June 2011 Update

[Spectacor]

Just a quick update to close out the month, and my term as Exterior Commissioner!



<strong class='bbc'>Lazarus Invaded!</strong>



The middle of June found the Skeleton Army descending upon the region. Our Delegate, Drop Your Pants, surrendered immediately. And while the Thighbone of Surrender was quickly taken back to their home region for display, the army stuck around for several days to host a party on the RMB. We're not entirely sure what was in the drinks they served, as several Lazarenes are still passed out in various dark corners of the region.



<strong class='bbc'>Vacations</strong>



For those of us dwelling in the Northern Hemisphere in the Real World, June means the beginning of summer. And several members of the region took advantage of the warmer weather to take some vacation time. Plots, The Gauntleted Fist, and Spectacor were all away from the region for some amount of time during the month.



And we're still waiting to see if our Activity Commissioner, Silmeria, will return to the region following her return home from a long trip to India.



<strong class='bbc'>Council Membership Clean-up</strong>



Our Interior Commissioner, Viktoria Gryfynn, decided to do some cleaning up of the membership in the Emerald Council. She contacted those members whose nations could no longer be found in Lazarus, which is a condition of membership, and a few individuals who did not respond after several days had their memberships revoked.



<strong class='bbc'>Cabinet Elections Begin</strong>



As usual, our Cabinet elections have gotten off to a bit of a late start. Nominations have just opened for the three positions: Interior Commissioner, Exterior Commissioner, and Activity Commissioner.



<strong class='bbc'>Foreign Affairs</strong>



The FA department was rather quiet this past month. Though there were several applications, most did not meet the requirements in the Embassy policy. Only one new embassy was opened, with the region of Jethnea. We did not have to close any embassies, though, which we consider a good thing.

[Antariel]

Thanks for the update. I watched the Skeleton invasion with interest, was pleased to see how well you got on with a raider group; who needs needless angst?

[Spectacor]

Thanks for the update. I watched the Skeleton invasion with interest, was pleased to see how well you got on with a raider group; who needs needless angst?

Well, several of us in Lazarus are raiders ourselves, and the Skeleton Army isn't really a raider organization. So angst was pretty easy to avoid.

[Antariel]

I use 'raider' in the loosest possible sense