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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 / 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 / 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 / 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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Diplomacy and Events / Fairground Attraction for Cultists
« on: August 04, 2021, 11:48:27 PM »


His Majesty King David III of East Moreland
His Majesty King Andrew of Seaforth
His Grace Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles of Bakkermaya

As you will be aware the Sovereign Lands of Lymm poses a great connection to the Cult of Helus. While many of our nation today do not appreciate the faith that helped carve out Lymm our royal family still do. I am disappointed though that my ancestors have not maintained the ties of our shared faith as closely as we should have done. As a result I would be honoured if you and your families would see fit to visiting Helusburg. It is my desire to return some prestige to the faith and I am sure that we could also discuss establishing deeper and more meaningful relationships between our nations.

I have reserved the historic theme park known as Alte Freizeitpark for the day. This theme park is one of the oldest still in operation and features many historic sites. I would be honoured if we would be joined by your families as I hope that not only can our four nations become friends but so can our families. As leaders of nations rooted in the Cultist faith I believe it important that we build strong personal bonds to allow us to work better together and support the growth of the faith. While we discuss business your families would be free to enjoy the park and following what I hope are successful discussions we can all dine together and enjoy the evening laser shows.

May The Gods Watch Over You and Your Nation Know Peace
 

Queen of Lymm

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International News Networks / Lymm Daily News
« on: July 24, 2021, 11:33:41 PM »





During today's meeting of the Royal Assembly a vote was expected on the new Cultural Education Bill (2021). The new Bill would make it a requirement that all students learn two languages, religious education in the nations five biggest religions (Catholic, Protestant, Paganism, Judiasm and Cult of Helus) are made compulsory for students exams at the age of 16 and the Bill also would require students to undertake studies in various authors. The Bill was put forward by Queen Octavia II however as it also included a large increase in funding for the upkeep of Royal Residences because they are "vital for the prestige of the nation." it has been opposed by many members of the Royal Assemblies elected membership. At the same time President Kauffmann has been seeking amendments to remove the residence provision. As the Bill has been determined to be an Educational Bill then it requires two approvals from the three forms of government, the monarch, the President and the Royal Assembly. As tradition dictates the Royal Assemblies 50 members voted first to determine the Assemblies stance. They voted 41-8 against the Bill with one member of the Assembly not attending the vote for health reasons. President Kauffmann then offered her support for the Bill should Queen Octavia remove the provisions of residence funding. At this point the Queen simply stood and left the Assembly bringing the vote on the Bill to a standstill.

President Kauffmann spoke with us after the session ended and said. "Her Majesty must realise that the Royal Family are among the most wealthy in the nation, they sit on a publicly declared income of around $42million a year from their investments and landholdings. Why should the tax payer subsidise the upkeep of their private homes when they are multi-millionaires." The President has called for the Queen to use more of her private wealth, thought to be close to $80million, for the business of the family. At the moment the Royals get an annual payment of $18million for their use but Kaufmann has sought to end this. With many of the Palaces and Estates being open to the public though the vast majority of this sum goes to looking after them. The new Bill would make the government responsible for even private venues.

Queen Octavia II has now departed three Royal Assembly meetings over the last month. The first was on matters of the Nuclear Neutrality Bill. This Bill would make it a legally binding policy of Lymm defence policy that the nation would never develop nuclear weapons. The Queen used her veto before the vote for the Royal Assembly could even be taken. The 2nd occasion came on the grounds of the Global Athletics Bill which would allow the Lymm Ministry of Sport to sign up for the International Mundus Games. The Queen insisted that all sports teams would be required to fulfil certain quotas along nations faith lines in order to be allowed to compete. The Royal Assembly voted against this with leading figure Robert Ulrich stating "We are a diverse nation, but a meritocracy. The best athletes should done the green jersey of our nation regardless of faith, colour, gender or sexuality. The only criteria should be are you good enough." The Queen stormed out of that meeting too.

Some on social media are already called Queen Octavia II, Octavia the Petulant as it seems she has child like tantrums when she does not get her way.

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Factbooks and Maps / The Sovereign Lands of Lymm
« on: July 21, 2021, 09:47:36 AM »

Motto:- Forward. Ever Onward
National Anthem:- Name of Anthem

BACKGROUND
  • The nation was originally created as a private Kingdom for Roger Lymm. He was a wealthy mercenary Knight in the 1200's from East Moreland. As a reward for gifting large sums of money to King Hugh of the White Horse he was granted this land to rule as King in his own right.
  • Over the next 30 years of his life the now King, Roger Lymm expanded his land until it became a sizeable Kingdom in its own right.
  • In the mid 1400's the Lymm family line came to an end and it passed to another family from ?????? who had married into the Lymm Dynasty.
  • The Kingdom experienced various religious clashes during the 16th Century until King Alfred II imposed the Decree of Sovereign Rights on the nation. Sadly King Alfred II was assassinated a year later by Catholic fanatics
  • The daughter of King Alfred II, Queen Ophelia became the first Queen of Lymm and set about a period of mass executions of those breaching her father's decree. We estimate some 80,000 people were executed in her 20 year reign
  • During the Industrial Revolution the people of Lymm began to experience extreme poverty and poor living conditions. King Henry III (known as Henry the Kind) and his daughter, Queen Henrietta the Caring, set about a series of reforms to ensure the people were cared for. They formed the Contract of Lymm, an agreement between their subjects and the crown. The Contract of Lymm is seen as the cornerstone of Lymm's society.
  • Today the Contract of Lymm insists that any company operating in Lymm must have its workers given at least 33% of the shares of that company.
  • The Contract of Lymm guides the partnership between the current monarch, Parliament and the people in an attempt to balance power.



Government Type:- Constitutional Monarchy
Population:-:- 63,800,000
Capital City:-Bruche (1.2million)
Demonym:- Lymmite


ECONOMY

Currency:- Shillings & Pence
GDP per Capita:- $29,500
Unemployment Rate:- 5.3%
Main Industries:- Maritime Engineering, microchips, brewery,


PEOPLE

Ethnicity:- Western European (85%) Other (15%)
Languages:- Official language are English and German (Alemannic German)
Religions:- 30% Protestant 20% Catholic 20% Pagan 15%Jewish 10% Cult of Helus 5% Other
Average Life Expectancy:-


GOVERNMENT

Head of State:- Queen Octavia II
Head of Government:- President Isidora Kauffmann
Name of Legislative Body:- The Royal Assembly

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