Volume 1, Issue 2

Anmutstadt, Lochhatonia - Natopia has been in the doldrums as of late. A sharp decline in activity since the summer months has all but choked Natopia's forums to a grinding halt. A new constitution granting greater powers has not brought the rush of activity the Grand Chancellor has hoped for. Only two Regions activily ratified their own Constitutions, Tasneemia and Ziegeland. A brief moment of excitement occured when Ziegeland's Baron, the Grand Chancellor, decreed Lochhatonia to be under the authority of Ziegeland. The Baron thus decreed Lochhatonia's constitution into law and subsequently returned Lochhatonia to native rule. The Regional Chancellor of Lochhatonia, who was made into the Archdeaconess of Lochhatonia, did not even realize her Region had been taken over and returned with a new government. Nor, it seemed, did she care. Lochhatonia continued to do nothing.

Sensing that Lochhatonia, the oldest Region of Natopia, would be doomed to a slow death, the Baron of Ziegeland proposed a union of his Region and Lochhatonia. Soon after a Treaty of Union was signed as well as a constitution for the new Region, the United Principality of Ziegeland and Lochhatonia. Anmutstadt was chosen for the Regional capital. The former Baron and Archdeaconess were named as dinarchs, with the titles of Prince and Princess. While the Lochhatonian side of the Principality is still silent, it may continue to ride to glory with the aid of Ziegeland. The Prince has been busy appointing subjects to dukeships, baronships, and countships. This new royal element to Natopia's unique Region has given citizens a slight hope for Natopia's future.

Lindstrom City, Ziegeland - Prominent members of the Grand Natopian Senate are up in arms over a recent Eucalyptian proposal for a "grand sovereignty." Tasneemian Senator Tasneem expressed shock over the proposal, and voiced the opinion that "I want Natopia to keep our sovereignty FOREVER." Maconian Senator Jenny echoed Tasneem's sentiments. Ziegelandian Senator and Grand Alderman Nathan expressed his intent to keep Natopian territorial rule solely in the hands of a Natopian. "We are slightly insulted that Mr Vasroixe would suggest that Natopia is a dieing husk of an old nation and that Natopian citizens are fleeing the decay of Natopia for the shining star that is Lavalon. We have made a counter proposal that Mr Vasroixe seems to find acceptable," said the Grand Chancellor when asked to sum up the Senate's reponse to the proposal. The counter proposal that the Grand Chancellor suggested allows members to retain considerable power. The only consession the Grand Chancellor is willing to give to a more powerful Eucalyptia is that only a legislative body of all citizens of all members be able to pass laws that are enforceable in all member states.

Full details on the proposal: http://spinther.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=22