In Vote Natio Octavarium - NO-

[Natio Octavarium]

Natio Octavarium
Official Faction Creation Request

0 - Preamble -----

oc·ta·var·i·um — adj. Latin for eighth.

The history of Natio Octavarium dates back to the turn of the ninth century A.S., when a faction of Maltese-aligned pirates, smugglers, and military pilots formed the Vagrant Raiders, a Liberty and Independent Worlds based trafficking organization. As the Raiders grew in scale and scope under leader John Petrucci, so did their plans for their future. After a particularly disastrous turn of events in the aftermath of the Battle of Freeport 1, the Raiders ceased operations for several years, returning in 821 A.S. with the goal of reforming as a neutral third party in the western Independent Worlds and, under the direction of Harold Kane, establish a colony in the Kansas system. After 18 months establishing the free nation of Natio Octavarium, as it was called, they were sieged and blockaded by the Gallic Royalists and were forced to go into hiding.

Natio Octavarium has recently return in the northwestern Independent Worlds and the Taus as an signatory partner of the Crayter Federal Republic. The nation maintains interests in the Tau-44 system including a small habitat and storage facility in orbit of Planet Borneo. Future interests include the construction of a civilian colony in the Tau-44 system, and a small shipyard in association with the ministry corporation Aquila Defense Systems, for the purpose of maintaining and extending the Fourth Octavarium Fleet and the civilian fleets of the Natio.

The nation, as governed by a Cabinet of the leaders of the major Government Ministries of Services, Engineering, Finance, Relations, and Intelligence from the capital offices aboard Melbourne Station in Tau-44, seeks to give fair and equal treatment to all walks of life, from simple citizens and interstellar traders to salvagers and those deemed by other Sirian houses to be "undesirable". While by no means is Natio Octavarium a house of pirates, gangs, and thieves, Natio Octavarium has many citizens who have been forgiven for or have disavowed their criminal pasts. The Natio aims to provide a free and just life to all Sirians, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexuality, profession, alignment, employment history, disability, or other defining personal features.

I - Faction Details -----

Ia - Faction Thread Links -----

Faction Information Thread: Natio Octavarium - Information and Status
Recruitment Thread: Natio Octavarium - Recruitment, Census, and Employment
Message Dump: Natio Octavarium Internal Affairs

Ib - Faction Mechanical Summary -----

ID: Freelancer
IFF: Freelancer
Tag (civilian/root tag): NO-
Subtag (military): NO-F-
Subtag (intelligence): NO-I-
Subtag (command ships): NO-OCS-
Subtag (Aquila Defense Systems, civilian corp): NO-A-
Subtag (Science and Technology Advancement Bureau, civilian corp): NO-S-

Ship Technologies: Border Worlds, Sirius Civilian, Generic Civilian, Bretonia Civilian (limited), Liberty Civilian (limited)
Ship Classes: Fighters, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats
Weapon Technologies: Sirius Civilian, Generic Civilian, Liberty Civilian, Bretonia Civilian, Kusari Civilian (limited), Edge Worlds (requested)

Home System: Tau-44
Zone of Influence (primary): Taus
Zone of Influence (limited engagement): Western Independent Worlds, Tottori, Omicron Tau
Zone of Influence (restricted): Provence, Lorraine, Omicron Alpha

Ic - Natio Octavarium ID Request -----

Due to the primarily bounty-hunting and self-defensive nature of the Freelancer ID, we are requesting a limited ZoI ID for the faction to enable our members to more actively engage in our goals and execute our diplomacy and our role in the Taus.

Natio Octavarium ID

Natio Octavarium is a quasi-lawful faction establishing a microstate in the northern Tau border worlds. Founded by the former Vagrant Raiders and their associates, they temporarily lived in the western Independent Worlds before eventually moving north and settling in the Tau-44 system. They have ties to Malta and Bretonia, and consider Gallic Royalist military incursions into Sirius to be an existential threat.

The pilot using this quasi-lawful ID is a citizen of Natio Octavarium who:

• Can attack ships belonging to factions considered hostile by Natio Octavarium within their Zone of Influence, except transports.
• Can demand cargo and credits from ships belonging to factions considered hostile by Natio Octavarium within their Zone of Influence.
• Can attack ships in self-defense, or in defense of a ship or station neutral or friendly to Natio Octavarium within their Zone of Influence.
• Cannot use any transports with more than 4,300 cargo.
• Cannot participate in unlawful actions except as described above.

Zone of Influence: Taus, systems bordering Taus, Omicron Alpha, Lorraine, Cortez, Inverness
Allowed Ships: Fighters, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats

OUTDATED Original Natio ID Request

Natio Octavarium is a quasi-lawful faction establishing a microstate in the northern Tau border worlds. Founded by the former Vagrant Raiders and their associates, they temporarily lived in the western Independent Worlds before eventually moving north and settling in the Tau-44 system. They have ties to Malta and Bretonia, and consider Gallic Royalist military incursions into Sirius to be an existential threat.

The pilot using this quasi-lawful ID is a citizen of Natio Octavarium who:

• Can attack ships belonging to factions considered hostile by Natio Octavarium within their Zone of Influence, except transports.
• Can demand contraband and levy fines within the Taus and Coronado, and attack if ships refuse to comply.
• Can attack ships in self-defense, or in defense of a ship or station friendly to Natio Octavarium within their Zone of Influence.
• Cannot use any transports with more than 4,300 cargo.
• Cannot participate in unlawful actions except as described above.

Zone of Influence: Taus, Omicron Tau, Omicron Alpha, Provence, Lorraine, Tottori, Coronado, Cortez, Magellan, Inverness
Allowed Ships: Fighters, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats

TL;DR: Can shoot hostiles except transports, can pirate transports for violations of laws defined in our faction info thread, can defend friendlies, transport cargo limit 4300.

If granted, we are intending to not allow capital ships on our ID. As a microstate with a civilian population of roughly thirty thousand to keep stable, the Natio does not have the resources or means to field a fleet of capital ships or even realistically a full size battleship or dreadnought. We also do not produce any native capital ships, and do not have the means to construct any capital ships on our own. Any cruisers and battlecruisers will be subject to SRP request and will be built in conjunction with other factions.

II - Member List -----

Faction Leader: @Kazinsal
Faction Co-Leader: @Thexare

Faction Officer: @Capt. Henry Morgan
Faction Officer: @Scarfoxxx
Faction Member: @Vulkhard Muller
Faction Member: @Nazzik
Faction Member: @Randommanout
Faction Member: @"Erin"
Faction Member: @"Saronsen"
Faction Member: @"Anton Okunev"
Faction Member: @Nodoka Hanamura

III - Frequently Asked Questions/Other -----

Hi! We're back, and we're doing this again. We're applying for officialdom to formally establish our faction as part of the Discovery Freelancer environment. The Vagrant Raiders were twice before an official faction, so we're no stranger to the responsibility this request puts upon us.

Here are a few frequently asked questions and their answers:

Question: Wait, so what is it exactly that you're doing?
Answer: That's a good question! We don't even know ourselves. We're primarily roleplaying oriented more than PvP oriented, frankly. Our primary goal is to establish an economic presence in the upper Taus that exists with our overarching micro-state RP at the centre of it. Additional goals include inter-faction relations in the Taus and western Independent Worlds, future development of the Tau-44 system, and creating lots of interesting and fun diplomatic RP situations.

Question: How do you plan to reconcile your historical and current affiliations to Malta and your relationships with CR and other factions that are not particularly fond of the Outcasts?
Answer: RP and the resolution of diplomatic situations and incidents over the next few months will be the way this arc is decided.

Question: Do you have capital ships?
Answer: We have no capital ships at this time. RP is in progress with several factions for the purpose of constructing one or two cruisers. We are not intending to have any battleships as a faction; our flagship is likely to be a unique ship SRP battlecruiser constructed with the help of as many factions as we can logically involve. Natio Octavarium is not and its predecessors have never been cap gank factions.

Please ask questions about our faction and our plans and direction. We will be more than happy to answer.

Admins: 500 million credits can be found on NO-Root.of.all.Evil.

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