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|'''Monarch'''||Joel the Just
|'''Monarch'''||Joel
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|'''Chancellor'''||Lord of Cheese
|'''Councillors'''||Dino
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|'''Ministers'''|| Myst von Gavreau
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|Greenwood
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|Jimothy
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|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism Federal] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-direct_democracy semi-direct democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system parliamentary] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
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|'''Government Type'''||[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Representative democracy] under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy constitutional monarchy]
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|'''Legislature'''
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|Parliament
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* Senate
* Assembly
* Citizens of the Kingdom
* Citizens of the Kingdom
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|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
|'''Official Colors:'''||''(De facto) '' Blue, white, red
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|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''None''
|'''Official Motto/Slogan'''||''For the King!''
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|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31, 2020 (Independence declared)
|'''Date of founding:'''||January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)


February 14, 2020 (Constitution ratified)
February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified)<br>
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|'''Membership strength'''||Unknown
|'''Membership strength'''||247 <ref>Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021</ref>
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|'''Discord Link'''
|'''Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/ceJvk5s
|https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
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|'''Foreign Office Discord Link'''
|https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
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|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||N/A
|'''[[Player alliances|Alliances]]'''||King's Banner
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|'''Enemies'''||[[Empire]]
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== Faction description ==
== Faction description ==
[[File:Logo_of_kingdom.png|up|250px]]<br>
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just and the Assembly.<br>
The Kingdom is one of the largest factions in the universe, ruled by King Joel the Just.<br>
Kingdom is a mostly civilian faction focused on new player experience.<br>
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. <br>
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. <br>
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe.
The Kingdom is currently at war with the [[Empire]], the other largest faction in the universe.<br>
Kingdom is the leader of the King's Banner alliance, which has the objective of giving military and economic support to the members.


== Government ==
== Government ==


=== Overview ===  
=== Overview ===  
The Kingdom's government is a constitutional monarchy, their powers granted from King Joel for the people to rule their own government, as described by the constitution. <br>
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.<br>The current structure of Kingdom is as follows:
* The Legislative consists of a chamber of Parliament, as well as a constituency that makes up all voters of the Kingdom. These two are the law-making and driving forces of the Kingdom. <br>
* 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 Executive is led by the chancellor, whom all citizens elect every 4 months to act as their ruler, who enacts their vision for the Kingdom and act as commander-in-chief. Six ministers carry out his vision. <br>
* The Monarch of Kingdom has the power to veto any decision made by the assembly (this rarely happens).
* The Judiciary is a group titled the Civil Service, who acts both as facilitators of government processes as well as judges. They also manage social platforms such as Discord. <br> <br>
* 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.
 
=== Consitution ===
'''Preamble'''
 
Since the declaration of independence, there have been many unknowns regarding how to continue from there. Only a few things were clear to all founding endos of the Kingdom. We would grant equal rights to all sentient robots, give them a voice in matters concerning them and the right to fair punishment for crimes committed. The goal of our great nation would be to work towards the betterment of all robots, together, in harmony. <br> <br>


To make this dream happen, a group of highly dedicated citizens have worked hard to draft the very first version of our constitution that shall provide the framework for a constitutional monarchy. Multiple separate branches and institutions will be responsible to govern, protect and build our great nation. We believe in democracy and have trust in King Joel who has given us this unique chance. The following shall be our very first constitution and the basis for all future democratic processes. This constitution can only be changed should a bill reach a ¾ majority. Bills can be vetoed by King Joel. This is to prevent manipulation that would undermine the values of our people. <br> <br>
=== Constitution ===
The first constitution of Kingdom was on February 14 2020 by Louis von Benette, Kenetor von Terra, Myst von Gavreau, and Argredor.<br>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.


The first chancellor, cabinet and parliament will run a unique term from the first election to 2 months after release of Early Access. From then 4 month terms will apply to the chancellor, the cabinet and parliament members. <br> <br>
=== Task groups ===


'''1. Legislative''' <br> <br>
'''Home Office'''<br>
'''1.1 Parliament''' <br> <br>
[[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<br>
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'''Kingdom Defense Force'''<br>
[[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].<br>
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'''Foreign Office'''<br>
[[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. Cones is the current leader of this task group.<br>
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'''Treasury'''<br>
[[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).<br>
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'''Infrastructure'''<br>
[[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)
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'''Shipforge'''<br>
[[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].<br>
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'''Royal Mining Corps'''<br>
[[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
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The legislative process is based on a parliament with two chambers. The first, non-physical chamber, is for the constituency meaning all eligible voters. This chamber votes on bills that impact the entire kingdom and/or are of high importance in general. <br> <br>
=== 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.<br>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.<br>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.<br><br>These are the current Kingdom companies:
* Falsemotives Coding and Co.
* Slavic Federation
* Sine Nominus Vulge
* Starbase Design Agency
* Salamander Co
* Greyhawk Advanced Systems
* Galactic Fuels


The second chamber will come with a government facility and is comprised of senators. All senators must be eligible voters and citizens of the Kingdom. This chamber votes on bills that are not considered of high impact or importance and are therefore not processed within the first chamber. <br>
== Politics ==
Seats are given to representatives of the top 30 largest kingdom companies by member amount. For each company representative, there shall be 2 non-company constituency volunteers, that have been without a company for over 30 days, who are selected randomly from the list of volunteers through the civil service. <br>
=== Elections ===
Eligible voters can express support to one volunteer by giving the volunteer an additional ticket in the randomized raffle. The term for a non-company senator is 4 months. Companies can select their representative and their term is not limited as long as their seat exists. <br>
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.<br>
The total number of seats is determined by the number of companies and can be raised by parliament to a maximum of 90 seats. <br> <br>
The original 7 members of the Assembly were Auxiy, Avoxa, Blight of Powers, Greenwood, Myst von Gavreau, Woodz, and Zigon.<br>
 
Past election results can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KxgBOw0B4dvEoDDMVPOfS9P_YcK8pXRsabRoCamcz5g here.] <br>
'''1.2 Voters''' <br> <br>
 
To be found eligible for voting in the Kingdom by the civil service and their assistants, an endo has to fulfil all of the following conditions: <br>
* The endo is a citizen of the Kingdom or belongs to a faction that has gained a full membership status to the Kingdom. <br>
* The endo has served in the military or worked and paid taxes in the Kingdom for at least 1 month or has been granted an exception based on merit or outstanding qualifications.<br>
* The endo does not have an entry in the criminal database. Misdemeanours do not count as crimes for the purpose of this clause. Committing a crime voids the endos right to vote immediately and will have the endo removed from any public official position. An endo can redeem themselves in some cases outlined by the civil service. <br> <br>
 
'''1.3 Bills'''
 
Laws and changes to the constitution are made through bills.
A bill can be sponsored by any eligible voter and will be processed by a civil servant to make sure it is designated and categorised properly. The civil servant will post the bill in a forum accessible to the respective chamber in order for them to debate it. Depending on the impact of the bill a hearing may be scheduled. The sponsor is required to attend the hearing. Changes to the bill can be made in the debating phase on request of the sponsor. <br>
Co-sponsor can be added by request of both the co-sponsor and sponsor of the bill. A popular co-sponsor can boost the popularity of the bill itself but obligates himself to vote yes on this bill. <br>
Once both the sponsor and civil servant declare the bill ready it will be opened for voting. The voting period depends on the impact of the bill. It may range from 24 hours to multiple weeks and will be determined by the civil servant. The majority is also determined by the impact of the bill, requiring either 50%+1 votes, ⅔ or 3/4 of the votes. <br> <br>
 
'''2. Executive''' <br> <br>
'''2.1 King''' <br> <br>
 
The king or any of his successors are bound to follow our constitution. <br>
They are allowed to instruct the chancellor within the chancellor’s powers. They are not allowed to change the constitution but they can veto parliament bills. <br> <br>
 
'''2.2 Chancellor''' <br> <br>
 
The chancellor is the head of the executive branch of our kingdom. His tasks include but are not limited to: <br>
* Representation in the form of speeches and diplomatic work
* Fulfilling his vision for the future of the Kingdom based on agenda he was elected for
* Allocates budget to his ministries
* Acts as commander in wartime
* Declares war with the approval of parliament as the representative of the kingdom <br> <br>
 
A chancellor is elected in 2 phases by the first chamber. The pre-elections are designed to cut down the number of candidates. Any candidates with over 5% votes in the pre-elections participate in the main-election. Therein, the candidate with the most votes wins. <br>
The chancellor’s term of office is 4 months and the chancellor is limited to a total of 3 terms (12 months) in his/her lifetime. The chancellor has the option to step down. <br>
Should the chancellor not be fulfilling his tasks due to negligence or malice, the parliament can remove him from office through a confidence motion that requires a 66% majority of all registered voters. <br> <br>
 
Should a chancellor be removed from office early for any reason, the second chamber of parliament acts as the interim government until elections are facilitated. <br> <br>
 
'''2.3 Cabinet''' <br> <br>
 
The cabinet is comprised of the chancellor, his 6 appointed ministers and up to 3 barons.
It serves as the place where the chancellor briefs his ministers, discusses issues and receives advice from the barons who are observers to the cabinet. Barons are selected by the chancellor and can act as a diplomat representing the Kingdom but otherwise do not have authority within the government.
All cabinet members and observers swear full loyalty and confidentiality when it comes to cabinet matters. Cabinet members are not allowed to be the leader of a company or be influenced by any external force or factor. The chancellor cannot appoint ministers coming from his own company or group. <br> <br>
'''2.4 Ministries'''
 
There is 6 ministries, each lead by one minister: <br> <br>
 
'''1. Defense''' <br>
* Manages military and law enforcement <br> <br>
 
'''2. Infrastructure''' <br>
* Manages the construction of public facilities
* Makes sure public transportation is provided where necessary <br> <br>
 
'''3. Trade'''
* Manages taxes and the treasury
* Regulating the domestic markets
* Ensures the fulfilment of trade deals
* Provides state-driven jobs <br> <br>
 
'''4. Research and Development (R&D)'''
* Creates, tests and repairs ships and technology
* Analyzes and repairs acquired ships and technology <br> <br>
 
'''5. Foreign Office'''
* Manages diplomatic relations between the Kingdom and third parties
* Manages business relations with non-Kingdom parties
* Hosts immigration office
* Provides support to citizens living outside of the Kingdom’s territory <br> <br>
 
'''6. Production and Resources'''
* Facilitates the manufacturing of components and products required
* Responsible for gathering resources
* Manages storage of state-owned property <br> <br>
 
'''3. Judicative''' <br> <br>
'''3.1 Criminal System''' <br> <br>
 
Criminals will be handled by the kingdom law enforcement or the military should it decide to step in. <br>
Bounty hunters are allowed to take criminals in and collect the reward of any publicly posted bounty. <br>
The kingdom bounty hunter guild offers certificates that will serve as proof of qualification and trustworthiness. This will require a small administration fee. <br> <br>
 
'''3.2 Criminal Database''' <br> <br>
 
The kingdom provides a list of all criminal records to the general public. This will allow employers to check if their applicants are felons. These lists will also be shared with trade partners. Should someone wish to erase their criminal record from the public lists and redeem themselves, they can do work for the kingdom e.g. contributing resources without being paid based on instructions by the civil service. <br> <br>
 
'''3.3 Court''' <br> <br>
 
The jury in court is comprised of civil servants and their assistants. They act based only on evidence provided by law enforcement or government agents. One is considered innocent until proven guilty. <br> <br>
 
'''4. Civil Service''' <br> <br>
A civil servant and their assistants function as the main anti-corruption force in the kingdom and facilitate all democratic processes. They also act as judges when necessary and manage social platforms such as discord.<br>
When acting within their functionality as anti-corruption force, civil servants have to provide evidence of the offense and two of the three civil servants have to agree with the decision. <br>
Should a civil servant become corrupt or not fulfill their role, the parliament’s first chamber can start a confidence motion, after providing evidence, to remove a civil servant requiring 75% majority. When a civil servant steps down or is removed, a new civil servant is elected by parliament. <br>
Civil Servants can assign assistants. Each civil servant has to get his assistants approved by all other civil servants. The assistants can only act when instructed by their civil servant. <br> <br>
 
The civil service in its anti-corruption functionality uses the following definition for corruption which can be changed at any point by civil service: The misuse of funding or tax money. Accepting any kind of bribe. Working under external influence. The misuse of powers given by the position. Sharing of confidential information or state secrets. <br> <br>
 
The original version of this constitution has been drafted and ratified by the following endos: <br> <br>
 
Louis von Benette - Civil Servant of the Kingdom Parliament <br>
Kenetor von Terra - Kingdom Citizen, Company Leader <br>
Myst von Gavreau - Kingdom Citizen <br>
Argredor - Kingdom Citizen <br> <br>
 
=== Ministries ===
[[File:Kingdom_defense_symbol.png|100px]]<br>
'''Ministry of Defense''' <br>
The ministry of defense is arguably one of the most powerful ministries due to its scope and importance, managing the entire Royal Army. <br>
They are the main executive force in military action. <br> <br>
 
[[File:Kingdom_fa_symbol.png|100px]]<br>
'''Ministry of Foreign Affairs''' <br>
The ministry of foreign affairs is the face of the Kingdom outside of its borders and acts as the main bridge between us and other non-Kingdom parties. <br>
Being diplomats, they are one of the least employed ministries. <br> <br>
 
[[File:Kingdom_infrastructure_symbol.png|100px]]<br>
'''Ministry of Infrastructure''' <br>
The ministry of infrastructure has a great responsibility of overseeing almost all official Kingdom construction, this includes both the planning and execution of said construction. <br>
It is comprised of Kingdom's greatest builders and architects. <br> <br>
 
[[File:Kingdom_rd_symbol.png|100px]]<br>
'''Ministry of Research & Development''' <br>
The ministry of research & technology takes lead in creating the golden standard for ship design and defensive measures, working to create what the Kingdom will mass-produce while staying in the lead of advancing technologies. <br>
A brilliant group of engineers, programmers, and designers take the stead. <br> <br>
 
[[File:Kingdom_production_symbol.png|100px]]<br>
'''Ministry of Production & Resources''' <br>
The ministry of production and resources has the role of both producing the nuts, bolts, and parts for official Kingdom projects; as well as acquiring the resources to do so. <br>
It is made up of a collection of miners, laborers, and citizens simply making extra credits.  <br> <br>
 
[[File:Kingdom_trade_symbol.png|100px]]<br>
'''Ministry of Trade''' <br>
The ministry of trade fills the role of a treasury, as well as the creation of trade deals and contracts within the Kingdom and its companies. <br>
Fiscally minded individuals make up the small group that represents this ministry. <br>


== Military==
== Military==
[[File:Arms_of_the_king_sleeve.png|100px]]<br>
The Defence task group, also known as the Kingdom Defence Force, is the military of Kingdom, handling policing and threats from external military forces.<br><br>
'''Arms of the King'''<br>
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The Arms of the King comprises of soldiers from the Royal Army and is responsible for all combat-oriented actions during wartime. They are split into two branches, the Royal Defense and the Peacekeepers. <br>
The Kingdom has a number of [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] that they commandeer. <br>
The Royal Army is one of the key pillars of the Kingdom's military.<br> <br>
 
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'''Maintenance Company'''<br>
The Maintenance Company is responsible for the physical and mental well being of the Royal Army soldiers and accountable for the ammunition and weaponry of the army. <br> <br>
 
[[File:Royal_engineers_sleeve.png|100px]]<br>
'''Royal Engineers'''<br>
The Royal Engineers are the maintenance force of the Royal Army, taking care of the technological equipment, vehicles and [[:Category:Kingdom_spaceships|ships]] of the Kingdom's military.<br>
The Royal Engineers are also mostly delegated explosive combat roles and are expected to support multiple fighting squads. <br> <br>
 
== Ranks ==


Kingdom forces are given different ranks based on their performance, service time, and military branch.<br>
== Culture ==
[[File:Kingdom_ranks_final_fonts.png|800px]]
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.<br>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<br>


== References ==
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[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]
[[Category:Factions|Kingdom]]

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The Kingdom
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Leadership Structure
Monarch Joel
Councillors Dino
Greenwood
Jimothy
Zooch
Government Type Representative democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Legislature
  • Assembly
  • Citizens of the Kingdom
Faction Information
Official Colors: (De facto) Blue, white, red
Official Motto/Slogan For the King!
Date of founding: January 31st, 2020 (Independence declared)

February 14th, 2020 (Constitution ratified)

Membership strength 247 [1]
Discord Link https://discord.gg/Mf7veVfQMm
Foreign Office Discord Link https://discord.gg/Azu5XMqp5y
Foreign Affairs
Alliances King's Banner
Enemies Empire

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

Kingdom Home Office.png

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

Kingdom Defense Force.png

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

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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. Cones is the current leader of this task group.




Treasury

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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

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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

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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

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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







King's Banner Companies

Kingdom companies, known as 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.
  • Slavic Federation
  • Sine Nominus Vulge
  • Starbase Design Agency
  • Salamander Co
  • Greyhawk Advanced Systems
  • 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.
Past election results can be found here.

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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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

  1. ↑ Taken from Kingdom discord server, October 7th, 2021
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