A lot of Internal Updates from The Evenstar

[Thalmor]

 

Pardon my absent from foreign affairs these past few weeks on Orbis. There's been a number of issues internally in The Evenstar that has required my attention.

 

For starters, the Christianization of the nation is continuing steadily. The Dioist minority has voluntarily left the country as taxes on publicly non-Christian groups and individuals have been increased considerably. Also has a result of this, the number of Christians in then nation have further increased from 83% to 86%.

 

Economically, The Evenstar has also switched from the Orbis Note to the Gold Standard.

 

Taxes have been increased on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and hard drugs (It should be noted that the latter two hasn't been illegal since The Evenstar became a monarchy). As a result of the taxes, the usage has went down, and the National Police have been keeping a watchful eye to ensure that black markets do not spring up.

 

The Opeck Liberation Collective, which is a group dedicated to the independence of Opeck - the island that the colonies of Unita and Donas are located on - have been spreading propaganda and using the increased taxation and Christianization policies to increase their support. The Unita and Donas Military Police have been cracking down on the O.L.C., and some (albeit, small and isolated) violence has occurred. There have been concerns that the O.L.C. will turn more organized and violent, but we aren't concerned and are monitoring the situation.

 

Finally, we are proud to announce that the nation of Thundera will be opening bases with The Evenstar. Both of our nations will construct one military base in the other, with each holding 2,000 troops and 36 aircraft (not counting staff). Thunderian soldiers will also be training Evenstar soldiers in these bases.