Orendi IV

[chanku]

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Wintreath Foreign Update

Government of Wintreath

Monarch: Wintermoot
Jarl of Culture: Drexyl Nox
Jarl of Defence: Denth Kasten
Jarl of Foreign Affairs: Horse
Jarl of Information: Chanku
Jarl of Integration: Alterra
Jarl of WA Affairs: Reon

A Message From the Monarch - Article by Wintermoot

Salutations, friends. You may have noticed that this is the first publication of the Orendi in several months. This is due to the departures of several people that were instrumental not only to producing the Orendi, but to our regional community in general. Shortly after the Orendi III was published, Crown Prince and Jarl of Foreign Affairs Charax announced that he was leaving Wintreath and NationStates for real life reasons. He played so many roles in our region...hell, without him convincing me to try a serious region Wintreath would probably not exist, but in terms of the Orendi he put together the pictures and captions for every Orendi release. If you had a laugh at one of our captions or thought a graphic was cute, you had Charax to thank. Many knew him for his snarky yet lighthearted style, and it reflected here in ways that simply can't be replaced. In recognition of this, this release of the Orendi will only have one picture and caption, which he posted for future use just before he departed.

Less than a week later, Thane of Foreign Affairs and Information Routelairoux announced that she was leaving, also for real life reasons. While she may not have been as well-known outside Wintreath, she was quickly becoming a rising star in the region. She assisted in planning our NS World Fair booth, created the concept that became the Chronicles of Wintreath RP and Lore database, and served as the editor of the Orendi, proving herself very talented at being able to make things happen and come together. It's to her credit that the Orendi was put out on a regular schedule up until her departure. Shortly after that, Queen Consort and founding member Insenjar announced that she too was leaving. While she had largely left NationStates already, she was a friendly presence in our IRC channel, and she will be also missed. Something that may not be well-known is that she helped come up with the name of the region, back when I was wanting to create a test region for Spiritus.

So many departures of so many key members in such a short amount of time could spell the death of a region, but as you will read here, instead our region came together. Our veteran members held the community together, and we were fortunate enough to gain a number of new members, many of whom have quickly started to stand out in this region. Some have even written articles in this very document. In light of so many tragic departures, I'm very proud of where our region has gone, and I hope you will enjoy reading of our feats, our challenges, and our accomplishments.

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Wintreath Celebrates Six Months! - Article by Stacky

Wintreath as a region has passed the milestone of 6 months, and one has to say a lot has happened in just one short half a year. Since the opening of the Storting (the legislative branch of the region), several bills have been passed, constitutional amendments considered and voted on and several procedural changes made. There have been new decrees, new cultural developments, and an official list of regional holidays is in the works! And just this past April, Wintreath hosted what were easily the most exciting, active, and hotly-contested regional elections that you'll find anywhere in Nationstates.

The 6 month anniversary is also marked by Wintreath becoming the 17th largest region in Nationstates, passing the monumental 500-nation mark with 502 nations at the time of writing this article. Exciting times are ahead for sure.

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Third Elections Most Active in Region's History - Article by Stacky

Wintreath's most recent bi-monthly elections that occurred at the beginning of last April were also by far the largest in the region's history. These elections were also special: not only was a new Underhusen elected, but the Riksråd (the regional cabinet) was elected as well. Normally the Riksråd is chosen by appointment of the Monarch, but due to several sudden vacancies, His Majesty decided to hold elections for the Riksråd as well and merely appoint the winners. It was a very intense race, as the eleven candidates for the Underhusen and the Riksråd campaigned and debated over the course of several tense weeks. Then came the 1st of April: election week began! The voting was intense; candidates swapped places up and down, slipping in and out of the lead daily. At last the elections came to a close, with clear victors and a new government of the region, shown below:

The Monarchy:
Monarch: Inric Nordrim Kestar (Wintermoot)
Queen Consort: Vacant
Crown Prince: Vacant

The Riksråd:
Jarl of Defense: Denth Kasten
Thane of Defense: Alterra

Jarl of Culture: Drexyl Nox
Thane of Culture: Reon

Jarl of Foreign Affairs: Horse
Thane of Foreign Affairs: Vacant

Jarl of Information: Chanku
Thane of Information: Vacant

Jarl of Integration: Alterra
Thane of Integration: Denth Kasten

Jarl of WA Affairs: Reon
Thane of WA Affairs: Vacant

The Underhusen:
Speaker: Chanku
Speaker pro tempore: Ceardia
Skrifa: Alterra
Skrifa: Weissreich
Skrifa: BlackTudorRose

The Overhusen:
Chairman: Denth Kasten
Peer: Butterspring
Peer: Reon
Peer: Wintermoot

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Bills Before the Third Underhusen - Article by Chanku

With the elections over, the Third Underhusen (Wintreath's lower legislative house) promptly set out to continue business which had been stalled due to a runoff election and the need to elect a new Speaker, a first for the Underhusen as the position has previously been appointed by the Monarch. The Underhusen selected Chanku as Speaker to replace Denth Kasten, who chose not to run for a third term and subsequently accepted a position in the Overhusen. The new Speaker than chose Ceardia, a veteran legislator serving his first political office in Wintreath, as his Speaker Pro Tempore.

So far the Underhusen has proposed several bills such as the Charax Romanov Act, which seeks to congratulate and honor Charax for his work in Wintreath; the Freedom of Information Act, which recently failed; and the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Laws, which would allow the Overhusen to make small spelling and grammar corrections.

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Minecraft Comes to Wintreath - Article by Weissreich

Wintreath has spread its gaming wings and added a Minecraft server to the list of its assets! Our very own Denth Kasten has generously brought the long sought-after dream here at Wintreath to reality, starting up and running the region's very own exclusive server. Recognising the enjoyment of other games is an important part of an NS region's survival, and we're taking steps to ensure that our members (and visitors) have the widest range possible of entertainment facilities. And besides, who doesn't like breaking and placing, breaking and placing, breaking and placing...

One more block, I swear!

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Families Pop Up - Article by Chanku

Wintreath also saw the monarch release Declaration 004, which allows NS families to be recognized by the Monarch of Wintreath. It also created three categorizations of houses: The Royal House of Wintreath, Noble Houses, and Common Houses. The latter is the default category a house is put in to. The Royal House of Wintreath is the one the king currently resides in, and the Noble Houses are decided by the monarch. Currently there have been several members seeking recognition of their Familial House in Wintreath. However, there are no Noble Houses yet.

You can read the decree here.

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Website Updates - Article by Stacky

Wintreath's regional forums have several shiny new upgrades! A brand-new announcements box now has the latest and greatest news from the region posted at the top of the front page. The sidebar now hosts an official list of the government of Wintreath, proudly displaying the Monarchy, Riksråd, as well as Underhusen and Overhusen members. There's a button accepting donations, and most importantly, a regional shoutbox! Forget the IRC, Wintreath is bringing all of its wonderful strangeness and somewhat unnerving/senseless banter right to the front page of the forums! Go ahead and check it all out!

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The News In Briefs


News in Briefs is back, and bigger than ever!

• The region's wide spectrum of Role-Plays just got even wider, with the addition of a completely new character RP called The Face of the Enemy. This time, players start out deep in space, on board Space Station Buenos Aires as enlisted cadets. They're about to begin training to become elite fighter-pilots as the threat of alien war looms.
• Recently the Monarch and Queen Consort of Wintreath, prior to the queen's departure, removed themselves from the Stark-Locksley line, and created a new House, the House of Kestar. So far the house has meet with an open and warm welcome.
• It's over 9000!!!! posts, that is. Our regional forums have officially logged over 9000 posts, thanks in part to a very active April, which proved to be our most active month yet.
• The Monarch merged the offices of several ministries to create the Civil Service, a pool of volunteers which any ministry can utilize for tasks and projects and allows Citizens to volunteer for a variety of opportunities without having to sign up with each ministry.

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Thanks for reading!

[Timothia]

I still can't believe that you've grown this much this quickly! 500+ nations in 6 months!? Also, you lost two instrumental players and still managed to continue growth? That's unheard of and you have my respect. Congrats and happy half birthday!

[Tangaroa]

Nice update which I enjoyed to read!!

Congratulations on the 6 months.

[Tierra]

Fantastic write-up, growth, and potential.

Well done guys. It is a pleasure to be sharing embassies with you.

[Kzaria]

Where did you get the names there awsome
Does husen mean house?