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Kingdom

2021-10-14T00:42:36Z

Zooch: /* Military */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly (this rarely happens).
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, tasks, and a designated leader from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Home_Office.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Kingdom Defense Force''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Defense_Force.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Foreign_Office.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
[[File:Treasury.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Nathan (Brain). 
 
 
 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
[[File:Infrastructure.png|left|100px]]
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by ShortysCartoonCorner (Tazeem)
 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
[[File:Shipforge.png|left|100px]]
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
 
 
'''Royal Mining Corps''' 
[[File:Royal_Mining_Corps.png|left|100px]]
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself. This task group is led by RobertRL
 
 
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
[[File:Internal_Security_Task_Force.png|left|100px]]
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption. This task group is led by Senas.
 
 
 
 

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
Past election results can be found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KxgBOw0B4dvEoDDMVPOfS9P_YcK8pXRsabRoCamcz5g/edit?usp=sharing 

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[REDACTED] 

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-14T00:41:59Z

Zooch: /* Elections */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly (this rarely happens).
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, tasks, and a designated leader from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Home_Office.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Kingdom Defense Force''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Defense_Force.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Foreign_Office.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
[[File:Treasury.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Nathan (Brain). 
 
 
 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
[[File:Infrastructure.png|left|100px]]
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by ShortysCartoonCorner (Tazeem)
 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
[[File:Shipforge.png|left|100px]]
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
 
 
'''Royal Mining Corps''' 
[[File:Royal_Mining_Corps.png|left|100px]]
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself. This task group is led by RobertRL
 
 
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
[[File:Internal_Security_Task_Force.png|left|100px]]
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption. This task group is led by Senas.
 
 
 
 

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
Past election results can be found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KxgBOw0B4dvEoDDMVPOfS9P_YcK8pXRsabRoCamcz5g/edit?usp=sharing 

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-14T00:39:23Z

Zooch: /* Task groups */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly (this rarely happens).
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, tasks, and a designated leader from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Home_Office.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Kingdom Defense Force''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Defense_Force.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Foreign_Office.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
[[File:Treasury.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Nathan (Brain). 
 
 
 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
[[File:Infrastructure.png|left|100px]]
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by ShortysCartoonCorner (Tazeem)
 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
[[File:Shipforge.png|left|100px]]
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
 
 
'''Royal Mining Corps''' 
[[File:Royal_Mining_Corps.png|left|100px]]
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself. This task group is led by RobertRL
 
 
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
[[File:Internal_Security_Task_Force.png|left|100px]]
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption. This task group is led by Senas.
 
 
 
 

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-14T00:36:27Z

Zooch: /* Government */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly (this rarely happens).
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, tasks, and a designated leader from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Home_Office.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
'''Kingdom Defense Force''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Defense_Force.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Foreign_Office.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
[[File:Treasury.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Nathan (Brain). 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
[[File:Infrastructure.png|left|100px]]
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by ShortysCartoonCorner (Tazeem) 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
[[File:Shipforge.png|left|100px]]
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
'''Royal Mining Corps''' 
[[File:Royal_Mining_Corps.png|left|100px]]
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself. This task group is led by RobertRL
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
[[File:Internal_Security_Task_Force.png|left|100px]]
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption. This task group is led by Senas.
 
 
 
=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-14T00:35:31Z

Zooch: /* Task groups */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly (this rarely happens).
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, tasks, and a designated leader from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Home_Office.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
'''Kingdom Defense Force''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Defense_Force.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:Kingdom_Foreign_Office.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
[[File:Treasury.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Nathan (Brain). 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
[[File:Infrastructure.png|left|100px]]
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by ShortysCartoonCorner (Tazeem) 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
[[File:Shipforge.png|left|100px]]
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by [redacted]. 
 
 
'''Royal Mining Corps''' 
[[File:Royal_Mining_Corps.png|left|100px]]
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself. This task group is led by RobertRL
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
[[File:Internal_Security_Task_Force.png|left|100px]]
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption. This task group is led by Senas.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

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{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly (this rarely happens).
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, tasks, and a designated leader from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-13T20:06:36Z

Zooch: /* King's Banner Companies */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-13T20:06:16Z

Zooch: /* Overview */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 5 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-08T01:56:37Z

Zooch:

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|-
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-10-08T01:54:00Z

Zooch:

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Tenebos
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels
* Scarlet dominion
*TBD
*Millenium paramilitary battalion

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-09-13T11:38:18Z

Zooch: /* Task groups */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-09-13T11:34:09Z

Zooch: /* King's Banner Companies */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies, known as [[King's Banner|King's Banner]] collectively, are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-09-10T12:28:08Z

Zooch: /* Politics */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
==== 9th Election ====
On the 15th of August, Fleet-Admiral Senas resigned from the Assembly in order to pursue being the Head of The Internal Security Task Force. The voting period began 31/8/21 and lasted for 1 week.
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Zooch
|12
|-
|Sall
|8
|}

== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-09-10T12:22:43Z

Zooch:

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Zooch
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Royal Mining Corps is a Kingdom Task Force for those who want to mine to obtain resources for the Kingdom. And shall ensure that the Kingdom has the materials needed to continue to develop and flourish into a pleasant environment where you can thrive and enjoy yourself.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

King's Banner

2021-09-07T12:41:56Z

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|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''King's Banner'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
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|- style="vertical-align: top;"

! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||To Be Determined 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||Unknown <ref>???</ref>
|-
|'''Kingdom Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''KFO Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The King's Banner wiki page is currently under development. All information on this page will not be final until announced in the Kingdom Discord (#announcement-square)

Kingdom

2021-09-04T17:55:21Z

Zooch: /* Kingdom companies */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== King's Banner Companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* [https://wiki.starbasegame.com/index.php/GOONS G.O.O.N.S]
* White Lotus
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-09-04T17:54:53Z

Zooch:

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The admin hub of kingdom where people help with various activities such as immigration, propaganda and moderation of the main discord server. This taskgroup is lead by Explorerbob 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war. This task group is headed by Aluevian. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
The Foreign Office houses all official Kingdom Diplomats, tasked with keeping up relations with other factions, exchanging information and working out deals of any nature. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
When it comes to putting the base in Starbase, the Infrastructure Task Group has Kingdom covered. Any public buildings such as stations are the responsibility of the ITG which can use Kingdom resources and call on the aid of Kingdom citizens to construct areas for the good of the faction. Unlike the Shipforge, the ITG specialises in station construction. A good example of this station is Keystone and its Great Hall. While the work of the ITG is for the benefit of the Kingdom, sometimes it sells areas of stations to private investors so as to raise money for the Assembly, stimulate Kingdom's economy, or both. The Assembly acts as an moderating force over the ITG, making sure that the resources it uses to build Kingdom's stations are put to good use for the benefit of the Kingdom. This is lead by Greenwood 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The Kingdom Defense Force, abbreviated as the KDF, is the official military wing of Kingdom. Tasked with protecting stations, companies, citizens and even the King himself, the KDF stands firm as an organized, professional military arm working hand in hand with our corporate partners and other task forces to maintain, organize and provide a functional standing army in times of peace, and a motivated, victorious fleet in times of war.
 
 
'''Kingdom Internal Security Taskgroup''' 
Handles internal security, among other things including upholding law in kingdom territories to providing security to high ranking individuals. It also is home to the inquisitor which the task group readily helps in tackling different things, this includes corruption.

=== Kingdom companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* [https://wiki.starbasegame.com/index.php/GOONS G.O.O.N.S]
* White Lotus
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-08-11T01:55:23Z

Zooch: /* Task groups */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The Home Office is a task group which is the unification of the Publicity task group, the previously rejected Titles task group, and the previously proposed moderation task group. This task group moderates Kingdom platforms, manages and grants citizenship, manages advertisement of Kingdom, manages and creates titles, and communicates with the Frozenbyte team. This task group is led by Dino. 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Defence task group is the military of Kingdom, responsible for defending Kingdom against hostile external forces. This task group is headed by Aquamarine. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
Foreign affairs is handled by the Foreign Office. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
The Infrastructure Task Group or ITG is the body responsible for the planning and construction of kingdom assets. It is broken down into 3 teams each responsible for different jobs in the construction of an asset. The ITG is led by (Paladin) Greenwood with 2 deputies behind him- Ulbranium from Duratech and Explorerbob. The infrastructure task group now does the planning and designing of its stations. 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
The royal Shipforge is responsible for the development and maintenance of Kingdom's official ship classes. It's crafty crew also offers information and support about ship design in general. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The mining task group, headed by Nemipa, organises weekly mining events for Kingdom.

=== Kingdom companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* C.O.A.S.T
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* [https://wiki.starbasegame.com/index.php/GOONS G.O.O.N.S]
* White Lotus
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Eros Capital Ships
* Galactic Fuels

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-07-26T23:14:05Z

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{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom/fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The Home Office is a task group which is the unification of the Publicity task group, the previously rejected Titles task group, and the previously proposed moderation task group. This task group moderates Kingdom platforms, manages and grants citizenship, manages advertisement of Kingdom, manages and creates titles, and communicates with the Frozenbyte team. This task group is led by Dino. 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Defence task group is the military of Kingdom, responsible for defending Kingdom against hostile external forces. This task group is headed by Aquamarine. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
Foreign affairs is handled by the Foreign Office. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
The Infrastructure Task Group or ITG is the body responsible for the planning and construction of kingdom assets. It is broken down into 3 teams each responsible for different jobs in the construction of an asset. The ITG is led by (Paladin) Greenwood with 2 deputies behind him- Ulbranium from Duratech and Explorerbob. The infrastructure task group now does the planning and designing of its stations. 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
As the name implies, the Ship design task group is responsible for designing various ships for Kingdom. Additionally, this task group is charged with aiding players in ship designing by: publishing official material such as information or guides, and directly help- and give advice to citizens. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The mining task group, headed by Nemipa, organises weekly mining events for Kingdom.

=== Kingdom companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [https://discord.com/invite/yHuWBDe A.R.C]
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* [[Syndicate Security|ORION]]
* C.O.A.S.T
* NKT
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* [https://wiki.starbasegame.com/index.php/GOONS G.O.O.N.S]

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
==== 8th Election ====
On the 10th of October, Domminique von Ares resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 19th of July. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Dino
|14
|-
|Explorerbob
|7
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-07-19T18:08:33Z

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{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom:fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dominique von Ares
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The Home Office is a task group which is the unification of the Publicity task group, the previously rejected Titles task group, and the previously proposed moderation task group. This task group moderates Kingdom platforms, manages and grants citizenship, manages advertisement of Kingdom, manages and creates titles, and communicates with the Frozenbyte team. This task group is led by Dino. 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Defence task group is the military of Kingdom, responsible for defending Kingdom against hostile external forces. This task group is headed by Aquamarine. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
Foreign affairs is handled by the Foreign Office. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The Kingdom is a hub for liberty, growing businesses and individuals who make their first steps in this big universe. It is clear, that such a community can only thrive on the back of a strong and healthy economy. In order to guarantee a positive development in this regard, a task group was needed and thus "The Treasury" was founded. It's main purpose is to safeguard the Kingdom's assets and finance the various endeavors of it's people. The Treasury is currently headed by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
The Station design task group is responsible for designing stations. The Station design task group is not responsible for overseeing the construction of stations. It is currently led by Woodz. 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
As the name implies, the Ship design task group is responsible for designing various ships for Kingdom. Additionally, this task group is charged with aiding players in ship designing by: publishing official material such as information or guides, and directly help- and give advice to citizens. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The mining task group, headed by Nemipa, organises weekly mining events for Kingdom.

=== Kingdom companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [https://discord.com/invite/yHuWBDe A.R.C]
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* [[Syndicate Security|ORION]]
* C.O.A.S.T
* NKT
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* G.O.O.N.S

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

2021-07-12T16:03:13Z

Zooch: /* Task groups */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom:fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dominique von Ares
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|left|100px]]
The Home Office is a task group which is the unification of the Publicity task group, the previously rejected Titles task group, and the previously proposed moderation task group. This task group moderates Kingdom platforms, manages and grants citizenship, manages advertisement of Kingdom, manages and creates titles, and communicates with the Frozenbyte team. This task group is led by Dino. 
 
 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|left|100px]]
The Defence task group is the military of Kingdom, responsible for defending Kingdom against hostile external forces. This task group is headed by Aquamarine. 
 
 
 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|left|100px]]
Foreign affairs is handled by the Foreign Office. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The treasury task group is responsible for the accounting and protection of the assembly's funds. The Treasury task group is led by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
The Station design task group is responsible for designing stations. The Station design task group is not responsible for overseeing the construction of stations. It is currently led by Woodz. 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
As the name implies, the Ship design task group is responsible for designing various ships for Kingdom. Additionally, this task group is charged with aiding players in ship designing by: publishing official material such as information or guides, and directly help- and give advice to citizens. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The mining task group, headed by Nemipa, organises weekly mining events for Kingdom.

=== Kingdom companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [https://discord.com/invite/yHuWBDe A.R.C]
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* [[Syndicate Security|ORION]]
* C.O.A.S.T
* NKT
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

Kingdom

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{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom:fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dominique von Ares
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

'''Home Office''' 
[[File:KHO.png|100px]] 
The Home Office is a task group which is the unification of the Publicity task group, the previously rejected Titles task group, and the previously proposed moderation task group. This task group moderates Kingdom platforms, manages and grants citizenship, manages advertisement of Kingdom, manages and creates titles, and communicates with the Frozenbyte team. This task group is led by Dino. 
 
'''Defence''' 
[[File:KDF.png|100px]] 
The Defence task group is the military of Kingdom, responsible for defending Kingdom against hostile external forces. This task group is headed by Aquamarine. 
 
'''Foreign Office''' 
[[File:KFA.png|100px]] 
Foreign affairs is handled by the Foreign Office. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
 
'''Treasury''' 
The treasury task group is responsible for the accounting and protection of the assembly's funds. The Treasury task group is led by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
The Station design task group is responsible for designing stations. The Station design task group is not responsible for overseeing the construction of stations. It is currently led by Woodz. 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
As the name implies, the Ship design task group is responsible for designing various ships for Kingdom. Additionally, this task group is charged with aiding players in ship designing by: publishing official material such as information or guides, and directly help- and give advice to citizens. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The mining task group, headed by Nemipa, organises weekly mining events for Kingdom.

=== Kingdom companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [https://discord.com/invite/yHuWBDe A.R.C]
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* [[Syndicate Security|ORION]]
* C.O.A.S.T
* NKT
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

[[File:Relief_company_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]] 
'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]

== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

File:KMTG.png

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Zooch:

KMTG

Kingdom

2021-07-10T03:07:15Z

Zooch: /* Task groups */

{{Otherlang2
|de=Kingdom:de
|fr=Kingdom:fr
|zh-cn=王国
|ru=Королевство
|ua=Королівство
|pl=Kingdom:pl
|jp=王国:jp
}}
{| class="infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 22em;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | '''The Kingdom'''
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]
|-
|
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Leadership Structure
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Councillors'''||Dominique von Ares
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Greenwood
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Jimothy
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Schmusella
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Senas
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Sturmtreiber
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|
|Ulbranium
|- style="vertical-align: center;
|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
|-
|'''Legislature'''
|
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Faction Information
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified) 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Membership strength'''||175 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, May 10th 2021</ref>
|-
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
|-
|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
|}
{| style="background: none; width: 22em; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" align="center" | Foreign Affairs
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]] (armistice)
|}
|}
__TOC__
== Faction description ==
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly. 
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience. 
Their symbol is the crest of the royal house, which shows the Red Star Shield adorned with red wings. The crest is granted to important personnel and ships within the faction. 
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe. 
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.

== Government ==

=== Overview ===
Since the reformation of Kingdom with the passing of the Assembly bill on the 15th of September 2020, Kingdom has been a representative democracy similar to an oligarchy. The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The legislative body of Kingdom, the assembly, consists of 7 councillors. The assembly (and the monarch) vote on bills posted by any citizen of Kingdom, which will either be passed, rejected, or delayed in case a tie occurs. When a councillor resigns or is recalled, an election is held to designate a new councillor.
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly.
* Task groups are branches in the Kingdom government, which are introduced by bills. These task groups receive a specified amount of power, limitations and responsibilities, a designated leader, etc from the assembly.

=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor. On September 15th, the constitution was entirely replaced by a new one. This constitution completely changed the legislature of Kingdom, by reducing the number of people required to run Kingdom, as well as reducing the amount of power and duties one individual carries.

=== Task groups ===

[[File:KHO.png|100px]] 
'''Home Office''' 
The Home Office is a task group which is the unification of the Publicity task group, the previously rejected Titles task group, and the previously proposed moderation task group. This task group moderates Kingdom platforms, manages and grants citizenship, manages advertisement of Kingdom, manages and creates titles, and communicates with the Frozenbyte team. This task group is led by Dino. 
 
[[File:KDF.png|100px]] 
'''Defence''' 
The Defence task group is the military of Kingdom, responsible for defending Kingdom against hostile external forces. This task group is headed by Aquamarine. 
 
[[File:KFA.png|100px]] 
'''Foreign Office''' 
Foreign affairs is handled by the Foreign Office. Jimothy is the current leader of this task group. 
'''Treasury''' 
The treasury task group is responsible for the accounting and protection of the assembly's funds. The Treasury task group is led by Waanjo. 
 
'''Infrastructure''' 
The Station design task group is responsible for designing stations. The Station design task group is not responsible for overseeing the construction of stations. It is currently led by Woodz. 
 
'''Shipforge''' 
As the name implies, the Ship design task group is responsible for designing various ships for Kingdom. Additionally, this task group is charged with aiding players in ship designing by: publishing official material such as information or guides, and directly help- and give advice to citizens. This task group is headed by Sturmtreiber. 
 
'''Mining''' 
The mining task group, headed by Nemipa, organises weekly mining events for Kingdom.

=== Kingdom companies===
Kingdom companies are companies which have aligned themselves with Kingdom, and thus get benefits from this. Benefits of being a Kingdom company include: members of the Kingdom company may become citizens of Kingdom (vice versa), Kingdom companies get protection from Kingdom's Defence Force, Kingdom companies get advertisement rights within Kingdom, and the Kingdom companies may get discounted or free of charge lots within Kingdom. Additionally, limitations are placed upon Kingdom companies: all members of a Kingdom company are treated as part of Kingdom in regards to breaches of law - and could be held accountable, and Kingdom companies are not allowed to trade or make deals with certain factions. These are the current Kingdom companies:
* [https://discord.com/invite/yHuWBDe A.R.C]
* [[Duratech|DURΛTΞCH]]
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* [[Syndicate Security|ORION]]
* C.O.A.S.T
* NKT
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge

== Politics ==
=== Elections ===
An election occurs when a member of the assembly resigns or is recalled. There is a 7-day nomination period in which citizens can sign up for the seat. After this period, there is a 7-day voting period, in which citizens vote for whomever they believe should get the seat in the assembly. 
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon. 
==== 1st Election ====
On the 12th of October, Myst von Gavreau resigned his seat on the Assembly. There was no election, as there was no competitor to Dominique von Ares. 
==== 2nd Election ====
On the 27th of October, Auxiy resigned his seat. The voting period started on the 5th November. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|ŁukaszLutek
|12
|-
|Athena
|11
|}
Due to a tie, the voting period was extended by 7 days. However, Athena later resigned, and thus ŁukaszLutek won the election on the 17th of November. 
==== 3rd Election ====
Due to a long period of inactivity, the Assembly recalled Zigon's position on the 18th November. Voting started on the 3rd December. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Schmusella
|7
|-
|Xavis
|5
|-
|Dino
|4
|}
==== 4th Election ====
Following an announcement on December 13th by ŁukaszLutek, stating that he is taking a break from Starbase, an election was held from January 20th to 28th of the same month. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Sturmtreiber
|16
|-
|Hoppity
|5
|-
|Ottoman
|1
|}
==== 5th Election ====
After Avoxa decided to leave his Assembly seat on the 12th February, elections were called once again. From the 21st to 28th of February, citizens could vote. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Jimothy
|18
|-
|Xavis
|16
|-
|Aquamarine
|0
|-
|Hoppity
|*
|}
''*Hoppity dropped out on the 22nd.''
==== 6th Election ====
After Blight's seat was removed by the Assembly due to his inactivity, an announcement was posted to call for an election from 17th to 24th of April. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|Senas
|14
|-
|Xavis
|12
|}
==== 7th Election ====
The 18th of May, Woodz did an announcement in which he declared he was leaving the Assembly. Elections began 26th of the same month till the 2nd of June. 
{|class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Vote
|-
|Ulbranium
|17 (first round) + 1 (second round)
|-
|Asgard
|1 (first round) (eliminated after first round)
|-
|Dino
|16 (first round) + 0 (second round)
|}
== Military==
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces. 
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'''Arms of the King''' 
Arms of the King is a branch consisting of several units from military Kingdom companies. With the help of officers, these companies are organised as one branch. The Arms have their own ship designs and strategies, but also receive such things from other branches of the military.
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. 

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'''Maintenance Company''' 
The Maintenance Company currently does not exist. 

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'''Royal Engineers''' 
The Royal Engineers oversee the military's [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ship]] designs. They modify existing and if necessary, create new ship designs. 

=== Ranks ===
Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch. Arms of the King may also have their own ranks. 
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== Culture ==
Despite being a monarchy, the Kingdom has long been more interested in the ideals of fairness, freedom and fraternity than it's Imperial counterpart. While some would call this idealistic at best, most Kingdomites take pride in their democratic society and its tolerant attitudes. Being polite and good-natured are seen to be better qualities than success or power in the Kingdom. Those robots that are sociable with their fellows and good-natured tend to get on well in society. For those that are well-liked enough they may find themselves honoured with one of a growing array of titles bestowed by the King, the most prestigious of which being the Paladinhood. In this the Kingdom finds itself sentimental towards tradition while still keen to preserve the liberty of its citizens. For some such a contradiction seems impossible yet, somehow, and seemingly without effort, the balance is achieved. To be a Kingdomite is not simply to live on the right megastation or to fly the right flag - it is a way of being. A way which can only be achieved by working with those around you. Kingdomites also have a natural attraction to tea and foods that are related to UK in any way. Some people see this as a parody of Empire's love for bread 

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