Roses Without Thorns
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| Roses Without Thorns | |
|---|---|
| Lacia | |
| RWOT | |
 Flag of Roses Without Thorns | |
| Region Info | |
| Rank | 90 (310 nations) |
| WA Delegate | The Imperial Duchies and Domains of Lethinia |
| Classification | Frontier |
| Founder | Queendom of Quihorshe |
| Founding Date | December 31st, 2023 (7 months ago) |
Roses Without Thorns, nicknamed Lacia is a region founded by the Queendom of Quihorshe on December 31, 2023, with the region officially starting on March 23rd, 2023 due to a reset. It is a roleplaying region with an active playerbase and an ongoing roleplay being posted on the Roses Without Thorns News feed. RWOT is a Frontier, where new nations can spawn in. As of July 8th, RWOT is the 90th largest region in NationStates and the 20th largest frontier, with 310 nations currently residing in the region. 73 regions currently host embassies in Roses Without Thorns, with the oldest embassy still open is the embassy with the Commonwealth of Idiots.
Roses Without Thorns has it's own original map,[1] where nations can create colonies and wage war on each other through roleplay, with the map being updated every Monday.
Regional History
Pre-Starting
Roses Without Thorns was officially founded on December 31,2023 by the Queendom of Quihorshe, with the region only having 2 nations by the end of January. Much of regional history during this time was undocumented and lost.
The Raid
On February 3rd, 2024, Roses Without Thorns was tag raided with an attack by the Brotherhood of Malice and the Black Hawks, successfully seizing the region and becoming WA delegate. The region opened embassies with many raider groups and officially remained occupied until defenders came and retook the delegacy on February 14th. Regional embassies with raider regions were subsequently closed a few days later.
Post - Starting
Roses Without Thorns officially started on the 23rd of March 2024, with the first official WA delegate Tyra Melin being elected on the 21st of March (22nd for Asians). The region began hosting multiple embassies, with over 11 embassies by the end of March.
The World Assembly Delegates of Roses Without Thorns
Tyra Melin - First Term (21 March - 9 May)
Tyra Melin was the first delegate of Roses Without Thorns, overseeing the rapid growth of the region from 6 nations before taking office to 193 nations by April 15th. This period also saw the starting of the Lacian roleplay
Lethinia - First Term (9 May - 11 May)
Lethinia briefly became the WA Delegate of Roses Without Thorns before Tyra Melin once again took the delegacy two days later.
Tyra Melin - Second Term (11 May - 3 July)
Tyra Melin's second term would last 52 days, the longest term ever served by a RWOT delegate. During this period saw the continued growth of the region, both with the increasing magnetism of the region and the publicity it's members were giving to the region. By the end of Tyra's second term, Roses Without Thorns was nearing 300 nations.
Braisenburg (4 July- 8 July)
Braisenburg only had the delegacy for four days, during which Roses Without Thorns finally cracks 300 nations.
Lethinia - Second Term (8 July- ongoing)
Lethinia was recently elected World Assembly Delegate of RWOT for the second time.[2]
Roleplay History
2004
The Colonization Event
[WIP]