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