Ela'r'oech

Ela'r'oech (sometimes spelled as Ela'r'œch) is an autonomous territorial entity claiming to be a sovereign state, often classified as a micronation by external observers. It was founded in 2018 by Charles Madgett and as of February 2021 was under rule of Anthony Ramirez II de facto and consists of territory in the states of Louisiana, Washington State, Florida, and Texas. It is an enclave and exclave micronation. Following a 2020 legislation and vote, the founding of the nations of Kakato and the 1st Artillery were recognized as the founding and establishments of Ela'r'oech as well. Eventually, in March 2021, Charles reclaimed his rule of Ela'r'oech.

Following the Alarian Wars, Ela'r'oech has grown in size considerably - after annexing Neo-Alaria and taking numerous piece of land from Alaria - with claims from the Alarian War can be seen in the cyan blue, and those from the Third Alarian War in purple. Ela'r'oech is the birthplace of Doctrinism, a governmental system created by Charles Madgett sometime in 2017-2019 that is slowly gaining traction and being used in other micronations. It is also the most influential and powerful nation in the League of Elarian Nations - or LENS - and is a founding member state. On 28 March 2021, it overhauled it's political system almost entirely along with their main way of progression.

In May 2021, Charles had finally moved with his family and on 8 May 2021 he announced that he would be selling IDs and merchandise. On 9 May 2021, he also announced that Goku Day - May 9th - would become a national holiday. It is a growing nation which is also becoming more self-sufficient. Gardens and animals are joining Elarian properties in order to bring forth proper means of self-sufficiency.

Etymology
Ela'r'oech's name means "Other World" in Dangaro, which is in relation to how micronationalism may be unfamiliar or otherworldly in the eyes of an outsider, similarly, Kakato was named after Goku's - from Dragon Ball - Saiyan name, being Kakarot.

Pre-Ela'r'oech
Ela'r'oech was founded on 11 August, 2018 by a separate name. It was called the First Artillery and was an idea based on nations during the crusades. It was a religious nation that followed the Episcopalian denomination of Christianity. During this time, Charles and a friend Anthony ruled over it together. The land claims included Anthony's bedroom and Charles' house. These were in Texas. It was founded accidentally by Charles Madgett while working on a project that got out of hand. The First Artillery was inactive or defunct de facto for about a year until Kakato was founded by Charles. It was a more democratic but authoritarian mock-nation. Charles was the supreme leader, taking after North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Laws included a 2-child law, no rights for women, education including war-doctrines, disabled citizens in labor camps, transgenders and black people not being recognized as holding citizenship. These were laws that were mainly de jure and not enforced, one member of congress was a woman and another congress member was black. They held land claims that included Treemont, Bremerton, Washington and Round Rock, Texas.

First Alarian War Era (Sept - Oct 2020)
The era of the first Alarian War lasted from 15 September 2020 to 1 October 2020. The Alarian War was a war where the older micronation, Alaria, attempted to take over Ela'r'oech. They sieged Elarian Building 1 and Ela'r'oech retaliated. Eventually the Elarians took an Alarian soldier captive with the excuse of a sleepover until a cease fire was ordered by the Alarian general. 90% of Alaria's land was taken. In August of 2020, anonymous people deployed some poisonous gas among Da'a'ck, also known as Charles' house. It is still unknown who these people were as Sir Charles had left to attend to errands and shopping. He dealt with the "Elarian Civil War" when he arrived at his home an estimated 4 hours after the gases were deployed, all animals were outside of Da'a'ck beforehand, but when he arrived, his pets ran in. Charles ran in and was able to eventually get them out of the house before any noticeable damage had been done.

Runnymeden Era (Oct - Nov 2020)
The Runnymeden Era was the time where Charles discovered Runnymede and throughout his political journey there, he becomes Prime Minister. This era was great for Ela'r'oech because foreign relations were at an all time good and the League of Elarian Nations was formed on the final day of this era. This era focuses a lot on his time as Prime Minister of the micronation.

Second Alarian War Era (Nov - Dec 2020)
Ela'r'oech's response to a possible Alarian threat proposed in November was quite fast and simple. However, Alaria had an ally - Poloris - which together the nations dragged out the war to multiple weeks past the first war. They began to battle with Alaria for control and dominance and over the course of a month, they had won the war, the only difference from the Alarian War being that each former solo belligerent now had allies.

King Ryan Era (Dec 2020 - Mar 2021)
In February 2021, Charles left Ela'r'oech and instead joined the Empire of Aeternia as a citizen paying tax through content creation. Although he is not formally a citizen yet, Ela'r'oech has given him the honorary title of Eternal Ruler, the title however gave him no powers nor was he recognized as a citizen as per Aeternia's citizenship requirements. Ryan then became king for the month as Anthony Ramirez II became Prime Minister. This put the nation in a state of inactivity continuing it's decline. In March 2021, Charles came back and announced he would keep the role of King until he officially became an Aeternian citizen, as numerous setbacks had indefinitely suspended his citizenship to go through. Anthony has continued to be the Prime Minister, however. By this time, the LENS was headed by Christoph Billung, leaving Charles to the position of Vice-Chairman.

Third Alarian War Era (Mar - 21 Apr 2021)
Alaria was taken over by extremists, Neo-Alaria was annexed and Alaria ended up having most of it's land taken, with now only a house as their land. Communists and Nazis attempted to infiltrate Ela'r'oech's government but failed. The tu'e'namo lands - "land of the army" in Dangaro - had been demilitarized and Alaria has reverted to democracy again.

Progressive Era (22 Apr 2021 -)
In late April 2021, Ela'r'oech began to become more fleshed out - government wise - Parliament and Prime Minister elections were held as parties began to pop up. They also began to help other nations in other conflicts, such as the Vancouver Island Territorial Dispute. In May, they began to announce plans for self-sufficiency, for example on May 10th it was announced that Ela'r'oech would hold chickens for eggs and meat related food items as well as starting a garden for food self-sufficiency. On 19 May 2021, the King revealed plans for a Financial Independence Act, which would donate 1,000ᴱᔆ to every citizen, an estimated $20,000 USD or $500 for each citizen, which would actually put the national debt at an estimated 400ᴱᔆ. In June, they got more involved in their own Elarian-Alarian Conflict again as they entered a cold war with Alaria. They also began to engage in foreign relations with nations such as the Duchy of Pontunia and the Dominion of West Canada. They have since become involved in the Kapresh Civil War.

Culture
Generally, Elarians are fond of video games, food, and sleeping. Elarians are also taught to appreciate war, both the good and bad aspects, as well as acknowledging it is not always needed. Elarians like food, mainly consisting of Teriyaki Sauce and salt. The most popular game among Elarians is split between Halo 2 and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.

Holidays
Elarians celebrate numerous nation-exclusive holidays, such as "Kakapalooza" which is held every 10-20 January and 15-22 May, specifically to honor the nations Kakatoan heritage. Ela'r'oech day is held on 25 August, to celebrate the nations more official establishment. On 20 February 2021, the aforementioned date will become a part of Kakapalooza as a day to celebrate the rule of Charles Madgett.

Art
Art is a primary source of culture in Ela'r'oech. The End and End Times are examples of that. The media industry makes up an estimated 40% of Ela'r'oech's propaganda and advertising. On 12 May 2021, Charles created rating systems for numerous types of art. The King has stated that both systems are only to be used to bring more culture to Ela'r'oech.

Structure Rating System
The structure rating system has been used multiple times before, mostly with a 3 for commercial buildings made around New Da'a'ck. On 13 July 2021, he graded his niece's table she had built. He made it a 5, for being the first structure he would grade that was not his own. He had previously given himself one '5' for having the first structure to be rated.

5 - A piece of Elarian History

4 - National monument

3 - Good commercial building

2 - Basic commercial building

1 - Bad building in general

Media Rating System
The media rating system has been used many times, mainly for The End and Chicken and the Dog. Other series have also been rated, mainly for the new Elarian-based Firefly, a new micronational streaming service releasing in 2021.

AO Adults Only

15+ Be 15+ to watch

13+ Be 13+ to watch

10+ Be 10+ to watch

AA All Ages

Movements
There have been numerous Elarian movements, namely the Alarian Succession Movement which has been called by some the zuccession movement in response to their spelling of secession. It mainly calls for the end of the Alarian nation and was the organization that started Neo-Alaria until it became an Elarian noble state. There have also been other movements such as the Peace Treaty of Micronationalism, which call for the end of the Elarian-Alarian Conflict.

News Coverage
There's Ela'r'oech News Source, the main Ela'r'oech news site, however numerous other sites have apparently worked with Ela'r'oech. News sources are free to speak to Elarians according to Charles and some already have as of May 2021, with Proper Providence News calling Ela'r'oech "something that looked good, but wasn't too classy." It's also come out that the Bull Moose Advance has spoken to Charles and more news sites may be giving coverage to the nation.

Geography
The Climate of Ela'r'oech has hot, humid summers with the occasional hurricane or storm, with mild winters.

Following the claims recognition from ACBekistan and Kakato, these land claims are their own former classifications of noble states, now into districts, being "ACBICestan" and "Kakatoa." On March 30th, Neo-Alaria was admitted as a noble state, rather than a simple city. On April 30th, cities, provinces, and noble states as ideas were merged into districts. Ela'r'oech holds 5 districts over the nation, with ACBICestan, Kakatoa, Tomsident, New Da'a'ck, and Raul.

Economy
Economics appear to be going well in Ela'r'oech as businesses appear to be forming through the first few months of it's existence and people are purchasing goods with their Stix. It claims to have 1,507,500 Stix and counting, with the 1,500,000 due to the Alarian War. Multiple businesses have been founded in Ela'r'oech since they are unable to get a proper start in the United States of America.

Progress
Ela'r'oech has provided real progress to looking like a macronation, as it is now able to provide education, jobs, and military. Most of these are very limited to only some citizens, however if it is proven through studying the citizens that the progress is going well, they may open more and more up to residents and open up all signs of progress to all, eventually with the possibility of getting recognized, at least by the U.S.

However, according to the [https://www.britannica.com/topic/declaratory-theory-of-recognition#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20%E2%80%9Cdeclaratory%E2%80%9D%20theory,with%20the%20criteria%20of%20statehood. Declarative Theory], Ela'r'oech is actually considered a macronation by some. These claims are ignored by Christoph and Charles. It seems most progress has halted with the new change in power.

Main Powers
The Head of State is Charles Madgett. Brandon Jacobs is a permanent parliamentary member as a posthumous award. There were no parties in Ela'r'oech as they had been abolished and there were only independent politicians, that was until April of 2021 when parties were allowed again. The Government is an theocratic system called Doctrinism. It was made by Sir Charles I and provides a meaning for each member's power. There are many forms of doctrinism such as Division Doctrinism, United Doctrinism, Base Doctrinism, and more.

Summary
Dictator Charles I was the first and third ruler of Ela'r'oech. His reign started on 11 August 2018 de facto but started on 25 August 2020 de jure. On 25 August 2020, he created a parliamentary system, which contained no representatives for the first few weeks. His residence was established as the capital city of Da'a'ck. The Dictator was also working as a member of parliament in the Principality of Runnymede at the time. During this period, he established an Elarian-Runnymeden space program, which led to the creation of a space alliance between the nations.

Programs and Laws
On 1 October, he began to go door-to-door asking non-citizen residents of Ela'r'oech and asking if they would like to apply for citizenship, he gained over 10 residential citizens that day and established the "Door-To-Door Citizenship Legislation", a collective set of laws that would allow members of parliament and the dictator to go door-to-door in their areas informing people of Ela'r'oech's existence and asking about citizenship applications. He is also responsible for the victory of all of Ela'r'oechs conflicts and wars. He has gained the support of many throughout separate micronations, and there have been Elarian movements in his name or support. Most of the citizens in Ela'r'oech are very much in support of Charles, as is the media.

On 29 April 2021, Ela'r'oech engaged in it's first elections, mainly to put a Prime Minister into office and also fill up the vacant parliamentary seats. The Prime Minister elected was Christoph Billung.

Current Political Climate
Main: Elarian Political Climate

''Note: Brandon Jacobs is not included as his membership in Parliament was a posthumous award, not considered to be a legal assumption of office. However, Charles Madgett is included as the King does have an Independent spot in Parliament, mainly to act for no internal conflict.''

Intermicronational organisation participation
Ela'r'oech is a founding nation of the LENS and had considered attempting to join the Grand Unified Micronational, however it decided they may not have been accepted, so they began the LENS and has so far not been involved with many other organizations. However, the Principality of Runnymede held a vote to leave the Micronational Assembly, which was heavily persuaded by Christoph Billung, the ruler of the Grand Principality of Begon and a member of the Noble 10, as well as Charles Madgett himself more to get Runnymede to join the LENS, which was voted upon as well. This ended in a vote and referendum where it would have been decided that Runnymede would leave the MA and join the LENS, however Runnymede's prince swiftly went against this vote opting to stay in the MA, this resulted in the "LENS-Runnymede War."

Military
In early October 2020, Dictator Charles I created the army and navy branches of the Elarian military, and appointed himself as the commander and general. At present, the only navy vessel is an armed bottle. As of late October, since the Civil War, Ela'r'oech had invested into Chemical Warfare and started development of poison gases, as well as investments in Nerf Guns to hold enemies in one place. They are no longer investing in chemical warfare.

Following the Second Alarian War, missiles were invested into. During the Third Alarian War, Ela'r'oech began to show colonial imperialistic traits as they took over Alaria for a short time and began to grow, taking more American territories.

Space Program
The Ela'r'oech Space Program, commonly abbreviated as the ESP, was founded on 16 September 2020. Opportunity I was the first mission and lasted four days, with the goal of sending a squirrel to space.

Opportunity II will be the second mission and will last for 2 days, with the goal of getting Elarian-Exclusive recorded footage of space. It is assumed that it will be the final mission of 2020.

Missile Program
The Ela'r'oech Missile Program, commonly abbreviated as the EMP, was founded on 6 November. It started with the uncovering of Alarian plans to use missiles on Ela'r'oech during the Second Alarian War. There so far has been a test of the "EL1" missile and then the construction of the "EL1 Model 5", Ela'r'oech has an Alarian missile called "Big Boi" or officially known as "AL-71" but it is assumed it will never be used and will be displayed for show. Many have called this program simulationist, however the king clarified that a missile is just an object forcefully propelled at someone or something, either by hand or machine. Following a spill in Da'a'ck, all missiles are in critical condition of use. It is unknown if they can even be used in war anymore.

Awards and Medals
Elarian Badge of Freedom - This is a badge given to those who have fought in the Alarian War and Second Alarian War.

Ela'r'oech Badge of Valor - This is a badge given to those who have been knighted, or have been in a situation contributing to the culture or history of Ela'r'oech.

The Golden Cross - This is a medal given to those who have served in a war, contributed to the history or culture of the micronation, and become a politician.

Spirit to Spirit - This is a badge given to those involved in the government directly, by being a Parliamentary member, or a teacher.

Trivia
Ela'r'oech holds an Elarian Film Night at random but they feature movies created by Elarians, such as The End. The leader creates an "End of the World" speech and a "Kakapalooza" speech every 10 December of the year, in which he will use them in the next year for the Kakapalooza speech. The End of the World speech is used only in the event of a confirmed end of humanity or end of Earth's sustenance.