Azrael Alexander

Kyraylian News Network It has come to our attention that the Ultimatum given to Tahoe by the Pacific has been rejected. Many fear this will lead to needless war between the two nations. I believe and hope like I know my fellow Kyraylians do. That cooler heads will prevail.

OOC: I'll probably judge on the actual equipment + the presentation. If there are two parties with similar good i'd likely buy sizeable samples of each to test them out. The Military Academy has air fields and all manner of testing grounds for you to present you products. IC: The Wehrmacht and AWS representatives were warmly welcomed at the Caspian International. There were swiftly taken on a short tour of the city (bypassing some areas of the cities which had come to a stand still due to recent street protests. Soon enough they had arrived at he Karask Military Academy and were escorted to the main hall. 20 minutes after their arrival a man who was evidently a prelate in the Kyraylian military discreetly greeted the representatives to inform them of the arrival of their show cased weapons. Which had been escorted by a Armed Forces. The prelate had been in charge of organising the transport of larger more controvertible weaponry these nations were to put on display. And as he had stated in wonder at the Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251 as it was unloaded out of the military plane which had landed on the Academy Runway he was intrigued. What was this experimental weaponry this machine hid? As large crates of boxes were removed after the machine the prelate lost interest. Advanced rifles did not hold his interest. The Royal Cochin Defence Force's were the next to arrive with their own personal guard courtesy of the army. The Prelate upon seeing their arrival went to greet them. "Welcome, I'm Ben Kingsly. In charge of this exebition I'm glad you could make it." Ben smiled as these reps had been very well organised, while they had not brought the physical products with them they had brought holographic display pods, a technology Kyraylia had yet to grasp but it allowed them to show a large variety of equipment in incredible detail. Their seminar was definitely one to watch out for. The executor him self had noted his interest in their wares especially as they were showcasing brand new wares. NTR and the Selenarctan had brought a large wealth of information and weapons. The debate many in the Armed forces were having was whether the military purchases should be made from a select few to ensure all of armed forces could be well integrated or if they should take a some of the best of each nations wares. But would make standardisation a nightmare. Others favoured picking a single nation and buying solely from them. The latter seemd to be being favoured even thought many thought it would be a large cash injection for a single nation which they would then seem to be unofficially tied to. Soon enough the seminar had begun with the Selenarctan representatives taking the floor with an indepth presentation of their catalogue. It seemed many nations were easily impressed thought Richard. "I wonder why they do not wait for other presentations." he asked his deputy. But they Selenarctan's had given lots of detailed information. His list of possible purchases were written in and elegant hand on a paper pad on his lap:

Over a thousand demonstrators protested outside Caspian hotels where the diplomats of the nations invited to the governmental International Defence Exhibition & Seminar. The IDEAS conference is being held today just outside the great city of Caspia at the Karask Military Academy. It is rumoured that over 30% of all military manufacturing jobs will be cut as the Armed Forces modernises it's forces with high tech equipment not made in the Kyraylia. One senior military analyst, a Prelate and veteran of the revoultions is stated as saying. "It's a disgrace that the Executor of Kyraylia is being forced to buy equipment we could make ourselves with the right investment in technology. It's a case of the Judicator and his Cabinet marking his territoy and squeezing an already tight military budget. Favouring a strong economy over our own military is allways not going to sit right and one must question the motives of Council of Archons.

Richard seethed, his blood was boiling and he fought the urge to scream in frustration. Richard David Rookwood, was Kyraylia's Executor in charge of all military affairs of republic. But as with any office in fair nation there were a system of checks to ensure he did not abuse his power. The dark council was his bane. Made up of 20 Archons who were distinguished military figures it was a body headed by the man who had selected him to hold the defences of the nation he loved. Walking out of the council room heat emated off Richard's face. The same man who had vetoed his derision to ensure that the Armed Forces remained completely indigenous. It had been a tense 8 hour discussion where Richard had brought them down from having the entire army retrofitted with the most advanced foreign weaponry to just 25%. This figure still sicked him as it cut a large chunk of his R&D budget out which was likely what the new Judicator wanted. Walking into his office he saw two flags crossed over his desk. The first was the old national flag of war, a relic of the days before the revolution when the country was used by the corrupt monarchy and the flag was raised aloft tides of sectarian violence. But it was the post revolution flag next to it which was raised above Kyraylia armies today. A flag he a Christian had spilled his blood beside people of all faiths. The secular government that was installed due that allowed this flag to be caused him to well with pride when ever he saw it. Looking down at the figures he knew he that he must get to work on the evaluation and purchase of new military equipment. One thing an archon as high up as himself had to be wary of were the purges. After faxing this paper to the affected parties Richard took out his pen and began to write a letter by hand to be copied and delivered to nations of the world. *** And so the message has gone out to all nations of the world. Out side the Karask Military Academy all was still. While many low tech nations were bound to make thier arrival Richard was somewhat excited at some of the major technological powers that had claimed to have some interest. Standing below a large banner in side the main hall of the building Richard Rookwood showed no outside indication of his disdain for this meeting. For to him Kyraylia's military should remain Kyraylian. WELCOME to Kyraylia's International Defence Exhibition & Seminar (IDEAS) "Welcome to Kyraylia's first ever International Defence Exhibition & Seminar." Richard beamed as he spoke. "I'd first like to extend a warm welcome to everyone here. It's great that so many of you were able to make and after the expo I recommend you check out the sites of Kyraylia's Biggest city Caspia before you head to your hotels." Seeing his cue from the projectionist up on the far side of the cavernous hall his was stood at the front of he continued. "With out further ado I present our first military presentation of the evening."

And I think they are fine with that

Would have suited better

It's not only the Grämlins who are attacking IRON

My time machine works

The Republic of Kyraylia claims the following protectorates: Rebel Army Afghanistan Rebel Army + Caucasia Caspian Sea I have permission from both nations

Kyraylia Zindabad! Azrael Alexander jerked awake as he heard the loud voice of his neighbour emanate through the wall of his flat. Mulling the words over in his head, may Kyraylia live forever Azrael slapped his bedroom wall shouting. "The revolution was over 60 years ago Steve, you'll break a hip shouting like that." There was a momentary silence before an older sounding man retorted. "Well then you'll fix it for me boyo! I'm not a lazy zealot like yourself." Failing to absorb this information in the monetary silence his 80 year old neighbour allowed him. Azrael heard the the counter attacking sound of a broom hitting a wall. "Your got work in an hour and their announcing the election results." Groaning again and tempting to tell the old man that he was not his father Azrael dragged himself into his kitchen and turned on the television. And saw the flag that caused his neighbours alarm clock outburst. The Kyraylian flag was pretty simple and it's vexillology was taught to everyone young Kyraylian in secondary school. It was if anything an embodiment of laziness, a flag from an different older nation used by the revolutionaries for reasons they put. "The government was corrupt the flag was not." So the flag of the Islamic Republic of Kyraylia was adopted for the Republic of Kyraylia solely due to it being a nice flag. When the revolution had occurred those who opposed the government dyed the white parts of the flag red with the blood of revolutionaries. His neighbour steve still kept a flag stained with his own blood as a memento of Kyraylia's move to a from a religious state to today's republic. He like many veterans were given the honour of becoming a Templar. After the revolution Kyraylian society had changed dramaticly, the previous oligarchical regime controlled by the rich was removed with a meritocratic system. When a Kyraylian become of age which is 18, and was no longer required to remain in the education system they were automatically registered as Initiates. Initiates had the right to vote and as everyone was required to vote turnout was generally good as there was small fine to pay for not voting. But becoming an initiate was only the first step on the Kyraylian social ladder the democratic system was weighted favouring those higher up the ladder than those below. Votes from those in the higher orders were worth more than those below. Azrael having successfully become a Junior doctor after graduating from University College Caspia was invited to become a Zealot due to his local campaigning efforts to help economically stricken family's in the poorer areas of Caspia. His vote was worth ten times that of an Initiate, just as Steves was worth 10 times his. 1 Initiate vote was worth 1 point in an election or referendum 1 Zealot vote was worth 10 1 Templar vote was worth 100 1 Prelate vote was worth 1,000 1 Archon vote was worth 10,000 It was a system that had served Kyraylia well, especially as purges were often conducted to ensure all 5 orders total votes were equal to the other. Usually speaking it was the Templar vote which decided the countries fate in extream times. But the conclave election steve had told him to watch was never decided by the Initiates or zealots. I was always confirmed by the templars which must have been why Steve was watching. Kyraylia top official body was the Conclave. Made up of a Judicator in charge of internal affairs of the nation, an Executor in charge of the Armed Forces and protection of the state and a Praetor in charge of Foreign Affairs. Once elected Archons served in their positions for life or at least till they were mentally unable. Azrael always thought it was for this reason the election process was so convoluted. Thinking back to Secondary school he tried to remember the process, luckily he did not have to as the television began to go through them. As you know Ben the election process has not changed for the past 60 years and with the death of two the conclave members in such a short time many are wondering if the archons will vote solely on age to ensure this does not happen again. So true Kate, our thoughts and prayers of our viewers go out to the family's of the conclave members who fell ill with flu when golfing in Kyral. This is indeed the first time in history that 2 conclave positions are to be filled at once. Let's hope our elected leader will last as long as their predecessors who were both the most long lived at 98 and 103 respectively. Indeed Ben we can only hope so. As our viewers may know we are entering the final stage of the election process, for our younger viewers here's a little recap on how one might oneday become a leader of this great nation. The shots of the sexy female presenter outside the Archon building disappeared and we replaced with slides of information which the woman read out. The first stage of a Conclave Election is known as the Weak In this stage archon unable or unwilling to make the lifelong commitment to the open conclave office state so. These Archons form the Electoral Magistrate Committee (EMC) The second stage then occurs, known as the Able All the running Archons are then locked in the Senate of the Assembly. One by one an Archon is removed and a secreat ballot is undertaken to acertain the man or womans ability to undertake one of the 3 conclave positions. A tally is made of approvals and non-approvals by the Head of the EMC and checked by ALL members of the EMC Those with <60% approval are eliminated The third stage then occurs, known as the Strong As there are two open positions this (Praetor and Judicator) Archons who have approval for both postions must openly choose one before all Archons All archons will note in order of preference who they believe other than themselves will be best for the role. In this election there were 47 possible Judicators and 21 possible Praetors The three of highest preference are selected The next stage then occurs, known as the True The 3 praetors and 3 judicators are voted on by the rest of the Arcons Those with the highest favour become the Pre-praetor and Pre-judicator The final stage then occurs, known as the Chosen This is when the Pre-Conclave nominate Archon for the position This vote is then confirmed by the archons by a vote The names of the two will be revealed today and be sent for national confirmation[/i] Snorting into his cornflakes Azrael laughed aloud. National confirmation meant it would be need to confirmed by the Prelates then the Templars. It was never confirmed by anyone below. Dressing quickly so he would get a head start on the traffic and not be late to the hospital, Azrael knew he waited for a bit he would get to know the names of the elected men but decided he'd find out in the car and was soon out the door. *** 2 weeks later *** Standing in front of the man he elected Mark eyed the Archon, he was young and smart but was he too inexperianced? he shot these wavering thoughts aside as he got ready to walk out onto the Kyral Plaza and deliver the historic words that came with the occasion. mark had been so close to getting the top job but being Pre-judicator had it's perks. There was a voice in his hear and then it was gone. Nodding to the selected Judicator who's eyes were burning with excitment he lead him out onto an open platform in front of a crowd numbering the hundreds of thousands. Turning to the crowd he felt the throngs quieten. Then as loud as he could shout he spoke to them. "O Kyraylia I present you your Judicator if it please you." The crowd roared and fell silent as another two men came onto the platform. The other stopped ahead and shouted. "O Kyraylia I present you your Praetor if it please you.". The Consul of the Conclave who had been sitting to one side walked towards the newly elected members of the Conclave. "O Kyraylia I present to you your Conclave." Walking back to the side he was glad it was over at the stage given to newly elected. Thank god he was no in their shoes. The consul smirked. "Easier said than done eh mark?

I'm sure when they removed it you signed some sort of treaty with them....

Could not put it better myself

Thanks for this gem of old CN history

I wondering if i'm fine laying claim to the Afgani protectorate of Rebel Army. Having been unable to contact him as his inbox is full i'm hoping he'll see this and drop me a line so i can post a DoE

Really inferno?

Or anyone in the MHA your on mildly firendly terms with, the court is the usual home for the MHA steady eddies which is why i recommend you start thier. It's better than what your doing now. Hopefully they can help you and MHA gov go back to the "ignore one another" status quo that would be a lot better for you allowing you to join another alliance and put your feelings and past with the MHA behind you.

I think going through a third party might be a better way to settle this, you should try talking to jerdge or any of the current court officers for a way to stop what you want stopped. Rather than just making a thread like this which is unlikly to lead anywhere productive.

When the discussions for going Independent were underway the MHA treaty was always the one that was going to cause us problems. Yes we could have cancelled on them as our relationship would have stayed the same. But I wonderhow many of you would be here now bashing my alliance for cancelling and uncancelable treaty. Probably about the same number of you saying we should have cancelled if we wanted to go independent. So in the end being the writer of the Accord i demanded my government not to cancel it. Keeping it just to show the people of this world what the words of a gremlin means. And even thought the words were written on paper we keep it to honour the relationship we have and the promises we made to the MHA. We left a cancellation clause out for a reason and to me it would not send the right message out to the world if we just crossed it out and ignored it. I'm guessing the archons must have listened but I may be wrong

Yeah MHA and Grämlins have always been an odd couple, the relationship we have with our hitchhiker brethren is only their because we have been tied to each other for a long time. While I would like to think that the pre Karma Gremlins and Post Karma MHA (when both alliance were at thier peak statwise) that we would have got together and hashed out a treaty but i doubt it because of the difference in styles of play. They are the odd one out in our friends and i guess something are just made to be. As the Gre-MCXA treaty was the only other large member alliance gre has been tied too and there was no real relationship their. GATO and NPO pre karma was another one I though just did not fit.

Personally I'd like to thank MOTU for freeing us just as he promised Quite so.

MOTU's plan for the free of grämlins apparently will be complete tonight....

Oh you Good luck to our paradoxian brothers and our citadel comrades. I hope that citadel will be stronger and more unifed henceforth.

Yet most of the people who left were in the very top tiers. They could have "preserved" grämlins as they would have had the mass of votes.

Ah my bad i thought everyone was badly hit causing him to be unable to declare on anyone as they were out of range. Hmmm LM just a coincidence that from that snafu you became #1 I'll change my hypothesis to he was annoyed you started with out him and didn't get to have a face off with Mr Miller Your gonna be missed old boy hope your come by our forums every now and then you are one of the oldest Grämlins I know. I might indulge you in a tango when you get knocked lower

Motu is just angry that LM and Ram organised the karma war while he was away forcing him to sit it out. The buggers deserve it give them hell