them reaching out to build embassies with us as part of that vision :] Most of their government has also joined our Discord and have been great company :]

As always, for an embassy vote to pass it requires a 2/3 majority. The Byrdlands will also be here under the nation Byrdiamaa to answer any questions and participate in discussion. Be sure to vote in the poll and voice your thoughts on the RMB :D

I am the current ambassador for Conch Kingdom, which is a sister region of Ridgefield as both are in the Augustin Alliance. I would highly recommend you all vote yes on this. Ridgefield is a smaller region at the moment, but from the interactions I've had with some of their members they seem like a lovely little group. Haymarket/LGB being a climate activist IRL is certainly in line with our ethos and focus, and I'm excited at the prospect of strengthening our ties to the Augustin Alliance. That's all I really have to say.

Vote yes!

Jutsa wrote:

Edit: Stay safe in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan... this looks like a terrible army of storms 😬

Sure is :(
Multiple tornado warnings and lots of lightning
All my afternoon activities canceled so here I am playing NS :P

Cards are back!