Might I suggest with exception on perhaps GC snd VGC  no ones names appear in the text.  If I have my way  and Dsve ever does return I'd love to hand him the RP Mod job back.

NOTE:-

I'm leaving this here. We've had some mix up with the lore of Vanora

Unless anyone objects because it harms their nations lore etc Vanora will be edited so that the following is on the books

During the occupation by Achkaerin they crucified Jesus and tore down the Temple.

In the 17th Century the Convention of the Faith Treaty (1698) was signed. At the time the land was occupied by a huge Christian Army backed by the Papacy. As a result the nation found itself put under a system where its leader, a Duke, must always be Christian. Despite the attempts by neighbouring Kodima to support the Jews there they were simply out muscled and the best compromise was that the Kodimans were permitted two noble titles for the city of Jerusalem. Today the nation is a melting pot of Islam, Christianity and Judiasm all living in relative peace. The majority of the nation is Jewish however the leadership is still Christian.

If by Wednesday no one has objected this will take effect. Speak now or forever hold your piece.

To:- Doge Augusto Tyre,

The Union is always happy to extend a welcome to visitors. It seems that we have much that you would like to discuss and so we look forward to you arriving in Opatija at your convenience.

Best Wishes

King Đurađ IV
Grand Master of the Drenovian Order

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The Assembly Hall complex was rather modern in its appearrance but its function was a rather ancient one. Drenovia saw seven religious orders that were central to government, to society and culture. Every aspect of life in Drenovia was in some way influenced by the Orders. Even those not a member of the Druantian Faith would find that most schools were run by the faith, even sports clubs were affiliated to one of the Orders even if they weren't exclusively membered by them. The complex gave each of the Orders a set of offices from where they could conduct their business and attend meetings with the King and his council. The space between the buildings was full of trees and flowers, the Druantian faith after all worshipped a God of the Forest so it was rather fitting.

The choice of venue was also important as it stopped the problem of determining which royal venue to use, picking one would tend to favour certain Orders and may make it difficult for certain members to attend. As it was a centre of unity for the nation it was a venue without problems. The King had invited all of the leaders of the different orders all of which had attended in their ceremonial garb, for most this consisted of some of form of tunic with emblems and patterns on, the stand out group though as always was The Order of Krešimira which was the only all female Order. They dressed as ancient huntresses in either long green skirts or brown trousers, hooded jackets and even a bow slung over their shoulders. Each Order had been permitted to provide four members to form a kind of honour guard as the guests arrived.

At the end of the honour guard King Đurađ IV was stood. He had been torn between the ceremonial blue and yellow tunic of his Order, his military uniform or a civilian suit and in the end a smart pinstripe had done. His first wife Queen Terezija stood to his left. She was a member of the Drenovian Order, the oldest and largest of the Orders. She like her husband wore a normal business suit yet to the King's right was Queen Jožica. She was tall blonde woman wearing the huntress garb of the Order of Krešimira, her bow was polished black wood tipped with gold. She was a Legate (equivalent of a Captain in the Army) in the Order and exceptionally proud of it and despite Terezija trying to convince her otherwise she wouldn't wear a business suit.

As the Vinitsian delegation arrived the King made his way down the corridor of the Order and extended a hand to the first of them to approach. "Welcome to Drenovia" he said with a large smile.

Today Zenith Data Systems have unveiled what they say is the worlds most expensive bullet proof vest. Peter Simod, the CEO of the genetic engineering and data handling company showcased the fabric vest made from "Goatsilk" to members of the armed forces. The vest was demonstrated using a weapon firing slow moving .22 caliber rounds. The result was able to stop the round with only four layers. Standard Kevlar armor was used alongside as a base line test and stopped a round fired from the same gun with the same ammunition with 29 layers. The standard Kevlar body armour issued to Bakkermayan forces is comprised of 33 layers. Peter Simod was pleased with the results and said, "The new material is lighter per square meter than Kevlar and we've just shown it is much tougher. This material has a great potential, not just for bullet-proof vests and body armour but for a whole host of different tasks which require strength and lightness. We're excited about where the future can take us."

The material though is highly expensive, the cost of the vest has not been revealed but to go into production Mr.Simod said would cost "eight to ten times as much money per vest." Therefore it is unlikely that the military will be using the vests anytime soon. The main reason for the high cost at present is the unique way that the vest is made. "We've discovered that golden orb-weaving spider has a silk which is  tougher than Kevlar but has the elasticity and lightness of of nylon. When we began looking at large scale "spider farming" we discovered a problem, it took more than a million spiders and 70 human workers working for four years to make a single 11-foot by 4-foot piece of fabric. To make matters worse the spiders were cannibalistic This would have made it even less economically viable. What we discovered is that by DNA engineering we could make goats milk contain the protein responsible for the silk and thus by milking a goat we get about an ounce of the protein per milking session, yielding several thousand yards of a single spider-silk thread. The milk has to be separated and refined several times, then washed, freeze-dried, and turned into a powder. The powder can be spun into a fiber, or transformed into a coating or adhesive. We've now got five or six generations of these goats that have passed on the gene. It is our hope we can begin mass production in the next two years. Our aim isn't yet to equip the military with thousands of vests but the material can be used for things like suters in humans and for things such as replacing the wires used in jaw surgery." ZDS have said that they are also now looking at using things such as silkworms or even bacteria to make the material faster and with less economically expensive processes. 

A total of twenty pilots from the Orders Air Service (OAS) are heading today to Cassiopeia in order to begin familiarising themselves with the operation of the Zarptica fighter. The pilots will be the first Drenovians to fly the aircraft outside of the test pilot scheme. They are also taking with them their F-30 Dhole fighters which it is expected will be used in a series of mock dogfights with the new aircraft. The fighter pilot contingent will also be joined by four B-6 Agama bombers which will join Cassiopeian Air Force assets on a variety of training exercises. It is also expected that they will feature in test operations with the Zarptica. The nations Minister of Defence has explained the nations intended acquisition for the Zarptica. "It is our ambition to initially obtain two squadrons of 18 fighters almost immediately. We will put these into the air force however members of the Orders Naval Service (ONS) will be seconded to these squadrons so in the future when we acquire our carrier they will also be familiar with the aircraft that will operate from it."

The Ministry of Defence are yet to place a final order for the carrier and some believe the nation would be better off acquiring a third amphibious warfare ship. 

"If no one has any suggestions for an amendment to what our new friends have suggested then perhaps we should vote? If we are Bakkermaya votes for the amendment, anyone else?"

This is not the place to discuss beef, if you feel their is an abuse of authority file a complaint with Achkaerin like I did. Lets focus this on the legal matters that the issue has thrown up and the problem with our system of rules.

It is my belief that the Grand Chancellor has acted outside the rules set out by the Constitution.

The Constitution clearly states in 2e

(2) The Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for: Inducting, by means of Writ, members of the region into the Regional Nobility;


However currently Nova is suspended from his title of nobility which I believe is outside he power of the Grand Chancellor as no provision exists in the Constitution for removal of titles of nobility.  Having brought this to the attention of the Grand Chancellor I was told that she was "not without means"



Having asked several times for a reference from the orders constitution or any other rule that gives her the authority to suspend his title of nobility I have not been provided with one.


As an aside sadly this also will apply to Gadshack's removal but frankly thats one I would 200% support.

 

It had been a good while since Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles had visited the Holy Land. Despite the visit taking place outside Northfort the Grand Duke had arrived the night before and spent time praying at the Temple of Helus and then enjoying a bite to eat in one of Northfort's upmarket eateries. It had been a good chance for him to catch up with some friends within the East Moreland government and colleagues from back home currently basing themselves in East Moreland. The trip in the morning therefore was one he could enjoy as he sailed down the River Ost without much to worry about. He knew the King had been meeting with Altona and Eskdale, probably laying foundations for the meeting, but there were a few matters that would be delicate he believed during the talks.

Having docked at Campford the Grand Duke was slightly taken aback by the lack of grandeur for the occasion but having greeted Therz and Anginer he bowed respectefully to King David. "Your Majesty a pleasure to meet you again. I trust the family are well?" he enquired before waiting for everyone else.

To:- His Imperial Majesty Dragon-Emperor Tielin II

It is my understanding that following a pause in work to allow for an archaeological excavation to take place at the site of your future nuclear power plant at Wenchangzhen 1 work will recommence shortly. During your talks with several nations at the opening of a cultural museum you agreed to an inspection by a representative from MAEA so long as they came from Nya Aland. With this in mind we would like to request that our organisations President, Dr.Ulf Gren, and his team be permitted to visit and inspect. While I understand that the agreement was for Alanders to carry out the inspection I would very much like to accompany him. As the organisations Chief of Staff I am responsible for much of the day to day administration and as such I believe I would be able to help the President manage his visit effectively so as to minimise disruption. I understand you are well within your rights to refuse me this request but I am hopeful of finding you amenable. 

May The Gods Watch Over You and Your Nation Know Peace
Duchess Anna Davison
Chief of staff at the MAEA

The Drenovian representative addressed the assembly.

"We think the arrangement is a good one in theory. We have seen Lijiang support the values of this organisation with their stance on their nuclear programme in the face of MAEA attempts at marginalising smaller nations. I think therefore the question must be asked that rather than approving this agreement do we make an effort to persuade Lijiang to join our family so to speak? The Cassiopeians have meet with the Dragon-Emperor so perhaps they could assess whether they think such an overture would be accepted. "

Krešimira was the daughter of a Lead Swordsman   with The Order of Oak in the late 15th Century and was named for the lover of the God Druantia, mother of the demi-God Florijan. With the Drenovians having recovered their mainland home just a 100 years earlier they had discovered many of their sacred forests destroyed, burnt to the ground and turned into farmland or in some cases even chopped down and turned into boats. Krešimira was just 12 years old when she recieved her first inspiration from the God Druantia. She was out one day gathering mushrooms with her loyal dog Miro when she walked into a glade where the God was sat in contemplation of the world. At first mistaking the God for a wild animal she readied her small bow. Without looking up from his peaceful contemplation Druantia spoke without sound. "Lovely girl your bow is not needed here." and with that the string of her bow disappeared.

Miro began to bark and stood between the girl and the God but with a wave of his hand Druantia calmed the hound who lay down before him having recognised the God as the creator of all things. Druantia stood from his contemplations and crossed to pet the now subdued dog who seemed elated at the divine attention. Krešimira knelt her head bowed. "Forgive me God of Creation. I thought you a wild thing."

Druantia sat crossed legged before the young girl who trembled with fear of retribution from the God but she should have had no fear. With a gentle hand Druantia raised the girls head. "There is no such thing as wild things. All of creation is how I intend it to be. What you perceive as wild is just your lack of knowledge. As my beautiful forest lessens all creatures fear. Those who love the forest and its ways shall not have anything to fear from my creations."

Until the darkness of night began to fall the young girl had questions for the God. He sat and patiently answered them all content to sit in his forest and gentle stroke Miro who dozed on his lap. "You must return home." The God instructed and the girl dutifully did so. Upon arriving home she told the tale to her father who at first did not believe her but the more the young girl spoke the more a knowledge of the God far beyond that she had ever demonstrated spilled forth. Her father was so shocked her confided in the leader of his Order and soon his daughter was taken to speak with the Commander of the Household for the Order of Oak he too was amazed at her deep knowledge far beyond her age. The Order of Oak returned to the spot where she had questioned the God in hopes of finding him but he was nowhere to be seen.

Two years later Krešimira was gathering firewood and as the God had told her "For everything you take from me you must give something to me." and after she picked up the last stick into her wicker basket she knelt and took from a pouch on her belt a small acorn and planted it in an open space among the woods. "My God and maker. Thank you for the wood I take to keep us warm. I give to you this acorn so it may grow into a mighty tree." The sound of footsteps behind made her turn with caution and there in his splendor stood the God. Krešimira knelt and bowed before him.

"For everything you take from me you must give something to me." The God said without making a sound. "I told you for everything you take. The God looked at the wicker basket, "And I see many things but only one acorn" The God saw the young girl begin reaching towards her belt pouch. Frantically she counted and seemed disappointed having only ten acorns yet a great many sticks. The girl was disappointed ten sticks would not be sufficient for the night ahead.

"But My God if for each berry, each twig or each fruit we take we give something we shall never be free to live a life." She gasped realising she had been arguing with the God who now just laughed.

"As you are my favourite for you are pretty, loyal and remind me of my own beloved Krešimira I shall relent. For each kind of thing you take then you must return something to me." Krešimira nodded that she would and having spent more time with the God in the woods she returned home and placed her wicker basket of firewood next to the fire as she spoke to her father of her meeting. Through the dark and cold night it seemed no matter how much wood they put on the fire the basket never emptied and even months later the basket was still filled to the brim. Never again did the girl have to pick firewood from the forest.

At the age of 16 Krešimira was destined to marry a young Knight from her fathers Order. As was expected the bride to be made her way into the woods to gather flowers to weave into her hair and as she left her offering of seeds the soundless voice of the God came to her. My dear Krešimira I have a gift for you for your wedding The girl as always knelt and lowered her head as a bow was placed at her feet. "The bow must be used only to provide food for your family. It shall never miss and will always be true. Krešimira thanked the God for the gift and much to her surprise it took no strength to draw back the string. Six months later the bow proved its worth. With a cold snow covering the land it was hard to find game and the plants of the woods were dying. Armed with her bow she and her husband headed out to find food. Sighting a deer they whispered a prayer and Krešimira's husband tried to use her bow despite being a man of considerable strength he could not even move the bow however handing it to his wife she did so with no strain. The arrow flew from the string and killed the deer ensuring the family would have food. Krešimira planted an oak in the blood of the deer and prayed with thanks to the God. Within seconds a mighty oak sprang forth from the ground.

For thirty years Krešimira lived and hunted in the woods, she raised four fine children, three boys who followed their father into the Order of Oak and a girl called Lana who was so full of grace she became a forth wife of a King of Drenovia. Soon after he daughters marriage however her husband died and now being alone in the woods she felt lonely. It was then that the final meeting with her God happened. "Krešimira you are never alone in these woods. Every creature knows you and as I do shall love you. Each step you take through our glades flowers shall spring from, each rock you touch shall sprout moss and at your desire trees shall grow. You have work" Picking up her bow and with her new hunting pup in tow she ventured out into the woods planting seeds and saplings, tending to flowers and marvelling at the beauty. For ten years she was missing but as her daughter became ill she appeared, she had not aged nor had her pup. She brought with her herbs and flowers and dismissing the medics of various Orders she tended to her daughter herself. As if a miracle the Queen recovered but there was a price. The God had taught her all she needed to know but her grand-daughter, also named Krešimira, must wander with her grand-mother for ten years. The two Krešimira's headed into the woodland the next day and were never again. On the 11th year since their disappearance an expedition was sent to search for them.

Krešimira's grandson, Prince Oran was part of this expedition and in 1522 he reached where the Royal Forest should have ended according to all their maps and charts. For a further week he rode through woods of fresh growth and wonderous beauty until discovering a small shack in the woods. Two women dressed in huntress attire were busy at work. "Grandmother....sister" he called and the two looked up with smiles. "For the last year we have searched for you because you did not come home."

"I am home" both women said in unison. "Our work is here, our life is here. We must grow back these woods and bring life. This is work only a woman can do. The God has given us this mission." They both refused to leave and after a few days Prince Oran returned home. He gathered together a group of women who had heard the tale and wished to help the two Krešimira's and he lead them back to the spot only to discover the woodland home had gone and in its place a stone on which in inscription was written.

"The God Druantia has in his wisdom given women the ability to bring about life. Three Krešimira's have dedicated themselves to my work. The first Krešimira was my heart. The second Krešimira was my joy and the third Krešimira my truimph. Remember well these women's ways and follow in their steps." Having seen the inscription Prince Oran ordered the women to build a Forest Temple over it and upon returning home persuaded his father to give permission for the inscription's instruction to be followed. Thus was the Order of Krešimira begun with 20 women living and working in the Sacred Woods.

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The year 2022 marks the quincentennial anniversary of the foundation of Order of Krešimira. In Drenovia the various Holy Order dedicated to the service of the God Druantia are central to our life, culture and traditions and the Order of Krešimira is the only one which permits women to be a member, in fact only women may join this Order.

The celebrations on the 3rd of January will be a nationwide celebration focused on commemorating the service to the nation and faith by members of this Order. This shall include a huge parade, a medal giving ceremony and for members of that order a significant conference on reforestation. As part of the celebration a musical concert will take place and also a orienteering event. For these two social occasions we invite female only acts from across Mundus to perform as well as inviting teams from nations militaries to enter the orienteering (again must be all women). For our reforestation conference we welcome nations wishing to send delegates.

We hope you will join our Order in celebration

Queen Jožica of the Glades
Legate of the Order of Krešimira

In a tradition that dates back over 100 years the King of the nation has selected from the sacred forest of Druantia a tree to be a gift to the nations small Christian community as they celebrate Christmas. This year however one leading Bishop in the nation has sparked controversy by saying that the tree chosen is not worthy. The King selected a tree from the forest and cut it down himself before having it sent to the largest Christian community in the nation which is in the city of Opatija. It is estimated some 20,000 Christians live in the city, around 1/6th of the nations entire Christian population. The city is also the site of the nations largest Church which is dedicated to Chapel of St.Silvan. The King arrived with the tree at around 2pm and was greeted by the Churches custodian Father Ratko Pavletić. The King was presented with the traditional welcome glass of Brandy and said, "Once more we approach Christmas. A time when we who follow Druantia give part of our bounty to our Christian neighbours so that they may enjoy their celebration. While we are separated by faith we are joined by nationality. Centuries ago this would have been an impossible gesture as each of our communities had swords at the other's throats, today we live in peace and long may that continue." The King then left to return to the forest where he and his family have started a new tradition where once the annual Christmas gift has been cut the family plant new trees. The King as usual planted ten while his wives and children planted five each.

It was only once the tree had been fully erected that the Bishop of Opatija commented on the tree. Bishop Ivan Jurić visited the now in place tree and said. "The Christmas tree is visible symbol of our presence both in this country and of our faith's traditions. Normally we have been respected by the King bringing us a majestic tree however today we see the runt of the litter. It is well known that King Đurađ is a religious zealot and this act of riddicule is an insult to our celebration, our faith and our community."

The Palace responded to the criticism saying, "The fact that the King has today publically engaged with the Christian community in a display of true friendship could be considered a miracle if we consider our nations history. A series of religiously motivated wars saw millions of Drenovian's killed for not being Christian and then as our Order's restored our rightful land thousands of Christians died under the concept of revenge. This backstory of interfaith conflict in our nation would normally have lead to the exclusion of the Christian faith, or long standing sense of Christian hatred. His Majesty has today demonstrated his support of and fondness for the Christian community of Drenovia. I would have thought the Bishop would have seen that the gesture of taking from our sacred woodland to give to a foreign faith for what it truly is."

The annual Opatija Christmas Carol Concert is scheduled to take place this weekend with around 20,000 people expected to attend.

Name of Company/Representing Entity:Zenith Data Systems (ZDS)
Nation of Origin: Bakkermaya
Stall Functions and Sizes Requested (May request up to 5 stalls): Medium Tech
Presentation Length:30mins
Short Description of all stalls being hosted:

For the last few years ZDS have been involved in various projects of "Bio-Hacking" combining technology with the human body. During the event we'd like to update the world on some of our projects.

Additionally if Revana laws permit we'd like to offer people the chance to have "North Sense" installed. This is a dermally implanted GPS system that shines a fient red light through skin and directs the operator. It can be combined with any bluetooth device. It has also been under testing with the Bakkermayan military and shown some promising results.

We would focus on three projects, the "North Sense", a dermally planted safety device for firearms which would essentially code the weapon to a single operator and a series of injections that improve night vision.

Božo Adamić had thought a positing to Aosta would have been relatively cozy. Nothing too disasterous happened there, the nation was stable and there was the potential down the line for some close Drenovia and Aosta co-operation. It was therefore a rather surprising phone call to be summouned by the royals, it was even more of a shock that instead of being called to the Palace he was being asked to come to the Carbabinieri barracks. Once Božo had turned on the news though he suspected that the barracks may be more secure than the Palace but that raised another question, why on earth would they be calling him to a meeting at such a time? He contacted the foreign office back home but little could be told to him other than what he'd been able to gleam from the news. Regardless he called up his official car and made his way to the barracks and presented his credentials.