Scandinavian Independent Nations Alliance

History of the SAA
The Supreme Alliance of Awesome was officially created by Gma4567 of Cthkelokanthia on April 29th 2008, as a way to ensure protection for Cthkelokanthia and other nations. A group of independent nations, whose owners knew each other in the real world, had existed prior to this, but no official alliance had formed. Over the next month the SAA grew in size from 3 to 9 nations, effectively tripling its strength. On the 24th of May 2008, a restructuring of the alliance's governing body took place, resulting in the Triad and Cabinet system that is currently used.

The Diplomat in Charge of Administrative Affairs
The DCAA is the official leader of the Alliance, holding the ultimate decision making power. The power to enforce the laws and regulations set down by the DCAA rests in the hands of the Peacekeeper. The first DCAA was gma4567. He was placed into power on May 23rd, one day before the government of the alliance was restructured.

As of now there are no plans to introduce term limits for the office of the DCAA

The Triad
The Triad functions much like the Congress of the United States. There are three Triad members, each of whom is equal in power. Legislation can be introduced by any member of the Triad, and debate is unlimited. Official votes on issues can take place at any time. A simple 2/3rds majority is required to pass legislation. The Triad's power is unlimited, and they can make laws affecting any aspect of the operation of the alliance.

The only check on the Triad's Power is the veto that the DCAA can exercise on any legislation passed by the Triad, in which case it is sent back to the Triad for further debate. Traditionally the DCAA will send recommendations and suggestions for change if there is a veto.

Term limits and conditions of office for the Triad have not yet been established.

The first members of the Triad are: gma4567,Masterofpuppets, and The Overfiend.

The Peacekeeper
The Peacekeeper is the enforcer of the government. They traditionally have the power to enforce any decisions made by the Triad or the DCAA. Originally the Peacekeeper was determined by whichever nation had the highest NS, but after the restructuring of the government on the 24th of May 2008, the office of Peacekeeper was officially established, term limits were abolished, and the only way for the holder of the position to change would be for the current Peacekeeper to step down. The new Peacekeeper is either named by the current Peacekeeper before they step down, or in the case that the current Peacekeeper does not pick a new nation to hold the position, someone is nominated by the triad, and is either approved or vetoed by the DCAA. If the nomination made by the triad is vetoed, the Triad picks a new Peacekeeper, and this new choice cannot be vetoed.

The first Peacekeeper was The Overfiend, and his term is still ongoing.

The Cabinet
The members of the Cabinet hold no actual power, but are merely an advisory board. They are the experts in their fields of expertise, and should be consulted before legislation is passed in their area of expertise.

The 2 Day War
-28th of April, 2008 - War was initially declared by the nation of Chrisworld on the sovereignty of Sleeps Holy Mountain. Initial casualties suffered by Sleeps Holy Mountain were significant, as that nation was still in its infancy. Soon after, another nation, Mjolnir declared war on Cthkelokanthia, and casualties suffered on this front were also extreme.

-29th of April, 2008 - After a days worth of grueling battles, it was discovered that Chrisworld was a member of Sparta. Because of this realization, peace was offered to the two attacking nations, and was eventually accepted on April 30th.

The consensus after this war was that an alliance should be formed for mutual protection from outsiders, and the Supreme Alliance of Awesome was born.

The Oblivion Conflict
-9th of May, 2008 - Just 11 days after the 2 day war was ended, another rogue state, Oblivion, declared war on Ubustar, thus beginning The Oblivion Conflict. Initial foreign aid to Ubustar was frequent, but not incredibly helpful as the country of Ubustar gradually descended into anarchy. Casualties were very high in this conflict, and Ubustar seemed doomed to a fate of backward progress, that is until, on May 16th, Cthkelokanthia pledged to bring an end to the conflict. Amassing a huge army, Cthkelokanthia decided to take Oblivion straight on, and declared war. The initial battles were a huge boost in morale, as Ctheklokanthia forces ripped through those of the defending Oblivion.

-May 16th - After declaring war on Oblivion, the government of Cthklelokanthia began petitioning other governments to join the conflict and help Ubustar directly by declaring war on Oblivion. Cthkelokanthia has dubbed this effort the War Aid Compact.

Signatories of the War Aid Compact: -Cthkelokanthia -Middenheim

Unofficial donors to the cause: -Sleeps Holy Mountian -Rossiya -Peace Doctrinerum]]

-May 17th - Fighting in several more valiant battles, Cthkelokanthia has reduced the forces of Oblivion to a mere 160 from its previous day count of over 400.

Several hours after these battles, Oblivion submitted a peace offer, which was promptly refused.

Later on that same day, Middenheim joined the fray, finally pushing Oblivion into anarchy with a paltry 73 soldiers left.

At approximately 11:40 AM that morning, a resolution was drafted in an attempt to bring an end to the conflict. Both Middenheim and Cthkelokanthia submitted peace offers to Oblivion enacting an effective Cease Fire. However, a message was passed on to the offending nation, effectively demanding a tribute of $6000. To read more about this resolution visit the thread on the SAA forum at http://oldeworld.17.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=10627#10627

-May 17th - A reply was received the same day stating quote "fine ill make ur stupid payment of 3g..."

-May 18th 2008 - A payment was not received in the initial 24 hours, and so a reminder message was sent out stating that Oblvion had 3 days to pay at least $3000 dollars, or the war would resume.

-May 21st 2008 - After 3 days, no payment had been received, and so Cthkelokanthia re-declared war on Oblivion. Oblivion had just gotten out of Anarchy earlier that morning, and Cthkelokanthia killed enough troops to put it back into Anarchy again.

-May 22nd 2008 - A message was sent to the nation of the killer nation, a member of Sparta]], after it was discovered that they had attempted to send approximately $350 in foreign aid to Oblivion. The message amounted to a request that they persuade Oblivion to make the payment so that the war could end.

-'May 23rd 2008 - Several obscene messages were sent by Oblivion to Sleeps Holy Mountain, some of them stating that the nation would be abandoned and that Oblivion would become permanently inactive. Top officials in the alliance have declared this a De Facto surrender and the official end to the war. Major combat operations in Oblivion have ceased, but widespread raiding and looting are still occurring, and Miepo and Cthkelokanthia still have troops garrisoned in Oblivion.

-May 24th 2008 - Cthkelokanthia's attacking force was greatly reduced down to about 7 troops and 1 tank, and Oblivion's standing army has been whittled down to just 2 soldiers.

Outside Links
Official forum of the SAA