Grämlins codex of war

The following *Codex of War defines how the Grämlins will conduct affairs of war and peace.

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The Ten Commandments of War
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I. On Foreign Demands The Grämlins shall not change the Charter or one of the Addendums, nor shall they expel a member, cancel a treaty or accept a Viceroy or similar interference to the government of the Alliance on foreign demand.

'''II. On Reparations''' The Grämlins shall not pay reparations for defensive wars and shall not demand reparations for offensive wars.

III. On Peace Terms Peace terms shall not be used to humilate the opponent or to cripple him economically beyond the need to remove the current and immediate threat to the alliance. No terms shall be offered which The Grämlins would not consider acceptable if the sides were switched. The terms shall reflect the opponents' behavior during battle.

'''IV. On Bandwagoning''' Alliances who fight us to uphold a treaty shall receive leniency. Bandwagoners shall receive punishment. Article III shall not apply for bandwagoners.

V. On Treaty Chaining No mutual defense agreement shall chain with other agreements not signed by The Grämlins.

'''VI. On Joint Offensive Operations''' The Grämlins shall only participate in joint operations if the full evidence and proof for the CB has been shared, the exact goal of the war has been defined, rough peace term demands have been discussed and the other participants have been named.

'''VII. On Withdrawal''' The Grämlins shall withdraw from joint operations if the behaviour of one or more participants of a joint operation is considered unacceptable by our government.

'''VIII. On Punishment''' Perma ZI, Eternal ZI and ZI shall always be applied on an individual case-to-case basis, never as group punishment.

'''IX. On Grudges''' Nations or alliances which have fulfilled their peace terms are considered guilt-free from that moment on and past actions shall not be held against them in future relations.

X. On Violation and Betrayal Nations or alliances abusing our leniency and our offer to end a military conflict honourably and in a civilized manner shall receive no mercy. None of these commandments shall apply to anyone who re-enters a war or seeks and plans a war of retribution for the sake of taking revenge later on.


 * Addendum V of our charter.