Hollenkreis Republic

### **Overview:**

The Hollenkreis Republic, (after OOC moving location and revamping all the lore) was established on an island divided from the mainland by a small stream of water running from murky swamplands to the sea just north of it. The land itself situated in the northeastern reaches of Plagos, isolated from much of Rathnir and often is often ignored due to its irrelevance in the feuding affairs between nations. Though the Republic was perhaps not always so insignificant on maps, for it is said once long ago the Hollenkreis Republic was a thriving democracy, having expanded to encompass the entirety of its secluded island. While never reaching out to other nations, nor had they ever taken a stance outside of strict isolationism or simple neutrality in the world's affairs in the adamant belief of securing their own personal prosperity from outsiders. And with already being in one of the most desolate regions of Rathnir so far removed from others, the Republic was much to their own wishes left to their own devices to develop a unique culture and way of life. Particularly devoting themselves to the study and practice of magic, one branch of research being the exploration and tampering of dark forces from the Nether. Believing that the hellish realm may offer invaluable resources and secrets that were ripe for the taking if they could just dig deep enough, unfortunately this insatiable quest for knowledge and power would be their doom.

Along with their total isolation, for the minds of their time tampered with forces far out of their control and the repercussions that followed would echo on for generations, at the strike of 12 in the beginning of midnight is when the nail in the coffin for the republic struck. When the Hollenkreis Cataclysm erupted, shocks from the blast rippled across the land and was heard from miles away from its epicenter. In an instant devastating much of the Republic reducing many of the buildings and its people into ashes, if not smoldering charred corpses of their former selves. The clouds of ash looming over the republic persisted for days after the travesty, permanently warping the island into a twisted mimic of the hellish Nether. The water surrounding the island preventing any further spread into the mainland, containing the infected area to the lonely democracy. That in their pursuit to distance and cut itself off from the world through fear and vanity, would ironically have their undoing be made by their own hands with nobody to help the few survivors who remained. All slowly withering away from their injuries, all but one, an ambitious albeit mentally damaged young girl who's body itself has been scarred from the disaster. How she managed to miraculously survive is unknown to all but her, yet as she stands on the grave of her people, Holly would take up the mantle of running the Republic's governance. Acting as if all was swell, perhaps as a method to cope with the reality of her situation.

To this day, she is the only citizen, and exactly how or why the disaster occurred is unknown.

**Founding:** 10/27/2020

On 12/26/2020, player Jokarva tried to integrate Hollenkreis into Plagatea without permission, but the next day they revoked it at Netherweird's protest.

### **Government:**

The Hollenkreis republic maintains a unique hybrid of direct and representative democracy, where the people both put forth petitions, initiatives, and suggestions for laws or acts to be taken by the government. While also electing a head of state, the “High Hollenkon”, and appointing representatives to the Schenrat.

Petitions may institute new laws, policies, acts, or emergency measures. Petitions may also appeal for the removal or alteration, before they can be voted on every petition must be registered by the government from either the High Hollenkon, or a member of the Schenrat to become legally binding. Once done so a petition must acquire 4% of the republic's citizens signatures if it is additive, 8% if it is an alteration, and 16% if subtractive. When this is done the petition is brought back to the government to be reviewed by all of the Schenrat first to advocate in favor or against the petition, then the High Hollenkon shall either alter, veto, or approve the petition. If it is altered then it is sent back to the Schenrat to review, then presented to the public. If vetoed the petition dies, but if approved it goes straight to the public where it'll be presented before the people's congregation in the morning to be read aloud. Tomorrow it'll be posted in the public forum where everyone will be given until the sunsets to vote in favor or against, the petition requiring a majority vote before it can pass. If it fails to do so, the petition dies, if it succeeds then it'll formally be instituted by the government.