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 [[File:Union Jack.png|thumbnail|320px|The Union Jack, flag of the British Empire]]
-[[File:PC Flag of the Allied 08.10.2015.png|thumbnail|320px|The flag of the [[Allied]]]]
+[[File:PC Flag of the Allied 08.10.2015.png|thumbnail|320px|The flag of the [[League of Nations]]]]
 The British Empire is the largest player made empire in PirateCraft. Headed by Prime Minister [[Michty]], the empire dedicates itself to international stability.
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 == Current Government ==
-[[File:PC BE Government Winter 2015 - Full Size.png|750px|thumbnail|left|The BE government, winter 2015]]
+[[File:PC_BE_Government_Spring_2016.png|1500px|thumbnail|left|The BE government, spring 2016]]
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-'''Prime Minister'''          -o- [[Michty]]
-'''Vice Prime Minister'''      -o- [[DirectorAnivian]]
-'''Minister for War'''        -o- [[CaptainCrackerz]]
-'''General'''                  -o- [[Zoroax999]]
-'''Minister for Justice'''    -o- [[Bislo1]]
-'''Chief of Police'''          -o- [[Gottalovepunks]]
-'''Minister for Recruitment''' -o- [[Lazydog11]]
-'''Election Commissioner'''    -o- [[PaulOnFire]]
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+''' Laws concerning MEMBERSHIP '''
-'''Laws concerning attacking an individual (must be followed by all within the BE)'''
+§1 Must only be associated with BE and no other empires. Special cases allow certain players to hold a dual passport.
-§1 Must not engage in PvP with peaceful players.
-: §1.1 Must not engage in PvP with a fellow British citizen at any point in time unless there is consent of all parties involved or the engagement is inside an inclosed PvP- or arena-designated area. [fine: 3 diamonds]
-: §1.2 Must not engage in PvP with an ally of the Empire at any point in time unless there is consent of all parties involved or the engagement is inside an inclosed PvP- or arena-designated area. [fine: 3 diamonds]
-: §1.3 Must not engage in PvP with foreign players who are not in conflict with the Empire unless the Minister of War, Vice Prime Minister or Prime Minister has granted this. [fine: 10 gold ingots]
-: §1.4 Must not engage a fellow BE member, ally or peaceful foreign player in PvP through “poking” them, also referred to as harassment with weapon, or fists. This law only applies when it is so obvious that the individual poking is doing so to provoke another player. [fine: 5 gold ingots]
-§2 If an individual is a listed criminal in the “crew message of the day”, displayed when logging in, or displayed at local KOS boards, it is allowed to both steal from and raid the individual.
-§3 If a player is attacked within a British designated trade town (warp trade and warp market), with anti-PvP laws, the aggressor will be put on KOS boards and banned from BE.
-§4 If being attacked, self-defense is acceptable, but there must be no doubt about the aggressors intention to kill, harass or cause harm.
-: §4.1 An individual who has been killed by another, who is claiming to defend him/herself, can report “false self-defence” at the police office, if he/she knows the killer did in fact not defend him/herself, but seeks to frame the individual. Reports must go in the hopper, at the front desk, inside the police office.
-'''General laws concerning ALL members'''
+§2 New recruits must be assigned to a Governor if they so wish. Government officials will help bring newcomers to colonies with room for new citizens.
-§5 Must only be associated with BE and no other empires (special cases allow certain players to hold a dual passport). [fine: 2 diamonds, individual must choose which empire to side with]
+: §2.1 Governors must openly welcome citizens assigned to them by any government official. If the Governor is not in a position to take in new citizens, Government officials should provide aid in order to help the Governor become able to accept the citizens assigned to them.
+''' Laws concerning PvP '''
-'''General laws concerning CITIZENS only'''
+§3 Must not engage in PvP with peaceful players. An engagement counts as entering combat mode or damaging a fellow player through any means.
-§6 Must have a Governor that they belong to. Government officials will help bring newcomers to colonies with room for new citizens.
+: §3.1 Must not engage in PvP with a fellow British citizen at any point in time unless there is consent of all parties involved or the engagement is inside an inclosed PvP- or arena-designated area.
+: §3.2 Must not engage in PvP with an ally of the Empire at any point in time unless there is consent of all parties involved or the engagement is inside an inclosed PvP- or arena-designated area.
+: §3.3 Must not engage in PvP with foreign players who are not in conflict with the Empire unless the Minister of War, Vice Prime Minister or Prime Minister has granted this.
-§7 Must have a passport and store it in a secure chest, and show it to any officer of the law or any government officials in case there is doubt that the citizen truly is a Brit. (A Passport may be acquired from your governor.) [fine: 5 gold ingots]
+§4 If an individual is a listed criminal in the “crew message of the day”, displayed when logging in, or displayed at local KOS boards, it is allowed to both steal from and raid the individual.
+§5 If a player is attacked within a trade town with anti-PvP , the aggressor will be put on the BE’s KOS board if his intentions are proved to be malicious.
-'''General laws concerning GOVERNORS only'''
-§8 Must openly welcome citizens assigned to them by any government official. If the Governor is not in a position to take in new citizens, Government officials should provide aid in order to help the Governor become able to accept the citizens assigned to them.
+§6 If being attacked, self-defense is acceptable, but there must be no doubt about the aggressors intention to kill, harass or cause harm.
-: §8.1 Furthermore they shall make sure new citizens get a passport. (Passports must be delivered to the passport office at warp trade, for final signature by PM or Vice PM.) [fine: 2 diamonds]
+§7 Law enforcers of the British Empire must also follow citizen laws, though they have the right to employ force against citizens if necessary.
-: §8.2 Must provide a home, either pre-built or an open plot to build on, for new citizens. [fine: 1 diamond]
+: §7.1 Items taken from killed citizens must be stored in the confiscation chest, found in the police office. Officers must store ALL items taken from criminals and store it in an empty chest and put a sign on it, with a name of the criminal.
+§8 Every citizen is obligated to place at least one secured chest in a safe, claimed area and fill it with war gear. War gear includes high-level diamond armour, high-level enchanted weapons, potions (strength II, invisibility, poison, etc.), gapples, buckets of milk, ender pearls, arrows and any other items the player regularly uses in PVP situations. Not permitted are non-diamond and low-level enchanted pieces of gear. War gear is only to be used in emergencies.
-'''General Laws Concerning LAW ENFORCERS only'''
-§9 Must also follow citizen laws, though they have the right to employ force against citizens if necessary. [fine: dismissed as officer]
+§9 If a citizen is assaulted and requests assistance, the online members of the British Empire must convene together at a safe location and analyse the situation as a group. The highest ranking online citizen chooses whether or not military intervention is a proportional and appropriate measure, if needed through a simple majority vote. If so, the online members are committed to don their war gear and defend their fellow citizen in need. Absence is permitted through public consensus or through permission of the war group leader.
-: §9.1 Must not kill a British citizen without proof that they cause immediate threat to their surroundings, to BE diplomacy or to the BE's reputation. [fine: 2 diamond, after two kills the individual will be dismissed as officer]
+''' Laws concerning GOVERNMENT POSITIONS '''
-: §9.2 If an individual is a known criminal, proof is not needed, and §9.1 can be exempted.
+§10 Every week or two, all government positions must report what they have been up to and what progress has been made in an appropriately named government chat forum topic. They must also state clear aims and take on responsibility to assure their targets are fulfilled.
-§10 Items taken from killed citizens must be stored in the confiscation chest, found in the police office. Officers must store ALL items taken from criminals and store it in an empty chest and put a sign on it, with a name of the criminal. [fine: 3 diamonds, if not stored 3 times, the individual will be dismissed as officer]
+§11 No citizen may take on responsibilities that transcend their crew function.
-§11 Must not accuse any BE citizen of stealing, killing etc. without proof or at least one witness. [fine: 12 gold ingots]
+''' PUNISHMENT system '''
-§12 Must make reports about incidents, that they themselves have responded to, involving PvP, stolen goods, insults made towards the empire. Reports must be stored in the reports chest at the police office. [fine: 3 gold ingots]
+Players accumulate points for committing offenses. These points stay with them forever and are not reset if they leave the British Empire. Gaining points results in consequences.
+* (:1:) First Offence: Fine: 5 diamonds
-'''Laws for reclaiming items confiscated by the government'''
+* (:2:) Second Offence: Fine: 10 diamonds + Minister of Justice may propose demotion
+* (:3:) Third Offence: Fine: 15 diamonds + Minister of Justice may propose demotion and/or expulsion
+* (:4:) Fourth (+) Offence: Fine: 20 diamonds + crew discussion regarding the individual
-§13 A British citizen can at any time reclaim items from the police office if they have been taken by an officer during an incident where the citizen was killed. This law only applies to innocent citizens.
+All fines collected will be transferred into the possession of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and placed in the British Empire vault.
-: §13.1 If the citizen has broken any law, the items taken by police officers will only be returned after the given fine has been paid. If the citizen claims that he/she cannot pay the given fine, the items will then be taken to be inspected by any higher ranking officer and the value of the items will then be decided. The value of the citizens debt(fine) will then be seized by the government, and the rest will be given back to the citizen.
+A player who is banished from the crew may only reapply for membership after three months. An appeal will be discussed by the government and may be turned down if they so are so inclined. The player then has to wait another three months before they can reapply again. Any banished player who is permitted back into the British Empire starts off with one punishment point.
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+:06.02.2016
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 Hand in hand with this change came the stagnation of British military strength. By this time British towns were largely siegeproof, yet most citizens lacked the sheer volume of gear that hardcore PVPers had managed to amass through daily raids. Groups of powerfully equipped raiders were able to beleaguer British ports and disrupt trade, a problem the empire still has to contend with to this day. Unsurprisingly, harassment reports coming from British members increased significantly.
-Large-scale British projects were making progress in the meantime, including the development of a British HQ, the rejuvenation of British business ventures as well as security development and political undertakings. The First Amendment to the British charter was passed, allowing the appointment of Lords as honorary advisers to the government.
+Large-scale British projects were making progress in the meantime, including the development of a British HQ, the rejuvenation of British business ventures as well as security development and political undertakings. The First Amendment to the British charter was passed, allowing the appointment of Lords as honorary advisers to the government. This was soon followed by a complete overhaul of the British charter and the establishment of new government positions and duties. The laws of the realm were revised to reflect this reform.
+In early Januray 2016, tensions with Verussia grew again in light of the ever-present ruler, [[KingRS]], making comments the British government found derogatory. The redcoats joined forces with their allies in the [[Xenon Empire]] and [[Thirteen Colonies]] and besieged many Verussian towns in a series of attacks. The Verussian resistant was fleeting and the damage great.
+The newly reformed Elven Empire unexpectedly made an offer to the Verussian citizens to merge into their empire, which caused much friction in the League of Nations, the renamed "Allied". The Verussians agreed to the proposal. This action ultimately put an end to the war, but caused a deep rift between the former close allies.
+At the end of January 2016, tensions grew between the British Empire and the radical revolutionary [[Ashikagan]] crew lead by [[Ultracreeper]]. Ultracreeper had been campaigning for a revolt against donators for some weeks. He took up contact with [[_Lego_]], the British Empire's new Chief of Police and revealed to him a plan to topple the British government by rigging the elections. _Lego_ reported this and the story soon made headlines in the Ashikagan embassy [http://piratemc.com/groups/ashikagan-embassy/forum/topic/tensions-with-the-british-empire/]. Ultracreeper renamed himself "the Kaiser" and defended his actions by announcing he wanted to establish a [[Colrainist]] government with revolutionary ideals. His explanation was widely condemned, especially as the BE ws well-known as the only big democracy on the server.
+The Kaiser interrupted a British war vote by declaring war on the British Empire on 31st January 2016 [http://piratemc.com/groups/ashikagan-embassy/forum/topic/declaration-of-war-against-the-british-empire/] The war was short-lived, as CrazyPirate managed to plunder Ulracreepers valuables, including a beacon, during a scouting raid.
 === Present Situation ===
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 [[File:PC BE Government Summer 2015 - Full Size.png|750px|none|thumbnail|The BE government, summer 2015]]
 [[File:PC BE Government Autumn 2015 - Full Size.png|750px|none|thumbnail|The BE government, autumn 2015]]
+[[File:PC BE Government Winter 2015 - Full Size.png|750px|thumbnail|left|The BE government, winter 2015]]
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