Risk Republic

The Risk Republic was a relatively new semi-authoritarian republic. Though there are mostly no restrictions on citizen actions aside from using common sense, the Republic was officially headed by a Lord Protector, who may step in to resolve conflict if deemed necessary.

Despite its young age, the Risk Republic was very organized. Official government and military buildings as well as outposts had been set up throughout its territory in order to ensure its control over its lands.

On June 14th, 2018, the Wheat Rebellion caused the overthrowing of the Lord Protector, causing the Republic to fall into anarchy. There has been no clear successor to lead the nation.

Founding and the Great Starvation (6/12/18 - 6/13/18)
On June 12th, 2018, the Risk Republic was founded under Lord Protector Maxpowerboy. Members of the Risk Universalis group who owned Minecraft were gathered up, and decided to start a nation in CivClassic. Many country names were tossed around, such as the Riskalite Republic, before finally settling on the Risk Republic. The first base, known as the Risk Cave, was built around X = 6500 Z = 4500. A constitution was etched into a cave wall with signs, but was later transcribed onto a Google Document.

Due to the extremely long distance away from Mount Augusta, the few members already at the base were nearly starving while founding member randomphoenix5 made the journey by boat to the new base. Once randomphoenix5 made the journey, he brought stacks of baked potatoes, which were donated to the other members of the nation. This would temporarily bring the nation out of starvation.

During the next few days, other players trying to journey to the base attempted to commit in-game suicide multiple times in hopes of spawning close to the base.

While this occurred, the Risk Republic encountered a nearby nation, named the Osenkirch. Some players were initially hostile (some of which were discovered to not even be affiliated with the Osenkirch) to the Risk Republic, which caused some players to be murdered during a tour of the Osenkirch base, which turned out to be the base of an abandoned faction instead.

Exodus (6/13/18)
On the second day, nation members decided to explore to settle a new base. They eventually settled on an island around X = [REDACTED] Z = [REDACTED]. It was declared during this day that skybases were to be banned due to their "ugliness", ordered by Lord Protector Maxpowerboy.

The Wheat Rebellion (6/14/18)
According to Joshjosh432 the following morning, Lord Protector Maxpowerboy allegedly stole crops from his farm, which was reported from a jukebox snitch set up nearby. randomphoenix5 also reported missing crops from his farm as well, which may have been the Lord Protector's doing. This also could've resulted from a war that occurred the previous real-life night. Joshjosh432 would eventually lead a rebellion against Maxpowerboy for his incompetency at protecting the nation, and acting as a dictator. Maxpowerboy would eventually commit in-game suicide by creating a tombstone for himself outside of the government building. With Maxpowerboy leaving without a trace and deleting the Discord group, there has been no clear successor to lead the nation.

Military
The Risk Republic's military is divided into three main 'branches'; the Rangers, the Militia, and the Army.

Rangers
The Rangers were the first military force to be founded. Ranger duties include surveillance of the land, riot control, light combat, and reconnaissance. Their office is situated within the Risk Republic's main Capitol building.

Militia
The Risk Militia is a paramilitary force that currently consists of all citizens not currently in an official branch. In short, it is a service-by-requirement branch. Service time is indefinite and a citizen may only exit the Militia if they secure a proper job in either another field, such as manufacturing or mining, or join another branch, such as the Army or Ranger Corps.

Army
The Army is the only branch of the Risk military to be still in-development. Once complete, the Army will serve as the main fighting force of the Risk Republic, whether the fight be on home territory or far overseas.

Possible future branches
The Risk Republic is new, and thus is still growing. As it grows, new branches may come into existence. The most likely of these is a Navy or Marine Corps for naval and coastal patrol and combat.

Government
The Risk Republic's official government consists of four branches; The House of the Lord Protector, The Presidential Seat, The Senate, and the Mayors' Council.

The House of the Lord Protector
The House of the Lord Protector is a one-man branch consisting solely of the Lord Protector himself. The LP will exercise dictatorial rule, but only when necessary. It is the LP's duty to remain neutral when an issue does not concern them, as the Presidential Seat and the Senate will take care of these issues. They are the highest ranking official and cannot be deposed unless the standing LP abdicates the position to a named individual. The current LP is Maxpowerboy, who often goes by their nickname "Kebb".

The Presidential Seat
The Presidential Seat is the second highest position of power within the RR. Like the HLP, the Presidential Seat is a one-man branch consisting of a president who is elected democratically each month by the Senate. The Presidential Seat's powers mirror that of the President of the United States, except the Presidential Seat's decisions can be overruled by the Lord Protector if necessary. There has been no Elected President yet.

The Senate
The Senate is a representative government organization whose three members are elected by the citizens of the Republic. The Senate can propose bills and laws (which need a 2/3 vote to pass) and also hold the power to request impeachment and elect the holder of the Presidential Seat. The Current and only Senator is Injuid.

Mayors' Council
The Mayors' Council functions similarly to the Senate, except it is run by mayors, who in turn control a town's finances, infrastructure, trade, and, to a lesser degree, defense. Mayors are elected by the citizens of a town. The Mayors' Council's primary purpose is to influence the Senate by shedding light on issues within the citizenry. There is no Current Mayor.