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Welcome to The North Pacific!

Welcome to The North Pacific (TNP)! You might be a new nation to the game or in TNP, and you don't really know what is going on or where to start. Or you may be an experienced member but have several questions regarding some of the activities going on. Whatever the case, we have put together this handbook that you can use to familiarize yourself with the game and TNP, and to make the most out of your time in NationStates (NS).

The handbook has a number of different sections. The index below will help you navigate them. If you have any questions not answered in this handbook, feel free to send a telegram to Delegate Kaschovia, Minister of Home Affairs Lionsroar, or any of the Gameside Advocates and Mentors. They will be glad to help! Additionally, we are always looking to improve this handbook, so let us now if you think something should be added or changed.

Onboarding Checklist

This section covers the very first items you should check off as a newcomer to the game and TNP.

• Why you should be in TNP: Selecting a region for your nation is one of the most important decisions you will make in the game. We hope you will make TNP your home, and this link explains why. If you have already decided to stay here, that's great!

• Join the regional forum: The forum is where most government and roleplay activities take place. Registering an account is very easy. You should get yourself an account so that you can check out what's going on and join in on the fun.

• Join our regional chat: Our Discord server is where our members hang out and chat about the game and real life subjects. You can join and introduce yourself to our community. Additionally, if you have any questions, asking on Discord is the fastest way to get help.

• Apply for citizenship: Citizenship is your ticket to TNP. As a citizen, you can vote to elect our Delegate and other government officials, hold them accountable, and even run for these positions yourself. All you need to apply is a nation in TNP and an account on the forum.

Ways to Get Involved

Now that you have cleared the basics, you must be looking for things to do. Below are some of the opportunities TNP offers.

• Get involved in the government: There are many ways to get involved in the government straight away after joining TNP. You can write the regional laws in the Regional Assembly. You can take part in the day-to-day running of the region in the Executive Staff. Or, you can protect TNP at home and abroad in the North Pacific Army.

• Get involved in the World Assembly: Joining the World Assembly (WA) is one of the best ways to empower your nation, especially in TNP. Thanks to our WA Development Program, as a WA member you can determine international laws, have one of the highest endorsement counts in the entire game, and even win awards!

• Get involved in RolePlay: We have not one, but two vibrant RolePlay (RP) universes, Eras and Strangereal. Each comes with its own map, chronology, and physics laws. If you commit to being active in RP, you can claim a spot in either universe's map, and join others in weaving stories about your nation and its role in the world.

• Get involved in trading cards: Our regional cards guild provides many resources you can take advantage of to increase the value of your deck, including several offerings of free cards. As a member of the guild, you can also participate in many other cards-related activities, including themed collections, pull events, and regular publications.

Regional Publications

Through our regional nation, The Northern Light, we post a number of regular regional publications. You can follow them to stay up to speed with what's going on in TNP.

• The Northern Lights: Produced by the Ministry of Communications, this is our regional newspaper. It includes both general news and op-ed articles about various aspects of TNP and NS.

• The North Star: Produced by the Ministry of Communications, The North Star informs TNPers of current internal matters and government activities.

• The Roleplay Reel: Produced by the Ministry of Communications, The Roleplay Reel showcases roleplay works by members of TNP's two RP communities.

• The Monthly Snapshot: Produced by the Cards Guild, The Monthly Snapshot includes news about trading cards.

• Press Releases: Produced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, press releases focus on news about the Executive Government, elections, and other regional issues of general interest.

• Regional Assembly Digest: Produced by the Speaker's Office, the digest focuses on news about the legislative and other business of the Regional Assembly.

• Information for WA Voters: Produced by the Ministry of WA Affairs, IFVs provide vote recommendations and analysis about all resolutions that reach the floor of the General Assembly or Security Council.

• Weekly Anthologies: Produced by the Gameside Advocates, this series highlights dispatches produced by TNP nations.

• Northern Broadcasting Service: Produced by the Ministry of Radio, this is our very own regional radio station in which our broadcasters provide their insight into current events in TNP and Nationstates.

• WADP Awards: Produced as part of the WADP, this monthly publication presents regional awards to nations that actively participate in the World Assembly.

• Literary Awards: Produced by the Gameside Advocates, this monthly publication presents regional awards to nations that actively post on the regional RMB or publish dispatches.

• The Vice Delegate's Weekly Update: Produced by the Vice Delegate, this weekly publication provides updates on the activities of the Security Council.

Other Useful Links

Below are miscellaneous resources useful for all nations.

• Government index: Get to know your government by using this list of all government officials in TNP. If you have questions or suggestions about any aspect of the regional governance, feel free to send a telegram to the corresponding government official.

• Law index: This is a compilation of all legal documents currently in force in TNP. This includes our Constitution and Bill of Rights, which form the basis of our government.

• RMB Guidelines: Posting on the regional message board (RMB) is a great way to socialize and get to know other TNP nations. Just make sure to follow these guidelines.

• World Assembly voting policy: Look here to learn how TNP's Delegate casts the regional vote on World Assembly resolutions, and how you can help determine that vote.

• Embassy policy: If you are here as a diplomat from another region, please take a look at our policy for in-game and forum embassies.

• Recruitment policy: If you are here to recruit for another region, please take a look at our policy on permissible and prohibited types of recruitment.

This dispatch is updated automatically on a daily basis. Please do not edit manually.

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Al- Aleppo was a emirate civilization, based in what a civilian from the years of 2020 would call, Alexandria, Egypt. From the ruins of Alexandria after the invasion of The Neo Umayyads in 2067, a man named Aziz Al Aleppo rised from the ashes and began to work to create a new civilization that would make the past empire, The River Empire of The Nile, proud. The first step was to rename Alexandria after this new nation was born. Emir Aziz decided to call it Khublak-Kush. A war began with the neigboring Empire of The Israeli Holy Lands. The war was won, but very bloody, and was won with very few territorial gains. Thsoe gains were good, as it was fertile Nile farmland. The cost, however, was Emir Aziz, who died from the Battle of New Cairo, after the cannon ball struck his troops. After the Nile farmland was taken advantage of, giving a boost to trade up Africa-Arabia and selling food, that is what made Al Aleppo start getting a thriving economy, and thus a bigger than average military and atomic bomb operation. Using this, Al Aleppo made technology, innovative and ground breaking to society at that time, and that is why Al- Aleppo's capital is named Aleppo-Al-Aziz, and why Al Aleppo has a thriving economy.

After that, a war broke out between Bulbasaur reichpact and Communist free land . Bulbasaur reichpact claimed "Communists have a bad government type, so I think they will hurt my country. Besides, I declared war because those communists said my dictatorship was corrupt!" Communist free land claims "Well, yea I said that because Bulbasaur reichpact said communists are a threat to the world! So of course, I bought Chinese rebel into the war!"

Al-Aleppo joined the side of The Communist Coalition, participating in a few naval battles. In the process, Al-Aleppo turned into a communist people's republic. Then, on July 1st 6100, two things happened, bad and good. The first one was the battle of Pikachu Village in the Bokemon sub-region. T'was a victory, but at the cost of thousands among thousands of young men and women who sacrificed their soul and life only for their blood to be spilled on the streets of what is now The Great Ruin, what used to be Bokemon subregion. More on why it is called that later. This day was the bloodiest day in Aleppian history so far.

The good thing that happened is a young man named John Deckman had uncovered...a rock. Under this rock was a trapdoor that led to the Bulbasaur reichpact evacuation base. Again, more on why it is an evacuation base later. After finding it, he called an airplane pilot to bomb it, and both pilot Thomas Windcherry and John Deckman were given Communism Military awards and Thumbs-Uppie awards.

Now onto why there was an evacuation center, why the Bokemon Subregion is now called The Great Ruin, and why a day called Bulbasaurian Doomsday exists. So, Al-Aleppo has an Atomic Bomb program, and they had one of the biggest bombs in TNP, called Khalabak. On August 5th, Khalabak was dropped on the Bulbasaur reichpact capital. This wiped out the entire Bokemon subregion, and so they had to store their weapons in a base under a rock.

The war was lost after the main general left to eat lunch, and then got sidetracked and decided to clean his basement. Bulbasaur reichpact got time to conquer Communist free land, and thus the war ended with Bulbasaur reichpact gaining the territories Korea and Shandong, thus moving the dictatorship to east asia.