Lyrean Community

The Lyrean Community is a regional organization of states around the Lyrean Sea in northwest Vinteria on CivMC.

History
Diplomatic and trading relations were established between countries in the Lyrean Sea region almost immediately after the server's founding. However, the earliest predecessor organization of what would be the Lyrean Community was the Joint Intel Exchange, a trilateral information-sharing forum between Pavia, Lambat, and Mery, which arose from a need to coordinate against local raiders.

From the JIE, amicable Pavian relations with Letos and Griffin lead to a growing network of regional cooperation and trade. On June 8th 2022, the Lyrean Community discord was created, initially as a forum for discussion. A Charter was rapidly drafted, and by the following week on June 14th, the Lyrean Community was officially founded by its six signatories: Pavia, Griffin, Moloka, Lambat, Letos, and Mery.

Lyrean Principles
The founding document of the Lyrean Community is the Lyrean Charter, which establishes in Article I four 'Core Principles' for the Community's membership;


 * 1) Peace and Friendship
 * 2) Economic Cooperation and Integration
 * 3) Regional Defence
 * 4) Transparency and Communication

The principles are intentionally vague and open to interpretation by member-countries, serving to lay out a spirit for the Community while allowing it to take whatever form it may.

Languages
Lyrea is one of the world's most linguistically diverse regions, with three main languages being spoken; Filipino in Lambat, Mehrileh in Mery, and English in the remaining four members.

Flag
The Lyrean 'flower flag' was designed by hitobashuru, the Pavian Ambassador to the Lyrean Community. The colour of the flag is drawn from the temperate, green environments around the Lyrean Sea; flowers being a common sight in the numerous plains and fields biomes of Lyrean countries. The circle in the middle symbolizes the Lyrean Sea itself, with the petals representing the countries around it. The cardinal 'thorns' of the flower represent the commitment to regional defence, but also evoke the visuals of a compass.