Kingdom of Skardi

The flag of the Kingdom of Skardi

The Kingdom of Skardi (German: Königreich Skardi) (Danish: Kongerige Skardi) (Greenlandic: Kunngeqarfik Skardi) is an Monarchist state which was founded by the current heads of state Kaiser and Kaiserin Clonetrooper977 and Alyssareed2151 on the 23rd of April, 2023. The City of Skardi is the capital and eponym that the Kingdom's name carries, it is also the home of both royals. The Kingdom is recognized as a vassal of the Empire of Marovia and as such all Skardian citizens are also granted Marovian citizenship.

The official language recognized by the nation is English however unofficially Greenlandic, Danish and German are still used by some within the Kingdom. With the nation's economy and politics influenced by the Monarchs there is plans to form a Ministry to look after both the Economic, Diplomatic, and Military affairs of the state as well as to establish a Judiciary system to maintain peace and lawful order.

## History

### Formation/Duchy of Skardi

The Kingdom of Skardi (Then just a minor Duchy) was officially formed on the 23rd of April, 2023 when the then Governor of Skardi teetee2727 abdicated from his position leaving a power vacuum in Skardi that was promptly filled by the now reigning monarchs. This led to a fierce territorial dispute between the House of Reed and the Pisortaq of the now dissolved Socialist Republic of Greenland SweetCaraculo about who had the rights to Skardi that led to a brief and bloodless war between the two nations in which the Kingdom's treasury was raided and pillaged by the Socialists. Shortly after the raid on Skardi, Comrade Flanders claimed the throne of Greenland, and in response SweetCaraculo sold the rights of Greenland to Erenom, who is a member of the Empire of Marovia and abdicated from his position before travelling to the East coast of Africa and founding The People's Republic of Etiopia. Then both monarchs reached out to Erenom and through diplomatic talks agreed to become a vassal of Marovia in exchange for local autonomy and full undisputed rights to Skardi and the surrounding area, making the Kingdom of Skardi a legitimate nation recognized on the world stage.

### Kingdom of Skardi

On the 14th of May, 2023 after the complete dissolution of the Marovian puppet state out of the Socialist Republic of Greenland, the Duchy of Skardi incorporated all former Greenlandic territory into a single vassal for Marovia. This led to the renaming of Skardi from a simple Duchy into what is now the Kingdom of Skardi, vassal of the Marovian Empire.

### Disbanding Crisis of May 17th

On the 17th of May, 2023 the joint discord account of the reigning monarchs which represented the Kingdom of Skardi was hacked by a player (who won't be named for privacy reasons) from the oldest Anarchy server in Minecraft, 2b2t. The unnamed player then claimed the disbanding of the Kingdom of Skardi while having control of the account leading to land grab by both the Marovian Empire and the Union of Nunaat, fortunately when the unnamed player was confronted and reported access to the account was granted again leading to a fierce damage control effort undertaken by the Kaiser and Kaiserin. Thanks to efforts of moderators such as Congrosium and diplomatic talks between Erenom and SweetCaraculo among others all territory was rightfully returned to Skardi and any damage was compensated for.

### Joining the Alliance of Crowns

On the 22nd of May, 2023 the Kingdom of Skardi approached Kaya Cool Man, the sultan of the Turkish Protectorate to accept an invitation to the Alliance of Crowns, a pact created for the monarchies on the server. While Marovia declined to join the pact they granted permission to the reigning monarchs to join as an official member of the Alliance of Crowns.

### Unification with Nunaat and Creation of the Confederation of Avanar

On the 31st of May, Kaiserin Alyssareed2151 with help from Sweetcaraculo and others help organize a diplomatic conference in which the Kingdom of Skardi agreed to unify with the Union of Nunaat to create a Greenlandic superstate called the Confederation of Avanar, which controls all of Greenland.

## Governmental System

### Summary

The Kingdom of Skardi is a Federal Monarchy with the House of Reed as reigning monarchs of the nation, the title of the reigning sovereign is either Kaiser or Kaiserin based upon their gender preferences. In addition to the figureheads of the governing body there is also the Ministry of Skardi that is made up of elected officials, which deal with the Economic, Diplomatic and Military affairs of the state, this ministry is overseen by the Chairman of the Ministry who is tasked with organizing meetings of the Ministry in addition to advocating for policies aligned with the monarch's agenda, the Chairman can only be elected by the ruling figurehead but can be removed from power by either the ruling figurehead or the Judiciary Council of Skardi. To maintain lawful order within the nation the Ministry selects officials to become part of the Judiciary Council of Skardi until their resignation, retirement or death, these Council Members determine the laws of the state, approve election results for Ministry candidates as well as conduct trials so that peace and order is kept within the Kingdom at all times. All elected officials serve 3 month (real-world time) terms and then must either give up their position or be re-elected.

### Ministry of Skardi

The Ministry of Skardi is the legislative body under the Monarchy, with members elected by Skardian citizens and serving 3 month (real-world time) terms before having to either be re-elected for their 2nd (and final) term or moving onto some other position within the Government. The head position of the Ministry is the Chairman of the Ministry, the Chairman is directly chosen by the leading figurehead and serves indefinitely unless they choose to resign, retire or are ousted by the Monarch or Judiciary Council. The Ministry serves to address the Economic, Diplomatic, Militaristic, Internal and External affairs of the State, they also assign officials to the Judiciary Council. It is the task of the Chairman to organize meetings, promote policies which are on the reigning Monarch's agenda as well as set up election dates for old and new-coming candidates.

### Judiciary Council of Skardi

The Judiciary Council of Skardi is the judiciary body under the Monarchy, with officials selected by Ministers within the Ministry of Skardi and serving indefinitely until resignation, retirement or death and Council Members can only be removed by the reigning figurehead in power. The Council Members are tasked with formulating/enforcing the laws of the State, approve election results for Ministry candidates and conduct trials to remove corrupt officials as well as keep lawful order and peace within Skardi's border.

## Diplomatic Relations

### Vassal ship of Marovia

The Kingdom of Skardi is a longstanding vassal of Marovia and considers itself a long term ally to their owner, Skardians are recognized as Marovian citizens and willingly serve in the event their resources and manpower are needed during times of conflict or economic strife.

### Allies of Skardi

The most prominent and trusted ally that Skardi has is that between Skardi's monarchs and Tierra del Fuego's leader Duckan, both have assisted another through the exchange of goods for reduced prices, assurance of military services in the event either nation becomes involved in conflict, in addition to helping find a horse (which was lost in the middle of Greenland, long story). Another ally is that of Skardi's suzerain (owner of vassal state) Marovia, who in exchange for protection and agreement for undisputed local autonomy in Greenland Skardi gives it's services in the form of resources and military service when called upon by Marovia. While Skardi doesn't officially have any other alliances with other nations it still diplomatically on positive terms with the majority of countries, especially those who are recognized as fellow monarchies such as the Turkish State, TDEI and the Union of Nunaat, and even has been accepted as a member of the monarchy-only pact, the Alliance of Crowns. In addition Skardi is an open-trade market and had already made a number of exchanges between several players and nations solely incentivizing friendly relations and mutual economic prosperity among all within the server. Skardi has even managed to maintain good relations and ties to nations with conflicting ideologies to that of Skardi's including the Federation of Cockerland and the United Siberian Socialist Republics.

### Foreign Policy

The Kingdom of Skardi's foreign policy is relatively simple, promote friendly relations with all nations whenever possible, maintain a open-trade free market with other sovereign nations and gain support for the interests of the Kingdom of Skardi and Marovia. Skardi recognizes all nations as legitimate unless proven otherwise by another sovereign, and while it promotes Constitutional Monarchism is accepting to all political spectrums and ideologies, the only political party banned within Skardi itself is any Socialist/Communist affiliated organization/party due to Skardi's dark past when still controlled by the Socialist Republic of Greenland.