Requiem Agreements

### History

As stated in the history of the commonwealth. The requiem agreements began as a simple peace treaty between the nations of greater Patheia after the end second unity war (blasphemy war). Then it was known as the Elysium agreements, named after the place where the last battle of the unity wars ended, on the fields of Elysium. Back then, It was nothing more than an agreement to cease all hostiles and an to establish a 100 miles demilitarised zone around the Irlanian colony city of Elysium creating a buffer zone between the newly established nation of Lumieoes and the lands of Alterra. Unfortunately even with these agreements hostilities continued between Alterran tribes and the northern towns of Lumieoes that now with no national protection took matter in to their own hands.

In response to the worsening situation in the north that threatened to return greater Patheia to war. The nations of Patheia created the second iteration of the Elysium agreements, that outlined the slow methodical integration of every state of both greater and lesser Patheia, into a single unified state. This document was a list of agreement, laws and incentives for governments, companies and citizens, to unite the cultures of the five nation together into working singular culture and state.

Ultimately the agreements achieved what it set out to do. With a singular currency and no borders between the states. Trade increased ten fold, and with it interactions between the species of Patheia. Then following the traders came the mixing of cultures and language, resulting in the creation of the Patheian common tongue that utilises words and sentence structure of the native languages. And finally the creation of the first all Patheian child, a citizen born from the mixing of all of the nation of Patheia.

Whilst this was a slow process it achieved its goal rather quickly, within less than 50 years. however they would later learn that this was mainly due to the nations interaction from before the unification of the islands. Making integration easier. That would not be the case with the integration of the nation of the commonwealth.

#### Commonwealtheia

Even with all the good the Elysium agreements had done. It was a far cry from what the Requiem agreements would achieve. When Patheia was called into the Dalvanberg krieg and interactions between the Patheian union and the VBN was effecting the nations effectiveness to battle. The Elysium agreements was brought up as a possible solution.

However the VBN saw this as more of a way of removing what little power they had left and forcing then into becoming a puppet state of Patheia. In response the Patheians recommended that the Elysium agreement be altered to assist the VBN in improving their nations at the expense of the Patheians.

They had agreed, however with a prerequisite that once the war was over, the nations would sit down to alter the agreements into a more effective and less exploitive piece of legislation. As you know from reading the history of the commonwealth, the meeting was not just between the Patheia and the VBN by the end of the war. With the outbreak of trident causing the sudden end to the war, and a need for a united response to combat the quickly moving virus.

The third iteration of the Elysium agreements was sloppy and only focused on the military and economy aspects. Even with the Patheians and VBN recommendation that a social element be added, it was thrown to the side. In favour of integrating the international economies, and militaries for a immediate response to the outbreak. It did created the Common line, Common reserve and standard company. However it would caused lots of problems once the CSR broke off from the CIR and began evacuating entire countries population to uninfected areas. Bringing unrest to the areas in which they were moved. With next to no interactions between the populations before the outbreak, their arrival sparked hundreds of riots, protests and hate crimes, fuelling unrest even within the military ranks. Things came to a head on 17th of may 1698 when a refugee airship carrying hundreds was blown up by western extremists off the coast of Irlana. Only 3 out of the 500 adored were killed, and to make things worse they were all families with children under the age of 13.

This caused a out cry from the public and an end to the evacuations. With the evacuation nations demanding that something be done, or they would re-join the CIR. In response the CSR assembly met to discuss the ongoing situation, and how to end hostilities between the natives and refugees. This was when the Requiem agreements that had been created upon their separation from the CIR were altered with the creation of the integration agreement. Taking daysof constant discussions, going well in to the night. The first draft of the social integration agreements were created, signed and put into action.

This was essentially the same as that of the Elysium agreements. creating a common language and culture hoping to unite the nations. however this was going to be a slow process taking year maybe generations. Taking time the Commonwealth didn't have, as the virus began to spread once more, due to the end of the evacuations.

Thankfully for the Commonwealth the nations governments quick changed the tragedy of the refugee ship explosion in to propaganda promoting unity and demonising those that caused the explosion. With this tragedy the Commonwealth was able to begin evacuations once again. Playing off of humanities need to hate something, but the difference this time that what they hate are the haters. Creating a common enemy that would sick with the commonwealth forever.

Once the outbreak was contained and on the way to being eradicated. The first proper meeting of the Commonwealth assembly was conducted, in an abandoned hospital camp outside the city where the outbreak began. From there for the next 10 years the nations of the commonwealth discussed, what the commonwealth would represent. From there it was determined that all the action the nations of the commonwealth take from that point on will be in the best interest of the common people. Even if it means the country falls behind the other nations of the world in both military hardware or technological might. The commonwealth will always put the people first. This promise is what the Requiem agreements are today. A list of demands that all nation of the commonwealth MUST follow no matter what. For the good of the common people.

### Integration agreement

#### Minor offences

* basic laws that exist in pre-collapse times. however they are broken into three main categories minor, moderate and high crimes. Now whilst punishments for these crime are different between states. The main consensus is that for minor crime a warning, fine and maybe some community service is the punishment. moderate or repeat offenders get sent to work camps, were they will work for 8 hours a day on farms or factories owned by the military, whilst also getting phycological help. This is to help them not to commit worse crimes, by giving them purpose, helping their mental state, and helping them improve themselves. most by the time they leave would of had extensive training in different working conditions. As for high crimes most are seen as incapable of help so it is ever life imprisonment or death

(note: if a nation get a unusually high crime rate, or give unusually high or low punishment for the crime then it becomes a offence)

* No person should be without access to food or water, and must have more than enough to survive on.
* No one should be homeless for more than a week, before the government take actions to give them a home.
* No one should be without access to free basic healthcare.
* No one of able body and sound mine should be unemployed for more than 5 years, without the nation giving them a form of income.
* No child should be without assess to free education, from school to collage level. (university requires the individual to pay for education)
* Everyone must be able to speak the common tongue. It must be taught in school from 5 years olds to leavers.
* There must be public spaces.
* All non-neutral member states must give at least one legion to the common line.
* All states must give a agreed portion of their taxes to the common reserve.
* All states must give a agreed area of land to the commonwealth for common reserve crisis response bunkers and training facilities.
* All state militaries must be smaller than the common line and all advancements in military tech must be giving freely to the common line for the good of the entire commonwealth.

If any of the above rule are broken by a member-state the commonwealth will issue a warning and request that the issue is fixed. if it is not fixed within 5 years than a Common line legion will be deployed to the region. To assist will improving the nation, to stop the issue from arising again. However if the state continues to commit offences and/or refuses to let the legions into the state. Then the minor offences becomes a major one.

#### Major offences

* genocide
* repression or exploitation of any peoples
* continued minor offences
* crimes against sentient life
* braking of the UTA
* taxation without representation. a region without a form of representation will not be taxed, and the area will be given its autonomy or independence if requested of the commonwealth.

If any of the above is broken by a member-state, the commonwealth will forcefully remove the nations government. Sending in tens of legions to re-establish order within the state. Once the nation is under Commonwealtheia direct control a new government will be created based either on the former governmental system or on the commonwealth system. Dependent on what the people wants. (**Note: these rules are liable to change**).

#### **Elysium agreements**

Below is a list of minor laws in which CIR member states follow. Though the major laws detailed above is the same for all state.

* Basic laws. Though are altered to fit the local believes and/or culture of the state. (However can't be seen by the two councils of the united commonwealths as unjustifiable or against major laws of the integration agreements)
* No person should be without access to food or water, and must have more than enough to survive on.
* No one should be homeless for more than a week, before the government take actions to give them a home. (This law is voided for nomadic states)
* No one should be without access to free or extremely affordable basic healthcare.
* No one of able body and sound mine should be unemployed for more than 5 years, without the nation giving them a form of income.
* No child should be without assess to free or extremely affordable education, from school to collage level.
* Everyone must be able to speak some of the common tongue as a second/ third language. It must be taught in school from 10 years olds to leavers
* All member states must give at least one legion to the common line. Or a proportion of resources agreed upon and under constant review by the OIA. Or a equivalent legion of medics/ technicians/ engineers/ logistic groups and/or other non-front line military personnel. again under constant review by the OIA.
* All states must give a agreed portion of their taxes to the common reserve.
* All states must give a agreed area of land to the commonwealth for common reserve crisis response bunkers and training facilities.
* All state militaries must be smaller than the common line and all advancements in military tech must be giving freely to the common line for the good of the entire commonwealth.

#### **The Utopian command**

This is a list of basic rules in which all nations that wish to be an ally of the Commonwealth must be actively doing for their own people. No matter who they are, no matter their power or what they can do for the commonwealth. The commonwealth MUST use their cultural and ethical strength, to force other nations to put their people above everything else. For the good of all, to produce a utopia upon Terra.

* All laws should be justified and non-predigest
* Their must be a justice system that isn't corrupt or predigest
* No person should be without access to food or water, and should have more than enough to survive.
* No one should be homeless
* No one should be without access to basic healthcare
* No one of able body and sound mine should be unemployed.
* No child should be without access to education.
* genocide should never occur
* never repress or exploit anyone
* crimes against sentient life should never occur
* Never brake the UTA
* no nation should tax their people without representation.