Maddy Dale
Titles	Doctor
Education	Qualifications from Valtheim Medical School First Class Honours Degree in Medicine from College of Nursing Valtheim High School Qualifications from Rosevale High
Positions Held	Royal Physician Former Emergency Dept Doctor, Valtheim Royal.
Family	Father - Gary Dale Mother - deceased
Links to Important events?	Delivered and separated Aeolia and Lamia Azurewind (conjoined twins) Treated Serenity Azurewind for aplastic anemia attached Emperor Peter's artificial arm
Biography	imaginative, she believes that adapting to circumstances saves lives and isn't afraid to go off piece to do her job. She's knowledgeable about her field but that has led to social costs in the past.

	Karl Masterson
Titles	Doctor
Education	Passed Justicar Training Teacher training course at Valtheim Teaching College Doctorate in Applied Mathematics from University of Artaxia Postgraduate Degree in Advanced Mathematics from University of Freshwater First Class Honours Degree in Mathematics from University of Freshwater High School Qualifications from Freshwater High School
Positions Held	Aide and Bodyguard to Renee Sandiego Lecturer in Mathematics at Valtheim Metropolitan University Captain (Achkaerin Army) Posting: Justicar "Pi"
Family	Parents deceased
Links to Important events?	None
Biography	Highly intelligent, a bookworm and not the most sociable of people. He's an excellent problem solver.

	Hannah Cartwright
Titles	None
Education	Apprenticeship in Journalism High School Qualifications from Rinetta City High School
Positions Held	Royal Press Secretary
Family	Brother - Thomas Cartwright Father - Edmund Cartwright † Mother - Sophie Cartwright †
Links to Important events?	None
Biography	Hardworking, focused and diligent, she learned her trade at the Artaxia Gazette before moving up to the national paper the "Global Outlook". It was there she broke the story that made her career now known as the "Prince In Love story." Seen as a surprise choice for her current role and many suspect she got it partially because of the slant she took on the affair but also her brother serving in the Navy, while the Emperor was an academy teacher.

	Kumiko Arkwright
Titles	None
Education	First Class Honors Degree in History and Politics from the University of Artaxia High School Qualifications from Lady Morgana High, Valtheim
Positions Held	Chief of Staff for the Royal Household
Family	Mother - Simone Arkwright † Father - Herman Arkwright †
Links to Important events?	Marble Palace Siege
Biography	Arguably the Emperor's closest friend, she's never that far from him whether in person or on the other end of the phone. She's respected by the Royal Family and politicians alike for her straight talking and common sense, she prepares the Emperor and family thoroughly for all their engagements of state. The word gatekeeper is often used to describe Kumiko.

	Aeolia Azurewind
Titles	Her Imperial Highness
Education	Attending Angel Square nursery, Valtheim
Positions Held	Princess of Achkaerin
Family	Father - Simon Azurewind Mother - Lydia Daniels Identical Twin Sister - Lamia Azurewind Aunt - Serenity Azurewind Uncle - Isaac Wesley Cousin - Astrid Azurewind Cousin - Lisa Azurewind Grandfather - Peter Azurewind Grandmother - Iona Azurewind (deceased)
Links to Important events?	Attended Isaac Wesley's coronation
Biography	Mischievous, loves playing practical jokes on people a trait she shares with her sister, she's the more feminine of the two. She likes fairy stories.

	Astrid Azurewind
Titles	Her Imperial Highness
Education	Studying at Lady Morgana Primary School, Valtheim
Positions Held	Princess of Achkaerin Princess of Revana
Family	Mother - Serenity Azurewind Father - Isaac Wesley † Sister - Lisa Azurewind Uncle - Simon Azurewind Aunt - Lydia Daniels Aunt - Evelyn Wesley Cousin - Aeolia Azurewind Cousin - Lamia Azurewind Grandfather - Peter Azurewind Grandmother - Iona Azurewind (deceased) Grandfather - Randy Wesley (deceased) Grandmother - Revana Wesley (deceased)
Links to Important events?	Born during war of the Enlightenment
Biography	A regular kid, she has no real understanding yet of who she is and what she is. She is profoundly deaf as a result of Meningitus.

	Cerys Azurewind
Titles	Her Imperial Highness
Education	First Class Honours Degree in Astrophysics from Valtheim Metropolitan University High School Qualifications from Hevala Central High School
Positions Held	Princess of Achkaerin
Family	Mother - Esme Azurewind Father - Benjamin Mitchell † Brother - Jack Azurewind Cousin - Simon Azurewind Cousin - Serenity Azurewind Second Cousin - Aeolia Azurewind Second Cousin - Lamia Azurewind Second Cousin - Astrid Azurewind Second Cousin - Lisa Azurewind Uncle - Peter Azurewind Aunt - Iona Azurewind † Grandfather - Harry Azurewind † Grandmother - Delores Azurewind Great Uncle - Arthur Whitaker
Links to Important events?	Benjamin Mitchell Murder (killed her father in self defence) Mundus Games (2019-)
Biography	Outgoing, adventurous with a sense of justice, very protective of her younger brother and her mother. She's a keen surfer and has represented Achkaerin at the Mundus Games with some success.

	Sakura Sheppard
Titles	Countess
Education	First Class Honours Degree in English Literature, Language and Creative Writing from Valtheim Royal University High School Qualifications from Holby City High School Dartfordia
Positions Held	Countess of Leonaise Seventh Secretary General CTO Former Achkaerinese Representative to the Mundus Refugee Council Patron of Royal Art Museum, Valtheim
Family	Father - Adam Sheppard Mother - Marie Sheppard Cousin - Simon Azurewind Cousin - Serenity Azurewind Second Cousin - Aeolia Azurewind Second Cousin - Lamia Azurewind Second Cousin - Astrid Azurewind Second Cousin - Lisa Azuewind Uncle - Peter Azurewind Aunt - Iona Azurewind †
Links to Important events?	Founder of the Round Table (chaired the first one) Attended the Commonwealth Conference Attended the Bending of the Knee ceremony in Mercia Former Achkaerinese representative to the Mundus Refugee Council Testified at Andean Genocide Trial
Biography	Sakura's quite secretive about her personal life, she's actually a homsexual turned bisexual, something that until recently was kept under wraps as well as coping with epilepsy. Away from that she's an aspiring writer and firm supporter of the LGBTQ community. She also plays the violin.

Peter always liked travelling around, it was a great chance to see other nations and as a historian it was a great opportunity to learn about other nations as well, it was the biggest upside to his responsibilities as Emperor. There was something of a running joke around the international community that Achkaerin 'turned up with half their country' well perhaps this was a surprise because Peter had decided that for this trip to Heyra his companions would number only one and that was his new foreign affairs advisor Nettie Taylor, the former Rokkenjiman Imperial Councilor of Foreign Affairs. Peter had his reasons for this choice, firstly it provided him with the chance to get to know Nettie a little better but also it allowed her to start her job with something quite simple and hopefully successful, this was simply a meeting between two nations, nothing really too complicated in relative terms.

As for Heyra itself Peter had to admit it was what he'd imagined, plenty of pomp and circumstance the cavalry escort they were being given was proof of that, though as a Mundus Games equestrian gold medalist Peter was resisting the urge to comment on the riding style, something which was amusing Nettie endlessly.
"What?" Peter asked, when he saw the grin on Nettie's face
"It's just been a while since anyone took me on a trip abroad." Nettie said
"First of many I hope." Peter said, it was still a little weird to have Nettie working for him considering all the history between her and certain members of the Achkaerinese royal household, but this was yet another reason he'd brought her along the more they worked together the less weird the situation became "Any advice?"
"It's Heyra so formality, be prepared, be respectful, be diplomatic and watch out for the odd curve ball." Nettie said, Peter nodded he remembered the Heyran Grand Prix of the previous year and the slight chaos that had nearly resulted in mayhem.
"Noted." Peter said

When they arrived at the Palace, Peter stepped out first and helped Nettie out, one of the Palace staff indicated for the pair to follow him inside. Peter and Nettie glanced at each other as they did so, they didn't have a set in stone agenda, this was something of an exploratory visit to establish formal relations. Nevertheless it was time to put their game faces on.

	Simon Azurewind
Titles	His Imperial Highness
Education	Graduate Air Force Academy & Flight School Officer Cadet High School Diploma's from Lady Morgana High School, Valtheim.
Positions Held	Prince of Achkaerin Count of Gowu Captain (Achkaerin Air Force) Callsign: "Apollo" (Wyvern Pilot)
Family	Wife - Lydia Daniels Daughter - Aeolia Azurewind Daughter - Lamia Azurewind Sister - Serenity Azurewind Brother in Law - Isaac Wesley Cousin - Sakura Sheppard Cousin - Cerys Azurewind Cousin - Jack Azurewind Father - Peter Azurewind Mother - Iona Azurewind † Aunt - Esme Azurewind Uncle - Adam Sheppard Grandmother - Delores Azurewind Grandfather - Harry Azurewind † Great Uncle - Arthur Whitaker
Links to Important events?	Attended Commonwealth Conference Attended second Uppsala Conference Served in the War of the Enlightenment and under the CTO Banner in Marseilles Attended Third Round Table
Biography	Values family highly and is very protective of them, usually among the first to defend them. He tends not to worry about what the future holds, taking each day as it comes, a trait learned as a result of two years of captivity.

	Renee Azurewind
Titles	Her Imperial Highness
Education	Studied Musical Theatre at Mossflower University Graduated with a First Studied to become a teacher at Mossflower University graduated with a First High School Qualifications from Ivyfield High School
Positions Held	Duchess of Rosemoor Princess of Achkaerin Teacher of Musical Theatre and Drama at the Royal University of Music
Family	Husband - Peter Azurewind Step Son - Simon Azurewind Step Daughter - Serenity Azurewind Step Granddaughter - Lisa Azurewind Step Granddaughter - Astrid Azurewind Step Granddaughter - Aeolia Azurewind Step Granddaughter - Lamia Azurewind Sister in Law - Esme Azurewind Mother in Law - Delores Azurewind Father - Gary Sandiego † Mother - Jasmine Sandiego †
Links to Important events?	Passenger aboard Nordwind 520 when it was hijacked by the Gungnir Married Peter Azurewind at Snowflake Concert Winner Best International Song Ostlake Film Awards 2018
Biography	A talented and trained musical theatre star and actress with a glittering career to her name, she also teaches at the Royal University of Music in Valtheim when not doing a show.

Welcome to the Achkaerin News Service, the source for all news in Achkaerin regarding events at home and internationally, our renowned team of reporters will bring you the stories that matter as they happen.

This forum is for any RP that forms part of Mundus History prior to the beginning of the MT canon starting in 2013, so World War I, World War II, Cold War and earlier go here.

Note there is a sub forum for historical wars and people can do other historical stuff in the main forum.

Finally no international treaties such as the Uppsala Convention, Mundus Convention on Universal Rights, Fair Seas Concordat etc exist for this area.

So have fun with your historical stuff.

Full Name of Country/Region: Kingdom of Vafleon
Representative Signing: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Manius Silverwood
First Language: English
Second Language: Vafleonian
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An Act to specify and defined crimes and to impose punishments therefore, for the maintenance of peace, order and democratic Government within the Independent Order.

Short Title

(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code (2013).

High Crimes

Treason
(2) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) levies, attempts to levy, incites others to levy, or attempts to incite others to levy war against The Independent Order;

(ii) seizes, attempts to seize, incites others to seize, or attempts to incite others to seize a position in any fashion other than a lawful election or appointment; or

(iii) uses, attempts to use, incites others to use, or attempts to incite others to use the powers of any position not gained by a lawful election or appointment.

is guilty of the offense of Treason under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.

Sedition
(3) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) aids, attempts to aid, incites others to aid, or attempts to incite others to aid enemies of The Independent Order in a time of war;

(ii) rebels, incites, or attempts to incite rebellion against The Independent Order civilian government or the chain of command of the The Independent Order Armed Forces from within The Independent Order or outside of it;

is guilty of the offense of Sedition under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.
Crashing, Spamming, Phishing, Hacking

(4) Any citizen, resident, or member of The Independent Order who knowingly crashes, spams, phishes, or hacks any off-site property belonging any NationStates region, or attempts to do so, with the intent to damage or destroy the off-site property is guilty of the offense of Offsite Terrorism and is liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.

Felonies

Threatening Conduct
(6) Anyone who knowingly uses intimidation, threats, blackmail, or other similar threatening measures to cause damage to anther's sense of security, freedom of choice, sense of dignity, or in any other way threatens a member of the The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Threatening Conduct under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unlawful Representation
(7) Anyone who knowingly represents, attempts to represent, or purports to represent The Independent Order in an official capacity while abroad in a domestic or foreign environment without proper legal authorization is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Representation under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Abuse of Administrative Powers
( Anyone who knowingly:

(i) deletes or edits a post or topic without authorization or just cause;

(ii) deletes or edits a forum account, or the information contained within, without authorization or just cause;

(iii) alters or attempts to alter moderator or administrator logs;

(iv) accesses a member account other than their own without express permission;

(v) uses or attempts to use administrative or moderative powers to assist an act of treason;

(vi) commits other actions unbecoming of an administrator or moderator; or

(vii) edits The Independent Order law without proper authorization and documentation

is guilty of the offense of Abuse of Administrative Powers under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Harassment
(9) Anyone who knowingly cyber-stalks, harasses, or otherwise bothers a member of The Independent Order in a way that makes them feel vulnerable, insecure, or intimidated is guilty of the offense of Harassment under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Identity Theft
(10) Anyone who knowingly impersonates or attempts to impersonate another member of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Identity Theft under this law, and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming
(11) Anyone who knowingly interferes with or attempts to interfere with recruitment or welcoming efforts by acting in any manner including but not limited to the following:

(i) sending unauthorized recruitment or welcoming telegrams, or authorized telegrams with unauthorized edits;

(ii) falsely asserting to have sent any amount of recruitment or welcoming telegrams

is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Deceiving the Public
(12) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) provides members with misleading or deceitful information in order to favor one's self; or,

(ii) provides members with misleading or deceitful information to attempt to obtain through deceit or deliberate silence or omission more than one account with citizenship in The Independent Order

is guilty of the offense of Deceiving the Public and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Release of Classified Information
(13) Anyone who knowingly releases or distributes classified information that is deemed protected or confidential in relevant legislation, by any manner of communication(s), to a party who is not authorized to view such information, is guilty of the offence of Release of Classified Information, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Defamation
(14) Anyone who knowingly provides member(s) with any allegation about a person or entity, by any manner of communication(s) to a third party, that is untrue and has the potential to injure the reputation of said entity or person shall be guilty of the offence of Defamation, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unauthorized Military Activity
(15)Anyone who knowingly participates in military activity in the name of the Independent Order without the direct authorization of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Independent Order, or the subordinates authorized by them to authorize such action, is guilty of the offense of Unauthorized Military Activity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Contempt of Court
(16) Anyone who knowingly:

(i) shows repeated disregard for the proper procedures of the Court;

(ii) purposefully disrupts, derails, or otherwise knowingly disturbs the order within the Court;

(iii) fails to follow the orders of the Presiding Judge within the Court;

(iv) provides false information to the Court; or

(v) fails to follow a court order or sentence

is guilty of the offense of Contempt of Court and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Repeated Misdemeanors
(17) Anyone who knowingly commits multiple or frequent misdemeanors is guilty of the offense of Repeated Misdemeanors under this law and is liable to having their offenses upgraded to a Felony by the Justice presiding over such a case and punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a five (5) month ban.

Unlawful Use of a Proxy
(18) Any citizen who uses a proxy, defined as a website, program, or server which allows said citizen to change or conceal their Internet Protocol Address to view the forums of The Independent Order, is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Use of a Proxy and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a three (3) month ban.

Misdemeanors

Obscenity
(19) Anyone who knowingly uses, in excess, obscene, offensive, profane or derogatory language or implications towards another member of The Independent Order, on the The Independent Order forums or RMB, or as a representative, authorized or unauthorized, of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Obscenity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Maintaining an Obscene Profile
(20) Anyone who knowingly uses or has an avatar, information or images displayed in a signature, or any other user-created profile information that can be deemed offensive, obscene, or inappropriate, towards any user or specific group of users is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Obscene Profile and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Unlawful Spamming
(21) Anyone who knowingly spams (hereby defined as "posting in an irrelevant, useless, nonconstructive or incoherent manner") or posts out of turn or out of context, in an official governmental area or discussion is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Spamming and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Maintaining an Excessive Signature
(22) Anyone who knowingly has a signature incorporating such pictures excessive in quantity or size or otherwise using text or information that is considered to be in excessive length or font size is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Excessive Signature and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.

Illegal Campaigning
(23) Any person, political party, action committee or other political group who knowingly violates the provisions of the Elections and Referenda Campaigns Act (2016) or the Political Party Registration and Regulations Act (2017) shall be guilty of Illegal Campaigning under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a 48 hour ban for a first offence, up to 5 months for any subsequent offences and a suspension from office for a period not exceeding 12 months. The Court may at their discretion hold the individual or the group responsible for the offence.

Definitions

(24) Crashing: any action which could cause a forum to go out of service or lose information, including: the deletion of posts, the deletion of the forum, spamming, or any other act of this kind.

(25) Off-site property: Any forums, websites or Wiki pages owned or maintained by a Nationstates nation, organization or region.

(26) Spamming: Any action undertaken by non-region nationals to waste space on forums or to cause forums to crash. This includes any attempts to force a DOS error on forums and any attempts to flood the RMB of a region which is not your normal abode.

(27) Phishing: Any attempts to gain forum controls or passwords by deception, especially by posing as administrators or moderators.

(28) Hacking: Trying to gain access or accessing illegally a forum moderation or administrative controls by trying to use code or by trying to force entry into another account.

(29) Knowingly: With a reasonable expectation of deliberate intent.

Statute of Limitations

(30) A charge of an alleged High Crime must be submitted to the Court within 365 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.

(31) A charge of an alleged Felony must be submitted to the Court within 180 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.

(32) A charge of an alleged Misdemeanor must be submitted to the Court within 30 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.

Miscellaneous

(33) The format and layout of this law shall be used as a template for all future laws.

(34) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extend to cases where a member has breached the ZetaBoards Terms of Service or Terms of Use, as otherwise defined by law.

(35) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extend to cases where a member has breached the Discord Inc. Terms of Service, as otherwise defined by law.