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  1. Alrite guys. Deleting now. Have a good one! And, remember: [i]The Valkyries Will Always Be On Our Side![/i]
  2. [quote]Short of meeting my wife in this game you Kaiser Martens are the reason I've played it so long.[/quote] I could say the same about her. lol
  3. It was like a damn tradition by now heh
  4. /me merrily browses the thread /me is about to post things such as "Thanks guys!" /me sees Branimir's post Ffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Well played. LSF doesn't win, LSF loses...it loses me. They will miss hating me and they know it.
  5. (For ambience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YFAecL52MU ) People of the World, Former friends, former comrades, former enemies, I have seen much in my time, I have built much, and destroyed even more. I have had the privilege of leading an extraordinary group of people into battles of epic proportions. I have had the privilege of helping create something greater than myself. But above all, I have had the privilege of facing great challenges and opponents: I have had the privilege of bringing much fun and entertainment into the game, by being sometimes hated, sometimes loved, and even, sometimes ignored only to re-surface unexpectedly. I have been sometimes a leader, sometimes a soldier, but almost always an entertainer, if not a target altogether. And I am thankful for it all. The only side effect which I do resent, is allowing my ego to become too bloated for my own good. That ends now, however. The time has come, to lay down Kaiser Martens to sleep forever. Under a mountain, while ravens watch eternally. So simple it is. My time in this world has gone by, and I now must cast this aside, for various reasons. To some degree, yes, I have become tired of this game. But it is also the truth that I simply have no time, nor any more energy to devote to it. It has been a beautiful story, but all stories have got to end sometime. Writers may know what I mean. CN has been an enrichening experience. I have learned a lot about others, and about myself. Yet now there are things that I need to learn, that I cannot get here. Plus, either way new schedules would leave no time aside for any further e-pursuits. Though, if you should wish to remain in contact, simply send me a private message. I might give you a mail address. Who knows? Life is long. Things may change again. Sometime. I'll hit the delete button in some days. I simply found it distasteful to leave with so much as a word to those that gave me so much. I will miss you. But I can tell you: I will never regret departing. As always, [i]Deutschland Über Alles[/i]
  6. Yeah, I'll still pop online here and there, it's not like i'm leaving the intertubes altogether, don't worry guys. : )
  7. From now on, I won't participate on CNRP any longer, specifically, I won't have a country. Vektor and whoever runs Scandinavia at the time can keep the stuff. I wanted to do one last RP to make a proper goodbye, as it should be done, and to avoid anything such as "land gifting", but that's precisely the problem, I couldn't get myself to write anything nice, because it just isn't worth the effort anymore. I'll be around IRC now and then even though I've been busier. Still, my high level of RL activities aren't the main reason for leaving, you guys know how I tried to put forth a set of rules that was different, because I believed that they might make the game more fun to play...at least for me, that is. So it's just come to the point in which I shrug my shoulders and ask myself, "Why am I even taking space in the map?" I had a nice run. But everything comes to an end. Have fun.
  8. OOC: Good job, drive another well-writing newcomer away, everyone : /
  9. Heyguysheyguys! You all got it wrong. We have been buddies all along, me and LSF! Protip: Highlight my original post. [color="#FFFFFF"]Not this one, you red pest![/color]
  10. Yes. I am still around. [color="#FFFFFF"][size="1"]Congrats![/size][/color] [img]http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii29/voxpopuli_album/bismarck.gif[/img]
  11. "We had a rough start." "But it could have been a rough end."
  12. It was only natural that the Greenlanders would be the first (Technically the second, after germany) to recognize the new country. They had always been close. "Much thanks."
  13. OOC: I got Österbotten first, what do we do, retcon or solve it IC?
  14. [u][b]Förbundsrepubliek Hamborg[/b][/u] [b][i]Federal Republic of Hamburg[/i][/b] [img]http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii29/voxpopuli_album/GERM0108.gif[/img] After a series of plebiscites, the new nation formalized its existence. The official language would be Low German (Plattdüütch) with regularized spelling using the Runic Alphabet, for simplicity. Many other languages coexist, ranging from Swedish, Faroese and regular German to Nordlandic. The new Federal Republic will have, like the old Germany, its own Länder: Martenshaven (Martenshoven), the now-ancient conquest of the Reich, a walled, pre-planned, very orderly city, and seemingly always the hated thorn in the side for the surrounding Italians. Currently it was led by Field Marshall Gebivson-Mannelig. The city is known as a vacationing center for the Teutonic, for obvious reasons, and its most famous landmark is the monument to General Mannelig, one of the major figures of German history. Their banner consists of the personal standard of General Mannelig, a red-eyed Raven extracted from a raven banner onto a Prussian Flag. Österbotten (Ostrobothnia), formerly a part of Finland, the personal lands of Queen Magnhild the Second and the place where Magnhild the First is buried. Although the Queen is the local governor, she willingly submitted herself to a democratic process in order to achieve this. The most important city of this region is Vasa, and although the majority is ethnically swedish, there's a 15% of Finnish Speakers. Faroe Islands (Föroyar), which became very important due to being a mid point between Iceland, Mainland Europe, Scandinavia, and the British islands and received much immigration from Germanic Europe chose to go alongside with Hamburg as a lesser evil. They are historically very independent, like Iceland, in spite of being forced to join different Empires over time. The local governor is Nehalennia de Vries, a former admiral, and the seat of power is at Tórshavn. (Thors' haven) Friee un Hansestadt [i]Hamborg[/i] (Hamburg), which also has the small nearby islands of Heligoland as a part of its "Land". These islands are considered to be one of the holiest places in Germanic Religion, along with Donner's Oak and Merseburg's Temple in Germany, and Asgaard in scandinavia (Which also opted to remain German). Hamburg is among the most developed and biggest cities in Europe, rivalling even Berlin itself. Because of the fact that Hamburg is the Capital City of the country, it has two different seats of power: One of the Land, and one for the whole Country. The local governor is Gustav Thelemann, known for designing many prefabricated buildings for the older Reichswehr. "Hertog" Darboven, the self-improvised, unexpected leader of the peaceful insurrection has recently been voted into office as the Chancellor of the Republic. The rest of the government includes several ministries - some new, some old - and a small-sized parliament with representation from every region. The way in which Hamburg's democracy works is that, it attempts to be direct instead of representative. In order to participate in your region, you need to be a citizen - you need to have been born there from a citizen-citizen couple, and you also need to have served in the armed forces and obtained a major degree. Some people may be granted citizenship by extraordinary chancellor decree. Those that are outstanding in the Regional Parliaments can then run to become the Unionwide Representatives at the Chancellor's Parliament in Hamburg. Often times the parliaments only act as "interfaces" or "frontends", for many situations are handled by direct plebiscite of the citizens. Those that have every citizenship right but that of voting and or running for ellections, are called simple Free Men, while those that would be called, in regular countries "convicted felons" are referred to as Thralls, or simply slaves, although even these still have the most basic rights: The right to food, the right to healthcare, and the right to life. Upon doing their time, slaves normally revert back to the status of free men. In very rare occations, those who had been Thralls can sometimes achieve Citizenship by outstanding service to the Republic, such as Hertog himself. Those that aren't locals but are allowed to live in Hamburg, have a Guest Card. This is different from a travel visa. Approximately two thirds of the population are Citizens, and one third Freemen. The amount of Thralls fluctuates around the 2-3%, since the vast majority of the sentences (Luckily for everyone) last a year or less. The primary exports of Hamburg are: Fish and fresh sea products of high quality in great quantity. Small, medium and major technological products ranging from small computers and cellphones to nuclear energy facilities. Although these are not the most cutting-edge in the planet, they are renowned for being particularily sturdy and all-in-all difficult to break. Weapons of all kind, also known for their reliability. Particularily famous are hand-made weapons by [i]Waffenmeister[/i], which like to compare themselves to the professional, traditional katana-makers of what was once Japan. The primary required imports of Hamburg are: Oil - Sea platforms are underway. Fresh water - New technologies and facilities are needed. Ore (Excepting steel) and wood - The country is small, and proportionally has too great an industry to supply itself. Related investment in Iceland is underway. [i]The Status of Iceland:[/i] Iceland is a protectorate of Hamburg. They have their own governor, Stig-Inge Einarson, and representation in the Chancellor's Parliament until they are able to become an independent nation. On Religion: 50% of the people are Germanic Pagans, 45% are atheist, indifferent or otherwise agnostic, and the rest is divided among many other religious preferences. Hamborg is known to have Nuclear Weaponry, but of course, the locations of the warheads and the preferred deployment methods are unknown. The Defence Forces: Due to its history, Hamborg has absurdly large, disproportionate caches of weapons from different eras. The majority of the weapons currently fielded were inherited from Germanic Union and Grossdeutschland, and almost always were produced locally. The definite, permanent weapons and tools which would be fielded in the future were unknown, for the time being it was decided that using the weapons already at hand would be sufficient, and that there was enough in stock to sell on. The size of the Naval Defense Forces was appropiate for the size and distribution of the nation, but general policy, doctrine and deployment were still being discussed. Some preferred to put all vessels in one of the territories, while others preferred to spread them evenly. Another group preferred to have the navy in constant movement. The same discussion took place in the Aerial and Ground Defence Forces, and the "spreading" option was chosen. However, due to its isolated nature, Martenshaven received a greater-than-normal proportion of forces, since it was expected that upon Greek aggression, aiding the city "from elsewhere" would not be an option. In reality, due to the bi-monthly training and military culture and tradition, every region could arm and field a much greater army, but absolute logistical limits prevented this unless that the size of the armies of other regions were appropiately reduced. One of the first resolutions of the Central Parliament was to grant money to Germany - pending an ending of their current war - to fix the SAM sites which had been destroyed in Germany in the early stages of the revolution, and to offer the families of the dead monetary compensation for their losses. As of now, foreign ambassadors, business propositions or dealings of any kind were a possibility. "We are open" said Chancellor Darboven.
  15. "Don't come back." Said Gebivson-Mannelig, calmly and flatly. Moments later he would return, along with his helper, and all the items would be taken back inside. While doing so he muttered to himself Italian for "!@#$@#$ Turks." - thinking of the Greeks, of course. When he finally descended on the right side of the wall, his side, engineers started to undo the many explosive charges that they had set up against and under the great walls. Tank Destroyers rolled out of their customized trenches, and he entered a building to order, "Call it off, please." - And then people put down their guns. It seemed that unlike the people of Hamburg, the Mediterranean Deutsche hadn't been quite so sincere about their pacifism. After all, they weren't up against their own brothers, not directly at least. Some sighed in relief, while others, eager to attack, looked very dissapointed. The majority however, was still following the events in the Scandinavian Mainland, Benelux, and Valkurheim. "They won't last." - They said, "The Dutch were probably counting on the Germans having to fight for Hamburg. And the Skandis are probably too confused to realize what's coming at 'em. They gave the initiative away." Somebody else spat some tobacco on a dustbin, inappropiately enough, and then said. "Un d'valkersh havd job fn' de loki'n d'wallbuild. Mörse Mongolen, 'n de doar K-nocking. Musst fer-go. Hope I, dat Pruss'n some-something do. I will nit hav, tu go un fist mine onto moskalface slugging be-in. Donn'r."
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