Grand Republic of Oceanum

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5/25/21-12/9/21



Brief Description
The Grand Republic of Oceanum was a representative democracy located in central Eldham which merged with the Commonwealth of Kaladinia on December 9th, 2021 to form the Imperial Consulate of Othmyrr.

Laws (1st and 2nd Republics)
Full constitution link here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOLoNc2eunmfV7zTjDm674H7o4_DIVCpOioFN50lXLs/edit?usp=sharing

Summary:

I. The directors are elected through a Mariner vote, a vote happens the 28th of every month. Each director controls something, but they can be overruled by the Prime Director who's word is final among them.

II. The Director of Internal Security install the sheriffs, who protect the lands by enforcing laws.

III. Oceanum protects all. In our land everyone is welcome. It is requested that all disputes are settled off shore or within a special pvp zone. We fight no wars unless provoked.

IV. We follow a NAP, or a Non Aggression Principle. By walking in Oceanum you agree to the NAP, which means all acts of violence are illegal. If you attack another player, they have the right to defend themselves until a sheriff arrives. Additionally, acts of cruelty towards animals that are not for hunting or sport are deemed illegal.

V. Murder is illegal under all circumstances, excluding self-defense. Acts of murder within wartime against enemies are also excluded.

VI. Stealing stuff from people's personal chests or their dead bodies is illegal.

VII. Releasing information on about classified information is treasonous and will result in punishment.

VIII. Any acts of slavery are illegal.

IX. Voter fraud, which includes: Inflating votes, using alt accounts, bribery, and voting after elections have concluded, is illegal.

X. Encouraging violence or insulting a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation is prohibited.

XI. While anyone may practice any religion, breaking any laws in the name of that religion is illegal.

XII. If any of the directors is inactive for 7 days they will lose their rank after this, the rest of directors will chose who will take the rank by voting. The director selected will have that role until the next election happens.

XIII. Attempting to break away from the Republic is treasonous and will result in extreme punishment.

Early History
This land used to have a king, as many rulers called themselves kings of this land. By the local populations, this land was known collectively as Ocenia. But the people there could never be truly be ruled over, for they were headstrong and dangerous. Every time a man declared himself ruler of these lands, the people rose up against him. But in the end they could never stay united, each man returning to his village, in hopes that this would never happen again. But one day something changed. Another ruler attempted to subjugate them, and for many, they did what the always did; they rid their land of this ruler's tyranny, naming that ruler "Deadweight." But Deadweight attempted to make them pay. His armies raged across the lands, forcing the people of Ocenia, now called Oceanum, to rise up once more. They were forced to create an army, called the Knights of Oceanum, led by marshals. Those marshals elected one amongst them to become the Grand Marshal. With the Knights by his side, this Grand Marshal, named Ragnarium Ravenking, forged a nation to rid Deadweight from its lands. After years of war, Ragnarium was successful. On his deathbed, he declared the nation he had forged, originally named "The Union of Oceanum" for at the time it was a Union of the different towns and cities in it, a Republic. And so "The Grand Republic of Oceanum" was born. His son, Tyrian Ravenking, was placed as the 1st Prime Director of the Republic. He then forged the Republic for his term, growing the Republic with him.

June
Founded by members of the former nation of the Union of Freeport, the Republic modified and changed many of former laws. Soon, three cities were founded, Litoreia (Antaria), Korland, and Urbastian. It quickly grew in size, doubling itself in days. Eventually, Korland attempted to secede from the Republic, creating the Republic of Korland in the process. They then became an autonomous zone within the republic. The Realm Of Fire also joined as an autonomous zone. Soon after, the town of Valrusia joined which ended up growing to the point of becoming the capital. Some other settlements were integrated into the Republic, such as the isolationist community of Doxenia, home to the Doxenite family, however Valrusia, Korland, and Urbastian remained the three main cities of the Republic.

July
The Republic was in a state of peace for it's first month until the notorious Realm Of Fire Rebellion.

In the aftermath of the Rebellion, the government was taken over by the military led by the Director of Defense at that time, oodles0noodles. He installed himself as Prime Director in place of Vanity and Criptik as Secretary Prime Director in place of August. Their reason for these actions was that Vanity wasn't properly handling the chaos caused by the Rebellion. Oceanum's new leadership began forwarding talks with The Forge to set the terms for joining to escape the wrath of Rage o' Fire's mercenary force. Not long after, Oceanum officially joined The Forge and the military coup was ended, setting August as the Prime Director and Criptik as the Secretary Prime Director.

Nothing much happened for the rest of the month. The Forge provided security but nobody was interested in moving into any of the cities. The former capital, Antaria, would be left in ruin following Rage's Rebellion, never truly being restored and being left as a testament to the 1st Grand Republic.Korland was abandoned due to the terrain being hard to build on, but was replaced with Lordstone not long after by the newest generation of Oceanumites raised under The Forge's peace.

August
Things started to happen once again in Oceanum in late July and early August when the Danubia region of The Forge officially joined Oceanum, making it the largest it had been in all of it's history. For the rest of the month, new settlements were popping up every few days, some growing into towns and cities. One of these, known then as Okinawa, would be founded by a young, rebellious settler known as dukasv, later going on to secede from The Forge and form the nation known as Sotrania. This would not be dealt with by The Forge's Scions, leaving Sotrania to govern itself and develop it's own culture, spelling problems for the Republic in the future. On August 22nd, Oceanum declared independence from The Forge after holding a vote which was massively in favor of independence. This, along with other factors, lead to The Forge's dissolution, leaving Oceanum independent to form the 2nd Grand Republic of Oceanum.

September
After gaining it's independence, Oceanum slowed down as a country. The population was largely stagnant and even falling in some places, with many citizens opting to emigrate to neighboring nations. It got to the point where towns and cities were left abandoned, a prime example being Kythnos, formed by the Attanos, a powerful militarist family which had moved to Oceanum years before and dominated the power structure of the Republic for a time. The very capital, Hyperion, even fell into anarchy for a short period of time, with the former mayor disappearing from Oceanum with no notice.

This lasted up until the alleged death of Oceanum's founder, Tyrian Ravenking. Upon hearing that Tyrian had died, order was restored in Hyperion and the city's name was changed to Tyrian in his honor. (When it was discovered that Tyrian was still alive, the city's name was changed back to Hyperion.

Shortly after these events, there was the election of the 9th Prime Director, Wissam Doxenite VI, possibly the most monumental election in Oceanum's history.

October
Wissam ran two censuses, created a new directorate position, re-acquired Valrusia, signed the treaty which made Wellistan an Oceanumite vassal, acquired Freeport as a second vassal, and finally ratified the constitution which had been paused since August, all in his first term. Wissam would continue to have a successful career, hardly facing any criticism inside the country due to his leadership abilities which had hardly been matched before him. Due to this immense success, he was re-elected in the October election for another month.

November
On the 7th of November, the first Magistrate election took place and on the 10th, Sotrania was reintegrated (or annexed depending on who you ask) into Oceanum. On another note, Oceanum's military was further established, securing their first military victories against a group of squatters supported by the notorious bandit known as Welpish. The military would be further supported by the newly established Dukedom of Altera, one of the then fastest growing settlements in Oceanum history. Wissam's success would soon diminish, following a crisis caused by the immense power granted to the Magistrate by the newly ratified Constitution. During the second half of the month, talks were started for a merger between Oceanum, the Commonwealth, and Nova Azcoria, however Nova Azcoria soon dropped out of the talks due to differences in opinion about the direction of the merger. Soon after, talks would die down for the remaining days of Wissam's term. Wissam would not run for re-election on the 28th, marking the end of the longest consecutive term of any Prime Director in Oceanum history.

December
In the first days of the month, talks of a merger with The Commonwealth of Kaladinia ramped up once again. This culminated in 10th Prime Director Ichirou Shoda abdicating in favor of an official merger on December 9th to form the Imperial Consulate of Othmyrr, marking the end of the 2nd Grand Republic of Oceanum.

Prime Director
The Prime Director is the head of government and the state. They have final say in all decisions regarding the government.

Occupants:

Cuboid (5/28/21-6/28/21)

Vanity (6/28/21-7/2/21)

oodles0noodles (7/2/21-7/5/21)

August Vizla Sov (7/5/21-7/22/21)

Freshy (7/18/21-7/26/21)

P13l0v3r (7/26/21-8/29/21)

Paul Attano (8/29/21-9/16/21)

Rage O Fire (9/16/21-9/29/21)

Wissam Doxenite VI (phant ck) (9/29/21-11/29/21)

Ichirou Shoda (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Secretary Prime Director
The Secretary Prime Director is the Prime Director's second in command. They have the same power as the Prime Director but can be overruled by them. Appointed by the current Prime Director.

Occupants:

Sinister_Savior (5/30/21-6/28/21)

August Vizla Sov (6/28/21-7/2/21)

Criptik (7/2/21-7/22/21)

Slimepig (7/18/21-7/26/21)

BotSO (7/26/21-8/29/21)

Obama Français (8/29/21-9/4/21)

Rage O Fire (9/5/21-9/16/21)

Freshy (9/16/21-9/29/21)

Kipper Doxenite (Kipperson) (9/29/21-10/28/21)

BotSO (10/28/21-11/22/21)

SOVY (11/29/21-12/7/21)

Rage O Fire (12/7/21-12/9/21)

Director of Defense
The Director of Defense is in charge of replenishing garrisons and establishing fortifications on the home front. In war time, they will also be in charge of rationing supplies to troops and adding equipment gained during sieges to the stockpile.

Occupants:

Criptik (5/30/21-6/28/21)

oodles0noodles (6/28/21-7/18/21)

P13I0v3r (7/18/21-7/26/21)

Criptik (7/26/21-8/11/21)

Obama Français (8/15/21-8/29/21)

Yaahya (8/29/21-9/22/21)

oodles0noodles (9/29/21-10/28/21)

Ben (Ichirou_Shoda) (10/28/21-11/29/21)

TheUnholyCrusader (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Director of Warfare (9/29/21-)
The Director of Warfare is in charge of the military manpower and training, as well as land and naval operations in wartime. This position would be established from a direct suggestion from one of the Doxenites to Wissam Doxenite VI, Alpha Doxenite. In addition to what was stated previously, they are also in charge of doing drills and military training maneuvers.

Occupants:

Alpha Doxenite (AlpacaHater97) (9/29/21-10/28/21)

oodles0noodles (10/28/21-11/29/21)

Director of Internal Affairs
The Director of Internal Affairs is in charge of the sheriffs. They can promote and demote them at will. This position was called the Director of Internal Security from 5/28/21 to 8/29/21, when it was merged with the Advisor of Internal Affairs position. Previous occupants with a "*" next to their name held the Advisor of Internal Affairs position.

Occupants:

Freshy (5/30/21-7/26/21)

oodles0noodles* (6/8/21-6/28/21)

Fire* (6/28/21-7/18/21)

Joburgkid64 (7/26/21-8/7/21)

Billy Toulouse (8/7/21-8/21/20)

xKeplar (8/29/21-9/29/21)

LettuceLechuga (9/29/21-11/29/21)

vann1la (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Director of External Affairs
The Director of External Affairs is in charge of international matters regarding Oceanum, including diplomacy. It was previously the Advisor of External Affairs (5/28/21-8/29/21) until it became a directory position following the August 2021 election.

Occupants:

Cuboid (6/28/21-7/5/21)

aetulips (7/6/21-7/26/21)

Cuboid (7/26/21-8/15/21)

Rage O Fire (8/29/21-9/29/21)

Alinya V. Adalwolf (Mr. Stonewater) (9/29/21-12/9/21)

Director of Justice
The Director of Justice is in charge of making and removing laws. Their changes can be overruled by either the Director General or a majority vote by the rest of the Council.

Occupants:

Joburgkid64 (5/30/21-6/28/21)

HCZT (6/28/21-7/5/21)

Wissam Doxenite V (phant ck) (7/18/21-8/4/21)

RedDotElkHunter (8/7/21-8/29/21)

oodles0noodles (8/29/21-9/29/21)

SOVY (10/3/21-11/29/21)

emublue (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Director of the Treasury
The Director of the Treasury is in charge of finance and budget control.

Occupants:

Slimepig (5/30/21-6/28/21)

Malnoq Mahar (6/28/21-8/29/21)

susObama (8/29/21-9/29/21)

Anonimo (9/29/21-12/9/21)

Advisor of Architecture
The Advisor of Architecture advises the making of state buildings and the laying out of the city.

Occupants:

GingerBedlam (6/7/21-6/26/21)

Freshy (6/28/21-7/unknown/21)

Slimepig (9/29/21-10/28/21)

emublue (10/28/21-11/29/21)

Advisor of Trade (12/3/21-)
Manages foreign markets and creates trade opportunities for Oceanum's businesses.

Occupants:

Xenophage1987 (12/3/21-12/9/21)

National Scribe (6/28/21-)
The National Scribe writes down Oceanum's history and manages the National Wiki (this one).

Occupants:

Slimepig (6/28/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Korland
Occupants:

Trainer_Jake (11/7/21-11/29/21)

emublue (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Isle O' Fire
Occupants:

TheUnholyCrusader (11/7/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Litoreia
Occupants:

TheUnholyCrusader (11/7/21-11/29/21)

Joburgkid64 (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Greater Urbastian
Occupants:

Freshy (11/7/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Valrusia
Occupants:

Freshy (11/7/21-11/29/21)

Robert176 (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Tyrian
Occupants:

Anonimo (11/7/21-11/29/21)

Francis (FrancisObama) (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Magister of New Doxenia
Occupants:

Anonimo (11/7/21-11/29/21)

Wissam Doxenite VI (phant ck) (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Sotrania
Occupants:

Twovo Voltwing (11/16/21-12/9/21)

Magister of Azcoria Antiqua
Occupants:

Anonimo (11/7/21-11/29/21)

Wissam Doxenite VI (phant ck) (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Magister of East Danubia
Occupants:

Ben (Ichirou_Shoda) (11/7/21-11/29/21)

Fire_Lord77 (11/29/21-12/9/21)

Magister of West Danubia
Occupants:

Ben (Ichirou_Shoda) (11/7/21-11/29/21)

oceantiger (11/29/21-12/9/21)