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20/7/3757
ROSAHEIM MEETING: A GREAT SUCCESS.

As you know, her highness Marium I had agreed to a meeting with King Olav of Norgsveldet, taking place in the Vistari Embassy to Eyjaria in Rosaheim. This meeting has led to Vistaraland’s Entry into the North Concordian Economic Forum, as well as the beginning of a Defensive Pact between Norgsveldet, Eyjaria and Vistaraland.

SPEAKER OF THE VORPESTIAN ASSEMBALY CALLS FOR COLONIAL REFORM

Harriet Valentzoon, head of the Vorpestian branch of the Progressive Party and Speaker of the Vorpestian Assembaly has called for “An Assembaly chosen entirely by the people, with the power to overturn the policy forced upon them by Vierbak.”

This has been opposed by othrr members of the Assembaly, calling Harriet “A popularist wearing the badge of a moderate.”

Needless to say, this shall make Chairman Frits’ visit to discuss defensive policy an uneasy one.

21/7/3757
TRAGEDY AT SAINT AREND’S

Frederick Geritzoon Visser, Chairman of the Imperial Advisory Council and beloved Duke of Haliban, was shot dead walking out of the Vorpestian Assembaly Building. Known as Frits by his friends, this man worked tirelessly for his nation amd his duchy, with big shoes to fill not only for his son, Stijn who shall take his place as Duke of Halibam, but also for the Libertarian Party leadership, who must find a new leader to wave the banner of Libertariam Values.

ADP LEADER ANNOUNCES STATE OF EMERGENCY

Anton Dirkson Degrelle, Head of the powerful-yet-controversial Ademarist Democrat Party and Duke of Aisera, has declared a state of emergency, with himself becoming acting Chairman of the Imperial Advisory Council. Usually this would be a desicion left to the Empress, however Degrelle noted that hee absence from government due to tye period of mourning has left her “In no fit state to act as a leader” to which the Chairman of the IAC is expected to act in the name of the Empress until the Ducal Council has deemed her fit to return to duty.

This action has been opposed by a majority of the council, with the Royal Conservatives stating: “This is no time to be declaring our monarch unfit to rule. We need her judgement now more than ever.” and the Progressives calling this “a blantent power grab by the often-fascistic party.”

26/7/3758

WEVER SPEAKS ON RESPONSE TO TSUNAMI CRISIS

It has been just over a fortnight since the Aduraszna Quake and Tsunami rocked Borea and the nationscthat surround it. As Vorpest reels from this disaster, it is no question the effectiveness of the response was swift and effective. Though he has stated this is ‘not a time to celebrate’ admist the tragedy of 42 deaths on the island, Lord Minister of Vorpest Reiner Wever has been praised for his government’s handling of the crisis on the island, admist the controversial yet life-saving Emergency Care Act and the fine-tuned disaster protocols administered by the Vistari and Vorpestian bodies working on the island.

However, in a speech made in Sint Arend, it was clear this success in the face of adversity was not the primary focus of the Lord Minister, with Wever speaking of ‘The need to ensure such a thing cannot happen again’, promoting action in relation to the climate as well as the foundation of the Borean Unified Natural Defense Siren (BUNDS), a system intended to track meteological and hydrological data in the region to give timely and accurate warnings to the national and regional authorities of Borea and the region around it. The Vorpestian government has been forward in putting in a rather large amount of starting funding for the organization, however Wever noted that ‘The support and cooperation of the nations in our region will be vital for it to save as many lives as possible. This shall not be an issue of partisanship, nor one of economic warfare. If I must put myself in personal debt to ensure BUNDS will be there to save the lives of even just ten people, I will not hesitate to do so. But if Borea may come together in this, I can promise you no disaster such as this will hit a nation in our region unprepared.’

6th February, 2022

MARIFORT ‘WELCOMED TO THE EMPIRE’ FOLLOWING NEW PURCHASE

Following much deliberation between the See of Supremacy and the Management of the Estates of the House of Molebaai, it has been made official that Her Most Gracious Imperial Majesty Marium Eva Astrid Ciriveledochter Arendsnakomeling van Molebaai, Empress of the Vistara, Empress of the Imperial Dominion of Satō, High Queen of the Monarchs of Duominzu, Queen of Vistaraland, K’undzeti and Queen of Maanlijkeland and Briaklandr, Queen of the Grand Dominions: The Grand Dominion of Vorpest, The Grand Dominion of Valerijk, The Grand Dominion of the West Pacific, The Grand Dominion of Vistari North Gondwana and the Grand Dominion of the Vlas Isles, Lead-Commandant of the Vistari Imperial Army and Airmaster-General of the Imperial Air Forces of the Vistari Empire, Uniter of the Confederation, Bringer of Democracy, Defender of the Legacy of Saint Arend, Archduchess of Verteken, Grand Duchess of Molensland, Most Honourable Governess-General of Dominions of Vorpest, Chibilaba, Leoland, West-Salisar, Greater Uruduland, Zuid-K’undzeti, the Peper Isles, Moderhaven, Richtingspunt, Privaatsland, Katoemia, Suikurst, Azombaast, Turksbai, Lautijland, Vercruna, Maagdaland, Ruimlodi, Vermildager, Natheken, Kanaland, Ruwspoor, Linneburg, Rook Isle, Lady Patron of Poberhaven and Kamport and Guardian of the Provinces will complete negotiations with the Cooperative Commonwealth of New Leganés, the Oblivion Islands and Shoneria in regards to a small uninhabited Oblivion Island formerly named Ryésdósanle Çéqi - translating to Island of Goodwill, which will be listed on official records as Mariport after the proposed settlement on the island.

The island will be considered joint territory of the Cooperative Commonwealth of New Leganés, the Oblivion Islands and Shoneria and the Imperial Vistari Confederation, though any residents of the island will be considered Vistari citizens if they are born following the purchase. As such, the island shall have a Governor appointed by Her Most Gracious Imperial Majesty Marium Eva Astrid Ciriveledochter Arendsnakomeling van Molebaai, Empress of the Vistara, Empress of the Imperial Dominion of Satō, High Queen of the Monarchs of Duominzu, Queen of Vistaraland, K’undzeti and Queen of Maanlijkeland and Briaklandr, Queen of the Grand Dominions: The Grand Dominion of Vorpest, The Grand Dominion of Valerijk, The Grand Dominion of the West Pacific, The Grand Dominion of Vistari North Gondwana and the Grand Dominion of the Vlas Isles, Lead-Commandant of the Vistari Imperial Army and Airmaster-General of the Imperial Air Forces of the Vistari Empire, Uniter of the Confederation, Bringer of Democracy, Defender of the Legacy of Saint Arend, Archduchess of Verteken, Grand Duchess of Molensland, Most Honourable Governess-General of Dominions of Vorpest, Chibilaba, Leoland, West-Salisar, Greater Uruduland, Zuid-K’undzeti, the Peper Isles, Moderhaven, Richtingspunt, Privaatsland, Katoemia, Suikurst, Azombaast, Turksbai, Lautijland, Vercruna, Maagdaland, Ruimlodi, Vermildager, Natheken, Kanaland, Ruwspoor, Linneburg, Rook Isle, Lady Patron of Poberhaven and Kamport and Guardian of the Provinces who will direct the island’s law on a basis of combining the law of the Grand Duchy of Molensland and the Oblivion Islands - within the Cooperative Commonwealth of New Leganés, the Oblivion Islands and Shoneria - with Molenser Law taken as precedence unless arbitrated otherwise. According to the See of Supremacy, in coordination with the Imperial Military Forces of the Vistari Empire, a military commision will be permitted to asses the island’s prospects as a point to station troops in the South Concordian Ocean, owing to its proximity to strategic regions in Arcturia and Gondwana, as well as the position of the See of Supremacy in heading the Vistari Imperial Army and Imperial Air Forces of the Vistari Empire, though further discussions of such would have to be negotiated with the Cooperative Commonwealth of New Leganés, the Oblivion Islands and Shoneria.

The island is approximately 4km² and will cost the See of Supremacy an undisclosed amount, having not been released to the public as of this date.

Further news on the status of the island is awaited, though currently plans have been formalized for it to act as one of the summer homes of Her Most Gracious Imperial Majesty Marium Eva Astrid Ciriveledochter Arendsnakomeling van Molebaai, Empress of the Vistara, Empress of the Imperial Dominion of Satō, High Queen of the Monarchs of Duominzu, Queen of Vistaraland, K’undzeti and Queen of Maanlijkeland and Briaklandr, Queen of the Grand Dominions: The Grand Dominion of Vorpest, The Grand Dominion of Valerijk, The Grand Dominion of the West Pacific, The Grand Dominion of Vistari North Gondwana and the Grand Dominion of the Vlas Isles, Lead-Commandant of the Vistari Imperial Army and Airmaster-General of the Imperial Air Forces of the Vistari Empire, Uniter of the Confederation, Bringer of Democracy, Defender of the Legacy of Saint Arend, Archduchess of Verteken, Grand Duchess of Molensland, Most Honourable Governess-General of Dominions of Vorpest, Chibilaba, Leoland, West-Salisar, Greater Uruduland, Zuid-K’undzeti, the Peper Isles, Moderhaven, Richtingspunt, Privaatsland, Katoemia, Suikurst, Azombaast, Turksbai, Lautijland, Vercruna, Maagdaland, Ruimlodi, Vermildager, Natheken, Kanaland, Ruwspoor, Linneburg, Rook Isle, Lady Patron of Poberhaven and Kamport and Guardian of the Provinces, who will be granted the honorary title of Countess of Marifort.

13th February 2022

VIERBAK ISSUES “ULTIMATUM” ON RODENIA SITUATION AMIDST “POSTURING” OF PACKILVANIA

Following calls from Her Most Gracious Imperial Majesty’s Formal Opposition and in light of the declaration made yesterday that Rodenia has signed onto Packilvania’s Foreign Military Assistance Program (FMAP), the Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade has made a formal declaration in regards to the current situation in Rodenia. The declaration was granted bi-partisan consent by both the Government and Opposition in what has been described as “exceptional circumstances requiring the full cooperation of all governing bodies within the Confederation.”

While the situation can truly be traced back to the Puntalia Crisis of 2020 and the ensuing bisection of Puntalia between a Rodenian satellite administration and the government of the Republic of Puntalia (Acknowledged as the Republic of New Puntalia), current matter escalated following the withdrawal of the Federation of Axdel from the Puntalia Compromise Treaty, followed shortly by the Imperial Realm of Norgsveldet, the Kingdom of Alksearia and the Miner’s Republic of Durakia. All cited flaws within the treaty, including the failure of the document to resolve the tensions in Southern Arcturia as well as the aforementioned split of Puntalia in a way that is seen as an appeasement of Rodenia. In a statement issued by Hawqa Kuri, Head of State of the nearby Democratic Union of Quariin, they shared the sentiments of the rescinding states, making clear that Quariin and its government will “stand in solidarity against the fascist menace and the fools who believe they can be appeased.”

Further strong words were expressed, with the Puntalia Compromise Treaty being described as a “farce”, a sentiment echoed by many in the Imperial Parliamentary Council, with Popularist Jakob Klaver noting, “I feel bad for the tree that got axed so a twattish oligarch could create countries like a child cutting up a bloody birthday caek.”

While those in Government were not so forthcoming on their statements on the matter, many shared opinions in support of Axdel, a fellow member of the Intercontinental Regional Security Accords (IRSA) as well as endorsements of the Union of Commonwealth Alliances (UCA) acting in the interests of their member state.

In spite of such sentiments, as Vistaraland was not a signatory on the Puntalia Compromise Treaty, the matter was deemed best to leave in the hands of Axdel and the UCA by the Vistari Government until yesterday, in which Rodenia signed an agreement with the Sultanate of Packilvania, joining the Preferential Market Access Program (PMAP) and Foreign Military Assistance Program (FMAP). The latter of the two agreements, according to the Pax-aligned news source ‘The Crescent’, grants Rodenia training and weapons from the Packilvanian Armed Forces in exchange for the right to place military bases in the volatile region. In light of this, Count Adelbert Wilhelmzoon van Edalavia, representing the Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has stated:

“It is of the opinion of the Imperial Vistari Confederation that the matters associated with the status of the Republic of New Puntalia and the Puntalian people stands within the jurisdiction of the Federation of Axdel, the Union of Commonwealth Alliances and the Confederated State of Rodenia to resolve, and urge those powers to do so for the best interests of the region and Puntalia. Any outside powers posturing to enforce their will on the region have the duty to withhold on further escalating the situation as such will only cause another failed compromise such as the one which goes at such great lengths to reward Rodenia for reprehensible actions. By grace of the See of Supremacy and Her Most Gracious Imperial Majesty’s Government, we declare that if Packilvania wishes to place troops within the Confederated State of Rodenia in order to impose this unamiable agreement or project their influence on the current situation by military means, the Imperial Vistari Confederation will have no reasonable solution but to act in kind in support of our Axdellian ally and our confidants in the UCA.”

25th July 2023

SPIRITUAL CONFEDERATION REPRIMANDS “CALL TO ACTION” BY NYSTATINNE MATRIARCH

Following a speech by Ingrid the Reclaimer, the Qalbtajja Spiritual Confederation - an Akuan organisation representing the religious minority in Vorpest and the Valoasan region of Sajaaland - has expressed their concerns about the tone and “contextual incongruity” of the statement. In a formal statement drafted by Confederation Brewmasters, the group expressed criticism towards the Nystatinne Matriarch’s hardline stance and its influence on the wider Akuan community, affirming their belief in cross-community dialogue on abortion and mutual understanding of Akuanists and non-Akuanists, especially when coexisting within states.

Though not taking a stance to condemn Ingrid herself, the Confederation’s response took a negative stance towards the speech and its potential ramifications, pointing towards the acts of terror committed against abortion clinics in Norgsveldet and questioning the “appropriateness of a speech such as this” in a time in which Ingrid’s nation of birth is facing violent disruptions of the ability of its citizens to live in peace over the issue. The statement also indirectly criticised the invocation of the Nystatinne Intelligence Bureau as jailors, expressing concern that the speech “May incite historically violent actors within Nystatiszna and abroad to forgo peaceful understanding of their fellow sapien in a display of counterproductive fervour.”

On the matter, Communal Shrine Party Assemblywoman and prominent Akuanist figure in Vorpest, Alyssa Ny’Heidel stated to the Molebaai Times,

“The speech expressed an East Borean way of tackling the delicate issue of abortion - one which Wilhelminasdatur delivered without the recourse of diplomatic language. If there is going to be any movement on the issue of abortion, it will not come by insinuating the immorality of governments who hold the opposite view. It will not come with the brutality of the NIB or the destruction of property seen in Norgsveldet. At best, this is a poor representation of the pro-life movement, at worst it is a rallying call for one form of violence to replace the one it opposes.”

While both Ny’Heidel and the Spiritual Confederation take pro-life stances, the distancing of themselves from Ingrid the Reclaimer’s statement represents a continuation of a rift forming between a majority of the Vorpestian Akuanist diaspora and Akuanists supportive of the Matriarch of Nystatiszna in her declared capacity as Fyllikenkrasjlander. This was most notably marked with the requested absence of Ingrid the Reclaimer and others complicit in the Syrtænzna Dissolution War from the May 1 Day of Tides - the largest religious festival for Akuanists on the island.

The question of how this rift may influence the sentiments of Vorpestian Akuanists and their relationship to the global Akuan community is one which continues to develop as a matter of utmost importance to the Qalbtajja Spiritual Confederation, yet one which is not so easily answered. This statement seems only to reinforce that the rift will not be closing without considerable reconciliation, while also exemplifying that the efforts needed to repair the rift seem unlikely to materialise with current sentiments.

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