Bardonia

The Republic of Bardonia was founded on 10/18/2020, but wasn't announced as a nation until 10/24/2020. The Bardonians came from the North, guided by a prophet with the promise of a land of Dandelions.

Finally reaching a coastal plain, the initial founders came across a field of Dandelions - as far as the eye could see. Here, the first town was founded and it was name Bardonia.

First and Second republics
Initially, Bardonia operated as an oligarchic republic, however one with little common involvement from the Bardonian citizenry. There existed no official leader but it was run by a single senate body who elected new members to the senate and voted on laws, diplomacy, policy, and many other aspects of state.

There were always 8 senators of Bardonia and if one of them were unavailable a previous senator or respected member of Bardonia will be promoted to an Honorary Senator for meetings, but this was changed on 12/2/2020 when it was agreed that a random number of senators would be voted on / off.

Original Bardonian Senators were: BackToTheHub, Ezexus, Moyye, Socius, ShockTurtle, Tzseu, PercocetFranklin, and Unic0rnb0i

Complete list of previous Senators:

 * Ezexus - The Prodigy (Retired)


 * Moyye - The Brewmaster (Retired)


 * Tzseu - The Architect (Retired)
 * BackToTheHub - The One Man Army (Retired)
 * Unic0rnb0i - The Chancellor (Retired)


 * Shimesa - The Artificer (Retired)


 * PercocetFranklin - The Angler (Retired)


 * RamthekidRS - The Nautilus (Retired)


 * Socius - The Gemologist (Missing)


 * shockturtle - The Tinkerer (Deceased)

The Third Republic
With increasing internal conflict as a result of the Bardonian Wars and foreign support from the Sterling Crownlands, a swift coup d'etat was launched with the presiding senators either being imprisoned or fleeing into exile.

Current Status of Previous Senators

 * Ezexus - Executed
 * Moyye - Fled into exile (Location: Unknown)
 * Tzseu - Missing (Assumed in exile)
 * BackToTheHub - Escaped Convict
 * Unic0rnb0i - Missing (Assumed in exile)

On 20th January 2021, The "Third Republic" period began, named after the third batch of senators to govern Bardonia.

The interim-senators who acted as a transitionary government were: Crezyman, MamaMurphy666/WallaceTheGromit, LobsterLights & JurzTheAndal (Until Jurz was later elected the first president)

Under the Third Republican era, Bardonia operates as a unitary republic that is split into several provincial regions. Residents of these regions vote for their respective senators and from these senators, all Bardonians vote for their next president.

A constitution was drawn up by the interim government which set out the details and functions of the Senators, President, the Court and the provincial governments. Enshrined in this constitution was also the right to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to petition the government and the freedom from involuntary taxation

Current Senators

 * Crezyman
 * DHVO
 * Pwou
 * Realz
 * LobsterLights
 * mama the murphy/WallaceTheGromit (powershare)
 * JurzTheAndal (President)

The Function of President
The role of the president is to act as a unified voice of Bardonia when dealing with all of Rathnir and is expected to serve Bardonia in protecting their foreign interests.

The president is de-facto the head of state but are limited domestically in several ways:


 * The President can only vote in the Bardonian senate in the event of a tie and within the senate, they purely preside over meetings (but can debate).
 * The President can serve for an unlimited number of terms but elections must occur at a minimum of every 2 weeks.
 * In the event of a loss of support, the senate can impeach the president and remove them from their current office with a simply majority.

Presidental History

 * JurzTheAndal
 * 20th January 2021 - Incumbent

Law
When stepping foot in nation of Bardonia, it is expected for all to abide to the Bardonian Law.

As of the Third Republic, a national court will see to the trial of criminals as per the Bardonian Law. A judge will be appointed by the senate monthly to oversee all trials for that month.

Culture
In Bardonia you may see masses of Dandelions gathered about in it's towns, Bardonians often collect any dandelion they come across and plants them in their towns or near their roads. The Dandelions are very important to Bardonia and are believed to represent something different to each Bardonian. Bardonians are also commonly known for their love of fishing, often referring to themselves as a fishing nation. In almost every Bardonian Town there are fish aplenty. Bardonians are relative to their neighbours easy-going but have been accused internationally of malicious intent, although this is a heavily contested issue in itself. The cultural heritage of bardonia is seen in their combat finesse, perfecting the art of combat to a repetitive motion and a flexible mind.

The cultural effects of Bardonian contribution to the arts is far-reaching. Even in music, Bardonians have spearheaded the Rathnir music scene with the release of the debut music disc by B.W.A., "Straight Outta The Peak", which caused international attention due to its salacious lyrics.

Territories of Bardonia

 * Askavollr
 * Auron's Peak


 * The City of Bardonia


 * Dorasterrock (Capital)


 * Flos Portum


 * Lobopolis
 * Neos Knossos


 * New Dorasterrock


 * New Farnau (protectorate)


 * Whiteash

The Trillium Alliance
Bardonia are one of the 3 entities that had formed The Trillium Alliance and were described as "The Muscle" of the alliance. The Trillium has since disbanded.

Executions
Carpicious was the first person to be executed by Bardonia, she was executed for crimes against the Trillium and for leading the Coalition forces that fought the Trillium in The Great Rathnir War.

Dex Og was the second player on the server to be executed by Bardonia. He was executed for multiple mass murders and killing sprees, and was previously one of the most notorious terrorists on the server. He was executed on January 16th, 2021, in New_Dorasterrock as the final event of the Dandelion Festival.