Winterbourne

The Royal House Winterbourne
General
Location	-50, -7585
Demonym	Bournish
Capital city	Winterbourne Castle
Government
Government	Absolute Monarchy
• Sovereign	Her Majesty the Princess Bow
• Monogram	Royal Monogram
Culture
Language	Olde English
Religion	The Old Gods of the Forest

The gates to Winterbourne Castle

The North pole visitor shack and messages left by fellow explorers.

The Royal House of Winterbourne is an absolute monarchy led by Her Royal Majesty the Princess Bow on the continent of Northlandia.

It is located on the CivMC server in the -,- quadrant on the Northlandia continent and runs the the east coast up to the north pole. The primary duty of the monarchy is to protect and uphold the will of THE TREE whose fortune is for the betterment of all across the world.

Politics

Winterbourne is an internationally recognised neutral state, which encompasses a pragmatic view of world peace and harmony, which is demonstrated through Her Majesty's diplomatic missions across the world. It has strong relationships with many nations across the world from different political lenses, which further demonstrates the will of the nation to treat all equally and fairly with dignity and with prejudice.

Winterbourne is an absolute hereditary monarchy and controlled by the reigning monarch of the House of Winterbourne, it's current monarch Her Majesty Princess Bow holds strong socialist values and has implemented by decree a comprehensive constitution encompassing individual freedoms and rights to its citizens.

Embassies

Winterbourne currently holds two officially recognised sovereign embassies in Icenia and Mount Augusta.

Citizenship

Citizenship of Winterbourne is granted only by honorary royal decree from the Royal House of Winterbourne, there is no formal process to ask for citizenship.

While there are many citizens of Winterbourne, by convention it advised not declare publicly, it's make up is therefore kept closely secretive, and as such the total population is unknown. Its citizens are rumoured though to include many well established members of the Civ community.

THE TREE

THE TREE is a sacred spruce tree, it is unassuming and unlikely to ever be found, only the Royal Princess Bow knows its location.

It has has graced many Civ servers and many rituals and sacrifices to THE TREE are made throughout the calendar year for the good fortune of the world. Rituals may appear odd, uncanny and appear in very vague ways, many nations from all backgrounds have taken part in these rituals and have been bid good fortune with THE TREE. It does not make alliances, it treats all equally and metes out good and bad fortune independent of politics.

The Spruce Protection Act 2022 protects all spruce tree's in Winterbourne. It is illegal to fell spruce without prior permission of the monarch of Winterbourne.

History

CivMC

Winterbourne in the CivMC world is location in Northlandia encompassing the North Pole and artic seas. An area desolate of life, the people of Winterbourne are of hard stock and make do with little; though do enjoy the privilege of having a special relationships other nations allowing its citizens to visit and roam in sunnier climates.

Icenian Embassy

On the 11th June 2022 Icenia granted Winterbourne the permission to build an embassy in Icenia City called Winterbourne Heights on a prime plot within the city cementing the friendly relations between the two nations. It stands some 10 stories high and built in a modern skyscraper style, but draws on the much older architectural style of Winterbourne Castle using stone and spruce interior features.