Free Kingdom of Nicaea

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Free Kingdom of Nicaea
Flag of Nicaea
Flag
Motto: Ελεύθερος από όλους, υποταγμένος σε κανένα (Greek: Free from all, subservient to none)
Capital Nikopolis
Official languages English, Greek
Religion
Demonym(s) Nicaean or Nicene
Government Irikladian monarcy
• Basileia
Alexandra I Irikladis
Legislature Boule
Area
• Total
 13,154.9 km2 (5,079.1 sq mi)
Population
• Citizens
 4, several diplomats in the Discord server
Currency Cimbrunese Drachma
Time zone Central Standard Time (CST)
Date format mm/dd/yyyy

The Free Kingdom of Nicaea is a sovereign state, commonly called a micronation by outside observers but considered a separatist state advocating for the independence of the Ozarks by its own members, and the latest incarnation of the leading state of the Irikladian Imperium. It claims land in the State of Arkansas within the United States. Initially established micronationally as the Empire of Orini in 2018 and as the Grandeur Orinian Empire in 2014, Nicaea is ruled as an Irikladian monarchy and is a member of the Ozark Sector.

As an Irikladian monarchy, Nicaea is a Hellenistic state of the present day that espouses monarcho-socialism as its economic system. In addition, the Parliament, or Boule, is elected by lottery once every three months.

Etymology

Nicaea is a historical name, derived from an ancient Greek city in the northwestern region of Anatolia known as Bithynia.[1] This name was chosen as just as the Nicaeans of old took their country back from the terrorizing Latins and allowed it to last almost another 200 years, the Nicaeans of the present day desire to fight against tyranny and liberate the Ozark Mountains and it's people from the heel of oppression.

History

Orinian Era: approx. 2015-2019

The Orinian Era is a time period used to refer to the earliest and most infamous time period in Nicaean history, lasting from 2015 to 2019. The Orinian Period is divided into three historical eras, the Ancient Orinian Period (or Orini I) from 2015-early 2017 when the state was a Pokémon-based community on Facebook known as the Grandeur Orinian Empire or Grand Orini for short, the First Hiatus from 2017-2019 which was a hiatus caused due to numerous mental health issues the Basilissa displayed, later discovered to have been caused by schizophrenia and possibly bipolar disorder, and the Reformative Orinian Period, in which Orini reformed into a micronation, getting into numerous so-called wars before coming under the Nexan sphere of influence.

Ancient Orinian Period and Orinian Hiatus: 2015-2019

The first proper flag of the Grandeur Orinian Empire, considered to be the first Nicaean flag in history.

The Grandeur Orinian Empire was effectively one of the few raider states of the Pokémon community on Facebook, alongside the Sternlitch with whom relations were generally acrimonious and nearly spilled out into all-out war at least once according to cyber-archaeology. What did spill out into all-out war, however, was the conflict with the Elite Pokémon Society, which eventually resulted in its leader occupying the Empire thus leading to the initial decline of the Orinians. The group became inactive and would fall by 2017 with Alexandra's mental health collapse, starting the Orinian Hiatus period. The mother of Alexandra thought micronationalists tended to be arrested for insurrection, so although Basilissa Alexandra showed interest in reforming into a micronation before 2019, this could not have happened without severe pushback and was thus abandoned.

The Orinian Hiatus lasted a little over a year, during which the Basilissa sought treatment at several mental hospitals.

Reformative Orinian Period: January 2019-February 2021

The Reformative Period began almost as soon as Alexandra was allowed back on social media, approximately January or February 2019. During this time the Empire claimed the home of the leader of Krainego, and was banned from Vryland (later Caudonia) for what was described on MicroWiki as a "temporary lapse of sanity", the definitive meaning of this is unclear but it can be assumed that it was meant to be literal. Later on in the Period, relations were decent with several nations, such as Elysium and Kaiserhof, were good around this time until the simulationist Nicaean-Etukara War, caused when the Basileia found a case in an unknown YAMO over land claims on the basis of her personal experience with Krainego, in favor of the Grand Republic of Cycoldia instead of the Empire of Etukan, which in turn upset the Etukara delegate and led to a formal state of war, which was actually a large drama involving many micronations. Later on, the August Uprising against Arkovia (which changed its name to Promatia in the middle of the Uprising in an effort to stave off its foes) occured, with a man going by the name of Desslok Visari Nafage leading the charge. Nicaea participated in the August Uprising, writing an exposé by the name of "A Treatise on The Sins of Arkovia". From this point on until May 2022, the Imperium was largely controlled by Desslok as a puppet state. The concept of the Imperium was born during this time, and numerous claims were made, although none of them are currently claimed with the exception of one due to the lack of realism in most claims and the fact the Basileia moved from Oklahoma to Arkansas during this period. The Imperium of Orini-Cimbrun was the first mention of the name Cimbrun and can be considered a transitive period between the Orinian Period and Cimbrunese Period.

Cimbrunese Era: February 2021-July 2023

The Cimbrunese Era is used to describe the period of time in which Nicaea was known as Cimbrun, and is divided into two periods: the Hellenic and Hellenistic Periods, with a period of inactivity known as the Months of Sorrow being a transitive period into the Nicaean Period. The Hellenic period was fairly short, lasting five months, while the Hellenistic Period lasted well into June 2022.

Hellenic period

The Hellenic period was the period from February to July 2021. Although information was scant at first, in 2023 information was steadily discovered in order to ensure transparency with others.

Despite scant records during the Hellenistic period, the Hellenic state was highly active. The first event known to take place was the conflict with the Progressive Association, led by dictator of Tinakula Afrasiyab Jamshaid, who had taken dictatorial power after losing two separate elections. On February 17th, 2021, Royal Decree IV, calling for an end to the conflict and banning server members for participating in drama for one year, was written, however, by the next the day the Cimbrun Tribune reported on a coup in a Progressive Association observer, Vuaqava, experienced a coup d'etat, with it's Minister General, Goldaxe, being replaced by Florida. This can only be assumed to have resulted in more conflict, although this is hard to ascertain as Royal Decree IV was never repealed, but Afrasiyab is known to have taken a break in March, giving Tinakula to Nexan leader Desslok in expectation Desslok would run a caretaker government. Around the same time, Nicaea applied to the Cupertino Alliance and the GUM, ratifying their Charters with Royal Decrees II and III on the same day as Royal Decree IV, but was denied full membership. It would attempt to reapply to the Cupertino Alliance in May to no avail, with the Basileia taking a brief hiatus of about a month after a screenshot, allegedly of slanderous nature, was taken and she was banned. It briefly became an observer in the League of Hellenistic Micronations but left as it was largely a Greek-language organization, which the Basileia had no understanding of at the time. In March, Cimbrun declared its diplomatic support for Wegmat in the Great Des Plaines Valley War, the first of two wars in the Chicago Sector in which the territory of allies of the Hellenic state were invaded. [2].

The first draft of the constitution was written during April and revealed around April 11th. It reportedly aimed to make compromises with both sides of the political spectrum and numerous religious affiliations. Royal Decree V, establishing an early succession system, would be created on April 19th. In early May, the Patriae Conflict occurred, which was largely a result of the conflicting claims over Vancouver Island made by the Nexus, who at this point was Cimbrun's most ardent ally, and West Canada. The VISSR and Cascadia tied for last place, with West Canada coming in second. It was an overwhelming victory for the Nexus, though not one that would last as the article where most of the conflict took place - effectively a board showing support - was eventually deleted by the admins of MicroWiki. In May, a conflict would start between Cimbrun and Nichensburg which was initiated by the Nexus, which was, at least in part, a conflict between the pagan beliefs of Cimbrun and the Christian beliefs of Nichensburg. Royal Decrees VI and VII were dedicated to this conflict, which ended in a stalemate.

The next dateable event in the Hellenic state's history was on or around May 25th, during which Duighanism, a term used for a Christian heresy created by Harold Duighan and viewed as a cult in the modern sense by the state, was banned. Alexandra believed Harold was schizophrenic and suffering from delusions of grandeur. This would later be repealed at an unspecified date.

Until further information is found, the state can be assumed to be inactive from June until August 21st, when a news report was made regarding the first crowning of Basilissa Shantiriya and Co-Emperor Sage (Sage was later disgraced and Shantiriya was landed as the Archon of Palatka), and on the same day Royal Decree IX, creating a plan for a Treaty of Palatka, which would seek to block religious fundamentalism and extremism in the community. This was never made, however a plan for the Union of Sovereign States would prevent those deemed religious fundamentalists from joining.

Hellenistic Period

The Hellenistic period Fall Reforms started with plans to transition to a constitutional monarchy and lessen the amount of heretical, legally required to change, or otherwise undesirable elements of the Cimbrunese culture. It had plans to attempt to join cultural organizations and had already joined the North American Micronational Alliance sometime beforehand. It was inactive until September, when the war on the Petrenko government of Sangkheilios would be diplomatically supported until an ill-timed joke led to the fall of the Titania Smith government, ending it reluctantly with an attempt to white peace Sangkheilios, however, there was no reply even after Cascadia surrendered. Cimbrun would essentially be inactive outside of the LIN from November until February because the United States government imprisoned Alexandros, and he lost access to his Discord account after his phone, which contained his 2FA, was wiped by his mother.

Cimbrun returned to informal rule by decree in January, and formally joined the Ozark Sector in February. March was wracked by the Ozark Crisis, and Cimbrun conflicted with the Second Republic of Ethosia for another two months and ten days after the initial crisis due to Gabriel Sebastian's behavior. However, it gained a vassal in the Multnomah People's Commune after the fall of Ethosia. Cimbrun became a protectorate of the Nexus in February, followed by a full annexation in April, however, by May 20 it was fully independent. The next day the Treaty of Mikrá Elláda was signed, and the Polis of Avrilía was created from the Ethosian lands ceded to Cimbrun.

The Months of Sorrow would soon start on May 25th, with the fall of the Nexus. At first Cimbrun would stand strong, but not even a month later it would collapse. The Months of Sorrow would last until July, when, fed up with the country's Nexan era identity, Alexandra would return to the community as the Free Kingdom of Nicaea.

Nicaean Era: May 2023-present

The Nicaean era, or Nicene era, is the most recent era and currently only has one period, the Free Kingdom period, therefore we will cover it all here for now.

The Free Kingdom was first formed in May of 2023, it ceding back the Polis of Avrilía in June before going on hiatus in July. In November, Nicaea would return from hiatus, becoming isolationist and separatist and appointing Connor Wilkie, a separatist, its first Prime Minister. In December, however, Connor would be removed from office owing to his belief in the conspiracy theories of Cathy O'Brien, and statements of transphobia and MAGAism, prompting the first election in the nation's history. Despite a 9-1 weight in favor of his opponent, Paul Matthews of the International Monarchist Party, Daniel Maloney was elected in an upset victory. During his tenure, anti-Faltrian and anti-Almendrian maneuvers were made, and the border with Ethosia was established, along with the creation of land claims with plans to purchase land as zones of influence. The Maloney premiership also saw the creation of the noble titles, to be sold on Etsy, though owing to financial security issues on both Etsy and Discord this has not been done. During his first term, two bills were passed and espionage was attempted against Faltree, a micronation that had previously participated in cyberbullying against Prime Minister Maloney, leading to the diplomatic tensions with Faltree that lasted well into the first term of Gabriel Sebastian, with most of the term spent inactive outside of diplomatic maneuvers relating, in large part, to this. Other conflicts during this time included the conflict with the State of Stret Mehrdin over the GAS, and the Peoplesvil Crisis, a conflict largely taking place on Twitter over Nicene involvement in the Baligan colony of Peoplesvil due to IF collaboration with Ebenia.

The Nicene state has plans to expand in terms of people and land, gaining a reputation for charity along the way. It is notable that the Free Kingdom of Nicaea is the first Irikladian state since the late Orinian era to be truly free of Nexan influence.

Politics and government

Nicaea is an Irikladian monarchy, the head of state is Basileia Alexandra I of the House of Irikladis. It has a unique electoral system, with both a popular vote in the and a lottery wheel deciding all elections except for referendums. It is monarcho-socialist in economic policy.

Political parties include the Irikladian Front, the party of the state led by the Basileia, the National Libertarians, a libertarian party led by current Prime Minister Daniel Maloney, the Pantheon Socialist Party, a pro-Hellenic, pro-Romana socialist party, and Monarchy Forward, a secular, pro-marijuana, anti-fascist monarchist party.

Law and order

Nicaea has a militia, the Nicene Militia, which the Basileia can levy at any point. It's jobs are the territorial protection of Nicaea and law enforcement. Currently, it has no proper weapons, not even proper training weapons, though the Basileia, currently its only member, has a katana and a bag of firecrackers.

The Discord server has a jail function, which is used to punish those who break the law. IRL, depending on the severity, either the person responsible will be kicked out of the nation or it will be referred to US law enforcement.

Foreign relations

Despite not trusting the community at large, Nicaea has opened up significantly, especially following the fall of Almendria. Nicaea's foreign influence largely focuses on "political soft power", wherein the Irikladian Front, the Nicene political wing, influences policy in foreign nations.

Recognition Status

Nicaea formally or informally recognizes the following nations as sovereign:

Nicaea is ambivalent about the following nations:

  • Socialist Commonwealth of Malus

Nicaea does not recognize the following nations, with reasons provided:

Nicaea recognizes the following nations and organizations as terrorists:

  • USR and all related entities
  • All raider clans on the UIX blacklist
  • All organizations deemed terrorists by the US goverment
  • All MAGA-related organizations
  • NKE (Neo-Knights of Ela’r’oech)
  • PETA (People’s Rights for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

Geography and climate

A map of the Ozarks, in which Nicaea is located.

Nicaea is located in the Ozark Mountains, with it's capital and main influence in the Springfield Plateau, located in northwest Arkansas. This makes it a member of the Ozark Sector and allows it easy access to several large cities as well as to land in several different states.

In the capital, the summers are hot and muggy, with the winters being cold and snowy.

Economy

Nicaea has plans to invest in several industries, including food production (eggs, meat, and vegetables), candles, and soap. It also has plans to roll out the Nicaean Drachma, which is on the blockchain.

Culture and media

The Nicaeans claim to be their own ethnic group, the Mikrá Éllines, whose culture primarily focuses on Hellenic, Hellenistic, and Byzantine era Greece (or Hellas, as they call it.) They also take several influences from the Western Roman Empire, most notably the Triumph. Some aspects of the culture come from American, specifically Dixie, tradition, with most of this tradition being in the form of language (i.e. the English language being primarily used) and the cuisine (chicken fried steak is a common dish.)

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia: article on the settlement of Nicaea.
  2. ↑ MicroWiki: International responses to the Great Des Plaines Valley War
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