Mitheral
"Growf!"
June 1. 2024 Saturday
0000 hrs UTC -10
At precisely midnight Rhand and its sister islands appeared on maps and became visible to satellite imagery - though blurred. At that same moment a broadcast went out on several major networks interrupting news channels - even in closed nations such as North Korea. Emperor Jonathan Rhand introduced himself very briefly with an apology for the interruption. Then he stated his sovereignty over the islands, indicating his boundaries. Finally he explained that he was sending diplomatic contact information to the Secretary General of the UN and relinquished control over the networks. The entire broadcast lasted one minute.
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Rhand and its sister islands (Beta and Gamma) are new land along the island chain that Hawaii and Midway island are a part of. He set his territorial waters and airspace boundary at 12 miles outside of the triangle formed by the exterior edges of his three islands. The greatest distance between islands is about 95 miles, so this is a point of contention.
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Little is known about Emperor Rhand or the micronation. Is he interested in trade? Maybe. He doesn’t have a huge population on the verge of starvation, so any marketshare for food won’t be much. And how much energy can he really use? On the other hand he may have exports. One interesting fact is that he spoke English like an American native .. and Russian like a Russian native .. and Arabic like a …. Get the picture? Despite all the languages used, the voiceprint indicates they were all the same man.
Main reason I bring up trade is that any character solely dependent on seeking trade ties may be a waste. Don’t be a one trick pony.
News. Good luck. At this point no one knows if you can even get to the islands safely. Will he just shoot you as an intruder?
Spies. Lots of room for this idea. With satellite imagery being blurred every advanced nation will be interested in how he is doing this - and how he remained hidden.
Plot
To be determined by your characters really. Even the date of the start is yet to be determined. Remember, Rhand hasn’t even been officially recognized as a nation. He has no diplomatic contacts, no trade credit. He is going to have to go through the pain of creating a banking system if he wants to have tourism or conduct trade. But let’s face it, he made his appearance for a reason.
Characters
I strongly encourage discussing characters with others. We could have spies and reporters from different nationalities. Some of you could be ambassadors. Yes, you may run more than one character, but don’t go overboard.
Posting
3rd Person Past Tense
Decent literacy
I typically manage about a page per post.
