Monterre

The Grand Republic of Monterre, known commonly as Monterre, is a Tortugan Region in Sparwood founded by Jean Montpelier (SamWhamBamTheMan) and Antonio Artaud (mellamojeff) on July 3rd, 2021.

Location
Monterre situated on the continent of Sparwood respectively the Akratian peninsula. It sits just north east of Tortuga isle, south west of Valondor, and right on the Tortugan sea.

Early Stages and Independence
When Jean Montpelier first joined Rathnir, he settled in northern Tortuga. He quickly was welcomed to the Tortugan city of Loria City, where he lived until late June 2021. Towards the end of that June, he migrated southeast across the Tortugan border into the lands of Nocturia. He and friend Antonio Artaud began constructing The Montpelier Fortress on the coast, where Pareaux was to be. After a week, Montpelier reached out to 1Icey, leader of Nocturia, to ask for independence. 1Icey accepted and granted the lands of Monterre independence on July 3rd, 2021. He also agreed to militarily guarantee Monterran independence for the first month of their freedom. On the same day Montpelier was elected as the first President of Monterre. He chose Artaud to be his Vice President. On July 5th, Montpelier and Artaud ratified the Monterran Constitution.

A New Nation
With Monterre now an independent nation, Artaud and Montpelier accepted migrants to raise the population. Shortly after achieving independence, the town of Instour, led by than esteemed Monterran Lord and Grand Marshal Dermo, was discovered and incorporated into Monterre. By mid-July, the Monterran population had raised from its initial three (Montpelier, Artaud, and player assvaldo) to around a dozen. Around this time construction on the Montpelier Fortress came to a halt as outside commitments, server issues, and server queues led to Artaud and Montpelier being unable to log onto Rathnir often. The national anthem was composed by Robert Montpelier, and now a copy remains in the library of Kibbutz.

The Kibbutznik Crisis
Perhaps the greatest threat to Monterran sovereignty thus far came in the form of the Kibbutznik Crisis. In mid-July, multiple Monterrans began reporting noticed signs of activity in the abandoned town of Ozhaliz on Monterre’s eastern border. A diplomat was sent to scout out the area for people, and discovered that a commune of people known as the Kibbutzniks had just settled the area and founded the city of Kibbutz. Initially, all seemed well and the Kibbutzniks willingly joined Monterre. However after about a week, multiple spies within Kibbutz not loyal to it shared information with the Monterran government that the Kibbutzniks plotted to exploit the Monterran democracy and seize power. The Monterran government kept this information secret for another week as they chose a proper course of action, and afterwards they issued an ultimatum to the Kibbutzniks. Monterre threatened to bring in military forces from their historic ally, Tortuga, to expel the Kibbutzniks if they did not leave Monterre. Eventually a compromise was reached and no military action was taken. Following the demise of the plot, the Kibbutznik Golden Age ended and most of the Kibbutznik population became inactive. Those left, by and large, switched allegiances and agreed to remain Monterran. Kibbutz was granted a degree of autonomy by Monterre.

The Paullus Reformation
Following and during the Kibbutznik Crisis, many Monterrans became inactive. Having successfully negotiated with the Kibbutzniks and preserving Monterran sovereignty, Montpelier chose not to run for President in the September elections. Dermo, mayor of Instour, was elected unanimously. During Dermo’s term, Monterre’s inactivity led to a period of stagnation for the country. This came to a close in early October when new citizen Paullus Decker chose to run for president. He won in a landslide victory and began immediate reforms to the nation, helping rejuvenate activity and making plans to expand Monterre’s cities. Decker enlisted Kibbutznik mayor and adopted son of Dermo and Jean Montpelier, Panda Montpelier, to be his Vice President. And with the support of the Parliament he implemented the laws of the six tables, a more stable and better government for Monterre.

The Six Tables, and the era of Paullus
The Six tables was initial thought up by Paullus Decker when he was in the old empire of Akratia, but were used in Eldham in The Republic of Rendinum. The tables provided Monterre with a new republic for Monterre that would undo the old system of corruption that the Kibbutznik Crisis started with. This change in government, and thought process for Monterre, brought in many years worth of help and production to the area. The tables were formed under 6 sections; 2 tables for the courts and how they where to function, a table for the rights of property, another for the senate and its responsibilities, and additonally two more tables for trade, money, and the peoples rights. These 6 tables would form the basis of Monterre's government today. The lords were changed to senators, and Paullus stood as Consul. This brought the formation of the 1st Senate, a term that is to represent when the influence of one senate and its people are over and replaced with new senators.

The Era of Paullus was one not based off purely work or the increase of activity due to the short months of the Era, but one of great change and long term laws that would stand the test of time. Paullus worked with the old lords in making sure they kept their positions, but held the first proper elections that the people had to vote for. The laws brought in a Public Assembly, where the people (outside of wartime) had to approve of anything that the senate was to do. He established foreign policy with a defense pact that fought in a victorious battle. In the Era of Paullus, Monterre had seen a positive display of foreign policy, brought Monterre to establish minor but recognizable military strength, and reformed the nation into a Republic that he now even fought for.

Upon the end of the Era, Paullus had worked to build a new Instour. The elections of the Governor, and the original Townhall were built in this Era. The underground society was brought to the public's attention as it opened it's top floors to visitors and opened its Inn, and the shores of Instour were finally built, bringing the trade Monterre needed to its capital. Paullus' work till he left that January can be seen as a negative and positive impact. On one hand a single man had taken over as president with his persuasion alone, who stripped everything the original three members of Monterre had established besides its flags and name, brought the end to a independent Monterre, and brought his laws to them instead, changing the culture and way of these people's lives forever... on the other though, Paullus brought a grand Sphere of positivity to Monterre. Established long term relations with nearby neighbors, brought the people activity in the capital, and set a path for future generations. While this may have been a grand time for the Era, it came to a close that following January as Paullus nearly demanded the senate to have them join Tortuga. Paullus had connections with the than leader Canadian and had him agree to let the Region join and keep the 6 tables in place, This decision was made after the fall of the alliance the Nation was in fell apart and Monterre with no ally's was sent out to find protection against larger bodies of government yet again. Paullus a few weeks later left on the boat he arrived to Monterre with back to Rendinum. He left for the Maximus Crisis, and wasn't seen till the next summer.

Rise of The Era of Inventor Montpelier
Paullus, not long before departing, granted the role of consul to Inventor Montpelier, a well known and influential senator who served Monterre from its youngest days.

The new consul was left with a rather broken and inactive Monterre, which he had to fix. He appointed Kazad, the architect of instour, to be its governor after proving himself to be a competent planner. Then he worked on securing funds for Monterre by starting a brewing company and a nether mining operation. Another big issue for Monterre was its largely inactive Senate, which made Monterre unable to make progress. So Inventor replaced the inactive Senators with active and well respected Monterran citizens. This brought great change to the Republic in its terms of government, and the Republic started to see changes. The early days saw the improvements of Kibbutz form, as well as the Republic's growth in Citizens, Regional wealth, and development.

Not long after the increase of work in Kibbutz, Inventor was sat with Kazad to discuss a new project for the Capital, which up to this point in Monterre's story, was a long way from being a reliable capital for the plans that Inventor & Kazad had for the region.

The Instour Renewal Project
Right after Kazad was appointed the new a Governor, he started work with the help of UwU_Slayer69, a brilliant builder, and Inventor Montpelier, the Consul of Monterre, on rebuilding the decaying captial, and thus creating the "Instour renewal Project". This was the start of a grand rebuild of the capital which would over see nearly, if not all, of the old buildings removed from the Capital, and replaced with new and updated builds that the citizens worked hard to complete. The Project saw the Ports of Instour upgraded, fixed, and ships for the first time in years once again arrived in the city. Wealth, production, and influx of materials from the export of brews, alcohol, and other goods saw Instour gain the materials needed to start the next phase of the project.

After the docks where fixed the Townhall and higher elevated area of Instour was to be flattened and a grand plaza brought to the City. The Townhall remained for a long period of time, only being removed circa Sept. 2022 after the completion of the Plaza. Once again citizens saw more homes, shops, and places for leisure in its capital. With the townhall renovated, the grand architect has once again started making plans for a new housing district as the Senate building for Monterre breaks ground.

The 5 tables and Lex Code
After the beginning of the Instour renewal project began and started to lay its foundation, Paullus Decker returned from his campaign in Eldham, unsuccessful. This return was long overdue, but with it came his reelection into the senate. Paullus returned to realize that his tables did not stand the test of time as he had hoped. Crime ran the streets, and due to lack of certain laws and a very limited in-depth definitions for many of the tables laws, the senate was forced to use its powers for nearly everything since Paullus did not show the senate how to use the tables, and how the systems would work. He worked close with a Monterre citizen upon his return to establish the "Lex Code". This was a long piece of legal paperwork that defined nearly every aspect of the Republics laws, and established nearly every punishment level for different types of crimes, how each part of the government functioned, and those parts limited powers. It allowed the senate to now gain the ability of proper positions besides senator and consul, and created the Senate Hierarchy that was required as to not allow short term members of the senate gain rapid power within the Republic. Paullus created this document, and with a very fast and quick reelection to the senate as Tribune, Paullus helped stabilize the legal system of the Republic.

The 2nd Senate:
The Second Senate is a term referred to in Monterre history as the senate that has lasted the longest in time, and saw the most changes. It brought more traditions to the senate, and lead the Region from Late Spring 22 to the end of the next October. This senate is mainly brought to power by its 4 main senators. Consul Inventor Montpelier, Preator Robert Montpelier, Aedile Kazad, and Tribune Paullus Decker. This four senators worked together to complete many of the projects, and agreed unanimously to stay apart of Tortuga during its collapse. The 2nd Senate was the start of the Monterre judical system being used in two different cases, and the Senate saw many changes and decisions enacted in its time.

Government
Monterre has a Representative Republic, led by a Senate. The Senate is comprised of the senators and a consul who handles most of the diplomatic matters, while senators focus on internal issues outside of wartime.

The 5 tables & Lex Code that the Government is standing on today is stronger than the original 6. The Government can be split into two equally important documents, the tables, and the Lex Code, they cannot exist without the other. The Tables where original 6, but most laws in the than 5th table, "Powers of Money & Wealth" were unusable in Monterre since the region wasn't to grow into anymore than its two main cities. It was shortened to 5, and the prior mentioned table was moved to the Lex Code.

The Tables are a sort of constitution for the Republic. It founds the ideals, laws, and nature of the Republic, says what can and cannot happen, and gives its power to the people. The Lex Code is an expansion on the Tables, and brings the procedures, explanation of the tables, and severity of punishment to the Courts and its people. The tables need the Lex Code in order to give it structure and stability in the courts and senate, and the Lex Code needs the Tables in order to have a reason to give the citizens rights and protect them from all judges overstepping their power. It's a dynamic system, which spans 22 pages of law and order set by the Monterre Moderate Party in the Summer of 2022, and approved by the 2nd Senate.

The laws in general, besides the boring laws over crime, brought in a lot of needed order to the tables that wasn't written in to the nation that Paullus had not thought needed as he believed on honor and doing everything correctly because of traditions he tried to set in the Republic. With his return and another reform of his, the Lex code brought about proper procedures, and clear instructions to the senators what jobs and responsibilities they have.


 * Tribune of the Plebs- The Starting position for any Senator, who's role focused on the needs and activity of the people. This role also ran the Public Assembly, a way to pass all laws by the people.
 * Aedile- This position worked on public projects and events in the region. Traditionally working with the Tribune of the plebs on activity and making sure that the people are happy with breads and circuses.
 * Questor- This position managed the Region accounts and made sure everything could be properly funded that the senate and people needed. Including builds, events, jobs, businesses, etc.
 * Preator- The head of law in the court rooms, the Preator is in charge of all judges in the region, and is the head of the Region Court. A powerful court in the republic that settles Regional matters, and is single handedly one of the most powerful positions in the Republic. The current Preator is Robert Montpelier.
 * Consul- While the face of the Republic, and leader in foreign affairs, the Consul is limited in many powers. The Consul, unlike any other senator, may not vote, and the Consul cannot try to persuade the Senate in his favor during a senate vote, but can debate. The Consul though, due to Tortugan law, is also the captain of Monterre. Although in practice, the Consuls do not use the tools and powers of a captain while in Monterre unless heavily required. The Consuls biggest job though, is making sure every position runs according to plan. The Activity of the Region must be taken care of, the foreign policy must be kept to the Senate's standards, and the events must continue, and his people pleased. Consuls are some of the eldest members of the Senate, and command so much respect that when a Consul steps down and another begins, the government begins a new Era under his / her name.

Towns

 * Pareaux, a fort in west monterre
 * Instour, the capital Monterre
 * Kibbutz, a town in East Monterre
 * Homa, a fort southeast of kibbutz
 * Nair. a town north of Instour