Invicta

Invicta
Invicta Official Flag
Invicta Motto: "Long Live the Undefeated!"
Team Color	Purple
Founder(s)	DoubleU and Dawny
Founded	28th May 2007
Cabinet	President: Dawny Secretary of State: Atlashill Secretary of State: Lord Strahd Honoured Member and Co-Founder: DoubleU
Other Officials	Internal Affairs Office Minister of Internal Affairs: Vanshira Deputy Minister: Ephriam Grey Deputy Minister: Jorost Foreign Affairs Office Minister of Foreign Affairs: Master of the Squash Deputy Minister: Haflinger Deputy Minister: Sperley Minister of Current Affairs: Vanshira War Room Minister of War: Mason Deputy Minister: Scythegfx Deputy Minister: Benjamin Smythe Finance Office Minister of Finance: Lucrin Deputy Minister: Ashenkine Deputy Minister: Ataraxia Recruitment Office Minister of Recruitment: retret
Purple Senate	Synagence of Spoontonia
International relations	MADP with UPN and NATO ToA with Confederation of Allied Nations ToA with Auxiliary Army ToA with NOAH ToA with NpO ToA with USN PIAT with ODN PIAT with STA PIAT with MHA PIAT with CORE PIAT with CPCN DoN with GPA NAP with GATO NAP with CIS NAP with OIN NAP with Alpha Omega NAP with M*A*S*H Common Defence Treaty Global Reunification Act of Purple Endurance
Statistics as of 12th January 2008
Total Nations	230
Strength	1,695,897
Avg. Strength	7,373
Nukes	134
Score	8.11
Important Links	[[2] Invicta forums] IRC: Invicta on Coldfront [[3] Click here to sign up] CN Wiki member list Invicta factbook

Invicta

An alliance created by Dawny and DoubleU, formerly of the alliance Novus Orbus. They were later joined by fellow ex-Novus Orbus Steve927 and King Hobbs, and Synagence from Illuminati. It is officially a purple alliance and has experienced rapid growth.

Invicta Charter

Philosophy

The Latin word invictus means "unconquer", "unconquerable", or "undefeated." The name Invicta is derived from this word, with the traditionally masculine -us ending replaced with the traditionally feminine -a. This root word represents the alliance's core value, epitomized by the Invicta motto:
Not in bravado and arrogance, but in determination and fearlessness in the face of adversity.

As an alliance of nations Invicta's objectives are:

• to practice tolerance and work for the good of all members within the alliance
  
• to unite under the principle that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
  
• to live in peace and use force only when it is necessary for the common good
  

Invicta believes that the only people who are truly defeated are the ones who give up!

Invictus Poem

The poem Invictus, written in 1875 by the British poet, critic, and editor William Ernest Henley (1849-1903), is used as an official "anthem" of the Invicta alliance.

Text of the poem:

Out of the night that covers me,
    Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
    For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
    I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
    My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
    Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
    How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
    I am the captain of my soul.

Charter Text

Article 1:

Membership-

1.1. The member nations must undertake to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means and in such a manner that international peace and security are not endangered; and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of Invicta.

1.2. Member nations must further accept that membership in Invicta is incompatible with membership of any other Cybernations alliance, and as such must forsake all other such allegiances.

1.3. New member nations are required to join the purple team; existing members are requested to convert at the earliest possible convenience.

Article 2:

Governance-

2.1. President & Secretaries of State (2): The highest positions in the alliance, hold the rank of Administrators, and wield final decision-making authority.

2.2. Ministers: Hold the rank of Super Moderators and supervise offices under the guidance of Administrators.

2.3. Deputy Ministers: Hold the rank of Moderator and work under the ministers to provide advice and support.

2.4. Offices (Areas of responsibility noted in parenthesis):

• Internal Affairs Office (Membership, retention and advancement, voting, and internal communications)
• Foreign Affairs Office (Relations with other nations and alliances, credentialing of ambassadors and embassies)
• War Room (Training, command, and control of Invicta's military)
• Finance Office (Allocation and dispensation of financial aid)
• Recruitment Office (Recruitment of new members)

2.5. Votes of Confidence: Ministers and Deputy Ministers will be subject to periodic votes of confidence during which their job performance will be evaluated by the full alliance. Failure to win the required support may result in that Minister or Deputy Minister's removal from office.

Article 3

Conduct-

3.1. In order to more effectively achieve the objectives of this alliance, members will be expected not only to advance their own nations, but to assist in the advancement of all Invicta member nations in any means practicable.

3.2. Member nations will be expected, in times of need and when otherwise called upon, to act in the defence of Invicta nations against aggression.

3.3. Member nations are forbidden from entering into any hostile action without prior sanction from Invicta.

3.4. Invicta may refuse military and/or financial aid to any member nation engaged in a conflict in which that member nation was determined to be the aggressor. However, such a member nation may still qualify for aid, at the alliance's discretion, if the overall security of the member nation or the Invicta alliance as a whole is jeopardized.

Article 4:

Discipline-

4.1. Member nations that fail to adhere to this charter may face expulsion from Invicta, and/or military action, subject to appeal.

4.2. Member nations caught sharing IPs will be reported on the CN forums and may face deletion.

4.3. Inappropriate or excessive spamming, abusive or insulting language, or general misconduct may result in a warning, expulsion, or other disciplinary action from Invicta.

Long live the undefeated!

History

Invicta was formed on 26 May 2007, following DoubleU and Dawny growing dissatisfied with the current leadership of Novus Orbus. Several followed them, thereby causing strife between NO and Invicta early on. Invicta's first two months focused primarily on rapid recruitment, with Invicta's ranks quickly swelling to 125 by the end of July.

During this time, Dawny represented Invicta in the largely unsuccessful Purple Unity discussions, which resulted in GRAPE, of which Invicta remains a signatory party along with United Purple Nations and Auxiliary Army. Until the merger of the Purple Alliance of WIN into Invicta on 10 August 2007, Invicta was largely uninvolved in Cyberverse affairs.

Following the addition of former hi-level Legion nations by way of PAW, Invicta soon came under scrutiny for its growth and potential clout to acquire a seat in the Senate being hotly contested between established alliances Legion and Valhalla. As a result, Invicta turned to UPN to sign a Mutual Defense Pact, which led to Invicta's inclusion in the Common Defense Treaty and later the PURQUA Pact between them, UPN and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Although UPN and NATO fought as part of the League of Justice during the Unjust War in September 2007, Invicta remained neutral.

By the end of September, Invita's membership began to peak. It would receive another boost following announced plans that Invicta's parent alliance, Novus Orbus, would merge into Invicta. This brought Invicta's membership to as high as 250, since which the alliance has then balanced back to around 200.

In recent weeks, Invicta began to sign a series of PIATs and ToA with various alliances, among them Orange Defense Network, New Polar Order, and Siberian Tiger Alliance. Currently, Dawny holds a trilat position within the CDT, as Invicta is now the second largest alliance in the bloc.

Common Defense Treaty

Global Reunification Act of Purple Endurance