More than the Calendar is Changing

Greetings, Narnians, from the lavish halls of Cair Paravel! Narnia has grown a lot of late, so let me take a brief moment to once again introduce myself. I am Fotar, a talking fox from the Western Woods. I've been around as long as our region has been and, after much hard work and dedication, was appointed the leader of Narnia a year ago when the first Lord Chancellor retired. After a year of hard work and disappointments, it looks like we are finally entering into a Golden Age. To kick this off though, The High Council has a lot of very important information to get across clearly. You should have already received a telegram from Cocodian detailing a lot of these changes...but I wanted to give everyone another place to reference them, as well as go into a bit more detail.

High Council and Imperial Army
We have shuffled around the leadership roles a little bit to make things run a bit better and efficiently. This idea was actually proposed to me by Cocodian and Spartzerina themselves, and I have to tell you how pleased that made me, knowing that my two most trusted advisers saw how something could work better and brought it to me. That, and (not meaning to brag here) the fact that I saw how good their idea was and approved it right away, is a true testament to the strength of our central government. Enough rambling though. Spartzerina and Cocodian are swapping roles: Cocodian will now serve as the Vice Chancellor, while Spartzerina head up the Imperial Army.

With our security scares in July and August, we largely suspended IA activity to protect ourselves. Our threat level is now minimal and it is high time the IA got going strong again. I have no doubts that Spartzerina will do just this and make us an even more valuable force for the Founderless Regions Alliance, which, for those that do not know, is dedicated to the protection of regions that are subject to invasion from raiders. Any citizen may apply to be a member of the IA. However...what makes a citizen?

Citizenship
This is probably the biggest changes we've made. We have created an entire, thorough, but simple, process for becoming a citizen, and have outlined exactly what rights and responsibilities a citizen has. This is spelled out in the Scrolls of Citizenship, which can be found both on the forums, and on this blog, under the 'important documents' section. Read these and know these, as they are vital. Among the most important points are the requirements for citizenship. To be a citizen, you MUST: Be a WA member, complete the application for citizenship and answer any additional questions and have 10 forum posts. If you have some sort of circumstance preventing you from doing any of these, let me know and I might be able to make an exception. But, and I cannot stress this enough, ALL NATIONS IN CON MUST GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO GAIN CITIZENSHIP. A list of citizens will be posted on the forums as well.

Recruitment
The recent population boom is largely responsible to 2 or 3 nations recruiting. We need everyone's help in recruiting though. It was once Narnian law and shall henceforth again be Narnian law that if you recruit a nation, they are required to endorse you. The more recruits you get, the more endorsements you have and the more the High Council will notice your hard work. Trust me, you want us to notice you! One of the most successful methods of recruitment is actually not even part of the game. Tell your real life friends and family members about the game, and this region, and bring them in. The game is even more fun with those you know in real life and can talk about things with over lunch or walking to class. If everyone brought in 2 friends, our population would sore to 150+ in the blink of an eye. That would put us in the TOP 30 LARGEST NATIONS, and, with their endorsements, guarantee you the ability to submit proposals to the World Assembly! And it doesn't require you to send a single telegram! If you have time and ambition though, please contact Mouth Helena, minister of Internal Affairs, Vice Chancellor Cocodian, or myself, and we will get you started right away.

Alright now...I've taken enough of your time. You have a lot of work to do. Remember: START THE CITIZENSHIP PROCESS RIGHT AWAY!! And I want to personally thank you for making this game fun for me, and all your fellow Narnians, by being an active part of the region!

In His Roar,
Lord Chancellor Fotar

New Forums, High Council changes

The High Council has had a busy two days since the last news posted here! Two major things going on right now:

1. New Forums- Our forums have been upgraded to zetaboards, instead of invisionfree. What does this mean? Well, for one, its a lot easier for the admin to keep things running smoothly...but it also makes life easier for everyone else too. Why don't you head over and check them out. If you are not registered, please do so with your nation name and post in the North Gate section of the forum. If you see any bugs in the forum, let us know by posting in the thread for that purpose in the Internal Affairs sections.

2. High Council Changes- Speaking of Internal Affairs, we now have a new Minister of Internal Affairs! Mount Helena will be taking the place of Saxtron, who is no longer on the High Council. Wuddup also will no longer be on the Council. Look for more new exciting things to come as Mount Helena continues his long history of service to Narnia with this new honor!

3. Flag- Our regional flag project is nearing completion. Please visit the Internal Affairs section of the forum to take a look at the design and voice your opinion. We want to make sure it is the region's flag...not just the High Council's.

A Few Updates

Two months in, and our new government system is working well. It isn't perfect by any means yet...as is evident by pretty much the whole month of November.

October saw a lot of progress to getting Narnia back on track and a population jump. Some of those nations have since ceased to exist, but we are steady right now at 36, which is a good 10 nations higher than our steady point at the start of October.

If you haven't noticed, our region now has a flag. This isn't the finished product yet though, and The High Council will be releasing a final version shortly for the region to approve or reject.

High Councilman Kekova suggested early in October that Fotar's title be changed from Lord Protectorate to Lord Chancellor. Since the first Lord Chancellor and founder of the region, the Narnian Council, has given Fotar free reign and likely will not return to a leadership role in the region, the change in title was deemed appropriate by the High Council. Fotar agreed, and shall thusfar be known as the Second Lord Chancellor of Narnia.

The High Council has also been working on some forum upgrades, including an eventual conversion to a zetaboards forum. This is an ongoing project as well.

The Lord Chancellor is asking you all to chip in and recruit. The High Council is very busy with real life events...so if you could help out by taking a few minutes to recruit, it would be very much appreciated. You can find recruiting information in the Internal Affairs section of the forums.

Foreign Affairs have been disappointingly quiet, but will hopefully pick up in December. Early in October, Narnia and the Commonwealth had been continuing talks regarding the relationship of the two. However, the Commonwealth was then struck by conflict and has since disintegrated.