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[i]Both emissary's bow respectfully to the Tsar. The Vellasian emissary, in near fluent Russian, respond in a near melodic tone.[/i] "As clear as the winter snows that grace your beautiful lands. We do not wish to instill any fear with our friend, the Tsar. By acknowledging our sovereignty as a free nation, you have earned our respect. This ceremony is, after all, for you as a token of our deep felt appreciation and token of our friendship. We would desire nothing more than for your complete serenity and peace." [i]Both emissary's again bow, the Moashian a fraction of a second slower than his compatriot since he is not at all fluent in Russian.[/i]

Two Auroran Emissaries arrive at your capital building, and await your reception

Two Auroran Emissaries arrive at your capital building, and await your reception

Two Auroran Emissaries arrive at your capital building, and await your reception

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(OOC: you all receive the same box and letter. You are free to respond as you will) [i]Two foreign emissaries bearing the seal of the House of Vella and House Moash are dispatched after a correspondence is sent weeks in advance of their arrival at each nation's capital building. The Moashan Emissary is carrying a ritual garb reserved for the ceremonial ascension of emperor. He is clad in an ancient plated armor, with a ceremonial sword at his side. The Moashan Emissary's principle objective, is to ensure the safe return of the Vellan Emissary. For this reason, against the behest of most police and national security agents, only the Moashan may be escorted, but the Vellan may not (in tandem with international law regarding diplomatic immunity). The Vellan emissary is like wise dressed in similar clothing (albeit in different shades and intricate designs) and is furnished with no ceremonial weapon. Instead, he is carrying an extravagantly ornate box with the seal of the House Tekel on the top of its metal infused wooden frame. It is ordained with gems that display the flag of the soverign nation on the right side, with a single, dazzlingly red set jewel (larger than the combined jewels of the foreign flag) on the left side of the box. The words [u]Eye of Fury[/u] is written in Auroran in an arc over the large preset jewel. The Two Emissaries wait to be received by the foreign leaders where the rest of the contents of the box shall be revealed in formal ceremony.[/i]

Capital: Archindar Largest City: Archindar' (10,763,453) Official Languages: Auroran (Native Language of the Region), Castilian, Portugese, English Major Ethnic Group: Auroran Minor Ethnic Groups: Spanish, Black, Roma, Amerindian, Mestizo Government Type: Five House Single Rotational Rule Auroran Emperor: Anundil (of House Heraan) Mundokiir of the Moash House: Turo'Mar Mundokiir of the Heraan House: Anundi Mundokiir of the Tekel House: Raczak Mundokiir of the Dani House : Nyiaarh, Mundokiir of the Vella House: Archekro Legislature: Mundokiir Consulate Independence: May 20th, 20XX Population: 47,425,437 Area: 1,141,748 km² Density: 40.74/km² GDP Estimate: $553.462 billion Currency: Harvest Drives on the: Right 1. Government & Treaties The Auroran Government is composed of Five houses. House Heraan (whose crest is centered above the rest) is traditionally composed of the religious warrior caste and the most populated house of them all. Twelve blades represent the twelve founders of the Heraan House with a single (greater) blade in the center alluding to divine establishment. The Mundokiir (meaning "father" or "leader/general") of House Heraan is also the established Emperor who leads all houses and people in governance over Aurora (literally meaning "of the Aurorans"). The house emblem to the left of the second row belongs to House Dani and the third most populated house. This House has traditionally belonged to artisans, scholars, and lawmakers, and therefore serves primarily for passing laws and maintaining a universal basis for their divine literature and holy relics. Because the Aurorans do not know a life other than that established through their code of honor, and divine texts, most scholars and lawmakers devote their time to understanding the world outside of Aurora, the laws that govern other nations, and the cohesion for allowing Auroran Honor Codes validity is a world that may not see eye to eye with those traditions. The house emblem second from the left belongs to House Moash. House Moash is portrayed with inverted wings as its house symbol, and therefore represents both naval and aerial transport both within the Auroran empire and surrounding neighboring continents. It is the second most populated house next to House Heraan. Therefore, they are responsible for both the naval and aerial aspects of the military, but also citizen and merchant transport both within and without the Auroran Empire. House Tekel is the house emblem adjacent to the House Moash. This house serves to hold any and all engineers. Their works range from civil and infrastructure maintenance, to the developing of new weapons and armors utilized by all houses. It is the second to last least populated house, however, those number bespeak an inverse relationship between the quantity of engineers and the quality of both their individual persons and the genius behind their work. House Vella is the smallest, and most diverse house of all five houses. House Vella belongs to those citizens of the Auroran Empire who were not born of Auroran ancestry, but rather have a mixed ethnicity. House Vella (meaning "[house] of the other children") was a caste developed after the "purge" when Aurorans sought to eradicate those they thought unworthy of the Auroran name. Because Aurorans value honor, and merit through combat, the now Vellans who fought for their survival during the purge were granted their own house and all rights afforded to Auroran purebreds. They are the only house whose members are not allowed to move between house names, but whose work is still allowed to overlap those of other houses. They also consist of most (if not all) of the foreign diplomats, their mixed ethnicity, Aurorans (superstitiously) believe, allowing them to better communicate and understand the foreigners that share their "strange" blood. The houses were chosen to rule by "seasonal" rotation. When an emperor would perish in battle or of old age, the house next in line would hold a festival where warriors would perform a "rite of combat" for house ascension. The victor would be named emperor, and their rule would commence. The only exception to this rule would be if the house to ascend were challenged by the Mundokiir of the house to succeed them. If the challenging Mundokiir won, then their house ascends uncontested, and the rotation is reversed to display that "the way of the divine had been reversed". The Emperor, though having absolute reign over all five houses, is bound by the Auroran code of honor and behooved to reach unanimity with his brothers (the Mundokiir Consulate). In the event unanimity can not be achieved, a majority ruling by the emperor and consulate must be attained. No house, not even the house belonging to the emperor, is ever considered above that of any other house. Most disputes are either judicated through trials of combat, or through arbitration of House Dani judicators. The ultimate sentence is, however left up to the Emperor and the Mundokiir consulate. To date, the Aurorans hold no treaties with the outside world. They hope in their isolation they will be rid of foreign influence once and for all, and live as their gods and ancestors intended them to. 2. Auroran Army 645x Wheeled Armoured Vehicles 180x [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EE-9_Cascavel]EE-9 Cascavel[/url] Unknown x M8 Greyhound 49x Plasan Sand Cat 539x Infantry Transport Vehicles 400x Humvee 39x M-1117 300x M-113 180x EE-11 Urutu 4x RG-31 Nyala 16x ISBI 106x Transport Vehicles 63x M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck 38x M3 Half-track 5x AIL Abir 20x Kaiser Jeep M715 Weapons and Armor Pistols Beretta 92 ​Assault Rifles IMI Tavor Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5 Machine Guns M60 machine gun Grenade Launchers M79 grenade launcher Artillery M30 mortar M116 howitzer M101 howitzer Anti-Armour Spike (missile) AT4 Anti-Air & Anti Artillery Mistral (missile) Sistemas Oerlikon M-55 AAA 3. Auroran Airforce 77x Combat Aircraft 21x IAI Kfir 24x Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano 9x OV-10A 6x Douglas DC-3 15x Cessna A-37B Dragonfly 30 x Transport Aircraft 1x IAI Arava 7x Lockheed C-130 Hercules 3x CASA C-212 Aviocar 4x EADS CASA C-295 3x CASA CN-235 12x Embraer KC-390 34x Helicopters 20x Bell UH-1 4x McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender 10x Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk 11x UAV's 6x Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 3x Silver Fox UAV 1x Elbit Hermes 450 1x Elbit Hermes 900 4. Auroran Navy 63x Naval Vessels: 4x Almirante Padilla Frigates 11x Submarines 2x Type 209/1200 2x type SX-506 7x Tactical Chariots 18x Heavy Riverine Motherships 30x Medium Fast Riverine Patrolships

[OOC:It's okay, stuff happens. No need to make a ruckus...]

*Static* [i]A white noise interferes with most radio transmissions within the relative airspace of the Auroran Air District (modern day Colombia). All radios set to the correct frequency channel will hear this message on loop[/i] "To the Sovereign Nations of our beloved Southern Continent, Brothers, For over three thousand years, our ancestors inhabited these lands. They worshipped their own gods, they lived their lives peacefully, and built upon their own lands homes of their own likings. Trees were not stripped unceremoniously, animals were not slaughtered mercilessly, and our people's did not die needlessly. Wars were not fought for the sake of wars, and blood was not shed for the sake of riches. Our people prospered, and though they were not the harbingers of a technological new age, they were happy. Until that foreign menace came and occupied our lands. They stole the riches of the earth, and hollowed out a place for their soulless thrones. They erected monuments of gluttony, and built statues devoted to their sins. They oppressed our ancestors until weak and broken they said not a word to the fall of our once beautiful empire. For a thousand years our people obeyed without rebuke. But now no more. The Houses of Moash, Heraan, Tekel, Dani, and Vella hereby declare that we will no longer endure this baseless tyranny. Our ancestor beheld the foreign menace and thought them gods. Now we know they are devils, and we are the divine children. Stand proud, for you stand with the unified voices of millions as we cry out: No more. On this day, the Auroran Empire assumes her birthright. On this day, the Auroran people stand up as the free men and women we were destined to be. On this day!, we shall rise from the lightless earth shaded by those trees far more ancient than we, and we look to those devil gods and bellow, 'this is our home. WE ARE FREE!' [i]The rumbling of cannons firing off in the distance continue for seconds after the speech before succumbing to the static[/i]

You can't really put a limit on america... but seriously, the democratic process would theoretically allow for a run off ad infinitum. I proposed a trial by combat, but...well...you can guess how that suggestion was taken.

One of the many reasons why we can't have nice things. The other reason is having to have two run off elections. You have know idea how close we were to having a third.

Game on

Hey, this is a restricted air space. Keep those brows grounded...

Go on ahead and book'em

There's always at least one good cop on the force. For posterity's sake, we own the courts as well. That evidence is inadmissible, the defense will be reminded that any continued noobdom will be held in contempt of court.

To my allies in ODN, In before Pingu. You should have expected this. Here's a haiku, boo. Atlas, in light of our inevitably shared future, I look forward to the shared chill time. Hails to everyone in this thread. Thanks for having a pulse. o/

I never took you for the sympathetic type. Where is the reference from?

This is about the only interesting thing I want to see an answer for.

Franz is towning, preparing lavender

Rota? Clueless? You must be one of them "smart" ones I keep hearing about Nailed it

I would like to apply for dual membership. This is my application. Thanks for the obligatory "hoop jumping", but formalities are not important here. Just be sure to have mango in the fruit basket. I hope that reference wasn't lost. mindless hails ♂

If I could give a thumbs up to this post, I would. You should start a poll to see who is tired of DBDC; or maybe a thread detailing what should be done about talking about DBDC; better yet, maybe a few blogs to discuss and find the root of the issue. http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/120819-lnn-postwar-stability-report/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/120788-a-modern-foreign-affairs-primer/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/120732-the-rise-of-a-god-emperor/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/120710-lnn-exclusive-dbdc-tech-shipment-report-1/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/120674-dbdc-friend-or-foe-lnn-wants-your-opinion/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/blog/868/entry-4029-cubaquerida-interview-commentary/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/blog/868/entry-4017-how-dbdc-wants-to-structure-their-new-world-order/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/blog/868/entry-4014-from-an-annoucement-from-the-nordeich-non-grata-front/ http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/blog/868/entry-3959-the-tywin-factor-friday-news-roundup/ > not sophisticated politically > up to something "old and sinister" behind the scenes Choose one. Save us from the scourge, please! And to think, I've been missing all this fun since I've been away Oh yeah treaty... <3 DBDC <3 FEAR o/ Supporters of debauchery

I know, now we can have a real Thanksgiving!