BS: Issue 14; Wars, Books, and Kitties

Note to readers: The Sporadically will not be covering events in Antica, as the FJBP never gained enough support there to be officialized by the Antican government. Antica has a superb news paper in the Antican Herald and the Sporadically will bow to its superior knowledge of Antican affairs.

Lindstrom City, Natopia - Emperor Zachary I, on behalf of Alrodria, gifted the Republic Library of Natopia with a full text copy of Machiavelli's, "The Prince." This adds to the Library's goal of preserving knowledge for posterity.

Lindstrom City, Natopia - The County of Death Valley is at war with the Counties of Punkrock and Pavleton as well as the Barony of Affton. The reason for the war is currently unknown. Prince Nathan of Ziegeland originally took no side. Then suddenly, to "have a proper war" he took the side of Death Valley. Later in the afternoon, he took Punkrock's side, who was seemingly quite set on destroying Death Valley along with Pavleton's aid. This is the second civil war in Natopia's exisitance, but the first to be fought entirely within one Region. The first civil war was between Tasneemia and Ziegeland, again, there was no recorded reason.

Lindstrom City, Natopia - Grand Chancellor Shepard announced yesterday that for each day that no one other than himself posted on the Natopian forums, he would execute a kitty. The Grand Chancellor is known to have a dislike for felines and he is allergic to them. In response to the announcement, Lord Mark of Death Valley, who also serves at the Imperial level as Chief of Loyalty Enforcer (read: executioner) said that he was upset that the Grand Chancellor was "taking [his] job again."

Henzelburk, Lavalon - Vice President Henzelli revealed Trans-Djermanie's new regional flag. This sparked debate over whether Lavalon should add another level of bureacracy to its government by officializing provincial governments. Undersecretary Vasroixe also proposed an idea that involves Lavalon claiming the entire world (or at least Russia and North America) and then divide it into Regional Administrative Districts (RAD!) So far the proposal has met mixed approval. Chief Justice Shepard noted a dislike for the name of the region he was given control over, Warad (West America Regional Administrative District) and renamed it to Wacky Fun Cat Land 28.

Lavisitya, Lavalon - Undersecretary Vasroixe has suggested to the Cultural Policy Council the possibility of officially adopting a philosophical system for the government and for government officials to be educated in that system. It has been accepted with negative feelings and Vasroixe has lead the discussion to pointing out (but not naming names) those who are showing apathy towards cultural endeavors. This has been Vasroixe's primary split between him and other Lavalonians. Vasroixe insists on codifying every facet of the culture while others prefer to allow the culture to grow without prematureing limiting it by legalizing it. A point has been made by Shepard that many cultural proposals are simply "borrowed" from other cultures and the point, and fun part, of micronations, is to create totally new philosophies. Lavalon has a unique philosophy/quasi-religion, Lavalism, that Vasroixe opposed at its creation and subsequent popularity among many of the same citizens he now accuses of cultural apathy.