The Republic of Aurora Novum

The Republic of Aurora Novum, or Aurora Novum for short (abbreviation: A.N.), is a Republic located in what can be described as the Central Eastern region of Mainland Plagos. The nation was formed from the ashes of DonFuer, which crumbled under its own weight. Jerry Andoros (Jerry Man at the time) and Georgia Man, who were long time dissidents and revolutionary leaders against DonFuer, are generally accredited for founding the republic, although Zylax Man also had limited involvement in the early stages of the nation prior to his banishment and then subsequent death (cause: murder by bandits). Aurora Novum is considered by some to be the successor state of Terras Tenebris, although the people living there, government structure, culture, and religion was vastly different from the one in A.N. with little exception. The republic is a nation of two cities: Andoros and Black Hollow (More cities are under construction). It does not have a capital. Instead, the two cities share the function of a capital.

Current Government
The current transitional government (set to change if certain circumstances are reached) comprises of a Supreme Chancellor at the top of the government hierarchy, who makes all the major decisions and writes all the laws of the republic. The office of Supreme Chancellor is an elected position, with elections being held every four weeks. All other government related positions are filled and decided by the Supreme Chancellor.

The second highest position in the nation is 'City Owner.' There are two City Owners: one for Andoros and one for Black Hollow. Each respective city owner can appoint up to three governors (governor is the third highest position in the republic) below them to handle day to day operations of their city if they choose to do so.

Below these positions are the Chancellor positions in the nation. Of these there are three: Chancellor of the Interior, Chancellor of Justice, and Chancellor of Foreign Affairs. The responsibilities of each of the Chancellor's departments are listed below:


 * 1) Department of the Interior: handles internal development, cultural events and land protection.
 * 2) Department of Justice: handles investigation of crimes, and if one is guilty, gives out the sentencing as the law allows.
 * 3) Department of Foreign Affairs: handles diplomacy and foreign deals.

Each Chancellor heads their respective department, and can appoint or fire civil servants of each department at will.

Finally, the lowest rank which reports directly to the Supreme Chancellor is that of General. The General of the Army heads the army of Aurora Novum.

Previous Government
Before the transitional government, there was a different republican government governing Aurora Novum. The notable differences were that the Chancellors were elected separately (and couldn't be fired by the Supreme Chancellor), there was a Department of Finance (with a Chancellor of Finance heading it) and there was an elected Senate which was involved with the decision making of the nation, The main structural issues identified with this previous government was that there were too many separately elected positions and the administration of the nation was cumbersome.

Predecessor
The predecessor of Aurora Novum is Terras Tenebris.

The Founding of Aurora Novum
Aurora Novum (just like Plagadonia) was founded (on June 8th, 2021) after the fall of DonFuer, which crumbled under its own weight before becoming abandoned by the residents. The nation was found by two (and a half) patriots of Aurora Novum. These were Jerry Andoros (back then Jerry Man) and Georgia Man (Ft. Zylax Man). To found the nation, the three had to pay Plagatea $83k, with Georgia Man paying the vast majority of it. All three of these men were apart of the revolution against the tyrannical state of DonFuer, brought upon by ADINO (who is ironically now a citizen of A.N.), which had illegally taken away their powers before kicking the three out of their homeland for being discovered as secret dissenters to their rule. They resided at Fort Plagon (now Fort Arpton in Valreign, Plagatea) where the resistance was based right in the middle of DonFuer soil. DonFuer eventually crumbled and the three revolutionaries got their land back (the other revolutionaries also got their own land, Plagadonia, back). Jerry and Georgia decided that their nation should be a republic of the people. Jerry devised a republican system, came up with the name 'Aurora Novum' (latin translation of 'Dawn of the New') which was new and unique, and the two got to work building the nation.

Building Aurora Novum
Aurora Novum was split into two cities (an arrangement devised by Jerry): Andoros and Black Hollow. Jerry was to be the owner of Andoros (with him still being so today) and Georgia was to be the owner of Black Hollow (with Baked Croissant being the owner today). Andoros is the city of sandstone, stone and wood. On the other hand, Black Hollow is the city of a unique blackstone and other nether blocks created by Georgia Man. These are only the general themes, as there are districts with different themes. This contrast gives Aurora Novum a lot of variety and areas disparate from each other. The two also decided that elections would be held once the nation reached 10 members.

Almost Joining Plagadonia
Shortly after the foundation was set for a revolutionary democratic system, Jerry and Georgia got an invite from the then leader of Plagadonia, JayJayRex, to come to a meeting with him in Fort Plagon (now Fort Arpton). The two showed up to the meeting. JayJayRex had invited them to this meeting to convince them to join Plagadonia, with Georgia Man set to become a lord if they did so. He provided a compelling case to them, and the two founders chose to host a referendum (since elections hadn't been held yet) to join Plagadonia. The referendum passed with flying colours as the two founders mainly spoke positively of joining Plagadonia.

With the referendum complete, negotiations began between Aurora Novum and Plagadonia. Plagadonia gave the two founders a treaty to be signed. Georgia was about to sign it, but then Jerry brought up that the treaty was an unconditional joining (besides a lord being from A.N.), which they hadn't agreed to. You see, right before the two agreed to host a vote, Jerry had told JayJayRex that they would be needing a couple reforms from Plagadonia, so that the kingdom could be more accommodating to a republic joining them. The reforms were broadly to allow the Senate of Plagadonia to have to accept bills from the king and for the Senate of Plagadonia to have to confirm appointments to offices made by the king. These reforms were no where to be found on the treaty.

Because of this, Aurora Novum and Plagadonia went through a period of negotiations, with Jerry and Void (the second-in-command of Plagadonia) leading the negotiations. Jerry pushed for a simple majority in the Senate to have to agree to bills and for a majority of the Senate to have to confirm appointments. Void disagreed. He argued that the king should be able to overpower the Senate if the Senate is close, and so a simple majority to be able to go against the king was too much. Eventually, Jerry acquiesced to the lower end of Void's range for the Senate to be able to veto bills (instead of having to accept them), which was 70% of the Senate. In exchange for this, Void agreed to the Senate having to confirm appointments made by the king with little commotion.

It seemed as if the two had come to an agreement (with Georgia approving the agreement), and Aurora Novum would now be joining Plagadonia. However, when it was time for the king to sign the reforms that the Aurora Novum founders had in mind, he repudiated all of the reforms. In fact, JayJayRex derided Jerry for pushing for negotiations after their referendum had been passed, saying that A.N. wasn't following through with their democratic principles. The founders couldn't convince him otherwise, with Jerry not being initially available. Because of this, negotiations slowed.

Plagos Fiasco
Whilst negotiations were continuing at a snail's pace, drama started brewing in Plagos. The two founders later learned from JayJayRex that Plagatea (now known as The First Empire of Plagatea) had declared war on Plagadonia. Void boldly telling Jerry that "Jerry, if you ever doubted that Plagatea would attack us, know that Plagatea has just declared war." With confusion for the two founders increasing, and Georgia not being available, Jerry was tasked with uncovering the truth so that A.N. could make an educated decision. It was Jerry's first true test as a diplomat and an investigator.

Jerry quickly learnt that while Void and JayJayRex were playing victim, the entire reason that Plagatea and the Iron Shield (an alliance of several Plagosian nations) declared war on Plagadonia was because JayJayRex attempted to get Bardonia to declare war on Plagatea with Plagadonia (with the reasoning that Plagatea would attack first). Bardonia refused, and Iron Shield spies found out. This led Bardonia to thinking that Plagadonia was correct, that Plagatea would attack unprovoked.

Something else which Jerry quickly learnt was that the Iron Shield was against the fledgling nation of A.N. from joining the war and against A.N. knowing much about the war, which was quite suspicious indeed.

The Fall of Plagadonia
Eventually, before Aurora Novum could get involved in the war, Plagadonia fell. This was mainly due to JayJayRex and Void dying and going missing respectively. Without strong leadership, Plagadonia fell into anarchy. Bardonia took advantage of the situation and claimed the land of their former ally, which was eventually honoured by the other nations due to Bardonia's then strength. Georgia Man attempted to buy the land from Bardonia, however, he quickly learnt that Plagatea's emperor Nero was also trying to buy the land. Due to the poverty of the nation, the nation couldn't compete with Nero's offer of 300,000 for the land. And so, the land sold to Plagatea, which still owns that land to this day.

The First Elections of Aurora Novum
On the 11th of July 2021, the first elections of Aurora Novum were held. All candidates running ran unopposed. The seats up for grabs were of the Council of Chancellors, with the Senate being comprised of all of the citizens of Aurora Novum. These were the results: Georgia Man was elected as the first Supreme Chancellor of Aurora Novum. The offices of Chancellor of Justice and Chancellor of Finance did not have a candidate, leaving it up to the Supreme Chancellor to appoint the holders of those offices. Georgia Man appointed TTOBIA to Chancellor of Justice and GumieBear to Chancellor of Finance.

Growth of Aurora Novum
Under the first government, Aurora Novum saw its first real growth. Under the rule of Georgia Man, Aurora Novum (especially Black Hollow, which was governed by Georgia Man) started to flourish as new citizens came in and the cities were continuously growing. People liked Georgia Man's nether blocks of building. New land was developed and Aurora Novum's first major shop (Ar Bhe's) came into existence, which made Aurora Novum more known to the outer world for some time. Jerry's system of government was operating well, and things were getting done in the nation.

The Ultimatum
Within the latter half of Georgia Man's administration, it came as a shock to everyone when the first Empire of Plagatéa unexpectedly gave Georgia Man (and by extension, Aurora Novum) an ultimatum. Join Plagatea and hextuple (x6) their land area but loose their sovereignty or go to war with Plagatea. Georgia Man personally preferred sovereignty over land, (as well as others in diplomacy, including Jerry) and continued carrying out talks with Plagatea. When Georgia Man put the vote accepting the ultimatum or not to the Senate, he did not mention that Plagatea would be offering them the extra land if they followed through with it. The vote to go to war with Plagatea succeeded, and Aurora Novum began to go to war with Plagatea.

Preparing for Battle
All the citizens of Aurora Novum prepared for battle against Plagatea. Traps were placed all around Black Hollow (the city that would be involved in the war), as were sugarcane and berries. Georgia Man spread awareness of the war and the horrid nature of Plagatea, which led to more citizens enlisting to fight. A military plan was created by the General of the Army, Elock. Elock devised four task forces, with him personally leading one. He made Jerry his second-in-command for the strategic knowledge he displayed whilst suggesting plans to outwit Plagatea. Jerry was planned to supervise the two task forces in the homeland, tracking their movement and ordering them where to go, whilst Elock led his task force which was raiding Tavara.

During this time, many Plagosian nations flocked to Aurora Novum's side politically. They stood up for Aurora Novum during further diplomacy between Georgia Man and the Tagavors.