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			<title><![CDATA[Resolution on New Senate Speaker]]></title>
			<link>http://selene.online/forum/showthread.php?tid=454</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 20:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://selene.online/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Justinian Kalominos</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Resolution on New Senate Speaker</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Resolution on the Appointment of the Speaker of the Senate</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Whereas</span> the Senate of the Empire of Selene is organised in a makeshift fashion not arising from the institutions of a constitution.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Whereby</span> the Senate requires some measure of order to be able to fully and actively serve the Empire and it's interests,<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Cognizant</span> of the current place of the Emperor as the Acting Speaker of the Senate in all bills brought before the Senate in times past,<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Trusting</span> that the election of a new Speaker of the Senate will allow the Emperor additional time to administrate,<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hereby:</span><ul class="mycode_list"><li>Appoints Volgorod as the Speaker of the Senate.<br />
<br />
</li>
<li>Encourages the Emperor to anoint Volgorod to a Dukedom for the duration of his term as Speaker of the Senate.<br />
<br />
</li>
<li>Recommends that the Senate pass legislation to formalise the structure of the Senate with all due haste.<br />
</li>
</ul>
Be it hereby enacted by the Senate of the Empire of Selene.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Resolution on New Senate Speaker</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Resolution on the Appointment of the Speaker of the Senate</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Whereas</span> the Senate of the Empire of Selene is organised in a makeshift fashion not arising from the institutions of a constitution.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Whereby</span> the Senate requires some measure of order to be able to fully and actively serve the Empire and it's interests,<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Cognizant</span> of the current place of the Emperor as the Acting Speaker of the Senate in all bills brought before the Senate in times past,<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Trusting</span> that the election of a new Speaker of the Senate will allow the Emperor additional time to administrate,<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hereby:</span><ul class="mycode_list"><li>Appoints Volgorod as the Speaker of the Senate.<br />
<br />
</li>
<li>Encourages the Emperor to anoint Volgorod to a Dukedom for the duration of his term as Speaker of the Senate.<br />
<br />
</li>
<li>Recommends that the Senate pass legislation to formalise the structure of the Senate with all due haste.<br />
</li>
</ul>
Be it hereby enacted by the Senate of the Empire of Selene.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Selenid Defence Act]]></title>
			<link>http://selene.online/forum/showthread.php?tid=453</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 20:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://selene.online/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Justinian Kalominos</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Selenid Defence Act</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">An Act to Establish Standards for the Royal Marines of the Empire of Selene</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter I</span><br />
<br />
1. The Royal Marines of the Empire of Selene is the unaligned military of the Empire of Selene, hereby referred to as the Royal Marines.<br />
<br />
2. The Royal Marines shall be primarily tasked with undertaking defensive missions for the purposes of protecting foreign regions from invasion, and will be secondarily tasked with undertaking offensive missions against the enemies of the Empire of Selene as determined by the Privy Council<br />
<br />
3. The Defence Councillor shall have the power to appoint, with approval from the Senate, an Admiral of the Royal Marines to assist them.<br />
<br />
4. The Defence Councillor and the Admiral of the Royal Marines shall be collectively referred to as the Defence Council.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter II</span><br />
<br />
1. Selenid citizens, in good standing with the Privy Council and the Emperor, shall be able to apply for the Royal Marines according to protocol laid out by the Defence Councillor.<br />
<br />
2. Marines shall be afforded the privilege of using their rank in official documentation, but shall not be afforded additional rights beyond that of Selenid citizen.<br />
<br />
3. The Admiral of the Royal Marines shall be a Selenid citizen with a prior term of service of at least 90 days in the Royal Marines before being appointed.<br />
<br />
4. The Defence Councillor shall be a Selenid citizen appointed by the Emperor on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter III</span><br />
<br />
1. The Defence Councillor shall lead the Royal Marines and shall be the final authority on all internal matters pertaining to the Royal Marines.<br />
<br />
2. They shall set all policies, protocols, disciplinary systems, and ranking systems that pertain to the Royal Marines with the advice of the Admiral of the Royal Marines.<br />
<br />
3. The Admiral of the Royal Marines shall lead the Royal Marines in all matters of military operations and shall promote, discipline, and train all Marines unless superseded by the Defence Councillor.<br />
<br />
4. All powers given to the Defence Council in this Act may be delegated to other individuals by the members of the Defence Council as they see fit.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter IV</span><br />
<br />
1. Any Royal Marine may be given an honourable discharge from the Royal Marines through an appeal to the Admiral, who may choose to refer the matter to the Defence Councillor.<br />
<br />
2. Any Royal Marine may be given a dishonourable discharge should the Defence Council unanimously agree upon the service member’s discharge.<br />
<br />
3. Any Royal Marine given a dishonourable discharge may appeal the decision to the Senate.<br />
<br />
4. Any Royal Marine not given a dishonourable discharge may use their rank at the time of their latest discharge in all official documentation so long as the preface of ‘Former’ and it’s variations are used properly.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Selenid Defence Act</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">An Act to Establish Standards for the Royal Marines of the Empire of Selene</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter I</span><br />
<br />
1. The Royal Marines of the Empire of Selene is the unaligned military of the Empire of Selene, hereby referred to as the Royal Marines.<br />
<br />
2. The Royal Marines shall be primarily tasked with undertaking defensive missions for the purposes of protecting foreign regions from invasion, and will be secondarily tasked with undertaking offensive missions against the enemies of the Empire of Selene as determined by the Privy Council<br />
<br />
3. The Defence Councillor shall have the power to appoint, with approval from the Senate, an Admiral of the Royal Marines to assist them.<br />
<br />
4. The Defence Councillor and the Admiral of the Royal Marines shall be collectively referred to as the Defence Council.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter II</span><br />
<br />
1. Selenid citizens, in good standing with the Privy Council and the Emperor, shall be able to apply for the Royal Marines according to protocol laid out by the Defence Councillor.<br />
<br />
2. Marines shall be afforded the privilege of using their rank in official documentation, but shall not be afforded additional rights beyond that of Selenid citizen.<br />
<br />
3. The Admiral of the Royal Marines shall be a Selenid citizen with a prior term of service of at least 90 days in the Royal Marines before being appointed.<br />
<br />
4. The Defence Councillor shall be a Selenid citizen appointed by the Emperor on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter III</span><br />
<br />
1. The Defence Councillor shall lead the Royal Marines and shall be the final authority on all internal matters pertaining to the Royal Marines.<br />
<br />
2. They shall set all policies, protocols, disciplinary systems, and ranking systems that pertain to the Royal Marines with the advice of the Admiral of the Royal Marines.<br />
<br />
3. The Admiral of the Royal Marines shall lead the Royal Marines in all matters of military operations and shall promote, discipline, and train all Marines unless superseded by the Defence Councillor.<br />
<br />
4. All powers given to the Defence Council in this Act may be delegated to other individuals by the members of the Defence Council as they see fit.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter IV</span><br />
<br />
1. Any Royal Marine may be given an honourable discharge from the Royal Marines through an appeal to the Admiral, who may choose to refer the matter to the Defence Councillor.<br />
<br />
2. Any Royal Marine may be given a dishonourable discharge should the Defence Council unanimously agree upon the service member’s discharge.<br />
<br />
3. Any Royal Marine given a dishonourable discharge may appeal the decision to the Senate.<br />
<br />
4. Any Royal Marine not given a dishonourable discharge may use their rank at the time of their latest discharge in all official documentation so long as the preface of ‘Former’ and it’s variations are used properly.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Weapons of Mass Destruction Limitations Act]]></title>
			<link>http://selene.online/forum/showthread.php?tid=452</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 20:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://selene.online/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Justinian Kalominos</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Weapons of Mass Destruction Limitations Act</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">An Act to Limit the Development, Proliferation and Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter I</span><br />
<br />
1. Manipulation of weapons of mass destruction shall generally be deemed outside the scope of a modern tech world for the purposes of Chapter III of Corpus Juris.<br />
<br />
2. Consent of the Founder may be secured for such manipulation, provided that sufficient explanation is provided and accepted. In such cases, it shall be the prerogative of the Founder to determine the limits and circumstances for the way in which such manipulation will take place.<br />
<br />
3. Consent may be withdrawn by the Founder, and any actions carried out while under it may be disavowed, should they conflict with the terms prescribed under the original agreement of consent, or as penalty for any violation of the terms of Chapter II of Corpus Juris.<br />
<br />
4. Roleplay Councillors may grant and withdraw consent on behalf of the Founder when duly authorised by him. In such cases, the Founder may intervene to hear appeals, whose decisions will be final.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter II</span><br />
<br />
1. Requests for the granting of consent for the manipulation of weapons of mass destruction must be presented in Kalominos Palace, where the applicant must provide specific and compelling reasons for the need of any or all such weapons, and accounting for how their manipulation would affect the world.<br />
<br />
2. Players may provide alternative points of view to any consent request, arguing for or against such consent. Players may similarly argue whenever consent is withdrawn.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter III</span><br />
<br />
1. Manipulation shall be defined as the research, development, proliferation, sharing or use of weapons of mass destruction.<br />
<br />
2. A weapon of mass destruction shall be any nuclear, biological, radiological, chemical or other weapon that is capable of causing large scale damage.<br />
<br />
3. In compliance with Chapter IV of Corpus Juris, the Founder and the Roleplay Councillors, when directed by him, shall be the final arbiters of the definitions here presented, and over the reasonable interpretation of this Act.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Weapons of Mass Destruction Limitations Act</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">An Act to Limit the Development, Proliferation and Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter I</span><br />
<br />
1. Manipulation of weapons of mass destruction shall generally be deemed outside the scope of a modern tech world for the purposes of Chapter III of Corpus Juris.<br />
<br />
2. Consent of the Founder may be secured for such manipulation, provided that sufficient explanation is provided and accepted. In such cases, it shall be the prerogative of the Founder to determine the limits and circumstances for the way in which such manipulation will take place.<br />
<br />
3. Consent may be withdrawn by the Founder, and any actions carried out while under it may be disavowed, should they conflict with the terms prescribed under the original agreement of consent, or as penalty for any violation of the terms of Chapter II of Corpus Juris.<br />
<br />
4. Roleplay Councillors may grant and withdraw consent on behalf of the Founder when duly authorised by him. In such cases, the Founder may intervene to hear appeals, whose decisions will be final.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter II</span><br />
<br />
1. Requests for the granting of consent for the manipulation of weapons of mass destruction must be presented in Kalominos Palace, where the applicant must provide specific and compelling reasons for the need of any or all such weapons, and accounting for how their manipulation would affect the world.<br />
<br />
2. Players may provide alternative points of view to any consent request, arguing for or against such consent. Players may similarly argue whenever consent is withdrawn.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Chapter III</span><br />
<br />
1. Manipulation shall be defined as the research, development, proliferation, sharing or use of weapons of mass destruction.<br />
<br />
2. A weapon of mass destruction shall be any nuclear, biological, radiological, chemical or other weapon that is capable of causing large scale damage.<br />
<br />
3. In compliance with Chapter IV of Corpus Juris, the Founder and the Roleplay Councillors, when directed by him, shall be the final arbiters of the definitions here presented, and over the reasonable interpretation of this Act.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Corpus Juris]]></title>
			<link>http://selene.online/forum/showthread.php?tid=451</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 20:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://selene.online/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Justinian Kalominos</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/WF4nfDK.png" loading="lazy"  width="100" height="100" alt="[Image: WF4nfDK.png]" class="mycode_img" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">CORPUS JURIS</span><br />
ESTABLISHED BY THE SECOND PRIVY COUNCIL ON 16 FEBRUARY 2017</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">I. COMMON DECORUM</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Content in the regional website shall conform to common standards of decency and mutual respect in order to create a welcoming and enjoyable environment for all members.<br />
</li>
<li>Content may not insult individual members or incite others to respond with insults. Content may not be inherently offensive or hateful or imply an endorsement of offensive or hateful views.<br />
</li>
<li>Content may not feature personally identifiable information without express consent of the individual affected. Such information includes but is not limited to names, addresses and contact information.<br />
</li>
<li>Content must be substantial and conform to section and thread rules. Content may not be garish or irrelevant. Irrelevancy includes but is not limited to multiple posts with similar content, posts that may be reasonably construed as gravedigging and posts generally seen as spam.<br />
</li>
<li>Content may not include commercial or regional advertising, provided that the promotion of activities by foreign partners may be allowed by the Privy Council.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">II. PRIVY COUNCIL</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>A Privy Council shall exist to manage the affairs of the region and ensure the continued development of the regional community.<br />
</li>
<li>Justinian Kalominos shall lead the Privy Council as Founder and appoint its members, who shall serve at his pleasure or according to the directives that he shall issue.<br />
</li>
<li>In all matters within its jurisdiction, the Privy Council shall be accountable to the Founder and the People and conduct itself accordingly.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">III. ROLEPLAY STANDARDS</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Players may not make themselves invincible to attack or portray themselves in such a manner that any attack on them would generally be useless. Such invincibility includes but is not limited to the adoption of unusual national statistics or blocking attacks through unrealistic means.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may not use information gained through out-of-character means to obtain an in-character advantage.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may not act upon other players without their consent. Such acts include but are not limited to invasions, aerial or maritime attacks, entering into treaties, assassinations and infiltrations.<br />
</li>
<li>Players affected by the above two clauses may disavow such acts, upon which time the same shall be rendered stricken from the regional canon.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may enact time jumps no longer than a week for canon roleplays and longer time jumps for non-canon roleplays, but in neither case shall uninvolved players be obligated to recognise such time jumps.<br />
</li>
<li>Players are strongly advised to maintain out-of-character discussions in a thread separate from their in-character interactions.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">IV. REGIONAL CANON</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Roleplays shall be presumed to be part of the regional canon unless otherwise indicated in a visible manner and shall always happen in the context of a modern tech world.<br />
</li>
<li>Content shall not be modern tech if it features anything not existing in the real world, including but not limited to fantastical creatures, manner interplanetary travel, teleportation and otherwise unrealistic technology.<br />
</li>
<li>Content that features the above in the context of science fiction and folklore while precluding their actual existence within the regional canon is allowed.<br />
</li>
<li>Technology that could feasibly exist within the following ten years may be allowed with the approval of the Roleplay Councillor or the Founder.<br />
</li>
<li>Countries may not have unusual or unrealistic statistics or information or perform actions of a similar character.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">V. REGIONAL MAP</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Roleplay in the context of the regional canon shall be conducted based on the Map of Artemia designed by Justinian Kalominos and all other maps designed or authorised by him.<br />
</li>
<li>Players must be present in the region and in the map in order to participate in canon roleplaying, provided that no individual user may possess more plots than the maximum permitted and that a security check will be performed to verify the above.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may enhance their own country maps and make useful edits to the Map of Artemia provided they credit Justinian Kalominos and secure his permission for the aforementioned edits.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may not split or otherwise divide their countries without the authorisation of the Roleplay Councillor or the Founder.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VI. CONTROVERSY IN ROLEPLAYS</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>In all cases of controversy or doubt with regards to what is allowed in any roleplay, the Founder shall act as the final arbiter and players shall be entitled to submit such questions to his consideration.<br />
</li>
<li>In cases where the original poster of a roleplay has set certain rules, said poster shall act as the initial authority on what is permissible, but no rule may contradict this document or any ruling issued by the Roleplay Councillor or the Founder.<br />
</li>
<li>In such cases where the Founder deems appropriate, a Roleplay Councillor shall be appointed to hear questions on his behalf, and when acting in an official capacity their rulings shall bear the full authority of the Founder.<br />
</li>
<li>In case a party affected by a ruling by the Roleplay Councillor is unsatisfied, said party is entitled to request a review of the ruling to the Founder.<br />
</li>
<li>In all cases where a player wishes to submit a question, they retain the right to submit it directly to the Founder, the presence of a Roleplay Councillor notwithstanding, but the Founder may elect to direct it to the former.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VII. FINAL DISPOSITIONS</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>These rules may be altered at any time by agreement of the Privy Council, but no change shall be effective unless it has been properly advertised.<br />
</li>
<li>In cases of controversy or doubt with regards to these rules, excluding those already addressed in previous chapters, the Founder shall act as final arbiter, but may choose to delegate the responsibility to the Privy Council.<br />
</li>
</ol>
]]></description>
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<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">CORPUS JURIS</span><br />
ESTABLISHED BY THE SECOND PRIVY COUNCIL ON 16 FEBRUARY 2017</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">I. COMMON DECORUM</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Content in the regional website shall conform to common standards of decency and mutual respect in order to create a welcoming and enjoyable environment for all members.<br />
</li>
<li>Content may not insult individual members or incite others to respond with insults. Content may not be inherently offensive or hateful or imply an endorsement of offensive or hateful views.<br />
</li>
<li>Content may not feature personally identifiable information without express consent of the individual affected. Such information includes but is not limited to names, addresses and contact information.<br />
</li>
<li>Content must be substantial and conform to section and thread rules. Content may not be garish or irrelevant. Irrelevancy includes but is not limited to multiple posts with similar content, posts that may be reasonably construed as gravedigging and posts generally seen as spam.<br />
</li>
<li>Content may not include commercial or regional advertising, provided that the promotion of activities by foreign partners may be allowed by the Privy Council.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">II. PRIVY COUNCIL</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>A Privy Council shall exist to manage the affairs of the region and ensure the continued development of the regional community.<br />
</li>
<li>Justinian Kalominos shall lead the Privy Council as Founder and appoint its members, who shall serve at his pleasure or according to the directives that he shall issue.<br />
</li>
<li>In all matters within its jurisdiction, the Privy Council shall be accountable to the Founder and the People and conduct itself accordingly.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">III. ROLEPLAY STANDARDS</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Players may not make themselves invincible to attack or portray themselves in such a manner that any attack on them would generally be useless. Such invincibility includes but is not limited to the adoption of unusual national statistics or blocking attacks through unrealistic means.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may not use information gained through out-of-character means to obtain an in-character advantage.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may not act upon other players without their consent. Such acts include but are not limited to invasions, aerial or maritime attacks, entering into treaties, assassinations and infiltrations.<br />
</li>
<li>Players affected by the above two clauses may disavow such acts, upon which time the same shall be rendered stricken from the regional canon.<br />
</li>
<li>Players may enact time jumps no longer than a week for canon roleplays and longer time jumps for non-canon roleplays, but in neither case shall uninvolved players be obligated to recognise such time jumps.<br />
</li>
<li>Players are strongly advised to maintain out-of-character discussions in a thread separate from their in-character interactions.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">IV. REGIONAL CANON</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Roleplays shall be presumed to be part of the regional canon unless otherwise indicated in a visible manner and shall always happen in the context of a modern tech world.<br />
</li>
<li>Content shall not be modern tech if it features anything not existing in the real world, including but not limited to fantastical creatures, manner interplanetary travel, teleportation and otherwise unrealistic technology.<br />
</li>
<li>Content that features the above in the context of science fiction and folklore while precluding their actual existence within the regional canon is allowed.<br />
</li>
<li>Technology that could feasibly exist within the following ten years may be allowed with the approval of the Roleplay Councillor or the Founder.<br />
</li>
<li>Countries may not have unusual or unrealistic statistics or information or perform actions of a similar character.<br />
</li>
</ol>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">V. REGIONAL MAP</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Roleplay in the context of the regional canon shall be conducted based on the Map of Artemia designed by Justinian Kalominos and all other maps designed or authorised by him.<br />
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<li>Players must be present in the region and in the map in order to participate in canon roleplaying, provided that no individual user may possess more plots than the maximum permitted and that a security check will be performed to verify the above.<br />
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<li>Players may enhance their own country maps and make useful edits to the Map of Artemia provided they credit Justinian Kalominos and secure his permission for the aforementioned edits.<br />
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<li>Players may not split or otherwise divide their countries without the authorisation of the Roleplay Councillor or the Founder.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VI. CONTROVERSY IN ROLEPLAYS</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>In all cases of controversy or doubt with regards to what is allowed in any roleplay, the Founder shall act as the final arbiter and players shall be entitled to submit such questions to his consideration.<br />
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<li>In cases where the original poster of a roleplay has set certain rules, said poster shall act as the initial authority on what is permissible, but no rule may contradict this document or any ruling issued by the Roleplay Councillor or the Founder.<br />
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<li>In such cases where the Founder deems appropriate, a Roleplay Councillor shall be appointed to hear questions on his behalf, and when acting in an official capacity their rulings shall bear the full authority of the Founder.<br />
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<li>In case a party affected by a ruling by the Roleplay Councillor is unsatisfied, said party is entitled to request a review of the ruling to the Founder.<br />
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<li>In all cases where a player wishes to submit a question, they retain the right to submit it directly to the Founder, the presence of a Roleplay Councillor notwithstanding, but the Founder may elect to direct it to the former.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VII. FINAL DISPOSITIONS</span><br />
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>These rules may be altered at any time by agreement of the Privy Council, but no change shall be effective unless it has been properly advertised.<br />
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<li>In cases of controversy or doubt with regards to these rules, excluding those already addressed in previous chapters, the Founder shall act as final arbiter, but may choose to delegate the responsibility to the Privy Council.<br />
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