Multipolarity II - Game Thread

We offer a peace treaty to Somalia.

I am not going to go to war against Russia for a small pathetic country.
 
OFFICE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: KATTERLAND

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ONI REPORT a23942: The War In the East

The Office of National Intelligence informs the Crown that the war in the east is an increasing threat to the security of the Kingdom of Katterland. We fear that the balance of power will unfavourably shifted in the favour of neighbouring states if the war continues. This office advises King Robert Katter to take all measures possible in pursuit of an end to this war. For this end ONI sees three main options.

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1: Passive Intervention

Katterland works through the international community to bring about a peaceful resolution of the conflict, should such an option be likely and favourable.

2: Direct Intervention

If the war seems unlikely to end, Katterland directly intervenes in favour of one side or another in order to redress the balance of power. ONI advises King Katter that this should be an option of last resort, and should only be considered in light of correspondence from our emissaries to Oz and the Formatic Dominion.

3: Indirect Intervention

It may be preferable to indirectly intervene in the conflict, in effect ensuring that no one side gains too much of an advantage. This option would enable Katterland to continue consolidating its colonies in Papua and China, and enable it to continue peaceful expansion and economic development while our neighbours weaken themselves in relative power compared to Katterland.

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ONI advises Katter that the asymetric assets acquired in the previous five years are indispensable in any option His Majesty wishes to take. ONI also wishes to reiterate that His Majesty should take into account previous diplomatic dialogue and commitments from our neighbours in considering his response to the War in the East. In this regard dialogue with Oz is crucial considering its failure to uphold promises it commited to aimed at peacefully resolving the "ancestral lands" question


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ONI REPORT a23943: The Formatic Question

ONI's intelligence, in addition to recent studies by our scientists have led to grave concerns regarding the growing influence of the Formatting Energy Demons (FED's) in the southern territories. Our associates in London have seconded our conclusions that these creatures are parasitical in nature and are a danger to the security and autonomy of the australian states.

ONI recommends that the inquisition takes measures to extirpate the formatic religion from the territories of Katterland, Chief Inquisitor Abbott should also collaborate with the foreign ministry to ensure that illegial immigration from the Formatic Empire and other states with unknown FED influence is eliminated. More direct measures merit further study before being considered feasible, especially considering the formatics themselves at this time have not clearly taken a hostile stance in regards to our national interests.
 
The Formatting Crew would like to take this oppurtunity to annouce that the Imperial Scientific Inquiry into Formo Formatica by Lucille Huddleson
Head of the London Inquisitorial Scientific Academy is complete and utter ruubbish. If we had the ability to possess people like they have claimed and if we were as manevolent as they claimed, then we would have taken over the world many, many, many centuries ago.


NEWS FLASH! We're not!!!

Yes, what the London Bullquisitorial Unscientific Academy is utter rubbish. It is about as factual as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Interestingly enough, this was one of the many publications that the Nazi regieme used to justify their slaughter of millions in the mid-Twentieth Century. Although we were not alive to witness the horrific event, we have heard many, many terrible stories about it. And it is not the only Genocide in the history of humanity. However, they all start similarly, there is a conspiracy cooked up by some person with a hidden agenda, something utterly ludicrous to fool the public into commiting horrific acts that are condemed by every good moral code.

Because of recent events, the Formatting Crew offically closes the borders between London and the Empire of the Formatting Crew. Any Londoners caught inside Formatting territory after a 24 hour grace period will be charged with treason. Likewise, any Formatic caught within London's borders outside of the grace period will be charged as well. We also recommend that any non-Human living within London should leave as soon as possible, things are probably going to get nasty there very soon.


Also, yeah Londoners, you heard that right, we weren't around for the holocaust! Therefore there is no way that we could be responsible for any form of possession before the 20th Century. Using Occam's Razor, something that your dudes should really learn about, they were probably victims of mental illness. Midiots.
 
ONI REPORT a23943: The Formatic Question

ONI's intelligence, in addition to recent studies by our scientists have led to grave concerns regarding the growing influence of the Formatting Energy Demons (FED's) in the southern territories. Our associates in London have seconded our conclusions that these creatures are parasitical in nature and are a danger to the security and autonomy of the australian states.

ONI recommends that the inquisition takes measures to extirpate the formatic religion from the territories of Katterland, Chief Inquisitor Abbott should also collaborate with the foreign ministry to ensure that illegial immigration from the Formatic Empire and other states with unknown FED influence is eliminated. More direct measures merit further study before being considered feasible, especially considering the formatics themselves at this time have not clearly taken a hostile stance in regards to our national interests.

We are exteremly disapointed how Katter has bought into this garbage report by London. We urge you not to believe this rubbish, for the sake of sentience everywhere.
 
The Formatting Crew would like to take this oppurtunity to annouce that the Imperial Scientific Inquiry into Formo Formatica by Lucille Huddleson
Head of the London Inquisitorial Scientific Academy is complete and utter ruubbish. If we had the ability to possess people like they have claimed and if we were as manevolent as they claimed, then we would have taken over the world many, many, many centuries ago.

Again, as explained very clearly in the inquiry, Formo F. feeds on prayer of sentient beings. Therefore, your species isn't capable of supporting large colonies on our planet. Since worship is draining, the specimen age and die rapidly. This problem would be aggravated with large numbers of your kind.

Therefore, you can't possess the planet, simply because A.) There are few of you or B.) To do would rapidly eat your your "livestock".

Yes, what the London Bullquisitorial Unscientific Academy is utter rubbish. It is about as factual as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Interestingly enough, this was one of the many publications that the Nazi regieme used to justify their slaughter of millions in the mid-Twentieth Century. Although we were not alive to witness the horrific event, we have heard many, many terrible stories about it. And it is not the only Genocide in the history of humanity. However, they all start similarly, there is a conspiracy cooked up by some person with a hidden agenda, something utterly ludicrous to fool the public into commiting horrific acts that are condemed by every good moral code.

Also, yeah Londoners, you heard that right, we weren't around for the holocaust! Therefore there is no way that we could be responsible for any form of possession before the 20th Century. Using Occam's Razor, something that your dudes should really learn about, they were probably victims of mental illness.

Right. We are supposed to believe that your species showed up in the 20th Century, just after the Holocaust caused by a man worshiped in Germany. After all, if you admitted to being here before 1945, that raises nasty questions about figures in history worshiped as Gods on earth, wouldn't it?

When 80% of subjects in the experiment are Formatic worshippers and all display similar symptoms, then it is clearly linked.

Because of recent events, the Formatting Crew offically closes the borders between London and the Empire of the Formatting Crew. Any Londoners caught inside Formatting territory after a 24 hour grace period will be charged with treason. Likewise, any Formatic caught within London's borders outside of the grace period will be charged as well. We also recommend that any non-Human living within London should leave as soon as possible, things are probably going to get nasty there very soon.

London officially closes its borders to Formatics attempting to enter our country as well as Formatics attempting to leave. It is prudent that until the specimen are studied in detailed, we will be unable to develop a means to counteract the parasites. Until such time as they are allowed to leave, Formatics must carry paperwork and wear certain clothing while in public to contain the public health hazard and prevent spread.
 
We're going to ignore most of that post, as it is utter rubbish that I am not going to even bother responding to. However, we must draw public attention to this:

London officially closes its borders to Formatics attempting to enter our country as well as Formatics attempting to leave. It is prudent that until the specimen are studied in detailed, we will be unable to develop a means to counteract the parasites. Until such time as they are allowed to leave, Formatics must carry paperwork and wear certain clothing while in public to contain the public health hazard and prevent spread.

This has gone on long enough. This kind of behaviour should not, cannot and will not be tolerated by anybody. Next you are going to isolate the "infected" into secluded areas and begin "decotamination". We cannot stand for this. We are going to the UN right now.
 
The Formatter Question is nothing more than just trying to find justification of the Oz-Formatic War by painting the formatics as non-sentient when clearly they are displaying sentiance. These scientific reports from London is doing nothing but intice a reaction from the formattics. I would like to call for a peer review on London's Reports on the Formattics.
 
Kriegsentscheidend.

Lucille Huddleson's Facility Fifteen has grown the last five years. Dr. Mobius's Bell is now just a part of the work being done to assure that London remains solvent militarily. Facility #5, somewhere in the English Neutral Zone, was the leading army technology facility in the country. The latest War Walkers are proving quite a scare among the savages in that region.

Facility #7 is the center of naval technology currently, but that is more diversified. Facility #7 is more just the center of London naval technology. Applying anti-gravity to surface fleets is proving quite expensive, but potentially militarily rewarding.

Facility #9 is air superiority doctrine. Bombers, fighters, mostly VTOL stuff at this point.

Facility #11 is hush-hush. You don't talk about the things in there.

Facility #17 is shush-shush, you don't want to talk about the things in there.

Facility #15 was in-between. The Bell Project is clandestine, but the fact it exists is known.

The Zero-Point Generator is working and is being miniaturized. The issue therefore lies in the Compression Field. There hasn't been a gigantic breakthrough since Mobius's five years ago. Just small, inclement improvements in design. The D-Field works, that much is known. The problem also lies in that the ZPG miniaturized faster than the facility grew, resulting in...!!fun!! she supposed. It was nice being back in #15 and not at LISA working on biology reports or in Facility #17 working on-

We don't think about it either.

But the way the dogs barked-

Don't think about it, Lucy!


Lucille was finishing inspecting a work team when the the team leader looked over her shoulder to someone behind her. He, and his team, went back to work quietly. The air in the room seemed to have dropped ten degrees. She turned around and came face to face with the inquisitor.

He was wiry and young, but his eyes pierced like a Shining Spear. That is the look of a person who has given themselves to the service. "Doctor Huddleson, the Patriarch sends his regards."

"Thank you, Inquisitor. What brings you around to this Emperor's Facility?"

The inquisitor made a show of waving his arms to mark everybody and everything in the facility, "Why, I do it out of interest and out of service. One risen to Head Inquisitor must inquire on the going-on of the Emperor's work. Tell me, Dr. Huddleson, are there any of those who profess...faith in Formaticism?"

She nodded meekly. He sighed, "The Patriarch has order all Formatics working on any project in the twenty facilities to be retained if suspicious, made to leave if not. Gather your facility membership and send out the Formatics. Those deemed to have only weak belief in the parasitical religion will take a two-week course to deprogram them. Those who seem stubborn in their belief will need to find a job in the private sector."

Lucille was saddened, but the need was apparent. It wasn't hard sending out the Formatics or figuring out who was one. They were all marked alike. In a few weeks, half of them returned, happy to be back.
 
And further personification. Adding this to the main NPC page.

Duchy of Zhejiang

HQ of Soylent, Inc.

Leader: Duke Gaslight

History:
Spoiler :
Not much is known about Zhejiang's history. There was a population explosion at one point, and a large food shortage. At some point, the tiny Soylent, Inc. company found a solution to the overpopulation and the food shortage. The product was so popular it now enjoys markets all the over the globe. Soylent, Inc. enjoys a great deal of influence in the country it saved from implosion, and in any country that it has eliminated starvation from.

Some cynics nonetheless suggest fish sticks replace their prime products on the basis of being cheaper, but nowhere near as healthy.


Republic of Belarus

HQ of Philanthropy

Leader: Rainbow Blitz (referred to as "Blitz" or "RB." Rainbow isn't a terribly masculine term)

History:
Spoiler :
The region of Belarus was once wartorn and horrifically irradiated. This was until the spontaneous arrival of the sapient equines, who many assumed were of Demon origin, though they preferred the term "Angel" due to being led by a pegasus. Many worshipped the new arrivals as Gods in Aztec fashion, bringing peace to Belarus.

Ever since, the equines have learned the basics of sentient society. Though they do not walk on two legs, they are perfectly capable of reason and speech, and have shown this by establishing one of the world's foremost corporations through the sale of the "Mr. Toots" toyline. However, the amount of carnage that the toy line caused resulted in the wealth being used to benefit sentient beings akin to the Nobel Prize.

Belarus now shares the same goal as Philanthropy in forwarding sentient rights worldwide. The population is often made of the most destitute refugees, and the choice of location reflects the area's tendency to constantly be destroyed in needless losses of life.
 
UNIVERSITY OF WEIPA: Department of Physics

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In consideration of increasing controversy over the precise status of the formatics, and the "FED's" that supposedly subsist parasitically on the formatic population. The university as a private institution has decide to impartially and independently cross-study the issue in order to analyse the veracity of LISA's claims. The Department of Physics in light of the controversial nature of this study would like to emphasise that it is completely independent of the Katterland Government, and its opinions are not necessarily shared by our emminent King, Katter.

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THE PROBLEM OF ENERGY TRANSFER.

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The hypothesised nature of the parasite is of an energy being, leeching energy off of material entities in order to sustain its manifest existence, and in order to provide energy redistribution to favoured cultists in order to cultivate a greater flock of energy-sources. Dr Mengele, an emminent prussian Doctor of Physics and Biology at the university tested this notion via an energy scan of a volunteer adherent of the formatic religion claiming posession, during the course of conducting his religious rites. Mengele found that throughout the rite, the worshippers temperature fell to dangerously low levels, paradoxically metabolism simultaneously increased to incredibly high levels. Ordinarily a raised metabolism would result in an increased body-temperature, but in this subject the temperature was lowered which indicates energy was being released from the body of the worshipper. This phenomenon was established to not be an anomaly, via multiple test subjects presenting the same effects which resulted in a 80% manifestation of the EDP (energy depletion phenomena) amongst followers of the Formatic religion.

Further testing was clearly necessary. As such Dr Mengele proceeded with a bioltechnological interface experiment in an attempt to pin down the veracity of an energy beings existence. Results were inconclusive with four out of five subjects being rendered un-usable for future testing, and with the fifth developing mental problems following the test. The machinery however did record a sharp increase in energy prior to the development of exotic feedback loops within the circuitry that proceeded to cause "burnout" of the neural systems of the four aforementioned subjects.

From this it is Dr Mengele's preliminary opinion that the energy from the subject is being transferred to an unknown entity. The temperature guages in the testing room indicated no increase in ambient temperature as one could expect if energy was simply being released. The Interface feedback loops also indicate a spike in energy production that is inconsistent with control results. This lends some credence, particularly in light of the public statements of the leader of the Formatic Empire admitting to the existence of energy beings, that "FED's" do indeed subsist on the energy of worshippers as LISA claims. Dr Patel, specialist in theoretical physics has suggested that this could be achieved through the creation of psionic temporal anomaly, linking the energy being to the neural system of the worshipper allowing for a rapid transfer of energy to the collective for redistribution. Regardless the raised metabolism and the dramatic loss in energy would almost certrainly in time lead to the rapid aging seen in the London study.

Regardless of this evidence, it is our opinion that further studies must be done in order to clearly ascertain the nature of the energy being, and scientifically observe its existence. Most of the London claims are hypothesis at this stage and require more substantive testing, and historical analysis, in order to prove within reasonable doubt. Furthermore the possibility remains that the leader of the Formatic Empire is simply an anomaly, who's intellect is irrevokably warped due to senescance over an unnaturaly long lifespan, with the testing results being caused by another unknown factor. However what is clear is that the London hypothesis regarding the historical influence of the proposed FED presence, and the conclusions it reached regarding the rapid aging of subjects and the continued vitality of the formatic population are entirely plausible despite its substandard methodology.

To conclude, the university would advise the scientific community that thus far there is no evidence that any energy being, if it exists, poses any threat to the population of the planet so long as they refrain from voluntarily participating in the Cult of the Formatics. Furthermore it is self-evident that the formatics themselves are human and as such sentient, and that any assertions to the contrary by pseudoscientists in certain countries is utterly baseless. Hypothesese of potential for formatic individuals to serve as conduits for the collective awareness of the hypothesised FED intelligence were not pursued and remain unproven. However considering the results of our testing this area merits further study.

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a little extra below ;)

Spoiler :
Excerpt from the Katter Times:

Dr Mengele, famous bio-physicist went missing last tuesday two weeks after the publication of his report on the hypothesised FED's. Katter when asked on the matter simply replied "don't you worry about that" before proceeding to discuss his latest Air Force development scheme.
 
Bank of England
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Report for 3005

Summary

The Bank of England had a killer year this year. Our portfolio double in worth, allowing the Bank of England to confidently boost our stock price to $2 and offer another mass selling of stock this year.

Current Stockholders

Empire of China: 3 Stock
Bayou Republic: 9 Stock
Catalonia: 2 stock
Rome: 1 stock
London: 9 stock
Katter: 1 stock
Total: 25 Stock
Value: $2 each

Current Stock
5 Soylent Incorporated stock ($3)
5 Riccio Conglomerate stock ($2)
5 DarkRock Corporation stock ($2)
5 Kintobor Corporation stock ($2)
4 NOD stock ($2)
Value: $53
100%+ Increase in Profit


New Stock Sale

The Bank of England is offering another 25 stock for sale at $2 a stock.

Banked
$2

Other News

The Bank of England is offering loans and military insurance policies at the moment still. Here is a summary of insurance policies. Those wishing to take out insurance policies should contact us privately to talk price.

Spoiler :
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Bank of England Announces Insurance Plans and Loans

The Bank of England is today announcing the Comprehensive Military Insurance Plan. The CMIP provides financial coverage for all your military units, recouping the cost of lost units. You can take out five, four, or two year policies.

Note: You can get separate such as the Army, Navy, and Air Plans that cover only those sections.

Five Year Policy
A Five Year Policy means you pay 20% of your total military cost per year for five years. This means each army adds $1 to the cost of your policy, each fleet adds $2, and each air wings adds $4.

Taking out a five year policy means you promise to commit to the policy for five years.

Four Year Policy
A Four Year Policy runs a rate of 25%. $1.25 per army (rounded down), $2.50 (rounded down) per fleet, $5 per air wing.

Two Year Policy
A Two Year Policy means you run a rate of 50%. This is $2.50 per army (rounded down), $4 per fleet, $10 per air wing.

Overpayment

You can pay for years into the future early at the rate of the current year.

Say you take a Five Year Policy and have 5 Armies and 5 Fleets. This amounts to $15 that year. If you paid $30, this will cover this year and the next, even if your military size increases the next turn.

"Safe Investment" Policy

If a policy holder has a significant portion of its military take part in combat operations, it will ask for an addition 5% on the policy for that year.

Loans

Loans are easier to handle. We will loan out money those who request a loan. To determine the rate, we check how much money you're borrowing and compare it to your GDP and set the interest rate on that.

If a nation has a GDP of $100 and asks for a $20 loan, the interest rate will be 5% a year. A $10 loan would be 2.5%. The minimum interest increase will be $1.

We will loan money to NPCs and other corporations as well.


London: We lift our embargo of Somalia. They have complied.
 
Sonereal has requested a public stock/branch listing. Here it is.

Spoiler :
DarkRock

5 - BoE
1 - China (Union)

Kintobor

5 - BoE
5 - Coruscant
1 - China (Union)

Lacuna

1 - China (Union)

LANKA

20 - Crimea
3 - Takrur
1 - China (Union)

NOD

20 - Crimea
4 - BoE
3 - Brazil
1 - China (Union)

Philanthropy

3 - China (Union)

Riccio

10 - Peru
7 - Louisiana
5 - BoE
5 - USSR
1 - China (Union)

Soylent

5 - BoE
5 - Cascadia (South)
5 - Hubei
5 - Manchuria
5 - Rome
5 - Westphalia
2 - Bengal
1 - China (Union)

VLT

3 - Brazil
3 - USSR
1 - China (Union)

BRANCHES

DarkRock

10 - DarkRock
1 - America
1 - Angola
1 - Bengal
1 - Brazil
1 - Caribbean

Kintobor

10 - Kintobor
1 - Catalonia
1 - KoC
1 - UoC
1 - Coruscant
1 - Crusaders

Lacuna

10 - Lacuna
1 - Formatting Crew
1 - Takrur
1 - Hungary
1 - Java
1 - Katterland

LANKA

10 - LANKA
1 - London
1 - Louisiana
1 - Oz
1 - Partitionania
1 - Peru

NOD

10 - NOD
1 - Prussia
1 - Rome
1 - Somalia
1 - Swahili
1 - Turkistan

Philanthropy

10 - Philanthropy
1 - Turkistan
1 - USSR
1 - China (Socialist)
1 - Crimea
1 - Nigeria (Central)

Riccio

10 - Riccio
1 - Peru
1 - Louisiana
1 - London
1 - USSR
1 - China (Union)

Soylent

10 - Soylent
1 - Bengal
1 - China (Union)
1 - London
1 - Rome
1 - 501st

VLT

10 - VLT
1 - Brazil
1 - China (Kingdom)
1 - China (Union)
1 - Coruscant
1 - USSR
 
Katterland purchases 1 stock in the Bank of England for 2g.
 
The Governments of the World said:
BLAH BLAH BLAH. You're wrong. BLAH BLAH BLAH. We're right. BLAH BLAH BLAH. Shut up. BLAH.

The Bengali Republic will wait until science can produce a reasonably certain awnser to the so-called 'Formatter Question' until we begin deciding upon how to deal with whatever awnser is finalised.

DT
 
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Oi, listen up, ya bloody mongrels!

Haggis McStereotype, after reviewing the state of the country, suggested that the Lesser Union of Old Scotireland consider changing its name to something a little less presumptuous, at least until it has governmental jurisdiction over the Emerald Isles. Paxius McPacifist of the Peace Party agreed, citing the fact that referencing the fascist dictatorship of the previous millennium was not a state the current administration has any desire to emulate.

Following legislation passed by Parliament yesterday, the country is officially renamed the Lesser Union of Scottish Territories.
 
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KATTER ORDER MILITARY REVAMP!

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In light of the suez crisis which almost led to war with Egypt, and due to growing concerns in regards to the so-called War of Australian Re-unification, our gracious monarch King Robert Katter has announced a grand scheme to revitalise our nations air force and army. Speaking to the media, the King had this to say about the air-force revitalisation development scheme.

"Today is a great day for the Katterlandish air force, and for all Katterlanders. I have ordered our factories to churn out at many aircraft as possible and our co-religionists the Crusaders, as a sign of goodwill after the recent unpleasantness, are likewise assisting us in this task, having pledged to send an air-wing as a gift to the Royal Air Force."

Indeed it is a great day, the factories in Port Katter and throughout other industrial centres throughout the nation reportedly have increased the rate of production to one air-craft a day, a drastic increase in air-craft production urged on by the promptings of our dear leader. This in addition to the imported Crusader air-wing is predicted on conservative estimates to double the size of Katterlands air force, with some punters saying production could soar even higher as the situation to our nations east intensifies, and as concerns over our air-security, readily apparent as reports of Oz's total control of formatic skies played across the media, grow by the day amongst the nations workers, and the average battlers on the street.

However the air-force is not the sole beneficiary of our Kings financial largesse and political support. King Katter has ordered a push to double the size of the army in as many years, with reports from the army-office showing that our King has slated four new divisions to be created in the years ahead with a fifth planned sometime in the future. Political analysts see this as a reaction to concerns regarding the militarisation of Java, which doubled its army in five years, and the war and subsequent military development in our neighbouring australian nations. However Minister for Industry, the ever eccentric Joh Bjelke-peterson had another opinion on the matter.

"Bah, a large army, means more land your able to colonise, the more you colonise the more people you get, the more people you get the more industry you develop and the richer the poor battlers and fellow Katterlanders become. Our King sees this and is clearly working towards consolidating our colonies in Papua and China, and establishing new colonies in regions of interest to our people. This can be done far more easily and efficiently with a large and powerful army, It doesn't take a Formatic peasant to figure that out!"

Regardless what is certain is that the factories are churning out weapons by the day to equip new volunteers for these new divisions, and the training camps are overflowing with recruits eager to serve on the frontline for King and country. Nationalists are praising our King throughout the land for the revitalisation of our military, and his emphasis on ensuring the security of his people in these uncertain times.

On another note, Admiral Bligh, head of the navy noted that our navy was still amongst the most powerful in the world, and was infinitely superior to the non-existent navies of Oz and many other nations.

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~ The Port Katter Times
 
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