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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tokiwong" data-source="post: 797405" data-attributes="member: 961">The Articles of the DauntlessThe Articles of the DauntlessPenned by Misha KoldunArticle 1: Each member nation of the Dauntless is a member of its own volition, and therefore retains all rights to revoke membership at their leisure.  Though while under the guise of the Dauntless the following articles shall be in effect in their lands.Article 2: We shall hold self-evident that all peoples are born with the intrinsic nature of being free, and slavery, both physical, mental, or by magical means is hereby abolished in the lands of the Dauntless.  Current slaves in Dauntless lands will be set free and given compensation dependent upon the will and the ability of the individual nation from which the slave hails from.Article 3: Beyond slavery, moralistic law shall not be enforced by the Dauntless, such laws shall be left in the competent hands of the proper authority governing the individual member state.  But the following shall be considered capital offense in the lands of the Dauntless.  Murder, which shall be defined as the slaying of another individual outside the boundaries of warfare, and not in self-defense.  Rape, both physical and mental rape which shall be defined as the forcing of one’s self upon another shall not be tolerated by any means.  Treason to the Dauntless nations is punishable by death.  Article 4: In the lands of the Dauntless, extradition shall be in effect, and criminals cannot seek amnesty within the lands of Dauntless, to flee the authorities of one member nation to another.  This is in the happenstance that perhaps a criminal flees justice by retreating to a land where the laws do abolish the actions of the criminal.  The criminal can still be detained, and returned to the member nation for justice.Article 5: The Dauntless shall enjoy free flow trade of economical support, information, and cultural ideals.  It shall be the will of this document to promote trade between the nations of the Dauntless.  In addition, each member nation of the Dauntless has a responsibility to defend their brethren, within their means.  Mutual defense of our interests is the primary concern of the Dauntless.  To commit to war the resources of the Dauntless takes a vote amidst the Dauntless Council, to initiate full-scale war.  The exception is in defense of member nations, action shall be taken immediately and swiftly to protect member nation assets.Article 6: Each member nation shall have a representative for the lands or groupings of territories, that shall sit upon the Dauntless Council, all member nations shall be equal in voting power.  This Council shall convene to discuss matters that affect the Dauntless as a whole, and vote upon the motion to be carried.  Among the member nations, a Speaker of the Dauntless shall be appointed, by vote of the gathered Member Nations, shall be appointed, and their role shall be to break any ties in the council.  Thus the Speaker shall have two votes, and the second vote can only be made to break ties.Article 7: This document is a living document, and may be amended by member nations by vote of the Dauntless Council.  In addition, these articles give the Dauntless Council jurisdiction to vote on matters not herein contained, thus giving them the power to change and amend as needed, and new happenstances arise. It shall be the will of this document, that the Dauntless prosper…Let me know if this warranted, Dauntless members, a written document may help us do business, and keep ourselvs organized in these trying times.</blockquote>

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