A NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF FEARLESS BLUE

The citizens of my humble empire have demanded that I announce their ambitions publicly in order to best hold me accountable to their wishes.

Until very recently, these unhappy citizens felt part of no purpose or goal, and were poorly treated. As their leader, I had repeatedly become inactive, and most of my sim citizens perished or were enslaved by other empires during my prolonged periods of absence. Many citizens lost all trust in my leadership capabilities.

To help cope with the issues my absences caused, many in the empire turned to religion, discovering that the best and most righteous way forward was to worship and make regular sacrifices to the Pinktator, the deity from the motherland of Lacerta where most of our empire lies. As new adherents to this faith, our citizens have sought instruction from other nations and leaders who have long followed the teachings of the Pinktator. At this time, we would like to extend a thank you to the members of the Lacerta Defense Initiative Federation for introducing us to and helping us learn more about the one true faith. HAIL PINKTATOR!

In order to repent for my past sins of abandoning my citizens, I have been advised by my high priests that policy changes and an immediate expansion of the empire is required. Our empire must be converted into a Theocracy, and I must allow the citizens of the empire to embark on a holy crusade to help spread the Glory of the Pinktator and to punish those leaders who would abandon their people as I have done in the past.

Any nations targeted by our crusade willing to convert or pay tribute to the Pinktator may be able to convince our High Priests to seek a peaceful resolution and avoid hostilities, but negotiations will be required to avoid bloodshed.

Our envoys have begun by contacting the following nations to demand either immediate conversion or tribute. Those who fail to comply will face consequences:

- Yormanian Imperium
- The Islamic Socialist Republic
- The Empire of Berlanga

Interference in our negotiations will be considered a hostile act, and will be met with appropriate countermeasures. Any inquiries, bribes, or tribute offerings can be directed to the nation of Phanes.

In order to best allow the possibility of negotiations moving forward, updates may be made to the thread.

Hail Pinktator!

Welcome to Fearless Blue. The people of Nevrondona have always sought peace, even in these lands known as the War World. As such, we seek neutral relations with your budding empire at this time. Please note, we will maintain a watchful eye on your activities to ensure they do not disrupt the delicate peace we have long fought for on this world. Much Nevrondonan blood has spilled to give us the tranquility we know today. We are not afraid to spill more. Should you accept this status, we will remain largely out of your affairs.
Zentrino

President tyyomann,
I received your note that you support our efforts to maintain peace and appreciate the kind words. I notice that you have a growing and expanding empire in a region where the Nevrondona people are also present. We maintain a watchful eye over our lands and will not hesitate to use force when necessary to defend the peace. Tread carefully, "friend".
Zentrino

Hail to the Pinktator, where I also pledge my allegiance and my shoes. I want to embrace my newest LDI fedmate in his atonement for his past failures to his peoples. It is a noble and honorable cause that he is undertaking with this holy crusade to right the wrongs of abandoning Sim peoples and offering them the hope and bountiful life that only the glorious Pinktator can provide. E____O____ will offer great leadership, provide security and meet the needs of these nations. Hail to the Pinktator, for victory and power is his! Welcome to those who serve him.

As a token to E____O____, I present you with a handcrafted banner of the LDI Crest, with the image of the most holy Pinktator. May this banner serve you well in your journey. Also, as a gift from my empire and peoples, I present you and your military with the finest made military boots under the Wicked label.

After we announced our crusade publicly yesterday, we have had a number of interactions with leaders on Fearless Blue. So many, in fact, that we felt it necessary to provide an update already on the status of our work.

To Zentrino: We gratefully accept the Nevrondan offer of neutrality at this time. We have known you to exhibit highly-capable leadership in the past, and our priests deem you worthy of self-governance. Additionally, while we had minimal interest in the dealings of leader "Tyyoman" previously, we now share your interest in their expansion and activities. We understand you are able to competently manage your own affairs, but we would be remiss if we did not offer you the support of our empire should it be required to help maintain the peace.

To the Wicked Lady: Although our crusade is just (HAIL PINKTATOR!), we had embarked on it without considering what sort of footwear might be appropriate or necessary. Your gifts, and in particular your gesture of providing boots from your numerous shoe corporations is most generous and helpful. After reviewing your post, we were informed that multiple elderly members of our clergy had suffered from migraines from having to read "E____ O____" - which is how our name displayed. Since our finances are not particularly secure at this point and we do not offer any form of healthcare (our budget priorities are on purchasing bombs), we've decided to update our handle to "E O" to attempt to reduce the headaches plaguing our religious elites. So far, the feedback has been excellent.

Based off recent, direct communications, our high priests deem the following leaders worthy of self-rule. They will not be targeted as part of our crusade and neither will members of their federations:

- Jeffcd1818
- King Woel
- Heffj4
- Flatschi
- LordMndz

We encourage other leaders who wish to avoid hostilities to establish diplomatic relations with us.

Finally, I am encouraged by the fact that we have received responses from several nations after they heard of our intentions to embark on our holy crusade. Because of this we have two final announcements to make:

- The Yormanian Imperium is no longer a top target of our crusade, pending the successful conclusion of the negotiations that have been opened. Their leadership appears competent and dedicated to the well-being of their citizens, and we will not be interfering in their affairs.

- Lord Essen's empire has made symbolic gestures of friendship, and the millions of tons of chocolate, soybeans, and cocoa they have sold us will provide us with the materials necessary to finally hold proper religious festivals. The Pinktator would surely be pleased by these gifts. This gesture has pleased our high priests so much that they have insisted LordEssen's empire be excluded from our crusade as well.

Our crusade is progressing at historic speed. HAIL PINKTATOR!

EO: Your offers of support should they be necessary to maintain the peace are appreciated.

To the citizens of FB, remember peace IS possible. But we must remain always vigilant against those who would bring violence and war to our countries. Our planet must not descend into the needless wars of the past, and the people of Nevrondona stand ready to fight when called upon to protect the global peace.

We Declare Of Neutrality But Will Always Open For Any Trade & Diplomatic Relations With Others Empire, Freedom Is Rights For Every Nations On FB

Melissa026587 - Our high priests have decided that we should accept a neutral stance toward you. We appreciate your passion and your views on the game, and would be interested in long-term diplomatic relations with you.

Should we able to provide support to your empire, let us know. While our primary focus is expansion, developing friendships and trade partners does further our ability to continue our righteous crusade! HAIL PINKTATOR!

We will pursue further discussion via messages to your lead country in the game.

The nation of ajkistan would like to declare its neutrality in these affairs.
however having gone through our own religious revolution which led to our supreme holy leader rising to power. Our nation having gone through many decades of
Our Islamic beliefs being ignored and discriminated against, understand that the nation of Charon and all those who follow the beliefs of the pinktator have the right to express their religious beliefs and if that may mean that they wish to expand their religion through a holy war then so be it. This world is run by blood and iron. We wish them the best in their holy crusade.

Hail the Pinktator!

The people of Megatron have rejected these priests. They have 24 hours to leave our territory or face the death penalty, by stoning.

2 days ago we received a delegation of strange looking fellows from half a world a way. Their message was foreign to our people ears. They know only 1 true god. Their emperor, the almighty Gaz!

I granted this high priests request to be heard in public, out of respect for his leader. On the steps of our great hall, in-front of a crowd of thousands he spoke.

Hearing the blasphemy from his poisoned tongue a riot broke out. 2 men lost their lives, 4 secret service agents where harmed in the line of duty protecting these priests, but unfortunately 1 has been hospitalised with series but not life threatening injuries. He still has 24 hours to leave.

Word has spread rapidly through the empire of these religious fanatics causing widespread indignation. A huge swell of anger among the populace has risen up. People are rallying all over the nation demanding something be done about this unholy crusade. The military has be put on high alert, DEFCON 2.

The priests have till 5pm tommorow to leave. In the meantime they are free to roam. All public mocking is outlawed, punishable by lashing.....

The streets will flow with the blood of the non believers.

Burn the heretic, kill the mutant, purge the unclean.

Hail the Pinktator.

The entire Nevrondona Empire has mobilized its military weaponry and we stand ready and alert to defend the peace. Those who stand in our way will pay for their transgressions in the blood of battle. War is coming Fearless Blue as we bring back the Peace. Prepare yourselves.

The hostile stance taken by Gaz, a HUMAN who would pretend to be a false God-King, has been received poorly by our religious elites. We are now monitoring this empire's activities closely to best ensure the safety for followers of the Pinktator.

We have instructed the religious envoys sent to the distant nation of Megatron to enjoy their last few moments on Fearless Blue. Choosing martyrdom at the hands of an infidel state will demonstrate their loyalty and devotion to the Pinktator, and we've withdrawn all means of transportation that could be used to get them home from Megatron. Our priests are there to convert the Megatron empire or to become fertilizer.

Thus far, our glorious crusade has seen expansions of our empire on Lacerta, Eridana, Auriga Bella, and Draca Mixor, HAIL PINKTATOR! However, we are evaluating the need to begin crusading in Virgina Bella, where Emperor Gaz's empire sits. It would appear that the residents of this region are in dire need of religious cleansing.

Remember, all we ask in order to avoid war is complete submission, conversion to the true faith, or significant offers of tribute to the Pinktator. We encourage those of you who wish to avoid conflict to open diplomatic relations with us.

Perhaps our new friends from the nation of Ajkistan will join us in future ventures in Virgina Bella. They seem to understand how the world should work. Only time will tell.

HAIL PINKTATOR! GLORY TO THE PINKTATOR!

The Wicked Lady, of the Ode-ian Empire, has heard of this leader, Gaz, in another time of our great planet. It is detrimental that he and his lands accept the path of the Holy Pinktator. It is our greatest hope for him to be righteous with us, all nations under the Pinktator. The Ode-ians of Ragnar, Sam, and Lee will make sacrifices to receive the blessing for this crusade. We have already been blessed and look forward to saving many more nations.

Hail to the Pinktator, for holy is his name!

Failure to leave our territory within the allotted time has resulting in the unnecessary deaths of the 7 priests sent as envoys. Good men who where failed by their leadership, sacrificed to further an evil agenda.

They have been hung,drawn and quartered. Parts sent to every continent as a warning to those who dare defy the Megatron people. Before the sentence was carried out torture was given, as required by law.

We found out the full scope of there evil plans. The horror which they have in store for this world will be a black stain across the ages. These are dark times indeed.

I'm calling all good men to stand up and be counted!

Millions of Megatronians have answered that call. Our armies are sweeping across the region in search of the pink false god believers. So far we found none, just piles of shoes stacked high. Reports of boots on the ground has struck fear into the Megatron populace.

My people came upon a part. They sent me a part of some priest? I thought it was a dead animal of some kind. How could anyone mutilate somoene like this?

I fed the pieces to my hounds. Since we believe nothing should be wasted.

Our people insist on staying out of the wars of others and remaining isolated from the world. I must oblige my people's desires. I shall read about this events in my morning newspaper.

Carry on.

Uh Oh! You've done gone and done it now, Gaz! You have displeased the holy Pinktator. Thunder is rolling ominous over the horizon and lightening crashing ever so fiercely, illuminating the black clouds of the Pinktator's wrath. Woe to you and the peoples of your lands!!!! Please convert or be doomed! I fear for your peoples' souls!!!

Pleadingly,
The Wicked Lady

The peoples Republic Of Dobbstopia wish to be neutral at this time. Our Supreme Leader General Tajikee, shall watch the events closely. The nation as a whole can not loose our sovereignty or morals by pledging any allegiance to the your god as it goes goes against our believes. As we said we wish no ill will on your crusade but do not any part in this. Thanks

The nevrondona empire is troubled by these events and our security and intelligence forces are closely monitoring it. As we are involved in a multi phase war against multiple leaders right now, at this time, we shall remain neutral.

There is too much crazy in this thread, but I just want everyone to know that I am a man of peace and will not attack anyone unless they attack me first. I will also not provide any support to anyone who initiates war without the blessing of the Pinktator. I am but his humble servant. The Pinktator wishes peace to be upon all of you. Glory to the Pinktator!

After deciding to allow the Megatron Empire an opportunity to stone our priests to death to test its mettle, we were HORRIFIED to hear that our priests were instead dismembered and had their parts shipped around the planet. This is not the type of brutal execution we had signed off on!

There was such an outrage among our religious elites that when we immediately tried to declare war to punish Emperor Gaz when we discovered that this empire is still in the initial 52 day new to Fearless Blue protection, we've had to begin seeking out other means of getting retribution. Perhaps the citizens of Megatron can be convinced to rise up themselves to overthrow this newly ascendant tyrant.

For now, I suppose we'll focus on tranquilly force-converting citizens in our newly acquired states, shoving them in boats, and relocating them to our home continent of Lacerta. The holy business of crusading must not be allowed to stop.

One last note, we accept a neutral stance toward Supreme Leader General Tajikee and their empire, and consider them off-limits for crusading.

Hail the Pinktator!

It has been one week since our holy empire launched its crusade. We've converted millions of non-believers, and liberated the sims of numerous nations previously lead by inattentive rulers. The population of our empire swells, and the growth shows no sign of slowing, Glory to the Pinktator. Our high priests are satisfied with our progress, but caution against the folly of slowing down and taking a break from our most holy work. Hail the Pinktator!

As a reminder, this crusade has been launched at the behest of the sims and high priests of our own theocratic empire, and our priests do not speak on behalf of our federation. We appreciate the patience and support of our fed-mates as they allow our populace to express its zealotry.

One week ago, we announced the top three targets of our crusade. One of the targets has been monitored by the peace-keeping Nevrondan Empire (in a manner we do not deem interference), and one target has negotiated peace with our crusade. The remaining target, The Empire of Berlanga, has not responded in a satisfactory manner to our requests. We continue to negotiate in good faith with this nation, but war likely will be required to help them move forward in an enlightened state.

The crusade continues. Our demands are the same as they've been: Convert to our faith, pay tribute to the Pinktator by selling us good necessary for our religious festivals, or face the sword. We encourage all nations wishing to avoid hostilities with us to open diplomatic relations. Proactively doing so will be looked upon favorably by our high priests. The following nations have received envoys bearing our requests, and we await their decisions:

- The United Kingdom of Lithista
- The Independent State of Nostra bio
- La Republica del Oleda tobig

Finally, we have two more updates to provide:

- Leader Maximchvatik07 has provided us with a delicious supply of beef, as well as several other products necessary to run our empire. Our religious elites are delighted at the quality of the hamburgers we now enjoy as a result. We consider them friendly to our empire, and will be excluded from any crusading activity.
- The people from Ajkistan, with whom we've had prior diplomatic relations, have sold us ammunition and weaponry to help further our crusade. They've gained a favored empire status with us, and we are pleased to assist them however we can as they look to expand their own religious empire.

Any inquiries into our dealings can be directed to the nation of Charon, which is the capital of our empire during this crusade. Hail the Pinktator!

The Empire of Berlanga has crossed our intelligence reports a few times; however, it has not risen to a level where intervention was deemed necessary. Its status a small country on Lacerta largely leaves us to assume the LDI will deal with any concerns. Should The Empire of Berlanga become more problematic and LDI be unable or unwilling to deal with it, Nevrondona would, of course, intervene. It sounds as though any problem is being properly taken care of though. Thank you, EO for your service to making FB a peaceful planet.