The Day of the Merger - 15 April 1481:
On 15 April 1481, Locin and the Tecaren Council entered a deep-trade Motion of Union and formed the Republic of Pharonde, which officially became the newest member of the multi-national South Circlarian Trade Federation. Ceremonies on the Motion took place at Plains Crossing in the nation of Furthing. And such an event was attended by representatives of Locin, the Tecaren Council, the Independent Commonwealth State of Retun, the Sayleronian Council, the Kingdom of the Great North, and the nation of Furthing. This would serve as a significant historical event, particularly for Locin and the Tecaren Council.
A Brief History of Locin:
In 1107, the Kingdom of the Great North invaded the Republic of Chemko, bringing an end to a civil conflict in the region but also bringing an end to the Republic itself. In the Northern part of the fallen Republic was established the nation of Mikant on 03 January 1108; and on 17 January 1108, Mikant, Combria, and the Great North formed a league of nations named the Remikran Union.
Between the 1120s and early 1200s, Mikant purchased the territories of the Southerly Remikran nations in order to settle political instability in the region. In 1192, Mikant was hit by a catastrophic outbreak of Marion's Disease, which killed thousands. In January of 1193, politics from the pandemic led to the overthrow of the old Mikanian government. Resulting politics from these events led to a standoff between Mikanian and Combrian forces, the latter of whom attacked and overtook the city of Mikant proper. Combria, as a consequence, was hit with sanctions from the Remikran Union, but was also given the territory surrounding Mikant. The city would be renamed New Jestopole while the surrounding territory would be renamed New Combria. Both would pass to Combrian jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, in the former state of Mikant arose a democratic government, which voted to have its territories and the city of Abetz, now the new capital, both renamed Locin.
The government structure of Locin was almost modeled, in terms of role structure, identically to the incumbent-appointed presidential council of Combria, with obvious exception being that every role in Locin was appointed by a direct popular vote. Unlike the Retunian Republic, which would form in the 1230s and 1240s, Locinian government roles had no set terms; and elections have since been completely and arbitrarily scheduled per popular petition.
The Locinian economy, between 1200 and 1300 focused primarily on lightfire and dymensional-planecrafting, but most importantly on trade with the Circlarian maritime guilds and councils. In fact, of the latter, Locin was the most frequently-trading Remikran Union member.
In the late 1290s, the people and government of Locin voted to establish a democratic education system, in deliberate defiance to Remikran Union educational structure policies. The Great Northern Regiondom of Linbrae decried this system as "fostering of terrorism and dangerous dissent," and ordered Locin to repeal the system. The Locinian government made a public declaration of refusal. Linbrae, in response, declared a national crisis on behalf of Locin for the Remikran Union and, on 12 May 1300, dispatched military personnel who invaded Locin.
The Remikran nation of Locin would, henceforth, remain under Linbraean occupation until the year 1412. During this time period, the nation of Locin, on paper, ran its own government independently as it did in the years up to this point. However, said government was run on Linbraean terms. Linbrae also regulated Locin's education system, its economy, and even certain aspects of the social life, such as freedom of movement, of the Locinian people.
Deep-Trade - The Official Motions:
The practice of deep-trade involves the use of special spellfire-powered tradestones, which hold potential value in terms of money or valuable materials, based upon the share of an entity's capital holdings that it represents. Such value determines the price of a given tradestone, which is sometimes terminated to produce said money or material value to the owner of the stone. Most frequently, however, tradestones are simply traded. Thus, tradestone trade is the Circlarian equivalent of trading stock. And the reason for such a trade practice is to provide a stimulus to a given economy as well as to strengthen a bond or alliance between the involved entities.
Per the international code prescribed by Congress of Circlaria, the process of the formation of a deep-trade arrangement occurs in the form of Five Motions: Motion I, Motion of Interest, in which at least some members (a set threshold) within a given legislative-equivalent body officially file a statement for the rest of said body to have a formal discussion; Motion II, Motion of Consideration, in which said discussion, and a final vote, occur; Motion III, Motion of Engagement, in which an official arrangement and official terms are signed by the participating entities and all future transactions documented accordingly; Motion IV, Motion of Consolidation, in which the participating entities vote to merge into a new single entity; and Motion V, Motion of Union, in which said merger actually occurs, and all future deep-trade transactions are considered domestic transactions.
One prominent example followed with the above was the entry, in the year 998, of all Five Motions between the Edoran Kingdom and the Linbraean Kingdom, thus forming the Kingdom of the Great North.
The Deep-Trade Agreement with Tecaren Maritime Council, and Induction into the South Circlarian Trade Federation:
Throughout the late 1390s and early 1400s, the Tecaren Maritime Council began enacting deep-trade economic policies designed to equally and fairly benefit both themselves and the nation of Locin. Locin, in response, began adopting similar measures. Locin officially filed its Motion I on 15 June 1403 and its Motion II on 05 February 1404. Locin and the Tecaren Council officially entered into Motion III on 23 February 1404.
On 12 May 1412, Locin voted officially to leave the Remikran Union. Thus, Linbrae, under legal obligation, withdrew its troops from the territory. Locin then officially joined the South Circlarian Trade Federation on 14 May. Afterward, the Locinian free press would release publications and documentaries on the true nature of the Linbraean Occupation.
The Later Motions, Merger:
Under Motion III with the Tecaren Council and also as part of the Federation, Locin was free to decide on its own trade deals. As a result, Locin experienced a better economy and improved standards of living. The only drawback at this point was the presence of minor tariffs and customs logistics between Locin and the Tecaren Council. Such inconveniences were to be resolved with entry into Motions IV and V.
Understanding this, Locin and the Tecaren Council entered into Motion IV on 15 June 1452. On 07 February 1481, both entities voted to, upon the upcoming entry into Motion V, name their newly-merged nation the Republic of Pharonde.
On 15 April 1481, Locin and the Tecaren Council officially entered into Motion V, following the process as mentioned at the beginning of this article. Before this merger, Locin and the Tecaren Council each had a Legislature consisting of a single chamber. Said chambers were preserved after the merger to serve as a new bicameral Legislature under the new nation of Pharonde. And both nations each had a President as chief of their said executive branch. Said roles here were preserved as well, but were each renamed Lieutenant-Governor. And the two Lieutenant-Governors, both voted directly by the people of their respective former-nations, would be presided over by a Governor-General of Pharonde, who was elected by the population of the entire Republic.
With the entry into Motion V meant that custom hurdles and tariffs no longer existed between Locin and the Tecaren Council. Furthermore, trade within the Federation, which gave respect to Motion-V entities, was made easier.