The Council of Nations Treaty

"So we are in agreement then. I hereby decree that though we all represent separate sovereign nations, we shall look to Nightvale, to our empress and this city will be seen as sanctified neutral ground. A council of nations, we shall represent the interests of the continent, of our home of Valerick, outside the smaller concerns of individual countries. We shall look at the wider lens of insuring we stand ready as a continent, indeed as a diverse and multicultural empire, to face any similar threats to that which we are recovering from, hopefully in such a way where the tragedy that was the Abyssal Sundering will never occur again." Reference to meeting in Year 1 SuD of the various Heads of State in each nation.
We rejoice in this meeting this day my Valarian brethren for we have found friends and allies both new and rediscovered. We welcome with open arms the Phoenix King of Uthwane, the Emperor of Krieglund, The Storm King of Bretonnia, The Glade Queen of the Sylvwan, The Dragon Emperor of the East, The Sultan of the Dunes, and The High King of the Dawi. Together with ourselves, us eight, we stand united. Though disagreements may rise and fall, as may our empires, we hereby agree that regardless of grudge, of trial, of time or allegiance, that if the foul things from dark places surge forth ever again, we will stand united. That we shall put aside our differences, unit our strengths and grind the Beasts of the Blackness into dust wherever they foolishly seek to press any offensive attempt to swallow the world in Chaos. We swear to stand united, to always fight shoulder to shoulder against Green-skin, Bestial, Dark Folk, or Joten alike. And to be vigilant, unwavering and to destroy with vengeance and fury any and all such filth wherever we find it!" The first Great Games held once every 5 years, an event marking the massive expansion of this treaty, Summer of 694SuD
This agreement has two layers, and is a complex multi-empire and multi-national military alliance, trade, and even confederation agreement. It is written in entirety only in a volume three thousand pages in length, and is a textbook in many lands for a legal education. Most nations however, keep it in more manageable size, libraries keeping the relevant sections about the agreement, and about the empire they are a member of therein, forgoing keeping full documents except for specialized universities for legal education.

Purpose

This document, first created before any land had been, is almost as sacred as the religious dogma of the Ascended. The consequences and devastation of the Abyssal Sundering and the scale of that disaster inspired its creation and signing. The purpose to allow oversight above individual national governments, to insure some form of unity between the nations of the continent if ever faced with a threat of such scale again.
An amendment of massive proportions more than doubled the size of the document in 695 as great leaders of the worlds lands came together to make a binding agreement with each other in spite of, and indeed because of their own states of allegiance with each other.

Document Structure

Clauses

Representative and Meeting rules, Military Obligations, Financial Obligations, International Law.

Caveats

Riekland, Karaz-Karak, Ulthwan, Sylvwan, Eastern Marches, Araby, and Bretonnia all signatories of the 695SuD Addendum

Publication Status

Publically available, monolithic stone pillars stand outside every capital's governmental buildings, and paper copies available at every church.

Legal status

Every nation

Historical Details

Background

This is the result of the tragedy of the Abyssal Sundering, this agreement and document is a direct response, changes made to hopefully avoid any other such tragedy.

History

It opened the door to international conferences, to nations working things out without going to war, gave a floor to diplomacy on the continent wide stage. This is a historic thing. It also outlawed dark magic, and claimed that elemental magics should be tightly regulated.

Public Reaction

By and large, there was mass agreement. Now though, some start to chafe under this and resent it.

Term

In perpetuity.

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The Council of Nations Treaty

Representative Rules and Meeting Rules
Each nation must, every ten years, elect a representative to diplomatically represent their nation on this council. They will spend the next ten years living away from home, as this council meets in Nightvale with the empress once every six months. For the closer nations to Nightvale, such as Valewyr, this is no issue. But to a nation like Suranth, this is an undertaking, the journey not worth it, so their representative, with aid from the Colleges of Magi, stays in Nightvale for the decade of being in office, using magical aid to communicate and keep their finger metaphorically on the pulse of their nation. These councils are used to air grievances, negotiate treaties, and to try and settle disputes and avoid any all out wars. Every nation will be granted time to speak, and the meeting can be a week long if required, depending on the issues on the table. Whilst in the city, the empress extends her hospitality, providing room and board in her castle, Lunamor, for all the diplomats.

Military Obligations:
Each nation is required to send in three year rotations, 1/20th of their military to supplement Nightvale's forces, serving as the hanging threat of continental intervention, should anything ever get out of hand. Room and board is again provided, special barracks earmarked for these soldiers exist. As part of this, at least 100 of these men and women must be from the special forces of their respective countries.



Financial Obligations:
Every country's government must chip in 10% of the taxes they collect to keep things like the Colleges of Magi, which every nation draws from for their military, along with insuring there is a mass emergency fund to quickly train, arm, raise and march Nightvale's army should that ever become necessary.

International Law:
-Nightvale reserves the right to forcibly intervene in any conflict if they believe it is going to spiral out of control. They reserve the right to force a conference to settle the issue, forcing both parties to sit amongst their peers and debate and haggle, until a consensus has been reached.
-Abyssal magic use, willfully or accidental, is the mark of heresy. They are to be treated as exceedingly dangerous. Execute on sight.
Empire Amendment
Once every 5 years we will take turns hosting mass games of celebration of this treaty. During this, all grudges, wars, conflicts, disagreements are all to be left outside the host empire. We also swear to be open to trade talks, to stand together against and and all dark things that come from the north, south, below, or the Warp itself. *Many other little bits and pieces but this is the crux of it.*

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Type

Treaty, Diplomatic

Medium

Stone

Authoring Date

1

Ratification Date

695

Myth

The Abyssal Mirror

Signatories (Organizations)

• Depenwood
• Kang-Chorath
• Mora
• Raechin
• Rohara
• Suranth
• Susma
• Valewyr
• Waston