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Region: Anteria
Anteria's Best (and Only) Regional Newspaper, Coming To you Courtesy of the Kentalian PressMarch 2021 Edition: Crafting & Consent
By Vultesia, Editor
'Hey, I've got an idea, if you're in?' That's how it starts, a three month-long diplomatic, social and military crisis, that is set to rock three separate nations, arrives with the ping of a Discord notification. When crafting a story, a cohesive and coherent narrative, a writer needs to know their beginning, middle, and end, before commuting pen to paper. When a story has multiple authors it's critical that they are all on the same page, and know what they want out of their participation. And that's all an RP, be it an invasion, a natural disaster, or a set of trade talks is; shared storytelling. If you have a story you and another player want to act out, consider the following.
•Do we both know the ins and outs of this story? The causes, effects and outcomes.
•Is this player, someone, I trust to play their relevant part without improvising or going off script? There's nothing worse than a previously undiscussed entering stage left.
•Are we both happy with the result? Most wars have a clear winner and loser, and most crises have one party coming out force for wear. Make sure whoever that is is okay with that.
•Are all participant aware of the long term ramifications? Worldbuilding isn't an overnight thing, and what happens in your nation could effect nations surrounding yours for months or even years to come. We're all here in Anteria to tell our nations' stories, and prior planning and a thorough understanding of both the region's canon and consent policies will allow us all to do so in an enjoyable environment
By Kentalis, Publisher
Kentalis: First up, congratulations on winning the election of Director of Internal affairs, tell me, was it hard?
Foxomexra: Thank you! There were definitely great names from the community who were running for the position, and I think you can really tell that by the way the votes turned out. I am glad to have won the election, and I believe I really owe it to the time I have spent working in government as the cartographer - I built up a big image that I think people recognized when voting.
K: That certainly sounds interesting. Now, tell me a bit about yourself, and specifically your history on Nationstates.
F: I first joined NationStates nearly four years ago. A few of my friends from high school came across the website and we immediately had an interest in it. We set out founding our own region dedicated to modern roleplay which lasted for some time before many in the group went on to pursue other interests. Those of us that stayed on NS explored the website trying to find a nice place to call home, and for me it wasn't until late 2019 that I found the perfect spot, and that was Anteria. I have always been interested in mapping, and even in that first region my friends had founded I was cartographer - some things just never change.
K: So it seems, haha. Is there any specific reason why you decided to run for Director of Internal affairs? Or did you just decide to run out of the blue?
F: I definitely would not say it was out of the blue, having been in the region for well over a year I feel committed to the region and the community. I want to help improve the region and make sure it continues to be a place welcoming for individuals looking for a community to call home. I was quite confident I could be a benefit to the region in the position of Director, and so I ran.
K: That certainly sounds like something a person with a plan would say, which brings me to my next question, what's your plan as DoIA?
F: I have a few specific ideas in mind for how to make the best of this position. The three main fields the Director of Internal Affairs covers is recruiting, maintaining dispatches and IIWiki, and of course the newspaper. Recruiting is absolutely something that needs to be taken more seriously in Anteria, so my plan is to create a list of individuals who are willing to be active recruiters and to make sure we have someone recruiting for most hours of the day. I am aware of some main pages on IIWiki that need updating, so my goal is to make sure that these are promptly updated and to keep in contact with individuals in the community who make large use of IIWiki and empower them to continue improving what we have. As for the newspaper, I am quite satisfied with how you have been handling matters as the Chief Editor.
K: Well thank you! I'm happy to see your plans lied down like that. Maybe you could tell me a bit about your country in Anteria?
F: My country in Anteria is a federal republic founded upon an ideology whose specific details I am still working out in some regards. Essentially, the founding principles of Foxomexra are focused around individual liberties, restricting abuses from both the government and corporate entities. The state religion is the Church of Solarity, which in a simple sense is a religious devotion to rationalism. Generally, Foxomexran society lets people live the way they want and does not give them too much trouble. In terms of its foreign affairs Foxomexra considers the matter of national sovereignty to be of the upmost importance whether it be its own or another nation's authority. As a result, Foxomexra often disagrees with the existence of overbearing international organizations even it itself is not a part of, due to the perceived restrictions on independence it has towards members.
K: Nice! Finally, What are your plans for the future on Nationstates?
F: I love it here on NationStates, so I have every intention to just keep doing what I'm doing. Working my best on the Anteria map and carrying out my new responsibilities as Director of Internal Affairs.
K: Alright! That'll be all for this interview. Foxomexra, thank you for your time!
F: Thank you, have a great day!
By Zhousheng, Editor
Despite most of the lore being tied to countries playing, there are some events, which unavoidably affect all of the world. One of those things would definitely be a first-ever manned lunar landing. Although people are often involved in the current worldbuilding in space activities, one question in Anteria remained unanswered for a long time: Who was the first one? While many of the countries with current active space programs claim to be on the Moon at some point in the last 50 years, nobody knew for sure the answer, on who was the first. I have decided to settle the issue once and for all. While trying to search for the lore and consensus, I slowly worked towards the earliest date. Although being quite problematic, eventually, I came to the (erroneous) conclusion, that Aziallis was the first to land on the Moon. This mistake came from the idea, that Aziallis was the superpower back in the 1960s and Aziallis confirmed to have a lunar landing in 1970. During the project of making a faked lunar landing footage, I was contacted by San Calia, which claimed to have landed on the Moon by 1967, which caused me to rework the project I have already almost concluded. To finish the worldbuilding of the Olesia 5 San Calian lunar mission, I had to create a whole fictional map of the Moon to establish fictional lunar geography (map can be seen here: https://www.deviantart.com/fjana/art/Anterian-Moon-860095255) and created a faked footage of the landing (silent video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNW4fkYWXVI) Despite the lore hardly being finished, I feel like doing little things to encourage others to worldbuild is a push in a positive direction for both lore of Anteria and lore of the country/countries in question.
As some of you might’ve noticed, the directorate has had a major change of its structure. The most appparent, and largest change, is the merging of the roles of Director of Media, Director of Archives and Director of Recruitment into the Director of Internal affairs. Foxomexra has been elected to fill this role with a majority of the votes. The whole list of changes can be found here; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UuwPBaD0AllE9PuPcuBRdRLDaSHshr9Q626pnMKG0y4/edit?usp=sharing (Written by Prybourne).
By Halsuntria, Editor
Halsuntrian Sweet Salmon (Deattalax)
Ingredients
Salmon:
1 Salmon Fillet
~ 1 Pound
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
4 teaspoons (dijon) mustard
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425F Cut salmon into 4 roughly equal pieces and place skin side down in a foil-lined pan (15x10x1) Sprinkle salmon with the salt and pepper and roast for 10 minutes Remove both from the oven, preheat broiler Stir the remaining ingredients (brown sugar, vinegar, molasses, mustard) in a small saucepan and heat until simmering Brush the simmered liquid over the salmon and place in broiler for 1-3 minutes until the fish begins to flake easily Remove from pan and Enjoy!
Monthly Statistics
Week | Nations | Delegate Endorsements | Total Endorsements | Total Influence | Discord Messages |
February 06 | 358 (+11) | 111 (0) | 2.83k (+0.01k) | 1.17M (+0.02M) | 21,177 (+2,157) |
February 13 | 341 (-17) | 104 (-7) | 2.76k (-0.07k) | 1.15M (-0.02M) | 22,225 (+1,048) |
February 20 | 340 (-1) | 103 (-1) | 2.41k (-0.35k) | 1.15M (0M) | 22,639 (+414) |
February 27 | 338 (-2) | 106 (+3) | 2.58k (+0.17k) | 1.16M (+0.01M) | 23,964 (+1,325) |
Top Recruiters this Month
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Numbers from Feb. 1, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021
Foxomexra: 2,996 sent; 29 recruited (4,541 sent, 39 recruited)
Hatstheput: 1,975 sent; 19 recruited (2,156 sent, 19 recruited)
Southern velutaria: 1,737 sent; 4 recruited (4,861 sent, 26 recruited)
The Byrdlands: 1,112 sent; 8 recruited (6,273 sent, 51 recruited)
Fres: 530 sent; 3 recruited (1,709 sent, 12 recruited)
Total: 9,603 sent; 68 recruited (30,057 sent; 234 recruited)
Special thanks to Prybourne for also using stamps to recruit.
Please contact Director of Recruitment Southern velutaria to help with recruiting.
Nations credited beginning Nov. 12, 2020
Nations credited for recruiting from the CSC Recruitment Leaderboard
Questions? Any things you would like to point out? If you want to give feedback, send a telegram to Kentalis or a DM to Ofton#3359 on Discord. Of course, you can also ask your questions in the Three Star Tribune channel on the discord. Whatever your question is, our team will look into it!
Hello Anterians, I might no-longer be the Director of Media, but that won't stop me from publishing the Three Star Tribune. Here's this month's publication.
