Embassy - Mordor

[Anime Daisuki]

Welcome to the Embassy of Mordor!

Anime Daisuki is our emissary (until a suitable replacement is found)

Welcome and please make yourself at home! We look forward to hearing news from you.

[Sauron]

Mordor Monthly - February Edition
Article 2:

Nazgul Selection
It's been a busy few weeks in Mordor as the build-up to the Nazgul selections got underway. Before the process could begin the Dark Lord Sauron was required to allocate the council’s size for the next term (3,7 & 9 being the only choices available) and he opted for 9. Some were surprised considering the Council's inactivity in regards to legislation and thought the Dark Lord would be better served maintaining the seven seats in an effort to improve the Council's activity in the current term.

With a Council of nine the two towers both appoint 4 Riders each while the Denizens elect the last remaining member. Although the campaigning period is somewhat hindered because of this the appointments were not without controversy and they certainly gave the Denizens something to talk about. Sauron had outlined earlier on in the term that recruitment would be a large factor in his considerations for this term and true to form his selections seemed to confirm this. His four appointees were Jahmurai, Barrowhaven, White Wizard Aule and Beian.

Jahmurai was most definitely the least surprising of the choices. He had already served one term as a Nazgul and Witch King Karputsk had appointed him to head welcoming where he did a fantastic job ensuring all new members were welcomed both on and off site. Without his efforts and dedication there wouldn't be new members introducing themselves nigh on every day. Additionally, he has been a stand out member of the Mordor forces having taken to the battlefield vociferously and regularly to reign down pain on the enemies of Mordor. It is no surprise then that he has been tipped as a strong contender for Witch King for this term.

Jahmurai canvassing Denizens to prove his loyalty to the Dark Lord

Not as sure as Jahmurai but a safe bet for Nazgul nonetheless; Barrowhaven has been an active member of Mordor since he first joined in December. From the off he involved himself as a Deputy of Jahnmurai's upcoming welcoming department and he courted Sauron through his regular stints at recruiting. It's not hard to see why Barrowhaven wasn't a surprise then. Much like his colleague in the welcoming department Barrowhaven has been active in the Mordor forces and is certainly making a name for himself. Judging by his current trajectory he could be a decorated candidate for Witch King next term.

While the previous two appointees were effectively assured for a position Beian's chances weren't as clear cut. Beian is a new member who has been involving himself in the spam and roleplay sections mostly, although he has been somewhat active with the military too. Like Barrowhaven but without the CV. He's certainly a new member with promise and perhaps Sauron is hoping a stint in the Council will encourage him to assert his mark on the region? Only time will tell.

Without doubt the most surprising of Sauron's appointments was Aule. The White Wizard had suffered a backlash after his election when he had taken advantage of the Mordor constitution to appoint himself as a Nazgul for its first session. It was this move that prompted Tadin and Jahmurai to form the Mordor Reform Council in an effort to combat corruption within the Mordor system and led to allegations of the MRC being a front for Gondor influence in Mordor. Although the appointment was surprising it was greeted with outright indifference as it was no longer a question of Aule manipulating the system for his own advantage and his membership was somewhat legitimised by the involvement of the other tower. It did, however, alert people to the possibility that Aule might not run for re-election and this might be a good way for him to prepare for such an announcement and hopefully endear himself to the future White Wizard.

Sauron's appointments lacked controversy despite making up for it to an extent through the surprise of Aule's appointment. Aule's appointments however were equally surprising and controversial. Aule appointed Tadin, Karputsk, Drop Your Pants and Joshua.

If you know anything about Mordor you will know about the recently concluded war with A Reach Too Far. This war led to the Founder, Joshua, being banned from Mordor and recently he appeared on the Mordor forums to 'surrender' and regain his citizenship. Despite what seemed like a sincere apology the Dark Lord had abstained on his application for Denizenship pending discussions. In a shock move however, the White Wizard bypassed the Dark Lord and utilised his powers of Denizen approval. In doing so Joshua was now eligible for a nomination to the Council. A former enemy of Mordor who was forced into inactivity within the region was now an integral part of the region and some couldn't stand for this. The most notable critic was Jahmurai who has long felt Joshua has had hand in everything bad that has befallen Mordor. The appointment was so disputed it was rumoured that that several Riders would immediately see that he was removed by a majority vote. This has yet to materialise but it is an ever-present threat to Joshua and he will have to tread lightly and work hard in order to earn the trust of the Council and region.

If Joshua hopes to avoid removal from the Council he better not start singing...

Perhaps less surprising than it should have been, Drop Your Pants appointment was greeted with little to no comment despite his relatively short span in the region. This is more than likely because it had been rumoured for weeks that he was gearing up to run for Witch King and this position is filled by a member of the Council. Despite being new to the region DYP has been active on the forums and has brought a wealth of experience to a still developing region. Much like Jahmurai and Barrowhaven before him he has also been actively representing Mordor's military on defences and conquests into the Codger sphere of influence.

Although uncontroversial Tadin's appointment by Aule was surprising in that it was assumed Sauron would delegate a position to Tadin. It was also thought Saruman would never consider him due to his prominent role in the formation and continued presence of the MRC. But here we are with Tadin as a representative of the very tower he had fought so bitterly against. Tadin is a new addition to the military and has shown a determined interest in creating legislation and improving the constitution throughout his first term as Nazgul. Unlike his sponsor his inclusion as an appointee was not in the least surprising. This appointment also raises questions about Aule's motives. While his appointment by Sauron may be a way for him to entrench his position as a Nazgul this could also be an attempt to placate the MRC should he attempt to run for re-election. Despite this it has also been said he may be looking to secure the loyalties of a likely candidate for White Wizard in the future. This space is definitely one to watch in the next month.

Karputsk is the last appointed member of the Nazgul. As one of the longer residing members of the current community, Karputsk has been a fairly consistent presence in the region. It is not surprising or controversial especially given the support offered to Aule from the former Witch King. Karputsk has spread himself throughout the region involving himself in the Nazgul, as head of government, in recruiting, the military and for a while spamming. The only criticism could be that although his activity on the forums is consistent it is not especially high, and he had to resign as Witch King due to his commitments elsewhere. If things do not change he could certainly be an at risk Rider come next term's appointments.

Last but not least is the Denizen elected seat. Alancar took the seat with a landslide total of fifteen out of the 20 votes cast. Alancar's absence among the appointments was very notable considering the results he has produced as Head of Culture and the reputation he has made as a well-reasoned and creative voice within the Council. Was this an oversight by the two towers; and should we see Alancar continue the good work will we see the Dark Lord and White Wizard scrambling to acquire his fealty?




White Wizard Election

In Mordor there are two Heads of State. The founder Sauron, and a second, the White Wizard Saruman, elected by the Denizens. Traditionally these two heads of state have equal power and use their political appointments in the Nazgul to garner support for their best interests within the region. These two Heads of State are the basis of Mordor's politics and are designed to play off the interests of each other, with each using whatever loopholes they can to exploit political advantage.

Aule, co-founder of Mordor decided not to seek re-election for the White Wizard Saruman position, leaving the ever popular Mordor Rights Coalition party Chairman Tadin to announce his candidacy. This prompted Alancar, buoyed on by his Nazgul victory to run for the highest office in the lands of Mordor. Yet in a surprise twist, Sauron threw his name into the ring. Running on a platform to unite the Two Towers and promising that this would fix the legislation system which had been accused of being slow and cumbersome and worse ineffective. This move prompted outrage with new Delegate Beian stating we might as well elect a bunny in it's place, prompting, Wibblefeet a popular bunny activist and sporting avatar to run for office.

Wibblefeet’s harmless bunny avatar

The move by Sauron prompted a number of other nations, such as 9002, Dictatorship of the Panem Nation, Alatar of the Istari to run for the position. In a tense and frantic election build up focusing mainly on recruiting in the first round of elections produced no overall winner, with Tadin, Sauron and Alancar receiving 17%* of the vote each while Wibblefeet was slightly ahead on 30% but failed to reach the required 50% majority needed for overall victory. These 4 Candidates were due to be put forward for the run-off election. However early favourite Tadin later pulled out of the election citing Real Life circumstances. We at Mordor wish him all the best and hopefully look forward to his return in the future. This left Sauron, Wibblefeet and Alancar in the run-off election. Again no overall majority was achieved, with Wibblefeet and Alancar stuck on 31% and 40% respectively with Sauron left one vote behind. The founder of Mordor and Dark Lord failed in his bid of uniting the Two Towers. As we speak a third run-off election is taking place. We will bring the results as soon as polling ends.

*statistics taken from 23 ballots cast*

Sauron's bid to unite the Two Towers fails

And Finally...

An Anti-Alancar movement has emerged in Mordor. Dismayed at the ever creeping 'brony' influence on Mordor the ever popular Denizen, TheMignonese aka Meeko, wrote a 'Legitimate and Timely Political Dissertation' requesting Denizens vote against Alancar, removing him from political advancement. One such Anti-Political thread included a humorous video created by TheMignonese with a link below, if you do not read any of the rest of this update, I request you take 3 minutes out and view this video!:

*warning contains some bad language*


Youtube Video


This has been the Mordor Monthly.

Written by
Karputsk
Sauron
On behalf of the Mordor Government and the Witch-King Jahmurai.


Note to 10000 Islands:

We will shortly be having elections for a new government so I expect a new ambassador will be found, I shall be doing it temporarily for now, I'd prefer to keep my FRA and Mordor roles separate.

[Eist]

Welcome to the XKI Forums, Mordor! This was a great read

[Benevolent Thomas]

Welcome to the forums, Mordor! Like Eist, I enjoyed the read and I too got a good laugh out of the video.

We don't take kindly to taco haters round these parts

[Sauron]

Haha thank you.

I'm obviously biased but when Meeko first created the video I couldn't stop laughing. Hoping he does a follow up one soon.

[Karputsk]

Official dispatch from the desk of the Dark Lord

As the Úlairë responsible for the foreign affairs of Mordor I would just like to apologise for the absence of Mordor Monthly #3, and the length of time our embassies have been left inactive. The next Mordor update should be with you soon and I shall ensure it is delivered once completed.

Thank you for your patience.

Yours sincerely,

Karputsk, Úlairë of Foreign Affairs

[Sauron]

Mordor Monthly April and May

Denizens queueing to vote

Elections

Mordor has just recently come out of a busy election period as the Denizens voted on who they thought should take seats in the Nazgul, should become White Wizard and should become Wormtongue/Delegate. The Wormtongue elections culminated in the rise of Majestas to the WA seat after a close run off election against RMB veteran The Cosmos. Majestas took the WA seat 11 votes to 9. The White Wizard elections saw Charax, Intelligent Holograms, Lolol-Copter, Dictatorship of the Panem Nation and Sauron all voted upon during the first round. The voting was so close after this first battle, a run-off election was declared between Charax and Intelligent Holograms as they both had 5 votes. The run-off lasted for three more days until, finally, Intelligent Holograms was announced as the new White Wizard of Mordor by 11 votes to 7. Intelligent Holograms quickly set about rebranding his position as White Wizard Picard and the infamous "Make it so" continues to ring through the tower of Orthanc in Isengard. The White Wizard's office is the highest elected position in Mordor.

The new Nazgul rises




Nazgul

It was also time to renew the Nazgul. As is customary in Mordor, His Malevolance, The Dark Lord Sauron chose Vladisvok and PhDre to take a seat amongst the Nazul. The newly elected White Wizard, Intelligent Holograms, elected Hellhound and Charax. For the final seat, many denizens were nominated, including: Beian, Charax (to hold two seats, something that is not expressly forbidden in the constitution), Jahrumai, Lolol-Copter, Majestas, and Wibblefeet. The first vote saw Wibblefeet and Charax tied with 4 votes each, they moved on with Jahmurai (3 votes) to a run-off election. The run-off election ended with Wibblefeet being elevated to the Nazgul with 8 votes to Jahrumai's 4 and Charax's 3. During the run-off election, the rest of the Nazgul voted Hellhound to the position of Witch-King of Angmar and head of the Nazgul. As one of his alleged responsibilities, Hellhound promptly choose the Ulaires, much to the White Wizard's dismay. Intelligent Holograms had set himself on trying to get the various departments back in production and wished to choose the Ulaires (ministers) himself since it was not written in the constitution that the Witch-King must choose the Ulaires.

The Ruling Party of Mordor as it stands:
His Malevolance, The Dark Lord Sauron remains as Head of State
White Wizard Saruman: Intelligent Holograms
Wormtongue/Delegate: Majestas
Witch-King: Hellhound
Nazgul: Phdre - Vladislok Destino - Charax - Wibblefeet
Ulaires: Jahrumai (Culture) - Vladisvok Destino (Welcoming) - Majestas (Foreign Affairs) - Seven Deaths (Role-Play) - Intelligent Holograms (Recruiting)

The Government of Mordor

Saruman plots in Isengard

Ulaire Debate

Upon his ascension to White Wizard and before the election of the newest Nazgul Council, Intelligent Holograms surveyed the ministries of Mordor and found that a few were lacking in content and activity, Foreign Affairs most notably. In order to to improve FA and to get the department working again, Intelligent Holograms assumed control of FA and began to turn it into a functioning department once more, assigning ambassadors and seeking relations with foreign entities. The prospect of activity didn't appeal to some in the incumbent cabinet and an almighty argument erupted on the IRC between the White Wizard and those that opposed him. Those arguing against fought under the banner that the Witch-King always selected the Ulaires and this should not change. During the course of the debate, it transpired that the constitution of Mordor does not recognise Ulaires or, indeed, who should select them. It was also during this debate that the White Wizard announced that he would be selecting all of the Ulaires as the constitution does not specify which governmental figure should select them. Many in Mordor were unsure as to whether the White Wizard would go through with his intended plans only to find out that he did. Intelligent Holograms announced on the Witch-King election thread that the Witch-King would not be needed in selecting the Ulaires this term, much to the dismay of newly elected Witch-King, Hellhound. Hellhound fought for the right to select the Ulaires and deservedly won the battle. All the while, the White Wizard Intelligent Holograms sits in the tower of Orthanc, Isengard, plotting his revenge.

The new courtroom of Mordor

The Court

Sauron attempted to create a court without the consent of the Nazgul, which was the target of fierce debate until the Nazgul passed a legislation that nullified it. Sauron's court was aimed at bringing justice to Mordor and Intelligent Holograms was designated as Head (and only) Judge and Chief Prosecutor.Justice clearly wasn't a high priority to the sitting Nazgul (last term) as they sought to remove it on the basis that it had no grounding in the consitution. A poor reason as most of Mordor doesn't have a grounding in the constitution. Nevertheless, being the great leader that he is, His Malevolence, Sauron ordered the Courtroom to carry out a constitutional review on the subject of the Courtoom's legality. The Courtroom ruled that Constitution dictates that a Court must be in operation in Mordor. Regardless, The Nazgul voted in favour of removing the Coutroom and the denizens right to a fair trial, rendering the denizens of Mordor silenced and unable to give their voice in their own trial. In his wisdom, Sauron created the Courtroom in the belief that denizens should have the ability to comment and actively defend themselves against the actions of the powers in the region; the Nazgul decided that this was not something that the denizens should have and reduced the rights of the denizens. It is a sad day in any region when the ruling forces of a region decide that its people have to many rights. The legislation removing Sauron's court invovled several drafts, pages and pages of posts to sort through and a big ol' stamp of approval from the previous White Wizard Alancar. Then, after much discussion, a new court system was finally put in place as part of the constitution. While it has yet to be put in use, an executive branch has been formed in Mordor. It should be noted that the Courtroom has yet to be used as the Nazgul decided to ignore the issue of a legislature once the Bill had passed. Apparently, the Nazgul believe that denizens should have little rights and they should be powerless to defend the rights they do have.

The face of the first Avatar Theme Week

Avatar Theme Week

The Department of Cultural Events created the Avatar Theme Week (ATW), in which nations on both the forum and on Nation States styled their nation to a particular theme. For the first week, pandas marched through the Black Gate and took up residence in Mordor. Rustantinople won the NationStates category and Wibblefeet, the forum. Majestas won the overall competition for the complete transformation of both her NS account and forum account, her prize was to choose the next theme; she selected the interesting theme of Real Life National Pride. This caused some debate due to the fact that most people did not wish to participate using their birth nations or nations of residence, rather another nation around the world or in the fictional universe. While some took the side of the USSR (Intelligent Holograms) or North Korea (Beian and Charax), Alancar won with the use of the United Federation of Planets. Alancar's choice of theme Mecha is in the process of being organised.

Lord Sauron looking over his forces

Forces of Mordor

The Forces of Mordor have been very busy recently participating in numerous attacks on some of the warzones and the liberation of the South Pacific, along with helping to defend the International Commonwealth of Nations. A great step was taken with several joint defenses including some with the FRA, UDL, and TITO. Mordor thanks these organisations for cooperating with us.

[Sauron]

Mordor Monthly: June

It says it all, we need a new amendment

Legislative Validity Amendment
A few short days ago, the Government of Mordor amended the constitution of Mordor to include the 'Procedures for Legislation' section. This amendment allows the constitution of Mordor to recognise Laws in the region. Laws may now be passed if the Nazgul are in agreement with one of the Two Towers of Mordor (Dark Lord and White Wizard) or the Two Towers may bypass the Nazgul and pass laws providing the they are both in agreement. The amendment also granted the Two Towers the ability to make 'proclamations' as long as these proclamations do not conflict with already existing law, treaty or the constitution. The Amendment also gives constitutional recognition to treaties. Perhaps most importantly this section defines each type of legislation to be passed and notes how each one is to be passed, along with the effect each one would have.Like so, Proclamations are subject to Treaties, which are subject to Law, which are subject to the constitution.

A denizen hoping to vote

Election Procedure Amendment
After a unanimous vote, the Nazgul officially sent another constitutional amendment off to the White Wizard and Dark Lord to receive a stamp of approval. This amendment specifies when each election is to be held so as to maximize the efficiency of the government and create an evenly distributed amount of elections throughout a year. In addition, this amendment puts restrictions upon how many seats and positions in Government on denizen may hold at a time, something Mordor has had problems with in the past. These problems were evident following the race for the Denizen elected seat on the Nazgul. This election saw both the Dark Lord and an already appointed Nazgul member try to secure the denizen chosen seat. This was not marked as approved until the 3rd of July due to the White Wizard overlooking the document in this office.

Sauron convincing his people to recruit.

Recruitment Act
Following the passing of the Legislative Validity Amendment, the White Wizard and Dark Lord have announced that they have come together to pass a new law, the Recruitment Act. This law requires that the members of the Nazgul must send fifty recruitment telegrams per week in order to combat the recent lull in new recruits to the region. Also included were the requirements that the Dark Lord and White Wizard send 100 recruitment telegrams per week and the Witch-King, 75. At the end of the week, the Nazgul, White Wizard and Witch-King were ordered to send their telegram reports to the Dark Lord for checking; if any party did not complete their mandatory recruitment, the offending individual may face severe consequences, being put on trial. The Dark Lord and White Wizard enacted this bill to combat the lack of recruitment in the region and they believed it would help to get the best out of their Government, they did not foresee that certain members of the Nazgul were so opposed to recruitingFrom the Nazguls point of view some have taken this in an insulting manner, noting other government branches have been exempted from involvement. To arguments that this requirement interferes with existing duties. An enormous argument erupted on the forums between the Witch-King and White Wizard as they debated the merits of having the current recruitment law in place. There have been loud cries for the Bill to be nullified which the Two Towers have ignored, stating that the Nazgul are well within their power to debate a new law to replace the current one whilst it remains in place. The issue of recruitment is not new in Mordor, many bills have been proposed over the last year and they are all being looked at as a potential successor to the current recruitment law.

A different sort of invasion

Avatar Theme Week 4
That's right folks, its back!. The Avatar Theme Week (ATW) has returned after a brief hiatus and its coming back with a bang! Declared on the 30th of June, the new theme is to be Angels and Demons. Not only is it coming back, it is going to have a new twist. This time, the week will be divided into two halves. In the first half, nations are to suit their nation to their favorite superhero and defend why it is the best one. Then, in the latter house of the week, nations take on the opposite side of the spectrum, and expose to the NS world who their favorite villain is. It appears we are in for a super week!

Wormtongue watches the vote go south

WA Affairs
While there were a limited number of votes throughout this month, these are the standings of Mordor on several of the debates:
Outer Space Peace Act: 0-4
Repeal "International Competition Law": 2-0
Repeal "Freedom in Medical Research": 2-1

Sauron's army charges into battle.

Forces of Mordor
It has been a quiet month for the Forces of Mordor, who have been given a temporary break from their back breaking work by the ever present and watchful leader, the Dark Lord Sauron. Despite this, however, the troops of Mordor have engaged in a number of restoration missions, of Killaz and Josesa, before aiding natives to refound Rhineland. We assisted our friends in TITO with a defence of Progcadia, before helping out in a spectacular defence of The True Rebirth, but sadly saw it fall in the next update. However, The Cosmos successfully took part in his first liberation expertly aiding FRA, Spiritus and UDL in a large scale liberation of The Global Revolutionary Workers Union. Warzone Australia was also returned to the rightful ownership of the Dark Lord, which has remained under the Dark Lords rule almost constant rule since January. The FOM are currently deployed in Osiris helping restore the legitimate government to power.

If anyone doubts the power of the Forces of Mordor, where there is a whip, there is a way.

The people of Mordor meet and discuss.

IRC - The best of the best
Seeing as Mordor has a large community of nations who exchange banter daily upon the IRC, it is bound to have some good quotes.

SPOILER: Click to show

[10:47pm] • thecosmos appears in a dark flash of sewage
[10:48pm] Charax{M}:
[10:48pm] • thecosmos says hi to Charaz
[10:48pm] thecosmos: *Charax
[10:49pm] thecosmos: Wait, I do have to go.
[10:49pm] • thecosmos says bye to Charax
[10:49pm] • thecosmos opts for a more dramatic exit
[10:49pm] • thecosmos disappears in a golden shower of stale urine
[10:50pm] Sauron: ....
[10:50pm] Charax{M}: LOL

emergency_medical_android:The Eye of Sauron sees all in this land of NationStates.
shaggai: What about the Ear of Sauron? Does it hear all? Or the Nose of Sauron? The Mouth of Sauron? The Hand of Sauron?

Paliven:lolplolkcjrxkcbsludktjd
jjtjrzjt i forgot how to english

[Sauron]

Fines are forced to be paid in Mordor

Mordor Forced to Pay $37,000,000 in Settlement for "Emotional Abuse"
The region of Mordor was ordered to pay $37,000,000 to "Hector" following the culmination of the lawsuit Hector v. Hobbits. The case, which was delayed due to wrangling over the proper jurisdiction for the case to take place in, was marked by Hector breaking down in court, claiming that the "emotional abuse" that he suffered at the hands of the denizens of Mordor left him "scarred" and "having nightmares of Hobbits eating frosted cinnamon buns." Hector, who "just wanted to be a diplomat" even though he had been banned from the game, portrayed the Mordor leadership as "heartless and mean." Sauron tried to argue that Hector was victimizing himself, but the judge, Daniel Nelson of the Sixth Judicial District Court of Idaho, condemned the members of Mordor for their treatment of "poor Hector." The settlement included $36,999,997 in punitive damages and $3 for a new cinnamon bun. NationStates pundits believe that the settlement will really hurt Mordor's ability to buy telegram stamps in the future, but that they should still "have enough money for a few thousand."

Charax, Vladisvok and PhDre queue up to hand in their Nazgul ID Cards

Nazgul drop like flies
It's been an unprecedented time in Mordor's history this Nazgul term, with more than half of the regions Councillors failing to complete their tenure. The first to fall was Charax, who stepped aside due to RL circumstances meaning he would be unable to fulfil his duties. This was troubling for Intelligent Holograms, the White Wizard Saruman, who had caused controversy early into his term by attempting to wrest control of the Ulaires (Ministers) from the control of the Witch-King, against tradition. However Charax was swiftly replaced with West Dhaka, seen as a solid choice by many.

As it turned out, Charax's resignation would not reflect too badly on IH after all. One of the Dark Lord's choices, PhDre, was anathematised following extended inactivity. This was swiftly followed by the resignation of Vladisvok, who departed saying that he had irresolvable problems with the way the region was run. Speculation occurred as to whether this was in any way related to the Treaty of Sandbox: an alliance between Spiritus and Mordor that caused turbulence between he and Charax, as well as much of the region's IRC community. This has not been confirmed or denied, however.

PhDre was replaced by Majestas, a hot favourite for the post. She was elected Wormtongue Delegate two months prior, and had been hinting (and occasionally outright stating) that she desired a place on the council since she joined the region. Some were mystified at how she had managed to go without being elected or appointed before; none questioned the Dark Lord's judgement.

Aule uses his sinister powers to gain a place on the team

The return of Aule
Perhaps the most shocking event of the entire month however, was the sudden return of Aule. Aule is the root administrator of Mordor and it's first White Wizard, but has not been seen in months. Then, unannounced and without warning, he began to post and participate as though he'd never been away. Sauron immediately provided Aule with a Nazgul role, which didn't come as much of a shock to anybody. It could be argued that Aule has shown himself to be reckless in power before, if you read our first dispatch you'll know he appointed himself to the Nazgul, sparking mass protest from the Denizens. How he fits in to his new role remains to be seen.

Majestas looks concerned as the state of Mordor's WA affairs becomes clear.

The WA Bill Review Committee
In a bid to create some momentum in the WA affairs of Mordor, Wormtongue Majestas has brought into being the first ever 'WA Bill Review Committee' of the region. Under the guise of helping the Denizenry to write and pass their own WA legislation, enthusiasm for the cause has been somewhat lacking.

It has not gone unnoticed that the creation of this Committee comes towards the end of the Wormtongue's electoral term, and that this sudden announcement could represent nothing more than a desperate attempt by the up-for-election Majestas to appear to have achieved some success in developing the WA elements of the region. Even more shocking is the suggestion of an attempt by Majestas to place the responsibility of WA affairs in the hands of others, and so further distance himself from the apathy that has plagued this important part of our region over the last months.

All of this leaves the Denizenry with a great deal to consider in this Wormtongue election season, and an even greater deal for our esteemed Wormtongue to bite their nails about.

General Jahmurai assembling troops for the Dark Lord

Forces of Mordor make their come-back
NationStates must have noticed, the Forces of Mordor are flying their flags again during updates. In an effort to revitalise the ailing Forces of Mordor, the Dark Lord appointed Jahmurai to the rank of General with the task of inspiring a new wave of enthusiastic recruits. Already, denizens are signing up to aid Mordor in the noble quest of defending those whom cannot defend themselves.

Easily picking up where they left off, the Forces of Mordor have started reclaiming lost territory in the Warzones. Those who would seek to keep the Warzones from the rightful ownership of Mordor be warned, the Eye is watching and our troops are always armed.

Mordor offering help to other defenders

Aside from the forays into the Warzones, Mordor still places an emphasis on defending helpless regions from raiders and liberating the taken ones. Since the rebirth of the Forces of Mordor, Mordor has had a hand in the liberation and support of many regions, including: Reaganomic Paradise, Anime city, Punjab and The Impact Federation.

Mordor has offered to liaise with the defender organisations UDL and FRA in order to offer support when needed.

[HumanSanity]

Thanks for the update!

[Sauron]

It appears our crows and riders have been shot down when departing Mordor. Our Denizens have been oppressed and all news of their plight has failed to leave the dark chambers of Barad-Dur. However, we apologise for the delay that has taken place in the update and should have a full update by the end of the year.

For now, we can leave you with a quick note, that Mordor has experienced invasion of a Skeleton Army, Denizen oppression and then popular uprising in the form of a revolutionary movement, a trial… or three, with the Dark Lord being put on trial for various crimes. Bizarrely the Dark Lord himself became the judge in his own trial, much to the anger of the prosecution, sparking further widespread protest and an appeal lodged to the White Hand, Saruman. The trial continues.

Once again Mordor’s new government would like to apologise about the lack of news and updates being generated from Mordor. Hopefully in the coming weeks we will be able to rectify this.

The Dark Lord Sauron
The White Wizard Saruman, Intelligent Holograms
The Witch-King Jahmurai

[Malkir]

It is with great pleasure that I am able to post this update, Mordor apologizes for the delay and we promise to resume regular updates from now on. 

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

[Benevolent Thomas]

Thanks for the update. Its good to see that Mordor's still kicking. Hopefully you guys get back into the habit of pumping out some of the most entertaining updates in all of NS

[Malkir]

Thank you, we hope to live up to your expectations with the next update. Exciting things are about to come out of Mordor so be on the lookout.

[neop]

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

The Cabinet of the Dark Lord, Sauron
Gothmog: Jaimbern
Mouth of Sauron: Neop
Home Officer: Malkir



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Dawn of the Second Age of Mordor

The fires of Mordor burn brightly once more; high in the tower of Barad-Dûr, the Dark Lord Sauron calls the all the evil in the world to his side so that he may rule the free peoples of NationStates once more. The allure of the One Ring's power is too much for the foul creatures of Mordor to resist, all came at its call and its promise of reward.

In his infinite wisdom, the Dark Lord called forth his most trusted servants to decide upon the greatest way to repopulate Mordor and to rearm His armies; for many days and nights, these servants of Evil wrangled over the issue until, by unanimous decision, it was clear that the one thing prospective Mordorians craved was a prolonged meme recruitment campaign. At the Dark Lord's Order, great horns twice the size of the Horn of Helm Hammerhand were placed on the borders of Mordor with a continuous drone subliminally informing all that come near that whilst they may not be able to simply walk into Mordor, they are still ordered to heed his call.

Within mere months of His Malevolence's signal, the population of Mordor has soared to 180 nations, full of subjects captivated by their Dark Lord's call for submission. The Dark Lord's Fell Beasts have blackened the skies of Mordor as they lift nation after nation over the Black gates to settle inside Mordor, after all One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor, yet more come every day.

Mouth of Sauron Chosen
After intensive debate, the denizens of Mordor voted to pass the Mouth of Sauron act, creating the position that would be granted the regional delegacy. Mordor soon named Neop as its Mouth of Sauron, a denizen who aim the region in the right direction during one of its key moments.

The Council of Elrond

In what turned out to be a thrilling game of Mafia, the Council of Elrond convened at the request of the Lord Elrond in Rivendell to discuss the threat the Dark Lord and his servants faced. Ten High Elves gathered to hear Lord Elrond's thoughts and to debate on the best action to take so as to deal with the threat from the Dark Lord, The Great Eye sees all and the evil of Mordor became aware of Lord Elrond's intention, Sauron used all of his dark power to pervert the minds of two of the High Elves. As the Elves sat to discuss the future of Middle Earth, the newly recruited agents of Sauron turned against their own kind and began to pick them off one by one.

After the arduous task of electing Pergamon of the Valinor Elves to be the leader of the Council, the High Elves retired for the night, little did they know that one of them would not be returning the next day, cowardly murdered in their sleep by their once trusted friends. Alancar of Rivendell had been brutally murdered. Shocked, the council elected to continue discussions so that Sauron could be stopped once and for all. Only after the slaying of Benevolent Thomas from the Grey Havens was the final agent of Sauron discovered through the power of Elrond's ring. Kzaria from Beleriand and Malkir of Mirkwood were summarily put to death for dishonouring all Elves and creatures of Middle Earth.

Mordor Launches Regional RP - MoRNaR

To compliment Mordor's history of hosting excellent role-plays, the Home Officer, Malkir, has launched Mordor's first official regional role-play. All are welcome to come and join the Mordor Regional Nations Role-play (MoRNaR) so long as they have a nation in Mordor, come and join us!

w11.zetaboards.com/MordorNS/topic/30027347/1

Discord

To better facilitate the decimation of Dark Lord's will, Sauron, in his infinite wisdom, created a Discord server in the name of Mordor. We encourage all friends of Mordor to join this server, we look forward to seeing you there:

discord.gg/gYd9wuP

[Nate NBNS]

And an ash nazg to you too Neop.  Say "hi" to our buddy Sauron for us and please accept this gift of toasted hobbits from the Nine Billion Names of Snow.