Argilac
TNPer
First Foreign Update
of the
Kingdom of Ainur
Dispatched on: 5 August 2013
of the
Kingdom of Ainur
Dispatched on: 5 August 2013
The Current Ainurian Government
King: Augustus
Prince Consort: Aubrey
Crown Prince: To be Appointed
Steward: Amanae Smythe
Foreign Secretary: William
Home Secretary: Ashton Mercer
Speaker of the Senate: William
Senators: Bayard Smythe, Ashton Mercer
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Forum Move
The past few weeks have been difficult ones for Ainur, and, as a consequence, we have had to switch forums to our current ones, which can be found by clicking here. We request that all of our friends who have not yet moved their embassies to our new forums do so as soon as possible.
The forum move was necessitated when it appeared as though Apollo, the founder of Ainur, was going to leave NationStates and shut down the region. Ainurians prevailed on him to pass on the founder account for the region, but he did not similarly hand over the root admin account for the forums. Therefore, the region as a whole thought it best if we move to fresh forums were we could start securely with a root admin in place.
We thank you all for your understanding in this matter, and we hope to see you soon!
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Momentous Constitutional Changes
Last week saw the second major overhaul of the current Ainurian constitution, which has been in force since February 2013. The most significant change was one by which the previous republican system of two Consuls as joints heads of government and state has been replaced with a King as head of State, whilst the newly minted Steward is the head of government. Former Crown Prince Augustus Anumia was selected as the first King of Ainur (and second monarch since the region's founding). At the same time, the Senate was given a beefed-up role regarding the oversight of the executive, which had been absent in the previous versions of the Constitution.
The executive government has been amended to a more traditional system, with the Steward in a Prime Ministerial role, with ministers to run the various departments of state. The largely redundant post of Chief of Staff was abolished.
The judiciary didn't escape change either. The Supreme Court has been renamed as the High Court, and a new highest court of appeal has been established, the Court of King's Bench which will be presided over by the King himself unless he chooses to appoint someone to preside in his stead.
On the procedural front, a new Article was added to the constitution regarding state of emergency, which were previously omitted. The new system allows a state of emergency to be declared for one month at the most, during which the King may rule by Royal Decree. Although it fills a gap in the previous law, this author hopes that these provisions may long go unused!
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Elections, Elections, Elections!
As a prelude to the above constitutional changes, the region first had to elect a Senate with the specific purpose of amending the Constitution in mind. The region had previously been managed by the unofficial Triumvirate consisting of Bayard Smythe, Augustus Anumia and Isidor C. Anumia.
This Senate was the first elected under the rules of the Elections Resolution, which made an "openly posted vote" compulsory. All candidates ran on a platform of accepting the constitutional changes proposed by Augustus Anumia. The three senators elected were Augustus Anumia, Bayard Smythe and William. Soon after the constitutional amendments were passed, Augustus Anumia resigned from the Senate to become King of Ainur, which necessitated a by-election.
Two people contested the by-election, which happened at the same time as the Steward election, with regional veterans Ashton Mercer and Admiral William Halsey running against each other. In the Senatorial by-election, Ashton triumphed on a platform of reforming and streamlining government over Halsey's promises to introduce regional holidays and establish a clear line of succession.
In the Steward election, Ashton was running against Amanae. After a spirited campaign, Amanae was elected as the first Steward of Ainur. For this term, she pledged a scheme of cultural innovation and renovation which will put Ainur back in the forefront of inter-regional life following the strife of the previous month. We urge all our friends in other regions to look our for her upcoming cultural event!
The next General Election is scheduled for 15 August 2013.
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A Taste of our Roleplays
With the creation of Ainur's new forums, new creative drive also spawned the birth of four unique Role-Plays. Each inhabiting its own niche with Ainur. The first RP, created by citizen Haley Davenport is, "Escape From Fort Everwick" and follows the travels and conflicts of multiple people on both sides of a war between a government-sanctioned wizard-hunting group and wizards desperately fighting for their freedom. The upcoming Part 2 will exhibit some of Ainur's and NS's finest fantasy RP with new characters, more intense conflicts, and the exploration of a detailed, interesting world with Grey Morality.
The second most popular RP, also created by citizen Haley Davenport is, "Are you a hero or villain?". It documents the happenings of Rock'n City after the sightings and encounters of multiple superhumans permanently change them, their city, and the world. The hero, "The Guardian" and the villain, "Scath" stole the show and encompassed most of the RP in Part 1. The upcoming Part 2 will have new characters and feature the return of two previously RP'ed characters.
The newest active RP, created by Seven Deaths is, "Ravager". A chronicle of the events, individuals, stories, and actions of the individuals on the Mercenary ship the "Ravager". Taking place in the distant future, mercenaries, bounty hunters, and the galaxy's general misfits flock to answer the call of eliminating society's unwanted and criminal. This RP boasts multiple human and non-human characters along with a D&D style system of stats, training, and GM driven missions with the goal of bettering characters, and being completely character driven. Characters are currently training for Mission 2.
Also of note is the currently forming World RP, which will take place in a modern/post-modern setting, and will feature a variety of player-created countries based around the real-life globe. It certainly has the potential to take in a panoramic sweep of politics, industry and war on a truly monumental scale!
Feel free to drop by and join any of our RPs or make one of your own.
Thank you all for reading this Foreign Update! It was brought to you by the Foreign Ministry of Ainur, with contributions from Bayard Smythe, William and Augustus Anumia.