From the 15th October 2021 the SUN countries have formed Project Zarptica.

This project will create a carrier capable multi-role fighter fit to compete alongside the current crop of fighters utilised across Mundus. The project will see co-operation between four nations from the offset but will also include inputs from nations outside SUN should it be deemed appropriate. The initial composition of the project is that the following is provided by the organisations listed below.

Airframe - Urzal Aviation (Drenovia)
General Electronics - Pearlfield (Paracambi)
Engine - Lucin (Cassiopeia)
Sensors - Pearlfield (Paracambi)
Survival Systems - Tuxfa (Chistopol)
Software -  Isoldine (Chistopol)
Avionics - Urzal Aviation (Drenovia)
Batteries - Egruk (Drenovia)
Weapons Systems -  Hera Armaments (Cassiopeia)

Following consultation with our nations aeronautical companies and our own needs we believe a project to build a multi-role carrier fighter, such as that shown in this communication. Our specifcations are as such.

1. It must be multo-engined to allow for short take off from a carrier
2. It must be able to be stored on deck.
3. It must have a top speed of at least Mach 1.6.
4. It must be able to be constructed with radar absorbant materials.
5. It must have  six under-wing hardpoints, two fuselage hardpoints, and one centreline pylon
6. Its maximum take off weight must not exceed 26tons.

We ask each interested nation to submit any requests or specifications they have themselves.

It is the intention of Drenovia to begin shortly the acquisition of an aircraft carrier, possibly a pair. Our nation is also therefore examining the need for a new carrier launched aircraft. We are aware that a number of nations within SUN are also in possession of fighter aircraft that will be reaching an age at which they will need major upgrades and/or replacement. We are therefore enquiring whether any fellow nations would be interested in jointly developing a carrier capable multi-role fighter aircraft.

Should any fellow member nation feel interested we would be delighted to discuss the matter with them.

Regards

King  Đurađ IV

The island of Lekenik is the largest in the island chain running South-West from the mainland and yesterday opened a new school dedicated to the largest of the nations religious orders. The Lekenik Drenovian College was opened by King Đurađ who is recognised as the Grand Master of the Drenovian Order. The new College will be for students aged between 11-18 and will be intended to help build the leadership of the Order for future generations. The College will focus on Drenovian language, literature, History and Religious Education. In addition to the work in a classroom every student will be expected to be undertake several hours of extra-curricular activity a week either through sporting, artistic or social clubs. In addition to new state of the art classrooms the school will also have several all weather sporting pitches, several suites of computers, a library, gym, temple and facilities for a military cadet group. The school will also have on site accommodation for 200 students.

The King gave a lesson to some 16 year old students on the history of the Order before joining students for a game of Volleyball. Meanwhile Queen Terezija, who is a Knight Commander within the Order, gave students a music lesson before taking part in the College's first choir practice. While Queen Jožica of the Glades also attended the opening she did  not teach any lessons as she is a member of the Order of Krešimira however she did take part in an archery club with students. After the opening day finished the King said, "Today we have ensured that the future of the Drenovian Order is secure for the considerable time. It is important we ensure the Order have a chance to create future leaders who will go on and shape the future of our world. I look forward to seeing the successes they achieve."

"Let us take a theoretical example of Jugland making their first nuclear power station. They begin planning today but we all know the process will take at best years[1] to come to fruition. If today the decision was made where to build it would take months before anything even partly nuclear was needed. For the sake of this example lets imagine Jugland are buying their nuclear fuel from Bakkermaya. All that would happen is Jugland and Bakkermaya would inform the MAEA that they'd done a deal. As Article 3.5 states "Any nation willing to abide by all articles of this treaty shall be considered members and granted all the rights and responsibilities contained within it." therefore Jugland's MAEA staff would liase with Bakkermaya's MAEA staff to ensure the transfer was done securely. Paperwork of the sale submitted to the MAEA would in effect be a duplicate of what exists between the two nations. The 14 day period before a transfer can take place will see the Jugland MAEA, and any observers from MAEA take the materials, and once the 14 days are up they can be transfered to the Jugland nuclear power plant being constructed. Now in massive construction projects such as this the schedules are planned months ahead of schedule and as such the 14 day period can be built in. Therefore I don't believe being a member of the MAEA is likely to cause any issues in terms of administration of these projects."

Anna took a pause before beginning, "Now with the impressive list of nations already a member I think we can account for some of Mundus' greatest scientific nations. Add to that we've East Moreland and Achkaerin who have just completed what could be considered the most ambitious transfer of nuclear material in the history of Mundus, they are clearly the best positioned to help and advise on that front. You see what we bring that outsiders to the MAEA don't is a wealth of experience, infrastructure and technological know how. Take Rokkenjima for example they are offering nations back up to construct power stations that will be state of the art, East Moreland have a wealth of nuclear material because of their "kilotonnes to kilowatts" project, in theory once a member I suspect the process could begin tomorrow. Heading to say a nation like Fleur will first see you have to negotiate a deal with them, then locate the nuclear material, negotiate another deal, work out how to make the transfer and then make everything work from scratch. Lot more expensive and time consuming. " 

1.	RP time being the messed up way it is take that as months

Anna had been the one to push the President of the MAEA towards this meeting. It would be what she hoped would be the first of many. It had been happy circumstance that the Jugland media had printed what they had when they had. "First of all Secretary Kvalheim thank you for this opportunity. In regards to starting these talks our purpose is clear, by the end of it I would like to have begun down a path which concludes with Jugland joining the MAEA and seeing the benefits of nuclear power generation. Now in a recent media article I believe a member of your government said you had not yet joined the Agency because of "minor differences on organizational principles". The MAEA is a newborn in many regards. As its chief administrator I believe I can help us overcome those differences. Therefore perhaps a strong foundation to build from is one where Jugland explain where they think these differences occur. We can then move on to fix them."

To:-The Government of Jugland

Having recently seen reports in the Juglander Review that your nation is considering its future in terms of energy production it was brought to my attention that your nation is not yet a member of MAEA and that some "minor differences on organizational principles" are preventing this I would like to hold discussions with you. As the Chief of Staff of the MAEA it is my job the ensure the smooth running of the organisation and as a result I believe that with careful discussion we can find a path forward. With this in mind I would be grateful if you could find the time to meet with myself and the MAEA President Dr.Ulf Gren. I seriously believe that the MAEA would make excellent partners for Jugland in helping you develop your energy needs.

Best Regards
Duchess Anna Davison
Chief of Staff of MAEA

"I think that would be an excellent message to send. Our two families working together to better educate people. I think its a splendid idea. We would naturally approve of this."  Đurađ thought that perhaps things would be coming to a conclusion. "I think we should announce that we have made this agreement, not nation to nation, but family to family thus giving you and your family the credit for investment in the capital and a closer friendship with another nation."

It was announced today by the Order of Krešimira that their leader, Commander of the Household Mila Pavlovic has died following a short illness. The 56 year old was taken into hospital on Friday with a high temperature and trouble breathing and following what doctors have described as a "steady deterioration" she was pronounced dead at around 10am this morning. The Order of Krešimira has begun preparations for their leaders funeral with senior figures setting off into the woods that surround the Orders Headquarters to select a burial place for their former leader. Traditional funerals of the Druantian faith see bodies buried in woodlands where their bodies are returned to nature either through being uncovered by animals and consumed or the bodies decomposing to add to the fertility of the soil, often a combination of both. While most funerals take place within designated burial areas the funeral of a leader of one of the religious orders is permitted in any location and often their underlings select a spot determined by either a sense of connection to the Forest God or a favoured spot of the deceased. The Vice Commanders and Lead Swords have now headed into woods around Račice to pick the spot. While they are undertaking that task the rest of the officers of the religious order will select which of the two Vice Commanders will succeed the former Commander of the Household. The Order is unique in being the only female order in Drenovia and counts Queen Jožica of the Glades as a Legate. She is currently allocated duties relating to promoting forest renewal and is likely to now be promoted to Quaster.

King Đurađ IV spoke following the announcement saying. "Commander Pavlovic guided her Order for five years. She was someone whose opinion I valued and I knew I could count upon her and her ladies to ensure that when the Union needed something they were there to carry more than their fair share of any burden. The Green huntresses of the nation are among the hardest working members of the Orders and that was influenced heavily by their Commander. This nation and anyone who follows Duratia owe her a huge thanks. As Duratia commands we will now return her to him and we can all rest easier knowing she will be with him ensuring he knows the work we have done in his name."

The funeral is likely to take place on Wednesday and the new leader of the Order of Krešimira announced the same day. The last order of Pavlovic is to be issued as soon as her successor is named. Traditionally the Commander of the Household has a sealed letter with one final order for their Order which is opened at their death. While it is not compulsory for the last order to be followed it has been over 100 years since it was not followed through.

While we had believed that the organisation should have been located in the nation which helped create the original document we feel that the unwelcoming way Rokkenjima have treated a potential new member means the organisation must be located in Dartfordia. The idea of the MAEA is to safeguard the world from potential nuclear proliferation and nuclear emergencies. As such the organisation is likely to have a broad membership in terms of political, spiritual and cultural outlooks. By stating a nation has a "potential capacity for human suffering" when no contact has been had with that nation means that there are now barriers unrelated to atomic energy felt by potential members. It is my hope that by locating the organisation in Dartfordia work can be done to ensure the membership of MAEA is as broad as possible. It is then down to members to use their right to help nations develop atomic technology or sell atomic material to leverage human rights reforms if felt appropriate.

We wish the organisation well as we believe there is a great need for such an organisation.

May The Gods Watch Over You and Mundus Know Peace

Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles

Đurađ was disappointed with the answer but not surprised. The counter-offer though was better than nothing. Crown Prince Karlis though was seemingly a lot more willing to invest in this friendship than his father or siblings and so Đurađ was willing to try. "I think these are perfectly fair proposals." He knew from his point of view his two sons ;would do whatever he ordered them to, he was ensuring the Drenovian Order were central to thier upbringing just like his had and that Order put great focus upon loyalty, duty and obedience to the monarchy. If all went according to plan then Karlo would become a leading member of the Drenovian Order, serve in the military and one day follow in his father's footsteps as King. Hrvoje would recieve the same expectations but through the Priesthood, therefore never taking a wife. Karlo meanwhile would take multiple wives so having a weak Chistopolian Princess wouldn't be a problem. In fact if Đurađ's next gambit went to plan then perhaps he could make sure she was a little more of a perfect bride. "I think perhaps therefore we should look at Karlo coming here and spending a month per year at some boarding school. He knew a month would do little to break the work of the Order on his son and even then Chistopolian schools probably were full of weak minded politically correct republicans. And then obviously Jannika would come and spend a month in Drenovia. It would allow them to get to know each other and experience a nation they will once, hopefully, have a royal title from." Đurađ would have his wife enroll the girl on one of the schools run by the Order of Krešimira, the female only Order, it had a track record of creating fiercly loyal followers and Queen Jožica was chief among them.

"Perhaps with marriages on the table we can discuss other matters" Đurađ thought this could be a bit more difficult however he could be when needed blunt and to the point. "I mean this with the utmost respect but your home here is tucked out of the way from your people. It is also slightly run-down. We have in our Orders a variety of skilled craftsman that would love a chance to have a go at a project such as this. In addition I would like to offer help to renovaking your capital. I read that you permitted the Bene Gesserit to convert one of your old buildings into a library. I would like your permission to have a project where the Drenovian Order, and other Orders help renovate buildings in Tartu for public use, each one would be ensured to have some kind of plaque or name reflecting your family. Is this something possible?"

Harby was an island that all the tourist posters said "Three Worlds Collide", it had the ancient foundations of being a Lodjain outpost, then had come the Paracambians and finally the Horseman of Jekar arrived searching for Paul the Explorer, since then the island had fallen under the control of Bakkermaya and its current Duchess Rhiannon Farmer. She was someone proud of the diverse way her island had kept alive the connections to all three cultures and while the Cult of Helus had become the dominant religion of the island Vodou and Sessifet still had substantial communities. The Duchess was this morning preparing for a Zoom meeting with all of the other Dukes and Duchesses to give their weekly reports to the Grand Duke when there was a knock on her office door. "Your Grace we have a slight problem." It was Michael her personal assistant.

"What's wrong?" She asked looking up from her desk.

"The Temple of Sessifet down on Forest Avenue, there is a rather large crowd there and it seems like things are getting heated." Michael handed her some stills that he had pulled off the internet. It showed two groups, one wearing mainly robes of the Priesthood of Sessifet and the other a non-descript bunch. "It appears that a group turned up there demanding Queen Klara recognise Leopold's reforms and naturally the Priesthood are a bit annoyed." Judging by one of the photos that was an understatement. With around 20% of the island considering themselves followers of Sessifet it was likely things would be getting rather heated and so Rhiannon picked up her phone tapped a few numbers and waited.

"Hello, this is Duchess Rhiannon, get me Captain Jones please." She waited as the desk clerk at the local milita's HQ shouted through to the bosses office.

"Your Grace, how can I help" Tamzin Jones was in charge of the Harby Light Horse, a regiment under the control of the Duchess and were often used to support the Police when things got a bit out of hand on the island.

"Captain we have a potential protest situation at the Temple of Sessifet, linked to the situation there. I think we may need you to go and crowd control potentially. At the moment I'm just putting you on standby." Rhiannon was busy turning her office TV on and getting it to the islands live news channel. "I'd like you to just have a few patrols go out and see we've nothing to be worried about."

"We'll get on it. That everything Your Grace?" It indeed was and now the phone call was over she began calling in various NCO's and assigning them tasks while she herself made her way out to meet with a squad of seven soldiers. "We're going to go park up near the Temple of Sessifet." She briefed them and the Sandcat made its way from the base and through the lush green forests that made up the interior of the island. It was only a short drive into the centre of Paulton the islands capital. It was a city made up of only half a million people but its buildings had a clear Paracambian twist to them even today. The vehicles of the Light Horse were not unfamiliar sights on the streets and so people paid little attention to them until they reached the Temple of Sessifet. No sooner had the team parked up than they observed stones being thrown towards the Priestess who had been angrily yelling at the crowd. By the time the militia had got their gear on the scene had broken out into a fight between the two groups which took almost half an hour and frantic messages for reinforcements. By midday 100 members of the militia were at the Temple and now a third group had arrived. Inside the cordon was the Temple and the Priestesses, to the left were those demanding change in Lodja and to the right those demanding Leopold be hunted down and killed. Duchess Rhiannon was informed of the situation and contacted Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles on the mainland "Sir I think we're going to need a statement."

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In the past few hours we have seen the terrible actions that have taken place in Lodja. To see a mother have her son ripped away from her by violent gunmen while your home is shot up by terrorists is heartbreaking. In Lodja we see a situation where like any society there is injustice. Every nation must work towards making their society a fairer and more equitable place. While I believe Lodja's society has its faults I have only pursued closer ties with them since we have seen reforms begin. Under Queen Viktoriya we saw the move towards the Plebs being given a say in government, when Anna Utkin was appointed as  government minister she broke down boundaries of being both the first female Minister in Lodja and also the first Plebleian to sit in the Conclave. This ground breaking moment set a pathway towards further reforms that was never given the chance to materialise until those who wished for stagnation and for the system to stay the same murdered that young Queen. Thankfully the cause of reform was taken up by her successor, no doubt proof to the faithful of Sessifet that these reforms are the will of the Goddess. Queen Klara has in just a short space of time made several key reforms. It is now easier than ever for a Plebleian to claim membership of the Patricians, business resitrictions had been lifted allowing any Pleblein to own and operate their own enterprises, forced Patrician and Pleblein marriages have been banned and more educational oppurtunities than ever before given to the Plebleians. This is not yet perfect but perfection takes time and a wholesale root and stem change of any society is likely to cause chaos and upheaval. Look at any nation on Mundus we have seen gradual changes. Jugland making various referendums to change the way their nation works to ensure the will of the people is heard and respected, Rokkenjima utilising technology to allow petitions, even East Moreland after a thousand years creating their first constitution to grant the people a representative voice to the King. These changes did not take place overnight and if they had chaos would have followed. We have as a world a choice to make, do we allow a young monarch such as Queen Klara to continue upon her path towards ever greater equality and in the doing so help her nation remain united or strong, or do we do allow a violent chancer such as Leopold Hamsik to seize power simply because he had a gun. As a world we need to stand together and oppose the actions of Leopold, give Queen Klara a chance and hold her to her promise of making Lodja a fairer nation.

As such Bakkermaya stand ready under our TUNA and Council of Albion obligations to support the legitimate government of the Queendom of Lodja.

May The Gods Watch Over You and Your Nation Know Peace

Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles.

OOC- We'll come to you. I'll assume this is pre us going to Parbhani

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Two weeks had passed since the meeting in Cassiopeia and King Đurađ IV had his team make several contacts with the Chistopolian royals household to ensure everything was arranged for their meeting. He was determined to make the occasion one that was about two King's meeting for the first time in their nations histories rather than a state visit to another nations government. As such Đurađ had gathered together an impressive entourage for his first trip to Chistopol. Alongside himself was first wife Queen Terezija and his second wife Jožica. The two Queen's summed up the Drenovia that Đurađ was trying to embrace, his elder wife was attired in a smart business suit black with a white blouse. His younger wife though was devoted to her religious order, The Order of Krešimira which was the only all female Order within the nation. As a Order based on being guardians of the woods and Huntresses so Jozica was attired in their traditional green hide and wool dress. They had brought with them the head of the largest of the Religious Orders too, Commander of the Household for the Drenovian Order, a man that in one regard even outranked the King but seeing as Đurađ was a descendent of a demi-God that really didn't factor in.

The four of them had flown in to arrive early in the morning and it was Jožica who would lead the way off of the aircraft her green hood pulled up over her blonde hair. It was tradition that in any procession representatives of the Order of Krešimira would go first as it represented their leading of traditional Hunts. As she set foot on Chistopolian soil she stopped and pulled her hood down. On a gold chain a horn was strung over her left shoulder she took it now and moistening her lips before blowing it in one long clear note as her husband and the others headed down the aircraft steps. Jožica spoke loudly as her husband took his first step on Chistopolian land. "Druantia, God of the Forest your blood, His Majesty King Đurađ, Grand Master of the Drenovian's, Duke of Dabašnica has arrived in a land far from home. Please watch over him and protect him as he walks in new Forests with new friends." The King kissed his wife on the cheek as he passed and headed towards the welcoming committee.

Include Bakkermaya and Drenovia please

OOC- On Saturday the SUN delegates will arrive in Topri. We've a SUN Pizza Zoom Party so we'll fly things through then.

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The Drenovian delegation arrived. They'd sent Lead Swordswoman Bara Herceg The Order of Oak and Lt-Col Eugen Župan. Herceg was dressed in her tunic of the health care branch of her religious order while the Lt-Col had opted to wear a suit rather than his uniform. The breast pocket showed his units coat of arms while on his lapel was pinned the emblem of his own religious order, The Order of the Forest. Between them their King believed they could best assess the situation, Bara from her medical background could assess the humanitarian situation with the Lt-Col was an expert on military affairs.