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The Most Prudent Republic of Gonâve is one of the many constituent republics of the United League and Covenant of the Americas. It is one of the republics ran by a minority elite, namely the White Gonâveans [primarily made out of French and Anglo-Latin populace], over a primarily Taino populace. It is a noted free state, with slavery being abolished in the 1960s in a move that deeply disgruntled the French of Saint-Domingue.

Now as the Imperium fractures, Gonâve is the most vulnerable of the republics of the League, as all of the insurgent forces in Saint-Domingue [all calling themselves Haiti] seeks designs on Gonâve as 'rightful Haitian land'.

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Doyens of the Most Prudent Republic of Gonâve (1899-????)
Tegíd Mogesté (Non-partisan) 1899-1904
Rínel Píe (Non-partisan) 1904-1909
Alfred Miles (Charterian) 1909-1914
Loélin Hettím (Republican) 1914-1919
Míney Drostan (Republican) 1919-1920*
Franklin Kennedy (Republican) 1920-1924
Colo Píe (Anti-Reelectionist Republican) 1924-1929
Éuel Lanwelí (True Republican) 1929-1934
Jacob Skill Ironwrit (Opposition) 1934-1939
Henry Brookes (Opposition) 1939-1941*
Alexander Hold (Opposition) 1941-1944
Belén Brú (United Independent Republican) 1944-1947*
Richard Wyatt Whittaker (United Independent Republican) 1947-1949
Elan Peredur (True Republican) 1949-1954
Henri de Courtenay (True Republican) 1954-1959
Léri Pol Guétré (True Republican) 1959-1964
Alexandre Williams (Cavalier) 1964-1969
Mehémien Melín (True Republican) 1969-1974
Nicholas Backhouse (Cavalier) 1974-1979
James Elias (True Republican) 1979-1984
Jean-Paul Sauvage (True Republican) 1984-1989
Ímerí Drésteni (True Republican) 1989-1994
George Bloor (True Republican) 1994-1999
Édouard Macron (True Republican) 1999-2004
Ole Guí Liget (True Republican) 2004-2009
David Hanks (True Republican) 2009-2014
Jaime de Rochefoucauld (True Republican) 2014-2019
Rouén Tergé (True Republican) 2019-20??

 

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Abraham Lincoln (Republican, then National Union/Republican, from Illinois) 1861-1865^
1860: def. John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democratic), John Bell (Constitutional Union), Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democratic)
1864: def. George B. McClellan (Democratic)
Andrew Johnson (National Union/Democratic, from Tennessee) 1865-1873
1868: def. William H. Seward (Republican), Francis P. Blair Jr. (Conservative)
David Davis (Constitutionalist/Republican, from Illinois) 1873-1877
1872: def. Benjamin Butler (National Union/Democratic)
Hannibal Hamlin (National Union/Democratic, from Maine) 1877-1881
1876: def. Andrew Gregg Curtin (Republican), Charles J. Jenkins (Conservative)
Edgar Cowan (Republican, from Ohio) 1881-1883^
1880: def. Hannibal Hamlin (National Union/Democratic), Custis Lee (Conservative)
William A. Wheeler (Republican, from New York) 1883-1885
George W. McCrary (Republican, from Iowa) 1885-1890^
1884: def. J. Donald Cameron (National Union/Democratic), George D. Tillman (Conservative)
1888: def. John B. Sanborn (National Union/Democratic), [favourite sons] (Conservative)
John Davis Long (Republican, from Massachusetts) 1890-1893
Charles Macune (National Union/Democratic, from Texas) 1893-1895$
1892: def. John Davis Long (Republican), Ben Tillman (Conservative), Jo Labadie (Farmer-Labor)
Edward Bellamy (National Union/Democratic, from Massachusetts) 1895-1901
1896: def. Walter P. Brownlow (Constitutionalist/Republican)
Wendell Holmes (Constitutionalist/Republican, from Massachusetts) 1901-1908*
1900: def. Charles A. Towne (National Union/Democratic)
1904: def. Eugene V. Debs (National Union/Democratic), Julius A. Wayland (Farmer-Labor)
Cole L. Blease (Constitutionalist/Conservative, from South Carolina) 1908-????
Sylvester Baxter (National Union/Democratic, from Massachusetts) 1909-1913
1908: def. Cole L. Blease (Conservative), Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican)
Theodore Roosevelt (Constitutionalist/Republican, from New York) 1913-????
1912: def. Sylvester Baxter (National Union/Democratic)

Might add eventually more idk

 

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Name: Seloda Alcestia Yúni Corbark Acio-Siadro Tuí Réddé (born Breixa Lefoy Mualegrea, goes by Sel Case)
Species: Chalactan (Near-Human)
Gender: Female
Year of Birth (Age): '958 CRC / 1 BFE (19 years old)
Home System: Chalacta (birth) / Nouane, Alsakan and Mikkia (adoptive) / Coruscant (residence)
Political Affiliation: Amidalist, with Reformist sympathies
Force Sensitive: Yes
Relationship and Family Status:
- Father: Specton Mualegrea (deceased)
- Mothers: Zuji'af Sumijah, Auphi Acio-Siadro, Kaaké Lóóv and Linmela Corbark (third and fourth deceased)
- Sister: Thei Case (twin)
- "Relatives": Padmé Amidala (aunt), Anakin Skywalker (uncle), Luke and Leia Amidala-Skywalker (cousins), etcetera.
- Family Status: Imperial
Personality: Slightly introverted with a (manageable) anxiety problem, can hold herself well in a debate and knows how to defend herself competently in a lightsaber fight, but is more at home being a bureaucrat. Extremely familiar with Force bullshit, has a mental link with her sister.

List of Positions Held:
- Force Academy Student (9-16 AFE)
- Fellow in the Imperial Corps (16 AFE)
- Journeyman in the Imperial Corps (16-18 AFE)
- Prior in the Imperial Corps (18 AFE-present)

Bio: TBD

Spoiler: Issues (Select from the available options)

The Empress:
Close: I know the Empress well. She might not be perfect, but she's a brilliant woman and I cannot imagine anyone else in charge. Only take this stance if your character has a personal connection to the Empress.

The Great Purge:
Supportive: Tarkin's band of racist thugs had to go, and who realised how deep the rot ran? It was a worthy cause, and perhaps the work isn't yet done.

Structure of Government:
Authoritarian Democrat: Ultimately, the people need some kind of voice, as a release valve of pressure if nothing else, but naturally we cannot trust their opinions. The Grand Vizier should be an elected figure, indirectly through a liberalised Senate, but their influence must be tempered by the Empress and other apolitical forces. Balance is key.

Economics:
Dirigiste: It is clear that tripartism is beginning to strangle economic growth. The state should be given more power to direct and plan the economy, so that we can truly invest in the future, unions and businesses be damned.

Xenophobia and Social Views:
Genuine Xenophilie: The galaxy is huge, diverse and multicultural. It is our duty as those in charge of it to protect and encourage that diversity. No one species is naturally better than another after all.

Imperial Succession:
Legitimist: Well, the Empire was founded on the ruler being chosen by the Senate and the people. Whichever one of them is supported, and thus has legitimacy, should be the Heir.

The Imperial Order and The Force:
Force Sensitive: The Force is what gives me my power, of course I champion it! Even if it is slightly strange, the Empress' interest is a good thing, because it means she understands our power. [Force Sensitive Only]

Dealing with the Rebellion:
Bread and Circuses: The Rebellion is not a war, but a symptom of the Empire having its focuses in the wrong place. If we are to beat them, then we must appeal to hearts and minds. Focus the economy on unprecedented development and social welfare programmes, and show the people that only the Empire can provide. The Rebels will dry up after that.

 

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION


Jan-Erik Enestam
Name: Harry Jack Wilde
1993 Electorate:
Electorate: List
Race: White Pakeha [some distant Maori ancestry]
Gender: Male
Political Party: ACT New Zealand
List of Occupations: Political Activist, University Professor
Date of Birth: 13 April 1942 [54 y/o]
Bio: To be done tomorrow

Spoiler: Stances

Abortion
Far-left: Complete bodily autonomy for pregnant people. Abortion up to, and including birth should be permitted.

Agriculture:
Left: Restore all subsidies for worker and small business agriculture

Asset Sales:
Far-right: it's a FIRE SALE.

Banking System - first is personal preference, second is what he says for political purposes
Far-left: We need to completely abolish the current system of financial capital and reform it to a people-centered system.
Right: The state should have a minimal role in the banking system

Crime - first is personal preference, second is what he says for political purposes
Far-left: The idea of crime is a colonial capitalist myth. Abolish capitalism and abolish the police.
Center-left: Invest in more police and rehabilitation, with a slight emphasis on rehabilitation.

Education - His *real* view is "Education should be controlled by communities, not the state or capitalists"
Left: ALL education should be free, but keep private education without subsidies.

Healthcare:
Center-left: Abolish the crown health enterprises, and move to the District Health Board system.

Unemployment - ahahahaha [more seriously, he probably mouths something like Centre-Right if asked in public]
Far-left: Abolish capitalism = abolish unemployment.
Far-right: Unemployment is the consequence of government involvement. Abolish all labour laws and government regulation to encourage work.

Immigration - first is personal preference, second is what he says for political purposes
Far-left: Completely open borders and abolish the idea that anyone can be illegal.
Center: A balanced approach is needed - immigration reform, and better border controls.

The Waitangi Tribunal Settlement Process:
Center-left: We need to ensure a balanced approach is taken to recognizing historical grievances. There should be a generous limit to the settlement process.

Nuclear Policy:
Center: Lange did nothing wrong. Kiwis are proud of our anti-nuclear stance and rightly so.

Labor Unions - first is personal preference, second is what he says for political purposes
Far-left: We must ensure worker control of the economy - Unions should form the basis for our governance.
Center: Unions should be balanced with worker needs and business concerns. They aren't necessarily representative.

Economic Reforms - second is personal preference, first is what he says for political purposes
Right: Full steam ahead! We need to finish the job and ensure a completely rational and efficient New Zealand.
Far-right: Abolish government to unleash a wave of innovation

LBGTI+ Issues - first is personal preference, second is what he says for political purposes
Far-left: Support LGBTI communities - including gender confirmation surgery as needed, criminalize anti LGBTI+ thought.
Left: Support LGBTI communities, push to legalize marriage.

The Environment:
Center-left: The environment should be protected.

Trade Policy:
Right: Free trade is unconditionally good! Every country a free trade agreement.

Drugs:
Far-left: All drugs to be legal.
Far-right: All drugs should be legal.

Foreign Policy Orientation:
Isolationist: NZ needs to retreat from the world and focus on our problems.

 

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Maria Prusova (Мария Прусакова)
Name: Natalia Alexandrovna Tarkovskaya / Наталия Александровна Тарковская
Gender: Female
Date of Birth/Age: 14 August 1979 (29 years old)
Ethnicity: Russian
Religion: Atheist
Home Federal Subject: St. Petersburg
Party Affiliation: People's Solidarity Coalition "Roza" / Union of the Democratic Left

Spoiler: List of Previous Offices Held

Member of the St. Petersburg City Council (2002-2005)
Member of the Federal Duma (2005-present)

Spoiler: Biography

Natalia Tarkovskaya. One of the SDL’s ‘Bright Young Things’, being only 29 years old. A very quiet individual, with eyes perpetually flickering around the scene and a sharp mouth ready to throw barbs at anyone who displeases her. A hard worker when presented with tasks to do, she has been one of the people who the SDL whips has found indispensable, although she finds people, as individuals, very tiresome.

When giving a speech, as she is often reluctant to do, she digs deep in herself and at times loses herself to her own speech. It’s a form of controlled wildness, where this woman who normally holds her emotions to herself lets it all out in a very unique way. When she gets passionate about something, you’ll be dragged along for the ride. There’s people who currently have very strong views about the colour of Piter buses due to one of her speeches veering into that subject.

She doesn’t often have people close to her. Even her two sisters – Alexandra and Yekaterina – doesn’t quite understand her, but perhaps that’s more because they’re a decade older than her and she was her parents’ unexpected third daughter when they were approaching middle age. Still, Sasha and Katya tries sometimes to be good sisters to their incomprehensible sibling.

When she sits at her desk late at night after a long day, she just closes her eyes and shuts out everything in the world. In those stolen moments, she enjoys that rarest of things – peace.

Spoiler: Stances

Government Spending (Russia finds itself at a crossroads, as increased privatization and the need for pension reform has brought into question just how expansive the Russian state should be, and how to pay for it.)
A Leftist believes in a state with both high spending and high taxation, inspired by the Nordic model, and with a focus on taxing the wealthy.

Democracy (Russian democracy has been frequently turbulent, with street action common and only one Parliament not being pushed into a snap election. How does your character view Russian democracy?)
A Democrat is someone who believes in the value of liberal democracy. They believe that the popular will must be respected, but also tempered by respect for human rights and freedoms.

Balance of Powers (While the constitution envisioned a parliamentary republic, inaugural President Scriabin significantly strengthened both the power and prestige of the office, and at the moment Russia operates under a de facto semi-presidential system.)
A Parliamentarian supports the legislature and believes that more power should be given to them and the Prime Minister, including greater control over the security apparatus and foreign policy.

Gun Control (Russia’s americophilic youth continue to agitate for more liberal gun laws.)
A Liberal views gun rights as a convenient way of pandering to the youth vote, and backs some form of legal liberalization, although they usually stop short of supporting an outright amendment.

Incarceration
A Pragmatist is fine with prison sentences, but acknowledges that the current mass incarceration system is not sustainable and that alternatives must be found.

Homosexuality
A Reformist is opposed to homosexuality, but believes that a consistent human rights policy includes greater freedoms for the LGBT community, mainly related to self-expression and the discussion of their experiences. May support civil unions.

Foreign Policy
A Nationalist loves Russia, and believes it’s a country worthy of power and deference. However, they also view isolation as a negative and work to foster bilateral alliances with other countries, particularly India.

Corruption and the Oligarchs (The oligarchs continue growing in power and influence, despite the vast array of state organs arrayed against them.)
Someone who is Anti-Corruption supports the anti-corruption crackdown as it currently stands, but views further expansion as unnecessary zealotry, and may support pairing back some of the paramilitary elements of the anti-corruption campaign.

 

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Winona Ryder
Name: Natalia Alexandrovna Tarkovskaya / Наталия Александровна Тарковская
Gender: Female
Date of Birth/Age: 14 August 1979 (54 years old)
Ethnicity: Russian
Religion: Atheist
Home Federal Subject: St. Petersburg
Party Affiliation: People's Solidarity Coalition "Roza" / Union of the Democratic Left

List of Previous Offices Held:
Member of the St. Petersburg City Council (2002-2005)
Member of the Federal Duma (2005-2010, 2018-present)
Chief Whip of the Union of the Democratic Left (2027-present)

Biography: Everyone who is familiar with Russian politics knows of Natalia Tarkovskaya. The autistic lesbian heir to Antonina Melnik’s reformist legacy, she is in many ways the glue keeping the SDL together. Not by gladhanding, that was Lukyanova’s job and that has been more or less taken up by others. But by ensuring that every internal process was greased up, that every Duma member was sufficiently briefed, that any leaks were traced back to their source and dealt with, you name it, she has dealt with it. Her constituency has always been preferred for funding (turns out she has quite a few contacts in Rodina…), and even as it turned from a working-class neighbourhood to a firmly middle-class one, they still faithfully vote SDL. Well, apart from that moment in the 2010s, but after a second try, she got back in.

Does she have a legacy of her own? Well into her 50s, this is a natural question to ask. Lukyanova firmly led the SDL until her death, and Tarkovskaya was her faithful functionary while pushing back against lingering Old Guard resistance. She is Melnik’s heir and one of the seniormost figures in SDL. But as her long-distance girlfriend Julia pointedly asks her, when will she step out of the shadows and assert her own legacy? When she does, Natalia just shuts down and the conversation has to move quickly away from that. But it does have to be said.

She lives an unconventional life, being in an apartment at her age, her partner lives far away in Brazil (her homeland), her sisters are still shockingly influential in the corporate world (even in the 2030s, those families who grew rich in the 1990s are rich still) and her life is full of politics. As she scarfs down paninis for quick lunches before returning to her office, we have to admit one thing. This life of hers, strange as it is, works for her.

But change always comes. As Russia’s politics shift, will Tarkovskaya end up finally realising a legacy of her own? Or will this be all it is?

Spoiler: Issues

Government Spending
Leftist: Believes in a state with both high spending and high taxation, inspired by the Nordic model, and with a focus on taxing the wealthy.

Democracy (How does your character view Russian democracy?)

Democrat: Is someone who believes in the value of liberal democracy. They believe that the popular will must be respected, but also tempered by respect for human rights and freedoms.

Balance of Powers (While the constitution envisioned a parliamentary republic, inaugural President Scriabin significantly strengthened both the power and prestige of the office, and at the moment Russia operates under a de facto semi-presidential system.)


A Parliamentarian supports the legislature and believes that more power should be given to them and the Prime Minister, including greater control over the security apparatus and foreign policy.

Artificial Intelligence (With the rise of AI disrupting many industries, including the automotive and office sectors, stances sharply divide on how to deal with this new norm of society.)

Regulatory Proponent: Views AI as a tool that can ultimately help society, but at this stage of development needs a firm guiding hand from the government to regulate its progress. (Varies on mileage depending on your stance.)

Corruption and Drug Use

A Pragmatist is fine with prison sentences, but acknowledges that the current system on corruption is already putting a burden on the nation. May support use of drugs in certain medical areas.

Homosexuality

A Reformist believes that a consistent human rights policy includes greater freedoms for the LGBT community, mainly related to self-expression and the discussion of their experiences.

Foreign Policy

Nationalist: Nationalists love Russia, and believes it’s a country worthy of power and deference. However, they also view isolation as a negative and work to foster bilateral alliances with other countries, particularly India.

 

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James Robert Mann
Name: Alfred Rikardsson Galbraith, 12th Earl of Strathclyde ('Alfie' to close friends, 'Herr Strathclyde' to everyone else)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Brytisk. Skots in particular.
Date of Birth: 13 April 1847 (56 years old)
Political Party: Progress (Alfred is a Lilid, like his entire family has been for centuries - apart from Cousin Lewis. We do not talk about Cousin Lewis.)
Profession: Aristocrat and Politician. Sometimes he donates to charities ran by his friends, but he's hardly a philanthropist. He doesn't understand business either.
Aims:
"Be Strathclyde unmannerly, when Yorvik is mad"
He reads of the Emergency Government, and takes off his reading glasses, sighing. He looks up in his room at the painting of a man in a tartan with a big bushy red beard. The eyes stare down at him. His hand shakes as he reaches for his glass of whisky. Even a hearty gulp doesn't soothe his turbulent heart. He mentally tries to make excuses on why Zelda's actions aren't Morcar's, but for every attempt, the realisation sinks - this is worse. Even Morcar argued to uphold liberty and the people's will. Zelda just seems to be seizing power through a sycophant.

The eyes stare down at him, baleful. Is he a true scion of the Red Earl, or is he a weakling who shies from the challenge? Closing his eyes, he sighs. He always upheld every one of his family's legacies. He was a family man, in every sense of the word. Would he rise to his family's duty to the nation?

Yes. He will. Even if it costs him everything.

He will seek to, as leader of the Progressive Party in the Lafordshus - and unofficial party leader since the last guy resigned abruptly - to mobilise a true Lilid challenge to this frankly unconstitutional Emergency Government. He may not have been a fan of the upstart Blair, but he was slain by one of the Styriande wasn't he, and the Emergency Government is very friendly to the Styriande are they not? Reaching out to his fellow Progressives of Laford and Folk chambers, and especially in wider society, he will push for them to refuse to recognise the Emergency Government.

"A Lilid for All Seasons"
He's not blind. He knows that while the Progressives do have their voter base, one admittedly much changed from the past, it's not enough to win power. It has not been enough for 20 years. Perhaps even more, when was the last majority government, huh? The 1860s? That's a half century ago! While some of his own sought to form an anti-socialist coalition in the past with the Orderites, he - surprisingly enough for someone as deeply conservative as he is, someone who deplored Lockrona and Blair's actions - rejected the idea. A Lilid and a Teague does not mix. They never have.

The Populists, he consoles himself, are not Socialist. Not really. They're a coalition of naive idealists and honest workers seeking a better wage. They're hardly synecists like the SWP. His reading those days has been about the early days of the Earl Lockrona, and of how he formed the Progressives in the first place. Perhaps the path to re-energise Lilidry comes from forming a new coalition of the popular interests once more. Sighing, he knows he hates every bit of this, but with the Caesarin seeking to subvert the constitution at a time when Lilidry is moribund, there's really no choice. He curses the names of Lockrona and Blair in his head, but he makes the phone call to the Populist leader.

He will seek to strengthen co-operation between the Populists and Progressives, forming a 'Unionist Pact' primarily between the two, with the Rustiks being brought in only if Oakes insists, and even then, Strathclyde will sigh in perpetual suffering. Nevertheless, the pact will be first to oppose the Emergency Government, but he does not disguise his ultimate wish for the pact to be a government-in-waiting, the cabinet Zelda will call upon once her government falls apart.

If the government falls apart, he will try his best to persuade the Caesarin that the potential Unionist government is not one violating her Vow.

Unique trait(s): Was known as a joker when he was at school, and this still shows up a good deal when he makes quips to cut through atmospheres he believes too serious. Regards his family's legacy as vital and makes sure to emphasise that his ancestor was an Executor. He was one of the people who lobbied for the Legitimist executors to be regarded as 'equally legitimate' with the Magnussine despite not controlling Bryten.
Background: TBD
Other Details: Here's a quip I came up with when I talked with Godwin. Feel free to incorporate it if you want.
"Well, we're very different men, Herr Oakes, that much is certain. I am of the upper ten thousand, you are of the masses. I am a Lilid upholding the constitution, you are one of the rabble seeking to change it. But there is one thing we can bond on. That we are both sons of men named Ricard!"
- The Earl of Strathclyde speaking with Jack Oakes.

 

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Spoiler: Code

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| 1/2/3 January || [[New Year's Day]] || Marks the start of the [[I|Solar New Year]]. It falls on 1 January unless this is a Saturday or Sunday. 1 January was not a statutory holiday before 1969. In cases of ambiguity on which New Year holiday one refers to, it is customary to refer to this as "Solar New Year's Day", which is the preferred term in British [[i|calendars]]. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 6/7/8 January || [[i|Epiphany]] || Christian day commemorating the [[i|Adoration of the Magi]]. Made a bank holiday in Ireland in 1954. If 6 January is on the weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 25 January || [[Burns Night]] || Day to commemorate the life and works of the Scottish poet [[i|Robert Burns]]. Made a bank holiday in 1996 on the 200th anniversary of his death in 1796. It is only observed as a bank holiday when it is a weekday. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{ya}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 1/2/3 February || [[St. Brigid's Day]] || [[i|Feast]] of [[i|St. Brigid]]. Also known as the Gaelic pagan festival of [[i|Imbolc]]. Made a bank holiday in 2021. The bank holiday falls on the next Monday if 1 February is on the weekend.||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 9/10 February || [[i|St. Paul's Shipwreck Day]] || Commemorates the day when [[i|St. Paul]] is said to have been shipwrecked on Malta. It was declared the [[i|National Day]] of Malta in 1991. If the day falls on a weekend, the bank holiday is the nearest weekday. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}<br><small>([[i|Malta]])</small>
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| 12 February<br>(2024) || [[Lunar New Year]] || Marks the start of the [[I|Lunar New Year]]. The bank holiday falls on the subsequent first Monday if the first new moon is on a weekend. It was made a UK-wide bank holiday in 1989, extending an existing Hong Kong bank holiday to the wider United Kingdom. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 1/2/3 March || [[i|St. David's Day]] || Feast of [[i|St. David]], [[i|patron saint]] of Wales, and is seen as the National Day of Wales. It was declared a bank holiday in 1975 after lobbying from Welsh MPs. The bank holiday falls on the next Monday if 1 March is on the weekend. ||{{na}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 17/18/19 March || [[Saint Patrick's Day|St. Patrick's Day]] || Feast of [[i|St. Patrick]], patron saint of Ireland, and is seen as the National Day of Ireland. It has been a bank holiday since the [[i|Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act]] in 1902. The bank holiday is the next Monday if 17 March falls on a weekend. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 29 March<br>(2024)|| [[Good Friday]] || Day to commemorate the [[i|crucifixion]] of [[i|Jesus Christ]]. It is a variable date calculated by a process known as ''[[i|computus]]''. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 1 April<br>(2024)|| [[Easter Monday]] || The day after [[i|Easter Sunday]], which commemorates the [[i|resurrection]] of Jesus Christ. A bank holiday since 1874. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 4 April<br>(2024)|| [[i|Tomb Sweeping Day]]<br><small>''Ching Ming Festival''</small> || A [[i|traditional Chinese festival]] to pay respect to one's ancestors. A bank holiday in Hong Kong since 1957. If the day falls on the weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{ya}} ||{{na}}
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| 8 to 12 April<br>(2024) || [[i|Empire Week]] ||Originally celebrated on the [[i|King's Birthday]] as Empire Day due to the successful lobbying of the [[i|Earl of Meath]]. [[i|War Weapons Week]], held the second week of April, was a wartime occasion to encourage buying [[i|war bonds]] and after the war it was repurposed into Empire Week as a "patriotic commemoration".||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 23/24/25 April || [[i|St. George's Day]] ||Feast of [[i|St. George]], patron saint of England, and is seen as the National Day of England. It has been a bank holiday since 1975. The bank holiday is the next Monday in the event that 23 April falls on a weekend.||{{ya}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 1/2/3 May || [[May Day]] || Festival marking the beginning of summer. Associated with flowers and other flora. Declared an official bank holiday in 1981. Recently linked with celebration of [[i|queer]] identities due to shared [[i|floral symbolism]]. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 9 May<br>(2024) || [[i|Ascension Thursday]] || Christian holiday commemorating Jesus Christ's bodily [[i|ascension into Heaven]]. Made a bank holiday in Ireland in 1954.||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 20 May<br>(2024) || [[i|Whit Monday]] || Day after [[i|Pentecost]] which commemorates the descent of the [[i|Holy Spirit]] to meet the [[i|Virgin Mary]] and the [[I|Apostles]] in [[i|Jerusalem]]. A bank holiday since 1874. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 6 June || [[i|Remembrance Day]] || Day commemorating the end of the [[i|Great Continental War]] in 1938 and in remembrance of all who died as a result of war. Made a bank holiday in 1942 for if it falls on a weekday. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 10 June<br>(2024)|| [[i|Dragon Boat Festival]] || A [[i|traditional Chinese festival]] primarily celebrated by consumption of [[i|tsung]] (sticky rice dumplings) and holding [[i|dragon boat races]]. Made a bank holiday in Hong Kong in 1957. If the day itself falls on the weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{ya}} ||{{na}}
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| 1/2/3 July || [[i|Workers' Day]] || Commemorates the failed [[i|industrial strike of 1886]] (known as the "Match Days"), which is remembered as a lead up to the [[i|Splendid Revolution]]. Made a bank holiday in 1967 after two previous attempts in 1916 and 1943. If 2 July falls on the weekend, the nearest weekday is the bank holiday. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 7/8/9 July || [[i|Splendid Day]] || Commemorates the [[i|Splendid Revolution]] on the day the [[i|Representation of the People Act]] was given royal assent by Queen [[i|Victoria]]. Made a bank holiday in 1914. If 7 July falls on the weekend, the next Monday is the bank holiday. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 1/2/3 August || [[i|Lammas]] || First of two [[i|harvest festivals]], it is a Christian festival to celebrate the [[i|First Fruits]] of the harvest. Made a bank holiday in 1967. The following Monday is a bank holiday if 1 August is on the weekend. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 20/21/22 August || [[i|St. Bernard's Day]] || Feast of [[i|St. Bernard]], patron saint of Gibraltar, and is seen as the National Day of Gibraltar since a proclamation in 1991 that also established it as a bank holiday. The bank holiday is the next Monday in the event 20 August falls on a weekend. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}<br><small>([[i|Gibraltar]])</small>
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| 14/15/16 September || [[i|Minorca Day]] || Commemorates the first landing of the [[i|British forces]] in Minorca in 1814 during the [[i|War of the Spanish Succession]] that led to the island being ceded to Britain by the [[i|Treaty of Utrecht]]. Official National Day of Minorca and a bank holiday since 1991. The bank holiday is the next Monday if 14 September falls on a weekend.||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}<br><small>([[i|Minorca]])</small>
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| 17 September<br>(2024) || [[i|Harvest Moon Festival]]<br><small>''Mid-Autumn Festival''</small> || Second of two [[i|harvest festivals]], it is a commemoration of the end of the autumn harvest. Made a bank holiday in 1989, fusing informal local British harvest festivals with the Chinese [[i|Mid-Autumn Festival]]. The bank holiday is the next Monday in the event the autumn equinox falls on a weekend. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 10/11/12 October || [[i|Hong Kong National Day]] || Commemorates the day of establishment of Hong Kong's [[i|House of Assembly]] (now the sole chamber of the [[i|Hong Kong Parliament]]) in 1952. Made a National Day in 1987 on [[i|Hong Kong entering Union]]. The bank holiday is the next Monday if 10 October falls on a weekend. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{ya}} ||{{na}}
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| 16/17/18 October || [[i|Gambia National Day]] || National Day of the Gambia, commemorating its founding in 1816. Declared a bank holiday in 1991. The bank holiday falls on the nearest weekday in case 17 October falls on a weekend.||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}<br><small>([[i|Gambia]])</small>
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| 29/30/31 October || [[i|Halloween]] ||Liturgical day for remembering the dead, currently a holiday associated with macabre and supernatural themes. Made a bank holiday in 2011 in Great Britain and Hong Kong, and 2018 in Ireland. If 31 October is on the weekend, the previous Friday is a bank holiday.||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{na}}
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| 1/2/3 November || [[i|All Saints' Day]] ||Christian day honouring all saints. It was declared a bank holiday in Ireland in 1954. If 1 November is on the weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday.||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 30 November/<br>1/2 December || [[i|St. Andrew's Day]]</small> || Feast of [[i|St. Andrew]], patron saint of Scotland and Cyprus. Observed as Scotland's National Day for centuries and Cyprus' National Day since 1991. Made a bank holiday in Scotland in 1975 and in Cyprus in 1991. The official bank holiday is the next Monday in the event 30 November falls on a weekend. ||{{na}} ||{{na}}||{{ya}} ||{{na}}||{{na}} ||{{ya}}<br><small>([[i|Cyprus]])</small>
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| 24 December || [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]] || The day before [[i|Christmas Day]]. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 25 December || [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] || The day on the Christian calendar celebrating the [[i|birth of Jesus Christ]]. It is observed as a day of gifting and coming together.||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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| 26 December|| [[Boxing Day]]<br><small>''Wren Day''</small> || The day after Christmas. Officially called [[i|Wren Day]] in Ireland. Made a bank holiday in 1974 in Ireland and 1990 in Great Britain.||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 27 December /None|| Not named || Only in a year in which 25 December is either on a Saturday or Sunday. This adds an extra holiday when 25 December falls on a Sunday.||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 28 December /None || Not named || This is an extra holiday added when either 25 or 26 December falls on a Saturday.||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{na}} ||{{na}}
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| 31 December || [[Christmas|New Year's Eve]] || The day before Solar New Year. Only a bank holiday if 31 December is a weekday. ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}
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! scope="col" colspan="3"| Total holidays (in 2024) !! scope="col" | 22 !! scope="col" | 22 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 25 !! scope="col" | 21 !! scope="col" | 18
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Elizabeth Debicki
Name: June Astrid Lunette von Rentelen-Williams
Date of Birth/Age: 14 May 2015 (37 years old)
Home State: Washington
Political Affiliation: Democratic (Socialist)
Previous Offices Held: TBD

Biography: TBD

Stances on the Issues: (please spoiler)

Economy: (Key aspects of the energy sector and infrastructure have been nationalized, while the NHS ensures Americans live longer lives. Despite this, concerns about inflation and overtaxation have been raised, leading to a significant movement to "cut the fat" through spending cuts or privatization.)

"There is no point to privatisation. It is but a folly dreamt up by capitalists who seek to create economic infighting. Nay, says I."

Foreign Policy: (While a powerful nation, America is no longer the top dog, having given way to a multipolar world order. Fischer has sought to revive Washington's influence with her Pan-American alliances and purchase of the Falklands, though many are torn on whether America should restore its influence or continue looking inward.)

"America should seek to be the leader of the world once more. By leader I don't mean dominate, but lead it should nevertheless."

Immigration: (Immigration reform has been a chief policy of the Amin administration, with plans for 100 million new Americans by the turn of the century. While many celebrated this turn away from the past policies, nativist sentiments remain alive and well with continuing refugee crises driven by climate change.)

"Immigration is a positive for the United States. We do not wish to embrace reactionary ideas that keep us back, do we?"

Amin's Legacy: (While beloved by most Americans as one of the most transformative Presidents of the century, Amin's heavyhanded prosecution of political opponents has led some to reassess her legacy. Regardless, both parties have established themselves as her heir, making mainstream criticism rather difficult.)

"She saw the world as it was, and moved to change it. That we should admire, and hope our future leaders are as bold as she was."

Religion: (Climate change, economic hardship, and government lobbying have led to the growth of new religious movements, some of them more esoteric and violent than others. This has led people on all sides of the political spectrum to embrace this "Fifth Great Awakening" in many different ways.)

"Religion is..." *has flashback to her parents' esoteric Aryanism* "something that people have. I'm not an atheist. That is all."

Artificial Intelligence: (The Amin administration saw the creation of the LIBERTY software to assist in public policy, economic planning, and judicial oversight. While many believe that AI should be further regulated in some aspects, most policymakers are charmed by LIBERTY's witty and likable personality.)

"Why should we deny ourselves a tool that we can craft a better tomorrow with?"

Space Colonization: (In the future, a vast network of settlements dot the stars while plans to terraform Mars are well underway. While most endorse space colonization, there are very real concerns about the expenses of such efforts and the flight of wealthy educated Americans to space causing a "second white flight" back home.)

"Carpe diem. Space is there, for our species to expand into. It is our future."

 

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oh no, I'm back on my bullshit

 

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Creation by Jhorlihearts

Name: Aurelia von Verdin (nickname: Aura)
Gender: Female
Age: 18
House: Black Eagles

Crest: Crestless
Proficiencies: Reason and Faith
Stats:
- Knowledge: 1
- Skill: 1
- Expertise: 3
- Subterfuge: 3
- Charisma: 6

Biography: tbd
Views:
The Crest System: Critical
A Critical character believes that Crests have too much influence on society. Perhaps they believe that society should look past one's birth status and consider their merits, or that Crests cause unnecessary conflict - whatever the case, the Crests are to blame.

The Church of Seiros: Tolerant
A Tolerant character is a member of the Church of Seiros, but isn't particularly religious and it does not consume much attention during their life. They aren't concerned about nonbelievers and those of other religions, and they may or may not follow the tenets of the faith.

The Three Nations: Loyalist
A Loyalist is, as the name implies, loyal to their nation of birth. They may have reservations about their nation's certain actions and practices, but when the time comes, they would not hesitate to raise their sword in their ruler's name.

Beyond Fódlan: Prejudiced, lean Accepting
A Prejudiced character doesn't necessarily have harsh feelings towards foreigners, but learned prejudices about them during their upbringing and believes them. They know that Almyrans are all brutish and violent, that Duscurians are hostile and vengeful, and that the southern islanders only care about stealing your money, and will see foreigners they meet in the Monastery through the same lens.
An Accepting character doesn't treat foreigners with suspicion and is willing to accept them in friend circles and as battle comrades alike. They may simply be a good-hearted person who believes anyone has capacity to be good, or they could be actively fighting back xenophobia in Fódlan, but either way, they go against the grain.

First Kill Quote: "One wins or one loses. There is no in-between."

 

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What if John Diefenbaker returned to power after a far more acrimonious Flag Debate led him to reveal that Pearson was named as a communist in the McCarthy hearings and bit deep into growing corruption scandals, and Pearson had no time to implement a new flag before being defeated.

Then Diefenbaker had to commit to a new flag nevertheless because he pledged to 'acknowledge both founding nations' on the flag, as he and the anti-Maple Leaf Flag people did so in OTL, in an attempt to make their cause sound less Anglocentric?

Well...

 

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Mary Bloxham, Margaret Coleman and Georgina Leech
Name: Avrora Antonivna Chayka / Iolanta Antonivna Chayka / Olena Antonivna Chayka
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Half-Russian, half-Ukrainian
Religion: At this point, atheist [much to their mother's irritation]
Faction: "Pro-Moscow". Likely will end up Menshevik at this point, they're far more politicised than their father ever was.
List of Occupations and Offices Held: Avrora was her father's secretary and the three know names, but that's it.
Personality:
- Avrora: Quiet, often too quiet, looking around for information all the time. Deeply embittered by her father's death.
- Iolanta: The one who gladhands and understands, at a certain level, people. Deeply shocked by her father's death.
- Olena: The imaginative one who comes up with the madcap plans. Deeply affected by her father's death.
Other Pertinent Information: Their mother, Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Sokolov, is also in Moscow. She has started drinking heavily.
Biography: Tragedy has always followed Avrora, Iolanta and Olena. From their uncles' madness to their father's deeply-repressed trauma and then sudden death and then their mother's deep alcoholism. The sisters Chayka have always been of far more hardy stock than other girls would have been, and upon being told by their scouting bodyguard Fyodor of their father's death, Avrora looked up at him with those cold, icy eyes and told him to leave. She had to console Olena, but then start making plans. Plans to continue their father's legacy.

They are very much ready for what comes next.

Skills:
Charisma - 3
Organizing - 3
Generalship - 0
Subterfuge - 4

Spoiler: Stances

The Civil War -
2, All power to the Soviet!: The duplicity of the Gannibal regime has been shown with his attempted massacre in Petrograd! Rally to the Soviet's defense and fight back the Gannibal reaction! The revolution of February will never be forgotten! Let's do milquetoast reform!

National Self-Determination -
2, Free Autonomism: Each group of people have a right to govern themselves, although not necessarily by themselves. Why not total independence you ask? Well, it would make me cry.

Land Reform -
1, Land Socialization: Make everyone set up communal farms and they can run it and all that fun stuff. Land back to the people and all that. What do you mean you can't democratically force everyone onto collectivized farms? Just shut up, we've been trying to do this for like 4 decades at this point. Just let us Nardoniks win once.

The War & The Peace -
N/A

Republic vs. Monarchy -
1, Soviet Republic: The Soviets that have sprung up following the February Revolution will be the method of government! This is either to be an 'informal government of association,' a federation of 'free soviets,' or something else entirely. You're either very serious about this or intend to control the Soviets 'for the sake of the revolution' later on a la Comrade Lenin.