Welcome to this, the Consulate of Mordor.
A Brief Overview of Mordor's Affairs in the Last Seven Months
- October
- Revolution declared by Alancar
- The Dark Lord dissolves the Nazgul Council and announces His support for the revolution
- Jaimbern v The Dark Lord begins with The Dark Lord presiding, the trial is suspended pending appeal by Jaimbern in order to require The Dark Lord's recusal
- A new Nazgul is convened, Jaimbern, due to his efforts to further the loyalist cause during the revolution, is appointed by the White Wizard, Intelligent Holograms, The Dark Lord appoints Hellhound to enact the demands of the revolution. The Denizenry, however, have different plans and, tired with the fighting between the loyalists and revolutionaries, elect Jahmurai, who stood on neutral platform, despite having been aligned with the loyalists previously.
- Alancar declares the end of the revolution and the White Wizard issues a Proclamation to establish October 22nd as "Revolutionary Day", Mordor's first and only public holiday.
- November
- The Nazgul select Jahmurai as their Witch-King, Jahmurai appoints a number of former revolutionaries as his Ulaires and several former loyalists as advisors to his Cabinet
- The Nazgul pass the Courts Bill, to remove the ability of The Dark Lord to preside over His own trials or trials He is prosecuting
- Creation of an Assembly of Denizens, on of the key reforms sought by the revolution, is pledged by the Witch-King in his legislative agenda
- December
- Majestas re-elected as Wormtongue for a third consecutive term
- The Nazgul is dissolved without producing reforms to institute an Assembly of Denizens
- A new Nazgul is convened, Malkir and Alancar are appointed by The Dark Lord, Charax and Jaimbern are appointed by the White Wizard, the Denizenry elect Saveyou as their representative. The new Nazgul selects Malkir as its Witch-King
- The Appellate Court rules against The Dark Lord presiding over His own trial and directs that a new judge be appointed to do so
- January
- The Nazgul pass bills to criminalise non-recruitment by government officials, to further ensure the independence of Wormtongue, and ratify the XYZ treaty
- A constitutional amendment to establish an Assembly of Denizens is rejected by the Nazgul
- February
- Charax is elected as White Wizard and appoints 9002 to fill his place on the Nazgul
- Majestas is anathematised as Wormtongue, Beian is elected to replace her
- The Nazgul ratify the Lazarus treaty and pass a bill to more effectively regulate the Witch-King
- Jaimbern v The Dark Lord concludes, The Dark Lord is found guilty of Dereliction of Duty
- The Nazgul is dissolved and a new Nazgul convened, The Dark Lord appoints Malkir, Blackfredric and Intelligent Holograms, the White Wizard appoints Jahmurai, Jaimbern and 9002, and the Denizenry elect Lady Warhammer as their representative
- Intelligent Holograms is selected as the Witch-King by the Nazgul
- March
- Lady Warhammer resigns from the Nazgul, Vaculatestar is elected to replace them
- Charax leaves NS, Alancar is elected as the new White Wizard
- April
- Paliven is elected as Wormtongue
- The Nazgul pass a bill to govern elections and referenda, and to allow for the Nazgul to make appointments of Ulaire.
- The Nazgul is dissolved and a new Nazgul convened, The Dark Lord appoints Malkir and Blackfredric, the White Wizard appoints Jaimbern and 9002, and the Denizenry elect tome as their representative
- May
- The Nazgul select Jaimbern as their Witch-King
- The Nazgul pass a bill to allow for the appointment of a regent to exercise the powers of The Dark Lord, bills to deregulate recruitment and integration, and to reform the courts are presented.
- Intelligent Holograms is appointed as regent in the name of The Dark Lord
Mordor would like to apologise to those regions and organisations with which we enjoy relations for the lack of updates over the last several months. It is our hope that this update, although brief, can signal a return to business as usual for our foreign updates.
The Witch-King, Jaimbern
The White Wizard, Alancar
The Mouth of Sauron, Intelligent Holograms
Thanks for opening a consulate! Can I ask for a brief outline of Mordor's government?
Indeed, you can. Mordor's government is focused around the institutions of the Nazgul and the Towers. The Towers, or rather their stewards, are the Lord of the Black Land (Sauron, though currently exercised by Intelligent Holograms as regent) and the White Wizard (Malkir, having been elected after the creation of the above update); the Lord of the Black Land is an unelected position, with the incumbent appointing the successor (though no one has yet been so appointed), and the White Wizard is elected every four months. Originally, the idea was that the Towers would challenge each other and vie for control, but it hasn't quite worked out that way.
The Nazgul are mostly appointed, one being elected by the Denizenry and the remaining Nazgul being appointed equally by each of the Towers; the Nazgul select from amongst themselves a Witch-King (myself, at the moment), who oversees the executive government and, generally, has provided the Nazgul's legislative program in each term. The Nazgul and the Witch-King, despite being largely appointed by them, have generally been rather independent of the Towers and have usually resisted efforts by the Towers to co-opt powers for themselves (the Courtroom debacle and one of the White Wizards' attempts to require the Witch-King's Cabinet to report to Orthanc rather than Angmar being particularly good examples, if you're interested in hearing some short tales of Mordor's past).
The other, more minor, organs of government are the Lord of the Black Land's Court/the Court of the Black Lands, which until recently the Lord of the Black Land presided over, the Appellate Court, which until recently was made up of the White Wizard, an appointee of the Lord of the Black Land and an appointee of the Nazgul, and Wormtongue, who is the World Assembly Delegate, though the elected Wormtongue has not actually reached the in-game Delegacy since January.
Interestin'.
The Third Imperium
Journalist, South Pacific Independent News Network (SPINN)
Provost, Magisterium
Sergeant, East Pacific Sovereign Army
Journalist, East Pacific News Service
Foreign Affairs Minister, The West Pacific
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