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The Triune Circle of The Eternal Starlight
WA Delegate (non-executive): 
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Founder: The Triune Circle of The Eternal Starlight
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Embassies: Horizon, Stars Above, The Sovereign Seven, The League, Talonia, Europeia, the Plains of Perdition, The Order of the Grey Wardens, the South Pacific, the Outback, the West Pacific, Balder, Ridgefield, the Rejected Realms, The Sasquatch Republic, Declansburg, and 24 others.Lazarus, RGBN, Anteria, Cape of Good Hope, The Wellspring, Conch Kingdom, Commonwealth of Sovereign States, 10000 Islands, The Region That Has No Big Banks, The United Federations, Communitas, Lands End, Solstice, Narnia, Karma, Europe, Forest, Transatlantic Pirates, Carcassonne, The East Pacific, The North Pacific, The Frontier Sea, The Leftist Assembly, and The Aegis.
Tags: Anti-Fascist, Casual, Cyberpunk, Defender, FT: FTL, Fantasy Tech, Feminist, Future Tech, Gargantuan, LGBT, Magical, Map, and 10 others.Multi-Species, National Sovereigntist, Offsite Chat, Outer Space, Post-Modern Tech, Regional Government, Role Player, Silly, Social, and World Assembly.
Regional Power: Very High
Starlight contains 555 nations, the 81st most in the world.
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 | Nation | WA Category | Motto | |
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| 1. |  The Old Eternal Century of Communist-Denmark | Liberal Democratic Socialists | “Peace and Love on the planet Earth” | |
| 2. |  The Haunted Phoenix of Arlizplot | Left-wing Utopia | “Double, double, toil and trouble” | |
| 3. |  The Ecumenopolis of Foixla | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Dream another night.” | |
| 4. |  The Swirling Stars of Merethin | Liberal Democratic Socialists | “Sway in the moonlight, dance in the dark” | |
| 5. |  The ⋏⟒⍜-⟒⎅⟒⋏ ⏁⟒☊⊑⋏⍜⌿⍜⌰⟟⌇ of Cyberia Prime | Democratic Socialists | “⎎⍜⍀ ⏃⏁ ⏁⊑⟒ ⟒⋏⎅ ⍜⎎ ⏁⟟⋔⟒, ⍙⊑⟒⋏ ⏃⌰⌰ ⟟⌇ ☌⍜⋏⟒, ⏃⌰⌰ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⟟⌰⌰” | |
| 6. |  The Matriarchy of Misandristan | Iron Fist Socialists | “Live Queer or Die” | |
| 7. |  The Democratic United Islands of Pellon Wesaurps | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Reveles Stellas Ante Evanescet” | |
| 8. |  The Federal Republic of Rulsolia | Civil Rights Lovefest | “People and Nation United under Freedom” | |
| 9. |  The Matriarchy of Asuka Evangelion | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Unity, Discipline, Work” | |
| 10. |  The Nya of MLGDogeland | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “nya :3” |
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Regional Happenings
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The Jingoistic States of Kalashnikovni departed this region for Warzone Sandbox.
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The Theocracy of Aetherstar arrived from Edoca.
- : El Neo Isla ceased to exist.
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The Dominion of Talalunson added a dispatch.
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The Democratic States of Lanugaeg departed this region for Horizon.
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✧ Triune Circle Announcement ✧
Hi hi Starborn, Stargazers and Voyagers alike! Today, I, Oseao, on behalf of the Triune Circle of Starlight & Horizon, bring before you an incredibly special and incredibly overdue announcement. Following unanimous consensus, the Triune Circle is proud to recognize Celia / 
Alainian Otters for her immense contributions to our regions and community across regional governance, roleplay, communications and so, so much more!
Celia first joined our community on July 10th, 2025, initially taking an interest in Starlight & Horizon's future-tech roleplay, Celestara, where she would eventually become one of the most influential nations within the setting, alongside quickly ascending to the role of Celestara Roleplay Mod and serving as the setting's Cartographer. It would not take long for her interests to extend into government and legislation in the Halls of Solaris. Celia authored the Starlight Sanctions Act, Starlight & Horizon's standing low on proscriptions to this day, and quickly rose to become a Vice Flamewarden during Kaidan's term, following an impressive electoral performance for a newcomer in that term's respective Flamewarden elections.
Within the executive, Celia got her start in Communications and Internal Affairs, introducing new initiatives such as the Celestial Hockey League while entirely overhauling the Voice of the Stars format. She would go on to direct and produce more main and special editions of Voice of the Stars than any other Communications or Media Minister until well into her own tenure as Aetherion. During Merethin's first term as Aetherion, Celia also became the fastest rising Starborn in our history to ascend to the Triune Circle, an accomplishment that would very much foreshadow the many great things that were to come.
Celia subsequently served two terms as Aetherion, overseeing an extraordinary period of growth for our community. During her leadership and stewardship, Starlight & Horizon surpassed 400 and eventually 500 combined endorsements, cementing our position as the largest User Created Community on NationStates. A feat of truly remarkable magnitudes considering how young our community is. As Aetherion she truly involved herself in all areas of governance and the community, a feat very few can hope to achieve, and all of this was done while being the wonderful person she is. She also introduced significant institutional reforms, including the Aethereal Council and our second elected executive office, the Skyweaver, alonside other reforms such as the transformation of Internal Affairs into Gameside. All of this contributed to her numerous efforts to modernize and reform our Executive Government to better serve a community of our size and activity. In the realm of Foreign Affairs and World Assembly Affairs, Celia has had a truly generational impact on our community, signing The Covenant of the Swans and Stars with The South Pacific and The Artemis Accords with Europeia. Celia also took a leading role in the campaign to elect Merethin to World Assembly Secretariat for the game's first ever WA Secretariat Elections. This service continues today during Greatkitteh's Aetherion term, where Celia serves as our Minister of Foreign Affairs and as an Aethereal Councilor, where she has been directly involved in the negotiation of treaties with The West Pacific, The Outback and our eventual ascension to The Aegis Accords, alongside her numerous (big things coming ™) internal projects.
Of course, Celia's contributions extend far beyond the offices she has held. I could mention her regional graphical overhauls, the fact she designed Horizon's new more fantasy flag and world factbook entry, and her leading role in basically all of our modern era dispatch overhauls. Her presence and influence extends into all areas of our community, from the countless foreign affairs moves planned, leading not one, or two but three overhauls of our most prominent roleplay settings, alongside the countless people she has served as mentor to in government. And to do all of this while being as young of a player as she is in terms of NS play-time is all the more impressive. She was a privilege to serve alongside in the Triune Circle in so many ways and I could not be more proud of the player she has grown into today. I also think it says something that I had to break this message up into two as it would've exceeded the nitro character count limit otherwise.
For these reasons, we are immensely proud to welcome Celia into the Order of the Triarchy as a Luminary, our second-highest honor for contributions to regional governance & our community more generally. Celia, from myself, and from all of us, thank you for everything you have done for our community!
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Introduction
Orders of Merit are honorific orders of Starlight and Horizon granted by the Triune Circle to persons who excel in their contributions to the region, according to the description and criteria laid out in law to each Order. The following is a complete and official list of recipients, their ranks, and the dates on which these orders were first conferred, and any subsequent status alteration.
Each Order has its own set of ranks, some of which may be equally named across multiple Orders, that proportionally symbolise their recipients' relevant contributions to them. The ranks are to be abbreviated as follows, paired with two additional letters indicating the Order they're from (set alongside the Order's section title in this dispatch):
Full Rank | Abbreviation |
Grand Luminary | GL |
Supreme Defender | SD |
Grand Cross | GC |
Luminary | Lm |
Grand Defender | GD |
Cross | Cr |
Star-Medallion | SM |
Medallion | Md |
Knight-Captain | KC |
Knight | Kt |
Orders of Merit shall always take precedence in one's full name, presented when possible in a smaller font, or in italics if not. In cases where one person is the recipient of multiple Orders, they are to be displayed following the order shown here, from top to bottom. For example: GLLY GLTY Lumeris, Luminarch of Starlight.
Order of Lysaris (LY)
"Given to people who were instrumental to the foundation or continued existence of Starlight as a Region." Granted at the ranks of: Grand Luminary, Luminary, Star-Medallion, Medallion, Knight-Captain.
Recipient | Rank | History |
Grand Luminary | GLLY | 03/07/25 | |
Grand Luminary | GLLY | 06/08/25 | |
Luminary | LmLY | 07/12/26 |
Order of Starlight (ST)
"Given to non-residents of the Region who have contributed significantly to Starlight over their lifetime." Granted at the ranks of: Grand Cross, Cross, Star-Medallion, Medallion, Knight-Captain, Knight.
Recipient | Rank | History |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Order of the Triarchy (TY)
"Given to residents of Starlight that made instrumental and vital contributions to the Regional government in its organisation and administration." Granted at the ranks of: Grand Luminary, Luminary, Star-Medallion, Medallion, Knight-Captain, Knight.
Recipient | Rank | History |
Grand Luminary | GLTY | 03/07/25 | |
Grand Luminary | GLTY | 06/08/25 | |
Luminary | LmTY | 03/22/26 | |
Luminary | LmTY | 03/22/26 | |
Luminary | LmTY | 07/12/26 | |
Luminary | LmTY | 10/27/26 |
Order of the Fenda Moth (FM)
"Given to members of the Galactic Armada of Starlight which have shown exceptional talent and persistence in the line of duty." Granted at the ranks of: Supreme Defender, Grand Defender, Star-Medallion, Medallion, Knight-Captain, Knight.
Recipient | Rank | History |
Medallion | MdFM | 20/07/25 | |
Supreme Defender | SDFM | 22/07/25 | |
Grand Defender | GDFM | 16/03/26 | |
Star-Medallion | SMFM | 20/08/26 |
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Congratulations on winning this award from the Triune Circle, Celia! Can I get some words about how you feel about this? Of course! I'm super honored to be recognized in this fashion by the Triune Circle. It may be a bit selfish, but after six months of work as Aetherion and a few other experiences as an Acting Triarch, I'm very happy to be recognized like this! Of course, I've always believed in a Starizon that recognizes its own, and I've tried my best to pursue that under my leadership - so I'm really happy we're continuing to recognize everybody who participates in the community. Community management is a ton of work, and we should recognize those who are willing to devote their time and effort to building something where everybody can feel safe and welcome! What would you say to Starborn who are looking for advice on how to make as large a mark on the community as you have? Don't be afraid to speak up and express yourself! I got my start in the region by roleplaying, and volunteering for a Deputy Minister role in Media that had opened up. Within no time, I found myself being chosen by the Triune Circle to be a Minister in government, and then an Acting Triarch. We're a community that rewards people for being themselves and bringing what they're genuinely passionate about into government - if you're interested in doing that, you'll be able to make a mark no matter what you think of your own ability. Another thing I'll say is, it's not easy at first. Like any community, there's challenges in leadership. Things might come up that you don't know how to handle. Luckily, we have such a supportive government, including two wonderful Luminarchs and our fantastic elected officials, who are willing to help you at every step of the way if you're interested in getting involved. You'll never truly be alone in anything you pursue in Starizon! Starlight and Horizon are about to turn two, and you served as Aetherion for a quarter of our time as a community, not to mention your time spent as a Minister and Aetherial Councilor. Looking back at your time in leadership from now, what were some of your biggest highlights? Even though we're a fair bit larger now, I'll never forget when we reached 400 endorsements! This was right on the heels of a major event in the spring, where a ton of nations CTE'd after the site outtage, and we thought we'd be down for a bit. However, we were able to skyrocket in growth, and by mid-May, we were reaching historic milestones again. I published a speech at the time of us reaching 400, celebrating one of our key aspects that lends to our success -- "We never give up, and we never back down, and we never say 'We've won enough, I'm happy with how things are now.'" That, I think, continues to be one of our greatest strengths as a community, albeit our constant innovation poses some unique challenges as well. In a starless night, we remain the largest user-created community in the game ^-^ Another highlight were things like electing our very own candidate to the first WA Secretariat via Merethin, Hoshi festival hosted by Kitteh, Starlight & Horizon cards, and generally just continuing to be an amazing community. Despite all the challenges, it was a lovely six months, and I'm so happy we've continued developing new things after my terms' conclusions! Speaking of the passage of time: Starlight’s been marching over to the Eighth Term. How do you feel about the current term? What do you think we can look forward to in the future? Well, I'll just state the obvious and say that foreign affairs has been on an absolute rampage this term, with the Triune Circle leading efforts to formalize many of our existing relationships through bilateral treaties, and our ascendance into the Aegis alliance. It's been really exciting to see culture reach new heights this term, too - we're in the middle of a massive celebration in Starlight Day, after all - all around, this term's been super successful, as we've recently passed the 500 endorsements milestone! There's been a little bit of something for everybody this term, which is what Kitteh campaigned on as Aetherion, so I can't say I'm surprised xD - Kitteh's been pouring in a ton of effort this term on all fronts, so shoutout to her! I think we have a lot to look forward to in the future as our community continues to grow! With growth comes new challenges, and we're already experiencing some of that this term as we're still adjusting to the pace we move at, but there's a very competent team of people in leadership who are trying their best to make our community the very best it can be! And, of course, I think we'll always remain a shining beacon as long as we never lose what's true to us -- the fact that we're a kind, welcoming community who allows people to redeem themselves from past failings, and who provides support to our own. That's worth so, so much, and that feeling of genuine community is another thing that makes us special. |
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Light of the Stars October 27th: Below is our question of the day - feel free to share your answer with us!
What's your favorite type of tea?
This question was brought to you by the Ministry of Gameside!
Magnolia Tea
Good morning Starlight ^^
I just love black tea.
Mint tea
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