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[b]April 14th[/b]
In the [b]Kingdom of Jouran[/b], father and son Prokop and Otto Korclev found [b]Korclev Autos[/b]. They immediately begin testing the [i]Kolar Model 1910[/i], a robust sedan with a Blutlandic [i]Hollum-Keffler[/i] (28 hp) motor. The same day, the Blutlandic national government receives a request from the Korclev's to license the Hollum Keffler motor themselves.

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[i]Kolar Model 1910[/i][/center]

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[b]Sell the License to Korclev Auto's[/b]: [i]Blutlandic inventions are indeed some of the greatest in the known world. By expanding trade within the nation, we bring ourselves closer to the Jourans, as well as provide our own inventors and entrepreneurs some credibility in the international marketplace[/i].

[b]Refuse to Sell the License[/b]: [i]While we appreciate it, Blutlandic technologies are held close to the heart. By allowing technologies to escape Blutlandic subsidization so easily, we run the risk of losing a competitive edge in the future[/i].
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[b]April 15th[/b]
Elections begin in Tyria of the [b]Tyro-Antarian Empire[/b]. Although a dual monarchy, the National Parliament's main party [i]Nationale Party der Krone[/i] remains in power, the [i]Konservativ and Unionist Party[/i] and [i]Liberale[/i] parties look to force reform down a nation struggling to maintain it's identity in an ever changing world.

[b]April 16th[/b]
President of the Kavonian Republic Oscar Miklos immediately condemns the Kingdom of Jouran's "propaganda," of remilitarization. Speaking from the Kavonian capital of Zarria:

[quote]"..the admonishment of any attempts to increase it's military spending. The Kingdom of Jouran must immediately release no less than 40,000 of the men it intends to conscript into it's armies and send them home. The Republic will not stand idle while a neighbor lustfully eyes our territories, rearms, re-equips and broods. Diplomats have been dispatched to Jouran and neighboring Tyro-Antari in order to request a delegation be made manifest."[/quote]

[b]April 17th[/b]

[b]April 18th[/b]
The [b]Kavonian Denouncement Crisis[/b] however, has drawn the eyes of even such far away nation as Saurilia, Estalia and Zellonia. While the Kavonians condemn the alleged warmongering, the Jourans insist their measures are for "self-defense." Diplomats from the [b]Six Great Powers[/b] and their attachés begin arriving.

[b]April 19th[/b]
The [b]Kavonian Denouncement Crisis[/b] remains at a standstill.

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* Only [b]Great Powers[/b] may take part.
* PM me which side, if any, your nation decides to back.
* You can choose not to take either side.

[b]Jouran[/b]: [i]We reserve the right for all nations to arm themselves for their defense. Jouran is a small nation and it's militarization does not pose a serious threat to any neighboring nations autonomy[/i].
[b]Kavonian[/b]: [i]The Kavonians wish to maintain the peace. We send our political support to Kavonia in ensuring the continued peace on the Continent.[/i] 
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[b]POLITICAL CLOUT[/b]
-- At the beginning of every month, every [b]Nation[/b] will gain [2 Political Clout]. It can be spent the following ways:
-- [b]Recruit General/Admiral[/b] [1 Political Clout]: Name the General/Admiral. They will be generated with a skill of [1d10] plus modifiers.
-- [b]Improve Relations[/b] [3 Political Clout]: Will improve relations by [b]4[/b] with a target nation.
-- [b]Propose Non-Aggression Pact[/b] [5 Political Clout]: Will propose a Non-Aggression Pact between a target nation. Relations must at least by 0. Lasts 3 Years.
-- [b]Propose Defensive Alliance[/b] [10 Political Clout]: Will propose an alliance between a target nation. Relations must at least be +20. Lasts 5 Years.
-- [b]Change Law[/b] [8 Political Clout]: Can change a law by [b]1 Slot[/b] in either direction.

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-- [b][color=beige]Jouran[/color][/b]/[b][color=purple]Tyro-Antarian Empire[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-16[/color]]
[i]Filled with Antarians and Tyrians, many within the Empire consider Jouran land to still be a piece of the empire itself. Coupled with the headline wringing [b]Carlsburg Affair[/b], tensions between Jouran and Tyro-Antari remain tight.[/i]

-- [b][color=beige]Jouran[/color][/b]/[b][color=darkgreen]Dongaria[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-9[/color]]
[i]The Dongarians, heavily militarized but mostly impoverished, have kept an ear to the ground about their neighbors. It wasn't until the Jourans decided double the size of their army that the Dongarians reacted, the Dongarian Prime Minister Hullam Abkath renouncing the Jouran militarism[/i].

-- [b][color=beige]Jouran[/color][/b]/[b][color=lightblue]Parmua[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-5[/color]]
[i]The Principality of Parmua rightfully condemns attempts at remilitarization in the Kingdom of Jouran, and their King, Phillipe XII sends a request to immediately disband 40,000 men, or Parmua will regretfully sanction Jouran trade[/i].

-- [b][color=beige]Jouran[/color][/b]/[b][color=pink]Kavonia[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-8[/color]]
[i]The Kavonian's, whose own peacetime army is less than 50,000 also fears that Jouran may be remilitarizing in a big way[/i].

-- [b][color=lavender]Staratia[/color][/b]/[b][color=yellow]Estalia[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-4[/color]]
[i]Both Republics, Staratia and Estalia are at odds as Staratia supported the independence of Estalian Serranthia independence in 1906, sending the rebels there rifles and supplies. Since, the Estalians have wagered a high tax on Staratian trade there through the Strait of Kalif.[/i]

-- [b][color=blue]Thecia[/color][/b]/[b][color=yellow]Estalia[/color][/b]: [[color=lightblue]+9[/color]]
[i]Estalia and Thecia have enjoyed trade for hundreds of years, and while Thecian monarchism reigns supreme, Estalia and Thecia possess a burgeoning trade relationship stymied only by Thecia's distance[/i].

-- [b][color=green]Dongaria[/color][/b]/[b][color=yellow]Estalia[/color][/b]: [[color=lightblue]+1[/color]]
[i]With little trade, culture and geography in common, the Kingdom of Dongaria and the Estalian Republic have no opinion of one another. Most Dongarians believe Estalians to be lazy[/i].

-- [b][color=purple]Tyro-Antari Empire[/color][/b]/[b][color=yellow]Estalia[/color][/b]: [+0]
[i]Two nations whose paths have rarely crossed, the Dual Monarchy and the Coastal Republic have little to discuss, their embassies are rarely used. The former, a more land based power and the latter a more sea based power also have little to complain of one another[/i].

-- [b][color=red]Blutland[/color][/b]/[b][color=yellow]Estalia[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-14[/color]]
[i]The Estalians have long harbored their Blutlandic cousins as a weaker bunch. With an inadequate navy, but a superior holding on the Continent, the Estalians often feel themselves looking inwards to a nation they see as inferior.[/i]

-- [b][color=red]Blutland[/color][/b]/[b][color=purple]Tyro-Antari Empire[/color][/b]: [[color=lightblue]+4[/color]]
[i]Based perhaps on geography, the Tyro-Antarians and Blutlands see themselves as acquaintances at a ballroom party. Neither party has reason to thumb their nose at the other, and neither party has reason to ask the other for a dance.[/i] 

-- [b][color=orange]Madeira[/color][/b]/[b][color=yellow]Estalia[/color][/b]: [[color=lightblue]+16[/color]]
[i]Long time friends, Madeiran and Estalian relations are some of the best they have been since the early 1800's. The Madeirans and Estalians are culturally similar, in that Madeirans speak the Estalian language, albeit with a very unique dialect[/i].

[b][color=maroon]Zellonia[/color][/b]/[b][color=blue]Sessau[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-22[/color]]
[i]In the early 1800's the [b]Zello-Sessauan Wars[/b] were some of the most fierce of the continent. They ended with the Zellonians eventually conquering and fragmenting the large Sessauan Empire, which later became the Kingdom of Sessau[/i].

[b][color=maroon]Zellonia[/color][/b]/[b][color=orange]Estalia[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-15[/color]]
[i]Although friendly originally, Zellonian's recent decision to begin expanding militarily has soured Zello-Estalian relations, as Zellonia and Estalia may have divergent intentions over the Kizurgas Islands in the Inner Sea[/i].

[b][color=maroon]Zellonia[/color][/b]/[b][color=green]Dongaria[/color][/b]: [[color=red]-10[/color]]
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[hider=Laws]
[b]MANPOWER[/b]
-- [b]Volunteer[/b] (0.1%) [+10% Monthly Production]
-- [b]Basic Conscription[/b] (0.5%) [-5% Monthly Production]
-- [b]Lawful Conscription[/b] (1.0%) [-10% Monthly Production]
-- [b]Two Year Draft[/b] (2.0%) [-25% Monthly Production]
-- [b]Service by Requirement[/b] (4.5%) [-40% Monthly Production]
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