Joint Hive Treaty

## History

When it became increasingly dangerous as hives began to attack each other it was decided to create a joint hive treaty system with it's main purpose as the survival of humans. Some very strict requirements were added to the treaty to ensure this goal.

All of the hives signed the treaty, because without being a signature no other hive would trade with them.

One of the requirements by Joint Hive treaty is too teach the creation of the "Joint Hive Treaty" to it's citizens. Hive England in particular teaches the signing of the treaty as a pageant very early in the morning of Day 2 of the New Year festival. They make the pageant as boring and confusing as possible because they want their citizens to think that it is the Hive that is protecting them from all danger, not the treaty and the enforcement arm.

## Introduction

All 107 hives in the world are signatories of the Joint Hive Treaty, which ensures that one hive doesn't attack another.

Hive Treaty was set up specifically to prevent problems like territory violations and kidnappings, and no Hive would dare to openly breach Treaty. Sanctions are very harsh, including fines and damages, the exclusion of the offending hive from trade for a time, or even a military takeover in extreme cases.

### Calendar

Joint Hive Treaty goes exclusively by the Julian Calendar Days system where everything is centered around the personal trade after Lottery.

If there is a problem with trading personal after the main Lottery event, Lottery will be delayed so that personal to be traded will not have to wait long.

## Treaty

Some of the requirements and restrictions:

* Each hive must have a Sea Farm. (*See Sea Farms* for requirements).
	+ Hives' sea farms must honor a call for safe harbor from the fleets of other Hives during storms.
	+ Allow adult sea farm people to drift between other Hive's sea farms.
* Each hive has the right to set up a strictly limited Duty Child program.
* All citizens must be allowed to have two children, and must be allowed to select their children's genetic parents.
* Citizens have a one-time right to change Hives.
	+ The hive has the right to remove their imprint.
	+ A Hive has the right to be warned if any individual requesting a transfer to it has a history of criminal behavior.
	+ If someone commits a traitorous actions that benefited another Hive to the detriment of their own, Joint Hive Treaty Enforcement can remove their right to transfer hives.
	+ Hives are required to educate citizens of their right to change Hive; however, based on Hive England, it appears that Hives may present this option in an unappealing way.
* Mutual aid between Hives. If one Hive suffered a disaster, the other Hives are required to send aid. Hives also send additional forces when Joint Hive Treaty Enforcement must make a show of force to Hives in breach of the treaty.
* Hives must provide information about the signing of Joint Hive Treaty. Hive England does this in the annual New Year's pageant, in as unclear and boring manner as possible.

Some activities under the Treaty provisions are of common benefit, such as weather forecasting.

Hives are obliged to report details of unsalvageable criminals to Joint Hive Treaty Enforcement and keep them securely confined. Such criminals rights under the treaty are removed.

## Violations

“Being suspended from trading would have many negative consequences,” said Melisande. “There would be minor inconveniences due to shortages of some raw materials. Our Hive would miss the next post-Lottery personnel trading period, and be unable to fill some key posts that require unusual skills. Worst of all, we would be unable to buy help from Hives that specialize in advanced medical treatments.”

Violating the Joint Hive Treaty will result in negative consequences, including removal from the global trading system, which has negative effects including:

* Miss out on the Post-Lottery personnel trading period.
* Unable to buy help from other hives such as advanced medical treatments.
* Unable to trade for material goods or raw materials.

In a case where one Hive has been found by Joint Hive Treaty Enforcement to have harmed or taken action against another Hive, the violating Hive may be required to pay damages to the affected Hive. In extreme cases, Joint Hive Treaty Enforcement may send Valkyrie fighters, possibly reinforced with wings of fighters from various Hives, in a show of force.

## See also

* Joint Hive Treaty Enforcement
* Sea Farms
* Calendar Days

## References

### Citations

1. ↑ Edwards, Janet. Hurricane (Hive Mind Book 3) (p. 380). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition.

### Bibliography

* Edwards, Janet. *Hurricane (Hive Mind 3)* (2018). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition
* Edwards, Janet. *Adversary (Hive Mind 5)* (2023). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition