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March 31th, 2016| Issue #7 Current Regional Population: 477 (+90) | Current Delegate Endorsements: 89 (+5) Forum Posts: 259,617 (+4,675) | Forum Members: 1,135 (+63) Hierarch: Asylum Chancellor: Ceapoyce Deputy of Legislative Process: Lower Coleland Deputy of Government Welcoming: Katalina Deputy With No Portfolio: Terrabuena Secretary of Equinomics: Boy101 Secretary of Roleplay: BeoTheGreat World Assembly Delegate: KevinWasserman Founder: Falconias [center]QUICK REGIONAL NEWS[/center][/center] -Equinox has had quite and exciting time since our last telegram went out in January! We hope your time has been spent joyously and I apologize ahead of time for the length this post might acquire.  -Our changes began with the launch of our fist ever Guild's Fair on January 27th, 2016. Equinox has long been known for its stance as a Guild Confederacy and, while the Guilds are still an integeral part of Equinoxian life, we felt it necessary to shake things up a bit. The Fair was a rousing success and was attended by members of several regions. We acquired three amazing new Guilds, which you'll see short tidbits from at the end of this telegram, and have since acquired a fourth. Link to Fair invitation -Time honored member Quinncunx was inducted into the Hall of Fame on January 19th and then became a Junior Admin on February 12th. He also served a brief stint as Chancellor of Equinox from March 9th until he officially announced his resignation and retirement from Nationstates on March 22nd. We adore Quinn and wish him a happy retirement. Secretary Ceapoyce then won the position in a landslide victory over citizen CookieSurvival on March 27th. - Slimeria, an amazing member of Equinox during 2009 - 2011, was also inducted into the hall of fame recently! Silmeria served as Minister of Culture, twice, and as Senator, twice. She was a very successful and creative Minister of Culture. She was successful in creating a competitive nature between the guilds, in the Guild Point system.Very much as it sounds, it is kind of based off the Harry Potter Hogwart House Points. Guilds would do things to earn points, the guild with the most points won the competition. She is rumored to be the last member from 'old' Equinox to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Link to Hall of Fame topic. -Prior to Quinncunx's retirement, the government went through a massive shake-up. In the Chancelor's elections prior to the ones ending on March 9th, both potential candidates dropped out of the race a day before its end. Candidates cited regional apathy in their reasons for the protest and, with no viable Chancellor, a state of government emergency was declared on March 1st. -Our ever calm and collected Hierarch, Asylum, dealt with the situation admirably. He kept our various government departments running smoothly as he proposed the dissolution of the Equinox Constitution and the implementing of our current Charter. The Charter is very simplified when compared to the old Constitution and was passed with a vast amount of popular support. -After a quick rename the Citizen's Assembly has had several debates regarding Equinox policy since the Charter came into effect. Elections was a big debate as it really helped define the role of the Charter itself, and the Assembly debated if it was necessary to further define elections in Equinox, or if the Hierarch already held the power over them. The very popular Foreign Recruiting bill was re-passed without an opposing vote. With in now in effect, Equinox will no longer hold diplomatic relations with any region that actively recruits from Equinox. And in a somewhat fitting act, the first proposal passed by the then Citizen's Council, The Guilds of Equinox, which passed and was signed by then Chancellor Quinncunx. -Equinox has continued to grow and change by updating our offsite forums! Forums have new, fresher images and many are being re-named. Citizens may propose new names and then whichever names garner the most support are being put to a vote. Although some cherished areas have kept their names by popular vote. Such as BJ's Bar and Grill, home to our ever popular Spam Game section. The forum was quoted as being "The one little piece of Falc that never left us."-- Viisbyax -Another new addition to Equinox was the return of NationStates families! Though Equinox has been home to the Corleone family for some time, a new family began with the Marriage of Chancellor Ceapoyce (Cea Cerulean) and Captain Mordor (Captain Angus Mordor). The wedding took place on February 10th in The Alliance of Queens. Though both members are Equinox natives, they are active in the AoQ and found it to be a delightful wedding venue. They adopted Equinoxian citizen Approximate Psychosis as their son shortly thereafter. Link to Announcement -Continuing to move forward into the future Equinox has begun to move away from Skype for chatting with members and on to Discord! Discord, is a messaging service that is very much like Skype, without the lag and terrible desktop software, is free when compared to TeamSpeak (mobile applications), and is a modern service when compared to the old IRC Chat we never used. -In more new and exciting news Equinox has officially signed The Shaded Swimming Pool Treaty with The Universal Allegiance! We are very excited about this new venture in our regional friendship and hope to see many good things come of it. -In step with all the changes taking place Equinox hosted The New Socks Festival. The festival centered around games that changed or made things new again. A popular hit was The Maze! The Maze is a text based RPG style game in which participants are trapped in a daunting maze that continually changes. Having been such a big hit it was continued after the festival's closing and is still open for participation. -Equinomics turned Academic, as new member and now Deputy Chancellor, Lower Coleland opened the doors to University of Equinox, and classes began! For a small equin sum, citizens could attend classes on Hippie Sciences, School of History, and Engineering Sciences. So far the University has seen a steady attendance, with high hopes of growing. -In a stunning Heist, Director P of the Agency (Asylum), and his agents successfully stole the Head Hatter's Hat! Continuing their streak against their rival guilds they sunk the battleship of Yarr! and then took up refuge in the Agency's Blacksite: Red Room of Pain for a final show down with their remaining guild rivals. Only for the Hat, to have been sold on the Black Market?! Only time will tell if the other guilds will seek out revenge! -Our Embassy Row grew by 4 since our past update, and we are pleased to have welcomed representatives from Cynosure, The Communist Bloc, Vanet, and Terrene! All 4 who opened embassies on the Equinox forums. We are always looking for new friends from across NationStates! [center]News From the Guilds! Our newly formed Guilds of Equinox have compiled some wonderful tidbits to let you know about them, and what they've been up to![/center] The Agency The Agency has gone through a quiet mode as agents are completing their missions. During that time, we successfully stole the Hatter's Hat, which drove them into further insanity. We got a nice face lift, with a redesigned guild banner. We lost Director D, Quinncunx, as he left the region, but we will continue to take steps forward The Secret Police Hello, Citizen. Yes, you. No. Not you. The other one. Yes, you. You. We have watched you for a long time, Citizen. We have observed and we have listened. We have seen. We even have smelled. This is why we know that You are the right one for this job. This job of secrecy and mysteriousness. Of weirdness and paperwork. Especially weirdness, but also paperwork. A lot of paperwork. Come join the Secret Police, the only Guild in Equinox where you are not forced to wear a silly hat but still feel very silly. You are also allowed to wear the hat, if you want to. Contact us by opening a window and shouting "Secret Police" into the darkness. We know that you know that we are there. You could also just click on that link. The Hatter's Society We here at the Hatter's Society have been wondrously preoccupied with our hat making. Our hats are lovingly made with mercury! We offer several styles and- [small] What? No I will not play majong with you right now you silly pelican. Can't you see I'm drafting important jibber-jab here?[/small] As I was saying, our spaghetti is just top notch! Perfect for candle lit dinners in your driveway or for tossing at the neighbor's dog! Stop by the Cinnamon Bun Lampost today for your free trial Sham-Wow and alpaca rides! Yarr! ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRG MATEYS! Set sail with Yarr! as we drink and fight our way to glory and honor! Grab yer sword, yer peg leg, and yer eye patch and climb aboard!
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May 31st, 2016 | Volume #6, Issue #4 Current Regional Population: 821 (+344) | Current Delegate Endorsements: 140 (+51) Forum Posts: 263,652 (+4,035) | Forum Members: 1,305 (+170) Reporters: Asylum, BeoTheGreat, Ceapoyce, A Kaskadian | Editors: Asylum, Viisbyax Hierarch: Asylum Chancellor: Ceapoyce Deputy With No Portfolio: Terrabuena Special Adviser: Quinncunx Secretary of Equinomics: Boy101 Secretary of Roleplay: BeoTheGreat Secretary of Welcoming: A Kaskadian World Assembly Delegate: KevinWasserman Speaker: To Be Elected Deputy Speaker: Lower Coleland Founder: Falconias Region | Forums | EquiTweets (Twitter) | Discord (Chat) Farewell Address from Chancellor Ceapoyce Greetings to all of you out there reading this EQT! For those of you who may not know me; I'm Cea, Equinox's craziest floofy raccoon loving citizen! This has been my third term as Chancellor, and as of right now I do not intend to run in this election. That being said, I want to thank each and every member of Equinox who has served in my cabinet as a Secretary, Deputy, or Special Adviser. Equinox is home to a plethora of diverse and wonderful people, each and every one of you has helped shape me into the leader I have become. I find myself thinking of when I first joined Equinox, I was only seeking a small community of people on the internet to talk to. I thought if perhaps I could get past my anxieties and talk to you all then maybe I'd be able to work up the courage to post in r/writingprompts. Who knew that instead I'd find a steady group of friends, advisers, and even family! (I never did work up the courage to post a story in r/writingprompts by the way.) I've never felt more at home somewhere than I do within the NationStates community, and for that I'd like to thank you all. Stay classy NationStates  Chancellor Ceapoyce was interviewed in the first "Equinox Interview Telegram (EIT)", where she addresses her term as Chancellor and the future of Equinox! Reporter: Ceapoyce
Summer Kickoff Pool Party
-- Equinox celebrated the signing of "The Shaded Swimming Pool Treaty" alongside The Universal Allegiance in style. The celebration, entitled EQTV's Summer Kickoff Pool Party, boasted a myriad of games and contests! The event was very well attended by members of The Universal Allegiance as well as a few members of other regions. Participants tried to oust the Gary Busey in a game of Celebrity Werewolves, won neat prizes from random shots of liquor, sang karaoke, and enjoyed mingling by the pool. Equinox was thoroughly trounced in the regional trivia competition with The UA but managed to regain some of their lost dignity when The Hatter's Society claimed first prize in the Volleyball Tournament.Link to Invitation. The Florists, a new Guild!
-- We are proud to announce we've seen the creation of yet another Guild! The Guild Confederacy of Equinox is proud to welcome The Florists! This Guild is geared toward those of our members who enjoy creative creation! Roleplay guides this Guild, and its founder, Terrabuena, has already introduced a new RP entitled "The Forest of Glim". We look forward to all the wonderful stories this Guild is sure to create!Imgur Influx, Equinox Breaks 1,000!
-- During the massive influx of new nations from Imgur, Equinox reached the momentous milestone of 1,000 nations on April 29th! Current Hierarch and long time member, Asylum, noted the event with a touching speech brimming with pride. "My goals back then for Equinox were to have a semi-active board and region that is a decent size of 100-300 nations," he said, speaking of Equinox's early 2015 revival. "Instead we now sit at 1,000 nations, and that is an outstanding accomplishment in NationStates." While not all of those nations stuck around, Equinox is still going strong as a region and as a community. Asylum encouraged the region to continue to grow and prosper in his speech, saying, "Do we still have work to do? Absolutely. But I am confident in the direct that Equinox is taking, and I cannot wait and see where we are 6 months from now."Link to Announcement. Reporter: Asylum
Equinox's New Friends from around the World!
-- Equinox is happy to announce that the following regions have opened embassies on our offsite forums; The Allied States, Grand Central, Sapientia, Lazarus, Portugal, Eientei Gensokyo, and Osiris. We look forward to continued friendly relations with all regions, and look forward to expanding our friendship with more regions!The Conclave Update
-- The Conclave (formerly known as The Citizen's Assembly/Council) was very busy since the last Equinox Quick Telegram, having passed 15 Acts; 13 of them were signed into law by Chancellor Ceapoyce, while 2 were vetoed. They are listed below;Passed Laws The Amendments Act was passed with a 3-0-1 Vote (For-Against-Abstain), which establishes Amendments to the Charter or passed law. Banning of Delete on Sight Players Act was passed with a 10-0-0 Vote, bans any DOS player from the Equinox forums. The Bill of Rights Act was passed with a 5-0-0 Vote, grants rights and protections to citizens, nations and players of Equinox. The Citizenship and Census Act was passed with a 4-2-0 Vote, establishes requirements for citizenry and a yearly census of citizens. The Criminal Code of the Hierarch's Court was passed with a 7-0-0 Vote, establishes sentences and lengths of punishment in the courts. Embassy Row Act was passed 5-0-1 Vote, establishes the embassy policy of Equinox. The Equinomics Act was passed 3-0-1 Vote, officially sets up Equinomics as a key function of Equinox. Foreign Recruitment Act was passed 6-0-0, bans any formal relations with regions who actively recruit from anything but the Feeders and Sinkers of NationStates. Guild Recruitment Restrictions Act was passed with a 6-1-0 Vote, limits the amount of posts a guild can advertise itself with on the NS RMB. The Holiday Act was passed with a 8-0-0 Vote, establishes Founding Day, Revival Day and Doopmas as Equinox holidays! The Militia Act was passed with a 5-2-0 Vote, grants the Hierarch or Chancellor to create a military to protect allied regions and fulfill military treaties. Remove Role Play from Government Act was passed with a 5-1-0 Vote, bans mention of any Equinox Role Plays in Government Areas. World Assembly Act was passed with a 2-1-0 Vote, establishes the Delegate elections and the Guardians. Vetoed Proposals The Sentences of the Hierarch's Court was vetoed and sent back to the Conclave for edits; it eventually was signed into law as the "The Criminal Code of the Hierarch's Court". Amendment to the "Guilds of Equinox Act" was vetoed due to no compromising over key items; it has since been tabled by the proposer. Royal Solstice College Renovation
-- Hierarch Asylum has taken on a personal project for Equinox by organizing the long-time standing "Royal Solstice College" which is a historical archive of all things Equinox. While it is already home to the Hall of Fame and the Telegram Vault (every single EQT, EWT, and EMT published), there will be additions such as historical regional flags, government and staff records, and possibly yearly summaries of Equinox. This is a massive project done in the background that will be completed in several months.Equinox's Statement on Osiris
-- In an effort to get Equinox out on the world scale, Chancellor Ceapoyce issued a statement in regards to the Osiris situation where Cormac V Jesus Whale dominated the world news cycle.The Statement was made on the Osiris topic on the NationStates Forums. This is the first statement that Equinox issued, and it will not the be the last as we strive to make our name, and our thoughts on a world scale. Forum Staff Shakeup
-- On May 19th the Forum Staff said goodbye to one of its moderators. Katalina was officially replaced as a Global Moderator on the Equinox forums, replaced with former Jr. Admin Quinncunx. We wish Katalina well and hope she returns to full activity, but welcome and congratulate Quinn back to the staff!Government Hirings & Dismissal
-- On May 30th, Hierarch Asylum offered the position of Deputy of the Conclave to Lower Coleland, who quickly accepted and moved on from being a Deputy for Chancellor Ceapoyce.Chancellor Ceapoyce created the Secretary of Welcoming position and gave it to a promising new member, A Kaskadian. Since his appointment, the integration of new nations to Equinox has been quite successful with a much needed jump start to the region Mentor program. With this creation, Deputy of Government Welcoming Katalina was dismissed due to inactivity. A Kaskadian's appointment was also historical as it is the first time since 2011 that the Government of Equinox had a member from every guild in its ranks. Chancellor Ceapoyce also saw fit to create a Special Adviser role for the returning Quinncunx, to add to Ceapoyce's wealth of experience in her cabinet. Hall of Fame Addition
-- Asylum had the pleasure of announcing the latest addition to the Equinox Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Silmeria on her selection, who had an amazing career in Equinox from 2009 to 2011. We wish her continued success and happiness in her retirement from NationStates.Executive Order #001; Creation of the Speaker
-- Chancellor Ceapoyce issued the first Executive Order under the current Charter of Equinox on May 23rd. EO #001 establishes the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, which will now run the legislative body of Equinox, the Conclave.This is a major step in giving more responsibility to the region and frees up more time for the Hierarch, who was previously running the Conclave. The changes are now going into effect, and the Speaker will be elected alongside the upcoming elections for Chancellor. Hierarch Asylum endorsed the Executive Order immediately after its issuing, voicing his own hand in making the Order and highlighting the efforts being made to grant more democratic control over the Conclave, which consists of any legal citizen of the region. Reporter: A Kaskadian
Equinox's Growing Role Plays
-- Your subordinate puts a big stack of folders on your desk. From all the flags on the first page you only recognize the central one, which is depicted as slightly larger than the other ones; it is of course the flag of Equinox. You look at the first page of the report.EINS News Round-Up #001: Even though things seemed to have improved since the fiasco at the Palace of Littsvin and the resulting annexation of nearby country Brasilistan by the Littsvin Armed Forces, they have taken a turn to the worse in the last few weeks, when the State Council of Kaskada declared the Sun - celestial object and center of the solar system, occasionally known under the pseudonym "Sol" - a dangerous and wanted criminal. The Scarlet Cross Assembly of the neighbouring Vyrtus did not take this declaration very well, resulting in armed conflicts on the Vyrtussian-Kaskadian border between Vyrtus and the nations encompassed by the Secret Police Alliance, notably Vneshniy Nebo, Kaskada and Lower Coleland. After threats regarding orbital mass annihilation weapons, the conflict appears to have cooled down. Hersir Wulfstan (Vyrtus) and State Secretary Peters (Kaskada) were last seen shaking hands on the salt lake between their respective nations while reports of evil laughter emanating from Kaskada's Parliament in City One have quadrupled in the last few weeks. Following the success of our comedy drama soap opera RP "As Equinox Turns", Equinoxian Secretary of RP Beo has been working on another short RP which will be introduced in the next few weeks. The current title of this new RP, which by the way will be canon in regards to our Nation RP as summarized above, is "As Equinox Burns". Expect explosions, one-liners, cliffhangers and doomsday devices. Additionally, the Equinox Role Play Rewards are now a thing! RP on our forums and earn cute little animals that are even better than the Post Reward Pokémon you could already get! Equinox Adopts Discord
-- Another thing worth mentioning is our Discord Channel which has really really lifted off since its introduction earlier this year and has replaced Skype as the official way of communication outside of our Forums. We invite you to join us there as it is an excellent place to chat without the formality or quality requirement (hah!) of posting on our forums. It is also the place where we hold our Chat-RPs and we would love to have others participate. Scheduling information can be found here.A Regional Anthem in the Making?
-- After round one of Equinox's search for a regional anthem has passed, the National Anthem of Aruba has been chosen as Equinox's version of the imperial march theme song. Or something.That leaves us with round two! Right now at this very moment, poetic Equinoxians are working on lyrics and trying their best to capture all of Equinox' gloriousness in a few lines of nice-sounding nonsense. If you have any ideas for a stanza or two or would like to visit our hard-working poets who are writing these lines with tears, blood and... other things, click here! Reporter: BeoTheGreat
Old Faces Stop By
--Not long ago, legendary veterans of Equinox, such as ex-King Falconias, visited the forum. It was a pleasant surprise to see vets like Falconias, Silmeria, Mekhet (M'aeq), Griff, DYP (Drop Your Pants) and Kunin return to pay the region a visit. A lovely exchange occurred between the members, old and new, where they introduced themselves, updated each other on real life as well as NS life, and generally had some fun. uDecide Equinox; Re-brands the Forums
--With the renewal of Equinox, it was decided we needed fresh new names and new banners too! uDecide Equinox, a series of threads where multiple names for different subforums were suggested and then voted on, fulfilled this. 'BJ's Bar and Grill', which is part of 'Equinox Lifestyle and Gaming', did not get a name change. 'Completely Irrelevant, Useless & Ridiculous Happenings', the spam section, also did not get a name change. 'Lifestyle Central', home to culture, activities, and minor events became 'The Plaza of Personality'. 'Everything Gaming', the gaming forum, became 'Game On!'. The 'Arena of Role Play', AKA the roleplay section, turned into 'Illusory Lane'. Finally, The 'Citizen's Assembly', the region-wide version of the World Assembly, was renamed to 'The Conclave'.The Guild Cup Starts
--To add a sense of friendly competition and rivalry between the guilds and give their members incentive to be active, the Guild Cup was created. The concept of the Guild Cup is that the staff and government award the guilds points for doing certain things (e.g. guild members posting in the spam section, discussing proposals in the Conclave, etc.) and whichever guild has the most points by the end of the term wins the Guild Cup! The Guild Cup winner receives several advantages the next term, such as receiving a tax exemption, the ability to sponsor a second PPoTW (Pointless Poll of The Week) and a cool trophy to display on their banner and in their headquarters! This term's Guild Cup winner was the Hatter's Society. Congrats, Hatters! Stay loony! Editor's Note
We understand that this Equinox Quick Telegram, is anything but Quick. This is our first region update since March 31st, and alot has happened since then. We have already taken steps to ensure that the Equinox Quick Telegram will return to a fast read, and a more frequent one.
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Volume #6, Issue #5 - July 25th, 2016 - Population: 668 [Image: vVexbH8.png] Hierarch: Asylum Chancellor: A Kaskadain Minister of Communications: Viisbyax Minister of the Interior: BeoTheGreat Minister of the Illusory: Terrabuena WA Delegate: Ceapoyce Speaker: Hirvania[/center] The 3rd Chancellor of Equinox June began by watching the newly elected Chancellor, A Kaskadian, take the Oath of Office and begin work. A Kaskadian smacked down his opponent, No Confidence, in a blow-out vote of 23-2 Equinox Elects the First Speaker Elected alongside A Kaskadian, was the newly created Speaker position. Klaus Mikaelson who defeated his opponent Lower Coleland and No Confidence in a nail bitter, decided by one vote, the final tally being 11-10-1. Equinox Gets a New Delegate The World Assembly Act, was amended right as the term began, and was quickly signed by the Chancellor. It created yearly elections for the Delegate position, instead of it being a life-long election. Incumbent KevinWasserman faced a challenger in former Chancellor Ceapoyce. The First Round of the elections ended in a 7-7-2 tie between Kevin, Cea and No Confidence. A few days were given for candidates to campaign before the second round of voting began and ended with Ceapoyce claiming victory with a 11-7-2 Vote. Electing the 2nd Speaker of Equinox Shortly after the Delegate election was completed, Hierarch Asylum dismissed Klaus Mikaelson from the Speaker position, due to inactivity. This vacancy triggered a new election for the Speaker position. Two new-comers ran for the position, with Hirvania winning the election over Destog, with a final vote of 10-0-5 (Hirvania-Destog-No Confidence), Foreign Affair Relations Eqinox is proud to have new (forum) embassy exchanges with the following regions; United Kingdom, The Allied States, and The North Pacific. Sadly, the following region's have had their embassy on the Equinox forums closed due to inactivity/being a barren wasteland; Ainur, Asgard, Auralia, Eieneti Gensokyo, Nohbdy, Sapientia, The Communist Bloc, Kingdom of Great Britain, and The South Pacific. These regions are always welcome to come back to re-open their now closed embassies. Government Hiring and Losses During the months of June and July, the Government had 2 people leave and 1 get hired on. Minister of Finance Boy101 resigned his position on July 12th, he cited the work he needed to do for the region he founded (The Universal Allegiance, a regional ally of Equinox) and lack of free time to devote to NationStates in general. Chancellor A Kaskadian announced the leave of Special Adviser Quinncunx in his Schedule for July, and also announced the hiring of Minister of the Interior, BeoTheGreat. Executive Order #002 Chancellor A Kaskadian issued Executive Order #002, where the government bought-out an inactive Equinomics business, The University of Equinox, and have turned into a institution ran by the Minister of the Interior, who could then appoint a Dean to run the school. Conclave Update - The Motion of Distrust Act; was passed by the Conclave and signed by the Chancellor. Allows citizens to recall elected officials - Amendment to the Charter of Equinox; was passed by the Conclave, signed by the Chancellor, and ratified by the Guilds. Officially outlines the Speaker in the Charter, and adds fail-safe to remove the Hierarch if necessary. - Revisions to the Criminal Code; was passed by the Conclave then vetoed by the Chancellor. After its return to the Conclave is was passed again and this time signed by the Chancellor. - "LGBT" Regional Tag; Equinox participated in the "#LoveIsLove" NS Campaign, and the Conclave debated whether to keep the LGBT tag or not. While tags are not legally determined by the Conclave, the debate signaled the region's support of keeping the tag. "Equexit?" A Significant debate has been happening in the Conclave after the Hierarch asked the Conclave to debate revisiting "The Equinomics Act". The debate has now turned into a "Equexit" of sorts, do we keep our Economy? Or ditch it? Will each term the region publicly vote to Support or Suspend the Equinomics System. During this, the Chancellor issued a suspension of the economy until a resolution can be found and passed by the proper legal channels. The Guild Cup So Far The Guild Cup has returned, and the defending champions The Hatter's Society have lead the entire term with a significant lead. The latest update however significantly hammered down on inactive guilds, with massive subtractions to The Agency, The Secret Police and Yarr!. The current standings of The Guild Cup are; The Hatter's Society (481 pts), The Secret Police (164 pts), The Florists (154 pts), The Agency (95 pts) and Yarr! (4 pts). Role Play Dominates Equinox Role Play has become quite the cornerstone of Equinox as of recently. Several new role plays have started, including the most posted in and the most viewed ever in the history of Equinox, The Forest of Glim, created by Terrabuena, the current Minister of the Illusory, aka Secretary of Role Play. A Handy Dandy RP List Minister Terrabuena also created a list of current role plays going on in the region you can read by clicking here Equinox's New Role Play Map A new map of Equinox has been created! An attempt to reconcile locations for National role plays concerning politics between leaders, it features an updated design, and lots of interest! You can find that here, within the spoiler tab. Equinox's 8th Birthday On June 21st Equinox Celebrated its 8th Birthday! We'd like to thank everyone who came to celebrate with us and made the event such a success. As always, Equinox brought the party with games, prizes, and a ton of fun! We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and look forward to seeing you at our next party! [center][Image: vUkKtTO.png][/center] This Term's Hall of Fame Inductee Each term the newly elected cabinet of Equinox selects a member or guild of the region to be inducted into our Hall of Fame. This term however, the candidate was selected by the people during our Birthday Bash! We'd like to congratulate the historic Axiom Guild on its admission to The Hall of Fame. The Axiom Guild created and maintained the first military of Equinox "The Crusaders of Justice" which established Equinox's name internationally. It was also the Guild with the most elected Chancellors (2008 to 2011). Link to Hall of Fame Entry DON'T MISS THE "HARRY POTTER EXTRAVANGZA", STARTING JULY 31st! COMING SOON, AN EXCLUSIVE "EQUINOX INTERVIEW TELEGRAM", INTERVIEW W/ DOOPTON
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Volume #6, Issue #6 - September 9th, 2016 - Population: 563 [Image: vVexbH8.png] The Hierarchy Hierarch: Asylum The Executive Chancellor: Terrabuena Superintendent of Concordance: Viisbyax Co-Superintendent of Culture and Communications: Spontaneous Lunacy Superintendent of the Interior: BeoTheGreat Co-Superintendent of Culture and Communications & WA Delegate: Ceapoyce The Conclave Speaker: Idaina [Image: WT8fHAL.png] Guild A: led by Krieganpanzer, 9 members large, tied for 1st in Guild Cup Guild B: led by Ceapoyce, 8 members large, tied for 1st in Guild Cup Guild C: led by Cookiesurvival, 8 members large, tied for 1st in Guild Cup A Word From the New Chancellor Terrabuena
Greetings, fellow Nationstates regions! I am Terrabuena, the newest Chancellor of Equinox. I just wanted to introduce myself a bit to you, so that you know who is the new elected head of Equinox. I have been playing Nationstates for well over a year now, (if you really must know, 500 days to be exact!) and I plan to be around for many more to come! This term as Chancellor presents me with the challenge of having to completely rework several things based off of referendum results within the portions of our forums that pertain to Equinomics and the guild system. Our guild rework is currently being tested out, and the Equinomics system is frozen for now, but we have got a discussion going and are hoping for the best! Just wanted to say hi and to let you all know a bit about what's going on (unless this is a repeat of what was already said, in which case, I apologize for taking valuable seconds away from potential Archer time on Netflix)  Here's to a prosperous term! Signed, Terrabuena Reporter: Terrabuena
Hello! The role play scene has seen a slight dip of activity as everyone was busy with their summer adventures, but now that the school season is upon us, it's time to rev it up again! What better way to rev it up than a new role play? Mistress Ceapoyce is currently taking signups for a new role play, titled, well, there is no title right now as it is a work in progress! You can find the link to the role play here!Role Play in Equinox The Forest of Glim, the most viewed and most posted-in role play in Equinox history, is still going strong! You can find that here! In addition, the Equinox regional map is filling out nicely. We have had several more additions and there quite possibly might be a role play in the works regarding a certain...project...or something similar! Or maybe something entirely new and shocking! You can find the map here, underneath the spoiler tab! WASSUP!
WASSUP, or Wildly Active Sometimes Social Useful People, is Equinox's new and quirky way to volunteer for civil service! Volunteering efforts can be put towards being a Deputy (think secretary for a manager, where the manager is a member of the cabinet), being part of the Ambassador Corps, being part of the Festival Planning Committee, being part of the Telegram staff (those who work on this thing!), or being part of the World Assembly Guardians if one is a veteran player. It is allowed to join as many as you would like, even all five of them, as long as you are productive and can manage it! We hope that this new service helps us find more motivated people and we are already seeing success with it! More info is available if you click right here! Reporter: Asylum
The Guilds of Equinox The Guilds of Equinox just went through major reform, for the first time since 2009, in fact. The major changes are: - The Number of Guilds is determined by a Public Referendum Vote each term alongside elections for Chancellor and Speaker. The citizens of Equinox now vote on "Create" a 3rd/4th/5th Guild of Equinox, "Stall" the creation of a new guild, or "Disband" the 3rd/4th/5th Guild of Equinox. (No matter what, there will always be at least two Guilds.) - Guilds shall be Reincarnated each term. Meaning, at the start of each term, the Guilds are wiped completely blank, and members are sorted out into the guilds for the first month. During that first month, the guilds are required to announce their Leader, Guild Internal Structures, Political Agenda and Overall Theme to the Hierarch and Chancellor. - Each term the guilds will compete in The Guild Cup, a point system where at the end of term the winner earns various awards, but the main prize is Immunity. The winning guild is immune to Reincarnation, but still needs to announce a new Guild Leader and Political Agenda. - One major change is that Ambassadors can now join our guild system! If you are a foreign ambassador assigned to Equinox, you are now allowed to join and participate in a guild! Come and try out our Guild System; Volunteer Here! - The Guild Referendum Vote ended in "Create", meaning that Equinox currently has three guilds. Guild A, Guild B and Guild C are in the middle of the Customization Schedule now, and are all on track to completing guild customization by September 30th. Foreign Affairs Update
Equinox is pleased to welcome the regions of Arda En Estel, United Kingdom and The Kingdom of Great Britain, who all applied and were approved for Embassies on the Equinox Forums. We also send warm welcomes and well wishes to Albion, who have sent over a new Ambassador to Equinox! We are always looking for more friends from around NationStates; Apply for an Embassy on the Equinox forums! Reporter: BeoTheGreat
The Elections Equinox says goodbye to the wonderful Chancellor A Kaskadian and extraordinary Speaker Hirvania, as well as the rest of the cabinet, as a new term begins. During the elections, Terrabuena and Remalandia both ran for Chancellor, and Idaina ran for Speaker. Terrabuena ultimately won by a landslide, becoming our 4th Chancellor under the Charter. Congratulations, Chancellor! Idaina also won over the No Confidence vote, becoming the 3rd Speaker under the Charter. Congratulations, Speaker! Chancellor Terrabuena has chosen Spontaneous Lunacy as Co-Superintendent of Culture and Communications, Ceapoyce as Co-Superintendent of Culture and Communications and World Assembly Delegate, and BeoTheGreat as Superintendent of the Interior. We look forward to an active and successful term! The Equinomics Debate
Meanwhile, Equinox's economy, named Equinomics, has been frozen. Due to the resignation of Boy101 from the Department of Finance and a lack of activity, Equinomics has been put on ice until a solution is found. In the Chambers of the Conclave and outside of it, citizens are debating what can be done to save this vital part of Equinox. Currently, the most-liked proposal is a group of citizens, perhaps a civil service part of WASSUP (Wildly Active Sometimes Social Useful People), dedicated to running the Department of Finance. Reporter: Ceapoyce
Equinox's Harry Potter Extravaganza! As you all know, Equinox is the premier party region and we hope we've lived up to our reputation with our most recent event, The Harry Potter Extravaganza. During this event, participants were sorted into Houses, issued a wand, and tossed out into the magical mayhem of an Equinoxian party. The Quidditch pitch was packed with action and the festival was filled with discussions about our favorite wizarding world! If you missed out on this event, we hope to see you at the next one! Rumor from the WASSUP Festival Committee is that the next party is set to launch later this month! The Nationstates Families of Equinox
There's been quite a stir in the familial houses of Equinox as of late. Some of you may remember our posting about the marriage of then-Chancellor Cea Cerulean and Captain Mordor. This reporter is sad to say that all is not well in paradise for this happy couple; at the very least, all is not exactly normal. Earlier this year, Mordor's sudden drop in activity led us all to believe Cea a widow; however, Mordor has recently returned to some semblance of activity as a shambling shade of half death. After a somewhat lengthy court case resulting in the untimely death of Nikolai Cerulean, Cea and Zombie Mordor are proud to announce the adoption of their twin sons BeoTheGreat and Tom_Smith! Link to EQTV's Hit Courtroom Drama In other familial news, there's a pair of newcomers in the Equinox scene: sisters Aynia and The Fox. So far, the pair have been quite an enjoyable addition to the Equinoxian family scene! We hope they decide to establish a family home here so they may be more easily located by EQTV's paparazzi. Aynia has been an extremely helpful member of the WASSUP (Wildly Active Sometimes Social Useful People) festival committee and The Fox has been busily displaying her great culinary prowess as an extraordinary baker. The Equinox Discord Channel!
Much of Equinox spends its time hanging out in our Discord chat. Discord has replaced Skype as our main means of communicating outside the forums and it's always full of fun and hilarity! Here is just a small collection of recent memorable moments, but if you'd like to join us in creating more Just Click Here! Aynia - 08/31/2016 Wrote:everytime I come here there's weird conversations Asy - 09/01/2016 Wrote:today I drove straight thru a round-about Beo - 09/03/2016 Wrote:@Asy asking reddit to edit perry the platypus' face onto walter white. Asy - 09/03/2016 Wrote:i want someone to sing rap songs about butts We even have a friendly bot, always ready with a witty joke or magic 8ball answer! Terrabuena - 09/08/2016 Wrote:... Last but not least, a word about our upcoming event!
Does your region, or any nation in your region, have a signature export? Are you a luxurious tourist destination? Would you like to shout it out to the world? Well, here's your chance! The Guild Confederacy of Equinox is hosting its very own Equinox Olympics, to be held on the September Equinox (The 22nd of September), and we're looking for sponsors. Simply create a graphic, or contact your regional Equinox ambassador to have one created for you, and come to see the games! Your advertisement will be displayed proudly in one of the several games or festival areas! We've extended this offer to all our embassy regions, so act fast as space may be limited!
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Just a reminder that the Equinox Olympics have started today and are officially open!
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