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 of Winterbourne
• His Royal Honoured Highness the King	WackyAki
Culture
Language	Olde English
Religion	The Old Gods of the Forest

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.

Politics

Winterbourne's primary duty is to protect and uphold the will of THE TREE, this is the key function of the nation. The nation encompasses a world view of peace and harmony through its demonstrated neutrality and diplomacy. While it is an absolute monarchy it holds strong socialist values and has a comprehensive constitution encompassing individual freedoms and rights.

Citizenship

Citizenship of Winterbourne is granted only by honorary royal decree to those who show respect and kindness to Royal House of Winterbourne.

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 relationship with Yoahtl 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.