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Press Offices / Re: Press Office of Social Media
« on: August 21, 2023, 11:18:26 PM »


"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" or so the bible tells us. For close to 1000 years the leadership of our land have not followed this commandment given to us by our Lord. With a brief pause to the tolerance of evil under the reign of the glorious King Owen III this nation has failed to be good and godly. Under wise King Owen's leadership we saw what morons call the Dark Slaughter, or what I prefer to call it the Glorious Lymmite Crusade which confined 700 sinners to hell. Today we have sought to replicate the wisdom of King Owen, a man we consider the last true King of Lymm. Today we have merely removed a pretender. We are the Army of Owen, our mission is to complete the task started by our last true King and handed down to us by God himself. ""Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" Trust us we shall resist the devil with all our mighty and fury and drive him first from Lymm and then from Mundus. The Devils mouthpiece, The White Witch, you and your coven are next. You have been warned."

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Diplomacy and Events / A Disturbing Spell
« on: August 21, 2023, 09:57:37 AM »
It was a typical Monday morning at the Royal Hunting Estate. The family were getting ready to depart back to the capital after a weekend of relaxation. King Siôn IV had spent the weekend hunting in the forest, him and a few of his noble chums had managed to bag a brace or three of pheasant and then last night had consumed more wine than was sensible. Siôn had got so drunk that he'd even fallen down the staircase twice. Several of the security who protected the royal family had even had to help him get to bed. Peter, the commander of the King's Security detail had made the decision to put him in one of the large guest bedrooms to prevent Queen Glenice from being woken up. Now though the birds were beginning to chirp and the sun was raising over the hillside and beginning to glisten of the nearby lake. Prince Meredydd was up early as usual. The 14 year old had a save of Football Manager to deal with and figured that he could complete that big money transfer before they set off for Deiniolen. He'd set himself up in the large open plan kitchen, his laptop open and a notebook next to it. "How are the lads doing?" Peter asked as he came to say good morning. He and the Prince shared a love of Deiniolen AFC and despite Peter knowing very little about video games it was something they could converse about.

"Seasons not started yet, just trying to get that goalkeeper in." Meredydd replied before thanking Peter for the orange juice he'd poured for him. Upstairs there was a loud bang as a door slammed somewhere and Peter left the Prince to his game and headed off to investigate.

"The Kings awake" a voice came on the radio.

"Roger that" Peter replied surprised that the King was even capable of being awake.

"He's acting weird" It was Robert, one of the other security agents. Suddenly Peter felt his pace pick up as he took the steps two by two.

"Shit" The words came across the airwaves as the sound of a single gunshot echoed down the long upstairs corridor. Peter pulled his pistol and reached the top of the stairs.

"What was that?" Peter asked as he carefully peered around the corner of the corridor. There was no immediate answer.

"He shot me!" a feeble answer came back, "He's a shotgun" the voice croaked before the line went dead.

"WHERE IS THE WHORE!!" The sound of the King's voice boomed down the hallway. Peter took another cautionary glance and immediately ducked back as he saw the King level a hunting shotgun his way and pull the trigger. Thankfully for Peter he was too far away for the shot to be effective in the hands of a hungover amateur. Peter could hear the sound of other agents making their way up the stairs but it was the sound of a door ahead opening followed almost immediately by a BOOM! and a scream as the sound of splintered wood filled the air immediately replaced with more screams. Peter looked down the hallway again, they'd now heard two shots and from his earlier glance he knew the weapon had only two rounds. He darted round the corner and made his way toward the King who was now reloading. Peter knew he was unlikely to make the distance and so as the King snapped shut the weapon he threw his entire weight at a nearby crashing through into an empty bedroom. "GLENICE YOU BITCH SHOW YOURSELF!!!" Peter heard doors fling open as the King was clearly looking for someone. Various conversations over the radio were taking place.

"Your Majesty put the gun down!" Peter called out from his hiding place.

"I command you bring that slut to me now." The King yelled back. Peter was wondering just exactly what had been going off, Queen Glenice was always escorted by a member of the security detail, quiet often him. There was no chance that she was doing any of the things that the King was now screaming about clearly seeking some kind of vengeance. Across the corridor another door opened.

"Whats happening?" Queen Glenice was still half asleep and didn't even have time to register the gun levelled at her, the first her conscience knew about what was happening was as a pain ripped through her torso as from across the hall way a grey clad figure rugby tackled her back into the room. Peter had been too slow and now he was faced with having to try and stem the flow of blood from various holes in the Queens stomach and chest. She was trying to speak and Peter was grabbing bedsheets to try and plug holes. There was more shouting in the corridor as he could hear his agents trying to calm the King down meanwhile over the radio other agents were removing Prince Meredydd from the situation. Thankfully the King's other child, Princess Esyllt was away on a school residential but he'd even heard on his 2nd channel the team there taking her into protection. As far as procedures went Peter was happy with his teams, the problem was they were not dealing with an external threat, the King had seemingly gone mad. There was now a stand off outside as Peter's glance switched between the open door and the Queens wounds. He made a decision to shut and lock the door, it wouldn't stop gunfire but it would buy him time. He next flipped the heavy double bed over and wedged it against the door which he hoped would make it bullet proof. He now had the ability to deal with the Queen but didn't fancy his chances unless the situation was resolved very quickly. They were now in stand-off, the King screaming about his guards being traitors and his wife having affairs, even going so far as to yell that he suspected Peter and the Queen were currently "rutting".   

Through the bedroom window Peter could hear the vehicles of The Royal Household Regiment who provided a wider security for the estate rushing in. He assessed the situation outside and seeing his friend Major Alun Merrick yelled down. "The Kings shot the Queen, he's acting nuts. I need a medipac." Immediately Merrick barked at his unit and a series of men dashed into the house while two more worked out how to get into the bedroom window. Soon Peter was joined by a combat medic and two rifleman who busied themselves looking after the quickly fading Glenice.

"STAND DOWN" A yell from the corridor boomed over the Kings mad rantings. It was Sergeant Maurice Jones of the Household Regiment.

"I AM YOUR KING" Peter heard before the sound of the booming shotgun followed by three rapid cracks of what he knew was a pistol.

"Bloody hell" Peter cursed as he pushed the bed out the way.

"Kings down" one of his agents said frantically over the radio. Peter finally got the door open and before he could make his way outside the medic had pushed past him and seeing the King lying flat on his back, blood across his chest began trying to work. Sergeant Jones kept his pistol trained at the King. Peter was in a state of shock the various confused conversations on the radio fading into the background for him as he stood watching the medic pour a powder onto the King's now exposed bare chest.

"Why?" Peter said looking almost vacantly at the Sergeant.

"He doesn't get to kill people just because he's a King" Jones holstered his pistol. There were now a large group of soldiers from the Household Regiment gathering at the top of the steps. "Its our house now." He added and before Peter could protest  Major Merrick arrived took one look at the King and then picked up his mobile phone. There was a tense moment as around 20 members of the Army stood around looking like they were on edge.

"Yes sir" Merrick responded. "Lads, tidy up. White Knight project" He walked past Peter put his head round the door and repeated the instruction. Peter never found out what the White Knight Project was as Merrick put a bullet into the back of his head, he also never heard the rapid gunfire of the men in the hallway executing the other agents as the medic shot the Queen. In the barn where they'd secured the Prince there was more gunfire as first his two security agents and then the Prince himself were finished off. Twenty minutes later everything had been completed as in Deiniolen a team of troops in the Cyber Warfare Unit went about their business as their part of the White Knight Project. Ten minutes after they'd contacted Colonel Carwyn Rice, the commander of the Household Regiment, a fire broke out at the estate and twenty minutes after that live TV stopped across the Kingdom.

Quote from: TV Broadcast showing Prime Minister George Nunn

I come before you with the sad news that moments ago a terrorist attack at the Kings countryside retreat has taken place. After traitorous actions by two members of the royal families protection detail I am sad to say that the King, the Queen and Prince Meredydd have been killed along with 8 members of the Security detail who bravely died trying to protect the King. Responding immediately the Royal Household Regiment were able to eliminate the terrorists and lost two of their numbers as they attempted to brave a building fire to rescue the King. The attack came following a huge cyber security breach that took down, momentarily, our nations air defence system and military communications. We are facing a seriously dangerous situation with an as of yet unknown force seeking to damage our nation beyond repair. I ask that at this time we all remain calm and offer our thoughts and prayers to those who have lost their lives in this attack. We especially should keep Princess......now Queen Esyllt in our thoughts. I shall be meeting with relevant members of our government to put in place an action plan to secure our nation. There shall be a press conference this evening at 8pm."



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Diplomacy and Events / Re: By the Book - Lymm and East Moreland
« on: February 12, 2023, 11:40:24 PM »
Rhiannon had put the word out to the various Covens to invite their Witch Mothers to held greet their guest. In total some 120 or so had accepted and now the grounds of the  Hiraethog estate where filled with the black robed women, some carrying staffs, some with leather bags hung around their neck but all keen to answer the call of the White Witch. They had called upon their nation to be more open and while King Siôn IV had said all the right things in the media he had yet to act upon anything, meanwhile the spiritual leader of the nation was today forcing him to. Naturally the King had been invited to attend, and with his small gathering of smart green jacketed soldiers formed a rather unsociable gaggle to one side of the large lawn area. Even though the military were under the King's command, Colonel Rice of the The Royal Household Regiment was far happier to stand talking with the Witch Mothers than he was his commander in chief.

The Estate stood a good distance from Deiniolen and so after the East Moreland delegation had landed Lady Rhiannon had a good hour to get her colleagues into order. They formed a large semi circle at the doorway to the house with the King and White Witch at the centre. While most Coven Mothers wore black, and Rhiannon wore white a group of eight women in red flanked their spiritual leader. These were "The Biddies" choosen as the most learned and respected of the Coven Mothers. Colonel Rice meanwhile had his red jacketed men line the driveway. As the royal entourage approached the Colonel saluted and watched as the car drove past its tyres crunching on the gravel drive. It turned into the semi circle and its driver stopped to allow a member of the military to open the door for the East Moreland King allowing Lady Rhiannon to step forward. She removed the white hood to reveal long blonde hair tied at the nape of her neck with a leather band. She held a white wooden staff wrapped with misteltoe. "Your Majesty please allow me to bestow a spell of welcome upon you." She knew the media would be snapping away and so the symbolic Fivefold Blessing would be required, if not a little awkward to a man who likely didn't know the ritual.

"Blessed be thy feet, that have brought thee to this place" she carefully directed the tip of her staff at the Kings feet mindful to not actually touch them. Had she been doing this to a follower of her faith then she would have but she wondered how a foreign King might react.  "Blessed be thy knees, that kneel at the sacred altar" she raised the staff just a touch. "Blessed be thy phallus, without which we would not be" she sensed this blessing may have caused some embarassment. "Blessed be thy chest, formed in strength." She held the staff at his heart. "Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the Sacred Names." At this point traditionally the Witch would kiss the person she was blessing but again a decision had been made to leave that part out and instead the staff was brought close to the Kings lips. The gathered semi circle applauded and some muttered their own prayers as King Siôn was introduced.

"King David, I welcome you to my Kingdom." The monarch extended a hand having ensured he had emphasised the word "my" in his greeting. "Its a pleasure to meet you and I look forward to getting to know you."

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The final coronation of Empress Zuri
« on: February 12, 2023, 06:50:22 PM »
From here seat Rhiannon tried to make as many mental notes as she could. She had read a fair bit of Vodou literature in the lead up to arriving in Paracambi and the notion of magic and spirits had made her imagine that the faith might be one that Wicca could learn secrets from. She was no stranger to the blood letting, she herself had done such rituals countless times yet she felt disappointed. Her there was the life energy of the goat quiet literally running down the drain. In Lymm every drop possible was collected for use in future rituals, it was even a culinary delight when used to make smoked sausages and now pints were simply straining the ground. She wondered what would become of the goat itself now. Back home the horns could be ground up as an ingredient for rituals or else used for creating objects like drinking vessels or musical instruments. The hide would make bags and pouches to carry sacred ingredients or trinkets. Even the hoofs were used for a variety of things. She made a point that she would ask someone and now as they filed out into the garden she found one of the Zambetto. "Excuse me." She asked respectfully. "The goat, what happens to it now?" She asked her mental pen waiting to scrawl down an answer.

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The final coronation of Empress Zuri
« on: January 16, 2023, 10:14:50 PM »
OOC- Imagine the White Witch has always been there ;)


Rhiannon had read about the Vodou faith. In her mind it was a childish version of her own faith, crude and often vulger attempts to communicate with the Gods was in some ways offensive to her. She was though open minded enough to realise that at times new secrets of the Gods could be found in the strangest places. She would watch with interest how the Hougon and Mambo conducted things and make mental notes, perhaps there was a small chance she would return home with more to add to her Book of Shadows. She had hoped the King would have joined her but he had claimed that a budget needed to be prepared for some military procurement and as such had sent excuses. She had been disappointed at that but was determined to not let things be ruined. She had a few things she wanted to achieve while here and would set about them once things became less about the coronation. For now she marvelled at the idea of the Zambeto and while their costumes seemed too bizarre the idea of having people ensuring the faithful could follow their faith in good conscience that those supplying goods needed for rituals were not evil was a good thing. She laughed at the thought of a Lymmite Zangbeto as she savoured some fresh mango/

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Diplomacy and Events / By the Book - Lymm and East Moreland
« on: January 01, 2023, 12:42:46 AM »

Mae hi'n Galw Rwy'n Ateb

Dear King David,

I am writing to you as the founder of the Cultural Exchange Treaty Organisation and as someone who I understand has a deep love of the study of history. For nearly a 1000 years the Lymmite Wicca faith has maintained documents called the "Book of Shadows" each of these books are maintained by the leaders of a Coven and record key elements of the Covens history as well as rituals and spells that are used as part of our faith. This approach has seen us collect vast amounts of information about our past and the evolution of our faith. I would appreciate being able to show you what is considered not just my own covens Book of Shadows but the Kingdoms. Our families book can be traced back to the foundation of our faith and has been the White Witches Book of Shadows for the last 300 years. Our desire is to find a way to preserve and share this and as someone who has made historical study a global activity I would welcome a chance to discuss the best approach with you. I am also aware that our nations monarch, King Siôn has yet to find grounds to invite you to Lymm and I would also like to invite you to join my family, our nations royal family and our future ambassador to East Moreland for a banquet.

I am hopeful of your acceptance.

With Deepest Respects

Lady Rhiannon Hiraethog
White Witch of the Lymmite Wicca Faith

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International News Networks / Re: Lymms Daily Spotlight
« on: January 01, 2023, 12:23:32 AM »


"SECULAR NEW YEAR" MARKED IN CAPITAL

Deiniolen held a huge fireworks display over the cities medieval castle tonight as  King Siôn IV joined crowds to celebrate the New Year. The event was well attended and a party atmosphere filled the streets in the countdown to midnight. The celebrations however did not include the White Witch, Lady Rhiannon Hiraethog, who while absent did send a message to be read before the King gave his own address to the crowd. The White Witch said "I wish everyone in attendance all the best for the next orbit around the sun. While we have reached the start-finish line for some in the nation others of us will be waiting until Samhain. The peaceful diversity of our nation in all forms is a delight to see be it ethnically, racially or religiously. I wish everyone a fun evening and a hang over free morning."

The King meanwhile said "As we mark the beginning of 2023 I am happy that we can celebrate together. The darkness of midnight will be broken by the beautiful light of the fireworks we are about to watch and it acts as a reminder that even in the hardest times there will one day be light. As a nation our 2022 has been rather a quiet one. In 2023 we must emerge from the darkness we have formed around ourselves. It is my hope that in 12 months time as we complete this lap around Mundus we will be joined on the streets of Deiniolen by visitors from around the world. Happy New Year to all." The stark contrast between the way Lady Rhiannon and King Siôn have addressed the New Year was commented on by some "Did the King just ignore the Wheel of the Year?" one asked meaning he seemingly was ignoring the Wicca calendar. 82% of Lymmites follow the Wicca faith and many of the thousands in the capital tonight represented the Christian community who have just celebrated Christmas. The shops of the nation have seen a huge boost this month as while the 12% of the nation that are Christian celebrated Christmas the rest of the nation celebrated Yule.

The King has been criticised by many for a lack of involvement on the international stage and has faced the criticism of the highly respected White Witch on several occasions.

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International News Networks / Re: Lymms Daily Spotlight
« on: December 18, 2022, 11:25:29 PM »


QUEEN'S E-MAIL ON COVEN LEAKED

Following a series of ransomware attacks across Mundus reported by many media outlets several significant news sources across the Kingdom today received what appears to be a private e-mail from Queen Glenice. The e-mail, which is highly critical of the White Witch, was contained within a series of other e-mails that included replies to requests for interviews and comments in support of charities that the Queen supports. Later in the day the Palace confirmed that it was "likely" that the e-mail had "originated from within the Queen's account."

The e-mail states that "The Grand Coven wasn't anything but a hatchet job designed to get the White Bitch a tighter strangle hold on the crown. She's got her hand so far up poor Siôn backside he's practically a ventriloquist dummy. He's frightened to make any decision for it being the wrong one and its her fault. She should piss off back to her mansion and eat some eye of newt or something." The message was sent to close friend Lady Isadora Nettles who did not, as far as we can tell, send a reply. The White Witch is held in very high regard by the majority of the nation and while acting as spiritual leader of the nation is viewed by many as the actual leader of the government. In a recent statement released following a multi day meeting of the nations leading religious leaders the White Witch had released a statement saying that leaders of the faith "have lost trust in His Majesty King Siôn IV." The e-mail was sent the same evening.

While the White Witch, Lady Rhiannon, has yet to publicly make any comment about the e-mail another leading Coven Mother, Rosalind Jerrow, said "The Queen has made her position very difficult. As a member of the Wicca faith she knows all too well the great responsibility and power that Lady Rhiannon posses. She has guided our faith these past two years expertly since the unexpected death of her mother. Meanwhile the King and Queen have done little more than enjoy the trappings of a royal lifestyle. Lady Rhiannon is out there day after day offering true guidance to the people and a helping hand. She has turned the full apparatus of the Wicca faith to helping those who need it the most meanwhile our King has not suggested one social reform. We are seeing a time come when I for one would support the White Witch calling for the King to be replaced and with  Prince Meredydd being just 13 years old I would then like to see Lady Rhiannon act as regent for the next five years. Its that bad." Others meanwhile have called for the King to be given more time and understanding, Corinna Mencal is the Coven Mother in Peterholme and said, "We've seen two years of Lady Rhiannon busying herself getting things within her control sorted. Meanwhile perhaps a lack of communication about what she hopes the King would do took place. Now the King has very clear guidance. I would hope he would act on our thoughts and suggestions in the coming days. While to date I would rate his reign 4/10 I think he has great potential and now needs to release it. The Kingdom have never seen the political mayhem of the White Witch and the monarch dying in the same year. Its going to take time to get things moving forward and building relationships between secular and spiritual worlds. Almost two years have passed and now I feel we're good to go. I think the King should be given at least the next 12 months to see what he can do and we Coven Mothers should get behind him."

The Royal family attend Coven in the Grand Sanctuary of Deiniolen on the final Friday of every month and this is usually taken by the White Witch. It is likely this months attendance will be watched closely by the media. 

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: December 18, 2022, 05:58:11 PM »


ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF)


F-21 Eule Pilot in flying gear


RAF On Parade

The Air Force can trace its history back to the Royal Balloon Corps which was founded in 1840 to investigate the use of hot air balloons for helping observe the enemy. In 1910 the Air Evaluation Corps was established to look at how the developing planes of the period could be converted to military use.

All airmen are required to pass a 12 week course at RAF Peterholme. This course covers very little to do with the air force operations and in essence puts the airmen through the same training infantry are expected to cover. The thinking behind this is that everyone in the military may be needed for defending an air base from ground attack. The Air Force does have a specialist air base defence force. Upon completion of the RAF Peterholme course graduates go to a specialist training centre based upon their trade, for example Air Traffic Controllers attend a 25 week course at Peterholme while engineers attend a 52 week course at Brampton.

Officers first complete a 27 week long Officer Training Course at RAF Peterholme with a focus similar to that of the airmen's course. Upon completion they are sent to their respective training centres alongside airmen graduates. Pilots undertake a 12 week basic aviation course before being streamed into either fast jet, multi-engine or rotary wing fields. All pilots then undertake a further 30 week training course on their particular specialism. During this 30 weeks the type of aircraft they will fly during their career and training on this takes up the last 10 weeks of this second course.




43,500 Airmen / 17,000 Reserve



75 x F-21 Eule Multi-Role Fighters
40 x F-20 Skua Air Defence Fighter
40 x F-19 Gooheit Strike Fighter
14 x B-22 Gans Bomber
17 x P-3 Schwan Maritime Patrol Aircraft
5 x E-8 Auerhahn AEWACS / Maritime Patrol
25 x C-70 Mowe Transport Plane
25 x C-32 Amsel Transport Plane
11 x KC-10 Bussard Tanker
4 x E-99 Krahe AEWACS
28 x H-13 Reiher Helicopter
30 x H-18 Buchfink Helicopter
25 x H-19 Zlipzalp Attack Helicopter
30 x T-49 Taube Basic Trainer
30 x T-50 Blasshuhn Advanced Trainer / Light Fighter
15 x U-55 Kuckuck UAV
18 x C-23 Brachvogel Tactical Transport

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: December 18, 2022, 05:14:50 PM »
THE ROYAL NAVY (RN)



Gun practice on LEF Voller


Briefing prior to Homecoming Parade on LEF Matthaus

All new recruits to the Navy head to Port Mere regardless of whether they are entering as a rating or an officer. Both are trained seperately but complete a 12 week basic soldiering course designed to make them effective infantry if needed. Following this officers make their way to Naval Station Rolle where they begin a 20 week officer training course. At the same time ratings remain at Port Mere and complete a six week course designed to teach them basic skills for life at sea, this is done regardless of whether their job requires them to be at sea or not. Ratings then attend a training centre based upon the skills they are required for their job. Officers having completed their course at Rolle undertake a specific training course for their task.

The Navy contains the Royal Marines Commando (RMC) which are tasked with carrying out special operations from naval vessels. They also provide onboard security. To become a Marine an individual first needs to complete the Armies Common Military Syllabus, however they are held to a higher standard in all tests. Upon successful completion of this course they move to Commando School at Merth where they complete a two week Commando Readiness course which is designed to weed out any the instructors believe would not be a good fit for the Marines. Anyone passing this then begins a 30 week Commando training course and upon graduation earn their black beret.

NAVY - 62,400 Active / 19,200 Reserve



6 x Hugo Class Attack Submarine


1. Seeler

2. Morlock

3. Schnellinger

4. Schafer

5. Tilkowski

6. ?????

3 x Henry Erste Class Missile Sub


1. Beckenbauer

2. Muller

3. ?????

4 x Alfred Erste Class Destroyers


1. Vogts

2. Maier

3. Netzer

4. ???????


6 x Charles Class Frigate


1. Rummenigge

2. Breitner

3. Forster

4. Voller

5.?????

6.??????

6 x Roger Zwei Class Frigate


1. Schumacher

2. Briegel

3. Rahn

4. Klinsmann

5. ?????

6.??????

2 x King Roger Class Amphibious Landing Ship


1. Matthaus

2. Kuntz



7 x Egbert Class Corvette


1. Kopke

2. Sammer

3. Kohler

4. Bierhoff

5. Kahn

6.?????

7.?????

10 x Mathis Class Patrol Ship


1. Ballack

2. Klose

3. Neuer

4. Reus

5. Schweinsteiger

6. Lahm

7. Kroos

8. Voss

9.??????

10.??????

4 x Sigmund Class Mine warfare ship


1. Wiegmann

2. Rottenberg

3. Grings

4. Prinz



4 x Leopold Class Hovercraft Corvette


1. Popp

2. Weigang

3.?????

4?????

Historic Ship The First Witch

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: December 18, 2022, 05:03:48 PM »
THE ARMY OF LYMM


Members of the3rd Light Infantry Regiment


Members of the 2nd King's Rifles on Parade

With a history that can be traced back to the days Lady Gwyneira (the then White Witch) raised an army of her own and in 1591 defeated King Owen III at the Battle of the Seion Forest during the period known as "The Dark Slaughter". One of those units was the Gwyneira Line Guards. Today that regiment is known as the Royal Line Guard and is the oldest regiment in the Army. 

All recruits for non-commissioned roles pass through the Training Centre where they spend 15 weeks studying the Common Military Syllabus which covers basic soldiering skills. Following that each individual is assigned a Regiment based on their scores, qualifications and preferences. After successfully completing this stage they attend the following establishments for Phase 2 training. 

* The Army Foundation College - This College exists to teach military related skills. This course is designed for units on the front line such as infantry, artillery , armoured units ect. Their training lasts 30 weeks. Upon completion they join their Regiment and begin further weeks of "Integration Training".

* The Army Training Centre - This course is designed for courses requiring elements of specialist training such as Engineering, medical, musical or legal. It is expected that these courses will require significant amounts of in class teaching as opposed to hands on training such as that at the Foundation College. These courses last 20 weeks. Upon completion it is likely that those on them will attend specialist training run by civilian agencies for example those joining the Queen's Medical Corps are expected to spend 12 weeks working in a civilian Accident and Emergency Department.

* The Institute of Defence Skills - This institution teaches skills relating to Aviation, Paratrooping, commando skills, NBC Warfare and various other specialist programmes. It is a 14 week course before joining your Regiment. The Institute also works to enhance skills of existing soldiers from time to time.

Officers meanwhile undertake a 36 week basic training programme at Mulhulme College. Having successfully completed this course Officers then join one of the courses for people in their regiment and undertake a condensed version of the course.


Equipment of the SAL

ARMY



101,000 Active / 41,000 Reservists



40 x SAM-4 Eiche Tracked Surface to Air Missile System
35 x SPH-6 Weide Self Propelled Howitzer
30 x TH-16 Birke Mobile Towed Howitzer
45 x TH-18 Zeder Towed Howitzer
200 x MBT-3 Bergahorn Main Battle Tank
280 x APC-7 Mammutbaum Armoured Personnel Carrier
170 x APC-8 Buche Armoured Personnel Carrier
130 x ATV-9 Esche Tank Destroyer
220 x APC-8 Kampfer Wheeled APC
120 x AC-2 Larche Armoured Car
180 x M-3 Fichte Mobility Vehicle
420 x M-4 Kiefer Mobility Vehicle
95 x SV-3 Banyan Strike Vehicle
25 x U-11 Nussbaum Small UAV
15 x U-12 Ahorn UAV
15 x U-13 Erle UAV
75 x RA-1 Zypresse Multi Launch Rocket Artillery.

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International News Networks / Re: Lymms Daily Spotlight
« on: November 24, 2022, 10:52:48 PM »


GRAND COVEN CONCLUDES

The first Grand Coven meeting in 19 years has concluded after King  Siôn IV had a face to face meeting with White Witch, the Lady Rhiannon Hiraethog during which he was read the "Circle Decree". After any Grand Coven a "Circle Decree" is created by the witches in attendance and issued to all Covens across the nation in expectation that the faithful adhere to its ideas.

Quote from: Circle Decree 2022
We, the Grand Coven of Lymmite Wicca have today declared our love and loyalty to the Horned God and the Mother Goddess. We dedicate ourselves to their service and urge the world to do likewise.

We firstly confirm that there are numerous Gods but only two with the power to be considered supreme. The Horned God is the guardian of all living creatures and watches over all people on Mundus. The Mother Goddess breathes life into each and every one of us and is the originator of all life. With these two truths in mind we acknowledge that all people on Mundus are the children of these two Gods and thus equal. We urge all people to accept this truth and reject the hatreds of racism, sexism, xenophobia and homophobia.

We next witness that the powers of the two Gods can be harnessed by the practioners of Wicca. There are many forms of Wicca but they lack the purity of the manner practiced here within the borders of Lymm. As such we shall from this day forward refer to our faith not as Lymmite Wicca but as simply Wicca. We live in the hope that other practioners of Wicca read our teachings and acknowledge the White Witch as the true guardian of the ways and powers of the Two Gods.

Next we affirm that life begins at the moment of conception. The Mother Goddess places life into the womb at that point and as such life has begun. We therefore state that nothing should be done to end life growing inside a mother unless not doing so would risk the mothers life. The mother is the centre point of the family. She acts as care-giver, teacher and is the spiritual leader of the unit and as such losing her would damage the family unit beyond repair. We believe that measures can, and should, be taken to avoid pregnancy when it is not desired and each person be responsible for such matters.

Modern society is one that is putting upon young people unnecessary pressure to grow up quickly. Children should be given time to be children. A child becomes an adult having celebrated their 18th birthday. The community should and must take steps to preserve the rights of children to be children.

While all life is sacred as it is a gift from the Two Gods there are times when it is permissible to withdraw that life. We believe any individual who lacks the respect for the concept of life being sacred forfeits the right to their own life. The Wicca faith wishes that no individual be denied their life arbitrarily but should evil exist it must be driven out much as how we witches drive evil spirits from our ritual circles. Such punishments must be carried out swiftly and with compassion in order to restore the natural order.

The best way to create a better Mundus is by raising to the challenges it presents. This requires ever greater knowledge. While the Witches of the Wiccan faith are mastering the spiritual knowledge required on Mundus we must continue to perfect our secular knowledge. This must be done by greater global access to education. New technologies must be carefully examined to ensure that they do not pose a long term risk to our physical existence but also our connection with the Two Gods. We must above all ensure that we harness new ideas, technologies and sciences to protect the planet that the Two Gods have placed in our care. We are currently failing at that.

We recognise there are those who are born in a manner they wish they were not. The Mother Goddess creates all life and this life is as the Gods intend. While we can change our physical form our spiritual form shall forever remain the way the Mother Goddess intended. For each soul the Mother Goddess has created a perfect companion. The Wicca faith shall forever join these souls in marriage in a manner of hand fasting much as the way the Horned God and Mother Goddess are binded. While other joinings of love and companionship can take place they are not recognised as perfect in the manner of a companionship mirroring the Gods.

In the past two years the witches of the Wicca faith have lost trust in His Majesty King Siôn IV. He has in the two years done much to maintain Lymm but has done little to grow it. We believe that while he has lost trust this is far from unrecoverable. The witches of the Wicca faith believe that he is a just and pious man who loves the Two Gods. He must though cease his inward view of the world. He stands as King of the most holy nation on Mundus and the home of the true Wiccan faith. This casts into his hands the duty to guide a nation of people to a greater future. We call for him to work with members of our faith to push the Kingdom of Lymm towards a stronger and better future. We shall stand beside him and guide him to ensure this happens. We have seen how other Kings following Gods foreign to us and lesser to the Two Gods have pushed their nation to the forefront of Mundus and King Siôn IV must emulate them and will do so.

We have called for all spirits and Gods to bless the followers of our faith. We are hopeful that the Grand Coven shall become a meeting that takes place every four years.

The Circle has been closed.

In response to the Circle Decree King Siôn IV released his own statement saying, "The White Witch has provided guidance to me and I enjoyed a frank and open discussion on many issues. The Grand Coven is something that is important to Mundus and especially us. I shall tomorrow meet with my council and relay what myself and Lady Rhiannon have discussed. I would be a fool to ignore what he leader of our faith, the true faith, has said. She has placed a great challenge on my shoulders and I must now do everything within my power to raise to that challenge."

The Grand Coven has seemingly been well received by the faithful with various online polls giving it approval ratings of between 70 and 80%. A handful of the faithful have stated that many believe it is to vague and ambiguous. Interestingly following the Circle Decree the Kings approval rating has dropped slightly among older citizens but increased among those under the age of 30. It is believed that older citizens are more likely to believe the White Witch should be running the nation while the young believe King Siôn IV should be given a chance to push the nation forward.   

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International News Networks / Re: Lymms Daily Spotlight
« on: November 20, 2022, 05:50:04 PM »


MILITARY MAKE GESTURE TO WHITE WITCH

The Royal Household Regiment today paraded to the Hiraethog family estate in order to pay their respects to the nations spiritual leader. The Regiment brought with them a decorated goat in order to gift it to Lady Rhiannon Hiraethog who is the current White Witch of the Lymmite Wiccan faith. Traditionally a sacrifice of some sort is required during the ritual known as "Drawing Down the Gods". It is believed during this part of a Coven that the Gods will only join the spiritual gathering if offered a gift and that on special occasions an animal is needed. The Regiment, commanded by Colonel Carwyn Rice, marched from their barracks 4km away just outside the capital city Deiniolen. While the Regiment marched, its famous white aproned colour guard leading the way, hundreds of serving soldiers from other regiments lined the route to give their salute to the sacrificial goat. The gesture is one that is not required and was not ordered by the King. Colonel Rice explained the decision to carry out the gesture saying "We ask the two Gods to support and watch over the men and women who serve the nation in its armed forces. I think it only right therefore that we show our White Witch that we love and respect both the Horned God and the Mother Goddess. It is my hope that the Grand Coven will grant us a blessing and speak to the Gods on our behalf. It is only right that as the oldest military unit within the Kingdom we take the lead on behalf of our comrades."

The goat was accepted by Lady Rhiannon after the parade arrived at the families estate. She gave a blessing to those who had marched and confirmed that there would be further "spiritual engagement on behalf of the Armed Forces". A spokesperson for the White Witch stated "Lady Rhiannon is grateful for the devotion to duty of our armed forces and regardless of the gift she always keeps them in her thoughts and prayers. It was kind of the Colonel and his men to think of helping the Grand Coven and we are sure that the offering will be gleefully accepted by the Gods." After the sacrifice any animals meat is split three ways, a third left to spoil, a third consumed by those at the ritual and a third by the needy. The White Witch confirmed that the goat meat would be distributed to an old persons home specialising in care for veterans in Deiniolen.

The Grand Coven have yet to release any statements about what has been discussed however the spokesperson confirmed that today "matters of ethical science" would be on the agenda. 

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International News Networks / Re: Lymms Daily Spotlight
« on: November 18, 2022, 10:54:19 PM »


GRAND COVEN BEGINS

The leaders of the Lymmite Wicca faith have arrived at the Hiraethog family estate to begin discussions on a wide range of topics. The meeting of the Grand Coven takes places at the whim of the faiths leader, the White Witch Lady Rhiannon Hiraethog but there has not been one since 2003. The Coven traditionally discusses a wide range of topics both concerning the future of the faith and the moral stance of the nation regarding laws. At the conclusion of the Coven, which is expected to take several days, the Grand Coven will release a "Circle Decree" which is a formal statement issued by the leadership of the faith. In total 31 leading members of the faith are in attendance and His Majesty King Siôn IV has been invited to the final day, the first time a monarch will have been part of the Grand Coven. It is expected that he will have a private one to one meeting with Lady Rhiannon and be present at the reading of the "Circle Decree". A royal spokesperson stated, "His Majesty is honoured to be invited to such a prestigious gathering and looks forward to hearing the thoughts of the Witches in attendance. While the Decree carries no political weight His Majesty is aware that the subjects of the Kingdom value the views of their religious leaders and he is looking forward to working with Lady Rhiannon and her colleagues."

Shortly after the arrival of the various leaders social media released an image of the meeting in which those in attendance, dressed in casual attire, were seated around a table working. The post prompted several comments of people surprised by the image one saying "I imagined long black robes, hoods and potions. I didn't expect a board meeting." Meanwhile another said, "I've always seen the white witch as the symbol of elegance and femininity. I never imagined her just working." In response the Media Relations office of the Lymmite Wiccan faith said, "Lady Rhiannon is a woman keen to be focused on business and not percieved formalities. We've several days of hard talk ahead and a time for formalities will come."



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International News Networks / Lymms Daily Spotlight
« on: November 14, 2022, 11:03:24 PM »


WHITE WITCH ANNOUNCES GRAND COVEN

The nations spiritual leader, the White Witch Lady Rhiannon Hiraethog, has today announced that there will be a Grand Coven called in the coming week. A Grand Coven is an official meeting of the largest Coven leaders from across the nation and has often set out policies and guidance on moral issues. There is no scheduled meeting of a Grand Coven and the White Witch is free to call one at their discrection. There has not been a Grand Coven since 2003. It is understand that Lady Rhiannon wishes to discuss with other Witches the stances the faith will take on new scientific discoveries including such things as the "micro-brains" made in East Moreland's labs. The Grand Coven is also likely to discuss the use of the death penalty. The previous White Witch was Lady Rhiannon's mother,  Meredith Hiraethog, she was opposed to the death penalty and as such the monarch placed a suspension on the use of it. It is believed however that Lady Rhiannon is in favour of it in limited circumstances and this could likely see King Siôn IV reinstate the use of executions. Lady Rhiannon became the White Witch in 2020 and has several times discussed establishing a more centralised training programme for those leading Covens. The Grand Coven will take place at the Hiraethog family estate and likely last five days. As is tradition the monarch will attend the final day to be informed of the Grand Covens decisions on matters it has discussed.

Some have also called for the White Witch to examine ways at expanding the faith overseas. The Lymmite Wicca faith is, as the name suggests, largely confined to the nation while similar practices do occur elsewhere on Mundus. Rochelle Maden is a Coven leader and has in the past called for establishment of overseas Covens. "Our form of Wicca is the purest in Mundus. It is as close to the way the two Gods intended us to practice. We must help guide those across Mundus back into the arms of the Mother Goddess and into the protection of the Horned God. For me this should be the priority of the Grand Coven."

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: November 10, 2022, 11:00:18 PM »
Policies & Stances

• Abortion: Legal as long as carried out before 23 weeks or if proceeding would endanger the mothers life.

• Adultery: No legal stance.

• Affirmative action: No.

• Age of consent: 16.

• Age of majority: 18.

• Artificial insemination: Legal

• Assisted suicide: Illegal

• Bestiality: Illegal.

• Birth control: Legal

• Childcare: Government funding match families contributions

• Concealed carry: Not permitted. Firearms are licenced and handguns are not often licenced.

• Death penalty: While technically permitted the King has issued instructions that none should be issued as White Witch Lady Meredith Hiraethog was opposed to it.

• Divorce: Legal.

• Double jeopardy: Allowed only in cases when there is new and compelling evidence against the accused.

• Drinking age: 16 to buy alcohol for off sales but 18 in a licenced premises

• Driving age: 16 for motorbikes, 17 for cars

• Education: Compulsary academic education until the age of 16. Individuals must remain in education or training until 18

• Eminent domain: Legal for public purposes with fair compensation for property owners.

• Equal pay for equal work: Yes.

• Felony disenfranchisement: Anyone found guilty of a crime and sentenced to more than 24 months in prison is banned from voting for 10 years.

• Flag desecration: No official stance

• Gambling age: 18

• Gun purchase age: 18 with a licence. Most licences are given only for rifles and shotguns.

• Homosexuality in the military: No legal stance

• Human cloning: Illegal.

• In vitro fertilization: Legal

• Marriageable age: 18

• Military conscription: Not undertaken.

• Minimum wage: Yes

• Parental leave: Women granted 6 months paid leave. A workplace must permit a woman to take 12 months off and return to her job. Men may take 3 weeks paid leave.

• Polygamy: Illegal

• Pornography: Legal from age 18 but sold in licenced premise.

• Prostitution: Legal in brothels

• Public transport: Combination of publicly owned and private companies.

• Race: Any crime motivated by race receives an additional sentence.

• Same-sex marriage: Not nationally recognised. Same-Sex couples may be blessed by a Witch and then register as co-inhabitants and effectively be in a civil partnership.

• School leaving age: 18

• Sex reassignment surgery: Not avaliable.

• Sex toys: No legal stance

• Sexually transmitted diseases: Must declare to current and former partners or can be charged with equivalent of assault, attempted murder or murder depending on what the disease is.

• Smoking age: 16

• Sodomy laws: No legal stance

• State ideology: Officially None.

• Stem cell research: Legal

• Taxation: Progressive tax system.

• Torture: Illegal.

• Trial by jury: Used in any case which could carry a sentence of at least 24 months in prison. Jury is made up of 13 people of with at least one must be a Witch of any level.

• Universal healthcare: Emergency health care is free and paid for via taxation. A parallel private system exists.

• Voting age: Must be 18.

• Women's rights: Full Equality

• Working age: 16.

• Working week: No one can be compelled to work longer than 40 hours a week..

• Narcotics: Each type of recreational drug is given a category. Category 1 are drugs deemed highly addictive and dangerous. Category 2 are drugs deemed less addictive but dangerous. Category 3 are drugs deemed addictive but not dangerous and Category 4 are deemed not addictive and not dangerous. Category 1 drugs are fully banned and carry stiff penalties. Category 2 are fully banned and carry shorter sentences for possession but still lengthy for dealing. Category 3 carry no sentence for possession but a short one for dealing. Category 4 are permitted on licenced venues.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: November 10, 2022, 10:34:30 PM »
THE WHITE WITCH
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The White Witch is the spiritual leader of the Lymmite Wiccan faith. She is responsible for carrying out all the rituals of the faith. They also are responsible for the management of the faith such as appointing and awarding the various levels of the faith.

The position is heriditery down the female line of the family. The title passes to the eldest daughter in the family so long as she is a witch herself. If there is no direct descendant it passes first to a sister and then a cousin. Should no living, qualified successor exist via blood the heads of each Coven within the nation elect a new White Witch. The White Witch while having no political power has a huge amount of influence and no King has gone against the wishes of the White Witch in many years.



The current White Witch is Lady Rhiannon Hiraethog. She was born in 1993 and is the second daughter of former White Witch, Lady Meredith Hiraethog. She has an older sister called Mfannwy however she was not qualified enough to become White Witch when their mother died in 2020. They also have an older brother called Euan. Their father was Daffyd Hiraethog, a Lord and member of the Royal Council.

Since becoming White Witch she has pushed the King to begin a wide variety of social care programmes. She has also wanted to invest heavily in education. In addition she has pressured her sister to re-enter training so as to ensure there is a heir until she marries and has her own children.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: November 09, 2022, 11:09:18 PM »
KINGS OF LYMM

In Lymm the King is the Head of government however in reality has very little power. He is responsible for the following tasks;

1. Appointing the Prime Minister - This is the leader of the party with the most number of seats in the Senedd (Parliament). The Prime Minister is given instructions by the King and is expected to ensure they pass through the Senedd. The Prime Minister also works with the King often taking the lead in drafting his own legislation. The King may, if a law passes through the Senedd.

2. Commanding the Armed Forces - The King is the holder of several military ranks which makes him the Commander of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

3. Appointing Judges - The King appoints all judges in theory. In reality the King merely appoints the High Court Judges who have their own council who appoint those of lower courts. The King may dismiss a High Court Judge at any time.

4. Final Source of Appeal - The King has the final say on appeals against prison sentences. He may pardon or commute sentences.

5. Concluding Foreign Treaties -The King may enter into a treaty with any other nation.

6. Granting titles of nobility. - The nation has a system of ranks and titles given by the monarch. These can be both hereditary and non-heredity.



King Siôn IV is the current monarch of Lymm.

He was born in 1983 and became King in 2020. He is seen as a traditionalist and has taken a decision to appoint several leaders of Covens into key positions on his Royal Council. He is married to Queen Glenice since 2008. They have two children. Prince Meredydd was born in 2009 and Princess Esyllt was born in 2012


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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: November 06, 2022, 11:33:57 PM »
LYMMITE WICCA

The Lymmite Wicca faith was begun by a lady simply known as Delyth of the Mist and Princess Rhosyn. Folklore tells that Delyth arrived in the Kingdom at a time of crisis and using her powers was able to guide the King through the problems. She carried out a miracle saving the Queen from death during childbirth and producing twins when the Queen was sure she was only carrying one child. As part of the bargain for saving the Queen's life Delyth was permitted to educate the first born child, Princess Rhosyn. The two effectively established a system of faith that is still followed today and includes an hereditary leadership structure focused on an almost teacher-student relationship.


What do they believe in?




The Delyth of the Mist and Princess Rhosyn taught that there are two all powerful Gods. The first is the Horned God, he is male and is responsible for all creatures except humans. He is also known by many names including Karnayna, Atho and Brân. Many stories also include the Horned God forming himself into several different Avatars and these becoming great historical legendary figures. He is considered almost like a gamekeeper for humanity and keeps the balance between nature and the spirit world.

The world itself though was created by the "Mother Goddess" who it is believed birthed the Universe into creation and allowed the Horned God to come into existence as her lover. While he is said to have made all creatures it is the Mother Goddess who created mankind, and unlike the Christian faith, she created women first and blessed them with the ability to summon Magik. The Mother Goddess.

The two Gods must be respected and worshipped for allowing our existence. When a person dies their soul splits into two parts. One part remains on Mundus and keeps watch over the world, the other ventures to the "Summerland" where it lives in a beautiful forest where if male it sits and learns from the Horned God and if female from the Mother Goddess. After a period of reflection and learning the soul in the Summerland is given a choice about how it is unified with the Mundus dwelling part. An individual may return to Mundus to be reborn in another human body or it may request the Mother Goddess allow it to remain in the Summerland for eternity, however if the Mother Goddess rejects you then your soul is destroyed for all time. It is believed that only Delyth of the Mist has been granted permanent residence of the Summerland and that the sound of hooves heard inside her tomb following her burial was the Mother Goddess riding to claim the Mundus bound part of her soul.

The faithful believe that any individual can harness Magik but females are much more powerful. Those trained specifically to carry out rituals and rites are those considered exceptionally strong with Magik and are referred to as witches. A man may become a witch but these are exceptionally rare.

How do they pray?




Lymmite Wicca focuses on rituals and rites of passage done at various times. Each home is expected to have a alter which features a symbolic presence of the two Gods. In addition gifts are daily laid out for the two, these generally are things such as flowers or food. All followers belong to a Coven, these are groups of faithful who follow a particular Witch and her descendants. Friday is considered the most holy day and Covens gather at their meeting point, for some this is a building known as a Casting, or for many places in nature are used. At various times through the year certain festivals are carried out for praise of certain things. While common beliefs exist each witch may have her own variations so long as given approval by a White Witch. Each Covens leading witch maintains a "Book of Shadows" which contains that Covens spells and rituals. This is a "living document" which each generation maintains. 

A typical Friday ceremony involves nine stages

1. Purification of the sacred spaces and those worshipping. Each witch has her own method of doing this but often this can include such things as ritual washing, use of salt and use of fire.

2. Casting The Circle. A sacred circle must be formed, this must be large enough to contain thirteen people, including the Witch. It is believed no magik can take place unless there are 13 people in attendance. It is believed that the circle acts as a portal between Mundus and the Summerland allowing the two Gods to hear our prayers and also increasing the witches power.

3. Calling of the Souls. Spells are used to attract certain souls to the circle to even further increase the powers of the Magik. These are often ancestors and former leaders of the Coven.

4. The Cone of Power. The Witch in charge of the Coven utilises spells to harness the energies of the 13 that have made the circle. This sends out a Cone of Power that extends to the Summerland. The two Gods can utilise this energy to revitalise themselves. In return for this sustaining energy the Gods ensure we are protected. Once prayers for the Gods have been said the Cone is used to carry out Magik relevant to those in the Coven, for example a pregnant women will have energy directed her way for the health of the baby or a student about to sit exams will have it harnessed to support them in the upcoming tests.

5. Drawing Down the Gods. It is now expected that the Gods be given some form of gift. During seasonal rituals such as at Harvest this is in many Covens an animal sacrifice. On Friday prayers however this is usually something that can be burned such as flowers or food.

6. Spellcasting. Now that the Gods are themselves within the circle collecting and enjoying their gifts each member of the Coven is permitted to ask the Witch in charge for help with a spell. These can be for anything so long as it is judged by the Witch in charge not to go against the concept of "Do no harm".

7. The Great Rite. The person leading the ceremony asks that the Gods enter into them if they wish. At this point the Witch is joined by a male partner allowing the Gods to enter the correct gender. Often following this individuals may seek a private audience with the two involved as to ask if the Gods had any message or wisdom for them. Often faithful will ask questions to the two undertaking the Great Rite prior to them beginning. While there is no set Rite each "Book of Shadows" has a method for this. In some this can involve the two tying themselves together while on grand occasions "Sex Magik" takes place, while the name may suggest intercourse between the two this is largely now not the case and the symbolic act of a male placing a sacred knife inside the a sacred challice held by a female.

8. Wine, cakes, chanting, dancing, games. The Coven enjoys social time together. Adults will often enjoy an alcoholic drink and food while socialising while children play traditional games. Communities often sing folk songs and traditional dancing is popular. Honey cake is a favourite and seen as a ritually important part of the meeting. It is believed that the Two Gods become pleased seeing a sense of community among their faithful and that the socialisation is blessed by them and strengthens the Coven.

9. Closing the Circle. Rituals are undertaken to thank the Two Gods and other spirits that have attended and the circle is formally closed.

The Rede & Morality

While the faith has no central sacred text, instead prefering each witch to have their own "Book of Shadows"

One central part of the faith is The Rede, which is a simple phrase that says "Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, An it harm none do what ye will" . This is taken as the central part of the faiths morality. There is however much debate over what it actually means, some Wiccan believe for example the "none" means no person while others interpret it to also include animals, as such is estimated that around 25% of those following the faith are vegan or vegetarian.

Other moral codes include the "Rule of Three". The faithful believe that whatever energy you put into the world, positive or negative, will be returned to you three times. As such Wicca are careful about their actions.

Witches

The faithful find the image of a woman in black with a broomstick and hat rather offensive. A Witch in the faithfuls eyes is someone who has been blessed with powerful Magik and has displayed signs of great knowledge, probably from their time in the "Summerland". It is believed that Magik runs in families, particularly down the female bloodline and as such the title of Witch is largely hereditary.  To become a witch a serving witch must take you on as their apprentice. This is often a mother and daughter practice. After being an apprentice for a year and a day an individual may request a "Screening" where they are tested by witches from three other Covens. If this is not done before two years and two days the Apprentice will always be rejected but may remain an Apprentice for life.  If they are deemed to be knowledgeable they are called a "First Degree Witch" and may now cast spells at prayers. Following three further years they may apply for recognition as a "Second Degree Witch" if approved they may now lead rituals. Finally after five further years they may apply to be a "Third Degree Witch" this means that they may now lead a Coven or even establish one of their own. Beyond "Third Degree Witch" are several positions known as Biddies which give the faith a leadership structure. The Biddies are selected by the White Witch, which is a hereditary position from a bloodline thought to date back to Princess Rhosyn.

While men can be Apprentices only 5% of those who then apply to be a Witch are successful.

Book of Shadows

It is believed that each witch harnesses the power of the Gods and Magik differently. As a result each Coven maintains a Book of Shadows. This is a document (does not have to be a physical book) which contains the rituals, spells and other information needed for a witch to carry out their duties. Some families can trace their book's history back to the 12th century. The most noted Book of Shadows belongs to the Hiraethog family which have provided the White Witch for some 300 years and can trace a bloodline back to Princess Rhosyn. Their book of Shadows is also known as the Kingdoms Shadow. Traditionally the book must be written by hand however some Covens now also posses a digital copy. It was customary for pages to be left blank for future witches to write in and the Book is considered a living document always being edited. Upon being enrolled in a Coven it is tradition for an Apprentice to hand write the Book of Shadows for that coven to make their own copy.


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Factbooks and Maps / The Kingdom of Lymm
« on: November 06, 2022, 10:06:17 PM »


Teyrnas Lymm
Kingdom of Lymm

Motto- "She Calls I Answer"

The Kingdom of Lymm is first recorded in history in 41 AD when a cleric in the region said "King Bleddyn of the village Kingdom of Lymm died while visiting lands to the East." in a Chronicle found in the former Temple found at Tal-y-llyn. The Kingdom was a minor client Kingdom of the then larger Kingdom of Corris. The Kingdom seems to have not enjoyed good fortune until the 11th Century when in the book by respected monk, Gwillym of Friog, the Kingdom is visted by "a dark lady who should be cast into the flames." He tells a tale of the Kingdom experiencing plague, famine and being besieged by enemies until this "Dark Lady" later identified as Delyth of the Mist seems to have intervened with the then King Sawyl during this troubling period. While Lymm was then a Christian Kingdom Delyth arrived and began preaching of a "Horned God" and "Mother Goddess" with whom she was said to be in communication with. At first King Sawyl was in favour of burning her as a heretic however after she cured the village of Rhoslefain in 1078 the King actually began protecting her from Christian calls for execution. In 1079 his wife, Queen Enfys, was dying in childbirth and in desperation Sawyl allowed Delyth to intervene. While no historical source confirms this a common told folk tale says that Delyth agreed to save both mother and child if she was permitted to educate the "first born child". Ignoring this strange way of wording it and desperate Sawyl agreed. Regardless of the folk tale, Delyth delivered a health girl and then seconds later a boy. Enfys also survived. Weight is lent to the folk tale as Princess Rhosyn vanishes from history for 12 years only to resurface in 1091 alongside a seemingly unaged Delyth. The Princess seemingly appears in the capital of Deiniolen during a solar eclipse and declares that her brother will lead the Kingdom to a great future as "The Horned God wishes him to be the father of a great people and I shall guide their souls to the Mother Goddess.". In 1098 King Sawyl dies and his son, also called Sawyl inherits the throne. Within a decade he had rejected the Christian faith and following the spiritual guidance of Delyth and his sister Rhosyn began to follow a faith that is today called Lymmite Wicca yet at the time had no real formal name.

Over the next thirty years it becomes clear that while King Sawyl the Younger was monarch he became little more than a warlord and symbol while the self styled Grand Priestess Rhosyn actively determined what the Kingdom would do. When her mentor Delyth died (according to Folklore revealing that her age was in fact 800 years of age and that as her tomb was closed the sound of horses hooves could be heard from inside) Rhosyn appointed her own daughter Heledd as the first White Witch, a position that  effectively marked her out as the future Grand Priestess and effective leader of the Kingdom. When Rhosyn died Heledd did indeed take the role but refused to be called the Grand Priestess stating that title was reserved for Delyth when she returned.

By the 1600's the Kingdom was enlarged through various military campaigns and in 1588 King Owen III became concerned about the power of the Wicca. By now the faith was organised into Covens, each having a hereditary Witch Mother in charge and loyal to the White Witch. While people gave fealty to the King they still followed the White Witch more loyally. Owen III carried out the "Dark Slaughter" where he executed around 700 Witch Mothers and their heirs. The White Witch at the time was Lady Gwyneira who raised an army of her own and in 1591 defeated King Owen III at the Battle of the Seion Forest. Following the battle she had Owen sacrificed along with 1000 of his men. She then placed a young male student of hers, King Sieffre of the Forest, is the ancestor of the modern day Kings. Before his coronation Gwyneira established a system of government that ensured the Witch Mother had a formal role in government and could control the monarchs power if need be. This system, with a few modern changes still holds true today.

Since the crowning of King Sieffre of the Forest the Kingdoms borders have largely unchanged.

In the 1800's there was a large effort by the Catholic Church to convert the nation however this failed and while not exactly hostile to the Christian faith it was made very clear by the vast majority of the population that they were not welcomed. In 1817 at a small chapel in Deiniolen a Christian Priest by the name of Benjamin Whittaker declared that the Pentacle used in Wiccan worship was a portal for the devil and that the faiths ceremonial leader, Delyth, was a fraud. This saw the Chapel vandalised several times and Whittaker in vengeance smashed open the tomb of Delyth. Eye witnesses told of how Whittaker smashed open the sealed door and unsealed the stone coffin expecting to destroy the remains of Delyth, reports however stated that there was no body despite the coffin being sealed with unbroken wax. This news spread like wildfire and six days of anti-Christian riots ripped through the nation as people pointed to the idea that Delyth was returning. The incident added to the nations heavy belief in its folk-lore and while Whittaker may have hoped to weaken the faith during his time there he in fact made its faithful even more devout. In 1831 Whittaker was lynched by a group of Witches after he had stolen one of their "Book of Shadows" and burnt it. The five Witches involved were found not-guilty by a jury of murder and the local community celebrated them as heroes. Since then there has been no real effort to convert people to Christianity however the faith has found a small foothold in the North of the nation where a community of around 250,000 built several settlements such as New Nazareth.

Today the nation has two leaders, while one is supposedly only spiritual. The King is a hereditary position which is responsible for the defence of the nation and its people as its primary duty. It is also on paper responsible for giving approval for all laws however since 1904 no King has ever gone against the wishes of the White Witch. In effect then the White Witch holds the power in the nation and with the 2020 Census saying 82% of the population identify as Wiccan and of that 80% are members of a Coven it is safe to say she holds a great deal of power.



Population: c.82,000,000
GDP per capita: $26,812
Capital City: Deiniolen
Current Monarch: King Siôn IV
Current White Witch: Lady Rhiannon

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Convention Centre / Re: Festival of Sail 2022
« on: August 03, 2022, 11:11:21 PM »
The Sovereign Lands of Lymm was supposed to have a two tick system for foreign affairs. Two of the three bodies involved in government had to approve any measure, the monarch, the president and the Royal Assembly. The monarch though did have an advantage as they could veto anything they disagreed with in this field and it had hamstrung the government for some time. Queen Octavia had her own personal agenda for the nation and it was one that the President nor Royal Assembly shared. She wanted to tie the nation closer to her beloved Cult of Helus while the rest of the members of government favoured a more Abrahamic based involvement. With this in mind the Queen had been denied any formal opportunities to deal with East Moreland or any other nation as she could only ever get one tick, her own. That though did not apply to this as she attended not as an official delegate but rather as a private individual keen on seeing the festival. She had made it appear even more like a personal trip by arriving a few days before and visiting the Gods Forge that was important to the Cult of Helus.

The day of the festival she had dressed down, wearing just a Lymm Green polo shirt and jeans. If snapped by the media it would give the impression that she was not there for any political agenda. She took up the seat in the grandstand flashing her pass at the security as she took her seat for the opening ceremony. The ceremony over the Queen had first sought out the King but there was no sign of him. She hadn't made any appointments for fear of the President back home finding out and calling it a diplomatic meeting. Instead she spotted Princess Freya and made her way over. "Princess Freya" She smiled at the sister of the King. "I wonder if I might get your services as a bit of a tour guide. This is my first time here and I've not really got much idea where to go."

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International News Networks / Re: Lymm Daily News
« on: December 20, 2021, 04:46:30 PM »





It was confirmed today by the Ministry of the Armed Forces that 2022 will see the final flight of the F-19 Gooheit strike bomber that has been part of the SAF since it began service in 1978. The aircraft has already been partly replaced with much of its role being assumed by the F-21 Eule which entered service in 2018. The nation will however, according to Armed Forces Minister Dominik Holtz, "have a short term lack of capability. A hole that will and must be plugged to allow our military to do the missions we would expect them to do so." The Ministry have not confirmed how they intend to fill this hole and this is something that the Party of National Unity have criticised.

The leader of the Party of National Unity (PNU) is Ottomar Brändle, himself a veteran of the Air Force. In Royal Assembly today Mr. Brändle said, "This shows a lack of forward planning by the President and her party. We agree with the Democrats that the Gooheit needs to be replaced. It is no longer cost effective and the nature of warfare has changed in the 40 or so years since it arrived on the scene. We will for some time perhaps lack a much needed aspect of modern military aviation, the ability to pass into enemy air space and deliver a highly accurate payload. While we have a multi-role fighter that could partly complete that role a more specialist one is needed."

With no Lymm based manufacturer currently in the process of commissioning a replacement it is expected that eyes will be cast abroad.






President Isidora Kauffmann has today written to the Chair of the Royal Assembly and requested permission to address the body. Tradition dictates that at the beginning of each year the President requests permission from the Assembly Chair to visit and outline what they hope to achieve for the coming twelve months. The Assembly Chair is currently Jan Bösch who like the President is a member of the Democrat party. Never in the 250 years or so that the role of President has existed has their request been denied however in 1952 President Robert Eichel was refused entry on the day following the Assembly Chamber flooding after a burst pipe, this resulted in the Assembly meeting in the Assembly Hall's garden. This year it is likely that President Kauffmann is likely to push for some reforms to the system of government as in recent months decision making has been slowed down due to the Queen refusing to engage with certain aspects of government or storming out of meetings.

In addition to some reforms to decision making the President is thought likely to outline an international agenda however on these matters the Queen currently holds a veto giving her significant sway over international diplomacy.
 

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: Fairground Attraction for Cultists
« on: December 20, 2021, 03:32:17 PM »
Octavia had been rather excited about the meeting for two reasons. The first was that she admired both these strong Helus worshipping monarchs and hoped that this meeting would help elevate her own standing within how the Cultists around the world saw her. The second reason was despite being only just about to turn 30 years old she was still a  big kid at heart. She was going to be spending the day with two respected monarchs and hopefully get to ride a few roller coasters.

As David arrived first with his daughter the Princess Rhiannon Octavia headed towards them. She bowed, "Your Majesty I'm honoured to meet you." She stood and extended a hand before turning and leaning down came to a similar height to Rhiannon. "Good Morning Princess. I hope your looking forward to the day. We have a present for you." One of the Queen's staff arrived and presented the young girl with a large stuffed toy of the parks mascot, a golden coloured lion. "We want you both to have an exciting day, but first you must excuse me." She nodded to the second aircraft and leaving the Morelanders in the care of her staff made her way over.

"King Andrew" she once more bowed, "I'm glad that you agreed to come. As the monarch of a country that got so many to embrace the Cult I hope that I can learn a lot from you and hopefully immitate the way Seaforth has accepted Helus." She began escorting the Seaforthian King towards the entrance to the park where the Morelanders had just gone. The park was sparsely attended, the Royal Family having rented it for the day and inviting only selected Cultist nobles and their families. "Now would you prefer to explore the park first or may I engage in some discussion on my international matters?" She enquired.

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International News Networks / Re: Lymm Daily News
« on: October 25, 2021, 05:34:42 PM »


NATION'S CATHOLIC CELEBRATE FEAST OF RAPHAEL


Streets across the country yesterday witnessed parades of Catholic worshippers celebrating the feast of the nations patron saint, Saint Raphael. The parades were the biggest in Rogerburg which is the home of the largest Catholic population within the nation. Archbishop of Rogerburg gave a sermon to around ten thousand of the faithful at the cities old market square. President Isidora Kauffmann, who is a Catholic herself, attended the celebrations and spoke afterwards saying. "The day today has shown that our nation is a diverse one but a unified one. As parades took place by the Catholics they were watched by the Protestant, Cultits and all other religions that make up our wonderful nation. Today shows once more that Queen's constant attempts to place the Cult of Helus above the other faiths by trying to give it special rules, special rights and various other measures. The parade today and everyone out enjoying the day shows that while those of us of the faith see the religious importance of the day the others see their fellow Lymmites enjoying their day and wish to see the day for themselves. Its been a great day showing national unity."

In the last few months Queen Octavia II has tried to give tax breaks to Cultist businesses as well as giving them exemption from certain obligations. These have all failed in the Assembly. It was noted that while Queen Octavia did not not attend the parade in Bruche however her younger sister, Paula did attend however her attendance was unannounced and the 16 year old was seemingly just observing rather than partaking. The teenager has been largely kept out of public attention however is due to start time at the Academy of Canley, a educational boarding school based on military principles for 16-18 year olds. It is based on a Cultist ethos and has been attended by most of the royal family.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Sovereign Lands of Lymm
« on: August 23, 2021, 11:40:31 PM »
JUDAISM IN LYMM

Synagogue of Koniginstadt

In the 5th Century a Jewish community established itself in Koninginstadt. They established the town as a significant trade centre until pushed further South by the arrival of the Catholics in the 8th Century. During the period 800-1100 the Jewish community found themselves under pressure accused of human sacrifice over use of blood at passover as well as being accused of causing various outbreaks of plague by their local community faring relatively better than other groups. With Catholic rules of money lending, the already established trade importance of Koninginstadt and the Pagan communities distrust of urbanisation the Jewish community established the initial banking system in the region.

When the Cult of Helus arrived King Roger utilised their network as a way of expanding his own influence. As such the Jewish community was well protected.

The religious community being rather protected has made the region welcoming of the Jewish community and the Halakha was actually utilised in Koninginstadt until 1610 when King William put a stop to different communities utilising different laws and courts. There are still examples of the more Orthodox community still informally using their own courts for judgements on issues such as divorce and family law. This can at times lead to conflict with the authorities.

Today around 15% of Lymm are identified as Jewish.

TBC

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Sovereign Lands of Lymm
« on: August 23, 2021, 11:04:09 PM »
PAGANISM IN LYMM

A typical Pagan Temple

The Pagan faith is considered to be the native faith of Lymm. It's oldest Temples can trace their roots back to beyond the 5th Century BC.

The major focus of the Pagan faith is respect and veneration of nature alongside the veneration of ancestors. As such the group focus on protecting the connection between humans and the land and they also view all living things as having a sacred spirit. The group have historically been critical of the way the nation has "destroyed nature." The group have long been persecuted until the decree of King Roger. This decree largely protected them from further persecution and their faith being eradicated.

The group has no real set of deities. The majority of pagans believe in a family of supernatural spirits called "Si" who are very similar to fairies or elves in many branches of folklore. It is believed the "Si" are able to act as a conduit between humans and the other spiritual elements of the world. As such prayers and offerings are directed towards the "Si"

One of the early problems the faith encounted was its belief in sacrifice, this is still carried on today but is more in line with the concepts of sacrifice in the Cult of Helus, in the respect that it is giving up things of value to oneself. The faith did carry out human sacrifice, usually criminals or prisoners of war but on occasion there have been examples of children born with deformities sacrificed.

All Pagan groups however have adopted the use of the Druid's Prayer and it is one of the unifying aspects of this faith.

""Grant O spirits, thy protection
and in protection, strength
and in strength, understanding
and in understanding, knowledge
and in knowledge, the knowledge of justice
and in the knowledge of justice, the love of it
and in the love of it, the love of all existences
and in the love of all existences, the love of the spirits and all Goodness""

At the last census around 20% of the population identified as Pagan.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Sovereign Lands of Lymm
« on: August 23, 2021, 10:43:36 PM »
CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LYMM

The Church of St.Raphael in Bruhle

There had been a small Catholic community in the region known as Lymm since the early 8th Century AD. This had existed in and around the modern town of Rogerburg. This community had established a monastery there dedicated to care of lepers and as such had dedicated themselves to Raphael because of the connection to healing. With the arrival of the Cultists in the 13th Century the Catholics were pushed further south which actually helped spread the faith. There was some initial bloodshed between the two groups but with King Roger setting an edict that so long as loyalty was sworn to him as King people's religion would be ignored. There was even some members of the King's bodyguard who petitioned him to join a Crusade and where granted permission creating the "Holy Order of Rapael" they dedicated their efforts into collecting wounded after battles and opening hospitals to care for them.

With the arrival of Protestant missionaries in the 1560's the then Archbishop of Rogerburg tried to persuade the then King to eradicate the "Heretics" sticking to his ancestor Roger's decree this was not permitted however this did not stop the "Holy Order of Rapael" and some copycat Protestant groups clashing throughout the early 1600's. As such the King's military combatted both communities periodically to stop the aggression between the two.

Since the 1700's the Catholic faith has held steady within the nation and today 20% of the population identify as Catholic.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Sovereign Lands of Lymm
« on: August 23, 2021, 10:12:30 PM »
PROTESTANT CHURCH IN LYMM

Bruche's St. Hubertus Cathedral

The nation was founded on the Cult of Helus however today the Protestant faith is followed by more people than any other religion. It was estimated at the last Census that 30% of the nation are classed as Protestants.

In the late 1560's Protestant missionaries came to Lymm in an attempt to convert people to their faith. Discovering that a large number of the influential nobility were still clinging to the Cult of Helus and that followers of that faith often had an interest in hunting the Missionaries utilised the story of Saint Hubertus to try and attract the followers to the faith. This approached seemed to work and Duke Jens Mahlsson was publically baptised by missionaries in Bruche's river in 1567. This act was witnessed by hundreds of others and the Duke's influence was such that the missionaries found themselves overwhelmed and according to chronicles from the time period the baptisms lasted "Long after sundown."

Duke Jens Mahlsson began a construction programme of Churches across the nation with each being dedicated to a saint selected by himself. In 1578 he died and this practice of naming churches after saints continued however now the local community make the decision. As the original Protestant converts grew in number they founded the Church of Lymm and soon after this caused conflict with the Catholic communities as some Catholic Churches were transformed into Protestant ones. This at times lead to violent clashes between the two with Royal forces often having to intervene between them. In 1676 Bishop Timothy of Bruche formalised much of the Church's practices and liturgy at the Synod of the Cobbles which took place outside the newly repaired Cathedral of Bruche. The Synod offered to recognise the monarch as the head of the Church if they accepted baptism and converted from the Cult of Helus, this however was rejected by the then King. The Synod of the Cobbles still influences a lot of the Chuch's life today and its key findings included.

1. The use of the Lymm Common Prayer Book - replaced Latin with English as the language of the Church. It was written in such a way as to use the "vernacular of the fields" which would allow as many people as possible to access it. The Church also tried establishing schools believing reading and writing was important to allow everyone to be able to use this.

2.Worship - The Synod established a pattern used in most acts of worship. A service should begin with a bible reading then progress to a sermon focusing on some moral story or exploration of the initial bible reading. The service should finish with a series of prayers. It was also advised that a hymn should be sung before each transition.

3. Vestments - Priests are expected to wear plain white or black robes for services.

4. Communion - Only baptised individuals may be given communion.

5. Head of the Church - The Church shall be presided over by the Archbishop of Bruche who will hold the position for life or until such a time as the Bishops of the "Nine Forts" vote him out of office. The Archbishop shall be selected by the Bishops of the "Nine Forts" from any minister in Lymm. The Archbishop will call a Synod every 20 years minimum.

TBC



A Typical Quaker's Meeting Hall

With Lymm having a great many remote communities it was at times difficult to get enough Priests to cover the whole nation. This is one reason why in the 1750's the Quaker movement found a great number of adherents as people believed it was possible for  each human being to experience and access the light within or see "that of God in every one". Today it is estimated that around 5% of Lymm are members of the Quaker faith.

TBC
 

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Sovereign Lands of Lymm
« on: August 09, 2021, 11:36:32 PM »


SOVEREIGN AIR FORCE (SAF)


F-21 Eule Pilot in flying gear


SAF On Parade

The Air Force can trace its history back to the Royal Balloon Corps which was founded in 1840 to investigate the use of hot air balloons for helping observe the enemy. In 1910 the Air Evaluation Corps was established to look at how the developing planes of the period could be converted to military use.

All airmen are required to pass a 12 week course at SAF Peterheim. This course covers very little to do with the air force operations and in essence puts the airmen through the same training infantry are expected to cover. The thinking behind this is that everyone in the military may be needed for defending an air base from ground attack. The Air Force does have a specialist air base defence force. Upon completion of the SAF Peterheim course graduates go to a specialist training centre based upon their trade, for example Air Traffic Controllers attend a 25 week course at Peterheim while engineers attend a 52 week course at Bruhle.

Officers first complete a 27 week long Officer Training Course at SAF Peterheim with a focus similar to that of the airmen's course. Upon completion they are sent to their respective training centres alongside airmen graduates. Pilots undertake a 12 week basic aviation course before being streamed into either fast jet, multi-engine or rotary wing fields. All pilots then undertake a further 30 week training course on their particular specialism. During this 30 weeks the type of aircraft they will fly during their career and training on this takes up the last 10 weeks of this second course.




39,500 Airmen / 17,000 Reserve



65 x F-21 Eule Multi-Role Fighters
35 x F-20 Skua Air Defence Fighter
30 x F-19 Gooheit Strike Fighter
10 x B-22 Gans Bomber
15 x P-3 Schwan Maritime Patrol Aircraft
5 x E-8 Auerhahn Maritime Patrol Aircraft
15 x C-70 Mowe Transport Plane
15 x C-32 Amsel Transport Plane
8 x KC-10 Bussard Tanker
4 x E-99 Krahe AEWACS
18 x H-13 Reiher Helicopter
20 x H-18 Buchfink Helicopter
15 x H-19 Zlipzalp Attack Helicopter
20 x T-49 Taube Basic Trainer
20 x T-50 Blasshuhn Advanced Trainer / Light Fighter
15 x U-55 Kuckuck UAV
10 x C-23 Brachvogel Tactical Transport

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Sovereign Lands of Lymm
« on: August 09, 2021, 10:31:55 PM »
THE SOVEREIGN NAVY (SN)



Gun practice on SNV Voller


Briefing prior to Homecoming Parade on SNV Matthaus

All new recruits to the Navy head to Meerburg regardless of whether they are entering as a rating or an officer. Both are trained seperately but complete a 12 week basic soldiering course designed to make them effective infantry if needed. Following this officers make their way to Sovereign Naval Station Hafenburg where they begin a 20 week officer training course. At the same time ratings remain at Meerburg and complete a six week course designed to teach them basic skills for life at sea, this is done regardless of whether their job requires them to be at sea or not. Ratings then attend a training centre based upon the skills they are required for their job. Officers having completed their course at Hafenburg undertake a specific training course for their task.

The Navy contains the Sovereign Marines Commando (SMC) which are tasked with carrying out special operations from naval vessels. They also provide onboard security. To become a Marine an individual first needs to complete the Armies Common Military Syllabus, however they are held to a higher standard in all tests. Upon successful completion of this course they move to Commando School at Jekburg where they complete a two week Commando Readiness course which is designed to weed out any the instructors believe would not be a good fit for the Marines. Anyone passing this then begins a 30 week Commando training course and upon graduation earn their black beret.

NAVY - 53,400 Active / 19,200 Reserve



5 x Hugo Class Attack Submarine


1. Seeler

2. Morlock

3. Schnellinger

4. Schafer

5. Tilkowski



2 x Henry Erste Class Missile Sub


1. Beckenbauer

2. Muller



3 x Alfred Erste Class Destroyers


1. Vogts

2. Maier

3. Netzer



4 x Charles Class Frigate


1. Rummenigge

2. Breitner

3. Forster

4. Voller



4 x Roger Zwei Class Frigate


1. Schumacher

2. Briegel

3. Rahn

4. Klinsmann



2 x King Roger Class Amphibious Landing Ship


1. Matthaus

2. Kuntz



5 x Egbert Class Corvette


1. Kopke

2. Sammer

3. Kohler

4. Bierhoff

5. Kahn



8 x Mathis Class Patrol Ship


1. Ballack

2. Klose

3. Neuer

4. Reus

5. Schweinsteiger

6. Lahm

7. Kroos

8. Voss



4 x Sigmund Class Mine warfare ship


1. Wiegmann

2. Rottenberg

3. Grings

4. Prinz



2 x Leopold Class Hovercraft Corvette


1. Popp

2. Weigang



Historic Ship Roger The Father

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