The government of the British Empire hereby denounces build1115’s attempts at slandering the British Empire’s reputation. In recent times he has been making an assertive effort to portray past events in a false light. His purpose is to defame the British Empire in front of friends and foe alike and damage longstanding ties.

In contrary to build1115’s claims, 13C and BE have always enjoyed a very close and trustworthy alliance. Indeed, we have even led a unique “special relationship” (which does not involve adult activities in any shape or form).

Our two crews share both a similar theme and a similar mentality. We share 17th century “golden age of piracy” theme with similar architecture and similar uniform skins. We are both fiercely advocates of freedom and democracy. We have mutually fought side-by-side in almost every conflict since we entered our relationship. We have connected the British colonies of Canada, Karjat, Whiskey Peak and Fort Fang to the northern 13C territories with a vast road network. We have supported 13C in reaffirming themselves against USE (United States Empire).

In spring 2016, before the implementation of /a chat, 13C crew leader NickyB_123 approached the BE and proposed that 13C merge with BE. He would continue to lead 13C, but both crews would share one private chat together. The proposal passed in a referendum and 13C was permitted access to BE forum space. NickyB_123 received an honorary position in the British government with the same rights as a Lord of the British Empire.

Soon thereafter, the crew plugin was updated with the new feature of /a chat. This meant the merger between BE and 13C for coordination purposes was no longer relevant. NickyB_123 asked the government whether 13C could split off again so as to grow his crew independently. There was a referendum and it was universally accepted that 13C should be allowed to leave.

Around about the same time, there was a war going on between Templar and BE. BE hoped that LoN (BE, EE, 13C, XE, IE, LR) would stick together as they had in the past to defend against the aggressor. However, only EE and 13C agreed to help, the other crews refused to take a side in the war or even leaned more towards supporting Templar. While it was stated in the LoN charter that providing military assistance was voluntary, it had up until then been commonly accepted that LoN members should stick up for each other before any other crew.

Recognising that this alliance was no longer bilateral, the majority of the British population voted in favour of “BExit” – to leave LoN and continue pursuing closer ties with equal partners such as EE and 13C. After BE left LoN, so did 13C, then EE. Then XE, IE and LR merged into the “Xanthian Empire” and the elves decided to stay after all.

Back to the topic at hand. In all of this, the BE never in any shape or form attempted to “rule small crews”, or act as “tyrants”. We adhere to values of truth and fairness and expect our allies to follow the same moral standards.

Thus, we denounce build1115 for trying to damage our relationship with his demagogue rhetoric. As a former government member of the British Empire, we expected more from him.

Signed:

Date:
28.11.2016

Two weeks have passed since the British Empire’s fourth general election. The time is ripe to present the new government of late autumn 2016. This is relevant both to citizens of the empire as well as foreign nationals who wish to take up contact or negotiate with the government.

For those who don’t know, two candidate duos squared off against each other in the latest hard-fought election. Bislo1 and Gildor_stinky ultimately achieved majority support over BGraph and Mountainrasta. Thus they were sworn in as Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister for the next six months.

Today we take great pleasure in presenting our new government graphic, which will be updated on the BE’s wiki page for all to see:

So without further ado I would like to present to you:

Bislo1 – Prime Minister

Bislo will be serving his second term as leader of the British Empire. It is his duty to ratify treaties, speak for the crew as a whole and present declarations of war. Under his guidance, the empire shall sail for uncharted territory.

Gildor_stinky – Vice Prime Minister

Gildor_stinky shall serve as the Prime Minister’s right-hand man. When Bislo is offline, Gildor serves the chief spokesperson of the British Empire.

PaulOnFire – Election Commissioner

I shall be serving my fourth term as Election Commissioner of the British Empire. It is my duty to ensure the lawful conduct of free and fair elections as well as referendums within the crew.

Turkeyman11a – Minister for Defence

Turkeyman shall serve as the chief military supervisor of the empire and ensure that that we all keep our uniforms prim and proper. He will take command in all PvP related issues with foreign individuals who pose a direct threat to the BE.

BGraph – Minister for Justice

Bgraph shall be serving his second term as Minister for Justice and will be taking care of all domestic crime. Violations committed against British laws are his domain.

Lazydog11 – Minister for Recruitment 

Serving her third term as Minister for Recruitment, Lazydog11 will be keeping our population in check and training the new recruits to the best of her abilities.

JamesWClark – Home Secretary

JamesWClark will be taking a leading role in British construction projects and securing resources within the Empire. Under his direction, we’ll come to implement many of our ideas and plans yet undeveloped.

Mountainrasta – Foreign Secretary

In the absence of both Bislo and Gildor, Mountainrasta will be first in line when dealing with foreign crews. He will consider proposals to ally the BE and maintain relationships with our long-standing allies.

SmokinSoldier – Chief of Police

SmokinSoldier shall serve as our spiritual sheriff, helping BGraph to track down criminals and bring them to justice. He may choose police officers to help him in his endeavours.

Oktacraft – Chancellor of the Exchequer

Oktacraft shall be responsible for increasing the wealth of the British Empire and providing secure storage for our treasure.

Bazurka – Lord

Under the First Amendment of our charter, the Amendment of Lords, citizens who were in government but who no longer occupy an official government position may remain in parliament after each election so long as they renew their application as a Lord to the new Prime Minister. Bazurka has done so and will continue to assist the government as a counsellor. He may participate in government votes.

Lord_Hamsfield / CrazyPirate1 – Lord

The founder of the British Empire, Lord_Hamsfield, will be serving his second term as a Lord alongside Bazurka.

Dismissal of Lords:

Michty and Edori_an shall no longer serve as Lords of the British Empire. We thank you both for your long and honourable services. You are welcome to return any time should you feel inclined to do so.

British Empire – Elite
“A TREATY FOR THE ELITE”

We, the great people of the British Empire (BE), agree to live in a state of peace and mutual respect with the great people of Elite.
With this pact, all parties, individually and collectively, ensure and assure one another that:
1. No member of either crew will, at any time or for any reason, unlawfully attack a member city or member under the protections of this treaty.
2. Trade between the crews will be conducted in a fair and open manner. Each crew will stand responsible for any failure of good faith on the part of its members, and will certify all goods and services promised by its members are delivered as promised.
3. Conditions and limitations of this treaty include but may not be limited as follows:
(a)The protections of this treaty are limited to the signatories of this pact, and do not extend to further allies of either party.
(b) Neither ally is expected nor required to come to the aid of an ally acting as a willing aggressor. (c) Either party may select to act according to its own laws and policies, but the other is not obligated to join any conflict initiated by the free will of the other party to this agreement.

Let this document serve as a bond between our people for as long as the sun rises above the seas of piratecraft. We agree to the terms of this treaty on May, 9th in the year of 2016 and will strive to honor it fully. We also recognize that the leaders of each crew has the power to officially cancel this treaty with a three day notice, should time or circumstances require it.

Earnestly and with Full Good Intent,

PM & VPM , (British Empire)

@Bislo1

@Lawzoneon

Leader , (Elite)

@iOdiwanKenobi

Date: May 9th 2016

Leader of either crew, please reply below with your signature.
Once all have been collected a proper format of the treaty will be posted to be archived in the great libraries of London.

Respectfully,
Bazurka