Oh, we didn't make it! Or, at least, we didn't make the original concept and design. It's from a game series known as Dragon Age in which The Grey Wardens exist as a military organization. Much of our logo and branding comes from the art around Dragon Age and anything else we dig up
Ah... Yeah I did that once an option backfired on me and I kind'ave transformed my anarchist nation into one now controlled by giant business corporations. So I feel you, bud.
holy... that is a lot of newcomers. Also, is TGW really the prime defending region of the game? Not like its small or anything, actually it is very very big, but the giant, absolutely gargantuan regions that somehow have thousands have nations overshadow us. sort of like how google or apple or disney or lays, I don't know, are super big, though there aren't many of them. Like they make huge regions like TGW seems relatively tiny in comparison, even thoug the gargantuan regions are pretty much a rarity. This just makes me wonder though why none of these gargantuan regions are defender regions, ones that could be much bigger than TGW.
yeah pretty much. Because we are anarchist in a 1st world planet, is makes it so that my nation has the option to go down the path of Ancapistanation. :_
There are many large defender regions on NationStates, and each bring their many different strengths to the defender faction, whether that is through political, cultural, or military power. We have been putting a lot of effort into building our own cultural and political power over the last year, showcased by the festivals we run internationally and our Bastion program at home. But in the end, the place where we excel most is in the strength of our military and competency of its officers. You can see a good representation of this in the turnouts of our last siege effort:
After coming off six straight days' worth of sieges, seeing EmbassyRegionia fail to be refounded was nothing but a gratifying outcome and well worth celebrating. And celebrate we did after pouring countless hours and strategies into long game tactics for region preservation, guiding the SC Liberation to vote, training civilians and troops, and showing up day after day to pour more influence in the region.
Without the support of one another and the amazing energy of the community, it's likely our liberating forces would have never stayed determined as long as we did nor put up such an excellent deterrent to refound intentions. For as much energy that went into saving EmbassyRegionia, more came back from the fun and good memories of the time spent with one another and hilarious moments in the liberation channels. We somehow even found time to sneak in a movie night with How to Train Your Dragon and some Trading Card giveaways as EmbassyRegionia returned safely to native control–maybe some impromptu karaoke too.
There is a lot to be proud of from the last week and a lot to be grateful for from one another. In the spirit of those things, recognition of each organization present has been collected alongside some of people's favorite moments from the last few days:
[LDF] Amaan Land — 04/05/2022 I’m convinced half of America isn’t real, like who names a place Massachusetts Lord of Trash — 04/05/2022 The natives?
[TGW] Luca — 04/05/2022 @Liberator Ten Minute Warning. We are awake and right about to make that everyone's problem
[TGW] Tim — 04/08/2022 welcome to Nationstates Trench Warfare DLC
[TGW] Ian Fleming — 04/06/2022 Tell them we have S1 legs [TGW] Luca — 04/06/2022 Tell them our legs are great :dancer:
[TGW] Nakari — 04/07/2022 hey hey hey! while you been getting down and out about the griefers and the dirty dirty raids of the world you coulda been writing '.here' to this. sick. lib.
[TGW] Luca — 04/08/2022 Tim and Maddie sad cowboy hours Chacapoya — 04/08/2022 They always say yee-haw, but never ask haw-yee?
Each flag is a clickable spoiler of turnouts provided by each military if they wished to provide them. Turnouts are alphabetical unless commanders specified a clear ranked order.
Special Agent South Asians Operative Aeoooya Operative Atharva Cadet Sparsdan Cadet Nathan Task Force Agent SharkPuppy Task Force Agent Tigerania Civilian Fuji The X-2
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN): 1
Admiral Saitama
Krasnaya (KRAS): 3
[KRAS] Cererians [KRAS] Free to Live [KRAS] H Douglas
The Labyrinth (LAB): 3
Portugal Is Great (Conexia) A Memer (Reflex) Merni
The League Defense Force (LDF): 25
Consul Quebecshire General New Makasta Sergeant Iandrul Sergeant Paleocacher Sergeant Zjaum Corporal Ajakanistan Corporal Christian Lindner Corporal The Castle of Dark Illusions Corporal Zloveshchiy Private Amaan Land Private Ikania Private Preskovia Private The Switz Reservist Karimun Jawa Reservist Komsomolotis Reservist Spode Humbled Minions Reservist Utrilia Conscript Calamari Conscript Cerisium Conscript Icaris Conscript Jxia Conscript Pasadamia Conscript Recycland Conscript Reykanes Conscript Super Top
The Mystical Alliance (TMA): 1
Wolflandil
The North Pacific Army (NPA)
The Order of the Grey Wardens (TGW): 40
First Warden Grea Kriopia High Constable Sir Merlin Chamberlain Tim Commander Altmoras Commander Benevolent Thomas Commander Haku Commander Luca Commander Roavin Commander Vincent Drake Constable Matthew Constable Nakari Lieutenant Alfonzo Lieutenant Moon Lieutenant Pyrohy Lieutenant Quebecshire Warden Atlantica Warden Chartania Warden Cynder Warden Ducky Warden & Silverite Guardian Eshialand Warden Excalibur Warden Frenchy Warden Ian Fleming Warden Ike Warden ImperiumArbiter Warden Izon Warden Malairium Warden Merni Warden Peter Renwalt Warden Rom Warden Sad-States Warden Sulenia Warden The Creator Warden Whatermelons Guardian Officer Jevron Guardian johannes trainhouses Guardian Sandwichs Seeker Matesito02 Seeker Runalacha Seeker TheGrinchStoleMyKids Seeker Yayuh
Palatine (PAL): 1
Haganham
The Region That Has No Big Banks (BANK): 1
Vlaskal
The Rejected Realms Army (RRA): 13
High Commander Frattastan Commander Guy Commander Karputsk Sergeant Minskiev Sergeant Neop Sergeant Salem Corporal Kyorgia Corporal The Grim Reaper Specialist The Church of Satan Lancer Falconias Trooper Bowshot Scout Altasund Scout DolphinRepublic
Sonindia (SAAF): 2
Forged in Fire KozLegend
South Pacific Special Forces (SPSF): 23
Minister Pronoun General HumanSanity General Roavin Commander Moon Commander USoVietnam Soldier Atlantica Soldier Not an austrian Soldier Venatrix Soldier Purple Hyacinth Trainee Eshialand Trainee KILLER Trainee Canadian Dominion Trainee East Nagaland Trainee Murelia Trainee perrysmarts Trainee Somurias Trainee NicholasL Trainee United Metal Empire Trainee Conexia Tidal Force Member Milkyway Republic Volunteer Effok Volunteer Philly Macaroni Volunteer So Pep Volunteer UValor
Spiritus Defense Force (SDF): 2
Minister of Defense Tim General Rogamark
Ten Thousand Islands Treaty Organization (TITO): 31
Thaempiral Army (THA)
Union of Democratic States Armed Forces (UDSAF): 3
MoD Moe Maj Zukchevia Col Glaciosia
Valhalla (VAL): 1
Vrolandia
Warzone Europe (EDF): 2
[EDF] John Laurens [EDF] Krovx
Warzone Sandbox (WZSB): 2
[WZSB] Gecko [WZSB]One Small Island
Mercs: 11
Chacapoya chro doge Dych Erica Giraffeton Kurnugia Lord of Trash Lunaflower Westinor Witchcraft and Scorcery
Ok…my black market’s at 3%, making it notable, which really annoys me. I got reclassified as an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy, which is what I was trying to get out of ever since I was founded. Youth Rebelliousness is a problem even though our police is good…