Charter of the Confederation of Southern Defence
“The Sun rises, the tides ebb, mortals die, and humans invade”
THE PROLOGUE
The nations of the south, aware of their precarious position, have resolved to come together for the purpose of mutual fortification and defence. This Confederation takes for itself the fundamental purpose of preserving the peoples, the cultures, and the faiths of the South from external violation of any kind.
THE TABLES
STRUCTURE OF THE CONFEDERATION
PURPOSE OF THE CONFEDERATION
OBLIGATION OF MEMBERS
MILITARY OPERATIONS
STRUCTURE OF THE CONFEDERATION
The confederation as a body shall be understood to be, in the fundamental sense, a collection of nations with the interest of mutual defence in all circumstances. The Confederation shall be governed as follows.
The Confederation shall assume a unified foreign policy, internal logistical policy, and a unified military policy for the purposes of fortification and general defence. This policy will be dictated by the will of the Confederation Council. The Confederation Council will determine policy by way of a majority vote. The council shall meet as necessary, otherwise once every four years.
Nations seeking admission to the confederation must be admitted by the Confederation Council.
The Council shall be structured as follows
Each member nation shall be afforded a ‘Seat’ upon the council, presumably occupied by their respective leader, but able to be filled by an appointed proxy if necessary.
Nations and their vote weight;
Nation without Vassal: 1 Vote
Nation + Vassal: 2 Vote
Nation + Vassal + Vassal: 3 Vote (Max 2 vassals)
Members:
Haelun’or - 1 Vote
Kaethul - 1 Vote
Caelia - 1 Vote
Krugmar - 1 Vote
Akaal - 1 Vote
Gorkil - 1 Vote
Dunfarthing - 1 Vote
1. Currently no holder - 1 Vote
2. Currently no holder - 1 Vote
Vikela - 1 Vote 1. Unbuntu - 1 Vote 2. Maeh’nor - 1 Vote
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Quorum for the council to pass binding decisions shall be 51% of total membership votes.
The Confederation Council shall be hosted by a different member nation with each meeting. Alternatively meetings are to occur on neutral ground at Stonetalon Peak in the centre of the South.
PURPOSE OF CONFEDERATION
The purpose of this Confederation is, as aforementioned, mutual defence of the nations, cultures, and religions of the South from external invasion or oppression. For the purpose of mutual confidence, member states agree to the following binding clauses.
DURING WARTIME NO MEMBER STATE MAY DEPART THE CONFEDERATION.
Wartime shall be understood as persistent hostilities not necessarily involving invasion or siege but also including threats or frequent raids.
NO MEMBER STATE MAY DEPART THE CONFEDERATION WITHOUT GIVING THE CONFEDERATION COUNCIL NOTICE IN PERSON AT A COUNCIL MEETING
TO BREAK THESE CLAUSES IS ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THE BREAKING OF A FORMAL OATH.
OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS
Member states of the Confederation agree to and are therefore bound by the following obligations.
MEMBER STATES SHALL EXERCISE JOINT MILITARY COMMAND
The Confederation Council shall at its discretion appoint a High Marshal of the Confederation for the purpose of centralizing command and directing military action during war time.
MEMBER STATES SHALL JOINTLY FORTIFY
The Confederation Council shall determine necessary location and design for fortifications. All member states shall contribute to the material and manpower requirements of said fortifications.
MEMBER STATES SHALL PURSUE THE LOGISTICAL POLICY OF THE CONFEDERATION COUNCIL
The Confederation Council shall determine the necessary intensity and type of materials, arms, armour, engines of siege, and ammunition of siege and bow that must be acquired by the Confederation.
The Confederation Council shall at its discretion appoint a Quartermaster General of the Confederation for the purpose of centralising logistics. Specifically the gathering of resources, the production of war goods, and the distribution of war goods according to need.
MILITARY OPERATIONS
The Confederation shall endeavour to conduct its war fighting with a unified vision. During times of war the Confederation Council shall appoint a High Marshal to conduct the affairs of war. The High Marshal shall be empowered to appoint Marshals at his discretion, who may lead raids, lead units within the war effort, lead scouting parties, or any other innumerable war related functions that the High Marshal may deem necessary for the conducting of the affairs of war.
The authority of the High Marshal is to be limited to matters of war. Matters of Logistics pursuant to matters of war shall remain the jurisdiction of the Quartermaster General who shall also be appointed by the Confederation Council during times of war.
The High Marshal can be voted out of power and changed by the council pending a successful vote. The High Marshal must be chosen from a pool of candidates that hold a high ranking position, and are thus trusted, in a Nation's military.
Theveus Sythaerin
Sohaer of Haelun’or
Praefectvs of Caelia
Yera Silveira,
Overlord of Kaethul, Matriarch of the Silveira Clan, Okarir’san of Haelun’or
Emperor King Cyris Collingwood I II
Thain of Dúnwen and her Vassals, Lord of Barnsley, Barbant, Dúnkeld, Valenza, The Wyrtmark and Casa De Lur. Emperor of Oren, Father of Foxes, Protector of the WeeFolk.
SOVRÈN MAJESTÈ, Reine Medea Amaranta Viola De Astrea, The Queen of Vikela, La Violetta
KLOG’AKAAL, Rex of Krugmar, Ruler of the Desert