Grand Republic of Oceanum

Brief Description
The Grand Republic of Oceanum is a representative democracy and the former southernmost region of The Forge, located in central Eldham.

Laws
I. The directors are elected through majority voting, a vote happens the 28th of every month. They control all. Each director controls something, but they can be overruled by the Prime Director whose 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 offshore 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.

V. All are equal under the law.

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

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

VIII. Releasing information on about classified information is treasonous.

IX. Any acts of slavery are illegal.

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

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

XIII. 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.

Early History
This land used to have a king, as many rulers called themselves kings of this land. Ocenia It was called, by them. 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 rulers 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, 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 Prime Director of the republic. He then forged the republic for his term, growing the republic with him. Now we wait to see what happens next.

June
Founded by members of the former nation of the Union of Freeport, the Republic modified and changed much of the laws. Soon, 3 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 established but Valrusia, Korland, and Urbastian became the three main cities of the Republic.

July
The Republic was in a state of peace for it's first month until the 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 was that Vanity wasn't taking the country in the right direction. Oceanum's new leadership began forwarding talks with The Forge to set the terms for joining. 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. Korland was abandoned due to the terrain being hard to build on, but was replaced with Lordstone not long after.

August
Things started to happen in Oceanum in either late July or early August when the Danubia region of The Forge joined Oceanum, making it the largest it has 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. . 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 which left Oceanum independent.

September
Upon gaining it's independence, Oceanum slowed down as a country. The population was stagnant and even falling in some places. It got to the point where towns and cities were left abandoned such as Doxenia and Kythnos. The very capital, Hyperion, even fell into anarchy for a short period of time.

Constitution
Around mid August, plans were made to make a constitution. The first draft of the constitution was finished on the 25th.

Voting
Directors are voted in to office at the 28th of each month. Advisors are appointed by the Prime Director.

If a government official is doing a bad job, there may be a no confidence vote held. It must have the support of at least 2 Directors and 6 Trusted Mariners to start. It will then be put into elections, with whoever is challenging them racing against them.

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

Currently occupied by Wissam Doxenite VI (phant ck) (9/29/21-present)

Previous 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)

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.

Currently occupied by Kipperson (9/29/21-present)

Previous 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)

Director of Defense
The Director of Defense is in charge of all military affairs, which includes appointing Union Captains. They maintain the nation's borders and ensure there are no revolutions.

Currently occupied by oodles0noodles (9/29/21-present)

Previous 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)

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.

Currently occupied by LettuceLechuga (9/29/21-present)

Previous 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)

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.

Currently occupied by Mr. Stonewater (9/29/21-present)

Previous 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)

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.

Currently unoccupied

Previous Occupants:

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

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

phant ck (7/18/21-8/4/21)

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

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

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

Currently occupied by Anonimo (9/29/21-present)

Previous Occupants:

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

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

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

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

Currently unoccupied

Previous Occupants:

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

Freshy (6/28/21-unknown, sometime in July?)

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

Currently occupied by Slimepig (6/28/21-present)

Previous Occupants:

None

Pre-Trial
Upon being accused of a crime, the defendant is brought to court. He can get a lawyer or he can defend himself, the same goes for the prosecution.

Trial
They then enter in to the actual trail. A normal one would look like this:

1: Prosecution opening statement

2: Defendant opening statement

3: Contention (A group of evidence for and against the defendant)

4: Prosecution statement

5: Defendant statement

6: Repeat 3, 4, and 5 until there is no more evidence

7: Closing statements (Which work basically the same as opening)

8: The jury, which consists of all mariners present, then vote. They must reach a majority verdict. If they tie, the judge decides. If they dont, and they are voted guilty, the judge may choose the punishment.