Maraix: Independence! (Seeking two nations for foreign relations)
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I've been working on the factbook and have these key points drafted that impact both of you. Laeral and Legionas, let me know if anything here doesn't fit with your nations or you'd like tweaked:
  • Maraix (then the Maw Island territory) was briefly mentioned in the 1855 Treaty of Meilun, which transferred ownership of the Territory from High Fells to the First Allied Provinces of Laeral.
  • In 2017, Maraix bought the territory, and formed the land trust.
  • As they began drafting documents to form the homeowner's association (which controls the land trust), they compiled research casting doubt on Tom Morrison's identity and contacted the Maw Island Research Group at Bayview University in Legionas (a small, interdisciplinary research group involved with the Maraix territory) to get more information, which triggered the DNA studies.
  • In 2018, they filed the HOA incorporation documents at the provincial court in Laeralsford, but refused to pay all mandatory taxes/fees, as they believed they weren't really Laeralite citizens.
  • The documents were rejected (no taxes/fees = no approval).
  • They filed an appeal at the National High Court pushing this issue, including the new DNA evidence as part of the legal documents. There is a hearing scheduled for Nov. 10th. The community believes the result of this hearing will confirm they aren't, in fact, a territory of Laeral.
  • The community has been in touch with government officials in Legionas about this, they believe they have their support, and during all this drafted the framework for the defense agreement and discussed logistics about how/whether they'll still provide the services Laeral paid for. Clearly, they'll have less money, so a number of those services will be dropped.
  • The community continues to collaborate with Bayview University, and it was the university that actually that installed and subsidizes the island's satellite internet.
  • There isn't a high school in Maraix, so students attend school as boarders on North Indigo island.
  • Maraix is an older community, as most of its kids in recent years moved to Laeral or Legionas after high school, pursuing better opportunities. After Nov. 10th, they will have Maraixian citizenship, so both of you may have (just a few) new dual citizens in your country.
  • Fun fact: our community has a "full fry" breakfast derived from Legionas' full fry. It became popular in large part to the number of Legionite workers we've had on the island.

Both your factbooks were great and were fun to read. Let me know if there's anything in the above list you think should be changed.

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