C. I. Cerebella
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King: His Imperial and Royal Majesty, Charles Cerebella
Crown Prince: His Imperial Highness, Christopher Bishop
Princess: Her Malevolent Grace, Dame MagentaFairy
Prince: His Royal Highness, Joshua IX
Arch-Mage: His Highly Learned Magnificence, Sir Seven Deaths Vinage
Knight Foreign: His Scheming Excellency, Sir Cassius Cerebella
Knight of War and Lord High Constable: The Warbringer, Dame MagentaFairy
Chief Knight: Sir Feniris
Knight Interior: Sir Brent Forthwind
Knight Cultural: Dame Elizabeth Cerebella
Chief Bard: Sir Detritus Seratheas
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"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."
- Abraham Lincoln
Once again the citizens of Albion have descended upon the voting booths, enthusiastically showing the irritable and underpaid election staff with their choices of representatives for the next government. In a hotly contested election of the Lower Council, Albion's primary legislative body, seats went to Councillors Sir Brent Forthwind, Dame Elizabeth Cerebella, Aaron Astoria, Sir Feniris and Sir Rah Orion. The majority of these members were returning Councillors, having previously held the role, and so are already experienced in the business of governance. The exception to this is Aaron Astoria, for whom this is the first time serving the community of Albion in such a role. We wish him all the best in getting up to speed, and are confident he will be a great asset.
Following not long after this election, the incumbent Chief Knight, Sir Cassius Cerebella, chose to call for elections so that the people might elect a new candidate. Though in theory able to continue serving for another two weeks, Cassius felt he had achieved the goals of his campaign and was willing to let another citizen take the reigns. Following the precedent laid down by the last incredibly close race for the position, what followed was an intense competition for the position between Sir Feniris and Sir Rah Orion, both capable and experienced leaders. In the end, Sir Feniris emerged victorious with 53.6% of the total vote, with twenty eight total votes cast. For his cabinet, Sir Feniris has selected Sir Brent Forthwind as Knight Interior, Dame Elizabeth Cerebella as Knight Cultural, and Sir Detritus Seratheus and Chief Bard, all highly experienced and capable individuals.
"In war there is no substitute for victory."
- Douglas MacArthur
Albion has been incredibly active in gameplay military affairs over the past month, involved in numerous holds as part of the United Imperial Armed Forces, as well as providing assistance to many of our allies. The highlight of this activity was the week long hold operation in Australia, which saw a large amount of UIAF troopers drawn primarily from the Albion Division, as well as a number of Albion volunteer militiamen, deployed to seize and hold the territory. Not only did these troops successfully maintain control over the unruly rabble that was the native menace, but they also valiantly repelled a large scale liberation attempt led by Unibot himself, crushing the defender horde in what was an amusingly embarrassing defeat for the so called United Defenders League. Our sincerest thanks go out to Europeia and The West Pacific in particular, as well as Kantrias and the Black Riders for their invaluable support in this stunning victory.
Furthermore, this defeat was inflicted without us even being at our full strength. At the same time as the Australia hold UIAF troopers were simultaneously deployed in missions in Islamic Republics of Iran and The Creed, supporting our honourable allies from Osiris and Kantrias respectively. Yet even when spread so thinly we were still more than a match for our opponents, who were quite simply outclassed.
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
- Winston Churchill
Unfortunately, citing inactivity due to a plague of real life concerns and general busyness, Arch-Mage Joshua IX has announced his formal resignation from the prestigious position. He has been made a Prince by the King, His Majesty Charles Cerebella, that he may continue to loyally serve the region as he has always done when time permits. Into his place steps the new Arch-Mage Sir Seven Deaths, who brings a wealth of experience from a career of statesmanship to the role, and will no doubt fulfil his new responsibilities with both the dazzling brilliance and enviable flair expected of any master wizard. Replacing Seven Deaths as Knight Foreign is the outgoing Chief Knight, Sir Cassius Cerebella, who is currently wondering if he should order some pizza while he writes this dispatch.
Other news in domestic Albion includes the introduction of a shiny new regional news service, called The Trusty Messenger, run by the Knight Interior, Sir Brent Forthwind. Ranging from official government news and policy to silly pictures and an exclusive story by Sir Fuzzy himself, the newspaper is shaping up to be quite the read.
In more important regional news however, the infamous Monthly Avatar Contest continues to stun us all with some truly breathtaking avatar choices. When we say breathtaking there, we mean both some choices that are genuinely quote stunning, and some that are just, well, shocking. No doubt the contest will be hotly contested again this month, with the chosen theme being the Lord of the Rings.
"The best way of successfully acting a part is to be it."
- Arthur Conan Doyle
As is fast becoming habit for Albion, we have our hands full with numerous entertaining, and sometimes rather emotionally draining, high quality role plays. The most immediately obvious of these is the Albion of Today role play, which has seen the establishment of an official regional map, for residents to claim space on for their nation. Already, over fifty nations have done exactly that. From there, the world of Albion is a total sandbox within which the nations and their characters can interact, explore, and adventure as they please. The King has also named five Wardens to oversee and administer to the needs of specific regions on the map, who will be coordinating role play events and storylines in the days to come. The first major quest of Albion of Today has actually already begun in the form of The Desert Star, which involves a small group of brave adventurers travelling to the distant lands of Aurora in search of riches and glory.
In the Crucible proper, home of all the non-canon Albion role plays, Olympus Resort has once again exploded into activity, quickly becoming our largest and most active. A new role play based in and upon the events of the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender has also been started by Ashton Mercer, and has quickly seen a flurry of activity. Rather ominously, it began with a nasty case of a sadistic young prince brutally murdering his brother. A Hunger Games based role play has also been recently approved, and will be further developed in the coming days. Once again, the depth and talent of the writers in Albion continues to impress us all.
"Force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived."
- Abraham Lincoln
In in effort to create an exciting event for both our citizens and our allies, as well as to celebrate the glory that is the season of Autumn, Albion has recently hosted it's first Falling Leaves Festival, open to all foreign dignitaries and citizens who wished to attend. The festival has seen an inspiring amount of activity, with over one thousand total posts, strengthening our cross regional cultural ties for the future. At the moment, the festival is starting to wind down to its conclusion, and it will soon be put away until the leaves once again fall upon us.
Also within the realm of diplomatic news, Albion is extremely pleased to announce the signing of the Treaty of the Knights who say Ni between our own region and our friends in The West Pacific. The treaty ensures our already well established cultural and military cooperation will continue into the future, and we look forward to further joint endeavours with our loyal allies.
Albion News Network
The following may or may not be true, which is true is for you to decide
- Cassius was utterly confused one morning upon discovering a forum entitled "NaNoWriMo". Eventually the enigmatic acronym was discovered to stand for National Novel Writing Month, and the forum was established as an event to promote writing in the region. Rewards have been promised for regular contributors.
- Albion was recently ravaged by a horrid horde of zombies, but thanks to the combined efforts of certain dedicated individuals we were eventually able to contain the outbreak. All this despite the efforts of certain other individuals attempting to undermine us. *cough* Tano *cough*
- The Royal Guards have started practicing in the use of tame llamas as potential war mounts, resulting in a dazzling display of Sir Seven Death's unusually talented... and rather enthusiastic... mounting skills.
- Edmund Nicholas Maximilian announced that he was officially renouncing his ties to the Vinage family, and effectively disowning his father, Sir Fuzzy. To the somewhat disturbed shock of many onlookers, he then promptly threatened to propose to his former father. :/
- A scandal of sorts recently erupted in Albion Chat when it was discovered that the Crown Prince was continuing to vote in the Grand Council, despite not being legally allowed to do so. Naturally, Christopher was more than happy to bask in his own legal inconvenience, and thrived in the small controversy it created. The King was later to comment on the apparent inability of everyone in Albion Chat to understand the region's laws.
...and then there's this.
Thanks for reading, have a fantastic day!
Always yours,
Albion.
